SATURDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 16 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE EARNS 57th No. 1 QUALIFIER SPOT, PROCK 3rd, BECKMAN 9th GOING INTO SUNDAY’S ELIMINATIONSJFR teams battle through late summer heat of Saturday qualifying sessions

SATURDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 16 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE EARNS 57th No. 1 QUALIFIER SPOT, PROCK 3rd, BECKMAN 9th GOING INTO SUNDAY’S ELIMINATIONSJFR teams battle through late summer heat of Saturday qualifying sessions

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Brittany Force earned her 57th career Top Fuel No. 1 Qualifier position while her John Force Racing Funny Car teammates Austin Prock and Jack Beckman placed third and ninth, respectively, heading into Sunday’s eliminations rounds for the NHRA Mission Foods NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.   Force’s HendrickCars.com Top Fuel dragster ran consistent in all four qualifying passes of the weekend, with her Friday night run of 3.698 seconds at 338.85 setting the standard. On Saturday, with temperatures in the upper 80s, she ran 3.823 seconds at 327.66 mph in the first session and 3.785 seconds at 333.91 mph in the final pass. It is her fifth No. 1 Qualifier position of 2025, after earning the top spot at Pomona, Virginia, Sonoma, and Indianapolis. She has first lane choice when she faces Shawn Reed and Tony Stewart in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Prock’s Friday night session run of 3.900 seconds at 327.74 mph put him in second place on the ladder but, despite consistent runs in Saturday’s heat, he ended up in the third qualifying position. Prock’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS ran 3.933 seconds at 329.67 mph in the first session and 3.928 seconds at 328.94 mph in the final session. He’ll have first lane choice in his opening-round matchup against Bob Tasca III, Hunter Green and Alex Laughlin. Beckman bounced back Saturday after atypical runs in Friday’s two sessions. Despite track temperatures exceeding 125 degrees, The PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS ran 3.969 seconds at 326.00 mph in the first lap down the track and 3.938 seconds at 326.08 mph in the final pass. He was eighth after that final run but was bumped to the bottom half of the ladder after the final quad of Funny Cars made their runs. Beckman will have third lane choice when face Matt Hagan, J.R. Todd, and John Smith. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, at 11:30 a.m. ET. Quotes from Brittany Force, HendrickCars.com Top Fuel Dragster: “We had two great runs today, ending with a nice 3.78, and I think second quickest of the day. We’ve had four solid consistent runs down the drag strip, and we were in the heat both days. The heat is always where we struggle. We usually don’t get down clean all four runs so we’re all very happy with that. It’s what we plan to do every single weekend. We just we haven’t been getting there, so this was just outstanding for our HendrickCars.com team going into tomorrow. “Mr. Hendrick was here today and it’s neat to see his enthusiasm and enjoyment of drag racing. He’s not just showing up: he’s at the starting line seeing each car go down the track. It’s really awesome to have a partner that comes out to the racetrack and sits in your tow car with you and talks with your guys before the round. It’s so awesome to have somebody that’s that connected to the sport, really enjoys being here. We’re so proud to be teamed up with him and to run the  HendrickCars.com paint scheme this weekend, so we want to do well for him. We’re in a good place, got him that number one and I know he’s proud of it. He’s pumped, he’s excited, he loves NHRA Drag Racing, so the ultimate plan is to get him in the winner’s circle tomorrow.” Quotes from Austin Prock, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I got down the racetrack all four sessions and earned bonus points all four sessions. The Cornwell Tools Chevy was on a good run there that last one. This thing hasn’t been exactly perfect all weekend. We’ve been tickling it and changing a lot of things on the race car to try and get it to wake up, but it’s still running good enough to land in the top three so I feel really comfortable about tomorrow. I’ve been driving pretty good despite being under the weather all weekend but I’ll get a good night’s rest and be a little sportier behind the wheel tomorrow. You can’t be upset with earning points every session. We’re not the No. 1 Qualifier but we’re still in the top three. A good consistent race car on a weekend like this, especially in a four-wide and the heat, can go a long way. I know the guys will keep tickling it and it’ll be something to play with tomorrow.” Quotes from Jack Beckman, PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I think it’s accurate to say we stumbled on Friday. Run one, we dropped the cylinder. Run two, we overpowered the racetrack, and then we made all good calls on Saturday in the heat of the day. We’ll start from ninth because we didn’t run good in the Friday night session. We’ll have three powerhouses and one upset-minded car out there in the first round so it will be big. We have to go up against the No. 1 qualifier and we’ll only have third choice of lanes. It is what it is. We can’t change any of that. I think we’re racing smart right now. The PEAK SQUAD have all night to go over the data, look at what the racetrack gives us tomorrow morning and, in their minds, they’re going to have three or four different tune-up profiles ready to go for whatever track temperature and lane we get put in. Somebody’s getting that trophy tomorrow so it might as well be the PEAK Chevy.

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team took to New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday for practice and qualifying to set the lineup for Sunday’s Mobil 1 301. Berry will start the 301-lap race from the third position, marking a strong effort for the Wood Brothers Racing team. “I thought that was a really solid lap for going out that early,” Berry said. “I felt like it was a pretty good lap, but definitely didn’t expect it to hold on as long as it did. I started to get a little nervous there watching those guys at the end seeing how close it was getting, but just huge credit to these guys for the car the team prepared to come here and qualify third, especially after the last few weeks we’ve had. It proves that we’re doing the right thing. We have the speed, we just need things to go our way tomorrow.” Teams welcomed a change in conditions this weekend as cooler weather settled into Loudon, a shift from the sweltering heat that has defined much of the summer stretch. New Hampshire also marks the beginning of the final seven-race span of the 2025 season for Berry and the Wood Brothers. While the No. 21 team is no longer in the Playoffs, they are focused on finishing the year strong. Loudon is a track where Berry has previously shown speed, charging to the front in last year’s rain-affected event.

Championship-leading Corvette hoping to solidify GTD PRO points advantage INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims qualified fourth in the GTD PRO class Saturday ahead of the six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sims, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, slipped onto the second row late after taking a second set of tires in the 15-minute session.

Sims and teammate Antonio Garcia are coming off an overall victory in the most recent round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway.  More importantly, Sims slightly expanded the lead in the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams championships by qualifying ahead of the No. 3’s two closest challengers. The best lap from Sims was a 1:23.510 (105.136 mph) effort on his final attempt around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course. It put the No. 3 Corvette just 0.251 seconds off the class pole-winning time.

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An incident Friday for the No. 4 Corvette played a role in Tommy Milner’s 10th-place qualifying result. Teammate Nicky Catsburg was on-track in the weekend’s first session when the Corvette developed an engine oil leak. He pulled the car off-track quickly enough that there was no engine damage. The fluid on the track surface, however, resulted in a red flag and the No. 4 lost its fastest qualifying time. In GTD, DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell was seventh among 18 cars in class after the 15-minute qualifying session. He set a best lap of 1:23.877 (104.676 mph) in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc. It’s the first race together for the endurance-race trio since the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in June. In that race, the DXDT Corvette was in position for a potential race win until a mechanical failure in the final 10 minutes – similar to the team’s unlucky ending at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March. The No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 16th in GTD with the team hoping to grow its lead in the Bob Akin standings at the end of Sunday’s race. Fidani – teaming with Matt Bell and Lars Kern – leads the season-long competition among Bronze-rated drivers with two rounds to go. The prize would be a second straight invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fidani was the third quickest Bronze-rated driver in qualifying at 1:25.027 (103.261 mph) and only three-tenths off his closest Akin challenger. The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTESALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Taking two sets of tires in the session for the first time?) “This year, definitely, and I didn’t last year as well. With the short lap here, it’s feasible. It’s quite warm, so the tires come up to temperature quite quickly. We knew going in that it was an option. On the first set, it was a sensible lap. You realize having a second stab at it that you have those references embedded in you, and you can push that little bit more and find the laptime slightly on the second set. That was really nice. It’s good fun driving two sets of tires in a session. It’s a nice privilege. Our Corvette was working well. It’s a nice place to start the race at the right end of the field.”(Good race pace as well?) “Our pace in practice seemed to suggest that was the case, yes. It’s always a little bit unknown going into the race. I believe we’ve got a solid racecar as well.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car’s been a little bit of a handful throughout the weekend. We’ve made some improvement in places, but we’re still struggling a little bit with the balance. Starting 10th in a six-hour race of all places, you want to be starting a bit further up. But it shouldn’t have a huge impact for us. We tried something in qualifying in hopes of learning something for the race. So, we’ll use this to hopefully build us a better car for the race.”(More on the qualifying change) “We changed the aero-balance a bit to mask some things. I think it was a little too much or too powerful or not what we expected. Maybe losing the first session does impact us slightly. But we’ve had a couple of chances, a couple of swings at it and we’re just not finding the right knobs to turn yet, to get the car right where we want it.”

AWA POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEOREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a little off in Practice 2 because of contact from another competitor and got a bit of damage, but the AWA crew just knuckled down and turned the car around in time. They gave me an awesome Corvette for qualifying, and I’m really proud of how the whole team rallied to get us here.”

DXDT RACING POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You always want a little bit more. As a driver, you always look at the places that you can maximize. Overall I feel the balance of the car feels pretty good. I know we’re going to be strong over a stint. We’ve got a good car over a stint. Some other cars may just have one-lap pace. A top-10… this place is always tough so track position is key. That’s kind of what we were going for with the strategy here. We have a little bit of work to do but we have six hours to do it. I’m confident in Charlie and Salih, and we’re looking forward for the race tomorrow. We’ll see where it shakes out.”

CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: Sims, No. 3 Qualify on Second RowChampionship-leading Corvette hoping to solidify GTD PRO points advantage INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims qualified fourth in the GTD PRO class Saturday ahead of the six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sims, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, slipped onto the second row late after taking a second set of tires in the 15-minute session.

Sims and teammate Antonio Garcia are coming off an overall victory in the most recent round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway.  More importantly, Sims slightly expanded the lead in the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams championships by qualifying ahead of the No. 3’s two closest challengers. The best lap from Sims was a 1:23.510 (105.136 mph) effort on his final attempt around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course. It put the No. 3 Corvette just 0.251 seconds off the class pole-winning time.

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An incident Friday for the No. 4 Corvette played a role in Tommy Milner’s 10th-place qualifying result. Teammate Nicky Catsburg was on-track in the weekend’s first session when the Corvette developed an engine oil leak. He pulled the car off-track quickly enough that there was no engine damage. The fluid on the track surface, however, resulted in a red flag and the No. 4 lost its fastest qualifying time. In GTD, DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell was seventh among 18 cars in class after the 15-minute qualifying session. He set a best lap of 1:23.877 (104.676 mph) in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc. It’s the first race together for the endurance-race trio since the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in June. In that race, the DXDT Corvette was in position for a potential race win until a mechanical failure in the final 10 minutes – similar to the team’s unlucky ending at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March. The No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 16th in GTD with the team hoping to grow its lead in the Bob Akin standings at the end of Sunday’s race. Fidani – teaming with Matt Bell and Lars Kern – leads the season-long competition among Bronze-rated drivers with two rounds to go. The prize would be a second straight invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fidani was the third quickest Bronze-rated driver in qualifying at 1:25.027 (103.261 mph) and only three-tenths off his closest Akin challenger. The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTESALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Taking two sets of tires in the session for the first time?) “This year, definitely, and I didn’t last year as well. With the short lap here, it’s feasible. It’s quite warm, so the tires come up to temperature quite quickly. We knew going in that it was an option. On the first set, it was a sensible lap. You realize having a second stab at it that you have those references embedded in you, and you can push that little bit more and find the laptime slightly on the second set. That was really nice. It’s good fun driving two sets of tires in a session. It’s a nice privilege. Our Corvette was working well. It’s a nice place to start the race at the right end of the field.”(Good race pace as well?) “Our pace in practice seemed to suggest that was the case, yes. It’s always a little bit unknown going into the race. I believe we’ve got a solid racecar as well.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car’s been a little bit of a handful throughout the weekend. We’ve made some improvement in places, but we’re still struggling a little bit with the balance. Starting 10th in a six-hour race of all places, you want to be starting a bit further up. But it shouldn’t have a huge impact for us. We tried something in qualifying in hopes of learning something for the race. So, we’ll use this to hopefully build us a better car for the race.”(More on the qualifying change) “We changed the aero-balance a bit to mask some things. I think it was a little too much or too powerful or not what we expected. Maybe losing the first session does impact us slightly. But we’ve had a couple of chances, a couple of swings at it and we’re just not finding the right knobs to turn yet, to get the car right where we want it.”

AWA POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEOREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a little off in Practice 2 because of contact from another competitor and got a bit of damage, but the AWA crew just knuckled down and turned the car around in time. They gave me an awesome Corvette for qualifying, and I’m really proud of how the whole team rallied to get us here.”

DXDT RACING POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You always want a little bit more. As a driver, you always look at the places that you can maximize. Overall I feel the balance of the car feels pretty good. I know we’re going to be strong over a stint. We’ve got a good car over a stint. Some other cars may just have one-lap pace. A top-10… this place is always tough so track position is key. That’s kind of what we were going for with the strategy here. We have a little bit of work to do but we have six hours to do it. I’m confident in Charlie and Salih, and we’re looking forward for the race tomorrow. We’ll see where it shakes out.”

Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying 

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.

For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings. 

Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

zMAX Dragway

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Brittany Force*	Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster	1st*	S. Reed, T. Stewart
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	2nd	A. Brown, J. Hart
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	D. Kalitta, J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Matt Hagan*	Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car	1st*	J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	8th	M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 2nd

How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?

“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?

TOYOTA DRIVERS IN PRIME POSITIONS FOR CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE ELIMINATIONS

Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying 

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.

For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings. 

Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

zMAX Dragway

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Brittany Force*	Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster	1st*	S. Reed, T. Stewart
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	2nd	A. Brown, J. Hart
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	D. Kalitta, J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Matt Hagan*	Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car	1st*	J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	8th	M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 2nd

How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?

“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?

“My gosh, Guido (Dean Antonelli, crew chief) and my NAPA Auto Care Toyota team! To throw down there, a 3.899 time in this heat is one of those runs that we’ll look back at in the Countdown and say, ‘that was pretty stout!’ It’ll probably give us lane choice and to do it again at whatever temperature it is now is awesome. Makes sleeping tonight a little better.”

PADUCAH, KY (Sept. 19, 2025) — Paducah International Raceway offers one of the most unique challenges on the American Sprint Car Series circuit. Friday night, Jason Martin became the latest to conquer its high-banked, high-speed confines with his third victory of the season.

Martin, the 2023 Series champion from Liberal, KS, grabbed the lead from polesitter Matt Covington on Lap 11 and never looked back, leading the final 15 laps of the main event to capture his 17th career Series checkered flag and first at the 3/8-mile Kentucky oval.

“I ran the top of (Turns) 1 and 2 as hard as you could possibly run it and never got out of the throttle,” Martin said. “If you did, you were gonna crash. This place is just demanding. It’s got such high banking, and the way you enter the corner, it seems like it [goes up] 20 feet going into Turn 1.

“It’s just a challenging racetrack. To win at these kinds of racetracks gives your team a lot of confidence and pride to be able to race at diverse tracks.”

Covington ruled the opening circuits of the 25-lap Feature, quickly opening up a gap over Martin and the rest of the field that grew as large as 2.4 seconds by Lap 5. However, the two-time Paducah winner’s right-rear tire soon began losing air, which slowed his pace enough to aid in Martin’s pursuit of the top spot.

Martin rapidly reeled-in the No. 95 on Lap 11 and made his move to the outside in Turn 3, driving around Covington and completing the pass for the lead out of Turn 4.

“I felt like we were running [Covington] down anyways; it was just a matter of being in traffic,” Martin said. “He was way faster in clean air, but once we got to traffic and had to move around, I felt like we had a pretty versatile car.

“It’s unfortunate for them; I hate to see them have a bad run. He’s always good here. If we could’ve beat him fair and square, that would’ve been what I wanted, but that’s just not how it plays out some nights.”

Covington’s tire went flat on the next lap, slowing him down and bringing out the yellow flag as he ducked into the work area to get it changed. Restarting from the tail of the field, he was able to drive back to a fourth-place finish.

Back out front, Martin led with authority, not once letting his competition get close enough to make a bid for the top spot as he led the rest of the distance to bank the $4,000 grand prize.

Austyn Gossel, of Fort Collins, CO, crossed the finish line second to bank his second runner-up finish of the season. He avoided an incident on a Lap 12 restart that collected several cars, including points leaders Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn, which moved him up multiple spots, and hung on in the final laps to match his best career Series finish.

“After the last five or six weeks we’ve had — it’s been hell, especially the last time we were out, we crashed three times in two nights — it feels really good to be back on the podium again,” Gossel said. “It’s unfortunate; those last three laps, we dropped a cylinder. I felt like I was catching them going into lapped traffic, and it just let go. I was praying for the white flag and the checkered flag because I wasn’t gonna make it much longer.”

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Garrett Benson, of Concordia, MO, crossed the stripe third, banking his third podium finish of the season and getting retribution at the track after mechanical issues handed him a DNS during the Series’ first visit to Paducah in May.

“We had some gremlins last time we were here back in May, but I’m just happy to survive,” Benson said. “This is one of the most demanding, intimidating tracks I’ve ever been on. It’s not very big, but it’s got so much banking that you carry so much speed.

“Three laps-to-go, I about crashed it down in Turn 2 and was just hanging on there.”

Covington finished fourth while Kansas native Kyler Johnson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Saturday, Sept. 20, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO, racing for a $10,000 grand prize.

Tickets for the event will be sold at the track. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Jason Martin Wins Paducah for Third American Sprint Car Series Victory of 2025

PADUCAH, KY (Sept. 19, 2025) — Paducah International Raceway offers one of the most unique challenges on the American Sprint Car Series circuit. Friday night, Jason Martin became the latest to conquer its high-banked, high-speed confines with his third victory of the season.

Martin, the 2023 Series champion from Liberal, KS, grabbed the lead from polesitter Matt Covington on Lap 11 and never looked back, leading the final 15 laps of the main event to capture his 17th career Series checkered flag and first at the 3/8-mile Kentucky oval.

“I ran the top of (Turns) 1 and 2 as hard as you could possibly run it and never got out of the throttle,” Martin said. “If you did, you were gonna crash. This place is just demanding. It’s got such high banking, and the way you enter the corner, it seems like it [goes up] 20 feet going into Turn 1.

“It’s just a challenging racetrack. To win at these kinds of racetracks gives your team a lot of confidence and pride to be able to race at diverse tracks.”

Covington ruled the opening circuits of the 25-lap Feature, quickly opening up a gap over Martin and the rest of the field that grew as large as 2.4 seconds by Lap 5. However, the two-time Paducah winner’s right-rear tire soon began losing air, which slowed his pace enough to aid in Martin’s pursuit of the top spot.

Martin rapidly reeled-in the No. 95 on Lap 11 and made his move to the outside in Turn 3, driving around Covington and completing the pass for the lead out of Turn 4.

“I felt like we were running [Covington] down anyways; it was just a matter of being in traffic,” Martin said. “He was way faster in clean air, but once we got to traffic and had to move around, I felt like we had a pretty versatile car.

“It’s unfortunate for them; I hate to see them have a bad run. He’s always good here. If we could’ve beat him fair and square, that would’ve been what I wanted, but that’s just not how it plays out some nights.”

Covington’s tire went flat on the next lap, slowing him down and bringing out the yellow flag as he ducked into the work area to get it changed. Restarting from the tail of the field, he was able to drive back to a fourth-place finish.

Back out front, Martin led with authority, not once letting his competition get close enough to make a bid for the top spot as he led the rest of the distance to bank the $4,000 grand prize.

Austyn Gossel, of Fort Collins, CO, crossed the finish line second to bank his second runner-up finish of the season. He avoided an incident on a Lap 12 restart that collected several cars, including points leaders Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn, which moved him up multiple spots, and hung on in the final laps to match his best career Series finish.

“After the last five or six weeks we’ve had — it’s been hell, especially the last time we were out, we crashed three times in two nights — it feels really good to be back on the podium again,” Gossel said. “It’s unfortunate; those last three laps, we dropped a cylinder. I felt like I was catching them going into lapped traffic, and it just let go. I was praying for the white flag and the checkered flag because I wasn’t gonna make it much longer.”

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Garrett Benson, of Concordia, MO, crossed the stripe third, banking his third podium finish of the season and getting retribution at the track after mechanical issues handed him a DNS during the Series’ first visit to Paducah in May.

“We had some gremlins last time we were here back in May, but I’m just happy to survive,” Benson said. “This is one of the most demanding, intimidating tracks I’ve ever been on. It’s not very big, but it’s got so much banking that you carry so much speed.

“Three laps-to-go, I about crashed it down in Turn 2 and was just hanging on there.”

Covington finished fourth while Kansas native Kyler Johnson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Saturday, Sept. 20, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO, racing for a $10,000 grand prize.

Tickets for the event will be sold at the track. If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[5]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[10]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[12]; 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 11. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 12. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 13. 88R-Ryder Laplante[11]; 14. 33-Alan Zoutte[14

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 19, 2025) – Devin Moran took the lead from Brandon Overton on lap 17 and then pulled away to win the Friday night portion of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center. Moran, who started fourth, earned $10,000 for his first career win at Knoxville. Overton finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, and Garrett Alberson. Overton bolted to the lead at the start of the race, which had only one caution flag. Overton maintained the lead until Moran, who had been challenging Overton from the first lap, made his move exiting turn two on the 17th lap to take the lead. Moran went on to win by 0.517 seconds at the finish after splitting a pair of cars in traffic to secure the victory. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native became the 52nd different Late Model winner in Knoxville Raceway history. “Winning at one of the greatest dirt tracks in the world is something to be proud of, whether it’s a preliminary night or not, you know. I haven’t been here very often, but every time we come, I feel like we have speed. We just discovered a couple of things, and we were really good all night. The air is so crucial for us because the track is so flat, and we can’t carve like a sprint car. We can’t come right up on that cushion; it’s really challenging to do. They made some adjustments to the bottom of one and two, and I just hit that moisture patch there. I kept working on him (Overton), and finally, it paid off.” Overton, who led the first 16 laps of the race, stayed in second the rest of the race to hold off Davenport. “Sometimes it’s better to be second than to lead, so when I got behind him (Moran), I started to follow him. He was carrying way more speed. I was trying to stay wider to avoid sliding over the cushion, and he was just going so much faster, especially when entering one. But it is what it is. After the heat race, I felt really bad, but Burroughs and the team did a great job making it at least competitive, so we’ll have a shot at it tomorrow. I believe our car is just as good as anyone here.” Davenport, who finished third at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals in 2022, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium. “My car felt pretty good out there, but like anybody here, the closer I got to them, the worse I felt. Once we hit lapped traffic, I fell back a little, and I feel like I passed them both at one point during the last couple of laps, so that’s something we can be proud of. At the start of the race, Devin was really fast; he was running a bit lower, so he was blocking my air, and I couldn’t get lower than him. We were definitely a lot better tonight than last night. Hats off to the track crew; they did an awesome job today. They had a lot of wet clay to work around, but they handled it excellently. Hopefully, the track will be somewhat like that tomorrow.” The winner’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, Refuel Wellness, Anthony’s Pizza, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, VP Fuels, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Red Oak Pub, Eibach Springs, Phillips CPA, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Haulin’ Haskell’s, BOMAG, and Millwood Plumbing. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Ferguson, and Ryan Gustin. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2Friday, September 19, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 17.195 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.236 seconds  Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 6. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell[10] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[6]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[7]; 7. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[10]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[9] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[9]; 9. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 10. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 3. 18C-Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[1]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey; 10. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[10] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 3. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 17-Tim Simpson[4]; 7. 6H-Al Humphrey[8]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 4 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $10,0002 – 2 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $5,5003 – 6 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $3,5004 – 1 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,7005 – 8 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $2,5006 – 3 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,3007 – 10 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,2008 – 9 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $2,1009 – 7 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $2,05010 – 21 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $2,10011 – 17 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $1,60012 – 19 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $1,40013 – 14 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $1,20014 – 16 – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $1,00015 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $95016 – 22 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $1,02517 – 23 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $1,00018 – 12 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $87519 – 18 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – $85020 – 24 – 4 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE – $92521 – 20 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $80022 – 13 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $80023 – 15 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $80024 – 11 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 40Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Bobby PierceMD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-16); Devin Moran (Laps 17-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon OvertonWieland Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 0.517 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 8)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Garrett AlbersonPEM 4th Place Feature: Bobby PierceDMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan EbertDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntoshMD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton WilsonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Gustin (Advanced 11 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (16 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 19.715 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin MoranFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Daulton WilsonOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck KimbleARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 17.1885 secondsTime of Race: 12 minutes 18 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center (75 Laps)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ3 – 01 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL5 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC7 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA8 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA9 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS10 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD11 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA12 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 –   B-Main 1 – 1st Place –   B-Main 2 – 1st Place14 –   B-Main 1 – 2nd Place –   B-Main 2 – 2nd Place15 –   B-Main 1 – 3rd Place –   B-Main 2 – 3rd Place16 –   Event Points 1st Non-Transfer –   Event Points 2nd Non-Transfer Fast Shafts B-Main 1 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE2 – 99X – Dallon Murty – Chelsea, IA – 51B – Brandon Carpenter – Coldwater, MS3 – 51 – Matt Furman – Iowa City, IA – 17 – Tim Simpson – Iowa City, IA4 – 21B – Rich Bell – Sheffield, IL – 99JR – Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL5 – 51C – Dean Carpenter – Coldwater, MS UNOH B-Main 2 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 04 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE2 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – 75 – Daniel Adam – Peru, IL3 – 53 – Andrew Kosiski – Lavista, NE – 38T – Dylan Thornton – Orcutt, CA4 – 45D – Dan Battaglia – Gretna, NE – 6H – Al Humphrey – Giltner, NE5 – 10 – Junior Coover – Norfolk, NE     21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 2

Moran Earns First Career Win at Knoxville in Friday Preliminary

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 19, 2025) – Devin Moran took the lead from Brandon Overton on lap 17 and then pulled away to win the Friday night portion of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center. Moran, who started fourth, earned $10,000 for his first career win at Knoxville. Overton finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, and Garrett Alberson. Overton bolted to the lead at the start of the race, which had only one caution flag. Overton maintained the lead until Moran, who had been challenging Overton from the first lap, made his move exiting turn two on the 17th lap to take the lead. Moran went on to win by 0.517 seconds at the finish after splitting a pair of cars in traffic to secure the victory. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native became the 52nd different Late Model winner in Knoxville Raceway history. “Winning at one of the greatest dirt tracks in the world is something to be proud of, whether it’s a preliminary night or not, you know. I haven’t been here very often, but every time we come, I feel like we have speed. We just discovered a couple of things, and we were really good all night. The air is so crucial for us because the track is so flat, and we can’t carve like a sprint car. We can’t come right up on that cushion; it’s really challenging to do. They made some adjustments to the bottom of one and two, and I just hit that moisture patch there. I kept working on him (Overton), and finally, it paid off.” Overton, who led the first 16 laps of the race, stayed in second the rest of the race to hold off Davenport. “Sometimes it’s better to be second than to lead, so when I got behind him (Moran), I started to follow him. He was carrying way more speed. I was trying to stay wider to avoid sliding over the cushion, and he was just going so much faster, especially when entering one. But it is what it is. After the heat race, I felt really bad, but Burroughs and the team did a great job making it at least competitive, so we’ll have a shot at it tomorrow. I believe our car is just as good as anyone here.” Davenport, who finished third at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals in 2022, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium. “My car felt pretty good out there, but like anybody here, the closer I got to them, the worse I felt. Once we hit lapped traffic, I fell back a little, and I feel like I passed them both at one point during the last couple of laps, so that’s something we can be proud of. At the start of the race, Devin was really fast; he was running a bit lower, so he was blocking my air, and I couldn’t get lower than him. We were definitely a lot better tonight than last night. Hats off to the track crew; they did an awesome job today. They had a lot of wet clay to work around, but they handled it excellently. Hopefully, the track will be somewhat like that tomorrow.” The winner’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, Refuel Wellness, Anthony’s Pizza, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, VP Fuels, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Red Oak Pub, Eibach Springs, Phillips CPA, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Haulin’ Haskell’s, BOMAG, and Millwood Plumbing. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Ferguson, and Ryan Gustin. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2Friday, September 19, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 17.195 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.236 seconds  Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 6. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell[10] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[6]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[7]; 7. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[10]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[9] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[9]; 9. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 10. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 3. 18C-Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[1]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey; 10. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[10] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 3. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 17-Tim Simpson[4]; 7. 6H-Al Humphrey[8]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 4 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $10,0002 – 2 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $5,5003 – 6 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $3,5004 – 1 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,7005 – 8 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $2,5006 – 3 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,3007 – 10 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,2008 – 9 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $2,1009 – 7 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $2,05010 – 21 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $2,10011 – 17 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $1,60012 – 19 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $1,40013 – 14 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $1,20014 – 16 – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $1,00015 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $95016 – 22 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $1,02517 – 23 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $1,00018 – 12 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $87519 – 18 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – $85020 – 24 – 4 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE – $92521 – 20 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $80022 – 13 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $80023 – 15 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $80024 – 11 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 40Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Bobby PierceMD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-16); Devin Moran (Laps 17-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon OvertonWieland Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 0.517 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 8)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Garrett AlbersonPEM 4th Place Feature: Bobby PierceDMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan EbertDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntoshMD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton WilsonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Gustin (Advanced 11 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (16 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 19.715 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin MoranFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Daulton WilsonOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck KimbleARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 17.1885 secondsTime of Race: 12 minutes 18 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center (75 Laps)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ3 – 01 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL5 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC7 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA8 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA9 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS10 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD11 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA12 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 –   B-Main 1 – 1st Place –   B-Main 2 – 1st Place14 –   B-Main 1 – 2nd Place –   B-Main 2 – 2nd Place15 –   B-Main 1 – 3rd Place –   B-Main 2 – 3rd Place16 –   Event Points 1st Non-Transfer –   Event Points 2nd Non-Transfer Fast Shafts B-Main 1 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE2 – 99X – Dallon Murty – Chelsea, IA – 51B – Brandon Carpenter – Coldwater, MS3 – 51 – Matt Furman – Iowa City, IA – 17 – Tim Simpson – Iowa City, IA4 – 21B – Rich Bell – Sheffield, IL – 99JR – Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL5 – 51C – Dean Carpenter – Coldwater, MS UNOH B-Main 2 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 04 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE2 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – 75 – Daniel Adam – Peru, IL3 – 53 – Andrew Kosiski – Lavista, NE – 38T – Dylan Thornton – Orcutt, CA4 – 45D – Dan Battaglia – Gretna, NE – 6H – Al Humphrey – Giltner, NE5 – 10 – Junior Coover – Norfolk, NE     21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 2

FRIDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 15 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE GRABS LOW E.T. IN FRIDAY NIGHT QUALIFYING FOR THE NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALSProck second, Beckman 13th after first two rounds of qualifying

FRIDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 15 of 20

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FORCE GRABS LOW E.T. IN FRIDAY NIGHT QUALIFYING FOR THE NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALSProck second, Beckman 13th after first two rounds of qualifying

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2025) – Brittany Force drove her HendrickCars.comTop Fuel dragster to low elapsed time of the day with a run of 3.698 seconds at 338.85 mph in Friday night qualifying for the NHRA Mission Foods NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C. Her John Force Racing teammates, Austin Prock and Jack Beckman, qualified second and 13th, respectively, in Funny Car. Prock’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS ran 3.900 seconds at 327.74 mph in the night session while Beckman’s best run in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS, 4.109 seconds at 260.97 mph, was made in the afternoon session. The final two rounds of qualifying are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. E.T. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Quote from Brittany Force, HendrickCars.com Tools Top Fuel Dragster:“I don’t know why I had a good feeling about it. I saw the cars out ahead of us going low 3.70s and I don’t know why 3.69 popped in my head. We’ve done it before and I felt like we could do it in the HendrickCars.com car, and they told me 3.69 down there on the top end. Sometimes the driver is just in tune and knows what we’re aiming to run. “This is such a beautiful facility. To pull up here and it’s dark out, you’ve got lights going all the way down the racetrack and then just to see these cars go down the track, flames coming out of the headers, there’s nothing like it. It’s still exciting for me and especially to be in the car.” Quote from Austin Prock, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“It was a good day overall for the Cornwell Tools team. We were low in the first session, then second quick in the second session, and it was not a perfect run by any means. We had a lot of issues going on and still put up a good enough number to take the second spot. So, I’m happy with that. I kept it in the middle of the groove both runs today so I was proud of that. It had dropped a couple cylinders and was only on six cylinders for most of the second run. So, to still run 9 flat (3.900 seconds) says a lot about this team. We’ll keep picking away at it and get it dialed in more tomorrow and then we’ll be ready to go on Sunday. “I don’t know what time we run tomorrow but how quick we run really just depends on cloud cover. If we get some cloud cover, we should be able to run an 89, I would say. But even if we roll into Sunday qualified second, we’ll be happy with that. We’ve won a lot from second place this year. So, yeah, overall, a good day and looking forward to tomorrow. We’re going to have Mr. H (NASCAR championship team owner and HendrickCars.com owner Rick Hendrick) in the house and hope we can make a few more nice passes for him.” Quotes from Jack Beckman, PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“We don’t normally leave Friday qualifying in 13th place, having not made it to the finish line. In the first run, we put a cylinder out and shut it off early. And then in the second run, our 60-foot time was the quickest out there, our 330 was the quickest out there and our PEAK SQUAD Chevy was already spinning the tires at 270 feet. We were pushing hard, and we were trying to run an 85 or 86. You learn lessons, right? An 89 or 88 would have got us the pole position there. But we made it far enough down the track to learn something. Now, tomorrow’s going to be very different conditions than the night run tonight, probably more similar to what we’ll see in eliminations on Sunday. So, we’ll back it down a little bit. I think there’s still enough space for us to slide into the top half of qualifying tomorrow, but we’re going to push as hard as we think the racetrack will take and try to get some bonus points.”

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 18, 2025) – Garrett Alberson led all 19 laps of the rain-shortened Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. It was the opening night of a three-race weekend for the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center. Tyler Erb finished in second, followed by Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Jonathan Davenport. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2025 and for the first time ever at Knoxville, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native earned $10,000 for the win. “This is huge, especially for Ken and Beth. They have been coming here for so long, and this is an Iowa deal. It means a lot to get this red car into victory lane here in Knoxville. First off, I hope everybody involved in those wrecks is okay. It was a weird race; the restarts were really hard to judge. I didn’t feel like I could accelerate very well – my gearing felt a little bit off. It’s so tough to judge if you’re doing the right thing with your speed because you could be in the correct lane, but if you don’t do it just right, you lose so much speed. I was just trying to keep my speed up and hit the lanes.” Erb, who swept two preliminaries in 2021 at Knoxville, came from the 10th starting spot to finish second to Alberson. “By making a lot of laps here, you’re not going to pass them on the outside when the cushion is that low. I had a couple of restarts that worked out once I finally got past Joiner, and then I was kind of biding my time, not trying to hurt myself there, just had two or three restarts. The one I got by Perm and Sheppy was pretty good; we made 19 of 25, and Garrett did a good job. Everything played out well.” Wilson, in his first Lucas Oil race since Port Royal in August, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “Running third feels good. We definitely need to work on our race cars a bit, but with the setup we have for tonight’s race, we’ll take it. The biggest thing is trying to stay out of air on those restarts; my car wouldn’t take off on those starts at all, so I know I was holding up the whole field. Like I said, we made the most of it, and luckily, we ended up here.” The winner’s Roberts Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Sunoco Race Fuels, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Done Right TV, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Roemer Machine, Degano Powersports, Bilstein Shocks, and Mitchell Ranch. Completing the top ten drivers were Aaron Marrant, Joseph Joiner, Devin Moran, Donald McIntosh, and Dan Ebert. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1Thursday, September 18, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 16.689 seconds Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.566 seconds (Overall – New Track Record) Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 99X-Dallon Murty[4]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[9]; 9. 6H-Al Humphrey[10]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[8]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[7] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 3. 01-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]; 9. 18C-Chase Junghans[7]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[3] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 6H-Al Humphrey[7]; 9. (DNS) 99X-Dallon Murty; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[6]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 45D-Dan Battaglia[5]; 7. (DNS) 18C-Chase Junghans; 8. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam; 9. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1 Feature Finish (19 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,0002 – 10 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $5,5003 – 4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $3,5004 – 8 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,7005 – 18 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $2,5006 – 6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $2,3007 – 9 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $2,2008 – 11 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $2,1009 – 19 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $2,05010 – 22 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $2,10011 – 12 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $1,60012 – 13 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $1,40013 – 14 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $1,20014 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $1,00015 – 16 – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD – $95016 – 1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $92517 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00018 – 23 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $97519 – 5 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $85020 – 15 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $82521 – 21 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $90022 – 3 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – $80023 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $80024 – 20 – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 39Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon SheppardMD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-19)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett AlbersonWieland Feature Winner: Garrett AlbersonMargin of Victory: 0.956 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Tyler Bruening (Lap 13); Chad Simpson (Lap 15); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 15 restart); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 16); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Carson Ferguson (Lap 19 restart)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan DavenportWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Joseph JoinerWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Bobby PierceMD3 24th Place Feature: Jake NealHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 13 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (19 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 1 | 16.809 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Tyler ErbFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Hudson O’NealOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach HustonARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.7375 secondsTime of Race: 48 minutes 54 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 1:

Alberson Wins Late Model Knoxville Nationals Opener

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 18, 2025) – Garrett Alberson led all 19 laps of the rain-shortened Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. It was the opening night of a three-race weekend for the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center. Tyler Erb finished in second, followed by Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Jonathan Davenport. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2025 and for the first time ever at Knoxville, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native earned $10,000 for the win. “This is huge, especially for Ken and Beth. They have been coming here for so long, and this is an Iowa deal. It means a lot to get this red car into victory lane here in Knoxville. First off, I hope everybody involved in those wrecks is okay. It was a weird race; the restarts were really hard to judge. I didn’t feel like I could accelerate very well – my gearing felt a little bit off. It’s so tough to judge if you’re doing the right thing with your speed because you could be in the correct lane, but if you don’t do it just right, you lose so much speed. I was just trying to keep my speed up and hit the lanes.” Erb, who swept two preliminaries in 2021 at Knoxville, came from the 10th starting spot to finish second to Alberson. “By making a lot of laps here, you’re not going to pass them on the outside when the cushion is that low. I had a couple of restarts that worked out once I finally got past Joiner, and then I was kind of biding my time, not trying to hurt myself there, just had two or three restarts. The one I got by Perm and Sheppy was pretty good; we made 19 of 25, and Garrett did a good job. Everything played out well.” Wilson, in his first Lucas Oil race since Port Royal in August, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “Running third feels good. We definitely need to work on our race cars a bit, but with the setup we have for tonight’s race, we’ll take it. The biggest thing is trying to stay out of air on those restarts; my car wouldn’t take off on those starts at all, so I know I was holding up the whole field. Like I said, we made the most of it, and luckily, we ended up here.” The winner’s Roberts Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Sunoco Race Fuels, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Done Right TV, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Roemer Machine, Degano Powersports, Bilstein Shocks, and Mitchell Ranch. Completing the top ten drivers were Aaron Marrant, Joseph Joiner, Devin Moran, Donald McIntosh, and Dan Ebert. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1Thursday, September 18, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 16.689 seconds Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.566 seconds (Overall – New Track Record) Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 99X-Dallon Murty[4]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[9]; 9. 6H-Al Humphrey[10]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[8]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[7] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 3. 01-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]; 9. 18C-Chase Junghans[7]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[3] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 6H-Al Humphrey[7]; 9. (DNS) 99X-Dallon Murty; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[6]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 45D-Dan Battaglia[5]; 7. (DNS) 18C-Chase Junghans; 8. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam; 9. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1 Feature Finish (19 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,0002 – 10 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $5,5003 – 4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $3,5004 – 8 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,7005 – 18 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $2,5006 – 6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $2,3007 – 9 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $2,2008 – 11 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $2,1009 – 19 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $2,05010 – 22 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $2,10011 – 12 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $1,60012 – 13 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $1,40013 – 14 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $1,20014 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $1,00015 – 16 – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD – $95016 – 1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $92517 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00018 – 23 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $97519 – 5 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $85020 – 15 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $82521 – 21 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $90022 – 3 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – $80023 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $80024 – 20 – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 39Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon SheppardMD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-19)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett AlbersonWieland Feature Winner: Garrett AlbersonMargin of Victory: 0.956 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Tyler Bruening (Lap 13); Chad Simpson (Lap 15); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 15 restart); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 16); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Carson Ferguson (Lap 19 restart)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan DavenportWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Joseph JoinerWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Bobby PierceMD3 24th Place Feature: Jake NealHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 13 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (19 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 1 | 16.809 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Tyler ErbFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Hudson O’NealOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach HustonARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.7375 secondsTime of Race: 48 minutes 54 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 1:

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 18, 2025) — For over 35 years, 410 Sprint Car racing has been one of the most popular attractions at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

This Saturday, the 360 cubic-inch variety of winged open-wheel machines will get their opportunity to start a new chapter in the track’s long Sprint Car history, gracing the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in Pevely, MO, for the first time in nearly 30 years with the return of the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS).

• Sept. 24, 1995 — inaugural Series champion Garry Lee Maier took the checkered flag in the first and only previous appearance by the national 360 Sprint Car series at I-55.

• Sept. 20, 2025 — nearly 30 years to the date — the modern-day American Sprint Car Series stars return to battle for a $10,000 grand prize, marking the sixth five-figure winner’s share paid out on the national circuit in 2025.

Of the list of ASCS stars competing this weekend, two-time National Series champion Blake Hahn knows all about the excitement ahead. After clinching back-to-back national ASCS titles in 2021 and 2022, the Oklahoma native spent two years chasing a 410-based schedule and made his debut at I-55 with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in April 2023.

“It was really cool; the place was everything I ever thought it was gonna be,” Hahn said. “It’s one of those places that was on my bucket list. Really, a lot of it stems from being a kid and playing the World of Outlaws (Sprint Cars 2002) game growing up. Being able to go that track that I grew up racing on the video game at was pretty neat, and I’ve been able to see a bunch of really good Outlaws races there, too.”

That night, Hahn put together a standout charge through field, driving from 23rd on the starting grid up to a fifth-place finish against the world’s best Sprint Car drivers.

“I found out about halfway through the race how to work the bottom to get some good drive off and was able to sneak by a few guys like that,” Hahn said. “Had some cautions play out in our favor and was able to pick a few off that way. A lot of guys were up top, sliding each other, and I just rolled around the bottom, making sure I hit the moisture off the exits to get some good launch down the straightaway.”

Hahn is not shy about his ambition to race again at the Missouri oval. Tracks with both a high degree of banking and circumference of 0.333 miles or less are not common to the national ASCS circuit, so Hahn takes advantage when the opportunity knocks.

“It’s a small track, and not that we’re not used to small tracks, but we don’t get a whole lot of small tracks with that much banking,” Hahn said. “So, it’s really cool to be able to go somewhere like that. Another thing that pops out is having that infield wall down there. There’s not a lot of places you can get away from the action; it’s all right there.

“Something else that’s really neat about it is you can get up top and really bang the boards and be hammer-down, or you can finesse the bottom and get it rolling too.”

That positive reputation as a multi-groove racetrack was forged through years of strong track surface maintenance. It’s a reputation local businessman, dirt track promoter and car owner Josh Carroll made sure to uphold after purchasing the track from Ray and Sue Marler in the spring.

“We’ve done a lot of work to it,” Carroll said. “At the beginning of the year, we had some issues we had to work out with it. We’ve got them worked out, and the last few weeks it’s been smooth and had a cushion. I know some Sprint Car guys like a little character, but as dry as it’s been, I expect it to be perfectly smooth, and we’ll try to give them the best cushion we can to do some racing.”

The track has produced several iconic moments with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars since the Series’ debut there in 1987, such as unforgettable feats during the Ironman 55. Now Carroll and his team will aim to bring the same fortune to ASCS.

“The fans love the Sprint Cars there,” Carroll said. “Any Sprint Car, whether it be the World of Outlaws or ASCS, puts on a great show there and the fans love to see it.”

With one eye on this Saturday — a potentially crucial event to the points championship chase — Hahn already has the other on a future for I-55 and ASCS.

ASCS at I-55: A Return Nearly 30 Years in the Making

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 18, 2025) — For over 35 years, 410 Sprint Car racing has been one of the most popular attractions at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

This Saturday, the 360 cubic-inch variety of winged open-wheel machines will get their opportunity to start a new chapter in the track’s long Sprint Car history, gracing the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in Pevely, MO, for the first time in nearly 30 years with the return of the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS).

• Sept. 24, 1995 — inaugural Series champion Garry Lee Maier took the checkered flag in the first and only previous appearance by the national 360 Sprint Car series at I-55.

• Sept. 20, 2025 — nearly 30 years to the date — the modern-day American Sprint Car Series stars return to battle for a $10,000 grand prize, marking the sixth five-figure winner’s share paid out on the national circuit in 2025.

Of the list of ASCS stars competing this weekend, two-time National Series champion Blake Hahn knows all about the excitement ahead. After clinching back-to-back national ASCS titles in 2021 and 2022, the Oklahoma native spent two years chasing a 410-based schedule and made his debut at I-55 with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in April 2023.

“It was really cool; the place was everything I ever thought it was gonna be,” Hahn said. “It’s one of those places that was on my bucket list. Really, a lot of it stems from being a kid and playing the World of Outlaws (Sprint Cars 2002) game growing up. Being able to go that track that I grew up racing on the video game at was pretty neat, and I’ve been able to see a bunch of really good Outlaws races there, too.”

That night, Hahn put together a standout charge through field, driving from 23rd on the starting grid up to a fifth-place finish against the world’s best Sprint Car drivers.

“I found out about halfway through the race how to work the bottom to get some good drive off and was able to sneak by a few guys like that,” Hahn said. “Had some cautions play out in our favor and was able to pick a few off that way. A lot of guys were up top, sliding each other, and I just rolled around the bottom, making sure I hit the moisture off the exits to get some good launch down the straightaway.”

Hahn is not shy about his ambition to race again at the Missouri oval. Tracks with both a high degree of banking and circumference of 0.333 miles or less are not common to the national ASCS circuit, so Hahn takes advantage when the opportunity knocks.

“It’s a small track, and not that we’re not used to small tracks, but we don’t get a whole lot of small tracks with that much banking,” Hahn said. “So, it’s really cool to be able to go somewhere like that. Another thing that pops out is having that infield wall down there. There’s not a lot of places you can get away from the action; it’s all right there.

“Something else that’s really neat about it is you can get up top and really bang the boards and be hammer-down, or you can finesse the bottom and get it rolling too.”

That positive reputation as a multi-groove racetrack was forged through years of strong track surface maintenance. It’s a reputation local businessman, dirt track promoter and car owner Josh Carroll made sure to uphold after purchasing the track from Ray and Sue Marler in the spring.

“We’ve done a lot of work to it,” Carroll said. “At the beginning of the year, we had some issues we had to work out with it. We’ve got them worked out, and the last few weeks it’s been smooth and had a cushion. I know some Sprint Car guys like a little character, but as dry as it’s been, I expect it to be perfectly smooth, and we’ll try to give them the best cushion we can to do some racing.”

The track has produced several iconic moments with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars since the Series’ debut there in 1987, such as unforgettable feats during the Ironman 55. Now Carroll and his team will aim to bring the same fortune to ASCS.

“The fans love the Sprint Cars there,” Carroll said. “Any Sprint Car, whether it be the World of Outlaws or ASCS, puts on a great show there and the fans love to see it.”

With one eye on this Saturday — a potentially crucial event to the points championship chase — Hahn already has the other on a future for I-55 and ASCS.

“Everybody’s excited to go there, and it gives a different group of guys the chance to go race at a premier track like that,” Hahn said. “Hopefully, we have some good turnout with the fans and drivers, we can show the track our support, and hopefully, they want to have us back.”

Dennis Roth’s nephew has been an important, reliable presence as the team has carved out its place in history

TULARE, CA (September 18, 2025) – Many drivers have contributed to the lasting legacy of Roth Motorsports.

Legendary names like Danny Lasoski, Sammy Swindell, Tim Kaeding, Joey Saldana, and several more have helped cement Dennis and Teresa Roth as some of Sprint Car racing’s most impactful team owners ever – who will again be honored during the Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway, Sept. 19-20.

But there’s a name that came before all the others. A name that may not be as recognizable as those above but has been just as important to Roth’s success that spans more than three decades. That name is Todd Ventura.

He’s Dennis Roth’s nephew and started racing in his youth. When Roth’s fandom brought the California team to life in 1992, he tabbed Ventura as the driver. Early success set the stage for what would grow into one of the sport’s powerhouses.

“Dennis was a fan and had a successful business and wanted to become a car owner,” Ventura explained. “So, I said, ‘I’d like to try to drive.’ The first car was a 360 (engine), and it was all white and number 4 because he goes, ‘I don’t know if you’re any good, and I don’t want my name on there if you’re not any good.’ So, we started and did okay. It was enough to where we had our home-built motor, and our first engine was from (Ron) Shaver. I think we started in 1992. In 1993, we won the 360 track championship at Hanford (Kings Speedway). Brent Kaeding won the 410s. I won the 360s.”

The next year, Ventura suffered an injury that ended his time behind the wheel, but it was far from the end of his connection with his uncle’s organization.

Ventura remained closely involved with Roth Motorsports as they established themselves as one of Sprint Car racing’s premier teams. Across the decades, as they’ve racked up 125 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victories with 16 different drivers, countless accomplishments on the West Coast, and many other accolades, Ventura has been a key piece of the puzzle in a managerial role.

The last few years have seen Ventura help write another important chapter in the team’s history. He’s been a driving force of the partnership between the team and Toyota as they’ve developed the TRD 410 Sprint Car engine.

Oddly enough, the Toyota engine’s first World of Outlaws win was also the 100th as a team for Roth Motorsports when James McFadden won at Volusia Speedway Park in March of 2023. That was the start of something special that continues to grow for Toyota. “J-Mac” topped five more races that year, and the team brought Kofoid aboard halfway through the season in another car. He added a victory at Placerville Speedway that fall.

Since then, Kofoid has become the primary Roth pilot as McFadden spends more time in his homeland of Australia. With Kofoid joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2024, the team has been operating arguably as good as it ever has. The Penngrove, CA native took the No. 83 to seven victories in his rookie campaign and has already amassed 11 checkered flags this year with 16 races remaining. Among those are a pair of six-figure paydays at Huset’s Speedway in June, including the largest winner’s share in Series history, $250,000. Their 11 wins this season are the most since bagging a dozen in 2000 and the third-highest amount ever tallied by Roth in a year.

“To me, the Toyota Development side of it was where I was more involved,” Ventura said. “For them to believe in us was special. We had a really good group at the time and that being Buddy (Kofoid), Dylan (Buswell), Brent (Ventura), and James (McFadden), and they were all open minded. To see what we are three or four years later and how it’s evolved into what it is, in all honesty, makes me very proud of that part of it with the success we’ve had.”

The weekend ahead presents a special two nights for Ventura and everyone involved with Roth Motorsports. Next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt is the fourth Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway, which serves up a fitting $83,000 payday in the finale as a nod to Roth’s car number at the team’s home track. A track where Dennis helped secure their first World of Outlaws race in 2003.

“Dennis and Steve Faria go way back,” Ventura said. “Steve got an Outlaw race because of Dennis being a car owner. At that point, with Ted (Johnson), you had to have a connection, and Dennis was his connection. Steve and Dennis became close friends, and we’ve always considered Tulare our home track and have great respect for Steve and everybody there.”

But it’s more than a race. It’s a time to celebrate Dennis and all he’s done for the sport. A time to look back on how far they’ve come and all the people that have been a part along the way, after a passionate race fan started a team in the early 1990s and put his nephew in the seat.

“The biggest part to me is the relationships,” Ventura said. “I don’t know of too many guys that have ever worked for Dennis that still don’t come up and shake his hand and say hello, or they come to me and ask how Dennis and Teresa are doing.”

BUILDING A POWERHOUSE: Todd Ventura’s Tenure with Roth Motorsports

Dennis Roth’s nephew has been an important, reliable presence as the team has carved out its place in history

TULARE, CA (September 18, 2025) – Many drivers have contributed to the lasting legacy of Roth Motorsports.

Legendary names like Danny Lasoski, Sammy Swindell, Tim Kaeding, Joey Saldana, and several more have helped cement Dennis and Teresa Roth as some of Sprint Car racing’s most impactful team owners ever – who will again be honored during the Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway, Sept. 19-20.

But there’s a name that came before all the others. A name that may not be as recognizable as those above but has been just as important to Roth’s success that spans more than three decades. That name is Todd Ventura.

He’s Dennis Roth’s nephew and started racing in his youth. When Roth’s fandom brought the California team to life in 1992, he tabbed Ventura as the driver. Early success set the stage for what would grow into one of the sport’s powerhouses.

“Dennis was a fan and had a successful business and wanted to become a car owner,” Ventura explained. “So, I said, ‘I’d like to try to drive.’ The first car was a 360 (engine), and it was all white and number 4 because he goes, ‘I don’t know if you’re any good, and I don’t want my name on there if you’re not any good.’ So, we started and did okay. It was enough to where we had our home-built motor, and our first engine was from (Ron) Shaver. I think we started in 1992. In 1993, we won the 360 track championship at Hanford (Kings Speedway). Brent Kaeding won the 410s. I won the 360s.”

The next year, Ventura suffered an injury that ended his time behind the wheel, but it was far from the end of his connection with his uncle’s organization.

Ventura remained closely involved with Roth Motorsports as they established themselves as one of Sprint Car racing’s premier teams. Across the decades, as they’ve racked up 125 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victories with 16 different drivers, countless accomplishments on the West Coast, and many other accolades, Ventura has been a key piece of the puzzle in a managerial role.

The last few years have seen Ventura help write another important chapter in the team’s history. He’s been a driving force of the partnership between the team and Toyota as they’ve developed the TRD 410 Sprint Car engine.

Oddly enough, the Toyota engine’s first World of Outlaws win was also the 100th as a team for Roth Motorsports when James McFadden won at Volusia Speedway Park in March of 2023. That was the start of something special that continues to grow for Toyota. “J-Mac” topped five more races that year, and the team brought Kofoid aboard halfway through the season in another car. He added a victory at Placerville Speedway that fall.

Since then, Kofoid has become the primary Roth pilot as McFadden spends more time in his homeland of Australia. With Kofoid joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2024, the team has been operating arguably as good as it ever has. The Penngrove, CA native took the No. 83 to seven victories in his rookie campaign and has already amassed 11 checkered flags this year with 16 races remaining. Among those are a pair of six-figure paydays at Huset’s Speedway in June, including the largest winner’s share in Series history, $250,000. Their 11 wins this season are the most since bagging a dozen in 2000 and the third-highest amount ever tallied by Roth in a year.

“To me, the Toyota Development side of it was where I was more involved,” Ventura said. “For them to believe in us was special. We had a really good group at the time and that being Buddy (Kofoid), Dylan (Buswell), Brent (Ventura), and James (McFadden), and they were all open minded. To see what we are three or four years later and how it’s evolved into what it is, in all honesty, makes me very proud of that part of it with the success we’ve had.”

The weekend ahead presents a special two nights for Ventura and everyone involved with Roth Motorsports. Next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt is the fourth Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway, which serves up a fitting $83,000 payday in the finale as a nod to Roth’s car number at the team’s home track. A track where Dennis helped secure their first World of Outlaws race in 2003.

“Dennis and Steve Faria go way back,” Ventura said. “Steve got an Outlaw race because of Dennis being a car owner. At that point, with Ted (Johnson), you had to have a connection, and Dennis was his connection. Steve and Dennis became close friends, and we’ve always considered Tulare our home track and have great respect for Steve and everybody there.”

But it’s more than a race. It’s a time to celebrate Dennis and all he’s done for the sport. A time to look back on how far they’ve come and all the people that have been a part along the way, after a passionate race fan started a team in the early 1990s and put his nephew in the seat.

“The biggest part to me is the relationships,” Ventura said. “I don’t know of too many guys that have ever worked for Dennis that still don’t come up and shake his hand and say hello, or they come to me and ask how Dennis and Teresa are doing.”

Buddy Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports team hope to bank $83,000 at this weekend’s Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway on Sept. 19-20. For tickets, call (559) 688-0909.

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (September 18, 2025) – Chris Dyson arrives at this weekend’s Trans Am by Pirelli race at Virginia International Raceway as a past winner at the challenging Southern Virginia circuit where he twice clinched series titles. Dyson will also be looking to put an end to a streak of miserable racing fortune this year that currently sees the three-time champion languishing in fifth place in the seasonal point standing – despite taking pole positions and qualifying on the front row seven times and scoring a pair of race wins and five podium finishes with his #16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang. “VIR has been a great track for us,” Dyson noted. “Over the last six Trans Am races there we’ve taken the pole four times, won the race in 2021 and won titles. I love racing there; VIR is flowing – it has a real rhythm – and it’s very fast. Big commitment and precision is required.  It’s my kind of racetrack.” With three races remaining on the 2025 calendar, Dyson also reflected on the season to date. It has featured both highs and lows but overall has been disappointing by Dyson’s standards. “The crew has given me a potential winner every time we’ve rolled off the trailer,” Dyson said. On top of his game as a driver, both in terms of outright speed and race management, Dyson particularly thrives in taking care of his Pirelli race tires over 100-mile events. “The team and I focus on performance we need at the end of the race. The problem is that several times we haven’t gotten to the end of the race. It’s just been bad racing luck in 2025.” Dyson would be in strong contention for a fourth Trans Am series title if not for a hard crash caused by a defective component at the season-opener at Sebring, where he sustained injuries that forced Dyson to miss the following race at Road Atlanta. Then came runner-up and first places at Sonoma and Laguna Seca during the series West Coast swing. Dyson was leading the race at his home track, Lime Rock Park, when he was taken out by a lapped car, resulting in the second high-speed trip into the guardrail of the season. Dyson rallied from the crash for a second-place finish at Mid-Ohio and a triumphant win at Road America, followed by a podium at Watkins Glen. It looked like Dyson was headed for another victory last month at the most recent race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park (Mosport) when a flat tire put him a lap down for an eventual fifth-place finish. “All of us on the team are really just focused on winning these last three races,” Dyson said.  CD Racing Fields Multi-Car Silver Crown Effort and Sprint Car at Eldora Four Crown Event This Weekend Decisions, decisions! Both Brady Bacon and Daison Pursley have previously turned in sterling performances in CD Racing’s Concord American Flagpole cars in USAC Silver Crown National Championship events. So, when the on-track action in Rossburg, Ohio, this Friday evening, which one will be behind the wheel of the red, white and blue Silver Crown car on Eldora Speedway’s high-banked half-mile dirt oval? Well, how about both! CD Racing has entered Concord American Flagpole cars for both Pursley and Bacon. Both are proven winners and excel at the Ohio oval. “I discussed the situation with Sean (Michael, CD Racing short-track program head) and we decided it would be great if we could run two cars,” Dyson said. “Sean determined the team has the resources to field two Crown cars, so that’s what we’re doing. Now we’ll have two potential race winners flying the Concord American Flagpole colors at Eldora.” With Eldora concluding the team’s 2025 USAC campaign, the team is also entering the National Sprint Car division with its #20 in support of Brady Bacon’s quest to be the category’s all-time winning driver.  “We are honored to be able to support this effort this weekend and showcase our partners from Concord American Flagpole for the great patriotic fans at Eldora,” Dyson said. “It’s an action-packed weekend for all of us.” For more on Chris Dyson Racing.

September 20-21, 2025

NASCAR pays just one visit to the New England region each season, which is coming up this weekend as the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series will make the trek up to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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It’s a big weekend for the “Magic Mile” as the Loudon, New Hampshire, circuit will welcome the Truck Series back for the first time since the 2017 season. This weekend will also mark the first time in eight years that the track has played a role in the sport’s playoff schedule, with Saturday’s EJP 175 bringing the Truck Series Round of 10 to a close and Sunday’s Mobil 1 301 opening the Round of 12 for NASCAR’s top division. Four Team Chevy drivers remain in title contention in each division.

Chevrolet at the “Magic Mile”: Chevrolet leads both the NASCAR Cup and Truck Series in all-time wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – entering the weekend with 19 wins in 53 Cup Series races and eight wins in 20 Truck Series races.  Among its “Magic Mile” wins in NASCAR’s top division includes nine alongside Hendrick Motorsports – enough to rank the Chevrolet organization second on the track’s all-time wins list in the series. The first Cup Series win for both Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports at Loudon came in July 1995 – the series’ third appearance at the track – with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon. Hendrick Motorsports has been on the brink of a double-digit win count at the track in recent seasons. Since the debut of the Next Gen car, the Chevrolet organization has earned a top-five finish in each event, including back-to-back podium results with Chase Elliott (second – 2022) and Kyle Larson (third – 2023).

Busch Banks Victories in All Three Series:  New Hampshire Motor Speedway is among the many venues where Kyle Busch has found success across all three NASCAR national series. The 40-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada, native is a three-time Cup Series winner at the “Magic Mile” – a record that ties fellow competitor, Denny Hamlin, for the most among active drivers in the division. Busch has also tallied six Xfinity Series wins and three Truck Series wins at New Hampshire – both of which are series-leading feats. The Chevrolet driver is one of just two drivers in NASCAR’s history to earn victories in all three divisions at the track.

Setting Streaks: Chevrolet’s history at New Hampshire Motor Speedway also includes a pair of record-setting streaks. The Bowtie brand tallied six-straight wins (Sept. 2009 – July 2012) and six-straight pole wins (July 1996 – July 1999) in NASCAR’s top division at the track – a record that still stands today. In the Truck Series, Chevrolet’s trio of wins in the series’ first-three appearances at the one-mile venue ties Toyota for the most consecutive wins by a single manufacturer at the track.

FOUR TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS CONTINUE IN CUP SERIES TITLE FIGHTWith the opening round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs officially in the books, four Team Chevy drivers have earned a spot in the Round of 12 to continue on in the championship title hunt. The playoff rankings have restacked for the first of three races in the next round – putting Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Kyle Larson in the second and third positions, respectively. The pair are two of the six drivers that will enter the New Hampshire race weekend with a double-digit points cushion – each sitting at 24-points above the cutline. Their Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott, will take on the Round of 12 from the seventh position (+5 points), with fellow Team Chevy driver, Ross Chastain, ranked 11th (-2 points).  The Round of 12 will serve a trio of diverse tracks with the “Magic Mile” followed by the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway and the 2.28-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Road course. Larson and Elliott are among the five remaining title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in this round. Larson is a three-time Kansas winner and a two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, with the 2021 champion returning to each venue as the series’ defending winner. Elliott’s resume sees one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories. Among those triumphs includes his 2020 ROVAL victory that solidified his spot in the Round of Eight – ultimately leading him to his first career Cup Series championship.

Hocevar Making Noise: While he might be out of title contention this season, Carson Hocevar is driving for another career milestone – his first victory in NASCAR’s top division. The 22-year-old Portage, Michigan, native has finished in the top-15 in the past three races, including a ninth-place finish at Darlington Raceway and a seventh-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. His eighth top-10 finish of the season last weekend was accompanied by a top-five stage finish and 26 laps led.

TRUCK SERIES NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMECOMINGWith the playoff pressure already heightened for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ first elimination race of the 2025 playoffs, there will be an added element of unknowns as the series will take on New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in eight years. For much of the playoff field, Saturday’s 175-lap event will mark their first career start at the “Magic Mile”. Among the 10 remaining playoff contenders, Team Chevy’s Daniel Hemric and Grant Enfinger are the only drivers that have competed in a Truck Series race at New Hampshire. Hemric has made two career Truck Series starts at the Loudon-based venue, including a best finish of sixth that came in his first appearance at the track (Sept. 2015). For Enfinger, his one Truck Series start came in the series’ last race at the track in Sept. 2017 – a race that ended with a fourth-place result.

Team Chevy Drivers Enter Elimination Above the Cutline: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs Round of 10 includes four drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations – tying the highest representation by a single manufacturer in the opening round. Heading into the first elimination race of the 2025 playoffs, all four Team Chevy drivers sit in the top-eight positions of the playoff rankings – each having a double-digit points cushion above the cutline. McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel Hemric holds the first provisional points position in third with a 51-point advantage over the bubble. Consistency has been key for the 34-year-old Kannapolis, North Carolina, native – driving his No. 19 Silverado RST to a second- and fifth-place result to open the postseason. Rounding out the rankings includes CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger in fifth (+29 points), McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Tyler Ankrum in sixth (+29 points) and Spire Motorsports’ Rajah Caruth in eighth (+14).

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 29 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,248Top-Fives: 54Top-10s: 117Stage Wins: 22

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete: Wins: 23Poles: 17Laps Led: 3,293Top-Fives: 90Top-10s: 176Stage Wins: 41

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 20 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 888Top-Fives: 44Top-10s: 92Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:  Kyle Busch – three wins (2017, 2015, 2006) ·        Chevrolet leads both the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series in wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with the manufacturer heading into the weekend with 19 victories in 53 Cup Series races and eight victories in 20 Truck Series races.  ·        Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are among the five remaining NASCAR Cup Series title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in the Round of 12. Larson: three-time Kansas winner and two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, including the defending winner at each track. Elliott: one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories.  ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 12 of the 29 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.  ·        In 137 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 46.7%.  ·        With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 878 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race OneMobil 1 301Sunday, September 21, at 2 p.m. ET(USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs Round of 10: Elimination RaceEJP 175Saturday, September 20, at 12 p.m. ET(FS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow much do you think the tire test from New Hampshire is going to help you this weekend?“I hope a lot (laughs). Two solid days of testing and over 700 laps. We went through a lot of things up there, some felt good, some did not. Trackhouse and Chevy have been digging through all of the data to see what they think is going to be best. As long as we helped Chevy, that’s the most important thing, but obviously I hope there was something we learned for the No. 1 car.” What is your outlook going into round 2 of the Playoffs?“I’m glad we survived and made the second round of the Playoffs. Obviously, I wish it was more than survival but I feel pretty good about this round. We have New Hampshire this weekend and we did the tire test there so hopefully we learned some things we can apply. Then we have Kansas (Speedway), which we won last year, so I think that bodes well for us. The Roval is probably going to be the wild card for me in this round but we’ll see how everything shakes out. I’m going to do the things I do to prep for the races and hope the results earn us enough points to get to the next round.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway like?“New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a flat mile. It’s a bigger short track. I always love going there. It’s a challenging place. You get to slip and slide around a little bit. The exit of Turn 2 is rough. The track has a lot of content, so finding a good balance in the race car is important.” What’s the most challenging aspect of racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway?“I think the most challenging part is the exit of Turn 2 just because of how rough it has gotten over there. There are some big bumps in Turn 3 as well, so dealing with the track content is probably the hardest part.” What is RCR to you?“RCR to me is family. Every time I come across the railroad tracks into the shop and see the men and women here that put all of the time and effort into these race cars and the history behind it. I love the history of RCR. I’ve been all over this place. Every wall. Every corner. It’s a place I’ve grown up my entire life at. I don’t think you can describe RCR in one word. It’s a lot of things. It’s heart.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletAfter earning a 13th-place finish at Bristol, what’s your outlook heading into New Hampshire?“Bristol was a solid weekend from start to finish for the No. 7 team. We had a great car all weekend and we executed well. We are putting together weekends and that gives us confidence heading to New Hampshire. One-mile race tracks are always tricky, so we’re looking to be fast when we unload and execute a solid weekend.”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat makes New Hampshire so challenging?“New Hampshire is a really tricky racetrack. It’s super flat and has bumpy characteristics to it as well. The asphalt has really gotten old over the years. It feels like racing over highway cracks, but those are all characteristics of a good racetrack. It’s just really challenging and very tough to pass. Everybody says it’s multi-groove. You could run three different grooves there, but there’s really only one that’s fast and that’s the middle one. It makes for a challenging Sunday.” Why has New Hampshire been so tough for you in the last few years? “Unfortunately, for me, the last couple of years at New Hampshire have been a huge struggle. This new Next Gen car and I have just not gone well together at New Hampshire. It’s been easy for me to get in trouble because of the nature of the car, the way it rides, the bumps, and the different topography of the track at each end to make grip. It’s definitely a challenge of moving your line around in the corners to improve the balance of the car because this new car doesn’t like different angles and transitions very well.” You’ve won five poles at New Hampshire. Why do you qualify so well there?“I’m not really sure why I’ve had a good qualifying record there; it’s just always kind of worked out that way. I feel like qualifying at New Hampshire is important just because of track position because it’s so hard to pass, making sure you’re in good position at the start of the race just to keep your day simple. I’ve always kind of put an emphasis on qualifying to make sure we do well.”  What’s your mentality coming into this week and the remainder of 2025?“We’ve got to win. We want to put ourselves and our No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in Victory Lane and it doesn’t matter if it’s at New Hampshire Motor Speedway or any week out, but the sooner the better.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“I would say New Hampshire is probably one of the toughest racetracks we go to just in the sense of trying to drive. The seams are difficult and the track being really flat. So always difficult setup wise and on the driving side of it to go out there and find speed. We know our program has speed; we’ve shown that over the last few weeks, even if the end result doesn’t always show it. We’re looking to put together a solid run this weekend and get a little bit of momentum back.”   Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“I’m really excited to bring the Hyak Motorsports paint scheme to the track for the first time at New Hampshire. It’s always special to debut a new look, and this one means a lot to our team. Hopefully we can give the fans a strong run and make the first race with this scheme one to remember.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletLoudon constantly runs into rain. How does the weather change the race?“I hope it rains. The best I’ve run at New Hampshire is in the rain. It has not been a great track for me statistically, but the short tracks for us this year have been better than what the short tracks have been in the past for me, so I feel like we have another opportunity. Similar to Martinsville and Phoenix, we feel like we’ve made gains and hopefully we’ll keep that going this weekend at Loudon.”    Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou only have one start at New Hampshire across all three of NASCAR’s national series. How do approach a track where you don’t have an extensive notebook to pull from?“Crazy things have been known to happen at New Hampshire. I don’t have a ton of experience there so it’s still a learning experience for me when we unload on Saturday. Thankfully I have a good group of guys on the No. 77, and Luke (Lambert, crew chief) and Tyler (Green, spotter) do a great job of coaching me through everything. I think we have a good opportunity to finish out the season strong.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletIt’s disappointing not to advance in the playoffs. How do you assess what you and the No. 88 team accomplished so far this season?“I knew it was going to be a long shot last weekend at (Bristol), but I’m still proud of what we have achieved this year. It’s been a huge privilege to be in the Playoffs, but everyone knew the first round was going to be difficult. I just didn’t do a good enough job on the ovals. I know we’re strong on the road courses, but I just need to keep improving at the ovals.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCENew Hampshire Motor SpeedwaySeptember 20-21, 2025

NASCAR pays just one visit to the New England region each season, which is coming up this weekend as the Cup and Craftsman Truck Series will make the trek up to New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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It’s a big weekend for the “Magic Mile” as the Loudon, New Hampshire, circuit will welcome the Truck Series back for the first time since the 2017 season. This weekend will also mark the first time in eight years that the track has played a role in the sport’s playoff schedule, with Saturday’s EJP 175 bringing the Truck Series Round of 10 to a close and Sunday’s Mobil 1 301 opening the Round of 12 for NASCAR’s top division. Four Team Chevy drivers remain in title contention in each division.

Chevrolet at the “Magic Mile”: Chevrolet leads both the NASCAR Cup and Truck Series in all-time wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – entering the weekend with 19 wins in 53 Cup Series races and eight wins in 20 Truck Series races.  Among its “Magic Mile” wins in NASCAR’s top division includes nine alongside Hendrick Motorsports – enough to rank the Chevrolet organization second on the track’s all-time wins list in the series. The first Cup Series win for both Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports at Loudon came in July 1995 – the series’ third appearance at the track – with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon. Hendrick Motorsports has been on the brink of a double-digit win count at the track in recent seasons. Since the debut of the Next Gen car, the Chevrolet organization has earned a top-five finish in each event, including back-to-back podium results with Chase Elliott (second – 2022) and Kyle Larson (third – 2023).

Busch Banks Victories in All Three Series:  New Hampshire Motor Speedway is among the many venues where Kyle Busch has found success across all three NASCAR national series. The 40-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada, native is a three-time Cup Series winner at the “Magic Mile” – a record that ties fellow competitor, Denny Hamlin, for the most among active drivers in the division. Busch has also tallied six Xfinity Series wins and three Truck Series wins at New Hampshire – both of which are series-leading feats. The Chevrolet driver is one of just two drivers in NASCAR’s history to earn victories in all three divisions at the track.

Setting Streaks: Chevrolet’s history at New Hampshire Motor Speedway also includes a pair of record-setting streaks. The Bowtie brand tallied six-straight wins (Sept. 2009 – July 2012) and six-straight pole wins (July 1996 – July 1999) in NASCAR’s top division at the track – a record that still stands today. In the Truck Series, Chevrolet’s trio of wins in the series’ first-three appearances at the one-mile venue ties Toyota for the most consecutive wins by a single manufacturer at the track.

FOUR TEAM CHEVY DRIVERS CONTINUE IN CUP SERIES TITLE FIGHTWith the opening round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs officially in the books, four Team Chevy drivers have earned a spot in the Round of 12 to continue on in the championship title hunt. The playoff rankings have restacked for the first of three races in the next round – putting Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Kyle Larson in the second and third positions, respectively. The pair are two of the six drivers that will enter the New Hampshire race weekend with a double-digit points cushion – each sitting at 24-points above the cutline. Their Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Chase Elliott, will take on the Round of 12 from the seventh position (+5 points), with fellow Team Chevy driver, Ross Chastain, ranked 11th (-2 points).  The Round of 12 will serve a trio of diverse tracks with the “Magic Mile” followed by the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway and the 2.28-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Road course. Larson and Elliott are among the five remaining title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in this round. Larson is a three-time Kansas winner and a two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, with the 2021 champion returning to each venue as the series’ defending winner. Elliott’s resume sees one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories. Among those triumphs includes his 2020 ROVAL victory that solidified his spot in the Round of Eight – ultimately leading him to his first career Cup Series championship.

Hocevar Making Noise: While he might be out of title contention this season, Carson Hocevar is driving for another career milestone – his first victory in NASCAR’s top division. The 22-year-old Portage, Michigan, native has finished in the top-15 in the past three races, including a ninth-place finish at Darlington Raceway and a seventh-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway. His eighth top-10 finish of the season last weekend was accompanied by a top-five stage finish and 26 laps led.

TRUCK SERIES NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMECOMINGWith the playoff pressure already heightened for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ first elimination race of the 2025 playoffs, there will be an added element of unknowns as the series will take on New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in eight years. For much of the playoff field, Saturday’s 175-lap event will mark their first career start at the “Magic Mile”. Among the 10 remaining playoff contenders, Team Chevy’s Daniel Hemric and Grant Enfinger are the only drivers that have competed in a Truck Series race at New Hampshire. Hemric has made two career Truck Series starts at the Loudon-based venue, including a best finish of sixth that came in his first appearance at the track (Sept. 2015). For Enfinger, his one Truck Series start came in the series’ last race at the track in Sept. 2017 – a race that ended with a fourth-place result.

Team Chevy Drivers Enter Elimination Above the Cutline: The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs Round of 10 includes four drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations – tying the highest representation by a single manufacturer in the opening round. Heading into the first elimination race of the 2025 playoffs, all four Team Chevy drivers sit in the top-eight positions of the playoff rankings – each having a double-digit points cushion above the cutline. McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Daniel Hemric holds the first provisional points position in third with a 51-point advantage over the bubble. Consistency has been key for the 34-year-old Kannapolis, North Carolina, native – driving his No. 19 Silverado RST to a second- and fifth-place result to open the postseason. Rounding out the rankings includes CR7 Motorsports’ Grant Enfinger in fifth (+29 points), McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s Tyler Ankrum in sixth (+29 points) and Spire Motorsports’ Rajah Caruth in eighth (+14).

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 29 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,248Top-Fives: 54Top-10s: 117Stage Wins: 22

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 27 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete: Wins: 23Poles: 17Laps Led: 3,293Top-Fives: 90Top-10s: 176Stage Wins: 41

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 20 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 888Top-Fives: 44Top-10s: 92Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:  Kyle Busch – three wins (2017, 2015, 2006) ·        Chevrolet leads both the NASCAR Cup and Craftsman Truck Series in wins at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, with the manufacturer heading into the weekend with 19 victories in 53 Cup Series races and eight victories in 20 Truck Series races.  ·        Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are among the five remaining NASCAR Cup Series title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in the Round of 12. Larson: three-time Kansas winner and two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, including the defending winner at each track. Elliott: one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories.  ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 12 of the 29 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.  ·        In 137 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 46.7%.  ·        With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 878 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race OneMobil 1 301Sunday, September 21, at 2 p.m. ET(USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs Round of 10: Elimination RaceEJP 175Saturday, September 20, at 12 p.m. ET(FS1, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow much do you think the tire test from New Hampshire is going to help you this weekend?“I hope a lot (laughs). Two solid days of testing and over 700 laps. We went through a lot of things up there, some felt good, some did not. Trackhouse and Chevy have been digging through all of the data to see what they think is going to be best. As long as we helped Chevy, that’s the most important thing, but obviously I hope there was something we learned for the No. 1 car.” What is your outlook going into round 2 of the Playoffs?“I’m glad we survived and made the second round of the Playoffs. Obviously, I wish it was more than survival but I feel pretty good about this round. We have New Hampshire this weekend and we did the tire test there so hopefully we learned some things we can apply. Then we have Kansas (Speedway), which we won last year, so I think that bodes well for us. The Roval is probably going to be the wild card for me in this round but we’ll see how everything shakes out. I’m going to do the things I do to prep for the races and hope the results earn us enough points to get to the next round.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat’s New Hampshire Motor Speedway like?“New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a flat mile. It’s a bigger short track. I always love going there. It’s a challenging place. You get to slip and slide around a little bit. The exit of Turn 2 is rough. The track has a lot of content, so finding a good balance in the race car is important.” What’s the most challenging aspect of racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway?“I think the most challenging part is the exit of Turn 2 just because of how rough it has gotten over there. There are some big bumps in Turn 3 as well, so dealing with the track content is probably the hardest part.” What is RCR to you?“RCR to me is family. Every time I come across the railroad tracks into the shop and see the men and women here that put all of the time and effort into these race cars and the history behind it. I love the history of RCR. I’ve been all over this place. Every wall. Every corner. It’s a place I’ve grown up my entire life at. I don’t think you can describe RCR in one word. It’s a lot of things. It’s heart.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletAfter earning a 13th-place finish at Bristol, what’s your outlook heading into New Hampshire?“Bristol was a solid weekend from start to finish for the No. 7 team. We had a great car all weekend and we executed well. We are putting together weekends and that gives us confidence heading to New Hampshire. One-mile race tracks are always tricky, so we’re looking to be fast when we unload and execute a solid weekend.”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat makes New Hampshire so challenging?“New Hampshire is a really tricky racetrack. It’s super flat and has bumpy characteristics to it as well. The asphalt has really gotten old over the years. It feels like racing over highway cracks, but those are all characteristics of a good racetrack. It’s just really challenging and very tough to pass. Everybody says it’s multi-groove. You could run three different grooves there, but there’s really only one that’s fast and that’s the middle one. It makes for a challenging Sunday.” Why has New Hampshire been so tough for you in the last few years? “Unfortunately, for me, the last couple of years at New Hampshire have been a huge struggle. This new Next Gen car and I have just not gone well together at New Hampshire. It’s been easy for me to get in trouble because of the nature of the car, the way it rides, the bumps, and the different topography of the track at each end to make grip. It’s definitely a challenge of moving your line around in the corners to improve the balance of the car because this new car doesn’t like different angles and transitions very well.” You’ve won five poles at New Hampshire. Why do you qualify so well there?“I’m not really sure why I’ve had a good qualifying record there; it’s just always kind of worked out that way. I feel like qualifying at New Hampshire is important just because of track position because it’s so hard to pass, making sure you’re in good position at the start of the race just to keep your day simple. I’ve always kind of put an emphasis on qualifying to make sure we do well.”  What’s your mentality coming into this week and the remainder of 2025?“We’ve got to win. We want to put ourselves and our No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in Victory Lane and it doesn’t matter if it’s at New Hampshire Motor Speedway or any week out, but the sooner the better.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“I would say New Hampshire is probably one of the toughest racetracks we go to just in the sense of trying to drive. The seams are difficult and the track being really flat. So always difficult setup wise and on the driving side of it to go out there and find speed. We know our program has speed; we’ve shown that over the last few weeks, even if the end result doesn’t always show it. We’re looking to put together a solid run this weekend and get a little bit of momentum back.”   Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“I’m really excited to bring the Hyak Motorsports paint scheme to the track for the first time at New Hampshire. It’s always special to debut a new look, and this one means a lot to our team. Hopefully we can give the fans a strong run and make the first race with this scheme one to remember.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletLoudon constantly runs into rain. How does the weather change the race?“I hope it rains. The best I’ve run at New Hampshire is in the rain. It has not been a great track for me statistically, but the short tracks for us this year have been better than what the short tracks have been in the past for me, so I feel like we have another opportunity. Similar to Martinsville and Phoenix, we feel like we’ve made gains and hopefully we’ll keep that going this weekend at Loudon.”    Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou only have one start at New Hampshire across all three of NASCAR’s national series. How do approach a track where you don’t have an extensive notebook to pull from?“Crazy things have been known to happen at New Hampshire. I don’t have a ton of experience there so it’s still a learning experience for me when we unload on Saturday. Thankfully I have a good group of guys on the No. 77, and Luke (Lambert, crew chief) and Tyler (Green, spotter) do a great job of coaching me through everything. I think we have a good opportunity to finish out the season strong.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletIt’s disappointing not to advance in the playoffs. How do you assess what you and the No. 88 team accomplished so far this season?“I knew it was going to be a long shot last weekend at (Bristol), but I’m still proud of what we have achieved this year. It’s been a huge privilege to be in the Playoffs, but everyone knew the first round was going to be difficult. I just didn’t do a good enough job on the ovals. I know we’re strong on the road courses, but I just need to keep improving at the ovals.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics  Manufacturers Championships:Total (1949-2024): 43First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2024 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Drivers Championships:Total (1949-2024): 33First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2021) Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2025 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,248Top-Fives: 54Top-10s: 117Stage Wins: 22 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet Race Wins: 878 (1949 to date)Poles Won to Date: 764Laps Led to Date: 255,959Top-Fives to Date: 4,423Top-10s to Date: 9,124                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,212           Chevrolet: 878           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 845                                                                                          Ford: 745           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 201

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY ROUND OF 16: ELIMINATION RACE TEAM CHEVY POST-QUALIFYING REPORT SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

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·        For the first time this season, AJ Allmendinger topped the NASCAR Cup Series’ qualifying leaderboard – posting a best-lap of 15.177 seconds, at 126.930 mph, in his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet to claim the pole position for tomorrow’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.   ·        This marks Chevrolet’s 11th pole win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, with Allmendinger becoming the seventh driver from the fourth different Chevrolet organization to drive the manufacturer to a pole-winning lap in 2025.    ·        The feat – Allmendinger’s fifth all-time in his NASCAR Cup Series career – marks Kaulig Racing’s first-ever pole triumph on an oval configuration in the division.  ·        The top-10 of the starting lineup for tomorrow’s Round of 16 elimination race will see eight playoff contenders, including a pair of Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Kyle Larson and William Byron, who drove their Chevrolet-powered machines to fifth- and seventh-place qualifying efforts, respectively.

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 STARTING LINEUPPOS.     DRIVER 1st – AJ Allmendinger5th – Kyle Larson7th – William Byron  Chevrolet’s season statistics heading into the 29th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season:  Wins: 12Poles: 11Top-Fives: 54Top 10s: 115Stage Wins: 22

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet – Pole Winner Quotes You told me a couple weeks ago that as long as you’re having fun and Matt Kaulig wants you to do this, you’re going to keep doing this for him in some capacity. Are days like this the reminder that it is still fun for you? “Yeah, I know it’s Friday night qualifying and at the end of the day, that doesn’t pay any points or money, but it’s small victories like this for our race team that’s continually trying to grow. I’ve been super proud of all the men and women at Kaulig Racing this year. It’s tough in the Cup Series. Sometimes the results don’t show speed that you’re bringing to the racetrack and at a racetrack maybe that we ran 28th at last year, we run 15th this year, things like that.  So, yeah, days like today are enjoyable and gives me confidence because I feel like I can still do it. And at the end of the day, anybody that knows me knows I’m by far the hardest on myself and I’m always going to be like that. That’s never going to change. So, days like today are important to me, as well, because it proves that I can be here.  You talked about how much work has gone on behind the scenes. Do you feel like this team is making gains, even if it’s incremental to get closer to where you want to be?“Yeah, I mean, you take Darlington two weeks ago; to go run top-five at Darlington, a racetrack that I’ve never been amazing at. The only thing that’s been tough this year is some of the races that we’ve had a lot of speed at, and a lot of teams can say this I’m sure, but the ones that we’ve been really quick at, we’ve had some bad things happen really out of our control. So, sometimes you don’t get those results and it’s hard to go back to the shop and smile about it and know that you’re making progress. But at the end of the day, we’ve made a lot of progress over the last two years of me driving the Cup car of the speed that we got. Matt Kaulig has put a lot more resources into it. Obviously, Chris (Rice) has got a lot of work on his plate between the Xfinity side of it and the Cup side of it. With Ty (Norris) here and then Mike Cook being here as our competition director. So, yeah, we’re making progress. We know we’ve got a long ways to go, but days like today show we can go do it.”  Was there much, if any, tire wear and or fall off? Do you think that’s indicative of what will happen tomorrow?“We ran 60 laps today. They weren’t all consecutive. We made a couple of changes to make the car better. That’s what gave me confidence going into qualifying. Our last change, I felt like we had a lot of speed. There is a little bit of fall off, but at least my car was good enough, so it never felt like there was a cliff there of the tires all of a sudden going to hit that cliff and basically unravel or start really falling off. Looking at the tires, they had wear on them, but they weren’t extreme. It’s like one of those things — in the spring here, we ran 25 laps and it looked like the tires were falling apart. Then we ran 160 on them in the race. So, I’m not sure what to expect. I just think, like anything, if you’ve got a good balance, you can manage the tires.”  The plan is for them to put the PJ-1 back down or reapply it tomorrow early afternoon. Is that what you would want, or do you think you have any preference on what they do? “I don’t mind it if they reapply it, just more for a consistency’s sake. I think in the past, when they don’t reapply it, you get the Xfinity rubber out there and it starts clumping. You start hitting patches that have grip and then don’t have grip, which makes it real difficult. So, I don’t mind them reapplying it. I think it’s more, just like anything, 500 laps around here, eventually, we’ll get the top rolling. I know we tried in practice there and never could get enough rubber laid down to make a huge difference. But I think the Xfinity cars will get up there pretty quick. I think that’s more important for the racing, is if we get the top line going. I do think, it may not at the beginning of the race, but I do think eventually we’ll get the top lane rolling.”  Do you have a sense of when that top lane will start opening up?“That’s a good question. I think in that first stage, as the tires start falling off.  I’ve always looked at it — you need the pace to get to a 15.8, 15.9 to start making the top work and make a difference. Anything other than that, it’s tough to get the top rolling fast enough. The first stage, I think it’s 125 laps, 130 laps around there. I would assume that you start getting 70, 80, 90 laps in the run, if you catch traffic or if you just get stuck behind somebody; eventually you have to get up there. As you get more rubber laid down, then it stays consistent up there. I would be shocked if we don’t have guys running the top lane by the end of the first stage and the good cars making it work.”  When you were talking to TV, you made a big point to explain how it’s awesome to get the pole here at Bristol. I was just curious, in your own words, can you expand upon that a little bit?“I haven’t had a pole in 10 years, I guess. I got told about that (laughs). It’s pretty cool. It’s Kaulig Racing’s first-ever pole on an oval in the Cup Series, I think. It’s a big deal. Like I said, it’s not something to get — we haven’t won the race. We’re not going to go party tonight and celebrate that we’re on pole. You also can’t just gloss it over and say, it’s just a pole, it doesn’t mean anything. To me, it shows that, on a confidence side of it, on a self-confidence, like, hey, you can still go out there and wheel for a lap and make it happen with the best of them. And then as a race team, it shows like, hey, we can build fast Chevy’s and we can go get it right and we can qualify up front. We got 500 laps and that’s a completely different ball game tomorrow night. We’ll be refocused, but we at least got to celebrate a little bit in the sense of have pride for ourselves. And all the men and women back at the shop, it’s tough to do, and at a place like this especially. So, yeah, it’s pretty cool.”  I know you just talked about Kaulig Racing a little bit and how much it means for you and the organization, but could you talk about how much this means for the future a little bit more, and then also, would you have ever guessed that it was at Bristol? “To answer the second part of that question — I guess a little bit because we qualified eighth here in the spring, and we had a horrible practice and only ran a couple of laps. So, the speed is there. Now, if you just said Darlington, that would probably be the shocking one to me in qualifying. I’m not a great qualifier at Darlington.  But at the end of the day, like I said, there’s a happy medium. You don’t want to make too much of it because it’s just a pole on a Friday night. But you also don’t want to demote it and say that it doesn’t mean anything because it does. I can tell you the people at the racetrack, the men and women here, were pumped up about it, and I can tell you at the shop, they’re probably over the top about it. So, yes, it means a lot. It’d be even cooler if we could go run inside the top-10 all night, tomorrow night, and maybe have a chance to win.”

NASCAR CUP SERIESBRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAYROUND OF 16: ELIMINATION RACETEAM CHEVY POST-QUALIFYING REPORTSEPTEMBER 12, 2025

Allmendinger Puts Chevrolet on the Pole at Bristol Motor Speedway

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·        For the first time this season, AJ Allmendinger topped the NASCAR Cup Series’ qualifying leaderboard – posting a best-lap of 15.177 seconds, at 126.930 mph, in his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet to claim the pole position for tomorrow’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.   ·        This marks Chevrolet’s 11th pole win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, with Allmendinger becoming the seventh driver from the fourth different Chevrolet organization to drive the manufacturer to a pole-winning lap in 2025.    ·        The feat – Allmendinger’s fifth all-time in his NASCAR Cup Series career – marks Kaulig Racing’s first-ever pole triumph on an oval configuration in the division.  ·        The top-10 of the starting lineup for tomorrow’s Round of 16 elimination race will see eight playoff contenders, including a pair of Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Kyle Larson and William Byron, who drove their Chevrolet-powered machines to fifth- and seventh-place qualifying efforts, respectively.

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 STARTING LINEUPPOS.     DRIVER 1st – AJ Allmendinger5th – Kyle Larson7th – William Byron  Chevrolet’s season statistics heading into the 29th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season:  Wins: 12Poles: 11Top-Fives: 54Top 10s: 115Stage Wins: 22

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet – Pole Winner Quotes You told me a couple weeks ago that as long as you’re having fun and Matt Kaulig wants you to do this, you’re going to keep doing this for him in some capacity. Are days like this the reminder that it is still fun for you? “Yeah, I know it’s Friday night qualifying and at the end of the day, that doesn’t pay any points or money, but it’s small victories like this for our race team that’s continually trying to grow. I’ve been super proud of all the men and women at Kaulig Racing this year. It’s tough in the Cup Series. Sometimes the results don’t show speed that you’re bringing to the racetrack and at a racetrack maybe that we ran 28th at last year, we run 15th this year, things like that.  So, yeah, days like today are enjoyable and gives me confidence because I feel like I can still do it. And at the end of the day, anybody that knows me knows I’m by far the hardest on myself and I’m always going to be like that. That’s never going to change. So, days like today are important to me, as well, because it proves that I can be here.  You talked about how much work has gone on behind the scenes. Do you feel like this team is making gains, even if it’s incremental to get closer to where you want to be?“Yeah, I mean, you take Darlington two weeks ago; to go run top-five at Darlington, a racetrack that I’ve never been amazing at. The only thing that’s been tough this year is some of the races that we’ve had a lot of speed at, and a lot of teams can say this I’m sure, but the ones that we’ve been really quick at, we’ve had some bad things happen really out of our control. So, sometimes you don’t get those results and it’s hard to go back to the shop and smile about it and know that you’re making progress. But at the end of the day, we’ve made a lot of progress over the last two years of me driving the Cup car of the speed that we got. Matt Kaulig has put a lot more resources into it. Obviously, Chris (Rice) has got a lot of work on his plate between the Xfinity side of it and the Cup side of it. With Ty (Norris) here and then Mike Cook being here as our competition director. So, yeah, we’re making progress. We know we’ve got a long ways to go, but days like today show we can go do it.”  Was there much, if any, tire wear and or fall off? Do you think that’s indicative of what will happen tomorrow?“We ran 60 laps today. They weren’t all consecutive. We made a couple of changes to make the car better. That’s what gave me confidence going into qualifying. Our last change, I felt like we had a lot of speed. There is a little bit of fall off, but at least my car was good enough, so it never felt like there was a cliff there of the tires all of a sudden going to hit that cliff and basically unravel or start really falling off. Looking at the tires, they had wear on them, but they weren’t extreme. It’s like one of those things — in the spring here, we ran 25 laps and it looked like the tires were falling apart. Then we ran 160 on them in the race. So, I’m not sure what to expect. I just think, like anything, if you’ve got a good balance, you can manage the tires.”  The plan is for them to put the PJ-1 back down or reapply it tomorrow early afternoon. Is that what you would want, or do you think you have any preference on what they do? “I don’t mind it if they reapply it, just more for a consistency’s sake. I think in the past, when they don’t reapply it, you get the Xfinity rubber out there and it starts clumping. You start hitting patches that have grip and then don’t have grip, which makes it real difficult. So, I don’t mind them reapplying it. I think it’s more, just like anything, 500 laps around here, eventually, we’ll get the top rolling. I know we tried in practice there and never could get enough rubber laid down to make a huge difference. But I think the Xfinity cars will get up there pretty quick. I think that’s more important for the racing, is if we get the top line going. I do think, it may not at the beginning of the race, but I do think eventually we’ll get the top lane rolling.”  Do you have a sense of when that top lane will start opening up?“That’s a good question. I think in that first stage, as the tires start falling off.  I’ve always looked at it — you need the pace to get to a 15.8, 15.9 to start making the top work and make a difference. Anything other than that, it’s tough to get the top rolling fast enough. The first stage, I think it’s 125 laps, 130 laps around there. I would assume that you start getting 70, 80, 90 laps in the run, if you catch traffic or if you just get stuck behind somebody; eventually you have to get up there. As you get more rubber laid down, then it stays consistent up there. I would be shocked if we don’t have guys running the top lane by the end of the first stage and the good cars making it work.”  When you were talking to TV, you made a big point to explain how it’s awesome to get the pole here at Bristol. I was just curious, in your own words, can you expand upon that a little bit?“I haven’t had a pole in 10 years, I guess. I got told about that (laughs). It’s pretty cool. It’s Kaulig Racing’s first-ever pole on an oval in the Cup Series, I think. It’s a big deal. Like I said, it’s not something to get — we haven’t won the race. We’re not going to go party tonight and celebrate that we’re on pole. You also can’t just gloss it over and say, it’s just a pole, it doesn’t mean anything. To me, it shows that, on a confidence side of it, on a self-confidence, like, hey, you can still go out there and wheel for a lap and make it happen with the best of them. And then as a race team, it shows like, hey, we can build fast Chevy’s and we can go get it right and we can qualify up front. We got 500 laps and that’s a completely different ball game tomorrow night. We’ll be refocused, but we at least got to celebrate a little bit in the sense of have pride for ourselves. And all the men and women back at the shop, it’s tough to do, and at a place like this especially. So, yeah, it’s pretty cool.”  I know you just talked about Kaulig Racing a little bit and how much it means for you and the organization, but could you talk about how much this means for the future a little bit more, and then also, would you have ever guessed that it was at Bristol? “To answer the second part of that question — I guess a little bit because we qualified eighth here in the spring, and we had a horrible practice and only ran a couple of laps. So, the speed is there. Now, if you just said Darlington, that would probably be the shocking one to me in qualifying. I’m not a great qualifier at Darlington.  But at the end of the day, like I said, there’s a happy medium. You don’t want to make too much of it because it’s just a pole on a Friday night. But you also don’t want to demote it and say that it doesn’t mean anything because it does. I can tell you the people at the racetrack, the men and women here, were pumped up about it, and I can tell you at the shop, they’re probably over the top about it. So, yes, it means a lot. It’d be even cooler if we could go run inside the top-10 all night, tomorrow night, and maybe have a chance to win.”

NASCAR CUP SERIES BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES SEPTEMBER 12, 2025

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race AdvancesChevrolet Newsroom

Media Availability Quotes:  I know there’s a lot on the line tomorrow night in general, but the Bristol Night Race, what is the atmosphere of this event and competing in it as a driver?“Sunny, no clouds. Yeah, it’s incredible walking through the tunnel… it never gets old. For me, I equate it to driving through the tunnel at Daytona and driving down to Darlington. But here, it’s pulling up and seeing the stadium and then also walking through the turn three tunnel. It just never gets old. It’s so cool looking up at the banks and then the steepness of the grandstands. I went up and watched truck practice yesterday in the grandstands and then I was up in the Food City suite for the race. It’s just amazing. Just being here, even if there was no racing, it’s cool and you don’t get that everywhere.”  You’re 19 points above the cutline. What does that do to add to the intensity of this weekend for you and the No. 1 team?“I think it puts us in a spot where we are fast enough to stay above the cutline, but a failure or an error, it’s easy to hit the wall here. They’ve painted them back to their old all-black. They’re waiting on you if you make a mistake, so we’ve got 500 laps to get through.”    I wanted to ask you about your thoughts on racing at Bristol. You’ve had two of your career three top-10s in the last two races. Do you feel like you’re really figuring out? Do you like this kind of racing, this style of racing?“Yeah, I love it. I love the track. I love driving up here. I love driving on it, even when I’ve been slow and was really bummed. One of my early races here, I remember I think McDowell spun off of (turn) four and I was running last in the Premium Motorsports car. I piled into Truex and a couple of them. I was like, wait for me, I want to join the wreck. I remember I was so bummed, just because I wasn’t going to get to run a full night race here.  I don’t know if it’s coming together or not, but Phil Surgen (crew chief) has been giving me good race cars here and we need that next step to put us really in contention to try to win. We’ve taken the step to get to the top-10 and we want to keep that going and take the next one.”   You guys have did some behind-the-scenes competition changes not too long ago. Wondering if those are starting to bear fruit at all or is it still too soon?“I don’t know. I mean, I think that the idea and the direction Justin (Marks) wants to go; appointing Todd Meredith to be boots on the ground every day… wake up, be on the shop floor, upstairs or downstairs at Trackhouse. But to actually execute it…  if Justin Marks believes in it, then we’re going that direction. So, we’re going to go that direction. Has it actually affected the cars? I wouldn’t know a right-front upper control arm if you sat it here on the table. So, I wouldn’t be able to tell. I look at them and I’m like — I mean, I could bolt it together. I could physically do it, but deciding where to bolt it, deciding what spring to put in the right-front, what shock clicks to put in the left-rear shock, what angle to run the diffuser… I don’t know that stuff. So, that’s for Todd to implement the right processes for then him to hire the right people to execute it. I don’t know. I really don’t. I stay in my swim lane when it comes to that stuff.”   What’s your approach for tomorrow night, in terms of the balance versus being aggressive versus conservative? Because you guys are kind of in that sweet, mushy middle there where you’re smart and you can get through this, you’ll be okay, but you also have to be mindful of everybody else and what they’re potentially doing in terms of points… “Yeah. Well, we have to finish the race. We have to be rolling at the end, for sure. That’s every race if you want to do good. I don’t want to walk out of here with a sore shoulder (laughs). So, yeah, we have to finish and see. Today will set the tone for how fast we are, right? Long run in practice. How can we qualify? We have actually qualified last here in a Trackhouse car. I hope no other Trackhouse driver ever has to endure that because that was terrible. So, we’ll try to be better than that. Tomorrow, we’ll see where we start and that kind of sets the attitude for how we’re going to approach the start of the race at least.”   From a competitor’s standpoint, when you come into a weekend where there’s unknowns about tires, all that stuff, do you prefer that or would you rather go into a weekend knowing, hey, it’s just a standard Bristol race?“I don’t think there’s been a standard Bristol race since they built the place. So, yeah, I think it’s always been like this. I think drivers always come in here nervous. I think they were more nervous back in the day because the safety of the cars wasn’t there. We’ve seen that they could literally knock the fence down. I mean, they would punch holes in the gates or whatever, the guardrail. We are in such a better spot. These really are the good old days at Bristol, from a safety perspective, I believe. It’s my opinion. I think drivers have been nervous walking into Bristol since they built it.”   There was a little hubbub this week, not just about you and Shane van Gisbergen, but also some, I think, Chase Elliott and maybe Joey Logano, efforts post-race and then NASCAR making a ruling about those. Anything to say about how NASCAR has decided to enforce what drivers do post-race with the cars?“No, sir. NASCAR sets the rules. I just ask for the rule book, the schedule and let me go race.”

NASCAR CUP SERIESBRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESSEPTEMBER 12, 2025

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.

MEDIA RESOURCES: Photo Gallery | Race AdvancesChevrolet Newsroom

Media Availability Quotes:  I know there’s a lot on the line tomorrow night in general, but the Bristol Night Race, what is the atmosphere of this event and competing in it as a driver?“Sunny, no clouds. Yeah, it’s incredible walking through the tunnel… it never gets old. For me, I equate it to driving through the tunnel at Daytona and driving down to Darlington. But here, it’s pulling up and seeing the stadium and then also walking through the turn three tunnel. It just never gets old. It’s so cool looking up at the banks and then the steepness of the grandstands. I went up and watched truck practice yesterday in the grandstands and then I was up in the Food City suite for the race. It’s just amazing. Just being here, even if there was no racing, it’s cool and you don’t get that everywhere.”  You’re 19 points above the cutline. What does that do to add to the intensity of this weekend for you and the No. 1 team?“I think it puts us in a spot where we are fast enough to stay above the cutline, but a failure or an error, it’s easy to hit the wall here. They’ve painted them back to their old all-black. They’re waiting on you if you make a mistake, so we’ve got 500 laps to get through.”    I wanted to ask you about your thoughts on racing at Bristol. You’ve had two of your career three top-10s in the last two races. Do you feel like you’re really figuring out? Do you like this kind of racing, this style of racing?“Yeah, I love it. I love the track. I love driving up here. I love driving on it, even when I’ve been slow and was really bummed. One of my early races here, I remember I think McDowell spun off of (turn) four and I was running last in the Premium Motorsports car. I piled into Truex and a couple of them. I was like, wait for me, I want to join the wreck. I remember I was so bummed, just because I wasn’t going to get to run a full night race here.  I don’t know if it’s coming together or not, but Phil Surgen (crew chief) has been giving me good race cars here and we need that next step to put us really in contention to try to win. We’ve taken the step to get to the top-10 and we want to keep that going and take the next one.”   You guys have did some behind-the-scenes competition changes not too long ago. Wondering if those are starting to bear fruit at all or is it still too soon?“I don’t know. I mean, I think that the idea and the direction Justin (Marks) wants to go; appointing Todd Meredith to be boots on the ground every day… wake up, be on the shop floor, upstairs or downstairs at Trackhouse. But to actually execute it…  if Justin Marks believes in it, then we’re going that direction. So, we’re going to go that direction. Has it actually affected the cars? I wouldn’t know a right-front upper control arm if you sat it here on the table. So, I wouldn’t be able to tell. I look at them and I’m like — I mean, I could bolt it together. I could physically do it, but deciding where to bolt it, deciding what spring to put in the right-front, what shock clicks to put in the left-rear shock, what angle to run the diffuser… I don’t know that stuff. So, that’s for Todd to implement the right processes for then him to hire the right people to execute it. I don’t know. I really don’t. I stay in my swim lane when it comes to that stuff.”   What’s your approach for tomorrow night, in terms of the balance versus being aggressive versus conservative? Because you guys are kind of in that sweet, mushy middle there where you’re smart and you can get through this, you’ll be okay, but you also have to be mindful of everybody else and what they’re potentially doing in terms of points… “Yeah. Well, we have to finish the race. We have to be rolling at the end, for sure. That’s every race if you want to do good. I don’t want to walk out of here with a sore shoulder (laughs). So, yeah, we have to finish and see. Today will set the tone for how fast we are, right? Long run in practice. How can we qualify? We have actually qualified last here in a Trackhouse car. I hope no other Trackhouse driver ever has to endure that because that was terrible. So, we’ll try to be better than that. Tomorrow, we’ll see where we start and that kind of sets the attitude for how we’re going to approach the start of the race at least.”   From a competitor’s standpoint, when you come into a weekend where there’s unknowns about tires, all that stuff, do you prefer that or would you rather go into a weekend knowing, hey, it’s just a standard Bristol race?“I don’t think there’s been a standard Bristol race since they built the place. So, yeah, I think it’s always been like this. I think drivers always come in here nervous. I think they were more nervous back in the day because the safety of the cars wasn’t there. We’ve seen that they could literally knock the fence down. I mean, they would punch holes in the gates or whatever, the guardrail. We are in such a better spot. These really are the good old days at Bristol, from a safety perspective, I believe. It’s my opinion. I think drivers have been nervous walking into Bristol since they built it.”   There was a little hubbub this week, not just about you and Shane van Gisbergen, but also some, I think, Chase Elliott and maybe Joey Logano, efforts post-race and then NASCAR making a ruling about those. Anything to say about how NASCAR has decided to enforce what drivers do post-race with the cars?“No, sir. NASCAR sets the rules. I just ask for the rule book, the schedule and let me go race.”

Two-time Top Fuel Champion begins Countdown for third title at Maple Grove Raceway

MOHNTON, PA. (Sept. 12, 2025) – Two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion and the quickest and fastest driver in NHRA history, Brittany Force, announced today that she will step away from fulltime competition at the conclusion of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series to focus on starting a family. The announcement was made in the John Force Racing pit area as the championship organization prepares for this weekend’s NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa. Force was joined by her father and team owner, 16-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force, and teammates Austin Prock and Jack Beckman. “After dedicating the last 13 years of my life to the NHRA and to John Force Racing, I have made the difficult and bittersweet decision to step out of the seat of my Top Fuel Dragster at the end of the season to try to start a family with my husband Bobby,” said Brittany Force. “I’m thankful for such an amazing career and all the opportunities that came with it. Thank you to everyone who has supported me over the years including the NHRA, the fans and all my sponsors past and present. Thanks to Monster Energy, HendrickCars.com, Chevrolet, Cornwell Tools, PEAK, and Graham Rahal Performance for helping me compete at the highest level in the sport.” After completing Frank Hawley’s Drag Racing School and then earning three runner-up finishes in 19 Top Alcohol Dragster starts (2008-2010), Force began her Top Fuel career in 2013. She earned rookie-of-the-year honors that season and then captured her first Top Fuel victory at the 2016 Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Just one year later, 2017, Force captured her first Top Fuel title, becoming the first woman to do so since Shirley Muldowney in 1982. She earned her second championship in 2022. In all, Force has 18 Top Fuel victories in 39 final-round appearances and 56 No. 1 Qualifier spots. “I’m really proud of Brittany and all she has accomplished throughout her career,” said John Force. “She’s won races, set countless records, and captured two World Championships; her presence in this sport will be greatly missed. Although she’s stepping out of the seat at the end of the year, her focus is still firmly set on winning the championship and ending this season strong for all of her sponsors: Monster Energy, Chevrolet, HendrickCars.com, PEAK, Cornwell Tools and Graham Rahal Performance. Her mom, Laurie, and all her sisters are proud, as well, and we’re all looking forward to seeing what the next chapter of her life holds.” Force holds both ends of the NHRA Top Fuel performance record, with the quickest run, 3.623 seconds at Maple Grove Raceway on Sept. 14, 2019, and the fastest run, 343.51 mph at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sept. 1, 2025. She has nine of the 10-fastest runs in NHRA Top Fuel history. “I’m grateful to my team and all our success together,” said Brittany Force “I know there is still so much out there for this David Grubnic and John Collins run team and we are in the works of keeping them together under the John Force Racing umbrella. Their hard work and dedication over the years have meant the world to me but I’m excited about starting a new chapter in my life. “None of this would have been possible without the support of my family. Thank you to my dad, John Force, my mom Laurie, my sisters, Adria, Ashley and Courtney, and Bobby for their ongoing support and encouraging me to chase down all the big moments and continue to push the limits and boundaries of success. “Thank you to everyone at John Force Racing, including my teammates Austin Prock & Jack Beckman, for standing by John Force Racing through the various transitional periods over the last few years and thank you for always keeping JFR a championship team.” Force enters this weekend’s first event of the six-race Countdown to the Championship in fifth place in the point standings, just 56 points behind leader Tony Stewart and only 18 behind Justin Ashley in fourth. The Yorba Linda, Calif., native has earned one win (Epping, N.H.) and one runner-up finish (Seattle) this season, as well as four No. 1 qualifying positions. She also has set the national speed record three times this season, most recently with her 343.51-mph run Sept. 1 at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. “I love this sport deeply, and I’m not closing the door on driving in the future,” said Force. “That’s a decision for further down the road, but right now my focus remains firmly on this season. We’re fifth in points entering Reading and, with six races left, this team is ready to fight for the championship all the way to the end.”

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 12, 2025) — At 15 years old, Garrett Benson knows he’s not lived the typical life of a kid his age. But that was never his plan.

Benson, of Concordia, MO, took on the challenge of following the entire American Sprint Car Series schedule this year with only two previous years of full-size Sprint Car experience. Heading into the home stretch of the season, he’s collected two podium finishes and is the leading contender for Rookie of the Year honors.

Instead of having typical childhood experiences, he’s getting an education in the morning, working in the shop during the weekdays, and competing wheel-to-wheel with the nation’s best 360 Sprint Car racers on the weekend.

“I’m proud of it, and I feel like I made the right choice,” Benson said, looking back on his decision to pursue his passion for Sprint Car racing. “I second-guess myself a lot. You’ll have a bad night on the racetrack, or stuff will happen, and you’ll question yourself, ‘Is it really worth it?’ But in the end, you meet so many great people, and it’s a great sport.”

It’s rare to find young talent like Benson who are willing to work so hard so early on in their careers to achieve their goals. But it was settled in his heart a long time ago — behind the wheel is where he wants to be, and he’ll stop at nothing to build a career in it.

“That’s what I truly love. It’s great to drive a Sprint Car and get to work on them, but in the end, it’s the people that you meet and the memories that you make,” Benson said. “I do look back and sometimes wonder, ‘What if I was doing this or that?’ But this is truly what I love to do.

“Every day, there’s obstacles in the road. But in the end, once you get through them, it just truly feels special. I feel blessed to get to do what I do, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.”

As the racing calendar begins to wrap-up, Benson’s duties outside the shop begin to demand more of his attention. But he’s established a daily routine that allows him to cover both being a kid and a professional every day of the week.

“It’s tough to balance all the different things I have going on,” Benson said. “Typically, I do the online schooling all morning long, for about four to five hours, and knock that out. Then, the rest of the day, I’m in the shop with my dad working on the cars. Just trying to use my time wisely. That’s the biggest thing — maximizing every minute that I get throughout the day.”

Benson’s commitment to putting in the time at the shop has helped to produce the positive results he’s seen on the track. In his first six races of the season, he logged only one top-10 finish with an average finish of 14.3 before going on a streak of five-straight top-five finishes before the 360 Knoxville Nationals, which included his first career podium finish of third at Benton Speedway on July 26.

After the Knoxville break, Benson took only five races to bag another third-place finish at Electric City Speedway in Montana on Aug. 30. Combined with 14 top-10 finishes, Benson currently sits sixth in the overall championship standings and leads the rookie standings by 100 points over Brady Baker.

“I would say it’s exceeded our expectations,” Benson said of his season thus far. “We didn’t really know what to expect going into the first part of the year; lot of new racetracks, and pretty much all the tracks are new. Just going across the country and throughout the Midwest has definitely been a challenge, but there’s a lot of great people that have been behind us and supporting us.

“We’ve learned a lot, and I feel like the finishes we’ve had in recent months and weeks have been really good, and it’s boosted our confidence, and we’ve kinda built some momentum going into the final part of the season.”

To begin the home stretch of his first national Sprint Car season, Benson is off to Paducah International Raceway and I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, Friday–Saturday, Sept. 19–20. It won’t be his first race at Paducah, but Benson is most excited about his debut at the high banks of I-55 as he chases his first career national Sprint Car series Feature win.

“I’ve been there a few times, so I guess that maybe helps a little bit, but I’m kinda going into it blind, like a lot of these other tracks,” Benson said. “I think that if there was a track that I felt the most confidence going into, [I-55] would have to be at the top of the list — just the way it looks like it races and how our package fits those types of tracks.

“I’m really looking forward to that one. I’ve got a lot of friends and family that will be there, so that’s important to me as well.”

Benson and the rest of the American Sprint Car Series drivers are back in action next Friday–Saturday, Sept. 19–20 at Paducah International Raceway and I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

Garrett Benson ‘Made the Right Choice’ in Pursuit of Sprint Car Career as Teenager

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 12, 2025) — At 15 years old, Garrett Benson knows he’s not lived the typical life of a kid his age. But that was never his plan.

Benson, of Concordia, MO, took on the challenge of following the entire American Sprint Car Series schedule this year with only two previous years of full-size Sprint Car experience. Heading into the home stretch of the season, he’s collected two podium finishes and is the leading contender for Rookie of the Year honors.

Instead of having typical childhood experiences, he’s getting an education in the morning, working in the shop during the weekdays, and competing wheel-to-wheel with the nation’s best 360 Sprint Car racers on the weekend.

“I’m proud of it, and I feel like I made the right choice,” Benson said, looking back on his decision to pursue his passion for Sprint Car racing. “I second-guess myself a lot. You’ll have a bad night on the racetrack, or stuff will happen, and you’ll question yourself, ‘Is it really worth it?’ But in the end, you meet so many great people, and it’s a great sport.”

It’s rare to find young talent like Benson who are willing to work so hard so early on in their careers to achieve their goals. But it was settled in his heart a long time ago — behind the wheel is where he wants to be, and he’ll stop at nothing to build a career in it.

“That’s what I truly love. It’s great to drive a Sprint Car and get to work on them, but in the end, it’s the people that you meet and the memories that you make,” Benson said. “I do look back and sometimes wonder, ‘What if I was doing this or that?’ But this is truly what I love to do.

“Every day, there’s obstacles in the road. But in the end, once you get through them, it just truly feels special. I feel blessed to get to do what I do, and I wouldn’t change it for anything.”

As the racing calendar begins to wrap-up, Benson’s duties outside the shop begin to demand more of his attention. But he’s established a daily routine that allows him to cover both being a kid and a professional every day of the week.

“It’s tough to balance all the different things I have going on,” Benson said. “Typically, I do the online schooling all morning long, for about four to five hours, and knock that out. Then, the rest of the day, I’m in the shop with my dad working on the cars. Just trying to use my time wisely. That’s the biggest thing — maximizing every minute that I get throughout the day.”

Benson’s commitment to putting in the time at the shop has helped to produce the positive results he’s seen on the track. In his first six races of the season, he logged only one top-10 finish with an average finish of 14.3 before going on a streak of five-straight top-five finishes before the 360 Knoxville Nationals, which included his first career podium finish of third at Benton Speedway on July 26.

After the Knoxville break, Benson took only five races to bag another third-place finish at Electric City Speedway in Montana on Aug. 30. Combined with 14 top-10 finishes, Benson currently sits sixth in the overall championship standings and leads the rookie standings by 100 points over Brady Baker.

“I would say it’s exceeded our expectations,” Benson said of his season thus far. “We didn’t really know what to expect going into the first part of the year; lot of new racetracks, and pretty much all the tracks are new. Just going across the country and throughout the Midwest has definitely been a challenge, but there’s a lot of great people that have been behind us and supporting us.

“We’ve learned a lot, and I feel like the finishes we’ve had in recent months and weeks have been really good, and it’s boosted our confidence, and we’ve kinda built some momentum going into the final part of the season.”

To begin the home stretch of his first national Sprint Car season, Benson is off to Paducah International Raceway and I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, Friday–Saturday, Sept. 19–20. It won’t be his first race at Paducah, but Benson is most excited about his debut at the high banks of I-55 as he chases his first career national Sprint Car series Feature win.

“I’ve been there a few times, so I guess that maybe helps a little bit, but I’m kinda going into it blind, like a lot of these other tracks,” Benson said. “I think that if there was a track that I felt the most confidence going into, [I-55] would have to be at the top of the list — just the way it looks like it races and how our package fits those types of tracks.

“I’m really looking forward to that one. I’ve got a lot of friends and family that will be there, so that’s important to me as well.”

Benson and the rest of the American Sprint Car Series drivers are back in action next Friday–Saturday, Sept. 19–20 at Paducah International Raceway and I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

Tickets for both events will be sold at the track on race day. If you can’t be there to watch in person, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 12, 2025) – The 21st running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center will serve as the final bonus round in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. The Big River Steel “Big Four” will be determined after the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. From there, the four championship contenders will compete for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Championship at the remaining five races of the season. These four drivers will be seeded based on the number of feature wins in championship points-earning events they achieve throughout the year, earning 10 points for each feature win. Ricky Thornton Jr. leads with 13 wins this season. Jonathan Davenport has six, Devin Moran has five, and Hudson O’Neal has four. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Champion will earn an industry record $250,000 from a total points fund that was increased in 2025 to over $1.3 million. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com. Big River Steel Big Four Payout: 1. $10,000, 2. $2,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $2,000 = $16,000 Big River Steel Big Four Championship Events:Date – Venue – Event – To WinSept. 26 – Brownstown Speedway – 4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial – $10,000Sept. 27 – Brownstown Speedway – 46th Annual Jackson 100 – $50,000Oct. 3 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 37th Annual Pittsburgher – $10,000Oct. 4 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 37th Annual Pittsburgher – $50,000Oct. 17 – Eldora Speedway – 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship (Prelim; Non-Points)Oct. 18 – Eldora Speedway – 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – $100,000 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $250,000, 2. $200,000, 3. $150,000, 4.$125,000, 5. $100,000, 6. $80,000, 7. $60,000, 8. $55,000, 9. $50,000, 10. $45,000, 11. $40,000, 12. $35,000, 13. $30,000, 14. $25,000, 15. $20,000 About Big River Steel a U.S. Steel Company:Big River Steel started in 2014 in an area of northeast Arkansas that has been called “steel mill heaven.” They’ve always been about more than just building a steel mill. In fact, they’ve always been about more than just building a steel company. Big River takes a visionary, entrepreneurial approach to the ever-changing American manufacturing industry. They’re reimagining what it means to be a steel company in the global marketplace. To keep pace with evolving and emerging industries, they’ve attracted and trained the best steel technicians in the business. They’ve equipped them with the most advanced technology to make the steels customers need today and a decade from now. All while creating minimal impact on the environment. From their Flex Mill® equipment to AI technology to their partnerships with academic research institutes, they’re daring to be more than what you’d expect from a steel company. To learn more visit www.bigriversteel.com.

About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2025, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 58 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap.  The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via FloRacing, with select broadcasts on RACER Network.   The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

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Big River Steel Big Four Final Round in Chase for the Championship

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 12, 2025) – The 21st running of the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center will serve as the final bonus round in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP. The Big River Steel “Big Four” will be determined after the Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals. From there, the four championship contenders will compete for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Championship at the remaining five races of the season. These four drivers will be seeded based on the number of feature wins in championship points-earning events they achieve throughout the year, earning 10 points for each feature win. Ricky Thornton Jr. leads with 13 wins this season. Jonathan Davenport has six, Devin Moran has five, and Hudson O’Neal has four. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing National Champion will earn an industry record $250,000 from a total points fund that was increased in 2025 to over $1.3 million. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com. Big River Steel Big Four Payout: 1. $10,000, 2. $2,000, 3. $2,000, 4. $2,000 = $16,000 Big River Steel Big Four Championship Events:Date – Venue – Event – To WinSept. 26 – Brownstown Speedway – 4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial – $10,000Sept. 27 – Brownstown Speedway – 46th Annual Jackson 100 – $50,000Oct. 3 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 37th Annual Pittsburgher – $10,000Oct. 4 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – 37th Annual Pittsburgher – $50,000Oct. 17 – Eldora Speedway – 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship (Prelim; Non-Points)Oct. 18 – Eldora Speedway – 45th Annual Dirt Track World Championship – $100,000 2025 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Point Fund: 1. $250,000, 2. $200,000, 3. $150,000, 4.$125,000, 5. $100,000, 6. $80,000, 7. $60,000, 8. $55,000, 9. $50,000, 10. $45,000, 11. $40,000, 12. $35,000, 13. $30,000, 14. $25,000, 15. $20,000 About Big River Steel a U.S. Steel Company:Big River Steel started in 2014 in an area of northeast Arkansas that has been called “steel mill heaven.” They’ve always been about more than just building a steel mill. In fact, they’ve always been about more than just building a steel company. Big River takes a visionary, entrepreneurial approach to the ever-changing American manufacturing industry. They’re reimagining what it means to be a steel company in the global marketplace. To keep pace with evolving and emerging industries, they’ve attracted and trained the best steel technicians in the business. They’ve equipped them with the most advanced technology to make the steels customers need today and a decade from now. All while creating minimal impact on the environment. From their Flex Mill® equipment to AI technology to their partnerships with academic research institutes, they’re daring to be more than what you’d expect from a steel company. To learn more visit www.bigriversteel.com.

About Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing

Founded in 2005, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing showcases the talents of the top dirt late model drivers from across the country. In 2025, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will sanction 58 events across 16 states, including some of the biggest marquee events in the industry, providing dirt slinging, sideways, door-to-door racing action lap after lap.  The series receives national exposure through a television package streamed live via FloRacing, with select broadcasts on RACER Network.   The in your face excitement of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing is second to none in motorsports. For more information, including the latest news, tour schedule, driver information, and more, visit the official website at: www.LucasDirt.com.

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The Californian is ready to race on home turf as his debut World of Outlaws season winds down

BAKERSFIELD, CA (September 11, 2025) – Racers romanticize hitting the road with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, but nothing can ever replicate the feeling of being home.

Cole Macedo’s dream came true in 2025 when he linked with TwoC Racing for his rookie campaign with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He learned the ropes in his home state of California, dabbled in national travel over the last few years, and finally, a plan came together for him to take the step to the sport’s highest level.

The first year on tour with the country’s best Sprint Car drivers has already taken Macedo to 17 states and even across the northern border into Canada. But now, for the first time this season, it’s time for the 25-year-old to race at home.

Next on the agenda is a two-week stay in California that begins this weekend with visits to Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Friday, Sept. 12, and Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 13. And it’s not just Cole getting to compete in front of family and friends; it’s his brother Carson, too.

“I think it’s going to be super cool for myself and my family to have both Carson and I come back home and be a part of the World of Outlaws, where him and I both grew up dreaming to be one of those guys,” Macedo said. “Now we’re rolling in as them, so I think that’s super cool.”

After Bakersfield and Perris, a race that Macedo has had circled all season is up next. The California stay concludes with the Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway on Sept. 19-20. The two nights conclude with a huge $83,000 payday. The Thunderbowl is a treacherous 3/8-mile dirt track that only the bold conquer, and that’s exactly how Macedo likes it.

“Tulare is my favorite track out of all the tracks I’ve ever raced,” Macedo said. “It’s going to be super cool. I love Tulare. You just get up on the wheel a lot there. No matter how your race car is, if you just get up on the fence and run it really hard, you can kind of overcome what’s going on with your race car and anything of that nature. I’ve grown to like that place. It puts the ball a little bit more in my court at all times. Now, it’s very easy to crash, too. I think that’s why I like it so much. I’ve probably crashed there more than anywhere in my career. It’s just hard. It’s not the most easy track to grasp onto.”

These two weeks aren’t only an opportunity for Macedo to race in front of family and friends. He’ll also have the chance to perform in front of one of his key sponsors, California-based WEDG High Performance Karts. Company founder Josh Stagg is a dedicated supporter of Sprint Car racing and plans to have a presence during the entire West Coast swing.

“Josh came on board this year and has really helped me out a lot with his sponsorship,” Macedo said. “Him and I have grown very close and have a lot of phone calls talking about his go-karts or my racing, this and that. He’s a super good guy. I think he’s going to do some advertisement here coming up on the West Coast. I think it’s going to be a super cool deal that I finally get to wear my suit and be there with the karts and kind of try to grow his brand with that. To represent him on the West Coast here is going to be a super good deal for both him and I and everyone involved with WEDG High Performance Karts.”

Looking at how 2025 has gone, Macedo admits he maybe hasn’t quite reached expectations. He sits third in the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year chase with 18 races remaining. Despite being a little short of where he’d like to be, there have been plenty of bright moments. The No. 2C led laps at Talladega Short Track in March before a top-five finish. Macedo wheeled from 12th to the podium at the legendary Eldora Speedway in May. The team feels if their Qualifying efforts can improve, they’ll be closer to where they need to be on a nightly basis.

“I think the year as a whole has gone fair,” Macedo said. “I think we’re all happy with what we’re doing. I think that we all had hoped to be a little bit better. I know I do just mainly in the beginning of the night. I feel like we race well. Our race car gets around the track pretty well. Just there at the beginning of the night, getting timed in and setting ourselves up for the rest of the night is really the only place our team is struggling at the moment. I think that we’re very close. We’re knocking on the door. If we could just figure that out, our nights would go a lot smoother and a lot easier.”

One key piece missing from the 2025 World of Outlaws campaign for Macedo is a win. Getting to the tour is one thing. Beating the best of the best is another. It’s a goal Macedo set for this season, and what better time to check it off than at home?

“Winning in front of my family and hometown fans, I’ve got a lot of buddies that plan to come, would be a dream come true,” Macedo said. “It would be probably the biggest thing that I’ve ever done. I hope that it can happen. I think we’re capable of making that happen. We just have to put the whole night together. With these Outlaw guys, you have to be perfect to win.”

Macedo’s time at home starts this weekend at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 12) and Perris Auto Speedway (Sept. 13). For tickets, CLICK HERE.

GOLDEN STATE GRADUATE: Cole Macedo Talks Rookie Campaign, Heading Home

The Californian is ready to race on home turf as his debut World of Outlaws season winds down

BAKERSFIELD, CA (September 11, 2025) – Racers romanticize hitting the road with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, but nothing can ever replicate the feeling of being home.

Cole Macedo’s dream came true in 2025 when he linked with TwoC Racing for his rookie campaign with The Greatest Show on Dirt. He learned the ropes in his home state of California, dabbled in national travel over the last few years, and finally, a plan came together for him to take the step to the sport’s highest level.

The first year on tour with the country’s best Sprint Car drivers has already taken Macedo to 17 states and even across the northern border into Canada. But now, for the first time this season, it’s time for the 25-year-old to race at home.

Next on the agenda is a two-week stay in California that begins this weekend with visits to Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Friday, Sept. 12, and Perris Auto Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 13. And it’s not just Cole getting to compete in front of family and friends; it’s his brother Carson, too.

“I think it’s going to be super cool for myself and my family to have both Carson and I come back home and be a part of the World of Outlaws, where him and I both grew up dreaming to be one of those guys,” Macedo said. “Now we’re rolling in as them, so I think that’s super cool.”

After Bakersfield and Perris, a race that Macedo has had circled all season is up next. The California stay concludes with the Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway on Sept. 19-20. The two nights conclude with a huge $83,000 payday. The Thunderbowl is a treacherous 3/8-mile dirt track that only the bold conquer, and that’s exactly how Macedo likes it.

“Tulare is my favorite track out of all the tracks I’ve ever raced,” Macedo said. “It’s going to be super cool. I love Tulare. You just get up on the wheel a lot there. No matter how your race car is, if you just get up on the fence and run it really hard, you can kind of overcome what’s going on with your race car and anything of that nature. I’ve grown to like that place. It puts the ball a little bit more in my court at all times. Now, it’s very easy to crash, too. I think that’s why I like it so much. I’ve probably crashed there more than anywhere in my career. It’s just hard. It’s not the most easy track to grasp onto.”

These two weeks aren’t only an opportunity for Macedo to race in front of family and friends. He’ll also have the chance to perform in front of one of his key sponsors, California-based WEDG High Performance Karts. Company founder Josh Stagg is a dedicated supporter of Sprint Car racing and plans to have a presence during the entire West Coast swing.

“Josh came on board this year and has really helped me out a lot with his sponsorship,” Macedo said. “Him and I have grown very close and have a lot of phone calls talking about his go-karts or my racing, this and that. He’s a super good guy. I think he’s going to do some advertisement here coming up on the West Coast. I think it’s going to be a super cool deal that I finally get to wear my suit and be there with the karts and kind of try to grow his brand with that. To represent him on the West Coast here is going to be a super good deal for both him and I and everyone involved with WEDG High Performance Karts.”

Looking at how 2025 has gone, Macedo admits he maybe hasn’t quite reached expectations. He sits third in the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year chase with 18 races remaining. Despite being a little short of where he’d like to be, there have been plenty of bright moments. The No. 2C led laps at Talladega Short Track in March before a top-five finish. Macedo wheeled from 12th to the podium at the legendary Eldora Speedway in May. The team feels if their Qualifying efforts can improve, they’ll be closer to where they need to be on a nightly basis.

“I think the year as a whole has gone fair,” Macedo said. “I think we’re all happy with what we’re doing. I think that we all had hoped to be a little bit better. I know I do just mainly in the beginning of the night. I feel like we race well. Our race car gets around the track pretty well. Just there at the beginning of the night, getting timed in and setting ourselves up for the rest of the night is really the only place our team is struggling at the moment. I think that we’re very close. We’re knocking on the door. If we could just figure that out, our nights would go a lot smoother and a lot easier.”

One key piece missing from the 2025 World of Outlaws campaign for Macedo is a win. Getting to the tour is one thing. Beating the best of the best is another. It’s a goal Macedo set for this season, and what better time to check it off than at home?

“Winning in front of my family and hometown fans, I’ve got a lot of buddies that plan to come, would be a dream come true,” Macedo said. “It would be probably the biggest thing that I’ve ever done. I hope that it can happen. I think we’re capable of making that happen. We just have to put the whole night together. With these Outlaw guys, you have to be perfect to win.”

Macedo’s time at home starts this weekend at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 12) and Perris Auto Speedway (Sept. 13). For tickets, CLICK HERE.

If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 10, 2025) – The PEAK SQUAD of three-time Maple Grove Raceway Funny Car winner Jack Beckman and his John Force Racing crew are within striking distance, just one round of competition, behind teammate and point leader Austin Prock heading into Round 1 of the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship in the NHRA Nationals presented by Nitro Fish in Mohnton, Pa.

Notes

• The PEAK SQUAD starts the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship a mere 20 points behind Prock in first place, and then seven ahead of Matt Hagan in third, 23 ahead of Ron Capps in fourth and 38 ahead of Paul Lee in fifth.
• Beckman was a finalist in his two most recent Maple Grove Raceway appearances, winning his last Reading start in a Don Schumacher car in 2019 and reaching the finals in his first for JFR last year, losing an all-JFR final to Prock.
• The California native has two other Funny car victories at Maple Grove Raceway, in 2008 and 2015.
• Beckman has nine Countdown wins overall, including two as a John Force Racing driver (2024 at St. Louis and the Pomona Finals).
• Eight John Force Racing drivers have won 41 times in Countdown events, 2007-2024.  In addition to the three current drivers, other JFR winners were Robert Hight (16), John Force (7), Mike Neff (2), Courtney Force (2) and Ashley Force Hood (1).
• Of JFR’s record 23 series championships, eight have been secured during the Countdown Era that began in 2007.  John Force won 14 championships prior to the implementation of the Countdown format and Tony Pedregon won one (2003).  

Most Wins, Countdown races (2007-Present)

• FUNNY CAR 
• Robert Hight — 16
• Matt Hagan — 16
• Cruz Pedregon — 10
• Ron Capps — 9
• Jack Beckman — 9
• John Force — 7
• Del Worsham — 6
• Tommy Johnson Jr. — 4
• Austin Prock — 3
• Bob Tasca III — 3
• J.R. Todd — 3
• Tim Wilkerson — 3

Jack Beckman Quotes

WHAT GRADE DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF ENTERING THE COUNTDOWN?

“That’s for other people to decide.ve had a wonderful year driving the PEAK Chevrolet for John. We’ve won two races. We’ve had five No. 1 qualifiers. We’ve been in a couple of other finals, lost to our teammate and, like Austin said that they had a a generational year last year, and the way this year’s going, it looks like it could be even better. That said, we are now one round behind them.”

DID YOUR TEAM TEST AFTER THE U.S. NATIONALS?

“We stayed and tested Monday at Indy with a brand-new car. Our goal was to get a few runs on it and some spare parts and load it back in the trailer as a backup car. It ran so good, I think we’re going to run that car. So, this is a time of year where you pull out all the stops, right? It’s time to go out there and swing hard every event.”

WHAT’S YOUR DRIVING FORCE TO WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP?

“You know, like trophies, you ask anybody that races, ‘How many trophies do you have’ and the correct answer is ‘One less that I want to have,’ right? You never get one and say, ‘Oh, great. That’s exactly as many as I wanted to have.’ So there’s always that motivation. Every single race for us gives the trophy away at the end of the day. It’s not the same thing for regular season baseball or football. Every one matters.

“This is the first year that they’ve had a regular season championship, and I thought that was a great idea. It really gave us a reason to fight harder, to be in first, to try to get back into first, and it was a good money bonus for that. But really, in addition to race wins, every one of us is racing for the world championship and we have six races left to do that.

“It wouldn’t matter if I was driving for John Force because I would want to do it for the (crew) guys that are putting me in that car. But those are John Force’s guys. By the way, I’m getting suited up for the final round at Indy and someone comes up behind me and starts talking, I got my helmet on. I’m thinking, ‘Oh my god, who left this person up here when I’m trying to get in the car’ and I turn around and it’s John Force. He gave me a hug.  That’s all the motivation you’ll ever need.”

Jack Beckman at Maple Grove Raceway

Jack Beckman	Race Result	Qualified	Event Round Record
2006	1st round	8th	0-1
2007	1st round	2nd	0-2
2008	Winner	13th	4-2
2009	1st round	3rd	4-3
2010	2nd round	4th	5-4
2011	1st round	5th	5-5
2012	Semi-finals	1st	7-6
2013	1st round	3rd	7-7
2014	2nd round	6th	8-8
2015	Winner	3rd	12-8
2016	Semi-finals	11th	14-9
2017	Semi-finals	5th	16-10
2018	1st round	4th	16-11
2019*	Winner	3rd	20-11
2020	DNC	DNC	DNC
2021	DNC	DNC	DNC
2022	DNC	DNC	DNC
2023	DNC	DNC	DNC
2024	Runner-up	3rd	23-12

*2019 defeated John Force in final round

**2024 runner-up to teammate Austin Prock in first final round in return to racing

Number starts: 15

Times No. 1 qualifier: 1

Final rounds: 4

Victories: 3

Won-Lost Record: 23-12

Track records – 3.837 seconds by Ron Capps, Sept. 14, 2019; 339.28 mph by Ron Capps, Sept. 14, 2019

Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying features two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 12 and the final two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14.

BECKMAN HAS DRIVING FORCE IN HUNT FOR CHAMPIONSHIP

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 10, 2025) – The PEAK SQUAD of three-time Maple Grove Raceway Funny Car winner Jack Beckman and his John Force Racing crew are within striking distance, just one round of competition, behind teammate and point leader Austin Prock heading into Round 1 of the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship in the NHRA Nationals presented by Nitro Fish in Mohnton, Pa.

Notes

• The PEAK SQUAD starts the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship a mere 20 points behind Prock in first place, and then seven ahead of Matt Hagan in third, 23 ahead of Ron Capps in fourth and 38 ahead of Paul Lee in fifth.
• Beckman was a finalist in his two most recent Maple Grove Raceway appearances, winning his last Reading start in a Don Schumacher car in 2019 and reaching the finals in his first for JFR last year, losing an all-JFR final to Prock.
• The California native has two other Funny car victories at Maple Grove Raceway, in 2008 and 2015.
• Beckman has nine Countdown wins overall, including two as a John Force Racing driver (2024 at St. Louis and the Pomona Finals).
• Eight John Force Racing drivers have won 41 times in Countdown events, 2007-2024.  In addition to the three current drivers, other JFR winners were Robert Hight (16), John Force (7), Mike Neff (2), Courtney Force (2) and Ashley Force Hood (1).
• Of JFR’s record 23 series championships, eight have been secured during the Countdown Era that began in 2007.  John Force won 14 championships prior to the implementation of the Countdown format and Tony Pedregon won one (2003).  

Most Wins, Countdown races (2007-Present)

• FUNNY CAR 
• Robert Hight — 16
• Matt Hagan — 16
• Cruz Pedregon — 10
• Ron Capps — 9
• Jack Beckman — 9
• John Force — 7
• Del Worsham — 6
• Tommy Johnson Jr. — 4
• Austin Prock — 3
• Bob Tasca III — 3
• J.R. Todd — 3
• Tim Wilkerson — 3

Jack Beckman Quotes

WHAT GRADE DO YOU GIVE YOURSELF ENTERING THE COUNTDOWN?

“That’s for other people to decide.ve had a wonderful year driving the PEAK Chevrolet for John. We’ve won two races. We’ve had five No. 1 qualifiers. We’ve been in a couple of other finals, lost to our teammate and, like Austin said that they had a a generational year last year, and the way this year’s going, it looks like it could be even better. That said, we are now one round behind them.”

DID YOUR TEAM TEST AFTER THE U.S. NATIONALS?

“We stayed and tested Monday at Indy with a brand-new car. Our goal was to get a few runs on it and some spare parts and load it back in the trailer as a backup car. It ran so good, I think we’re going to run that car. So, this is a time of year where you pull out all the stops, right? It’s time to go out there and swing hard every event.”

WHAT’S YOUR DRIVING FORCE TO WIN ANOTHER CHAMPIONSHIP?

“You know, like trophies, you ask anybody that races, ‘How many trophies do you have’ and the correct answer is ‘One less that I want to have,’ right? You never get one and say, ‘Oh, great. That’s exactly as many as I wanted to have.’ So there’s always that motivation. Every single race for us gives the trophy away at the end of the day. It’s not the same thing for regular season baseball or football. Every one matters.

“This is the first year that they’ve had a regular season championship, and I thought that was a great idea. It really gave us a reason to fight harder, to be in first, to try to get back into first, and it was a good money bonus for that. But really, in addition to race wins, every one of us is racing for the world championship and we have six races left to do that.

“It wouldn’t matter if I was driving for John Force because I would want to do it for the (crew) guys that are putting me in that car. But those are John Force’s guys. By the way, I’m getting suited up for the final round at Indy and someone comes up behind me and starts talking, I got my helmet on. I’m thinking, ‘Oh my god, who left this person up here when I’m trying to get in the car’ and I turn around and it’s John Force. He gave me a hug.  That’s all the motivation you’ll ever need.”

Jack Beckman at Maple Grove Raceway

Jack Beckman	Race Result	Qualified	Event Round Record
2006	1st round	8th	0-1
2007	1st round	2nd	0-2
2008	Winner	13th	4-2
2009	1st round	3rd	4-3
2010	2nd round	4th	5-4
2011	1st round	5th	5-5
2012	Semi-finals	1st	7-6
2013	1st round	3rd	7-7
2014	2nd round	6th	8-8
2015	Winner	3rd	12-8
2016	Semi-finals	11th	14-9
2017	Semi-finals	5th	16-10
2018	1st round	4th	16-11
2019*	Winner	3rd	20-11
2020	DNC	DNC	DNC
2021	DNC	DNC	DNC
2022	DNC	DNC	DNC
2023	DNC	DNC	DNC
2024	Runner-up	3rd	23-12

*2019 defeated John Force in final round

**2024 runner-up to teammate Austin Prock in first final round in return to racing

Number starts: 15

Times No. 1 qualifier: 1

Final rounds: 4

Victories: 3

Won-Lost Record: 23-12

Track records – 3.837 seconds by Ron Capps, Sept. 14, 2019; 339.28 mph by Ron Capps, Sept. 14, 2019

Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying features two rounds at 2:30 and 5 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 12 and the final two rounds of qualifying on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 12:30 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 12 p.m. ET on Sunday on FS1, and eliminations at 2 p.m. Sunday on FS1.

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 10, 2025) – Momentum is a critical element to any team entering the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship and Austin Prock and his Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team has a truckload of it entering the Sept. 11-14 NHRA Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa.

Two weeks ago, Prock and his John Force Racing team clinched the NHRA Funny Car regular season championship, won the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday and then captured his second consecutive U.S. Nationals title on Labor Day Monday.

He enters Rd. 1 of the Countdown at Maple Grove Raceway, a race he won on his way to the 2024 championship, with a 20-point advantage over JFR teammate Jack Beckman after the playoff points reset.

Notes

• Reading is one of the three races Austin has won in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.  The others are the Charlotte Spring 4Wide (2023, 2025) and Seattle (2019, 2024).
• Prock has won 15 on his 34 Funny Car starts, which places him in select company.  No Funny Car driver has won at that pace since the ‘90s when John Force won 17 of 34 starts in 1995-96 and matched that total in a 34-event stretch in 1999 and 2000.
• Prock is one of four drivers to have won Countdown races in both Top Fuel and Funny Car (Del Worsham, Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd).  He won twice in 2022, moving from 12th to third in the final standings. 
• Eight John Force Racing drivers have won 41 times in Countdown events, 2007-2024.  In addition to the three current drivers, other JFR winners were Robert Hight (16), John Force (7), Mike Neff (2), Courtney Force (2) and Ashley Force Hood (1).
• Of JFR’s record 23 series championships, eight have been secured during the Countdown Era that began in 2007.  John Force won 14 championships prior to the implementation of the Countdown format and Tony Pedregon won one (2003).  

MOST COUNTDOWN RACE WINS (2007-PRESENT)

• FUNNY CAR 
• Robert Hight — 16
• Matt Hagan — 16
• Cruz Pedregon — 10
• Ron Capps — 9
• Jack Beckman — 9
• John Force — 7
• Del Worsham — 6
• Tommy Johnson Jr.  — 4
• Austin Prock — 3
• Bob Tasca III — 3
• J.R. Todd — 3
• Tim Wilkerson — 3

Austin Prock Quotes

ARE YOU SURPRISED WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON?

“Last year, we had one of the most dominant performances in Funny Car history and we’ve come out this year and actually had one more win than we did last year to this point. So, yeah, it’s been going really good. You know, the point reset after the U.S. Nationals and everything can change. But we just have to go out there and keep doing what we’ve been doing to get us to this point. That’s what we did last year, and we ended up earning my first World Championship. The car’s in good shape right now so, if we keep our heads down and everyone does their job, we’ll have a good shot at it.”

WHAT’S THE ATTITUDE NOW HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS AS REIGNING CHAMPION?

“I always think we have something to prove. You know, our family works really hard at this sport, and this whole team works really hard. putting their life and soul into this sport. I’m just as hungry as I was last year, maybe even more hungry. To win one championship is one thing, but to run it back to back, that’s very difficult to do, and it kind of puts you in a different category of people in the history books. So, yeah, I want to win this championship just as bad as I did last year.”

“We’ve worked really hard to this point, to have the points lead that we did finishing up Indy, winning the U.S. Nationals again. I’m ready to get going. I’m glad that we have three races in a row to start off the Countdown. You can really get it in a groove and make or break your fate. So, I’m looking forward to it.”

Austin Prock at Maple Grove Raceway

Austin Prock	Race Result	Qualified	Event Round Record
2019 (TF)	Semi-finals	7th	2-1
2020	DNC
2021	DNC
2022 (TF)	Winner	4th	6-1
2023 (TF)	1st round	8th	6-2
2024 (FC)	Winner	1st	10-2

Quickest time: 3.849 seconds, Sept. 13, 2024 

PROCK BEGINS COUNTDOWN ON TOP OF FUNNY CAR MOUNTAIN

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 10, 2025) – Momentum is a critical element to any team entering the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship and Austin Prock and his Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team has a truckload of it entering the Sept. 11-14 NHRA Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa.

Two weeks ago, Prock and his John Force Racing team clinched the NHRA Funny Car regular season championship, won the PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday and then captured his second consecutive U.S. Nationals title on Labor Day Monday.

He enters Rd. 1 of the Countdown at Maple Grove Raceway, a race he won on his way to the 2024 championship, with a 20-point advantage over JFR teammate Jack Beckman after the playoff points reset.

Notes

• Reading is one of the three races Austin has won in both Top Fuel and Funny Car.  The others are the Charlotte Spring 4Wide (2023, 2025) and Seattle (2019, 2024).
• Prock has won 15 on his 34 Funny Car starts, which places him in select company.  No Funny Car driver has won at that pace since the ‘90s when John Force won 17 of 34 starts in 1995-96 and matched that total in a 34-event stretch in 1999 and 2000.
• Prock is one of four drivers to have won Countdown races in both Top Fuel and Funny Car (Del Worsham, Shawn Langdon, J.R. Todd).  He won twice in 2022, moving from 12th to third in the final standings. 
• Eight John Force Racing drivers have won 41 times in Countdown events, 2007-2024.  In addition to the three current drivers, other JFR winners were Robert Hight (16), John Force (7), Mike Neff (2), Courtney Force (2) and Ashley Force Hood (1).
• Of JFR’s record 23 series championships, eight have been secured during the Countdown Era that began in 2007.  John Force won 14 championships prior to the implementation of the Countdown format and Tony Pedregon won one (2003).  

MOST COUNTDOWN RACE WINS (2007-PRESENT)

• FUNNY CAR 
• Robert Hight — 16
• Matt Hagan — 16
• Cruz Pedregon — 10
• Ron Capps — 9
• Jack Beckman — 9
• John Force — 7
• Del Worsham — 6
• Tommy Johnson Jr.  — 4
• Austin Prock — 3
• Bob Tasca III — 3
• J.R. Todd — 3
• Tim Wilkerson — 3

Austin Prock Quotes

ARE YOU SURPRISED WITH YOUR PERFORMANCE THIS SEASON?

“Last year, we had one of the most dominant performances in Funny Car history and we’ve come out this year and actually had one more win than we did last year to this point. So, yeah, it’s been going really good. You know, the point reset after the U.S. Nationals and everything can change. But we just have to go out there and keep doing what we’ve been doing to get us to this point. That’s what we did last year, and we ended up earning my first World Championship. The car’s in good shape right now so, if we keep our heads down and everyone does their job, we’ll have a good shot at it.”

WHAT’S THE ATTITUDE NOW HEADING INTO THE PLAYOFFS AS REIGNING CHAMPION?

“I always think we have something to prove. You know, our family works really hard at this sport, and this whole team works really hard. putting their life and soul into this sport. I’m just as hungry as I was last year, maybe even more hungry. To win one championship is one thing, but to run it back to back, that’s very difficult to do, and it kind of puts you in a different category of people in the history books. So, yeah, I want to win this championship just as bad as I did last year.”

“We’ve worked really hard to this point, to have the points lead that we did finishing up Indy, winning the U.S. Nationals again. I’m ready to get going. I’m glad that we have three races in a row to start off the Countdown. You can really get it in a groove and make or break your fate. So, I’m looking forward to it.”

Austin Prock at Maple Grove Raceway

Austin Prock	Race Result	Qualified	Event Round Record
2019 (TF)	Semi-finals	7th	2-1
2020	DNC
2021	DNC
2022 (TF)	Winner	4th	6-1
2023 (TF)	1st round	8th	6-2
2024 (FC)	Winner	1st	10-2

Quickest time: 3.849 seconds, Sept. 13, 2024 

Fastest speed: 338.43 mph, Sept. 13, 2024