DOE RUN, MO (September 4, 2025) – If you put Jacob Denney in a staring contest against pressure, pressure would blink.

Through three quarters of the 2025 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, Denney has proven himself to be the class of the field with record-breaking accolades and heights he never guessed.

Maintaining a 64-point lead into the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series finale, and a 273-point lead heading into the final six events of the 2025 season, Denney hasn’t found a need to prioritize point collecting, as the majority of the year saw him face new tracks on the schedule.

That season-long test never bothered him, as every win except for I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been at tracks that he’s never seen beforehand. With four tracks left to account for, Denney will get to add Doe Run Raceway, Highland Speedway, and Millbridge Speedway to his list of new facilities he’s gotten to race.

“I think every night is a challenge of its own,” Denney said. “Every night is a little bit different. You’re racing some of the best Midget guys in the country, so it never gets easier. I think that’s the thing is that not to get complacent, just keep pushing forward, and trying to find more to stay on top. 

“Sometimes, you’re already at the edge of more, and then you got to back it down a little bit. I think every night’s hard in its own aspect, (every track) has little things go this way and that way, so I take it all night-by-night and try to focus on the next thing I’m headed for.”

The Galloway, OH driver’s biggest takeaway from his first year at Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) is the level of comfort his crew chief, Kaleb Wyrick, and other team members have provided to him in situations where he hasn’t.

“I gotta thank Kaleb for that,” Denney said. “These guys have worked hard every night. Sometimes, I’m a pain when I’m not comfortable. But, for the most part, we always work really well together. 

“(At the) start of the year, I told Kaleb what I like to feel, and as long as I’m comfortable, I’ll do whatever it takes. And, he’s gotten me comfortable every night, and when I’m not, he’ll work around it and get me there. So, that’s really nice to have somebody that trusts you enough to change the little things here and there to get you a little bit more out of the car so you could drive a little bit better.”

Before joining one of the most successful squads in dirt Midget history, Denney carved out his resumé by racing for multiple teams, including three wins in both USAC and POWRi with both Mounce/Stout Motorsports and Malloy Motorsports. In 11 previous Xtreme starts between 2022-2024, he scored a combined five top fives, eight top 10s, and three podiums.

At the end of 2024, Denney got the offer to take over the reins of the No. 67 JBL Audio Toyota as Ryan Timms departed the seat. Denney began his tenure by capturing his awaited first Series win in the season opener at Farmer City Raceway.

The win set the tone for the year that the 20-year-old was going to enjoy, earning an additional seven wins, 13 podiums, 16 top fives, and finishing top 10 in all 18 races to lead all Series competitors.

“It’s really about being smart with it,” Denney said. “Taking the first part of the race a little bit more smart and not just on-kill, and then if you’re in position to win it, obviously you gotta get to the white flag before you can win the race. So you get yourself there, then take the opportunities and pounce on it.

“The big thing I’ve noticed this year is getting out front early and setting a nice pace, limiting mistakes, and not having to push at a crazy level. At the end of (2024), I was trying to go to this whole other level that sometimes it’d work or I’d make a huge mistake or crash. So I’ve learned to be smarter about it, keep a consistent pace, and let (other drivers) make all the mistakes.”

Denney will chase his second of three Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series championships with the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series finale weekend at Doe Run on Friday, Sept. 5, and Highland on Saturday, Sept. 6.

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Jacob Denney Seizes Career-Defining Year with Keith Kunz, Chases Xtreme Triple Crown in First Full Season

DOE RUN, MO (September 4, 2025) – If you put Jacob Denney in a staring contest against pressure, pressure would blink.

Through three quarters of the 2025 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota, Denney has proven himself to be the class of the field with record-breaking accolades and heights he never guessed.

Maintaining a 64-point lead into the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series finale, and a 273-point lead heading into the final six events of the 2025 season, Denney hasn’t found a need to prioritize point collecting, as the majority of the year saw him face new tracks on the schedule.

That season-long test never bothered him, as every win except for I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park has been at tracks that he’s never seen beforehand. With four tracks left to account for, Denney will get to add Doe Run Raceway, Highland Speedway, and Millbridge Speedway to his list of new facilities he’s gotten to race.

“I think every night is a challenge of its own,” Denney said. “Every night is a little bit different. You’re racing some of the best Midget guys in the country, so it never gets easier. I think that’s the thing is that not to get complacent, just keep pushing forward, and trying to find more to stay on top. 

“Sometimes, you’re already at the edge of more, and then you got to back it down a little bit. I think every night’s hard in its own aspect, (every track) has little things go this way and that way, so I take it all night-by-night and try to focus on the next thing I’m headed for.”

The Galloway, OH driver’s biggest takeaway from his first year at Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) is the level of comfort his crew chief, Kaleb Wyrick, and other team members have provided to him in situations where he hasn’t.

“I gotta thank Kaleb for that,” Denney said. “These guys have worked hard every night. Sometimes, I’m a pain when I’m not comfortable. But, for the most part, we always work really well together. 

“(At the) start of the year, I told Kaleb what I like to feel, and as long as I’m comfortable, I’ll do whatever it takes. And, he’s gotten me comfortable every night, and when I’m not, he’ll work around it and get me there. So, that’s really nice to have somebody that trusts you enough to change the little things here and there to get you a little bit more out of the car so you could drive a little bit better.”

Before joining one of the most successful squads in dirt Midget history, Denney carved out his resumé by racing for multiple teams, including three wins in both USAC and POWRi with both Mounce/Stout Motorsports and Malloy Motorsports. In 11 previous Xtreme starts between 2022-2024, he scored a combined five top fives, eight top 10s, and three podiums.

At the end of 2024, Denney got the offer to take over the reins of the No. 67 JBL Audio Toyota as Ryan Timms departed the seat. Denney began his tenure by capturing his awaited first Series win in the season opener at Farmer City Raceway.

The win set the tone for the year that the 20-year-old was going to enjoy, earning an additional seven wins, 13 podiums, 16 top fives, and finishing top 10 in all 18 races to lead all Series competitors.

“It’s really about being smart with it,” Denney said. “Taking the first part of the race a little bit more smart and not just on-kill, and then if you’re in position to win it, obviously you gotta get to the white flag before you can win the race. So you get yourself there, then take the opportunities and pounce on it.

“The big thing I’ve noticed this year is getting out front early and setting a nice pace, limiting mistakes, and not having to push at a crazy level. At the end of (2024), I was trying to go to this whole other level that sometimes it’d work or I’d make a huge mistake or crash. So I’ve learned to be smarter about it, keep a consistent pace, and let (other drivers) make all the mistakes.”

Denney will chase his second of three Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series championships with the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series finale weekend at Doe Run on Friday, Sept. 5, and Highland on Saturday, Sept. 6.

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If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVIsion – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.

Reigning Series champion back in action at 81 Speedway, Eagle Raceway this weekend

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 4, 2025) — Seth Bergman will be the first to admit 2025 hasn’t gone the way he’d imagined when it began. But that’s all behind him now. 

The Oklahoma resident by way of Snohomish, WA, last season finally reached the summit of the Sprint Car racing mountain he’d been trying to get up his entire career, winning the 2024 American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national championship and defeating the country’s best 360 Sprint Car racers.

But 2025 has been a struggle. In his first six Series races, Bergman posted only two top-five finishes and recorded two DNFs. After his second DNF at Batesville Motor Speedway in June, he made the decision to divert from the Series schedule and forgo his championship title defense.

However, Bergman and his newly rejuvenated team broke the slump last weekend, returning to the Series roster at Electric City Speedway and ending up in Victory Lane. The Oklahoma Chiller No. 23 drove by current points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. at the midway point of the race and held off all challengers to bank his first Series win since November 2024.

“That’s just kinda what we’ve been going through this year — getting back to where we know we need to be,” Bergman said. “I think these last few weeks have been a reflection of the work we’ve been putting in to get back to that point.”

A winner of 26 Series events in his career — 12 of which have come in the past four years alone, ranking him 10th on the all-time wins list — Bergman has become accustomed to performing well against the nation’s best 360 competition. When he went from seven Feature wins on the national circuit last season to none at any level through the first half of 2025, a deep sense of concern began to set in.

“It’s been frustrating for me because, obviously, you want to win races and we haven’t been doing that,” Bergman said. “But that’s what you go through as a race car driver. It’s not always gonna be what you planned for. You’ve just gotta stick it out through those tough times and really get smart and learn why you’re struggling and what you need to do to fix it and get where you need to be.”

He began the year looking as if he’d picked right up from where he left off in 2024, posting three-straight runner-up finishes in his first three events of the season — two in the ASCS Sooner Region season opener at Creek County Speedway and Enid Speedway in March before a third with the national Series at Salina Highbanks Speedway in April.

But then came a DNF due to mechanical failure while running third at Paducah International Raceway in May. Four races later, another DNF, this time at Batesville Motor Speedway in June after a blown tire caused damage that could not be repaired in time. Later in July, Bergman made the decision he would not attend the next Series events and instead trucked back to his native Washington to compete in several events at Skagit Speedway.

“We had DNFs this year and got behind in the points, and a lot of people when I left were saying, ‘Oh he’s just tired of getting his ass kicked and he can’t compete,’ which was not the case at all,” Bergman said. “It’s just that we had issues that we could see were going to affect us. We were already buried in the points standings and we just thought it would be best for our team to redirect and get back to a place where we know we need to be before we feel like we’re competitive enough to race for a championship.”

It was during his time back home that Bergman began to reassemble his operation and get the answers to his performance woes. He reunited with former crew chief Allen Terrell, who Bergman had worked with for several seasons in the past, joining already-present tire specialist Jake Lucero to take on the races at Skagit.

Together, the three put together finishes of fourth, third and seventh in two weekly 360 Sprint Car events plus the marquee Fred Brownfield 360 Nationals in July. The team also contested a night with a 410c.i. engine under the hood and finished second.

“I feel like our team is stronger than it’s ever been before with the personnel we have now,” Bergman said. “We have a great group of guys assembled that are working on the race car and really allowing me to just focus on driving it. It’s a huge help when I can show up to the racetrack and just focus on winning races and what it takes behind the wheel.”

With rejuvenated confidence, the team made the decision to hop back on the ASCS trail for both weekends in Montana. For extra help, Bergman recruited new car chief Connor Lee to the squad in time for the weekend at Big Sky Speedway.

“Between those three guys right there, we definitely have the help we need,” Bergman said. “Everybody is good at what they do.”

Right away, the product of the team’s synergy showed with back-to-back runner-up finishes in the two-day event. The following Friday at Electric City, Bergman stumbled a bit when a mid-race flat tire resulted in a 13th-place finish. But he kept the effort up on Saturday and finally got what he’d been searching for, beating Jason Martin and Hafertepe to the stripe to bank his first Feature win of the season.

“For me, it was just not losing that confidence and knowing how to win races, and that was a big deal last weekend,” Bergman said. “When we were in position to win, just reminding myself what it takes and knowing what it took to make the right decisions to ultimately go win the race.”

Looking ahead, Bergman and the team are set to be back in action Friday with the ASCS Sooner Region at Creek County Speedway before heading to 81 Speedway on Saturday and Eagle Raceway on Sunday for the second annual Stewart Alley Memorial.

With him are some lessons he’s learned from struggle in the past, which seem most applicable today.

“It’s taught me to stick with it,” Bergman said. “Just because you’re not getting results, your effort level doesn’t change. You’ve gotta put more effort into figuring out why and getting on the other side of it.

“Probably the most important thing is trying not to get too down on yourself and know that if you keep putting the work in the right way and keep trying to solve the problems, eventually you’ll get it figured out.”

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Friday through Sunday, Sept. 5–7, at Lakeside Speedway, 81 Speedway, and Eagle Raceway. Tickets for all three events will be sold at the track on race day.

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK: Seth Bergman’s Team ‘Stronger Than It’s Ever Been’ in ASCS Return

Reigning Series champion back in action at 81 Speedway, Eagle Raceway this weekend

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 4, 2025) — Seth Bergman will be the first to admit 2025 hasn’t gone the way he’d imagined when it began. But that’s all behind him now. 

The Oklahoma resident by way of Snohomish, WA, last season finally reached the summit of the Sprint Car racing mountain he’d been trying to get up his entire career, winning the 2024 American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) national championship and defeating the country’s best 360 Sprint Car racers.

But 2025 has been a struggle. In his first six Series races, Bergman posted only two top-five finishes and recorded two DNFs. After his second DNF at Batesville Motor Speedway in June, he made the decision to divert from the Series schedule and forgo his championship title defense.

However, Bergman and his newly rejuvenated team broke the slump last weekend, returning to the Series roster at Electric City Speedway and ending up in Victory Lane. The Oklahoma Chiller No. 23 drove by current points leader Sam Hafertepe Jr. at the midway point of the race and held off all challengers to bank his first Series win since November 2024.

“That’s just kinda what we’ve been going through this year — getting back to where we know we need to be,” Bergman said. “I think these last few weeks have been a reflection of the work we’ve been putting in to get back to that point.”

A winner of 26 Series events in his career — 12 of which have come in the past four years alone, ranking him 10th on the all-time wins list — Bergman has become accustomed to performing well against the nation’s best 360 competition. When he went from seven Feature wins on the national circuit last season to none at any level through the first half of 2025, a deep sense of concern began to set in.

“It’s been frustrating for me because, obviously, you want to win races and we haven’t been doing that,” Bergman said. “But that’s what you go through as a race car driver. It’s not always gonna be what you planned for. You’ve just gotta stick it out through those tough times and really get smart and learn why you’re struggling and what you need to do to fix it and get where you need to be.”

He began the year looking as if he’d picked right up from where he left off in 2024, posting three-straight runner-up finishes in his first three events of the season — two in the ASCS Sooner Region season opener at Creek County Speedway and Enid Speedway in March before a third with the national Series at Salina Highbanks Speedway in April.

But then came a DNF due to mechanical failure while running third at Paducah International Raceway in May. Four races later, another DNF, this time at Batesville Motor Speedway in June after a blown tire caused damage that could not be repaired in time. Later in July, Bergman made the decision he would not attend the next Series events and instead trucked back to his native Washington to compete in several events at Skagit Speedway.

“We had DNFs this year and got behind in the points, and a lot of people when I left were saying, ‘Oh he’s just tired of getting his ass kicked and he can’t compete,’ which was not the case at all,” Bergman said. “It’s just that we had issues that we could see were going to affect us. We were already buried in the points standings and we just thought it would be best for our team to redirect and get back to a place where we know we need to be before we feel like we’re competitive enough to race for a championship.”

It was during his time back home that Bergman began to reassemble his operation and get the answers to his performance woes. He reunited with former crew chief Allen Terrell, who Bergman had worked with for several seasons in the past, joining already-present tire specialist Jake Lucero to take on the races at Skagit.

Together, the three put together finishes of fourth, third and seventh in two weekly 360 Sprint Car events plus the marquee Fred Brownfield 360 Nationals in July. The team also contested a night with a 410c.i. engine under the hood and finished second.

“I feel like our team is stronger than it’s ever been before with the personnel we have now,” Bergman said. “We have a great group of guys assembled that are working on the race car and really allowing me to just focus on driving it. It’s a huge help when I can show up to the racetrack and just focus on winning races and what it takes behind the wheel.”

With rejuvenated confidence, the team made the decision to hop back on the ASCS trail for both weekends in Montana. For extra help, Bergman recruited new car chief Connor Lee to the squad in time for the weekend at Big Sky Speedway.

“Between those three guys right there, we definitely have the help we need,” Bergman said. “Everybody is good at what they do.”

Right away, the product of the team’s synergy showed with back-to-back runner-up finishes in the two-day event. The following Friday at Electric City, Bergman stumbled a bit when a mid-race flat tire resulted in a 13th-place finish. But he kept the effort up on Saturday and finally got what he’d been searching for, beating Jason Martin and Hafertepe to the stripe to bank his first Feature win of the season.

“For me, it was just not losing that confidence and knowing how to win races, and that was a big deal last weekend,” Bergman said. “When we were in position to win, just reminding myself what it takes and knowing what it took to make the right decisions to ultimately go win the race.”

Looking ahead, Bergman and the team are set to be back in action Friday with the ASCS Sooner Region at Creek County Speedway before heading to 81 Speedway on Saturday and Eagle Raceway on Sunday for the second annual Stewart Alley Memorial.

With him are some lessons he’s learned from struggle in the past, which seem most applicable today.

“It’s taught me to stick with it,” Bergman said. “Just because you’re not getting results, your effort level doesn’t change. You’ve gotta put more effort into figuring out why and getting on the other side of it.

“Probably the most important thing is trying not to get too down on yourself and know that if you keep putting the work in the right way and keep trying to solve the problems, eventually you’ll get it figured out.”

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Friday through Sunday, Sept. 5–7, at Lakeside Speedway, 81 Speedway, and Eagle Raceway. Tickets for all three events will be sold at the track on race day.

If you can’t be there, stream every lap live on DIRTVision.

ROSSBURG, OH (September 4, 2025) – Tristan Chamberlain has been looking for a spark all season long, and he finally got it two weeks ago.

The 18-year-old’s sophomore campaign with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision had brought its share of growing pains as Chamberlain looked to prove he belongs on the biggest stage in dirt Late Model racing. Then came the Sooner State Showdown at Arrowhead Speedway.

Chamberlain started the weekend by setting Quick Time in his group on Friday night and backed it up with the first Heat Race victory of his World of Outlaws career. That led to his career-best starting spot of third in the Feature, and he crossed the line fifth at the end of 40 laps for his first top five of the year.

Saturday’s mission was to ensure that Friday wasn’t a fluke, and he did exactly that with a seventh-place run for his second-straight top 10. Chamberlain’s goal for 2025 at the start of the season was to go from a competitor to a contender with the World of Outlaws, and he took a big step in that direction in Oklahoma.

“We needed these good runs, so definitely happy with what me and my dad, what we’ve been able to do,” Chamberlain said. “I don’t know what it is about Arrowhead. I don’t know if it fits my driving style or if I’m just super comfortable there, but it’s definitely a super fun racetrack. I just feel like I can race all over it and put my car wherever I want to go.”

As for what led to Chamberlain’s recent turnaround, the answer could lie in a step outside his comfort zone earlier this summer. On an off weekend from the World of Outlaws tour in early August, Chamberlain and crew made the short drive north to Montpelier Motor Speedway for a weekly show at one of their home tracks. But instead of the usual No. 20TC Super Late Model, the team unloaded a brand-new DIRTcar UMP Modified.

Chamberlain didn’t take long to get the hang of the new machine, as evidenced by the Victory Lane photos from the end of the night.

“My car owner, Wayne Gibson, he raced Modifieds for quite a while,” Chamberlain said. “Last year, we raced some COMP Cams [Super Dirt Series] races down in Louisiana at Boothill [Speedway], and Cade Dillard was nice enough to let us stay down there. When we were working on our cars down there, we saw his Mods that he was putting together. They were really nice looking Modifieds, really good craftsmanship. We sent pictures to my car owner, and it just came about eventually.

“He wanted to have a Modified for me to race, and we ended up getting it. The first night out, we won at Montpelier in it. Seemed to adapt to it pretty quick. The plan is to run it whenever we’re not racing big shows like the World (100), World of Outlaws races or something like that. Maybe run some big-paying Modified races, go to the $100,000-to-win [Modified World Championship at Mississippi Thunder Speedway] next year if they still have that. We’ll see what pans out.”

Unlike most of his Midwestern peers, Chamberlain bypassed the Modified ranks on his way up the ladder, instead opting to dive straight into the Super Late Model ranks at 13 years of age. However, Chamberlain sees the benefits of honing his craft in a variety of different cars and knows there’s plenty of lessons to be learned in the Modified that can make him better in the Late Model.

“Not having that much experience, it’s kind of hard to adapt when you’re driving both cars at once,” Chamberlain said. “It’s definitely something I was having to adjust to driving that Modified, almost slowing down to drive it. You don’t have as much tire and you’ve still got a good amount of motor, you’ve got to drive it straighter. I think that will apply to the Late Model, too, once it gets slick, having that experience driving the Modified straight. I mean, you look at a Ryan Gustin, Drake Troutman raced Mods for a while, and they’re both really good in both. I think it will definitely help me in the long run racing both.”

If Chamberlain’s weekend at Arrowhead wasn’t enough evidence that the Gibson Racing team is on the upswing, he backed it up with his third top 10 in a row one week later in the Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway. The results show a solid P6 finish in Sunday night’s prelude to the World 100, but Chamberlain endured one of his most eventful nights of the season to get there.

The Richmond, IN pilot maintained his recent Qualifying prowess by going to the top of the board in his group, and he was running second in his Heat Race until he slowed to a crawl and pulled into the infield.

“That car that we raced Sunday was a brand new Infinity,” Chamberlain said. “We actually wrapped it at 11 o’clock the night before going to the Baltes. It was in powder coat that Tuesday before, so we kind of rushed it getting it done. My dad and my other crew member were at Eric Wells’ to build that car, and then we got back just in time to wrap it and put the seat in.

“I think it was a six-coil bolt, just something we left loose trying to hurry up. It was partly our fault just not going over the car good enough. The bolt came loose and broke, which caused the driveshaft to break, and then when it did that, it broke the transmission as well. We definitely didn’t have the intention of running the B-Main or anything. We were going to go out and just make sure we got it fixed, but once I was out there, I knew my car was plenty fast enough, I knew I could at least race my way in, so I went ahead and did it.”

Running well at Eldora is nothing new for Chamberlain, as he made the Feature at the 2023 World 100 in his first attempt and won top rookie honors that year in 18th. It was a career-defining moment for the then 16-year-old regional racer, but Chamberlain believes he can do more than replicate that showing this weekend – he can beat it.

“That’s probably the best I’ve been at Eldora in that type of condition,” Chamberlain said of his speed during this year’s Baltes Classic. “I definitely think that we’ve got a car that can make it, even run in the top 15, 10 if we make the World. I think our car’s definitely fast enough, it’s just if everything goes our way in Qualifying, pulling a good pill draw, I just think it’ll all have to work itself out. I think our car is definitely fast enough to make the World, so I’ve definitely got high confidence going into this week.”

Following the World 100, Chamberlain will continue his season with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Needmore Speedway (Friday, Sept. 12) and Senoia Raceway (Saturday, Sept. 13). For more information, click here.

Chamberlain Gaining Steam Entering World 100, Closing Stretch of Sophomore Season

ROSSBURG, OH (September 4, 2025) – Tristan Chamberlain has been looking for a spark all season long, and he finally got it two weeks ago.

The 18-year-old’s sophomore campaign with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision had brought its share of growing pains as Chamberlain looked to prove he belongs on the biggest stage in dirt Late Model racing. Then came the Sooner State Showdown at Arrowhead Speedway.

Chamberlain started the weekend by setting Quick Time in his group on Friday night and backed it up with the first Heat Race victory of his World of Outlaws career. That led to his career-best starting spot of third in the Feature, and he crossed the line fifth at the end of 40 laps for his first top five of the year.

Saturday’s mission was to ensure that Friday wasn’t a fluke, and he did exactly that with a seventh-place run for his second-straight top 10. Chamberlain’s goal for 2025 at the start of the season was to go from a competitor to a contender with the World of Outlaws, and he took a big step in that direction in Oklahoma.

“We needed these good runs, so definitely happy with what me and my dad, what we’ve been able to do,” Chamberlain said. “I don’t know what it is about Arrowhead. I don’t know if it fits my driving style or if I’m just super comfortable there, but it’s definitely a super fun racetrack. I just feel like I can race all over it and put my car wherever I want to go.”

As for what led to Chamberlain’s recent turnaround, the answer could lie in a step outside his comfort zone earlier this summer. On an off weekend from the World of Outlaws tour in early August, Chamberlain and crew made the short drive north to Montpelier Motor Speedway for a weekly show at one of their home tracks. But instead of the usual No. 20TC Super Late Model, the team unloaded a brand-new DIRTcar UMP Modified.

Chamberlain didn’t take long to get the hang of the new machine, as evidenced by the Victory Lane photos from the end of the night.

“My car owner, Wayne Gibson, he raced Modifieds for quite a while,” Chamberlain said. “Last year, we raced some COMP Cams [Super Dirt Series] races down in Louisiana at Boothill [Speedway], and Cade Dillard was nice enough to let us stay down there. When we were working on our cars down there, we saw his Mods that he was putting together. They were really nice looking Modifieds, really good craftsmanship. We sent pictures to my car owner, and it just came about eventually.

“He wanted to have a Modified for me to race, and we ended up getting it. The first night out, we won at Montpelier in it. Seemed to adapt to it pretty quick. The plan is to run it whenever we’re not racing big shows like the World (100), World of Outlaws races or something like that. Maybe run some big-paying Modified races, go to the $100,000-to-win [Modified World Championship at Mississippi Thunder Speedway] next year if they still have that. We’ll see what pans out.”

Unlike most of his Midwestern peers, Chamberlain bypassed the Modified ranks on his way up the ladder, instead opting to dive straight into the Super Late Model ranks at 13 years of age. However, Chamberlain sees the benefits of honing his craft in a variety of different cars and knows there’s plenty of lessons to be learned in the Modified that can make him better in the Late Model.

“Not having that much experience, it’s kind of hard to adapt when you’re driving both cars at once,” Chamberlain said. “It’s definitely something I was having to adjust to driving that Modified, almost slowing down to drive it. You don’t have as much tire and you’ve still got a good amount of motor, you’ve got to drive it straighter. I think that will apply to the Late Model, too, once it gets slick, having that experience driving the Modified straight. I mean, you look at a Ryan Gustin, Drake Troutman raced Mods for a while, and they’re both really good in both. I think it will definitely help me in the long run racing both.”

If Chamberlain’s weekend at Arrowhead wasn’t enough evidence that the Gibson Racing team is on the upswing, he backed it up with his third top 10 in a row one week later in the Baltes Classic at Eldora Speedway. The results show a solid P6 finish in Sunday night’s prelude to the World 100, but Chamberlain endured one of his most eventful nights of the season to get there.

The Richmond, IN pilot maintained his recent Qualifying prowess by going to the top of the board in his group, and he was running second in his Heat Race until he slowed to a crawl and pulled into the infield.

“That car that we raced Sunday was a brand new Infinity,” Chamberlain said. “We actually wrapped it at 11 o’clock the night before going to the Baltes. It was in powder coat that Tuesday before, so we kind of rushed it getting it done. My dad and my other crew member were at Eric Wells’ to build that car, and then we got back just in time to wrap it and put the seat in.

“I think it was a six-coil bolt, just something we left loose trying to hurry up. It was partly our fault just not going over the car good enough. The bolt came loose and broke, which caused the driveshaft to break, and then when it did that, it broke the transmission as well. We definitely didn’t have the intention of running the B-Main or anything. We were going to go out and just make sure we got it fixed, but once I was out there, I knew my car was plenty fast enough, I knew I could at least race my way in, so I went ahead and did it.”

Running well at Eldora is nothing new for Chamberlain, as he made the Feature at the 2023 World 100 in his first attempt and won top rookie honors that year in 18th. It was a career-defining moment for the then 16-year-old regional racer, but Chamberlain believes he can do more than replicate that showing this weekend – he can beat it.

“That’s probably the best I’ve been at Eldora in that type of condition,” Chamberlain said of his speed during this year’s Baltes Classic. “I definitely think that we’ve got a car that can make it, even run in the top 15, 10 if we make the World. I think our car’s definitely fast enough, it’s just if everything goes our way in Qualifying, pulling a good pill draw, I just think it’ll all have to work itself out. I think our car is definitely fast enough to make the World, so I’ve definitely got high confidence going into this week.”

Following the World 100, Chamberlain will continue his season with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision at Needmore Speedway (Friday, Sept. 12) and Senoia Raceway (Saturday, Sept. 13). For more information, click here.

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

KANSAS CITY, KS (Sept. 3, 2025) — The American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) begins the last third of its schedule this weekend with four races in three days at three fast and challenging tracks across Kansas and Nebraska.

The weekend lineup begins with a visit to Lakeside Speedway on Friday, Sept. 5, to complete the remainder of the postponed program from July 11— which includes the Honest Abe Roofing Dash and the Feature — and a separate full program to create a two-in-one race day at the 4/10-mile oval.

The Series then travels south to Wichita for a visit to 81 Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 6, for a clash with the ASCS Sooner Region. On Sunday, it’s off to Nebraska and Eagle Raceway for the second annual Stewart Alley Memorial with a big purse on the line — $10,222 goes to the winner and at least $800 to each Feature starter.

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

Here are the drivers to watch and storylines to follow this weekend:

BACK ON TRACK — August was a month full of ups and downs for Sam Hafertepe Jr., but the current Series points leader may be getting back on track in September.

The five-time Series champion from Sunnyvale, TX, had amassed a points gap of over 200 following his ninth Feature win of the season at WaKeeney Speedway on Aug. 15. Then came a bit of struggle the following weekend at Big Sky Speedway, getting involved in on-track incidents both nights, producing results of 13th and a DNF in the main events. Last weekend at Electric City Speedway brought more issues in the main event on Friday, blowing a tire late in his charge from the rear of the field, but a rebound on Saturday with a third-place finish to Martin and race winner Seth Bergman.

His points gap now sits at 147 over runner-up Blake Hahn heading into Lakeside on Friday, where he’s won three times with the Series — 2021, 2022, and 2024. While he’s never won at Eagle, Hafertepe does have one win at 81, which came in the Series’ visit last July.

COMING HOME — Following back-to-back podium finishes at Electric City, Jason Martin has taken over third place in the championship standings heading back into his home states this weekend.

The 43-year-old from Liberal, KS, scored his second Feature win of the season on Friday before following with a runner-up finish Saturday. Matt Covington had held third place in the standings for several weeks, but after finishes of ninth and 11th at Big Sky two weekends ago and fourth and fifth at Electric City, three-straight podium finishes for Martin between the two tracks pushed him from fourth place past Covington into third.

Of the three tracks on this weekend’s schedule, Martin — a former Nebraska resident — has won at 81 and Eagle. During his national ASCS championship-winning season in 2023, Martin swept both races on the schedule at 81 and also has Feature wins with the National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) and United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS). At Eagle, Martin was victorious in the 2017 and 2019 editions of the RaceSaver Nationals in 305 Sprint Car competition.

BREAKTHROUGH — Seth Bergman returned to ASCS Victory Lane last Saturday at Electric City, notching his third podium in the last four races, signaling a return to form for the 2024 Series champion.

Bergman, from Snohomish, WA, banked back-to-back runner-up finishes with the Series at Big Sky before coming to Great Falls last weekend and punching through to Victory Lane on Saturday for the first time in 2025.

With that momentum, Bergman has indicated his plans to compete at the ASCS Sooner Region event at Creek County Speedway this Friday before coming to compete with the national Series Saturday–Sunday at 81 and Eagle — both tracks where he’s won before. Bergman topped the Series visit to 81 during ASCS Speedweek in 2020 and Eagle’s marquee Eagle Nationals when the event was under ASCS sanctioning in 2015.

SOONER STARS — The heroes of the national Series face off against the stars of the ASCS Sooner Region Saturday at 81. Here’s who to look out for.

Sean McClelland, of Tulsa, OK, is the current Sooner Region points leader by 25 over Caleb Saiz. The five-time Sooner Region champion has not been to Victory Lane with ASCS in 2025 but has a best finish of third, which came against the national Series stars in a co-sanctioned event at Salina Highbanks Speedway in April. His best ASCS finish at 81 was a third-place result with the Sooner Region in 2020.

Saiz, of Albuquerque, NM, sits second in the championship standings in pursuit of his first ASCS regional championship. Saiz has not won in Sooner Region competition this year but has two top-five finishes and a career-best finish of ninth at 81, which came in August 2024.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 

• Friday, Sept. 5 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS

• Saturday, Sept. 6 at 81 Speedway in Park City, KS

• Sunday, Sept. 7 at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, NE

TRACK FACTS

• Lakeside — semi-banked, 4/10-mile oval

• 81 — semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval

• Eagle — high-banked, 1/3-mile oval

• Lakeside Track Record — 14.560 seconds set Jake Bubak on September 8, 2022

• 81 Track Record — 13.330 seconds set by Sammy Swindell on March 26, 2015

• Eagle Track Record — 11:815 seconds set by Trevor Grossenbacher on June 13, 2009

ON THE INTERNET
X — @ASCSRacing
Instagram — @ascs_racing
Facebook — @AmericanSprintCarSeries
YouTube — @AmericanSprintCarSeries
DIRTVision — DIRTVision.com (Platinum annual FAST PASS for $299 or monthly FAST PASS for $39/month)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (22/34 Races)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2495pts)
2. Blake Hahn 2348pts (–147)
3. Jason Martin 2331pts (–164)
4. Matt Covington 2318pts (–177)
5. Kyler Johsnon 2095pts (–400)
6. Brady Baker 2079pts (–416)
7. Garrett Benson 2076pts (–419)
8. Zach Blurton 2033pts (–462)
9. Austyn Gossel 1983pts (–512)
10. Landon Britt 1892pts (–603)

FEATURE WINNERS (10 Drivers):

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9 wins)
2. Justin Peck (3 wins)
3. Rico Abreu, Ryan Timms, Jason Martin (2 wins)
4. Matt Covington, Zach Blurton, Blake Hahn, Austin McCarl, Seth Bergman (1 win)

FEATURE LAPS LED (16 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (201 laps)
2. Justin Peck, Ryan Timms (65 laps)
3. Jason Martin (63 laps)
4. Matt Covington (55 laps)
5. Rico Abreu (34 laps)
6. Zach Blurton (25 laps)
7. Chase Randall, Blake Hahn (16 laps)
8. Brian Brown (15 laps)
9. Seth Bergman (14 laps)
10. Austyn Gossel, Jake Bubak (13 laps)
11. Austin McCarl, Cameron Martin (4 laps)
12. Kyle Larson (2 laps)

QUICK TIME AWARDS (13 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7 awards)
2. Matt Covington, Seth Bergman, Blake Hahn (2 awards)
3. Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Kyler Johnson, Roger Crockett, Jason Martin, Carson McCarl, Ryan Timms, Ryder Laplante, Kelly Miller (1 award)

HEAT RACE WINNERS (40 Drivers)

1. Matt Covington (11 wins)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (10 wins)
3. Garrett Benson, Jason Martin (6 wins)
4. Seth Bergman (4 wins)
5. Justin Peck, Blake Hahn, Austyn Gossel (3 wins)
6. Scotty Thiel, Whit Gastineau, Hank Davis, Sean McClelland, Harli White, Jake Bubak, Kyler Johnson (2 wins)
7. Chris Martin, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Caleb Saiz, Bradley Fezard, Bryan Gossel, Jordon Mallett, Cameron Martin, Bryant Wiedeman, Sterling Cling, Tucker Boutlon, Landon Britt, Dustin Selvage, Jamie Ball, Matt Juhl, Tony Rost, Jack Dover, Cam Sorrels, Tyler Lee, Chase Dietz, Trever Kirkland, Elijah Gile, Ryan Timms, Ryder McCutcheon (1 win)

DASH APPEARANCES (50 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (16 appearances)
2. Matt Covington (13 appearances)
3. Blake Hahn (9 appearances)
4. Garrett Benson (8 appearances)
5. Kyler Johnson, Seth Bergman, Jason Martin (7 appearances)
6. Austyn Gossel (5 appearances)
7. Jake Bubak (4 appearances)
8. Justin Peck, Whit Gastineau (3 appearances)
9. Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Scotty Thiel, Danny Dietrich, Cole Macedo, Brady Bacon, Daison Pursley, Jordon Mallett, Sean McClelland, Bryant Wiedeman, Brady Baker, Zach Blurton, Ryan Timms (2 appearances)
10. Hank Davis, Jordan Thomas, Scotty Thiel, Chris Martin, Brian Brown, Caleb Saiz, Chance Morton, Bradley Fezard, Bryan Gossel, Roger Crockett, Joey Danley, Cameron Martin, Alex Sewell, Steven Shebester, Harli White, Tucker Boulton, Landon Britt, Sterling Cling, Scotty Milan, Trever Kirkland, Elijah Gile, Garen Linder, Ryder Laplante, Ian Myers, Kelly Miller, Ryder McCutcheon (1 appearance)

SMITH TITANIUM LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (16 Drivers)

1. Blake Hahn, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Clem, Kyle Clark, Bryant Wiedeman, Jason Martin, Harli White, Connor Lee, Giovanni Scelzi, Tanner Holmes, Daison Pursley, Adam Trimble, Landon Britt, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Zach Blurton, Lane Taylor (1 win)

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (16 Drivers)

1. Brady Baker (6 awards)
2. Ryder Laplante, Kelly Miller (2 awards)
3. Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Blake Hahn, Landon Britt, Jordon Mallett, Jason Martin, Brad Bowden, Stu Snyder, Tanner Holmes, Tasker Phillips, Giovanni Scelzi, Brogan Carder, Kory Wermling (1 award)

PODIUM FINISHES (26 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (13 podiums)
2. Jason Martin (9 podiums)
3. Blake Hahn (6 podiums)
4. Matt Covington, Seth Bergman (4 podiums)
5. Justin Peck, Kyler Johnson, Ryan Timms (3 podiums)
6. Brian Brown, Rico Abreu, Parker Price-Miller, Kyle Larson, Austin McCarl, Garrett Benson (2 podiums)
7. Emerson Axsom, Cole Macedo, Sean McClelland, Zach Blurton, Austyn Gossel, Brady Baker, Cameron Martin, Joey Danley, James McFadden, Jake Bubak, Bryant Wiedeman, Trever Kirkland (1 podium)

2025 SCHEDULE + WINNERS

Race Number. Day, Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Fall Calendar Kicks Off with Lakeside Doubleheader, 81, Eagle

KANSAS CITY, KS (Sept. 3, 2025) — The American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) begins the last third of its schedule this weekend with four races in three days at three fast and challenging tracks across Kansas and Nebraska.

The weekend lineup begins with a visit to Lakeside Speedway on Friday, Sept. 5, to complete the remainder of the postponed program from July 11— which includes the Honest Abe Roofing Dash and the Feature — and a separate full program to create a two-in-one race day at the 4/10-mile oval.

The Series then travels south to Wichita for a visit to 81 Speedway on Saturday, Sept. 6, for a clash with the ASCS Sooner Region. On Sunday, it’s off to Nebraska and Eagle Raceway for the second annual Stewart Alley Memorial with a big purse on the line — $10,222 goes to the winner and at least $800 to each Feature starter.

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

Here are the drivers to watch and storylines to follow this weekend:

BACK ON TRACK — August was a month full of ups and downs for Sam Hafertepe Jr., but the current Series points leader may be getting back on track in September.

The five-time Series champion from Sunnyvale, TX, had amassed a points gap of over 200 following his ninth Feature win of the season at WaKeeney Speedway on Aug. 15. Then came a bit of struggle the following weekend at Big Sky Speedway, getting involved in on-track incidents both nights, producing results of 13th and a DNF in the main events. Last weekend at Electric City Speedway brought more issues in the main event on Friday, blowing a tire late in his charge from the rear of the field, but a rebound on Saturday with a third-place finish to Martin and race winner Seth Bergman.

His points gap now sits at 147 over runner-up Blake Hahn heading into Lakeside on Friday, where he’s won three times with the Series — 2021, 2022, and 2024. While he’s never won at Eagle, Hafertepe does have one win at 81, which came in the Series’ visit last July.

COMING HOME — Following back-to-back podium finishes at Electric City, Jason Martin has taken over third place in the championship standings heading back into his home states this weekend.

The 43-year-old from Liberal, KS, scored his second Feature win of the season on Friday before following with a runner-up finish Saturday. Matt Covington had held third place in the standings for several weeks, but after finishes of ninth and 11th at Big Sky two weekends ago and fourth and fifth at Electric City, three-straight podium finishes for Martin between the two tracks pushed him from fourth place past Covington into third.

Of the three tracks on this weekend’s schedule, Martin — a former Nebraska resident — has won at 81 and Eagle. During his national ASCS championship-winning season in 2023, Martin swept both races on the schedule at 81 and also has Feature wins with the National Championship Racing Association (NCRA) and United Rebel Sprint Series (URSS). At Eagle, Martin was victorious in the 2017 and 2019 editions of the RaceSaver Nationals in 305 Sprint Car competition.

BREAKTHROUGH — Seth Bergman returned to ASCS Victory Lane last Saturday at Electric City, notching his third podium in the last four races, signaling a return to form for the 2024 Series champion.

Bergman, from Snohomish, WA, banked back-to-back runner-up finishes with the Series at Big Sky before coming to Great Falls last weekend and punching through to Victory Lane on Saturday for the first time in 2025.

With that momentum, Bergman has indicated his plans to compete at the ASCS Sooner Region event at Creek County Speedway this Friday before coming to compete with the national Series Saturday–Sunday at 81 and Eagle — both tracks where he’s won before. Bergman topped the Series visit to 81 during ASCS Speedweek in 2020 and Eagle’s marquee Eagle Nationals when the event was under ASCS sanctioning in 2015.

SOONER STARS — The heroes of the national Series face off against the stars of the ASCS Sooner Region Saturday at 81. Here’s who to look out for.

Sean McClelland, of Tulsa, OK, is the current Sooner Region points leader by 25 over Caleb Saiz. The five-time Sooner Region champion has not been to Victory Lane with ASCS in 2025 but has a best finish of third, which came against the national Series stars in a co-sanctioned event at Salina Highbanks Speedway in April. His best ASCS finish at 81 was a third-place result with the Sooner Region in 2020.

Saiz, of Albuquerque, NM, sits second in the championship standings in pursuit of his first ASCS regional championship. Saiz has not won in Sooner Region competition this year but has two top-five finishes and a career-best finish of ninth at 81, which came in August 2024.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 

• Friday, Sept. 5 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS

• Saturday, Sept. 6 at 81 Speedway in Park City, KS

• Sunday, Sept. 7 at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, NE

TRACK FACTS

• Lakeside — semi-banked, 4/10-mile oval

• 81 — semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval

• Eagle — high-banked, 1/3-mile oval

• Lakeside Track Record — 14.560 seconds set Jake Bubak on September 8, 2022

• 81 Track Record — 13.330 seconds set by Sammy Swindell on March 26, 2015

• Eagle Track Record — 11:815 seconds set by Trevor Grossenbacher on June 13, 2009

ON THE INTERNET
X — @ASCSRacing
Instagram — @ascs_racing
Facebook — @AmericanSprintCarSeries
YouTube — @AmericanSprintCarSeries
DIRTVision — DIRTVision.com (Platinum annual FAST PASS for $299 or monthly FAST PASS for $39/month)

CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (22/34 Races)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2495pts)
2. Blake Hahn 2348pts (–147)
3. Jason Martin 2331pts (–164)
4. Matt Covington 2318pts (–177)
5. Kyler Johsnon 2095pts (–400)
6. Brady Baker 2079pts (–416)
7. Garrett Benson 2076pts (–419)
8. Zach Blurton 2033pts (–462)
9. Austyn Gossel 1983pts (–512)
10. Landon Britt 1892pts (–603)

FEATURE WINNERS (10 Drivers):

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9 wins)
2. Justin Peck (3 wins)
3. Rico Abreu, Ryan Timms, Jason Martin (2 wins)
4. Matt Covington, Zach Blurton, Blake Hahn, Austin McCarl, Seth Bergman (1 win)

FEATURE LAPS LED (16 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (201 laps)
2. Justin Peck, Ryan Timms (65 laps)
3. Jason Martin (63 laps)
4. Matt Covington (55 laps)
5. Rico Abreu (34 laps)
6. Zach Blurton (25 laps)
7. Chase Randall, Blake Hahn (16 laps)
8. Brian Brown (15 laps)
9. Seth Bergman (14 laps)
10. Austyn Gossel, Jake Bubak (13 laps)
11. Austin McCarl, Cameron Martin (4 laps)
12. Kyle Larson (2 laps)

QUICK TIME AWARDS (13 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7 awards)
2. Matt Covington, Seth Bergman, Blake Hahn (2 awards)
3. Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Kyler Johnson, Roger Crockett, Jason Martin, Carson McCarl, Ryan Timms, Ryder Laplante, Kelly Miller (1 award)

HEAT RACE WINNERS (40 Drivers)

1. Matt Covington (11 wins)
2. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (10 wins)
3. Garrett Benson, Jason Martin (6 wins)
4. Seth Bergman (4 wins)
5. Justin Peck, Blake Hahn, Austyn Gossel (3 wins)
6. Scotty Thiel, Whit Gastineau, Hank Davis, Sean McClelland, Harli White, Jake Bubak, Kyler Johnson (2 wins)
7. Chris Martin, Cole Macedo, Emerson Axsom, Austin McCarl, Caleb Saiz, Bradley Fezard, Bryan Gossel, Jordon Mallett, Cameron Martin, Bryant Wiedeman, Sterling Cling, Tucker Boutlon, Landon Britt, Dustin Selvage, Jamie Ball, Matt Juhl, Tony Rost, Jack Dover, Cam Sorrels, Tyler Lee, Chase Dietz, Trever Kirkland, Elijah Gile, Ryan Timms, Ryder McCutcheon (1 win)

DASH APPEARANCES (50 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (16 appearances)
2. Matt Covington (13 appearances)
3. Blake Hahn (9 appearances)
4. Garrett Benson (8 appearances)
5. Kyler Johnson, Seth Bergman, Jason Martin (7 appearances)
6. Austyn Gossel (5 appearances)
7. Jake Bubak (4 appearances)
8. Justin Peck, Whit Gastineau (3 appearances)
9. Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Scotty Thiel, Danny Dietrich, Cole Macedo, Brady Bacon, Daison Pursley, Jordon Mallett, Sean McClelland, Bryant Wiedeman, Brady Baker, Zach Blurton, Ryan Timms (2 appearances)
10. Hank Davis, Jordan Thomas, Scotty Thiel, Chris Martin, Brian Brown, Caleb Saiz, Chance Morton, Bradley Fezard, Bryan Gossel, Roger Crockett, Joey Danley, Cameron Martin, Alex Sewell, Steven Shebester, Harli White, Tucker Boulton, Landon Britt, Sterling Cling, Scotty Milan, Trever Kirkland, Elijah Gile, Garen Linder, Ryder Laplante, Ian Myers, Kelly Miller, Ryder McCutcheon (1 appearance)

SMITH TITANIUM LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (16 Drivers)

1. Blake Hahn, Emerson Axsom, Tyler Clem, Kyle Clark, Bryant Wiedeman, Jason Martin, Harli White, Connor Lee, Giovanni Scelzi, Tanner Holmes, Daison Pursley, Adam Trimble, Landon Britt, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Zach Blurton, Lane Taylor (1 win)

HARD CHARGER AWARDS (16 Drivers)

1. Brady Baker (6 awards)
2. Ryder Laplante, Kelly Miller (2 awards)
3. Austin McCarl, Emerson Axsom, Blake Hahn, Landon Britt, Jordon Mallett, Jason Martin, Brad Bowden, Stu Snyder, Tanner Holmes, Tasker Phillips, Giovanni Scelzi, Brogan Carder, Kory Wermling (1 award)

PODIUM FINISHES (26 Drivers)

1. Sam Hafertepe Jr. (13 podiums)
2. Jason Martin (9 podiums)
3. Blake Hahn (6 podiums)
4. Matt Covington, Seth Bergman (4 podiums)
5. Justin Peck, Kyler Johnson, Ryan Timms (3 podiums)
6. Brian Brown, Rico Abreu, Parker Price-Miller, Kyle Larson, Austin McCarl, Garrett Benson (2 podiums)
7. Emerson Axsom, Cole Macedo, Sean McClelland, Zach Blurton, Austyn Gossel, Brady Baker, Cameron Martin, Joey Danley, James McFadden, Jake Bubak, Bryant Wiedeman, Trever Kirkland (1 podium)

2025 SCHEDULE + WINNERS

Race Number. Day, Date / Track / City, State / Winner (Total Wins)

1. Thu, Jan. 30 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Justin Peck (1)
2. Fri, Jan. 31 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Justin Peck (2)
3. Sat, Feb. 1 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Justin Peck (3)
4. Sat, April 12 / Salina Highbanks Speedway / Salina, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1)
5. Sat, May 10 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY / Matt Covington (1)
6. Fri, May 30 / Salt City Speedway / Hutchinson, KS / Zach Blurton (1)
7. Sat, May 31 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (2)
8. Sat, June 7 / Texarkana 67 Speedway / Texarkana, AR / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (3)
9. Sat, June 21 / Batesville Motor Speedway / Locust Grove, AR / Blake Hahn (1)
10. Thu, July 3 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (4)
11. Fri, July 4 / Belleville High Banks / Belleville, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (5)
12. Fri, July 18 / Creek County Speedway / Sapulpa, OK / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (6)
13. Fri, July 25 / Windy Hollow Speedway / Owensboro, KY / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (7)
14. Sat, July 26 / Benton Speedway / Benton, MO / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (8)
15. Thu, July 31 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Austin McCarl (1)
16. Fri, Aug. 1 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Rico Abreu (1)
17. Sat, Aug. 2 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Rico Abreu (2)
18. Fri, Aug. 15 / WaKeeney Speedway / WaKeeney, KS / Sam Hafertepe Jr. (9)
19. Sat, Aug. 16 / El Paso County Raceway / Calhan, CO / Jason Martin (1)
20. Fri, Aug. 22 / Big Sky Speedway / Billings, MT / Ryan Timms (1)
21. Sat, Aug. 23 / Big Sky Speedway / Billings, MT / Ryan Timms (2)
22. Fri, Aug. 29 / Electric City Speedway / Great Falls, MT / Jason Martin (2)
23. Sat, Aug. 30 / Electric City Speedway / Great Falls, MT / Seth Bergman (1)

As the playoff pressure builds for NASCAR’s premier series, the Xfinity Series has finally reached one of the most pivotal moments of the season with the grand finale of its regular season.

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World Wide Technology Raceway, one of the newest venues on the NASCAR circuit, will play host to both divisions this weekend. First to hit the 1.25-mile oval will be the Xfinity Series in Saturday’s Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blue Hog to fill the final three playoff positions, as well as crown the 2025 regular season champion. Part two of the doubleheader weekend will feature the Cup Series in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 400 – the second of three races in the Round of 16.

Chevrolet at WWTR: It took just three visits for World Wide Technology Raceway to find a spot on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff schedule. The series’ short history at the 1.25-mile Midwest oval has seen Chevrolet make one trip to victory lane – coming alongside Kyle Busch during his debut season with Richard Childress Racing in 2023. In the series’ three appearances at the track, four Team Chevy playoff contenders have tallied at least one top-10 result – led by Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, who’s back-to-back top-10s have earned him an average finish of 8.7 heading into the weekend. Currently sitting on the outside looking in, Austin Dillon has an opportunity to chip away at his cutline deficit – returning to the track as Team Chevy’s leading driver in last year’s event.  The Xfinity Series’ history at World Wide Technology Raceway dates back to July 1997. Elliott Sadler drove Chevrolet to victory lane in the series’ debut at the Illinois venue – a win that kickstarted a streak of five-straight triumphs for the Bowtie brand at the track. Departing from the series’ schedule following the 2010 season, the track has found its way back to the circuit with the homecoming marking the final race of the series’ regular season.

LARSON, CHASTAIN ADD TO POINTS CUSHION In a race plagued with problems for much of the playoff field, Team Chevy’s Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain both managed to escape the ‘Lady in Black’ with an added points cushion heading into the second stop of the Round of 16. Chastain and the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet team were among the top movers in the playoff rankings following the postseason opener – going from 11th position and just one-point above the cutline to the eighth position and a 21-point advantage. The 32-year-old Alva, Florida, native spent much of the crown jewel race in the top-10 to earn an average running position of 5.5 – going on to collect top-six points in each stage en route to an 11th-place finish.  Despite a disappointing 19th-place finish, Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team leaned onto a strong first-two stages to make a double-digit boost in their cutline cushion to a now 38-point advantage heading into the weekend. Leading the Bowtie brigade with a fifth-place qualifying effort, the 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native remained a steady fixture in the top-10 through the first-half of the race – earning top-six points in each stage.

ROWDY RESILIENCE A third NASCAR Cup Series championship might not be in the cards for Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch this season, but the No. 8 Chevrolet team is hungrier than ever to get back to victory lane. A disastrous opening lap at Darlington Raceway saw Busch sustain damage to his Chevrolet-powered machine. But with the right adjustments by crew chief, Randall Burnett, and quick work by the No. 8 pit crew, Busch was able to maneuver his way back up through the field for a rebound that ended with an eighth-place finish. World Wide Technology Raceway has been a strong venue for the 40-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada, native. Busch is the only driver to have a victory in both of NASCAR’s top-two divisions at the 1.25-mile Illinois circuit, including his Cup Series win in his debut season with Richard Childress Racing in 2023, as well one Xfinity Series win that came in 2009.

NXS REGULAR SEASON TITLE GOES TO…. The battle for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship will finally come to a close this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway. With yet another masterful road course performance, Connor Zilisch put together a race-high 60-point day en route to his series-leading eighth win of the season at Portland International Raceway – pushing the ‘Rookie of the Year’ contender back to the top of the standings by 20-points over his JR Motorsports teammate, Justin Allgaier, heading into the regular season finale. While it’s a new track for much of the field, Allgaier will be able to lean on his veteran experience of three previous starts at the Illinois venue, with his most recent (2010) ending in a pole win and third-place finish.

Zilisch Adds to Already Historic NXS Rookie Campaign: It’s been a rookie campaign for the history books for Team Chevy’s Connor Zilisch. Despite facing two injuries this season, the sport’s rising star will enter his first NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs as a true championship contender. With a statistically near-perfect day in the Pacific Northwest, the 19-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native drove his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to his eighth win of the 2025 season – the most by a rookie in series’ history. Six of his wins have come in the series’ past seven races – recorded on three road courses, two intermediate ovals and a superspeedway.

Kvapil Locks-In: JR Motorsports’ Carson Kvapil is the most recent driver to solidify an early postseason position. With an already triple-digit points advantage over the cutline, the 22-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native drove his No. 1 Chevrolet to his fourth-straight top-10 finish at Portland International Raceway to become the first driver to point his way into a playoff berth. Heading into this weekend’s regular season finale, seven drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations have punched their ticket into the championship title chase including all four JR Motorsports drivers; the pair of Richard Childress Racing teammates; and Big Machine Racing’s Nick Sanchez.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 27 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 10Laps Led: 3,132Top-Fives: 53Top-10s: 114Stage Wins: 22

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete: Wins: 22Poles: 15Laps Led: 2,948Top-Fives: 85Top-10s: 163Stage Wins: 37

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 19 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 888Top-Fives: 43Top-10s: 88Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at World Wide Technology Raceway:       Kyle Busch – one win (2023) ·        Chevrolet paces its manufacturer competitors in both driver and organization representation in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with seven drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations set to compete for this season’s driver championship title.  ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 12 of the 27 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.  ·        In 135 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 47.4%.  ·        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 16: Race TwoEnjoy Illinois 300Sunday, September 7, at 3 p.m. ET(USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season FinaleNu Way 200 Sauced by Blue HogSaturday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET(CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts leading into World Wide Technology Raceway. Is that a track you circle as one of the tracks you’ll be a threat at during the NASCAR Playoffs?“I can’t wait to get the Dow Dayglo car on the track at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s probably one of the brightest and coolest cars I’ve ever driven, and I know my daughter Blaize will be really excited about the bright colors on our Chevy. World Wide Technology Raceway is one of my favorite tracks that we go to. We had one of our best runs of the season in 2024 at the track and it’s a NASCAR Playoffs race, so I’m excited to get it out there and give it all we got.” Is there anything from Richmond Raceway that you can transfer over to World Wide Technology Raceway?“I think with World Wide Technology Raceway being in between a short track and a bigger track makes it interesting. It has long straightaways, but it has flatter corners. You’re in the corner for a long time. Turns 1 and 2 have a little bit more banking, similar to Richmond Raceway, but truthfully the pavement and asphalt are so different than Richmond that I don’t think everything will crossover. However, I feel good about what we’re bringing.” What’s it going to take to transfer to the next round of the NASCAR Playoffs?“I think the first round of the NASCAR Playoffs is all about execution. If we can be consistent in our performance the first three weeks, we’ll transfer to the next round. Darlington didn’t go the way we wanted to, but we’re still within striking distance.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“We had a great test at Gateway earlier this year that led us down a different path with our short-track program. We feel we have learned some things that have made that program a little bit better since then. We should be more competitive and at least start the weekend better than we have. If we can be good at Gateway, that will give us some confidence going to Phoenix.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou qualified 13th at Darlington and ran pretty well until you had to make an unscheduled pit stop under green. What are your thoughts heading into this weekend?“Our car was fast last weekend at Darlington and I’ve had some success at World Wide Technology Raceway so I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend. Hopefully, we’re fast when we unload and can put together a solid weekend.” World Wide Technology Raceway has a unique layout with its tight corners and long straightaways. How does it compare to some of the other tracks on the schedule?“The track is flat and tricky because both ends of the race track are so different. The challenge is what makes it different and interesting for me. Gateway has always been a good track for me, personally. I won my first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race there in 2018 and finished top 10 in the Cup Race last year so this is definitely one I’ve had circled on my calendar.”    Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWorld Wide Technology Raceway is the home of your last Cup Series win in 2023. What did it mean to you to get a win at a track that was new to the Cup Series?“It was fantastic. I was oh so close to having it the first year but was able to repeat that success with RCR and to be able to get it there in 2023. It was a fun racetrack. I remember racing on it in the Xfinity Series back when and won some races there in the era of 2009-2010, and now being able to come back and run there again, I would certainly love to get back to Victory Lane in the Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet and put a one in the win column.”   You’re the only one that’s been able to stop the Penske Express there. Why do you think that group is so solid on those short, flatter tracks?“I’m not sure exactly, but they certainly do have their short, flat track program going. I remember Logano talking about testing at North Wilkesboro and going through set up changes and things and how they ran 400 laps or whatever it was of just continually of evolving their set up and trying to figure something out. Maybe that had something to do with it, maybe the Indy car program has something to do with it. They’re always oh so strong with the Indy car stuff, so who knows?” Last year you battled Kyle Larson and it’s always cool when the two Kyles are together because you are just two of the elites in the sport. What went wrong with that battle between the two of you, while you were fighting for, I think, seventh place?  “I would have to go back and watch it again, but from what I recall, Kyle caught me from a ways back and it’s hard to pass with these cars, obviously, so I guess he felt it when he got to me, he needed to nerf me a little bit and get me up out of the groove. I guess I just wasn’t too happy with that and crowded him a little bit getting into Turn 1, he lost his race car and we both ended up crashed. I guess that’s part of the course. I should have learned my lesson on how crowding somebody will crash somebody because my brother did that to me in 2007 at Charlotte. We both made mistakes in that race, but we certainly came out on the worst end of it.” After Dover, your team owner Richard Childress, he comes over the radio and vows to change things. One of the things they’ve changed is bringing Jeff Curtis in, better known as Jazzy. Your brother considered him a secret weapon of sorts because of what he’s able to do. Have you seen any changes since two months ago at Dover?“A little bit. I mean, I would say that Jazzy is a key component of that, Johnny Klausmeier is a key component of that, there’s a bunch of guys in the fab shop that are also. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to go out there and win races.  It’s about putting all the pieces together and having the right setups. I feel like sometimes, we hit the racetrack with what we think we know is right because we see our other key partner friends that are running those setups and it just doesn’t work for us. It’s fine to run a key partner setup that’s good, that has proven itself, that wins races. Like Austin ran his same set up at Richmond from last year, ran really good with it, it won both times. We tried it on the 8 car as well, too, and I just burned the right rear tire off it. So there has to be a concession or a delta made for me to be able to race somebody else’s setups. Whether I’m too hard on the right rear or too hard on the right front, there’s got to be some different values within those setups that you can say, ‘okay, that’s our base setup, but we know Kyle needs X for right rear spring, so let’s rebuild the setup around that, and that’ll be good for what Kyle needs’. And I just don’t think we’ve scienced that out yet.”   You said last Saturday at Darlington that over the next 10 races, the only thing on your mind is winning. How do you get there, how do you achieve that?“I mean I think just being able to put everything together, all pieces of the puzzle. Being able to have good cars when we go to the racetrack and maintain those good cars all through practice, all through the race, and try to qualify up front as well, too. We got burned at qualifying at Darlington a little bit with the Daytona crash that we had, being knocked out in the first stage and the metric that sets qualifying, so that wasn’t a benefit to us, but it happens.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“I haven’t really jived great with Gateway. There’s not many tracks that as a company I feel like we’ve struggled at, but I do think that’s been one of them. Why that is I don’t really know. But I do think that we’ve put a lot of emphasis as a company on trying to get better at those style of race tracks. We have a good opportunity to do that, so hopefully it’s another step in the right direction for us.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“Gateway (World Wide Technology Raceway) is a very unique racetrack where I’ve enjoyed driving the Cup car. Both ends of the track are very different. In Darlington last weekend, our team executed like we needed to all day long and that is something we are proud of. Our group is looking to continue carrying that momentum and keep improving for these last nine races.”   William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletByron on strengths and weaknesses in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs: “I think our strength is just that we’re fast at all the different tracks. So, I think at the same time, though, you never know what everyone else is going to bring and how fast they’re going to be. So, we’ve just got to keep working. We can keep getting better, but that’s our strength. And then I guess the area we can improve is… I don’t know. There’s not a huge glaring area. We could always be faster on pit road. We could always be faster, have a better-balanced car. But I think the underlying theme of the playoffs is just you’ve got to get to the Round of 8, and then you’ve got to start peaking as that round goes. October is the most important time of the year.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“My guys have worked hard in the shop this week to get the car ready for Gateway. I’m excited to have Ram Self Storage back on board for another race.”   Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“I‘m happy for everyone at WWT Raceway. They have worked really hard to get a playoff race and are great to us when we go there. We have not been very good there in the past so, I’m looking forward to trying to be better there. I think we lost the brakes last year, so it looked really bad. (Kyle) Larson tested there a few months back so we will probably lean on them to see what they learned and go from there.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou have shown speed at Gateway in the past. How do you build on that this weekend?“World Wide Technology was fun last year — sitting on the pole, setting the track record and leading a bunch of laps. We weren’t great in the race, but we had a lot of speed leading up to that. So we’ve got things to work on for sure, but I feel confident about St. Louis in general — the track and having good speed there. You always feel like when you’ve had success, you have something to build on, so I’m looking forward to getting back to St. Louis this weekend.”    Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWorld Wide Technology Raceway has been the site of some very high and very low points of your career. Is there a certain feeling you get when you pull into the track on race weekend?“I try not to think about the wreck and the injury. I think that’s what most drivers would do, you just can’t worry about that. The Cup debut and then coming back last year to kind of make up for how that first race ended, means a lot more to me. That’s where all of this started. It’s where Spire Motorsports and Jeff Dickerson first saw something in me that made them think it might be good for me to move up. Whether other people think it was good or not doesn’t really matter, but Gateway is a special place for me and I love racing there every year.” You’ve come a long way since that first Cup Series race in 2023. If there was anything you’d tell that version of yourself, what would it be?“Just keep being you. There will be a lot of tough days, but the good ones make up for them. You’ll piss off a lot of drivers, and that isn’t always fun, but you’ll end up with a good group of guys on the No. 77 who have your back and believe in you.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet“I’m excited to go to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time this weekend. It’s a track that JRM has never won at. I got their first win at Portland this past weekend, which was really cool for me, and we were able to keep up our momentum. Hopefully, we can do the same thing this weekend and continue to build on our streak of top-five finishes. It’s been fun to win a lot of races lately, but we still have to go out and execute and do our job every week. I have no doubt that our No. 88 WeatherTech team will do that this weekend at WWTR. It’s been cool to go to a bunch of new tracks for the first time this season. This track looks similar to Phoenix since it’s flat and tight. I’m looking forward to figuring it out with my team and hopefully we can have a good, clean race.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCEWorld Wide Technology RacewaySeptember 6-7, 2025

As the playoff pressure builds for NASCAR’s premier series, the Xfinity Series has finally reached one of the most pivotal moments of the season with the grand finale of its regular season.

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World Wide Technology Raceway, one of the newest venues on the NASCAR circuit, will play host to both divisions this weekend. First to hit the 1.25-mile oval will be the Xfinity Series in Saturday’s Nu Way 200 Sauced by Blue Hog to fill the final three playoff positions, as well as crown the 2025 regular season champion. Part two of the doubleheader weekend will feature the Cup Series in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 400 – the second of three races in the Round of 16.

Chevrolet at WWTR: It took just three visits for World Wide Technology Raceway to find a spot on the NASCAR Cup Series playoff schedule. The series’ short history at the 1.25-mile Midwest oval has seen Chevrolet make one trip to victory lane – coming alongside Kyle Busch during his debut season with Richard Childress Racing in 2023. In the series’ three appearances at the track, four Team Chevy playoff contenders have tallied at least one top-10 result – led by Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, who’s back-to-back top-10s have earned him an average finish of 8.7 heading into the weekend. Currently sitting on the outside looking in, Austin Dillon has an opportunity to chip away at his cutline deficit – returning to the track as Team Chevy’s leading driver in last year’s event.  The Xfinity Series’ history at World Wide Technology Raceway dates back to July 1997. Elliott Sadler drove Chevrolet to victory lane in the series’ debut at the Illinois venue – a win that kickstarted a streak of five-straight triumphs for the Bowtie brand at the track. Departing from the series’ schedule following the 2010 season, the track has found its way back to the circuit with the homecoming marking the final race of the series’ regular season.

LARSON, CHASTAIN ADD TO POINTS CUSHION In a race plagued with problems for much of the playoff field, Team Chevy’s Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain both managed to escape the ‘Lady in Black’ with an added points cushion heading into the second stop of the Round of 16. Chastain and the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet team were among the top movers in the playoff rankings following the postseason opener – going from 11th position and just one-point above the cutline to the eighth position and a 21-point advantage. The 32-year-old Alva, Florida, native spent much of the crown jewel race in the top-10 to earn an average running position of 5.5 – going on to collect top-six points in each stage en route to an 11th-place finish.  Despite a disappointing 19th-place finish, Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team leaned onto a strong first-two stages to make a double-digit boost in their cutline cushion to a now 38-point advantage heading into the weekend. Leading the Bowtie brigade with a fifth-place qualifying effort, the 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native remained a steady fixture in the top-10 through the first-half of the race – earning top-six points in each stage.

ROWDY RESILIENCE A third NASCAR Cup Series championship might not be in the cards for Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch this season, but the No. 8 Chevrolet team is hungrier than ever to get back to victory lane. A disastrous opening lap at Darlington Raceway saw Busch sustain damage to his Chevrolet-powered machine. But with the right adjustments by crew chief, Randall Burnett, and quick work by the No. 8 pit crew, Busch was able to maneuver his way back up through the field for a rebound that ended with an eighth-place finish. World Wide Technology Raceway has been a strong venue for the 40-year-old Las Vegas, Nevada, native. Busch is the only driver to have a victory in both of NASCAR’s top-two divisions at the 1.25-mile Illinois circuit, including his Cup Series win in his debut season with Richard Childress Racing in 2023, as well one Xfinity Series win that came in 2009.

NXS REGULAR SEASON TITLE GOES TO…. The battle for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship will finally come to a close this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway. With yet another masterful road course performance, Connor Zilisch put together a race-high 60-point day en route to his series-leading eighth win of the season at Portland International Raceway – pushing the ‘Rookie of the Year’ contender back to the top of the standings by 20-points over his JR Motorsports teammate, Justin Allgaier, heading into the regular season finale. While it’s a new track for much of the field, Allgaier will be able to lean on his veteran experience of three previous starts at the Illinois venue, with his most recent (2010) ending in a pole win and third-place finish.

Zilisch Adds to Already Historic NXS Rookie Campaign: It’s been a rookie campaign for the history books for Team Chevy’s Connor Zilisch. Despite facing two injuries this season, the sport’s rising star will enter his first NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs as a true championship contender. With a statistically near-perfect day in the Pacific Northwest, the 19-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native drove his No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to his eighth win of the 2025 season – the most by a rookie in series’ history. Six of his wins have come in the series’ past seven races – recorded on three road courses, two intermediate ovals and a superspeedway.

Kvapil Locks-In: JR Motorsports’ Carson Kvapil is the most recent driver to solidify an early postseason position. With an already triple-digit points advantage over the cutline, the 22-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native drove his No. 1 Chevrolet to his fourth-straight top-10 finish at Portland International Raceway to become the first driver to point his way into a playoff berth. Heading into this weekend’s regular season finale, seven drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations have punched their ticket into the championship title chase including all four JR Motorsports drivers; the pair of Richard Childress Racing teammates; and Big Machine Racing’s Nick Sanchez.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 27 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 10Laps Led: 3,132Top-Fives: 53Top-10s: 114Stage Wins: 22

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 25 NASCAR Xfinity Series races complete: Wins: 22Poles: 15Laps Led: 2,948Top-Fives: 85Top-10s: 163Stage Wins: 37

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 19 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 888Top-Fives: 43Top-10s: 88Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at World Wide Technology Raceway:       Kyle Busch – one win (2023) ·        Chevrolet paces its manufacturer competitors in both driver and organization representation in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs with seven drivers from three different Chevrolet organizations set to compete for this season’s driver championship title.  ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 12 of the 27 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.  ·        In 135 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 47.4%.  ·        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 16: Race TwoEnjoy Illinois 300Sunday, September 7, at 3 p.m. ET(USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season FinaleNu Way 200 Sauced by Blue HogSaturday, September 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET(CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts leading into World Wide Technology Raceway. Is that a track you circle as one of the tracks you’ll be a threat at during the NASCAR Playoffs?“I can’t wait to get the Dow Dayglo car on the track at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s probably one of the brightest and coolest cars I’ve ever driven, and I know my daughter Blaize will be really excited about the bright colors on our Chevy. World Wide Technology Raceway is one of my favorite tracks that we go to. We had one of our best runs of the season in 2024 at the track and it’s a NASCAR Playoffs race, so I’m excited to get it out there and give it all we got.” Is there anything from Richmond Raceway that you can transfer over to World Wide Technology Raceway?“I think with World Wide Technology Raceway being in between a short track and a bigger track makes it interesting. It has long straightaways, but it has flatter corners. You’re in the corner for a long time. Turns 1 and 2 have a little bit more banking, similar to Richmond Raceway, but truthfully the pavement and asphalt are so different than Richmond that I don’t think everything will crossover. However, I feel good about what we’re bringing.” What’s it going to take to transfer to the next round of the NASCAR Playoffs?“I think the first round of the NASCAR Playoffs is all about execution. If we can be consistent in our performance the first three weeks, we’ll transfer to the next round. Darlington didn’t go the way we wanted to, but we’re still within striking distance.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“We had a great test at Gateway earlier this year that led us down a different path with our short-track program. We feel we have learned some things that have made that program a little bit better since then. We should be more competitive and at least start the weekend better than we have. If we can be good at Gateway, that will give us some confidence going to Phoenix.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou qualified 13th at Darlington and ran pretty well until you had to make an unscheduled pit stop under green. What are your thoughts heading into this weekend?“Our car was fast last weekend at Darlington and I’ve had some success at World Wide Technology Raceway so I’m definitely looking forward to this weekend. Hopefully, we’re fast when we unload and can put together a solid weekend.” World Wide Technology Raceway has a unique layout with its tight corners and long straightaways. How does it compare to some of the other tracks on the schedule?“The track is flat and tricky because both ends of the race track are so different. The challenge is what makes it different and interesting for me. Gateway has always been a good track for me, personally. I won my first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race there in 2018 and finished top 10 in the Cup Race last year so this is definitely one I’ve had circled on my calendar.”    Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWorld Wide Technology Raceway is the home of your last Cup Series win in 2023. What did it mean to you to get a win at a track that was new to the Cup Series?“It was fantastic. I was oh so close to having it the first year but was able to repeat that success with RCR and to be able to get it there in 2023. It was a fun racetrack. I remember racing on it in the Xfinity Series back when and won some races there in the era of 2009-2010, and now being able to come back and run there again, I would certainly love to get back to Victory Lane in the Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet and put a one in the win column.”   You’re the only one that’s been able to stop the Penske Express there. Why do you think that group is so solid on those short, flatter tracks?“I’m not sure exactly, but they certainly do have their short, flat track program going. I remember Logano talking about testing at North Wilkesboro and going through set up changes and things and how they ran 400 laps or whatever it was of just continually of evolving their set up and trying to figure something out. Maybe that had something to do with it, maybe the Indy car program has something to do with it. They’re always oh so strong with the Indy car stuff, so who knows?” Last year you battled Kyle Larson and it’s always cool when the two Kyles are together because you are just two of the elites in the sport. What went wrong with that battle between the two of you, while you were fighting for, I think, seventh place?  “I would have to go back and watch it again, but from what I recall, Kyle caught me from a ways back and it’s hard to pass with these cars, obviously, so I guess he felt it when he got to me, he needed to nerf me a little bit and get me up out of the groove. I guess I just wasn’t too happy with that and crowded him a little bit getting into Turn 1, he lost his race car and we both ended up crashed. I guess that’s part of the course. I should have learned my lesson on how crowding somebody will crash somebody because my brother did that to me in 2007 at Charlotte. We both made mistakes in that race, but we certainly came out on the worst end of it.” After Dover, your team owner Richard Childress, he comes over the radio and vows to change things. One of the things they’ve changed is bringing Jeff Curtis in, better known as Jazzy. Your brother considered him a secret weapon of sorts because of what he’s able to do. Have you seen any changes since two months ago at Dover?“A little bit. I mean, I would say that Jazzy is a key component of that, Johnny Klausmeier is a key component of that, there’s a bunch of guys in the fab shop that are also. There’s no reason why we shouldn’t be able to go out there and win races.  It’s about putting all the pieces together and having the right setups. I feel like sometimes, we hit the racetrack with what we think we know is right because we see our other key partner friends that are running those setups and it just doesn’t work for us. It’s fine to run a key partner setup that’s good, that has proven itself, that wins races. Like Austin ran his same set up at Richmond from last year, ran really good with it, it won both times. We tried it on the 8 car as well, too, and I just burned the right rear tire off it. So there has to be a concession or a delta made for me to be able to race somebody else’s setups. Whether I’m too hard on the right rear or too hard on the right front, there’s got to be some different values within those setups that you can say, ‘okay, that’s our base setup, but we know Kyle needs X for right rear spring, so let’s rebuild the setup around that, and that’ll be good for what Kyle needs’. And I just don’t think we’ve scienced that out yet.”   You said last Saturday at Darlington that over the next 10 races, the only thing on your mind is winning. How do you get there, how do you achieve that?“I mean I think just being able to put everything together, all pieces of the puzzle. Being able to have good cars when we go to the racetrack and maintain those good cars all through practice, all through the race, and try to qualify up front as well, too. We got burned at qualifying at Darlington a little bit with the Daytona crash that we had, being knocked out in the first stage and the metric that sets qualifying, so that wasn’t a benefit to us, but it happens.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“I haven’t really jived great with Gateway. There’s not many tracks that as a company I feel like we’ve struggled at, but I do think that’s been one of them. Why that is I don’t really know. But I do think that we’ve put a lot of emphasis as a company on trying to get better at those style of race tracks. We have a good opportunity to do that, so hopefully it’s another step in the right direction for us.”   AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“Gateway (World Wide Technology Raceway) is a very unique racetrack where I’ve enjoyed driving the Cup car. Both ends of the track are very different. In Darlington last weekend, our team executed like we needed to all day long and that is something we are proud of. Our group is looking to continue carrying that momentum and keep improving for these last nine races.”   William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletByron on strengths and weaknesses in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs: “I think our strength is just that we’re fast at all the different tracks. So, I think at the same time, though, you never know what everyone else is going to bring and how fast they’re going to be. So, we’ve just got to keep working. We can keep getting better, but that’s our strength. And then I guess the area we can improve is… I don’t know. There’s not a huge glaring area. We could always be faster on pit road. We could always be faster, have a better-balanced car. But I think the underlying theme of the playoffs is just you’ve got to get to the Round of 8, and then you’ve got to start peaking as that round goes. October is the most important time of the year.” Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“My guys have worked hard in the shop this week to get the car ready for Gateway. I’m excited to have Ram Self Storage back on board for another race.”   Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet“I‘m happy for everyone at WWT Raceway. They have worked really hard to get a playoff race and are great to us when we go there. We have not been very good there in the past so, I’m looking forward to trying to be better there. I think we lost the brakes last year, so it looked really bad. (Kyle) Larson tested there a few months back so we will probably lean on them to see what they learned and go from there.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou have shown speed at Gateway in the past. How do you build on that this weekend?“World Wide Technology was fun last year — sitting on the pole, setting the track record and leading a bunch of laps. We weren’t great in the race, but we had a lot of speed leading up to that. So we’ve got things to work on for sure, but I feel confident about St. Louis in general — the track and having good speed there. You always feel like when you’ve had success, you have something to build on, so I’m looking forward to getting back to St. Louis this weekend.”    Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletWorld Wide Technology Raceway has been the site of some very high and very low points of your career. Is there a certain feeling you get when you pull into the track on race weekend?“I try not to think about the wreck and the injury. I think that’s what most drivers would do, you just can’t worry about that. The Cup debut and then coming back last year to kind of make up for how that first race ended, means a lot more to me. That’s where all of this started. It’s where Spire Motorsports and Jeff Dickerson first saw something in me that made them think it might be good for me to move up. Whether other people think it was good or not doesn’t really matter, but Gateway is a special place for me and I love racing there every year.” You’ve come a long way since that first Cup Series race in 2023. If there was anything you’d tell that version of yourself, what would it be?“Just keep being you. There will be a lot of tough days, but the good ones make up for them. You’ll piss off a lot of drivers, and that isn’t always fun, but you’ll end up with a good group of guys on the No. 77 who have your back and believe in you.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet“I’m excited to go to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time this weekend. It’s a track that JRM has never won at. I got their first win at Portland this past weekend, which was really cool for me, and we were able to keep up our momentum. Hopefully, we can do the same thing this weekend and continue to build on our streak of top-five finishes. It’s been fun to win a lot of races lately, but we still have to go out and execute and do our job every week. I have no doubt that our No. 88 WeatherTech team will do that this weekend at WWTR. It’s been cool to go to a bunch of new tracks for the first time this season. This track looks similar to Phoenix since it’s flat and tight. I’m looking forward to figuring it out with my team and hopefully we can have a good, clean race.”

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: 10Laps Led: 3,132Top-Fives: 53Top-10s: 114Stage Wins: 22 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 878 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 763Laps led to date: 255,843Top-fives to date: 4,422Top-10s to date: 9,121                                                                                                          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: 199

With the first race of the Playoffs behind them, Josh Berry and the Motorcraft/Quick Lane team are looking ahead to World Wide Technology Speedway with a clear goal: climb back into contention and keep their push toward the Round of 12 alive. Berry sits 16th in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff standings, 19 points below the cutoff with two races remaining in the opening round. The Enjoy Illinois 300 is the second stop in the Round of 16. After this weekend’s race, the series will head to Bristol Motor Speedway, where the bottom four drivers in the standings will be eliminated while the top 12 continue their championship quest. Berry knows that the 1.25-mile track near the Gateway Arch in St. Louis requires precision from both the driver and team. “I think that each round presents its own challenges,” he said. “I think you look at Gateway as a short track, but kind of a faster short track. Strategy and fuel mileage can be so important there, so there are things that can definitely go awry.” The weekend schedule begins with practice on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying at 5:40 p.m. ET, both airing on truTV. Sunday’s 240-lap, 300-mile race is scheduled to begin just after 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Stage breaks will fall at Laps 45 and 140 as Berry and the No. 21 Ford Mustang team look to make up valuable ground in the standings.

The Greatest Show on Dirt returns to the Land of Enchantment for the first time since 2022

VADO, NM (September 3, 2025) – Mountains, deserts, and dirt tracks await as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series begins a three-week stay in the half of the country where outlaws belong.

First up is this weekend’s return to New Mexico as a pair of nights at Vado Speedway Park (Sept. 5-6) brings the tour back to the “Land of Enchantment” for the first time since 2022. Royal Jones has sculpted the 3/8 mile into a diamond in the desert, and the track will host a two-night World of Outlaws show for the first time. The visit three years ago was a single-night, midweek trip.

It’s hard to believe, but only 20 races remain in 2025 for the World of Outlaws stars. The final quarter of the campaign is here, and if you want to close out the season strong, the time is now.

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DUELING IN THE DESERT: The World of Outlaws don’t have a thorough history in the “Land of Enchantment,” but this weekend will add another chapter.

The tour first invaded the southwestern state in 1987 at Albuquerque’s Duke City Raceway when Steve Kinser won. “The King’s” victory started a trend as he was a dominant force through the Series’ New Mexico history thus far. Kinser has claimed 10 of the 16 races the state has hosted, including a run of eight in a row.

This week, Vado will become the fourth track in the state to host the World of Outlaws on multiple occasions, joining Duke City Raceway (Albuquerque, NM), Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM), and Hollywood Hills Speedway (San Felipe Pueblo, NM).

TRIO OF TITANS: Over the last several weeks, David Gravel, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, and Carson Macedo have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

The trio is currently running one-two-three in the points and with good reason. After Kofoid’s win at Huset’s this past Sunday, each of them now owns double-digit victories. The next highest tally among full-time Series competitors is two, shared by three drivers. They’ve combined to win nine of the last 10 races and claimed 20 of the 30 available podium positions over that stretch.

Gravel stands atop the group with a 168-point advantage as he nears a second straight championship. The consistency of the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 has been off the charts as they haven’t finished worse than sixth since a DNF at Plymouth Dirt Track on June 6. They’ve been in the top five in 22 of the 24 races since the mechanical problem at Plymouth.

There’s been no sophomore slump for Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports team as they sit second in the standings. They’ve also been models of consistency with 16 podiums in the last 22 races, including half a dozen victories.

Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing crew have been marching right along with the other two as of late. The Lemoore, CA driver has topped six of the most recent 16 Features, and he’s been within the top three during 11 of them.

Of the three, Gravel and Macedo have previous Vado experience as they both competed in the 2022 visit. Gravel came home fifth while Macedo finished seventh.

SCHATZ X SILVA: Plenty of eyes will be on Donny Schatz this weekend as he begins a six-race stretch in Kevin Kozlowski’s Works Limited Sprint Car wrenched by Paul Silva.

The 10-time World of Outlaws champion and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing parted ways after the Knoxville Nationals. Schatz first jumped in a second Big Game Motorsports entry at Ogilvie Raceway, but after a crash at the Minnesota track, he’s been aboard Dave Lunstra’s ride since.

Spencer Bayston is the latest to wheel the Works Limited car to some strong outings on the west coast. In recent years, more drivers such as Buddy Kofoid, Tyler Courtney, Justin Sanders, and, of course, Kyle Larson have had success in the Silva-prepared ride out west.

In addition to Vado, Schatz’s stint in the car will also take him to a trio of California tracks at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 12), Perris Auto Speedway (Sept. 13), and Thunderbowl Raceway (Sept. 19-20). Schatz rounded out the podium in his only Sprint Car visit to Vado in 2022, but he also got some Late Model laps there that same year at the Wild West Shootout. The Fargo, ND driver is the only current full-time World of Outlaws driver with a Series victory in New Mexico, claiming a 2008 trip to Hollywood Hills Speedway.

ONE SPOT SHY: Donny Schatz took the final podium position when the World of Outlaws debuted at Vado in 2022, and the driver one step above him was Sheldon Haudenschild.

The Wooster, OH native returns looking to be one spot better in 2025 with the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Drink crew. He became the seventh different competitor to top a Series race in New Mexico and the second from the state of Ohio, the first being Hartford’s Dave Blaney, if he can pull it off.

Haudenschild heads to New Mexico on the hunt for his first win since the final day of May. He was in the top five on four occasions in August, including a pair of podiums.

HEATING UP: The southwest is known for one of the hottest climates in the country, but the temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up as the World of Outlaws invade.

The Rookie of the Year chase appears as if it’s going to come down to Garet Williamson with Fischer Motorsports and Chris Windom of Sides Motorsports. The two came together on track at Huset’s on Sunday in the latest moment of what’s shaping up to be a battle all the way to World Finals.

Windom had led a majority of the season, but a recent surge from Williamson has pushed him to the top. The Columbia, MO native has been in the top 10 in six of the last eight races, including a top five at Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

It’s been a slight stumble for Windom in recent weeks, with just a pair of top 10s over that same time frame. He’ll look to find his form from earlier in the season that led him to stretches like eight results within the top 10 in a row from mid-May through early June.

Williamson currently leads Windom by 36 markers with 20 races to go.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday-Saturday, September 5-6 at Vado Speedway Park in Vado, NM

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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (56/76 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7248 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-168 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-230 PTS)
4. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-362 PTS)
5. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-510 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – No. 15 (-626 PTS)
7. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-820 PTS)
8. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-926 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-962 PTS)
10. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-1112 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (14 Drivers): 
12 Wins – David Gravel
10 Wins – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
4 Wins – Kyle Larson
3 Wins – Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri
2 Wins – Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
1 Win – Christopher Bell, Giovanni Scelzi, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Ryan Timms

SPLIT-FIELD PRELIM NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (3 Drivers):
1 Win – Ryan Timms, Kyle Larson, David Gravel

FEATURE LAPS LED (26 Drivers):
323 Laps – David Gravel
272 Laps – Michael Kofoid
263 Laps – Carson Macedo
135 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
110 Laps – Bill Balog
98 Laps – Kyle Larson
93 Laps – Anthony Macri
91 Laps – Logan Schuchart
82 Laps – Rico Abreu
62 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
50 Laps – Ryan Timms
23 Laps – Kerry Madsen
19 Laps – Emerson Axsom
17 Laps – Brad Sweet, Corey Day
16 Laps – Cole Macedo
15 Laps – Spencer Bayston
14 Laps – Dylan Westbrook
12 Laps – Conner Morrell
11 Laps – Jordan Thomas
9 Laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
8 Laps – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel
5 Laps – Christopher Thram
1 Lap – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (23 Drivers):
18 Quick Times – David Gravel
6 Quick Times – Rico Abreu
4 Quick Times – Carson Macedo
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart
2 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild, Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson
1 Quick Time – Emerson Axsom, Kyle Larson, Danny Sams III, Anthony Macri, Aaron Reutzel, Michael Kofoid, Chase Dietz, Donny Schatz, Zach Hampton, Tyler Courtney, Austin McCarl, Kerry Madsen, Bill Balog, Lance Dewease, Brad Sweet, Ashton Torgerson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (55 Drivers): 
34 Heat Wins – David Gravel
25 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
16 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
15 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
12 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
8 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Heat Wins – Kyle Larson
6 Heat Wins – Chris Windom, Anthony Macri
4 Heat Wins – Christopher Bell, Tyler Courtney, Conner Morrell, Rico Abreu
3 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson, Brad Sweet, Brian Brown, Emerson Axsom, Danny Dietrich, Skylar Gee, Christopher Thram
2 Heat Wins – Jacob Allen, Austin McCarl, Ryan Timms, Hunter Schuerenberg, Zach Hampton, Ashton Torgerson, Donny Schatz
1 Heat Win – Bryce Lucius, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Danny Sams III, Jy Corbet, Tim Kaeding, Andy Pake, Kasey Jedrzejek, Lance Dewease, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Turner, Tanner Holmes, Kaleb Johnson, Landon Crawley, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Gage Pulkrabek, Tasker Phillips, Josh Schneiderman, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Brandon Wimmer, Kerry Madsen, Mark Dobmeier

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (64 Drivers):
43 Dashes – David Gravel
34 Dashes – Carson Macedo
26 Dashes – Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild
22 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
19 Dashes – Bill Balog
16 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi
9 Dashes – Chris Windom, Emerson Axsom
7 Dashes – Kyle Larson, Anthony Macri, Donny Schatz
6 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo, Zach Hampton, Garet Williamson
5 Dashes – Brian Brown, Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel, Hunter Schuerenberg, Skylar Gee
4 Dashes – Conner Morrell, Brad Sweet, Kerry Madsen, Ryan Timms
3 Dashes – Christopher Bell, Danny Dietrich, Danny Sams III, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Ashton Torgerson, Christopher Thram
2 Dashes – Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kelby Watt, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Spencer Bayston, Sam Henderson
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Bryce Lucius, Carson McCarl, Brady Bacon, Lucas Wolfe, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Jonathan Preston, Dylan Westbrook, Cory Turner, Cole Duncan, Tim Kaeding, Justin Henderson, Scotty Thiel, Corey Day, Zane DeVault, Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Smith, Lance Dewease, Ryan Turner, Cory Eliason, Andy Pake, Mark Dobmeier, Riley Goodno

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (36 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson, Ashton Torgerson, Cole Macedo, Christopher Thram
2 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Ryan Timms, Bill Balog, Skylar Gee, Brad Sweet, Conner Morrell, Zach Hampton, Chris Windom
1 LCS Win – Chris Martin, Anthony Macri, Bryce Lucius, Blake Hahn, J.J. Hickle, Emerson Axsom, Matt Campbell, Joe Trenca, Darin Naida, Mark Dobmeier, Tim Kaeding, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sheldon Haudenschild, Brady Bacon, Landon Crawley, James McFadden, Logan Schuchart, Alex Therrien, Rico Abreu, Michael Kofoid, Justin Whittall, Brent Marks, Scott Broty

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (27 Drivers): 
6 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Ryan Timms, Michael Kofoid, Cole Macedo
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom, Garet Williamson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Skylar Gee
2 Hard Chargers – Bill Balog, Tanner Thorson, David Gravel
1 Hard Charger – Zach Hampton, Hunter Schuerenberg, Lance Dewease, Dylan Westbrook, Kalib Henry, Cap Henry, Jade Hastings, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri, Giovanni Scelzi, Danny Varin, Landon Crawley, Corey Day, Brad Sweet

PODIUM FINISHES (33 Drivers): 
31 Podiums – David Gravel
24 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
22 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Kyle Larson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog
5 Podiums – Anthony Macri
3 Podiums – Giovanni Scelzi
2 Podiums – Christopher Bell, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tyler Courtney, Kerry Madsen
1 Podium – Aaron Reutzel, Jacob Allen, Emerson Axsom, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Chase Dietz, Danny Dietrich, Conner Morrell, Dylan Westbrook, Skylar Gee, Chris Windom, Cole Duncan, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Spencer Bayston, Garet Williamson, Tanner Thorson

TOP 10 FINISHES (59 Drivers): 
52 Top 10s – David Gravel
45 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
41 Top 10s – Carson Macedo
40 Top 10s – Logan Schuchart
34 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
29 Top 10s – Donny Schatz
28 Top 10s – Giovanni Scelzi
27 Top 10s – Bill Balog
20 Top 10s – Garet Williamson
19 Top 10s – Chris Windom
14 Top 10s – Cole Macedo
13 Top 10s – Hunter Schuerenberg
12 Top 10s – Anthony Macri, Emerson Axsom
11 Top 10s – Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson
10 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu
8 Top 10s – Ryan Timms, Kerry Madsen
7 Top 10s – Skylar Gee
6 Top 10s – Zach Hampton
5 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson
4 Top 10s – Austin McCarl
3 Top 10s – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Conner Morrell, Spencer Bayston, Brady Bacon, Danny Dietrich, Ashton Torgerson, Corey Day, Mark Dobmeier
2 Top 10s – Christopher Bell, Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tim Kaeding, Brian Brown, Freddie Rahmer, Troy Wagaman Jr.
1 Top 10 – Danny Sams III, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Westbrook, Jordan Poirier, Kalib Henry, Cole Duncan, Kelby Watt, Tanner Holmes, Ryan Smith, Brent Marks, Ryan Turner, Zach Sobotka, Danny Varin, Cory Eliason, Landon Crawley, Kaleb Johnson

2025 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
1. Wed, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Carson Macedo (1)
2. Thurs, Feb 8 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Christopher Bell (1)
3. Fri, Feb 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (1)
4. Sat, Feb 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (2)
5. Sun, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1)
6. Mon, March 3 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (2)
7. Fri, March 7 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Bill Balog (1)
8. Sat, March 8 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / David Gravel (3)
9. Fri, March 14 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Giovanni Scelzi (1)
10. Sat, March 15 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Michael Kofoid (1)
11. Fri, March 21 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (4)
12. Sat, March 22 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (5)
13. Fri, March 28 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / Michael Kofoid (2)
14. Fri, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Carson Macedo (2)
15. Sat, April 12 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (1)
16. Sat, April 19 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Rico Abreu (1)
17. Fri, April 25 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Kyle Larson (3)
18. Sat, April 26 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
19. Fri, May 2 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / David Gravel (6)
20. Wed, May 7 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (3)
21. Sat, May 10 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Anthony Macri (1)
22. Wed, May 14 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON / David Gravel (7)
23. Thurs, May 15 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON / David Gravel (8)
24. Sat, May 24 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Logan Schuchart (2)
25. Mon, May 26 / Atomic Speedway / Chillicothe, OH / Carson Macedo (3)
26. Fri, May 30 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Michael Kofoid (4)
27. Sat, May 31 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
28. Wed, June 4 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Carson Macedo (4)
29. Fri, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Rico Abreu (2)
30. Sat, June 7 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI / Brad Sweet (1)
31. Fri, June 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (9)
32. Sat, June 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Corey Day (1)
33. Wed, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Kyle Larson (4)
34. Thurs, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (5)
35. Fri, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Bill Balog (2)
36. Sat, June 21 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
37. Fri, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (10)
38. Sat, June 28 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Carson Macedo (5)
39. Sat, July 12 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (7)
40. Tues, July 15 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Carson Macedo (6)
41. Fri, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (3)
42. Sat, July 19 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (2)
43. Wed, July 23 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Anthony Macri (3)
44. Sun, July 27 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (11)
45. Fri, Aug 1 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Carson Macedo (7)
46. Sat, Aug 2 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (8)
47. Wed, Aug 6 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Ryan Timms*
48. Thurs, Aug 7 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson*
49. Fri, Aug 8 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel*
50. Sat, Aug 9 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Ryan Timms (1)
51. Fri, Aug 15 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Carson Macedo (8)
52. Sat, Aug 16 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Carson Macedo (9)
53. Tues, Aug 19 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / David Gravel (12)
54. Fri, Aug 22 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Michael Kofoid (9)
55. Sat, Aug 23 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (10)
56. Sun, Aug 31 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (10)

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Vado Weekend Brings World of Outlaws Back to New Mexico

The Greatest Show on Dirt returns to the Land of Enchantment for the first time since 2022

VADO, NM (September 3, 2025) – Mountains, deserts, and dirt tracks await as the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series begins a three-week stay in the half of the country where outlaws belong.

First up is this weekend’s return to New Mexico as a pair of nights at Vado Speedway Park (Sept. 5-6) brings the tour back to the “Land of Enchantment” for the first time since 2022. Royal Jones has sculpted the 3/8 mile into a diamond in the desert, and the track will host a two-night World of Outlaws show for the first time. The visit three years ago was a single-night, midweek trip.

It’s hard to believe, but only 20 races remain in 2025 for the World of Outlaws stars. The final quarter of the campaign is here, and if you want to close out the season strong, the time is now.

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DUELING IN THE DESERT: The World of Outlaws don’t have a thorough history in the “Land of Enchantment,” but this weekend will add another chapter.

The tour first invaded the southwestern state in 1987 at Albuquerque’s Duke City Raceway when Steve Kinser won. “The King’s” victory started a trend as he was a dominant force through the Series’ New Mexico history thus far. Kinser has claimed 10 of the 16 races the state has hosted, including a run of eight in a row.

This week, Vado will become the fourth track in the state to host the World of Outlaws on multiple occasions, joining Duke City Raceway (Albuquerque, NM), Southern New Mexico Speedway (Las Cruces, NM), and Hollywood Hills Speedway (San Felipe Pueblo, NM).

TRIO OF TITANS: Over the last several weeks, David Gravel, Michael “Buddy” Kofoid, and Carson Macedo have separated themselves from the rest of the pack.

The trio is currently running one-two-three in the points and with good reason. After Kofoid’s win at Huset’s this past Sunday, each of them now owns double-digit victories. The next highest tally among full-time Series competitors is two, shared by three drivers. They’ve combined to win nine of the last 10 races and claimed 20 of the 30 available podium positions over that stretch.

Gravel stands atop the group with a 168-point advantage as he nears a second straight championship. The consistency of the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 has been off the charts as they haven’t finished worse than sixth since a DNF at Plymouth Dirt Track on June 6. They’ve been in the top five in 22 of the 24 races since the mechanical problem at Plymouth.

There’s been no sophomore slump for Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports team as they sit second in the standings. They’ve also been models of consistency with 16 podiums in the last 22 races, including half a dozen victories.

Macedo and the Jason Johnson Racing crew have been marching right along with the other two as of late. The Lemoore, CA driver has topped six of the most recent 16 Features, and he’s been within the top three during 11 of them.

Of the three, Gravel and Macedo have previous Vado experience as they both competed in the 2022 visit. Gravel came home fifth while Macedo finished seventh.

SCHATZ X SILVA: Plenty of eyes will be on Donny Schatz this weekend as he begins a six-race stretch in Kevin Kozlowski’s Works Limited Sprint Car wrenched by Paul Silva.

The 10-time World of Outlaws champion and Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing parted ways after the Knoxville Nationals. Schatz first jumped in a second Big Game Motorsports entry at Ogilvie Raceway, but after a crash at the Minnesota track, he’s been aboard Dave Lunstra’s ride since.

Spencer Bayston is the latest to wheel the Works Limited car to some strong outings on the west coast. In recent years, more drivers such as Buddy Kofoid, Tyler Courtney, Justin Sanders, and, of course, Kyle Larson have had success in the Silva-prepared ride out west.

In addition to Vado, Schatz’s stint in the car will also take him to a trio of California tracks at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Sept. 12), Perris Auto Speedway (Sept. 13), and Thunderbowl Raceway (Sept. 19-20). Schatz rounded out the podium in his only Sprint Car visit to Vado in 2022, but he also got some Late Model laps there that same year at the Wild West Shootout. The Fargo, ND driver is the only current full-time World of Outlaws driver with a Series victory in New Mexico, claiming a 2008 trip to Hollywood Hills Speedway.

ONE SPOT SHY: Donny Schatz took the final podium position when the World of Outlaws debuted at Vado in 2022, and the driver one step above him was Sheldon Haudenschild.

The Wooster, OH native returns looking to be one spot better in 2025 with the Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing/NOS Energy Drink crew. He became the seventh different competitor to top a Series race in New Mexico and the second from the state of Ohio, the first being Hartford’s Dave Blaney, if he can pull it off.

Haudenschild heads to New Mexico on the hunt for his first win since the final day of May. He was in the top five on four occasions in August, including a pair of podiums.

HEATING UP: The southwest is known for one of the hottest climates in the country, but the temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up as the World of Outlaws invade.

The Rookie of the Year chase appears as if it’s going to come down to Garet Williamson with Fischer Motorsports and Chris Windom of Sides Motorsports. The two came together on track at Huset’s on Sunday in the latest moment of what’s shaping up to be a battle all the way to World Finals.

Windom had led a majority of the season, but a recent surge from Williamson has pushed him to the top. The Columbia, MO native has been in the top 10 in six of the last eight races, including a top five at Mississippi Thunder Speedway.

It’s been a slight stumble for Windom in recent weeks, with just a pair of top 10s over that same time frame. He’ll look to find his form from earlier in the season that led him to stretches like eight results within the top 10 in a row from mid-May through early June.

Williamson currently leads Windom by 36 markers with 20 races to go.

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday-Saturday, September 5-6 at Vado Speedway Park in Vado, NM

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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (56/76 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7248 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-168 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-230 PTS)
4. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-362 PTS)
5. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-510 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – No. 15 (-626 PTS)
7. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-820 PTS)
8. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-926 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-962 PTS)
10. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-1112 PTS)

NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (14 Drivers): 
12 Wins – David Gravel
10 Wins – Carson Macedo, Michael Kofoid
4 Wins – Kyle Larson
3 Wins – Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri
2 Wins – Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild, Bill Balog
1 Win – Christopher Bell, Giovanni Scelzi, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Ryan Timms

SPLIT-FIELD PRELIM NOS ENERGY DRINK FEATURE WINNERS (3 Drivers):
1 Win – Ryan Timms, Kyle Larson, David Gravel

FEATURE LAPS LED (26 Drivers):
323 Laps – David Gravel
272 Laps – Michael Kofoid
263 Laps – Carson Macedo
135 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
110 Laps – Bill Balog
98 Laps – Kyle Larson
93 Laps – Anthony Macri
91 Laps – Logan Schuchart
82 Laps – Rico Abreu
62 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
50 Laps – Ryan Timms
23 Laps – Kerry Madsen
19 Laps – Emerson Axsom
17 Laps – Brad Sweet, Corey Day
16 Laps – Cole Macedo
15 Laps – Spencer Bayston
14 Laps – Dylan Westbrook
12 Laps – Conner Morrell
11 Laps – Jordan Thomas
9 Laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
8 Laps – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel
5 Laps – Christopher Thram
1 Lap – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson

SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS QUICKTIME AWARDS (23 Drivers):
18 Quick Times – David Gravel
6 Quick Times – Rico Abreu
4 Quick Times – Carson Macedo
3 Quick Times – Logan Schuchart
2 Quick Times – Sheldon Haudenschild, Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson
1 Quick Time – Emerson Axsom, Kyle Larson, Danny Sams III, Anthony Macri, Aaron Reutzel, Michael Kofoid, Chase Dietz, Donny Schatz, Zach Hampton, Tyler Courtney, Austin McCarl, Kerry Madsen, Bill Balog, Lance Dewease, Brad Sweet, Ashton Torgerson

HEAT RACE WINNERS (55 Drivers): 
34 Heat Wins – David Gravel
25 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
16 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
15 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
12 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
8 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Heat Wins – Kyle Larson
6 Heat Wins – Chris Windom, Anthony Macri
4 Heat Wins – Christopher Bell, Tyler Courtney, Conner Morrell, Rico Abreu
3 Heat Wins – Garet Williamson, Brad Sweet, Brian Brown, Emerson Axsom, Danny Dietrich, Skylar Gee, Christopher Thram
2 Heat Wins – Jacob Allen, Austin McCarl, Ryan Timms, Hunter Schuerenberg, Zach Hampton, Ashton Torgerson, Donny Schatz
1 Heat Win – Bryce Lucius, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Danny Sams III, Jy Corbet, Tim Kaeding, Andy Pake, Kasey Jedrzejek, Lance Dewease, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Turner, Tanner Holmes, Kaleb Johnson, Landon Crawley, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Gage Pulkrabek, Tasker Phillips, Josh Schneiderman, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Brandon Wimmer, Kerry Madsen, Mark Dobmeier

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (64 Drivers):
43 Dashes – David Gravel
34 Dashes – Carson Macedo
26 Dashes – Logan Schuchart, Sheldon Haudenschild
22 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
19 Dashes – Bill Balog
16 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi
9 Dashes – Chris Windom, Emerson Axsom
7 Dashes – Kyle Larson, Anthony Macri, Donny Schatz
6 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo, Zach Hampton, Garet Williamson
5 Dashes – Brian Brown, Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel, Hunter Schuerenberg, Skylar Gee
4 Dashes – Conner Morrell, Brad Sweet, Kerry Madsen, Ryan Timms
3 Dashes – Christopher Bell, Danny Dietrich, Danny Sams III, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Ashton Torgerson, Christopher Thram
2 Dashes – Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kelby Watt, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Spencer Bayston, Sam Henderson
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Bryce Lucius, Carson McCarl, Brady Bacon, Lucas Wolfe, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Jonathan Preston, Dylan Westbrook, Cory Turner, Cole Duncan, Tim Kaeding, Justin Henderson, Scotty Thiel, Corey Day, Zane DeVault, Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Smith, Lance Dewease, Ryan Turner, Cory Eliason, Andy Pake, Mark Dobmeier, Riley Goodno

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (36 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson, Ashton Torgerson, Cole Macedo, Christopher Thram
2 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Ryan Timms, Bill Balog, Skylar Gee, Brad Sweet, Conner Morrell, Zach Hampton, Chris Windom
1 LCS Win – Chris Martin, Anthony Macri, Bryce Lucius, Blake Hahn, J.J. Hickle, Emerson Axsom, Matt Campbell, Joe Trenca, Darin Naida, Mark Dobmeier, Tim Kaeding, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sheldon Haudenschild, Brady Bacon, Landon Crawley, James McFadden, Logan Schuchart, Alex Therrien, Rico Abreu, Michael Kofoid, Justin Whittall, Brent Marks, Scott Broty

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (27 Drivers): 
6 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Ryan Timms, Michael Kofoid, Cole Macedo
3 Hard Chargers – Chris Windom, Garet Williamson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Skylar Gee
2 Hard Chargers – Bill Balog, Tanner Thorson, David Gravel
1 Hard Charger – Zach Hampton, Hunter Schuerenberg, Lance Dewease, Dylan Westbrook, Kalib Henry, Cap Henry, Jade Hastings, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri, Giovanni Scelzi, Danny Varin, Landon Crawley, Corey Day, Brad Sweet

PODIUM FINISHES (33 Drivers): 
31 Podiums – David Gravel
24 Podiums – Michael Kofoid
22 Podiums – Carson Macedo
10 Podiums – Kyle Larson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Logan Schuchart
6 Podiums – Donny Schatz, Rico Abreu, Bill Balog
5 Podiums – Anthony Macri
3 Podiums – Giovanni Scelzi
2 Podiums – Christopher Bell, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tyler Courtney, Kerry Madsen
1 Podium – Aaron Reutzel, Jacob Allen, Emerson Axsom, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Chase Dietz, Danny Dietrich, Conner Morrell, Dylan Westbrook, Skylar Gee, Chris Windom, Cole Duncan, Brad Sweet, Corey Day, Spencer Bayston, Garet Williamson, Tanner Thorson

TOP 10 FINISHES (59 Drivers): 
52 Top 10s – David Gravel
45 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
41 Top 10s – Carson Macedo
40 Top 10s – Logan Schuchart
34 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
29 Top 10s – Donny Schatz
28 Top 10s – Giovanni Scelzi
27 Top 10s – Bill Balog
20 Top 10s – Garet Williamson
19 Top 10s – Chris Windom
14 Top 10s – Cole Macedo
13 Top 10s – Hunter Schuerenberg
12 Top 10s – Anthony Macri, Emerson Axsom
11 Top 10s – Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson
10 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu
8 Top 10s – Ryan Timms, Kerry Madsen
7 Top 10s – Skylar Gee
6 Top 10s – Zach Hampton
5 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson
4 Top 10s – Austin McCarl
3 Top 10s – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Conner Morrell, Spencer Bayston, Brady Bacon, Danny Dietrich, Ashton Torgerson, Corey Day, Mark Dobmeier
2 Top 10s – Christopher Bell, Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tim Kaeding, Brian Brown, Freddie Rahmer, Troy Wagaman Jr.
1 Top 10 – Danny Sams III, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Westbrook, Jordan Poirier, Kalib Henry, Cole Duncan, Kelby Watt, Tanner Holmes, Ryan Smith, Brent Marks, Ryan Turner, Zach Sobotka, Danny Varin, Cory Eliason, Landon Crawley, Kaleb Johnson

2025 WORLD OF OUTLAWS SPRINT CAR WINNERS:
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Total Wins)
1. Wed, Feb 7 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Carson Macedo (1)
2. Thurs, Feb 8 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Christopher Bell (1)
3. Fri, Feb 9 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (1)
4. Sat, Feb 10 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Kyle Larson (2)
5. Sun, March 2 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (1)
6. Mon, March 3 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / David Gravel (2)
7. Fri, March 7 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Bill Balog (1)
8. Sat, March 8 / Magnolia Motor Speedway / Columbus, MS / David Gravel (3)
9. Fri, March 14 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Giovanni Scelzi (1)
10. Sat, March 15 / Kennedale Speedway Park / Kennedale, TX / Michael Kofoid (1)
11. Fri, March 21 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (4)
12. Sat, March 22 / Cotton Bowl Speedway / Paige, TX / David Gravel (5)
13. Fri, March 28 / Lawton Speedway / Lawton, OK / Michael Kofoid (2)
14. Fri, April 11 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Carson Macedo (2)
15. Sat, April 12 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Logan Schuchart (1)
16. Sat, April 19 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Rico Abreu (1)
17. Fri, April 25 / Jacksonville Speedway / Jacksonville, IL / Kyle Larson (3)
18. Sat, April 26 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN / Sheldon Haudenschild (1)
19. Fri, May 2 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / David Gravel (6)
20. Wed, May 7 / Lincoln Speedway / Abbottstown, PA / Michael Kofoid (3)
21. Sat, May 10 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA / Anthony Macri (1)
22. Wed, May 14 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON / David Gravel (7)
23. Thurs, May 15 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON / David Gravel (8)
24. Sat, May 24 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Logan Schuchart (2)
25. Mon, May 26 / Atomic Speedway / Chillicothe, OH / Carson Macedo (3)
26. Fri, May 30 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Michael Kofoid (4)
27. Sat, May 31 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Sheldon Haudenschild (2)
28. Wed, June 4 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Carson Macedo (4)
29. Fri, June 6 / Plymouth Dirt Track / Plymouth, WI / Rico Abreu (2)
30. Sat, June 7 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI / Brad Sweet (1)
31. Fri, June 13 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel (9)
32. Sat, June 14 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Corey Day (1)
33. Wed, June 18 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Kyle Larson (4)
34. Thurs, June 19 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (5)
35. Fri, June 20 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Bill Balog (2)
36. Sat, June 21 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (6)
37. Fri, June 27 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / David Gravel (10)
38. Sat, June 28 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI / Carson Macedo (5)
39. Sat, July 12 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI / Michael Kofoid (7)
40. Tues, July 15 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH / Carson Macedo (6)
41. Fri, July 18 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Rico Abreu (3)
42. Sat, July 19 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH / Anthony Macri (2)
43. Wed, July 23 / BAPS Motor Speedway / York Haven, PA / Anthony Macri (3)
44. Sun, July 27 / Weedsport Speedway / Weedsport, NY / David Gravel (11)
45. Fri, Aug 1 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Carson Macedo (7)
46. Sat, Aug 2 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO / Michael Kofoid (8)
47. Wed, Aug 6 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Ryan Timms*
48. Thurs, Aug 7 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Kyle Larson*
49. Fri, Aug 8 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / David Gravel*
50. Sat, Aug 9 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA / Ryan Timms (1)
51. Fri, Aug 15 / Ogilvie Raceway / Ogilvie, MN / Carson Macedo (8)
52. Sat, Aug 16 / Jackson Motorplex / Jackson, MN / Carson Macedo (9)
53. Tues, Aug 19 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI / David Gravel (12)
54. Fri, Aug 22 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND / Michael Kofoid (9)
55. Sat, Aug 23 / Red River Valley Speedway / West Fargo, ND / Carson Macedo (10)
56. Sun, Aug 31 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD / Michael Kofoid (10)

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

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Indianapolis, IN (September 2, 2025) – In her debut at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Melanie Johnson delivered a standout performance behind the wheel of the McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster, advancing to the semifinals and showcasing her growing strength in the category.
 
Johnson qualified solidly in the top half of the field, improving every pass with runs of 5.330 seconds, 5.293 seconds, and a best of 5.241 seconds at 272.23 mph to lock into the No. 6 qualifying position.
 
In eliminations, Johnson showed poise and driving skill, beginning with a first-round win against McKenna Bold. Both drivers battled early tire shake, but Johnson successfully pedaled her car and got it hooked up to run a 5.556 at 268.22 mph.

 Melanie Johnson slides into her Top Alcohol Dragster before here semifinal round at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit Melanie Johnson

The second round provided one of the closest finishes of the event, with Johnson edging out Will Smith by just 0.0007 seconds (approximately three inches). Johnson had a slight starting line advantage with a 5.279 second E.T. against Smith’s 5.262.
 
Facing reigning world champion Shawn Cowie in the semifinals, Johnson left with a .026 reaction time to get ahead. She powered to a 5.245 at 270.92 mph, but Cowie’s 5.201 at 275.84 mph was enough to sneak past by only .0024 seconds (approximately 11 inches). Cowie went on to win the event.
 
“It was an emotional weekend for me, being my first U.S. Nationals, it’s the biggest race of the year and a very storied place for me and my family,” said Johnson. “But once I climbed into the car, I stayed focused on doing my job. Rich, Richie, and all the McPhillips Racing crew guys gave me a consistent car, and I’m proud of how we executed all weekend. To come away with strong qualifying runs, two big round wins, and a close semifinal against the world champ is a huge step forward for us.”
 
The weekend was also deeply personal for Johnson off the track. Together with her Aunt Pam, she carried on a long-standing tradition by placing a wreath and candle at the memorial stone for her late uncle, Blaine Johnson, located just past the finish line. “I ran into fans who told me Blaine was their favorite driver, and it still means so much to know that people remember him,” Johnson shared.

 Johnson and her aunt Pam carried on a longstanding tradition of placing a wreath at her uncle Blaine’s memorial, photo credit Melanie Johnson

Melanie Johnson Advances to Semifinals in
First Appearance at U.S. Nationals

Indianapolis, IN (September 2, 2025) – In her debut at the prestigious Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, Melanie Johnson delivered a standout performance behind the wheel of the McPhillips Racing Top Alcohol Dragster, advancing to the semifinals and showcasing her growing strength in the category.
 
Johnson qualified solidly in the top half of the field, improving every pass with runs of 5.330 seconds, 5.293 seconds, and a best of 5.241 seconds at 272.23 mph to lock into the No. 6 qualifying position.
 
In eliminations, Johnson showed poise and driving skill, beginning with a first-round win against McKenna Bold. Both drivers battled early tire shake, but Johnson successfully pedaled her car and got it hooked up to run a 5.556 at 268.22 mph.

 Melanie Johnson slides into her Top Alcohol Dragster before here semifinal round at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit Melanie Johnson

The second round provided one of the closest finishes of the event, with Johnson edging out Will Smith by just 0.0007 seconds (approximately three inches). Johnson had a slight starting line advantage with a 5.279 second E.T. against Smith’s 5.262.
 
Facing reigning world champion Shawn Cowie in the semifinals, Johnson left with a .026 reaction time to get ahead. She powered to a 5.245 at 270.92 mph, but Cowie’s 5.201 at 275.84 mph was enough to sneak past by only .0024 seconds (approximately 11 inches). Cowie went on to win the event.
 
“It was an emotional weekend for me, being my first U.S. Nationals, it’s the biggest race of the year and a very storied place for me and my family,” said Johnson. “But once I climbed into the car, I stayed focused on doing my job. Rich, Richie, and all the McPhillips Racing crew guys gave me a consistent car, and I’m proud of how we executed all weekend. To come away with strong qualifying runs, two big round wins, and a close semifinal against the world champ is a huge step forward for us.”
 
The weekend was also deeply personal for Johnson off the track. Together with her Aunt Pam, she carried on a long-standing tradition by placing a wreath and candle at the memorial stone for her late uncle, Blaine Johnson, located just past the finish line. “I ran into fans who told me Blaine was their favorite driver, and it still means so much to know that people remember him,” Johnson shared.

 Johnson and her aunt Pam carried on a longstanding tradition of placing a wreath at her uncle Blaine’s memorial, photo credit Melanie Johnson

She credits the support of her team and valued partners AJPE, NGK Spark Plugs, Lucas Oil, and ARP for making weekends like this possible.
 
Looking ahead, Johnson and the McPhillips Racing team will return to action September 12–14 at the 40th NHRA Nationals presented by Nitro Fish at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Sep 2, 2025 | Featured, Race Results

Randy Meyer Racing closed out an exciting weekend of Top Alcohol Dragster competition at the prestigious 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with both drivers McKenna Bold and Matt Cummings.

Cummings set the tone in qualifying, blasting to the top of the field with a 5.166 at 276 mph on Saturday in his Hedinger’s Equipment dragster to secure the No. 1 position. It marked the second race in a row, and the 12th time in his career, that he has qualified on the pole in Top Alcohol Dragster national event competition. Bold continued to show poise in her rookie season, steadily improving with each session. She recorded her best run of the weekend in the final qualifying session, a 5.299 at 269 mph, which moved her up the ladder into the No. 11 position for her first-ever start at the U.S. Nationals.

For Bold, this event marked her first appearance at the “Big Go” in her rookie season, and she wasted no time proving she belonged on drag racing’s biggest stage. In the opening round of eliminations, she grabbed a huge advantage at the starting line with a .038 reaction time over Melanie Johnson’s .065. However, tricky track conditions quickly came into play. Just a few hundred feet into the run, Bold’s dragster shook violently, enough to dislodge the parachutes. She pedaled to recover, but the loss of momentum was too much to overcome, as Johnson’s 5.556 at 268 mph defeated Bold’s 6.156 at 225 mph.

Cornwell Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals

Cummings continued his run of consistency through eliminations, and in round one, he powered to a 5.184 at 277 mph to secure the win and lane choice for round two. Facing veteran Jackie Fricke in the quarterfinals, Cummings never trailed, posting low elapsed time of the round with a 5.200 at 277.60 mph to advance to the semifinals on Labor Day.

In the third round, Cummings matched up against Jamie Noonan in what proved to be one of the closest battles of the weekend. Randy Meyer and Cummings delivered another strong performance with a 5.18 at 277 mph tune up, but Noonan recorded his quickest pass of the event, a 5.15, to advance to the final and end the team’s chance of defending their 2024 U.S. Nationals victory.

“Rolling into Indianapolis for the U.S. Nationals, the team had a lot of confidence of it being successful. I know I felt confident that we could continue our performance at the top of the field. We just came off back-to-back races being number 1 qualifier, and a fresh victory at the regional race in Bowling Green,” said Cummings.

“There was so much excitement getting into the car on Sunday, but I kept telling myself to just stick to my routine, don’t think or listen to any outside interference. Be like a machine. In the semis, we executed our game plan perfectly with a 5.18, but our opponent built a bomb overnight and took a big swing at us. They were successful in taking us out. Our team was disappointed in the result but not with our performance. Great effort and plan by Randy Meyer and the whole team. While we were disappointed in the result, we’re proud of the performance, the effort from the team, and the support from Tim Hedinger being at the track with us. We appeared in every round except the U.S. National final to give him maximum exposure. We’ll regroup and be ready to fight for another victory at Maple Grove.”

While the team came up short of its goal, Meyer is proud of Bold’s resilient debut at her first U.S. Nationals and Cummings’ continued ability to contend at the front of the field. The weekend also marked a special milestone for the team, as they welcomed Elite Motorsports onboard as a partner. With their help, the team arrived in style at Indy in a new toterhome that will support the team throughout the season. Serious buyers can find more information on the team’s trusted toterhome that is now for sale >> HERE <<.

Matt Cummings Qualifies No. 1 in Hedinger’s Equipment Dragster as Randy Meyer Racing Team Shines at the 71st Annual NHRA U.S. Nationals

Sep 2, 2025 | Featured, Race Results

Randy Meyer Racing closed out an exciting weekend of Top Alcohol Dragster competition at the prestigious 71st annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals with both drivers McKenna Bold and Matt Cummings.

Cummings set the tone in qualifying, blasting to the top of the field with a 5.166 at 276 mph on Saturday in his Hedinger’s Equipment dragster to secure the No. 1 position. It marked the second race in a row, and the 12th time in his career, that he has qualified on the pole in Top Alcohol Dragster national event competition. Bold continued to show poise in her rookie season, steadily improving with each session. She recorded her best run of the weekend in the final qualifying session, a 5.299 at 269 mph, which moved her up the ladder into the No. 11 position for her first-ever start at the U.S. Nationals.

For Bold, this event marked her first appearance at the “Big Go” in her rookie season, and she wasted no time proving she belonged on drag racing’s biggest stage. In the opening round of eliminations, she grabbed a huge advantage at the starting line with a .038 reaction time over Melanie Johnson’s .065. However, tricky track conditions quickly came into play. Just a few hundred feet into the run, Bold’s dragster shook violently, enough to dislodge the parachutes. She pedaled to recover, but the loss of momentum was too much to overcome, as Johnson’s 5.556 at 268 mph defeated Bold’s 6.156 at 225 mph.

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Cummings continued his run of consistency through eliminations, and in round one, he powered to a 5.184 at 277 mph to secure the win and lane choice for round two. Facing veteran Jackie Fricke in the quarterfinals, Cummings never trailed, posting low elapsed time of the round with a 5.200 at 277.60 mph to advance to the semifinals on Labor Day.

In the third round, Cummings matched up against Jamie Noonan in what proved to be one of the closest battles of the weekend. Randy Meyer and Cummings delivered another strong performance with a 5.18 at 277 mph tune up, but Noonan recorded his quickest pass of the event, a 5.15, to advance to the final and end the team’s chance of defending their 2024 U.S. Nationals victory.

“Rolling into Indianapolis for the U.S. Nationals, the team had a lot of confidence of it being successful. I know I felt confident that we could continue our performance at the top of the field. We just came off back-to-back races being number 1 qualifier, and a fresh victory at the regional race in Bowling Green,” said Cummings.

“There was so much excitement getting into the car on Sunday, but I kept telling myself to just stick to my routine, don’t think or listen to any outside interference. Be like a machine. In the semis, we executed our game plan perfectly with a 5.18, but our opponent built a bomb overnight and took a big swing at us. They were successful in taking us out. Our team was disappointed in the result but not with our performance. Great effort and plan by Randy Meyer and the whole team. While we were disappointed in the result, we’re proud of the performance, the effort from the team, and the support from Tim Hedinger being at the track with us. We appeared in every round except the U.S. National final to give him maximum exposure. We’ll regroup and be ready to fight for another victory at Maple Grove.”

While the team came up short of its goal, Meyer is proud of Bold’s resilient debut at her first U.S. Nationals and Cummings’ continued ability to contend at the front of the field. The weekend also marked a special milestone for the team, as they welcomed Elite Motorsports onboard as a partner. With their help, the team arrived in style at Indy in a new toterhome that will support the team throughout the season. Serious buyers can find more information on the team’s trusted toterhome that is now for sale >> HERE <<.

Randy Meyer Racing will regroup and prepare for the next stop on the NHRA Drag Racing Series tour in Earlville, Iowa with Bold driving solo, carrying momentum and determination into the remainder of the season.

TF Sport brings Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home for critical race in championship

DETROIT (September 2, 2025) – TF Sport is bringing its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home to the United States at Circuit of The Americas for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s lone race in North America  The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is the sixth of eight rounds in the FIA WEC this season and the first since mid-July. Both TF Sport entries sit in the top-five in both the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams championship standings heading to the Lone Star State.

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This year’s race at COTA is the second for the TF/Corvette combo with one of the team’s Z06 GT3.Rs finishing in the points last year. No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RTF Sport’s Ben Keating will be front and center as he races in his home state for the first time in a Corvette. Keating, Jonny Edgar and Corvette factory driver Daniel Juncadella enter COTA third in the LMGT3 championship and searching for their first podium since a season-opening victory at Qatar. Juncadella was part of the TF Sport lineup last year that finished eighth in class driving the No. 82 Corvette lineup. He made up seven positions during his 2.5-hour stint to cap his debut race at Circuit of The Americas. Keating was also part of last year’s Lone Star Le Mans in LMGT3 and has four GT-class victories at the circuit to his credit in IMSA competition from 2013-2017. Edgar is making his first career start at COTA and is coming off a strong run at Sāo Paulo in the previous WEC round. He drove the final two hours and was the fastest Corvette driver in the race as the No. 33 trio finished seventh in class. No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RNo entry in LMGT3 has the momentum of TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette. The trio of factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy arrives at COTA on the heels of a third-place finish at Le Mans and a runner-up result at Sāo Paulo to vault up into fifth place in the Drivers Championship standings. The No. 81 Corvette was on course for a similar result in the second half of year’s Lone Star Le Mans. Running second at the time, the Corvette suffered heavy contact from another competitor which knocked it down the order and eventually into the garage for a heart-breaking retirement. Eastwood and Andrade already have been part of a winning TF Sport effort this year with a victory in the ELMS in their No. 82 Corvette. Van Rompuy, who made his COTA debut last year along with Andrade, hopes to keep his strong season going with what would be his fifth Hyperpole appearance in six races.  The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 7. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.

TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTESDANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Being back in the U.S. is always pretty cool. COTA is actually a track that surprised me quite positively last year. With these tracks that have a lot of asphalt runoffs, it can be misguiding sometimes when you think it’s an easy track. But COTA has a lot of technical corners; it’s a very cool Sector One with a lot of high-speed, flowing corners. This also is a challenging race with the heat. Last year was super-hot but I like the big challenges like that. It makes the racing harder and more exciting for everyone. We’re coming off a couple of difficult races with some unlucky situations that were out of our control, but we are still third in the championship. There are three rounds to go and considering the success weight that the leaders are carrying, I think we are in a good position to fight for big points. That should play in our favor to fight in the championship for the last few races. I’m hoping for a strong result in COTA, especially as a home race for Corvette and Ben. The car was good last year as well, so I expect that we will be strong.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I am looking forward to racing at COTA for the first time as this looks like a great track to drive. The last two races have been quite difficult and our results haven’t reflected the pace we have had, so hopefully we can have an issue-free race and score good points for the championship. On top of all that, it would be nice to have a good result for Corvette and Ben’s home race.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I love racing all around the world, but there is no place like home! I am excited to help host the WEC in Texas. This is home for Corvette and home for me. I have a lot of great results at COTA from the past years. Our No. 33 Corvette needs a great result to stay in the championship hunt for 2025. So this race is extremely important, but I believe we are up for the challenge!”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “COTA was a good event for the Corvette last year. On our side, we didn’t have a good run, but the sister car was super strong, as were we; we just got caught up in a few incidents that pretty much did us in. From my side, there are a couple of question marks with the hard-compound tire. In the Corvette, we’re so good on tire deg, especially on the Goodyear, that the hard tire at COTA and Bahrain will probably bring the others a bit closer to us toward the end of the stint, but hopefully we still will have a bit of a delta to work with. So I’m looking forward to it. It’s a tough track, you know, especially in that heat. Everything’s screaming… the tires are screaming, drivers are screaming with the heat. But we’re on a good momentum swing with TF Sport and the Corvette. Even if you look back at 2024, we were really good in these last three events toward the end of our first season. We’ve been much stronger up to this point this year so hopefully then we can be stronger still in these last three.”

2025 FIA World Endurance Championship PointsLMGT3 Drivers Standings1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 892. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 763. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 664. Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez/Petru Umbrarescu – 575. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 56 LMGT3 Teams Standings1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 892. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 763. No. 33 TF Sport – 664. No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team – 575. No. 81 TF Sport – 56 Corvette Racing at COTA: By the Numbers• 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at COTA since 2013 – Corvette C6.R (2013), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and the mid-engine Corvette C8.R – which raced at COTA for the first time in WEC competition in 2020 – and Z06 GT3.R, both of which are eighth-gen Corvettes• 5: Class wins at COTA for Corvette Racing entries in two championships: IMSA and GT World Challenge America. The latest came this year from DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America Pro-Am• 11: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R including two earlier this year at Circuit of The Americas• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America• 72: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Olivier Hart for Steller Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 148: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and one each in the European Le Mans Series and GT America• 360: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 5,474: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its eight previous events at Circuit of The Americas. That represents more than 30 trips across the Texas Panhandle.• 447,340.24: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back! Corvette Racing at Circuit of The Americas (wins in bold)2013 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C6.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GTNo. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 11th in GT 2014 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 9th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 10th in GTLM 2014 – FIA WECNo. 65 Corvette C7.R: Tommy Milner/Jordan Taylor/Ricky Taylor – 7th in GTE Pro 2015 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 6th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 8th in GTLM 2016 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 3rd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 5th in GTLM 2017 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 1st in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 7th in GTLM 2020 – FIA WECNo. 63 Corvette C8.R: Jan Magnussen/Mike Rockenfeller: 6th in GTE Pro 2024 – GT World ChallengeNo. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell – 1st,1st in ProNo. 08 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Bryan Sellers/Scott Smithson – 6th, 11th in Pro-Am 2024 – FIA World Endurance ChampionshipNo. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 16th in LMGT3No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi – 8th in LMGT3 2025 – GT World ChallengeNo. 11 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Blake McDonald – 1st, 3rd in Pro-AmNo. 50 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Ross Chouest/Aaron Povoledo – 8th, 11th in Pro-AmNo. 50 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Ross Chouest – 4th, 3rd in GT America SRO3

CORVETTE RACING AT COTA: Coming to AmericaTF Sport brings Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home for critical race in championship

DETROIT (September 2, 2025) – TF Sport is bringing its pair of Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs home to the United States at Circuit of The Americas for the FIA World Endurance Championship’s lone race in North America  The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is the sixth of eight rounds in the FIA WEC this season and the first since mid-July. Both TF Sport entries sit in the top-five in both the LMGT3 Drivers and Teams championship standings heading to the Lone Star State.

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This year’s race at COTA is the second for the TF/Corvette combo with one of the team’s Z06 GT3.Rs finishing in the points last year. No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RTF Sport’s Ben Keating will be front and center as he races in his home state for the first time in a Corvette. Keating, Jonny Edgar and Corvette factory driver Daniel Juncadella enter COTA third in the LMGT3 championship and searching for their first podium since a season-opening victory at Qatar. Juncadella was part of the TF Sport lineup last year that finished eighth in class driving the No. 82 Corvette lineup. He made up seven positions during his 2.5-hour stint to cap his debut race at Circuit of The Americas. Keating was also part of last year’s Lone Star Le Mans in LMGT3 and has four GT-class victories at the circuit to his credit in IMSA competition from 2013-2017. Edgar is making his first career start at COTA and is coming off a strong run at Sāo Paulo in the previous WEC round. He drove the final two hours and was the fastest Corvette driver in the race as the No. 33 trio finished seventh in class. No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RNo entry in LMGT3 has the momentum of TF Sport’s No. 81 Corvette. The trio of factory driver Charlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy arrives at COTA on the heels of a third-place finish at Le Mans and a runner-up result at Sāo Paulo to vault up into fifth place in the Drivers Championship standings. The No. 81 Corvette was on course for a similar result in the second half of year’s Lone Star Le Mans. Running second at the time, the Corvette suffered heavy contact from another competitor which knocked it down the order and eventually into the garage for a heart-breaking retirement. Eastwood and Andrade already have been part of a winning TF Sport effort this year with a victory in the ELMS in their No. 82 Corvette. Van Rompuy, who made his COTA debut last year along with Andrade, hopes to keep his strong season going with what would be his fifth Hyperpole appearance in six races.  The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT on Sunday, September 7. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.

TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTESDANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Being back in the U.S. is always pretty cool. COTA is actually a track that surprised me quite positively last year. With these tracks that have a lot of asphalt runoffs, it can be misguiding sometimes when you think it’s an easy track. But COTA has a lot of technical corners; it’s a very cool Sector One with a lot of high-speed, flowing corners. This also is a challenging race with the heat. Last year was super-hot but I like the big challenges like that. It makes the racing harder and more exciting for everyone. We’re coming off a couple of difficult races with some unlucky situations that were out of our control, but we are still third in the championship. There are three rounds to go and considering the success weight that the leaders are carrying, I think we are in a good position to fight for big points. That should play in our favor to fight in the championship for the last few races. I’m hoping for a strong result in COTA, especially as a home race for Corvette and Ben. The car was good last year as well, so I expect that we will be strong.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I am looking forward to racing at COTA for the first time as this looks like a great track to drive. The last two races have been quite difficult and our results haven’t reflected the pace we have had, so hopefully we can have an issue-free race and score good points for the championship. On top of all that, it would be nice to have a good result for Corvette and Ben’s home race.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I love racing all around the world, but there is no place like home! I am excited to help host the WEC in Texas. This is home for Corvette and home for me. I have a lot of great results at COTA from the past years. Our No. 33 Corvette needs a great result to stay in the championship hunt for 2025. So this race is extremely important, but I believe we are up for the challenge!”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “COTA was a good event for the Corvette last year. On our side, we didn’t have a good run, but the sister car was super strong, as were we; we just got caught up in a few incidents that pretty much did us in. From my side, there are a couple of question marks with the hard-compound tire. In the Corvette, we’re so good on tire deg, especially on the Goodyear, that the hard tire at COTA and Bahrain will probably bring the others a bit closer to us toward the end of the stint, but hopefully we still will have a bit of a delta to work with. So I’m looking forward to it. It’s a tough track, you know, especially in that heat. Everything’s screaming… the tires are screaming, drivers are screaming with the heat. But we’re on a good momentum swing with TF Sport and the Corvette. Even if you look back at 2024, we were really good in these last three events toward the end of our first season. We’ve been much stronger up to this point this year so hopefully then we can be stronger still in these last three.”

2025 FIA World Endurance Championship PointsLMGT3 Drivers Standings1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 892. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 763. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 664. Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez/Petru Umbrarescu – 575. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 56 LMGT3 Teams Standings1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 892. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 763. No. 33 TF Sport – 664. No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team – 575. No. 81 TF Sport – 56 Corvette Racing at COTA: By the Numbers• 3: Generations of Corvette Racing entries at COTA since 2013 – Corvette C6.R (2013), Corvette C7.R (2014-2019) and the mid-engine Corvette C8.R – which raced at COTA for the first time in WEC competition in 2020 – and Z06 GT3.R, both of which are eighth-gen Corvettes• 5: Class wins at COTA for Corvette Racing entries in two championships: IMSA and GT World Challenge America. The latest came this year from DXDT Racing in GT World Challenge America Pro-Am• 11: Wins this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R including two earlier this year at Circuit of The Americas• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America• 72: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Olivier Hart for Steller Motorsport at the 24 Hours of Spa• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 148: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 117 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia and one each in the European Le Mans Series and GT America• 360: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 5,474: Number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing in its eight previous events at Circuit of The Americas. That represents more than 30 trips across the Texas Panhandle.• 447,340.24: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back! Corvette Racing at Circuit of The Americas (wins in bold)2013 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C6.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GTNo. 4 Corvette C6.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 11th in GT 2014 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 9th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 10th in GTLM 2014 – FIA WECNo. 65 Corvette C7.R: Tommy Milner/Jordan Taylor/Ricky Taylor – 7th in GTE Pro 2015 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 6th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 8th in GTLM 2016 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 3rd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 5th in GTLM 2017 – IMSANo. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen: 1st in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner: 7th in GTLM 2020 – FIA WECNo. 63 Corvette C8.R: Jan Magnussen/Mike Rockenfeller: 6th in GTE Pro 2024 – GT World ChallengeNo. 63 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Alec Udell – 1st,1st in ProNo. 08 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Bryan Sellers/Scott Smithson – 6th, 11th in Pro-Am 2024 – FIA World Endurance ChampionshipNo. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 16th in LMGT3No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi – 8th in LMGT3 2025 – GT World ChallengeNo. 11 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Blake McDonald – 1st, 3rd in Pro-AmNo. 50 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Ross Chouest/Aaron Povoledo – 8th, 11th in Pro-AmNo. 50 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Ross Chouest – 4th, 3rd in GT America SRO3

DOE RUN, MO – September 2, 2025 – With eight races of the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series campaign in the history books, two chapters remain to be written to cap off the year’s in-season showdown. 

The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota will tackle a doubleheader weekend with a final visit to Missouri at Doe Run Raceway on Friday, Sept. 5. Then, the Challenge Series road ends at Highland Speedway on Saturday night to close out the weekend near the gateway to the Midwest. 

The top five in Challenge Series points will receive a points fund bonus, with the champion receiving $2,500, second place earning $1,250, third place with $600, fourth place taking $400, and fifth place receiving $250. 

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Triple Threat Denney: In his first year as a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) driver, Jacob Denney has lit the Xtreme Outlaw world on fire with new records and even more crowning achievements through 2025. 

The driver of the JBL Audio No. 67 LynK Chassis became the newest single-season wins holder in the Appalachian Midget Week opener at Action Track USA after winning his seventh Series Feature. He then followed up with two additional podiums before closing the week with a win at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway for the $5,000-to-win honors. 

Leading the Challenge Series by 64 points over Karter Sarff, and the overall championship standings by 273 markers over Cannon McIntosh, the Galloway, OH driver is poised to become the first driver to sweep all three Xtreme titles in a single year. 

Welcome Back: Doe Run Raceway and Highland Speedway each hold significant memories for the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets in the Midwest. 

Doe Run hosts the Series for a third-straight year, but it’s the first time the “Show Me State” racetrack is part of the Challenge Series finale doubleheader as the penultimate race. In the last two Series races, two former Xtreme champions went to Victory Lane with Zach Daum in 2023, and McIntosh in 2024. 

The “World Famous” Highland Speedway returns to the Series schedule for the first time since 2023. In the inaugural Feature, Chase McDermand drove the No. 40 Mounce/Stout Motorsports Midget to the win in his first race at the bullring. 

G-Milly’s Moment: Despite winning the Turnpike Challenge finale at Port City Raceway to start the 2025 Midget points campaign, Gavin Miller struggled to solve his return to Victory Lane. 

After scoring a whopping nine podiums with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets without a win, the Allentown, PA native’s 10th podium was the lucky charm that saw him dominate 30 laps around Path Valley Speedway for a feel-good home state triumph in the Appalachian Midget Week. 

The KKM driver now enters the Challenge Series finale weekend with a head of steam on his side with a USAC weekend sweep at Bloomington Speedway and Angell Park Speedway to continue pushing the No. 97 SoundGear Toyota closer to a second Series win in 2025. 

Xtreme Six Pack: Heading into the September weekend, six Xtreme Outlaw Midgets drivers have six more nights to capture a win in the 2025 season. 

Amongst the full-time Series competitors, McDermand is the only former winner who has yet to visit Victory Lane. The Springfield, IL driver owns three podiums, eight top fives, and enters the weekend chasing a second career Highland win. 

Five Series rookies will contend for their first triumph before the year’s conclusion, which includes Michael Faccinto, Colton Robinson, Hayden Wise, Alex Karpowicz, and Brandon Carr. 

When and where 

Friday, September 5, at Doe Run Raceway in Doe Run, MO 

Saturday, September 6, at Highland Speedway in Highland, IL 

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Current Xtreme Outlaw Midgets Points Standings (View Full Standings) 

1. 1. Jacob Denney: 3968 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 67
2. Cannon McIntosh: -273 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 71K
3. Gavin Miller: -310 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 97
4. Kameron Key: -428 points | Trifecta Motorsports No. 9U
5. Chase McDermand: -442 points | Chase McDermand Racing No. 40
6. Colton Robinson: -576 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 67K
7. Michael Faccinto: -634 points | Trifecta Motorsports No. 5U
8. Hayden Wise: -722 points | Ninety-Four Motorsports No. 94
9. Alex Karpowicz: -767 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 72
10. Brandon Carr: -908 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 98K

Toyota Feature winners (7 drivers) 

8 wins – Jacob Denney 

3 wins – Cannon McIntosh, Karter Sarff 

1 win – Joe B. Miller, Kameron Key, Kyle Jones, Gavin Miller 

Toyota Feature laps led (17 drivers) 

119 laps – Jacob Denney 

63 laps – Cannon McIntosh 

57 laps – Gavin Miller 

46 laps – Chase McDermand 

32 laps – Karter Sarff 

25 laps – Joe B. Miller, Michael Faccinto 

23 laps – Steven Snyder Jr 

17 laps – Corbin Rueschenberg 

15 laps – Colton Robinson 

14 laps – Hayden Wise 

10 laps – Ethan Mitchell, Kyle Jones 

9 laps – Zach Daum, Kameron Key 

4 laps – Ryan Mueller 

2 laps – Zach Wigal 

Smith Titanium Quick Time Awards (10 drivers) 

5 awards – Jacob Denney 

3 awards – Chase McDermand 

2 awards – Gavin Miller, Karter Sarff 

1 award – Corbin Rueschenberg, Ethan Mitchell, Kameron Key, Zach Wigal, Trevor Cline, Hayden Wise 

Toyota, CASM Safety Products, TJ Forged, DIRTVision Heat Race winners (22 drivers) 

6 wins – Colton Robinson 

5 wins – Jacob Denney 

4 wins – Michael Faccinto, Kameron Key, Cannon McIntosh 

3 wins – Chase McDermand, Joe B. Miller, Hayden Wise 

2 wins – Thomas Meseraull, Kaiden Manders, Zach Daum, Karter Sarff, Brandon Carr, Steven Snyder Jr 

1 win – Ethan Mitchell, Gavin Miller, Bradley Cox, Joe Wirth, Shannon McQueen, Andrew Felker, Zach Wigal, Alex Karpowicz 

High-Points Honors (9 drivers) 

5 honors – Jacob Denney 

2 honors – Chase McDermand 

1 honor – Thomas Meseraull, Hayden Wise, Karter Sarff, Ethan Mitchell, Michael Faccinto, Kameron Key, Colton Robinson 

Summit Racing Equipment Hard Charger Awards (11 drivers) 

3 awards – Jacob Denney 

2 awards – Chase McDermand, Tyler Edwards, Kameron Key, Cannon McIntosh, Gavin Miller  

1 award – Karter Sarff, Brecken Reese, Brandon Carr, Kyle Jones, Daniel Bennett, Matt Sherrell 

Podium finishes (10 drivers) 

14 podiums – Jacob Denney 

11 podiums – Gavin Miller 

10 podiums – Cannon McIntosh 

6 podiums – Karter Sarff 

3 podiums – Chase McDermand, Kameron Key 

2 podiums – Corbin Rueschenberg, Kyle Jones 

1 podium – Zach Daum, Thomas Meseraull, Joe B. Miller, Hayden Wise 

Top-10 finishes (30 drivers) 

18 top-10s – Jacob Denney 

15 top-10s – Chase McDermand, Kameron Key 

14 top-10s – Cannon McIntosh, Colton Robinson, Gavin Miller 

12 top-10s – Michael Faccinto  

10 top-10s – Hayden Wise 

8 top-10s – Karter Sarff, Brandon Carr 

7 top-10s – Alex Karpowicz 

6 top-10s – Tyler Edwards, Kyle Jones 

5 top-10s – Trevor Cline, Zach Daum 

4 top-10s – Joe B. Miller 

3 top-10s – Brecken Reese, Corbin Rueschenberg 

2 top-10s – Ethan Mitchell 

1 top-10 – Cale Coons, Bradley Cox, Thomas Meseraull, Steven Snyder Jr, Joe Wirth, Andrew Felker, Andrew Deal, Shannon McQueen, Zach Wigal, Daniel Adler, Kale Drake 

2025 XTREME OUTLAW MIDGET SCHEDULE 

No. | Date | Track | Location | Winner (Total Wins) 

* Denotes Xtreme-POWRi Challenge Series 

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Xtreme-POWRi Challenge Series Finale Weekend Ahead in America’s Heartland 

DOE RUN, MO – September 2, 2025 – With eight races of the Xtreme Outlaw-POWRi Challenge Series campaign in the history books, two chapters remain to be written to cap off the year’s in-season showdown. 

The Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota will tackle a doubleheader weekend with a final visit to Missouri at Doe Run Raceway on Friday, Sept. 5. Then, the Challenge Series road ends at Highland Speedway on Saturday night to close out the weekend near the gateway to the Midwest. 

The top five in Challenge Series points will receive a points fund bonus, with the champion receiving $2,500, second place earning $1,250, third place with $600, fourth place taking $400, and fifth place receiving $250. 

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Here are the top storylines to keep an eye on: 

Triple Threat Denney: In his first year as a Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) driver, Jacob Denney has lit the Xtreme Outlaw world on fire with new records and even more crowning achievements through 2025. 

The driver of the JBL Audio No. 67 LynK Chassis became the newest single-season wins holder in the Appalachian Midget Week opener at Action Track USA after winning his seventh Series Feature. He then followed up with two additional podiums before closing the week with a win at Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway for the $5,000-to-win honors. 

Leading the Challenge Series by 64 points over Karter Sarff, and the overall championship standings by 273 markers over Cannon McIntosh, the Galloway, OH driver is poised to become the first driver to sweep all three Xtreme titles in a single year. 

Welcome Back: Doe Run Raceway and Highland Speedway each hold significant memories for the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets in the Midwest. 

Doe Run hosts the Series for a third-straight year, but it’s the first time the “Show Me State” racetrack is part of the Challenge Series finale doubleheader as the penultimate race. In the last two Series races, two former Xtreme champions went to Victory Lane with Zach Daum in 2023, and McIntosh in 2024. 

The “World Famous” Highland Speedway returns to the Series schedule for the first time since 2023. In the inaugural Feature, Chase McDermand drove the No. 40 Mounce/Stout Motorsports Midget to the win in his first race at the bullring. 

G-Milly’s Moment: Despite winning the Turnpike Challenge finale at Port City Raceway to start the 2025 Midget points campaign, Gavin Miller struggled to solve his return to Victory Lane. 

After scoring a whopping nine podiums with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets without a win, the Allentown, PA native’s 10th podium was the lucky charm that saw him dominate 30 laps around Path Valley Speedway for a feel-good home state triumph in the Appalachian Midget Week. 

The KKM driver now enters the Challenge Series finale weekend with a head of steam on his side with a USAC weekend sweep at Bloomington Speedway and Angell Park Speedway to continue pushing the No. 97 SoundGear Toyota closer to a second Series win in 2025. 

Xtreme Six Pack: Heading into the September weekend, six Xtreme Outlaw Midgets drivers have six more nights to capture a win in the 2025 season. 

Amongst the full-time Series competitors, McDermand is the only former winner who has yet to visit Victory Lane. The Springfield, IL driver owns three podiums, eight top fives, and enters the weekend chasing a second career Highland win. 

Five Series rookies will contend for their first triumph before the year’s conclusion, which includes Michael Faccinto, Colton Robinson, Hayden Wise, Alex Karpowicz, and Brandon Carr. 

When and where 

Friday, September 5, at Doe Run Raceway in Doe Run, MO 

Saturday, September 6, at Highland Speedway in Highland, IL 

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Current Xtreme Outlaw Midgets Points Standings (View Full Standings) 

1. 1. Jacob Denney: 3968 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 67
2. Cannon McIntosh: -273 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 71K
3. Gavin Miller: -310 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 97
4. Kameron Key: -428 points | Trifecta Motorsports No. 9U
5. Chase McDermand: -442 points | Chase McDermand Racing No. 40
6. Colton Robinson: -576 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 67K
7. Michael Faccinto: -634 points | Trifecta Motorsports No. 5U
8. Hayden Wise: -722 points | Ninety-Four Motorsports No. 94
9. Alex Karpowicz: -767 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 72
10. Brandon Carr: -908 points | Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports No. 98K

Toyota Feature winners (7 drivers) 

8 wins – Jacob Denney 

3 wins – Cannon McIntosh, Karter Sarff 

1 win – Joe B. Miller, Kameron Key, Kyle Jones, Gavin Miller 

Toyota Feature laps led (17 drivers) 

119 laps – Jacob Denney 

63 laps – Cannon McIntosh 

57 laps – Gavin Miller 

46 laps – Chase McDermand 

32 laps – Karter Sarff 

25 laps – Joe B. Miller, Michael Faccinto 

23 laps – Steven Snyder Jr 

17 laps – Corbin Rueschenberg 

15 laps – Colton Robinson 

14 laps – Hayden Wise 

10 laps – Ethan Mitchell, Kyle Jones 

9 laps – Zach Daum, Kameron Key 

4 laps – Ryan Mueller 

2 laps – Zach Wigal 

Smith Titanium Quick Time Awards (10 drivers) 

5 awards – Jacob Denney 

3 awards – Chase McDermand 

2 awards – Gavin Miller, Karter Sarff 

1 award – Corbin Rueschenberg, Ethan Mitchell, Kameron Key, Zach Wigal, Trevor Cline, Hayden Wise 

Toyota, CASM Safety Products, TJ Forged, DIRTVision Heat Race winners (22 drivers) 

6 wins – Colton Robinson 

5 wins – Jacob Denney 

4 wins – Michael Faccinto, Kameron Key, Cannon McIntosh 

3 wins – Chase McDermand, Joe B. Miller, Hayden Wise 

2 wins – Thomas Meseraull, Kaiden Manders, Zach Daum, Karter Sarff, Brandon Carr, Steven Snyder Jr 

1 win – Ethan Mitchell, Gavin Miller, Bradley Cox, Joe Wirth, Shannon McQueen, Andrew Felker, Zach Wigal, Alex Karpowicz 

High-Points Honors (9 drivers) 

5 honors – Jacob Denney 

2 honors – Chase McDermand 

1 honor – Thomas Meseraull, Hayden Wise, Karter Sarff, Ethan Mitchell, Michael Faccinto, Kameron Key, Colton Robinson 

Summit Racing Equipment Hard Charger Awards (11 drivers) 

3 awards – Jacob Denney 

2 awards – Chase McDermand, Tyler Edwards, Kameron Key, Cannon McIntosh, Gavin Miller  

1 award – Karter Sarff, Brecken Reese, Brandon Carr, Kyle Jones, Daniel Bennett, Matt Sherrell 

Podium finishes (10 drivers) 

14 podiums – Jacob Denney 

11 podiums – Gavin Miller 

10 podiums – Cannon McIntosh 

6 podiums – Karter Sarff 

3 podiums – Chase McDermand, Kameron Key 

2 podiums – Corbin Rueschenberg, Kyle Jones 

1 podium – Zach Daum, Thomas Meseraull, Joe B. Miller, Hayden Wise 

Top-10 finishes (30 drivers) 

18 top-10s – Jacob Denney 

15 top-10s – Chase McDermand, Kameron Key 

14 top-10s – Cannon McIntosh, Colton Robinson, Gavin Miller 

12 top-10s – Michael Faccinto  

10 top-10s – Hayden Wise 

8 top-10s – Karter Sarff, Brandon Carr 

7 top-10s – Alex Karpowicz 

6 top-10s – Tyler Edwards, Kyle Jones 

5 top-10s – Trevor Cline, Zach Daum 

4 top-10s – Joe B. Miller 

3 top-10s – Brecken Reese, Corbin Rueschenberg 

2 top-10s – Ethan Mitchell 

1 top-10 – Cale Coons, Bradley Cox, Thomas Meseraull, Steven Snyder Jr, Joe Wirth, Andrew Felker, Andrew Deal, Shannon McQueen, Zach Wigal, Daniel Adler, Kale Drake 

2025 XTREME OUTLAW MIDGET SCHEDULE 

No. | Date | Track | Location | Winner (Total Wins) 

* Denotes Xtreme-POWRi Challenge Series 

1. *Friday, April 11 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, IL | Jacob Denney
2. *Saturday, April 12 | Farmer City Raceway | Farmer City, IL | Karter Sarff
3. Friday, May 9 | Humboldt Speedway | Humboldt, KS | Jacob Denney (2)
4. Saturday, May 10 | 81 Speedway | Park City, KS | Jacob Denney (3)
5. Saturday, May 24 | Airport Raceway | Garden City, KS | Cannon McIntosh
6. *Friday, May 30 | Coles County Speedway | Mattoon, IL | Karter Sarff (2)
7. *Saturday, May 31 | Coles County Speedway | Mattoon, IL | Cannon McIntosh (2)
8. *Friday, June 20 | I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park | Pevely, MO | Cannon McIntosh (3)
9. *Saturday, June 21 | I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park | Pevely, MO | Jacob Denney (4)
10. Friday, July 18 | Spoon River Speedway | Lewistown, IL | Joe B. Miller
11. Friday, July 25 | Arrowhead Speedway | Colcord, OK | Jacob Denney (5)
12. Saturday, July 26 | Tulsa Speedway | Tulsa, OK | Jacob Denney (6)
13. *Friday, August 1 | I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park | Pevely, MO | Karter Sarff (3)
14. *Saturday, August 2 | I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park | Pevely, MO | Kameron Key
15. Wednesday, August 6 | Action Track USA | Kutztown, PA | Jacob Denney (7)
16. Thursday, August 7 | Linda’s Speedway | Jonestown, PA | Kyle Jones
17. Friday, August 8 | Path Valley Speedway Park | Spring Run, PA | Gavin Miller
18. Saturday, August 9 | Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway | Newmanstown, PA | Jacob Denney (8)

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PROCK WINS ALL-JFR FINAL FOR BIG PAYDAY WEEKEND AT THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS U.S. NATIONALSBeckman goes runner-up and will start Countdown in second; Force to start Countdown in fifth place after second-round showing

RACE RECAP – INDIANAPOLISRace 14 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

PROCK WINS ALL-JFR FINAL FOR BIG PAYDAY WEEKEND AT THE CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS U.S. NATIONALSBeckman goes runner-up and will start Countdown in second; Force to start Countdown in fifth place after second-round showing

BROWNSBURG, IND. (SEPT. 1, 2025) – All three John Force Racing entries left very positive marks on this year’s Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals but it was Austin Prock and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS team that now only left their mark but left Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park with a bagful of money and hardware. Prock finished off a flawless weekend that netted the points leader $330,000, defeating John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman in the final round after a run of 3.903 at 332.92 in his 12,000-horsepower Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet SS. Funny Car. A day after winning the PlayNHRA All-Star Callout, Prock finished off the regular-season championship, netting $230,000 in the process. He added the $100,000 U.S. Nationals victory for a second consecutive year, a feat not even his legendary team owner could accomplish despite five U.S. Nationals victories of his own. Prock defeated Julie Nataas, Bob Tasca III and Blake Alexander on the way to the final-round matchup with Beckman and now has seven victories this season and an astonishing 15 wins in his last 32 Funny Car races. He also has 19 victories, with the majority coming during this impressive run over the past two seasons. Prock powered past Beckman in the final round, capturing another special Indy moment and taking the points lead into the Countdown to the Championship. Prock’s big points lead will reset in the playoffs, but he enters the postseason as a dominant champ, winning back-to-back races and taking plenty of momentum into the postseason as he seeks a second straight world title. “To win the U.S. Nationals in my rookie season (in Funny Car) was obviously really special,” said Prock. “We came out guns blazing, and it just put a little bit of an extra pep in our step, and to go out there and execute and do the job and have a dominant performance like we did last year, and then to come back again this year and do it is just surreal. “It was a dream of mine to win a championship, but you never know if that’s going to happen. So many stars have to align. You have to get the right opportunity. You have to be surrounded by the right people. You have to have the right sponsors backing you. So, to get a U.S. Nationals win last year and then win the championship and then come back to win the Cornwell Quality Tools U.S Nationals again in our Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS, I don’t even know what to say. You know, they say when you win the U.S. Nationals once, it puts you in an elite group. When you do it back-to-back, it’s an even more elite group.” Beckman, who was the No. 1 qualifier, drove to his fourth final round of 2025 after defeating Justin Scheiefer, Paul Lee and Alexis DeJoria. He’ll open the Countdown in second place ahead of Matt Hagan in third. “So, there’s no silver lining to this, right?” said Beckman, “You make it to a final round, you need to capitalize. Now, in the Countdown, if you tell me six runner-up finishes will get us the championship, sign me up for that. But nobody gets to the final round and says, ‘Ah if we lose, it’ll be okay’. It stings. “We did lose to our Cornwell Tools-sponsored teammate at the Cornwell Quality Tool Nationals so there is some silver lining, but it’s frustrating for us because we have a PEAK SQUAD Chevrolet SS good enough to win. And I was driving good today.  “We’ll be back here to test all day tomorrow. We will unload a brand-new car, which will be our backup car. We just want to prove it, and we will go onto the Countdown and unload maybe be a little bit hungrier.” Force earned her fifth U.S. Nationals No. 1 qualifying position (2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025), putting her against No. 16 qualifier Ida Zutterstrom in Monday’s first round of elimination. Force and the Cornwell Quality Tools team posted a lap of 3.690 seconds, the third-quickest run of the event to that point, to dispatch Zetterstrom and move on to the second round. On top of that, the speed, 343.51 mph, was the fastest run in NHRA history, surpassing the 343.16 mph run she made July 25, 2025, at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. In Round 2, the two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2017, 2022) left on Tripp Tatum by one-hundredth-of-a-second (0.063 to 0.073) but the run went awry immediately after. What was initially thought to be loss of traction turned out to be something completely different: the engine’s horsepower hit so hard that it activated the safety system that automatically shuts off the engine and deploys the parachutes. There was nothing Force could do to respond after that. “In the second round, it stuck the rear tire so hard off the step, that when it released, our automatic safety system put out the chutes and shut off the engine,” said Forcre. “I went to pedal the car and had no power. I would have loved a shot to chase down Tatum who got into trouble further down the track. Luckily, we will be testing here in tomorrow so we can prevent this from happening in the future.  “Overall, we’ll look at the positives in the weekend: we qualified No. 1; we set the national speed record at 343.51 mph, and we leave fifth in points going into the Countdown. Proud to have done all of that at the biggest race of the season, here in Indianapolis in Cornwell Quality Tools colors.” NEXT RACERound 15 of 20 of the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish, Sept. 19-21 at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa.

Austin Prock Takes John Force Racing and Chevrolet to Second Consecutive U.S. Nationals Win Captures regular season Funny Car championship, and is victorious in the $120,000 to win All-Star Funny Car Call OutJack Beckman and Brittany Force both No. 1 qualifiers/Force sets all-time NHRA fastest record speed

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Notes: Austin Prock, defending NHRA Funny Car World Champion, won the 71stCornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals piloting the Cornwell Quality Tools John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny CarIt is the second consecutive win of the pinnacle NHRA race held annually at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkThe victory came over John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman Beckman had the advantage off the line, but lost the tires about 60 feet out and started to pedal. Prock went down the groove with another great pass of 3.903 seconds/332.92 mph to take the winThis is Prock’s seventh Funny Car win of the season, the 15th of his career and the 19th total national event winProck captured the regular season Funny Car championship and heads into the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 1 seedHe also won the $120,000 All-Star Call Out defeating Cruz Pedregon, Matt Hagan and Ron Capps that secured the No. 2 Qualifier spot heading into Sunday’s eliminationsIn Elimination Round One, Prock bested Julie Nataas with a pass of 3.883 seconds/333.66 mphRound two saw Prock gain the advantage over Bob Tasca III who shook the tires and cut it off. Prock posted a run of 3.894 seconds/332.92 mph Prock then beat Blake Alexander with another stellar run of 3.93 seconds/331.12 mph while Alexander smoked the tires to propel him to the finals against Beckman

Jack Beckman powered the Brute Force Tribute Peak Antifreeze John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to the No. 1 qualifier spot for Monday’s US Nationals Final Eliminations.Beckman ran a 3.881 second/328.78 mph in Round One while opponent Justin Schriefer rolled through the box, turning the light red With a run of 3.920 seconds/330.47 mph against Paul Lee’s 3.946 seconds/300.26 mph to take the Round Two win light. Opponent Alexis DeJoria was out first, but went up in smoke in the Semi-Final while Beckman got 900 feet out and the car noses over, but he got the win, and moves on to the final round against teammate ProckThis is Beckman’s 76th career final round, the fourth this yearBeckman starts the Countdown as the No. 2 seed in Funny CarBrittany Force driving the Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet John Force Racing Top Fuel Dragster was the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel for the 71strunning of the Cornwell Quality Tools US Nationals with another record run of 3.666-seconds at 339.79 mph, the fastest in track historyBut her run of 3.690 seconds/343.51 mph against Ida Zetterstrom in Round One Eliminations is the fastest pass in NHRA historyIn Round Two, the two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion fell to Tripp Tatum when a mechanical issue shut off the car and popped the chutes right out of the boxForce enters the Countdown to the Championship as the fifth seed in Top FuelErica Enders snapped a 30-race winless streak and won her 50th national event after going 6.564 at 209.95 in her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance Chevrolet to hold off Matt Hartford. UP NEXT:The 15th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series opens the Countdown to the Championship playoffs with the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish on Sept. 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

Austin Prock Takes John Force Racing and Chevrolet to Second Consecutive U.S. Nationals Win Captures regular season Funny Car championship, and is victorious in the $120,000 to win All-Star Funny Car Call OutJack Beckman and Brittany Force both No. 1 qualifiers/Force sets all-time NHRA fastest record speed

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Notes: Austin Prock, defending NHRA Funny Car World Champion, won the 71stCornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals piloting the Cornwell Quality Tools John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny CarIt is the second consecutive win of the pinnacle NHRA race held annually at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway ParkThe victory came over John Force Racing teammate Jack Beckman Beckman had the advantage off the line, but lost the tires about 60 feet out and started to pedal. Prock went down the groove with another great pass of 3.903 seconds/332.92 mph to take the winThis is Prock’s seventh Funny Car win of the season, the 15th of his career and the 19th total national event winProck captured the regular season Funny Car championship and heads into the Countdown to the Championship as the No. 1 seedHe also won the $120,000 All-Star Call Out defeating Cruz Pedregon, Matt Hagan and Ron Capps that secured the No. 2 Qualifier spot heading into Sunday’s eliminationsIn Elimination Round One, Prock bested Julie Nataas with a pass of 3.883 seconds/333.66 mphRound two saw Prock gain the advantage over Bob Tasca III who shook the tires and cut it off. Prock posted a run of 3.894 seconds/332.92 mph Prock then beat Blake Alexander with another stellar run of 3.93 seconds/331.12 mph while Alexander smoked the tires to propel him to the finals against Beckman

Jack Beckman powered the Brute Force Tribute Peak Antifreeze John Force Racing Chevrolet Camaro SS Funny Car to the No. 1 qualifier spot for Monday’s US Nationals Final Eliminations.Beckman ran a 3.881 second/328.78 mph in Round One while opponent Justin Schriefer rolled through the box, turning the light red With a run of 3.920 seconds/330.47 mph against Paul Lee’s 3.946 seconds/300.26 mph to take the Round Two win light. Opponent Alexis DeJoria was out first, but went up in smoke in the Semi-Final while Beckman got 900 feet out and the car noses over, but he got the win, and moves on to the final round against teammate ProckThis is Beckman’s 76th career final round, the fourth this yearBeckman starts the Countdown as the No. 2 seed in Funny CarBrittany Force driving the Cornwell Quality Tools Chevrolet John Force Racing Top Fuel Dragster was the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel for the 71strunning of the Cornwell Quality Tools US Nationals with another record run of 3.666-seconds at 339.79 mph, the fastest in track historyBut her run of 3.690 seconds/343.51 mph against Ida Zetterstrom in Round One Eliminations is the fastest pass in NHRA historyIn Round Two, the two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion fell to Tripp Tatum when a mechanical issue shut off the car and popped the chutes right out of the boxForce enters the Countdown to the Championship as the fifth seed in Top FuelErica Enders snapped a 30-race winless streak and won her 50th national event after going 6.564 at 209.95 in her Johnson’s Horsepowered Garage/Melling Performance Chevrolet to hold off Matt Hartford. UP NEXT:The 15th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series opens the Countdown to the Championship playoffs with the 40th annual NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish on Sept. 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pa.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:  AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE CORNWELL TOOLS CHEVROLET CAMARO SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:“To win Indy in my rookie season (in Funny Car) was obviously really special. We came out guns blazing, and it just put a little bit of an extra pep in our step, and to go out there and execute and do the job and have a dominant performance like we did last year, and then to come back again this year and do it is just surreal.”It was a dream of mine to win a championship, but you never know if that’s going to happen. So many stars have to align. You have to get the right opportunity. You have to be surrounded by the right people. You have to have the right sponsors backing you. So, to get a U.S. Nationals win last year and then win the championship, and then come back and win the Cornwell Quality Tools U.S Nationals again in our Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS, I don’t even know what to say. You know, they say when you win the U.S. Nationals once, it puts you in an elite group. When you do it back-to-back, it’s an even more elite group.” JACK BECKMAN, DRIVER OF THE BRUTE FORCE PEAK PERFORMANCE CHEVY SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:“So, there’s no silver lining to this, right? You make it to a final round, you need to capitalize. Now, in the Countdown, if you tell me six runner-up finishes will get us the championship, sign me up for that. But nobody gets to the final round and says, ‘Ah if we lose, it’ll be okay’. It stings. “We did lose to our Cornwell Tools-sponsored teammate at the Cornwell Quality Tool Nationals so there is some silver lining, but it’s frustrating for us because we have a PEAK SQUAD Chevrolet SS good enough to win. And I was driving good today. “We’ll be back here to test all day tomorrow. We will unload a brand-new car, which will be our backup car. We just want to prove it, and we will go onto the Countdown and unload maybe be a little bit hungrier.” BRITTANY FORCE, DRIVER OF CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS CHEVROLET DRAGSTER FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:In the second round, it stuck the rear tire so hard off the step, that when it released, our automatic safety system put out the chutes and shut off the engine. I went to pedal the car and had no power. I would have loved a shot to chase down Tatum who got into trouble further down the track. Luckily, we will be testing here in tomorrow so we can prevent this from happening in the future.  “Overall, we’ll look at the positives in the weekend: we qualified No. 1; we set the national speed record at 343.51 mph and we leave fifth in points going into the Countdown. Proud to have done all of that at the biggest race of the season, here in Indianapolis in Cornwell Quality Tools colors.”

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) – Second generation Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series racer Taylor Dietsch captured his first victory in the ultra-competitive factory stock class. Today Dietsch battled through five rounds of racing over two days as the No. 5 qualifier raced to his first final round and first win. Dietsch drove his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet past Raymond Nash and his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in the final.

 Taylor Dietsch and his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet (foreground) race to victory at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, photo credit Auto Imagery

“To win the U.S. Nationals is absolutely amazing,” said Dietsch. “We look forward to this race all year. This is the one everyone wants to win. I want to thank my dad for letting me have this opportunity. It’s so fun to go out here and race with all these super strong competitors. This class is so tight, and you have to be on it all the time to take home the win. I want to thank all the guys back at KSR, they all built a rocket of a race car. I have to thank my sister and my mom.”
 
Dietsch’s best finish previously was a semifinal effort in Chicago at the Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 Nationals when he lost to his father Jason, who went on to win the race. The father and son have a combined three Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown wins in 2025.
 
“It’s unbelievable,” said Jason Dietsch, Taylor’s father and teammate. “I was more nervous for him than when I raced. The kid’s awesome. He’s gonna keep winning. It’s really cool because we’ve had eight races this year and our KSR team has won six races. Our team’s awesome.”
 
In the final round racing against last year’s U.S. Nationals runner-up Raymond Nash Dietsch was nearly psychic off the starting line with a .015 second reaction time. His Ford Mustang Cobra Jet was straight and true getting to the finish line first with a winning elapsed time of 7.719 seconds at 178.35 mph.

 Taylor Dietsch celebrates at the top end with the iconic Wally trophy after winning NHRA U.S. Nationals,
photo credit Auto Imagery

TAYLOR DIETSCH WINS U.S. NATIONALS TITLE FOR FIRST CAREER FLEXJET FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN VICTORY

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) – Second generation Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series racer Taylor Dietsch captured his first victory in the ultra-competitive factory stock class. Today Dietsch battled through five rounds of racing over two days as the No. 5 qualifier raced to his first final round and first win. Dietsch drove his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet past Raymond Nash and his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak in the final.

 Taylor Dietsch and his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet (foreground) race to victory at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, photo credit Auto Imagery

“To win the U.S. Nationals is absolutely amazing,” said Dietsch. “We look forward to this race all year. This is the one everyone wants to win. I want to thank my dad for letting me have this opportunity. It’s so fun to go out here and race with all these super strong competitors. This class is so tight, and you have to be on it all the time to take home the win. I want to thank all the guys back at KSR, they all built a rocket of a race car. I have to thank my sister and my mom.”
 
Dietsch’s best finish previously was a semifinal effort in Chicago at the Gerber Collision and Glass Route 66 Nationals when he lost to his father Jason, who went on to win the race. The father and son have a combined three Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown wins in 2025.
 
“It’s unbelievable,” said Jason Dietsch, Taylor’s father and teammate. “I was more nervous for him than when I raced. The kid’s awesome. He’s gonna keep winning. It’s really cool because we’ve had eight races this year and our KSR team has won six races. Our team’s awesome.”
 
In the final round racing against last year’s U.S. Nationals runner-up Raymond Nash Dietsch was nearly psychic off the starting line with a .015 second reaction time. His Ford Mustang Cobra Jet was straight and true getting to the finish line first with a winning elapsed time of 7.719 seconds at 178.35 mph.

 Taylor Dietsch celebrates at the top end with the iconic Wally trophy after winning NHRA U.S. Nationals,
photo credit Auto Imagery

On the way to his first win Dietsch beat David Davies II and Rouven Dawson on Saturday followed by wins today over Doug Hamp, a competition bye in the semis and finally Nash. He moved into fifth place in the Flexjet point standings with his winning effort. This race is recognized as a marathon not a sprint in all the classes but for the Flexjet Factory Stock competitors it takes a toll.
 
“You never get a moment to rest,” said Dietsch. “You’re always thinking about racing. You almost can’t think about anything else. It’s a mental struggle as much as it is a physical struggle. It really pays off when you see that final win light come on.”
 
Nash, the No. 6 qualifier, was racing in his second consecutive U.S. Nationals final and he collected the $2,000 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown bounty when he defeated back-to-back winner Mark Pawuk in the semifinals. Dietsch will carry the bounty to St. Louis for the Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, the penultimate race of the 2025 season.
 
Mark Pawuk will lead the class into St. Louis as the points leader with a comfortable lead over the elder Dietsch, Lee Hartman and Jason Allergrucci. Once again, the world championship will come down the wire over the final two national events.
 
 
Flexjet Bounty Program
Gatornationals (Gainesville, Fla.)
$1,000 bounty collected by David Davies II, defeated Mark Pawuk (St. Louis winner)
 
American Rebel Light Four-Wide Nationals (Concord, N.C.)
No Bounty
 
Route 66 Nationals (Chicago, Ill.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Alex Anderson, defeated Jonathan Allegrucci (Charlotte winner)
 
Thunder Valley Nationals (Bristol, Tenn.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Mark Pawuk, defeated Jason Dietsch (Chicago winner)
 
Summit Racing Equipment Nationals (Norwalk, Ohio)
$1,000 bounty not collected as Mark Pawuk won
 
Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals (Indianapolis, Ind.)
$2,000 bounty collected by Raymond Nash, defeated Mark Pawuk (Bristol and Norwalk winner)
 
2025 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results
Gainesville –Jason Dietsch, winner; Lenny Lottig, runner-up
Charlotte – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Mark Pawuk, runner-up
Chicago – Jason Dietsch, winner; Lee Hartman, runner-up
Bristol – Mark Pawuk, winner; James Betz, runner-up
Norwalk – Mark Pawuk, winner; Scott Libersher, runner-up
Indianapolis –Taylor Dietsch, winner; Raymond Nash, runner-up
 
Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Point Standings
1. Mark Pawuk                  554
2. Jason Dietsch                435
3. Lee Hartman                 433
4. Jonathan Allegrucci       385
5. Taylor Dietsch               366
6. Raymond Nash             354
7. Scott Libersher              324
8. Doug Hamp                   323
9. David Janac                  319
10. James Betz                 273
 
2025 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Schedule
 
Sept. 11-14             Reading NHRA Nationals, Reading, Pa.
Sept. 26-29             NHRA Midwest Nationals, St. Louis, Mo.
 

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — As a two-time NHRA U.S. Nationals winner Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will have to wait another year to add a third title from the most prestigious drag race in the world. After a solid qualifying effort at the NHRA U.S. Nationals that set the team up as the No. 8 qualifier they were ousted in the first round by No. 9 qualifier Tripp Tatum. Through three days of qualifying the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team posted some of the quickest runs in the category earning four qualifying bonus points for making the quickest run of the second qualifying session. Their final run on Saturday night was an impressive 3.809 seconds at 330.31 mph pass that gave the team confidence heading into the opening round.

 Josh Hart will leave Indy in 8th place chasing his first Top Fuel world championship,
photo credit Krista Zivcic Photography

Facing Tatum, who was returning to racing action after a lengthy hiatus, Hart had lane choice and momentum on his side. The R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster rolled to the starting line looking to start adding win lights to Hart’s U.S. Nationals history. In 2018 and 2019 Hart won the event in the competitive Top Alcohol Dragster class before stepping to Top Fuel for the 2021 season.
 
Hart was first off the starting line with a reaction time advantage of .057 to .077 seconds but as his R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster began to race to half-track his Goodyear slicks overpowered the track, and Tatum made a smooth pass in the right lane for the first round win. This was just the second time in his career that Hart has not advanced to at least the quarterfinals at the NHRA U.S. Nationals.
 
“I think that we have assembled a very fine group of mechanics that are capable of top shelf performances,” said Hart, following the first round loss. “We’ve provided everybody with all the proper tools to keep this program evolving with no expense spared. I’m very grateful for my sponsors and my wife, Brittanie, and every single person that supports our efforts.”

 Josh Hart thanks the fans during the NHRA U.S. Nationals opening ceremonies,
photo credit Krista Zivcic Photography

Exiting the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team will be looking to make a run at the Mission Foods Top Fuel world championship. The first of six playoff races will be contested at Maple Grove Raceway, September 11-14. Hart will enter the Countdown as the No. 8 driver in the point standings less than 100 points behind the point leader.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 3.734 sec, 333.00 mph; Qual. 8
Q2: 3.733 sec; 334.73 mph; Qual. 8
Q3: 4.902 sec; 147.63 mph; Qual. 8
Q4: 5.269 sec; 127.09 mph; Qual. 8
Q5: 3.809 sec; 330.31 mph; Qual. 8
Bonus points: +4 (Quickest of Q2)
 
Race Results
First Round

Tripp Tatum, Avon, Ind., Tripp Tatum Racing, (.077), 3.724 sec, 327.74 mph def. Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster, (.057), 5.610 sec, 119.65 mph

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — As a two-time NHRA U.S. Nationals winner Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will have to wait another year to add a third title from the most prestigious drag race in the world. After a solid qualifying effort at the NHRA U.S. Nationals that set the team up as the No. 8 qualifier they were ousted in the first round by No. 9 qualifier Tripp Tatum. Through three days of qualifying the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team posted some of the quickest runs in the category earning four qualifying bonus points for making the quickest run of the second qualifying session. Their final run on Saturday night was an impressive 3.809 seconds at 330.31 mph pass that gave the team confidence heading into the opening round.

 Josh Hart will leave Indy in 8th place chasing his first Top Fuel world championship,
photo credit Krista Zivcic Photography

Facing Tatum, who was returning to racing action after a lengthy hiatus, Hart had lane choice and momentum on his side. The R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster rolled to the starting line looking to start adding win lights to Hart’s U.S. Nationals history. In 2018 and 2019 Hart won the event in the competitive Top Alcohol Dragster class before stepping to Top Fuel for the 2021 season.
 
Hart was first off the starting line with a reaction time advantage of .057 to .077 seconds but as his R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster began to race to half-track his Goodyear slicks overpowered the track, and Tatum made a smooth pass in the right lane for the first round win. This was just the second time in his career that Hart has not advanced to at least the quarterfinals at the NHRA U.S. Nationals.
 
“I think that we have assembled a very fine group of mechanics that are capable of top shelf performances,” said Hart, following the first round loss. “We’ve provided everybody with all the proper tools to keep this program evolving with no expense spared. I’m very grateful for my sponsors and my wife, Brittanie, and every single person that supports our efforts.”

 Josh Hart thanks the fans during the NHRA U.S. Nationals opening ceremonies,
photo credit Krista Zivcic Photography

Exiting the NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Josh Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster team will be looking to make a run at the Mission Foods Top Fuel world championship. The first of six playoff races will be contested at Maple Grove Raceway, September 11-14. Hart will enter the Countdown as the No. 8 driver in the point standings less than 100 points behind the point leader.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 3.734 sec, 333.00 mph; Qual. 8
Q2: 3.733 sec; 334.73 mph; Qual. 8
Q3: 4.902 sec; 147.63 mph; Qual. 8
Q4: 5.269 sec; 127.09 mph; Qual. 8
Q5: 3.809 sec; 330.31 mph; Qual. 8
Bonus points: +4 (Quickest of Q2)
 
Race Results
First Round

Tripp Tatum, Avon, Ind., Tripp Tatum Racing, (.077), 3.724 sec, 327.74 mph def. Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster, (.057), 5.610 sec, 119.65 mph

Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings - Top Fuel
1. Tony Stewart          1138
2. Shawn Langdon      1099
3. Justin Ashley           1084
3. Doug Kalitta             1082
5. Brittany Force         909
6. Antron Brown         861
7. Clay Millican           786
8. Josh Hart                625
9. Steve Torrence       622
10. Shawn Reed          535
 

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — The Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster team owned by Anthony “Tony” Zizzo and piloted by his son TJ Zizzo relishes every opportunity to compete at the highest level of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. There is no race bigger or more prestigious than the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals and Zizzo was in the mix today when final eliminations got underway.
 
The team that competes at only a handful NHRA national events annually has become a feared opponent when they roll into the pits. Last year Zizzo and the Rust-Oleum team turned heads grabbing the No. 3 qualifier spot and they duplicated that effort this weekend rolling off the trailer on Friday and running 3.695 seconds at 333.08 mph to earn two qualifying bonus points and the No. 3 spot again after the first day of qualifying. This run was also a new personal best elapsed time for the team. Over the next two days they held their own against sixteen other tough competitors and came into race day with confidence and momentum after running the quickest qualifying pass of the final qualifying session.

 TJ Zizzo and the Rust=Oleum Top Fuel dragster posted a career quickest elapsed time during the NHRA U.S. Nationals,
photo credit Auto Imagery

THANKFUL TJ ZIZZO TAKES POSITIVES FROM SHORT 
NHRA U.S. NATIONALS RACE DAY

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — The Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster team owned by Anthony “Tony” Zizzo and piloted by his son TJ Zizzo relishes every opportunity to compete at the highest level of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series. There is no race bigger or more prestigious than the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals and Zizzo was in the mix today when final eliminations got underway.
 
The team that competes at only a handful NHRA national events annually has become a feared opponent when they roll into the pits. Last year Zizzo and the Rust-Oleum team turned heads grabbing the No. 3 qualifier spot and they duplicated that effort this weekend rolling off the trailer on Friday and running 3.695 seconds at 333.08 mph to earn two qualifying bonus points and the No. 3 spot again after the first day of qualifying. This run was also a new personal best elapsed time for the team. Over the next two days they held their own against sixteen other tough competitors and came into race day with confidence and momentum after running the quickest qualifying pass of the final qualifying session.

 TJ Zizzo and the Rust=Oleum Top Fuel dragster posted a career quickest elapsed time during the NHRA U.S. Nationals,
photo credit Auto Imagery

“I am so proud of all these guys on the Rust-Oleum team,” said Zizzo. “It was impressive to come off the trailer and run a 3.69 second pass in the first round of qualifying. We do so much work just to get to the races and I am thrilled to see those results play out on this stage. The NHRA U.S. Nationals is the biggest race of the season, and every team wants to be a part of it. We are running numbers that have impressed a lot of people.”
 
In the first round they squared off with Jasmine Salinas who was making her return to the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series after a lengthy hiatus from competition. When the tree flashed both 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragsters blasted off the starting line and as Zizzo’s race car accelerated it drove into major tire shake. Zizzo was forced to lift as Salinas made a smooth pass down her lane. It was a surprising turn of events for Zizzo and the Rust-Oleum Top Fuel team.
 
“That was some of the worst tire shake I have ever experienced,” said Zizzo. “We are looking at what happened, but I am so thankful to be able to race on Monday. I appreciate all our sponsors giving us this opportunity. We do our best to represent them on and off the track.”

 
Zizzo was busy every day of the U.S. Nationals on and off the track. In addition to the five qualifying passes Zizzo was a featured driver at the Cruz Pedregon Racing Open House on Thursday night, on Friday he spent time with the fans in the Top Eliminator Club and on Saturday he was a highlighted driver with NHRA announcer Hannah Rickards talking with fans about what it takes to race at the highest level on a part time schedule.
“These fans have been so amazing all weekend,” said Zizzo. “You hear the roar when you come back up the return road and that is so special. I have to give it up to them because they packed this place every day.”
 
The Rust-Oleum Top Fuel team will be back in action at the Midwest Nationals, September 25-28, at World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis, Missouri.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 3.695 sec; 333.08 mph; Qual. 3
Q2: 3.782 sec; 322.65 mph; Qual. 3
Q3: 4.371 sec; 185.10 mph; Qual. 3
Q4: 4.218 sec; 199.76 mph; Qual. 3
Q5: 3.768 sec; 332.84 mph; Qual. 3
Bonus Points: +6 (3^rd quickest of Q1 and quickest of Q5)
 
Race Results
 
First Round
Jasmine Salinas, Brownsburg, Ind., Scrappers Racing Top Fuel dragster, (.092), 3.759 sec, 331.53 mph def. TJ Zizzo, Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster, (.117), 8.287 sec, 80.09 mph
 
 
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Top Fuel
1. Tony Stewart          1138/1168
2. Shawn Langdon      1099
3. Justin Ashley            1084
4. Doug Kalitta            1082
5. Brittany Force         909
6. Antron Brown         861
7. Clay Millican           786
8. Josh Hart                 625
9. Steve Torrence       622
10. Shawn Reed          535
 

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — As the only full-time Canadian driver in the Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Spencer Hyde feels a sense of pride in getting to represent his country on drag racing’s biggest stage. The rookie for Head Racing and Hyde Construction leaves the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park ninth in the Funny Car points standings, earning him a spot in his first ever Countdown.   “I am ready for the Countdown. I have several goals I want to achieve in my rookie season,” said Hyde. “We are a team capable of winning races and getting wins in the Countdown would be a big deal. I have to thank Jim Head for this opportunity and everyone at Hyde Construction along with all our other sponsors.”   The race known as The Big Go is a marathon, not a sprint with five qualifying sessions made over three days leading up to eliminations on Labor Day. Hyde’s best run during qualifying was on Saturday morning, a 3.976 second, 326.71 mph pass that landed him in the No. 14 qualifying position in an incredibly competitive 19-car field.  Spencer Hyde takes off on Friday Night at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit Innovation Creative Experts“Indy brings out the best teams and everyone gives 100%,” said Hyde. “I know we have been working really hard all week to be ready for today and we made a great run.”   In the first round of eliminations, Hyde was up against No. 3 qualifier Ron Capps, in their fourth matchup of the year. Despite making his best pass of the weekend, a 3.869 second, 325.37 mph run, Capps got past him on a holeshot. They now hold an even 2-2 record against each other.   “This is the U.S. Nationals, and you are going to get everyone’s best shot,” said Hyde. “I knew I was racing a tough driver and team over there. Jim and the guys gave me a great race car and we lost another close one. I am working really hard to get better and I feel really comfortable. This was just a close race that didn’t go our way.”   After this race the points will be reset for the Countdown, so in the ninth spot, Hyde will be just 90 points behind the leader and will be in contention for his first Funny Car championship.   “I’m so thankful to Head Racing for putting me in a position where I can be competing for a championship in my rookie year,” said Hyde. “I can’t wait to get to Reading to begin closing the gap on the guys and gals in front of me. I’ll keep doing the work to get us up there in the points.”   Hyde and the Head Racing team will be back in competition in two weeks at the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish on September 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, September 12 and two more qualifying sessions on Saturday. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Reading Nationals visit nhra.com.   Qualifying Results Q1: 4.164 sec, 230.53 mph; Qual. 13 Q2: 3.976 sec, 326.71 mph; Qual. 14 Q3: 6.959 sec, 88.94 mph; Qual. 14 Q4: 5.351 sec, 135.28 mph; Qual. 14 Q5: 5.896 sec, 117.25 mph; Qual. 14 Bonus Points: 0   Race Results First Round Ron Capps, Carlsbad, Calif., NAPA Auto Parts Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, (.081), 3.876 sec, 333.16 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.090), 3.869 sec, 325.37 mph   Mission Foods Drag Racing Series – Funny Car Top Ten 1. Austin Prock            1323 2. Jack Beckman         1050 3. Matt Hagan             956 4. Ron Capps               931 5. Paul Lee                   849 6. J.R. Todd                 770 7. Dan Wilkerson        720 8. Alexis DeJoria         689 9. Spencer Hyde         668 10. Bob Tasca III          648

Claims third win of 2025 NHRA season and 18th of Top Fuel career

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2025) – Justin Ashley captured his first career victory at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Indianapolis Raceway Park, winning the final round via a holeshot. Ashley went through the likes of Antron Brown, Doug Kalitta, Tripp Tatum and Tony Stewart on his way to the Wally Trophy – his third win this season and the 18th of his Top Fuel career. It’s also Toyota’s seventh consecutive Top Fuel win, dating back to Bristol in June.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps advanced the furthest of the Toyota GR Supra Funny Cars, making it to round two. J.R. Todd and Julie Nataas were eliminated in round one.

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins in two weeks at Maple Grove Raceway where multiple Toyota drivers will compete for the championship in Top Fuel and Funny Car. 

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Indianapolis Raceway Park

U.S. Nationals

Race 14 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	W (3.721 – holeshot) v. A. Brown (3.706) W (4.087) v. D. Kalitta (4.486) W (3.808) v. T. Tatum (8.317) W (3.839 – holeshot) v. T. Stewart (3.815)
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.706) v. T. Schumacher (3.736) L (4.486) v. J. Ashley (4.087)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.741) v. T. Stewart (3.716)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.706) v. J. Ashley (3.721 – holeshot)
Shawn Langdon	Applied Innovation/Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.767) v. C. Millican (3.749)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Second Round	W (3.876 – holeshot) v. S. Hyde (3.869) L (3.914) v. B. Alexnder (3.925 – holeshot)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (3.899) v. B. Tasca III (3.868)
Julie Nataas	Airmine DC Motorsports Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (4.308) v.  A. Prock (3.883)

*= Non-Toyota driver 

TOYOTA QUOTES

JUSTIN ASHLEY, SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, SCAG Racing

TF Final Result: Winner

How amazing is this U.S. Nationals win and by a holeshot?

JUSTIN ASHLEY WINS FIRST U.S. NATIONALS IN INCREDIBLE FOUR-ROUND RUN

Claims third win of 2025 NHRA season and 18th of Top Fuel career

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 1, 2025) – Justin Ashley captured his first career victory at the U.S. Nationals on Monday at Indianapolis Raceway Park, winning the final round via a holeshot. Ashley went through the likes of Antron Brown, Doug Kalitta, Tripp Tatum and Tony Stewart on his way to the Wally Trophy – his third win this season and the 18th of his Top Fuel career. It’s also Toyota’s seventh consecutive Top Fuel win, dating back to Bristol in June.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps advanced the furthest of the Toyota GR Supra Funny Cars, making it to round two. J.R. Todd and Julie Nataas were eliminated in round one.

The NHRA Countdown to the Championship begins in two weeks at Maple Grove Raceway where multiple Toyota drivers will compete for the championship in Top Fuel and Funny Car. 

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

Indianapolis Raceway Park

U.S. Nationals

Race 14 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	W (3.721 – holeshot) v. A. Brown (3.706) W (4.087) v. D. Kalitta (4.486) W (3.808) v. T. Tatum (8.317) W (3.839 – holeshot) v. T. Stewart (3.815)
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Second Round	W (3.706) v. T. Schumacher (3.736) L (4.486) v. J. Ashley (4.087)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.741) v. T. Stewart (3.716)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.706) v. J. Ashley (3.721 – holeshot)
Shawn Langdon	Applied Innovation/Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	First Round	L (3.767) v. C. Millican (3.749)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	Carlyle Tools Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Second Round	W (3.876 – holeshot) v. S. Hyde (3.869) L (3.914) v. B. Alexnder (3.925 – holeshot)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (3.899) v. B. Tasca III (3.868)
Julie Nataas	Airmine DC Motorsports Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (4.308) v.  A. Prock (3.883)

*= Non-Toyota driver 

TOYOTA QUOTES

JUSTIN ASHLEY, SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, SCAG Racing

TF Final Result: Winner

How amazing is this U.S. Nationals win and by a holeshot?

“In a lot of ways, reaction time is a team statistic. And this trophy right here is a complete team effort. I’ve dreamed of this very moment, over and over – and to be actually living it, right now, is incredible. Thank you to Randy (Gloede, CEO, SCAG Power Equipment), Maria (Oldenburg, President of SCAG Power Equipment)and the SCAG Racing team. Toyota, Mobil 1, Mac Tools. It takes a group and takes an incredible group of incredible individuals that work collectively as a team and a family. To win the U.S. Nationals, that’s career-defining and very special.”

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — Drag racing is first and foremost a family sport, and that was never more evident for NHRA driver Buddy Hull than this weekend at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hull was out of the driver’s seat of the Jim Dunn Racing Blaze Exhaust Probes Funny Car while he continues to recover from a left-hand injury that he obtained at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals a few weeks ago. But the Hull family still left victorious after son, Maverick, won the Baby Walker Nationals and Hull qualified for the Countdown.
 
“Highlights from the marathon that is Indy include still being able to meet with some of our partners and entertain fans,” said Hull. “The biggest thing for me, obviously, was my son. Maverick winning the Baby Walker Nationals was so cool. I’ll be able to tell him, he won at the U.S. Nationals before me. That sets me up in a place where I have to make sure I win some day.”

 Buddy Hull, Maverick Hull (in walker) and Johnna Dunn raced to victory at the NHRA Baby Walker Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

Maverick was up against Noah Alexander (Blake Alexander’s son), Tripp Coughlin (Troy Coughlin Jr.’s son), Harper Torrence (Steve Torrence’s daughter) and Dominic Stewart (Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett’s son). From the jump, Maverick was off the starting line first, where he surged forward, diagonally, jumping a few lanes. Despite this causing him to have to walk further than all of his competitors, he was the first to the finish line, focused on the goal while his competitors dawdled behind him.
 
“I believe that every human being on this earth received genetics from their parents. I also believe they receive a spirit and a soul, two separate things,” said Hull. “And that kid has a unique spirit. Spirit means his natural attitude towards things, like his aggressiveness and his non-verbal communications are way different than any other kid I’ve ever been around. And I’m not saying that just because he is my kid.”
 
Hull stayed busy over the course of the weekend, finding himself doing Q&A’s in the Top Eliminator Club, signing autographs at multiple different displays and giving his quarterfinal elimination predictions in the announcing booth with Joe Castello and Travis Shumake.

 Buddy Hull (far left) talked to a packed house in the NHRA Top Eliminator Club on Sunday at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

HULL LEAVES U.S. NATIONALS A PROUD FATHER AND COUNTDOWN CONTENDER

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — Drag racing is first and foremost a family sport, and that was never more evident for NHRA driver Buddy Hull than this weekend at the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hull was out of the driver’s seat of the Jim Dunn Racing Blaze Exhaust Probes Funny Car while he continues to recover from a left-hand injury that he obtained at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals a few weeks ago. But the Hull family still left victorious after son, Maverick, won the Baby Walker Nationals and Hull qualified for the Countdown.
 
“Highlights from the marathon that is Indy include still being able to meet with some of our partners and entertain fans,” said Hull. “The biggest thing for me, obviously, was my son. Maverick winning the Baby Walker Nationals was so cool. I’ll be able to tell him, he won at the U.S. Nationals before me. That sets me up in a place where I have to make sure I win some day.”

 Buddy Hull, Maverick Hull (in walker) and Johnna Dunn raced to victory at the NHRA Baby Walker Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

Maverick was up against Noah Alexander (Blake Alexander’s son), Tripp Coughlin (Troy Coughlin Jr.’s son), Harper Torrence (Steve Torrence’s daughter) and Dominic Stewart (Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett’s son). From the jump, Maverick was off the starting line first, where he surged forward, diagonally, jumping a few lanes. Despite this causing him to have to walk further than all of his competitors, he was the first to the finish line, focused on the goal while his competitors dawdled behind him.
 
“I believe that every human being on this earth received genetics from their parents. I also believe they receive a spirit and a soul, two separate things,” said Hull. “And that kid has a unique spirit. Spirit means his natural attitude towards things, like his aggressiveness and his non-verbal communications are way different than any other kid I’ve ever been around. And I’m not saying that just because he is my kid.”
 
Hull stayed busy over the course of the weekend, finding himself doing Q&A’s in the Top Eliminator Club, signing autographs at multiple different displays and giving his quarterfinal elimination predictions in the announcing booth with Joe Castello and Travis Shumake.

 Buddy Hull (far left) talked to a packed house in the NHRA Top Eliminator Club on Sunday at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

“I love the energy at this race. There’s a special energy this year,” said Hull. “I don’t know if it’s because I’m injured, and I couldn’t compete. I haven’t seen fans this excited in a long time. There were huge crowds and the weather was fantastic. It was just a really positive weekend.”
 
Jim Dunn Racing and Alex Laughlin made a representative effort during qualifying with the Blaze Exhaust Probes Funny Car with a 4.112 second, 270.05 mph pass made during the fourth round of qualifying. Unfortunately, this was not enough to keep them in the show, and they ended Sunday in the No. 18 qualifying position.
 
In a scary moment during the final qualifying session, Justin Schriefer crossed the centerline in front of Laughlin, where his deployed parachutes clouded Laughlin’s windshield. Laughlin skillfully navigated the car into what was originally Schriefer’s lane, and they avoided colliding.
 
“Alex did a great job driving. He couldn’t have done any better than what he did to avoid potentially destroying two nitro Funny Cars and having them both get injured. It’s situations like this where I am an advocate for every team testing before competition. Being on the sidelines watching it happen felt like an out of body experience. I look forward to my hand healing and getting back into the seat.”
 
The U.S. Nationals was the final race of the regular Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, and by the end of it Hull had officially qualified for his second Funny Car Countdown.
 
“It’s a huge blessing to say that I have made it into the Countdown for my first two Funny Car seasons,” said Hull. “I couldn’t have done this without the support of my family and our sponsors. I want to keep representing them well throughout the rest of this year in the playoffs.”
 
Hull and Jim Dunn Racing will keep fans updated as they evaluate Hull’s medical status going into the 40th NHRA Reading Nationals presented by Nitro Fish on September 11-14 at Maple Grove Raceway. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Reading Nationals visit nhra.com

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — The most prestigious drag race in the country, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, has a rich and storied history. Careers are defined by wins on Labor Day and every Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitor circles the race dates on their calendars at the beginning of the season. Regardless of your schedule competing and winning at the NHRA U.S. Nationals is a bucket list achievement. For Chris King, team owner and driver of the Howards Cams/Competition Products Funny Car, the joy of qualifying in 2024 was tempered with the cruel twist of narrowly missing the field this weekend. King’s best effort, a solid 4.120 second run at 299.53 mph on Saturday during the second of five qualifiers was only quick enough for the seventeenth spot in a sixteen-car qualified field.
 
“This is a tough pill to swallow for sure,” said King, who last year qualified for the U.S. Nationals. “I am proud of the effort Bob Peck and this team put together. We made every turn around and we were ready to race. We had an oil line issue and made the smart call to skip a session but overall, we didn’t make any mistakes. You look at our runs and we made clean runs right down the middle of the track.”

 Chris King gets suited up during qualifying of the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

On Friday night in the first qualifying session King made a straight and true shakedown run slotting him in the No. 15 spot on the ladder. His time of 4.309 seconds at 235.31 mph gave the team data they used to step up heading into Saturday. At the conclusion of the second day of qualifying King was still in the field but the team knew they needed to get more aggressive considering the level of cars just behind them on the qualifying sheet.
 
“We didn’t hurt anything, and Bob got a lot of good data,” said King. “For a team like ours that is the name of the game. We need good info and that is what we got. You look at our numbers and we are seeing improvement. We are looking at possibly St. Louis or Dallas for our next race but no matter where we go, we will be a much stronger team. I am proud we qualified better than two full-time teams with much bigger budgets. This sport is incredibly tough on the wallet and the psyche.”
 
Consistent temperatures gave King, and his Bob Peck-tuned Funny Car the chance to take some chances for elapsed time improvement with two runs available to the upstart team. During the fourth qualifying round King’s Howards Cams/Competition Products Funny Car launched hard and was accelerating down the track when the Goodyear slicks lost traction and slowed to a 8.511 second run. King was still in sixteenth position, but two pairs later rookie Julie Nataas made a 4.09 second pass and jumped from the outside of the field to the No. 15 spot shuffling King to the seventeenth spot with one run remaining.
 
“We took our shot with the last qualifying session and we didn’t step up enough,” said King. “I probably drove it a little further than I should have but I was hoping some tire shake would clear up. Ultimately, I didn’t want to do something stupid. You have to be smart about it and this race just didn’t go our way. I always want to put on a good show and not impact the other drivers.”
 
Last year King had to stand on the starting line hoping for his time to hold up but yesterday the Chicago firefighter and Funny Car team owner was in control of his destiny. King rolled his Funny Car into the staging beams and took off looking to improve his performance enough to race on Monday but as he closed in on halftrack his 12,000-horsepower Funny Car overpowered the track slowing him to a time of 6.740 seconds at 99.72 mph.

 Chris King (center) spent time with fans throughout the weekend at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, 
photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

CHRIS KING SEES IMPROVEMENTS BUT U.S. NATIONALS SUCCESS ELUDES THE TEAM

INDIANAPOLIS (September 1, 2025) — The most prestigious drag race in the country, the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, has a rich and storied history. Careers are defined by wins on Labor Day and every Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitor circles the race dates on their calendars at the beginning of the season. Regardless of your schedule competing and winning at the NHRA U.S. Nationals is a bucket list achievement. For Chris King, team owner and driver of the Howards Cams/Competition Products Funny Car, the joy of qualifying in 2024 was tempered with the cruel twist of narrowly missing the field this weekend. King’s best effort, a solid 4.120 second run at 299.53 mph on Saturday during the second of five qualifiers was only quick enough for the seventeenth spot in a sixteen-car qualified field.
 
“This is a tough pill to swallow for sure,” said King, who last year qualified for the U.S. Nationals. “I am proud of the effort Bob Peck and this team put together. We made every turn around and we were ready to race. We had an oil line issue and made the smart call to skip a session but overall, we didn’t make any mistakes. You look at our runs and we made clean runs right down the middle of the track.”

 Chris King gets suited up during qualifying of the NHRA U.S. Nationals, photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

On Friday night in the first qualifying session King made a straight and true shakedown run slotting him in the No. 15 spot on the ladder. His time of 4.309 seconds at 235.31 mph gave the team data they used to step up heading into Saturday. At the conclusion of the second day of qualifying King was still in the field but the team knew they needed to get more aggressive considering the level of cars just behind them on the qualifying sheet.
 
“We didn’t hurt anything, and Bob got a lot of good data,” said King. “For a team like ours that is the name of the game. We need good info and that is what we got. You look at our numbers and we are seeing improvement. We are looking at possibly St. Louis or Dallas for our next race but no matter where we go, we will be a much stronger team. I am proud we qualified better than two full-time teams with much bigger budgets. This sport is incredibly tough on the wallet and the psyche.”
 
Consistent temperatures gave King, and his Bob Peck-tuned Funny Car the chance to take some chances for elapsed time improvement with two runs available to the upstart team. During the fourth qualifying round King’s Howards Cams/Competition Products Funny Car launched hard and was accelerating down the track when the Goodyear slicks lost traction and slowed to a 8.511 second run. King was still in sixteenth position, but two pairs later rookie Julie Nataas made a 4.09 second pass and jumped from the outside of the field to the No. 15 spot shuffling King to the seventeenth spot with one run remaining.
 
“We took our shot with the last qualifying session and we didn’t step up enough,” said King. “I probably drove it a little further than I should have but I was hoping some tire shake would clear up. Ultimately, I didn’t want to do something stupid. You have to be smart about it and this race just didn’t go our way. I always want to put on a good show and not impact the other drivers.”
 
Last year King had to stand on the starting line hoping for his time to hold up but yesterday the Chicago firefighter and Funny Car team owner was in control of his destiny. King rolled his Funny Car into the staging beams and took off looking to improve his performance enough to race on Monday but as he closed in on halftrack his 12,000-horsepower Funny Car overpowered the track slowing him to a time of 6.740 seconds at 99.72 mph.

 Chris King (center) spent time with fans throughout the weekend at the NHRA U.S. Nationals, 
photo credit AJ Bohlander Photography

While King’s on-track performance did not yield the results he was looking for, his off-track efforts showed the caliber of professional he is quickly becoming on the NHRA tour. On Thursday night he was one of the headline drivers at the Cruz Pedregon Racing open house to support Riley’s Children’s Hospital and throughout the weekend King invited first responders to sign his Funny Car. Hundreds of men and women who protect their local communities enjoyed meeting King, signing the Funny Car and sharing stories. King was especially moved by the support he received Friday, Saturday and Sunday from the NHRA community.
 
“Having the first responders come by and sign our Howards Cams/Competition Products Funny Car was really cool and highlight of the weekend,” said King, a full-time Chicago firefighter. “I heard a lot of great stories and made a lot of new Chris King fans. Thanks to everyone that came by. I also appreciate the support from the NHRA on getting the word out. We had a ton of people come by every day of qualifying.”
 
Racing his third race of the 2025 season King was once again invited to talk to fans from the NHRA stage and he spent time with fellow Funny Car drivers Joe Morrison and Spencer Hyde along with Top Fuel driver TJ Zizzo on Sunday signing autographs to support the Right2Breathe program.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 4.309 sec; 235.31 mph; Qual. 15
Q2: 4.120 sec; 299.53 mph; Qual 15
Q3: No Run; Qual. 16
Q4: 8.511 sec; 83.62 mph; Qual. 17
Q5: 6.740 sec; 99.72 mph; Qual. 17