WATKINS GLEN, NY (June 28, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated at Watkins Glen International with Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti winning from the pole in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.  Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, drivers of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished seventh while their teammates, Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished eighth. The No. 40 had contact with a Porsche with about 2 hours to go. Jordan Taylor drove the car to pit lane and they replaced the tires and tail wing. The car was able to stay on the lead lap.  Bamber, Aitken and Vesti led 143 of 182 laps to score their second victory of the season and their record-extending eighth podium finish. The streak is the longest in IMSA GTP history since 2023. They also won last month in Detroit.  It’s the 35th victory for Cadillac since 2017 and the fifth career IMSA win for Aitken, the 12th win for Bamber and the third win for Vesti.

Aitken also leads the point standings by 203 points over Laurin Heinrich while the Whelen Cadillac team has a 245 point lead over the No. 93 Acura. Cadillac leads the manufacturer standings by 80 points over Porsche.  The next IMSA GTP event is the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 2. The Six-Hour race starts at 10:40 am CDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

What they’re saying: No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “Amazing. It was a real tough one today. Had a lot of stuff thrown at us and had to battle our way through it. But it was a really, really fast ride, that I had with the 31 Cadillac. All the guys continue to do an awesome job and I can’t believe how long we’re keeping this going.” What was thrown at you that was the biggest challenge?  “Having the strategy split a little bit, a couple of stops from the end. We had to work our way through a couple of guys and just wait for the stops to play out. We had the fuel advantage. A couple of guys managed to dive early under a yellow, we managed to keep the pace, keep the fuel advantage and jump them at the last stop. So, awesome work on the strategy.” Earl Bamber: “It was super tight. We had some really ferocious battles all throughout the race. It looked easy, but the whole time it wasn’t.  here were a few cars that really showed up there for a while, the BMW, the Acura was on our toes all day, and the No. 5 there at the end. So, there was some really great hard racing, but what set that up all day was Jack’s pole position. We got track position and then the guys in the pit lane, this whole bunch here is the reason why we keep staying out front. So ,thanks to these guys behind us. It was amazing to win here at Watkins Glen, and I managed to get another endurance cup win and extend that streak to, what is it, 9 now? I don’t know. It’s just amazing momentum, a great organization to be part of, and let’s roll on to Road America, where it’s a new format. It’s going to be something interesting with 6 hours there, everyone can’t wait.” Frederik Vesti: “Yeah, I’m so happy to actually make it to Watkins (Glen). Obviously not all teams are using three drivers, so it just means we have a little bit less time in practice. But in the race, we think we can share the drive time a bit better, keep Jack in this case fresh for the end, which is an advantage. It was actually a pretty hard day today, so it worked out really well. And for myself, it’s just so cool to be a part of this team. We all started the beginning of last year, had a bit of a rough start to the season, but since then, we have done some incredible things. And it’s not only us, it’s the team, it’s everyone in Cadillac as well who are just pushing so hard for these results to come. We are not taking it for granted. We’re putting in the hours, and it’s just very cool to have these kind of results.”

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WATKINS GLEN, NY (June 28, 2026) – Cadillac Racing dominated at Watkins Glen International with Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti winning from the pole in the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.  Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor, drivers of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished seventh while their teammates, Louis Deletraz and Jordan Taylor, drivers of the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, finished eighth. The No. 40 had contact with a Porsche with about 2 hours to go. Jordan Taylor drove the car to pit lane and they replaced the tires and tail wing. The car was able to stay on the lead lap.  Bamber, Aitken and Vesti led 143 of 182 laps to score their second victory of the season and their record-extending eighth podium finish. The streak is the longest in IMSA GTP history since 2023. They also won last month in Detroit.  It’s the 35th victory for Cadillac since 2017 and the fifth career IMSA win for Aitken, the 12th win for Bamber and the third win for Vesti.

Aitken also leads the point standings by 203 points over Laurin Heinrich while the Whelen Cadillac team has a 245 point lead over the No. 93 Acura. Cadillac leads the manufacturer standings by 80 points over Porsche.  The next IMSA GTP event is the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix from Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on August 2. The Six-Hour race starts at 10:40 am CDT and will be streamed on Peacock and streamed on IMSAs YouTube page (outside United States). IMSA Radio will stream live audio coverage on XM 206, Channel 996 on the SiriusXM app and IMSA.com.

What they’re saying: No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “Amazing. It was a real tough one today. Had a lot of stuff thrown at us and had to battle our way through it. But it was a really, really fast ride, that I had with the 31 Cadillac. All the guys continue to do an awesome job and I can’t believe how long we’re keeping this going.” What was thrown at you that was the biggest challenge?  “Having the strategy split a little bit, a couple of stops from the end. We had to work our way through a couple of guys and just wait for the stops to play out. We had the fuel advantage. A couple of guys managed to dive early under a yellow, we managed to keep the pace, keep the fuel advantage and jump them at the last stop. So, awesome work on the strategy.” Earl Bamber: “It was super tight. We had some really ferocious battles all throughout the race. It looked easy, but the whole time it wasn’t.  here were a few cars that really showed up there for a while, the BMW, the Acura was on our toes all day, and the No. 5 there at the end. So, there was some really great hard racing, but what set that up all day was Jack’s pole position. We got track position and then the guys in the pit lane, this whole bunch here is the reason why we keep staying out front. So ,thanks to these guys behind us. It was amazing to win here at Watkins Glen, and I managed to get another endurance cup win and extend that streak to, what is it, 9 now? I don’t know. It’s just amazing momentum, a great organization to be part of, and let’s roll on to Road America, where it’s a new format. It’s going to be something interesting with 6 hours there, everyone can’t wait.” Frederik Vesti: “Yeah, I’m so happy to actually make it to Watkins (Glen). Obviously not all teams are using three drivers, so it just means we have a little bit less time in practice. But in the race, we think we can share the drive time a bit better, keep Jack in this case fresh for the end, which is an advantage. It was actually a pretty hard day today, so it worked out really well. And for myself, it’s just so cool to be a part of this team. We all started the beginning of last year, had a bit of a rough start to the season, but since then, we have done some incredible things. And it’s not only us, it’s the team, it’s everyone in Cadillac as well who are just pushing so hard for these results to come. We are not taking it for granted. We’re putting in the hours, and it’s just very cool to have these kind of results.”

No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Filipe Albuquerque: “A long race, a lot happened. A lot of chaos and a lot of safety cars. It’s just a shame because today we had the opportunity for a podium. Unfortunately, the pit stop, the other guys over cut us, and we struggled a lot behind somebody and we could not pass. So, those three cars that did it a lap after and they were on full tires. I could not pass them. And I think that dictated a lot because then trying to pass them, I cooked my tires and after that was a spiral, surviving for the rest of the race. I could still not pass them and I just went backwards. It’s a shame. It is what it is. I think we still need to work more. The whole team is getting better. I think we’re working well, but we’re still missing the switch that makes the car alive. So onto Road America. In between we will test, so that’s going to be important for us.” Ricky Taylor: “I think we were pretty upbeat throughout practice about the car, and then the race came around and we just got stuck in the mid-pack. We actually got lucky with that yellow at the end, but these P7 finishes are just kind of torture at this point. Yeah, I don’t know what we’re missing today. We’ll keep working. We have a test in Road America before the race. So our first time getting a good test since Sebring, which was our best race of the year. So hopefully we can learn something, but at this point, pretty frustrated.” No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Louis Deletraz: “A pretty crazy race today. First of all, big congrats to Cadillac and the 31 team. Great win for the Cadillac family. Obviously frustrating for our side. We got a hit in the middle of the race and that punctured one tire and broke our rear wing; which we were upfront and it cycled us completely to the back. So very unfortunate and kind of screwed our race after this. We tried to recover, tried different strategy, but the luck never came back. Not the result we live for, but a huge thank to you to Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing and I’m looking forward to Road America.” Jordan Taylor: “A disappointing day overall. I think we had a really fast car. We saw it in qualifying and then in the first couple stints, Louis seemed really strong. In my stint, I thought we had a good car as well, and I was making a move for a third on the 6 car, and I should have probably known who I was racing and knew he probably wouldn’t leave much room. He hit me in the right rear in the Bus Stop, which sent us off and gave us damage, so that kind of put us on the back foot the rest of the day. Which is unfortunate because I think we should have been on the podium today, and that kind of killed us. So kind of the way our season has been going, but at least we’ve got some speed in the car and we can go to Road America with that.”

NORWALK, OHIO (June 28, 2026) — For Nitro Joe Morrison, the veteran multi-class professional drag racer, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national events are about on-track performance and off-track fan interaction. This weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals the Herzhauser Funny Car narrowly missed qualifying for one of the quickest Funny Car fields of the season, but Morrison took the win for his fan interaction opportunities throughout the three-day race. He was racing with support from the Right2Breathe® Project, PennGrade1 and CarTimeDover.com. Also, this weekend Before & After Painting, wrapped up the “Livin’ the Dream” two-race series with major branding on the Funny Car.
 
“This has been an amazing two week stretch for me,” said Morrison. “We raced in Columbus last week and Norwalk this weekend with this great ‘Livin the Dream’ Funny Car. We had a tough weekend, but we made the most of it. I appreciate the opportunity from Herzhauser Racing group.”

 
Joe Morrison spent some of Saturday morning talking with NHRA fans about the Right2Breathe Project as well as his Funny Car season, photo credit Werner Communications

Friday’s schedule was adjusted to avoid inclement weather and the Herzhauser team opted to take their best shot at qualifying on Saturday with two qualifying sessions available. In the first session Morrison’s 12,000-horsepower Funny Car smoked the tires right off the starting line and still coasted to the finish line 1000 feet down track with a time of 11.677 seconds at 95.58 mph. In the final session needing to post a time quicker than 4.134 seconds, Morrison made almost a full run before his blower belt expired, robbing his motor of much needed power and slowing him to a run of 5.160 seconds at 151.41 mph. He finished qualifying No. 17 just outside the quick 16.
 
“We spent a lot of time in the Right2Breathe display and on the NHRA stage,” said Morrison. “That is really what this program is about, and I want to thank the Cleveland Clinic for continuing to support our program. We changed a lot of lives this weekend and we will continue to spread the word about being proactive with your lung health.”
 
Off the track Morrison was one of the busiest drivers on the property. On Friday and Saturday, he spent significant time in the Right2Breathe® Project tent with the Cleveland Clinic as well as NDD Medical and BluZone Health. Morrison was part of the team of people encouraging fans to participate in the “Put Your Lungs on the Dyno” Lung Health Screening. Right2Breathe, a New Jersey based 501(c)(3) non-profit, in collaboration with the team of healthcare professionals and support from Sanofi Pharmaceutical, offered onsite lung health screenings and education to the estimated 70,000+ fans and racers who attended the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals.

 2025 Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion and 2026 Summit Racing NHRA Nationals winner Richard Gadson spent time with Joe Morrison at the Right2Breathe display on Saturday morning, photo credit Werner Communications

On Saturday Morrison was one of the featured drivers on the NHRA stage with NHRA personality and WFO radio host Joe Castello. The duo talked about Morrison’s racing season, the Right2Breathe program and his passion for helping people. Following the stage show Morrison hosted Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Richard Gadson, 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde and accomplished Top Alcohol Dragster driver Melanie Johnson in the Right2Breathe display for a fan autograph session.
 
“I had a great time with Richard, Spencer and Melanie signing for the fans on Saturday morning,” said Morrison. “The fans loved seeing these drivers and I appreciate all the support we get from our fellow competitors and the NHRA.”
 
On race day even though Morrison was on the sidelines he still was a part of the first round racing action. During eliminations he was interviewed on the starting line about his work with the Cleveland Clinic and the Right2Breathe program. Throughout race day fans were encouraged to stop by the display for an autograph and to get their free lung screening.

 On race day Joe Morrison was interviewed on the starting line talking about the importance of lung health and the opportunity to put your lungs on the dyno in the Right2Breathe display with the Cleveland Clinic, photo credit Werner Communications

JOE MORRISON PACKS NORWALK WITH
RACING AND SIGNIFICANT FAN INTERACTION

NORWALK, OHIO (June 28, 2026) — For Nitro Joe Morrison, the veteran multi-class professional drag racer, NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series national events are about on-track performance and off-track fan interaction. This weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals the Herzhauser Funny Car narrowly missed qualifying for one of the quickest Funny Car fields of the season, but Morrison took the win for his fan interaction opportunities throughout the three-day race. He was racing with support from the Right2Breathe® Project, PennGrade1 and CarTimeDover.com. Also, this weekend Before & After Painting, wrapped up the “Livin’ the Dream” two-race series with major branding on the Funny Car.
 
“This has been an amazing two week stretch for me,” said Morrison. “We raced in Columbus last week and Norwalk this weekend with this great ‘Livin the Dream’ Funny Car. We had a tough weekend, but we made the most of it. I appreciate the opportunity from Herzhauser Racing group.”

 
Joe Morrison spent some of Saturday morning talking with NHRA fans about the Right2Breathe Project as well as his Funny Car season, photo credit Werner Communications

Friday’s schedule was adjusted to avoid inclement weather and the Herzhauser team opted to take their best shot at qualifying on Saturday with two qualifying sessions available. In the first session Morrison’s 12,000-horsepower Funny Car smoked the tires right off the starting line and still coasted to the finish line 1000 feet down track with a time of 11.677 seconds at 95.58 mph. In the final session needing to post a time quicker than 4.134 seconds, Morrison made almost a full run before his blower belt expired, robbing his motor of much needed power and slowing him to a run of 5.160 seconds at 151.41 mph. He finished qualifying No. 17 just outside the quick 16.
 
“We spent a lot of time in the Right2Breathe display and on the NHRA stage,” said Morrison. “That is really what this program is about, and I want to thank the Cleveland Clinic for continuing to support our program. We changed a lot of lives this weekend and we will continue to spread the word about being proactive with your lung health.”
 
Off the track Morrison was one of the busiest drivers on the property. On Friday and Saturday, he spent significant time in the Right2Breathe® Project tent with the Cleveland Clinic as well as NDD Medical and BluZone Health. Morrison was part of the team of people encouraging fans to participate in the “Put Your Lungs on the Dyno” Lung Health Screening. Right2Breathe, a New Jersey based 501(c)(3) non-profit, in collaboration with the team of healthcare professionals and support from Sanofi Pharmaceutical, offered onsite lung health screenings and education to the estimated 70,000+ fans and racers who attended the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals.

 2025 Pro Stock Motorcycle World Champion and 2026 Summit Racing NHRA Nationals winner Richard Gadson spent time with Joe Morrison at the Right2Breathe display on Saturday morning, photo credit Werner Communications

On Saturday Morrison was one of the featured drivers on the NHRA stage with NHRA personality and WFO radio host Joe Castello. The duo talked about Morrison’s racing season, the Right2Breathe program and his passion for helping people. Following the stage show Morrison hosted Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Richard Gadson, 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde and accomplished Top Alcohol Dragster driver Melanie Johnson in the Right2Breathe display for a fan autograph session.
 
“I had a great time with Richard, Spencer and Melanie signing for the fans on Saturday morning,” said Morrison. “The fans loved seeing these drivers and I appreciate all the support we get from our fellow competitors and the NHRA.”
 
On race day even though Morrison was on the sidelines he still was a part of the first round racing action. During eliminations he was interviewed on the starting line about his work with the Cleveland Clinic and the Right2Breathe program. Throughout race day fans were encouraged to stop by the display for an autograph and to get their free lung screening.

 On race day Joe Morrison was interviewed on the starting line talking about the importance of lung health and the opportunity to put your lungs on the dyno in the Right2Breathe display with the Cleveland Clinic, photo credit Werner Communications

Morrison is looking at his future plans to see when he can return to the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, possibly for the historic U.S. Nationals Labor day weekend. The veteran driver is balancing his Right2Breathe project obligations with racing opportunities in a variety of professional racing series.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: Did Not Run
Q2: Did Not Run
Q3: 11.677 sec; 95.58 mph, Qual. 17
Q4: 5.160 sec; 151.41 mph, Qual. 17

NORWALK, OHIO (June 28, 2026) — Nitro Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde was a hometown hero this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Both Hyde and his legendary crew chief and team owner, Jim Head, were kept busy on and off the track. Even though they made a fierce race day attempt, the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car had an early exit after the first round.
 
“If we had made the pass we executed during the first round of eliminations during qualifying, today could have ended very differently,” said Hyde. “But that’s drag racing for you. We had the fifth quickest pass of the first round, and it just wasn’t enough against our competition. Hopefully things will swing in our favor next race.”
 
Hyde entered race day on Sunday in the No. 13 qualifying position, based on the final pass he made during qualifying, a 3.965 second, 322.19 mph run. He was up against No. 4 qualifier Jack Beckman, who he had a 2-1 record against going into this matchup. Even though Hyde made a stout 3.936 second, 327.19 mph pass, it was not enough against the 2012 Funny Car world champion. Beckman went on to make it to the finals.

 Spencer Hyde made the most of the weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals,
photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

“I have a lot of respect for Jack Beckman, both as a driver and as a mentor to so many of the Funny Car guys out here,” said Hyde. “Today was his 60^th birthday, so the only positive way I am looking at this first round loss is knowing I at least didn’t send a guy packing on a milestone birthday.”
 
Outside of his on-track performance, Hyde participated in an autograph session on Saturday at the Right2Breathe display with Joe Morrison, reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Richard Gadson and Top Alcohol Dragster standout Melanie Johnson. On Friday, Jim Head joined the announcers in the booth as he was recognized at this race’s legend during the 75^th anniversary of the NHRA. Leading into the quarterfinals, Hyde stepped into the booth for the Next Round with Joe Castello. And all weekend, both Hyde and Head hosted friends and family in their pits, for their hometown race. Head is from Ohio, while Hyde, a Canadian, considers the Norwalk track his ‘American home track.’
 
“It was so great to have my friends and family here to support me this weekend,” said Hyde. “I grew up racing with my family, so having them with me on this journey now in Funny Car means a lot.”
 
The Norwalk race officially marks the halfway point of the season. There’s now just four races left before the Countdown to the Championship. Coming out of this weekend, Hyde and the team have two weekends in a row off before heading to Sonoma.
 
“We’re all going to get some much needed rest before buckling down and trying to get as many points as possible before the Countdown starts,” said Hyde. “We have to keep making Hyde Construction, OUTLAW Light Beer and the Caine Group proud as we get into the thick of the rest of this season.”
 
Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car will be back in competition in three weeks at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge on July 17-19 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, July 17 and two qualifying sessions on Saturday, July 18. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Sonoma Nationals visit nhra.com.
 
Qualifying Results – Funny Car
Q1: 10.137 sec, 73.11 mph; Qual. 15
Q2: 3.996 sec, 322.96 mph; Qual. 14
Q3: 4.797 sec, 165.19 mph; Qual. 15
Q4: 3.965 sec, 322.19 mph; Qual. 13
Bonus Points: 0
 
Race Results
Jack Beckman, Corona, Calif., PEAK Chevrolet SS, (.073), 3.917 sec, 330.23 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car, (.085), 3.936 sec, 327.19 mph
 
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny Car

HYDE AND HEAD RECOGNIZED AS HOMETOWN HEROES IN NORWALK

NORWALK, OHIO (June 28, 2026) — Nitro Funny Car driver Spencer Hyde was a hometown hero this weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. Both Hyde and his legendary crew chief and team owner, Jim Head, were kept busy on and off the track. Even though they made a fierce race day attempt, the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car had an early exit after the first round.
 
“If we had made the pass we executed during the first round of eliminations during qualifying, today could have ended very differently,” said Hyde. “But that’s drag racing for you. We had the fifth quickest pass of the first round, and it just wasn’t enough against our competition. Hopefully things will swing in our favor next race.”
 
Hyde entered race day on Sunday in the No. 13 qualifying position, based on the final pass he made during qualifying, a 3.965 second, 322.19 mph run. He was up against No. 4 qualifier Jack Beckman, who he had a 2-1 record against going into this matchup. Even though Hyde made a stout 3.936 second, 327.19 mph pass, it was not enough against the 2012 Funny Car world champion. Beckman went on to make it to the finals.

 Spencer Hyde made the most of the weekend at the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals,
photo credit Innovation Creative Experts

“I have a lot of respect for Jack Beckman, both as a driver and as a mentor to so many of the Funny Car guys out here,” said Hyde. “Today was his 60^th birthday, so the only positive way I am looking at this first round loss is knowing I at least didn’t send a guy packing on a milestone birthday.”
 
Outside of his on-track performance, Hyde participated in an autograph session on Saturday at the Right2Breathe display with Joe Morrison, reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Richard Gadson and Top Alcohol Dragster standout Melanie Johnson. On Friday, Jim Head joined the announcers in the booth as he was recognized at this race’s legend during the 75^th anniversary of the NHRA. Leading into the quarterfinals, Hyde stepped into the booth for the Next Round with Joe Castello. And all weekend, both Hyde and Head hosted friends and family in their pits, for their hometown race. Head is from Ohio, while Hyde, a Canadian, considers the Norwalk track his ‘American home track.’
 
“It was so great to have my friends and family here to support me this weekend,” said Hyde. “I grew up racing with my family, so having them with me on this journey now in Funny Car means a lot.”
 
The Norwalk race officially marks the halfway point of the season. There’s now just four races left before the Countdown to the Championship. Coming out of this weekend, Hyde and the team have two weekends in a row off before heading to Sonoma.
 
“We’re all going to get some much needed rest before buckling down and trying to get as many points as possible before the Countdown starts,” said Hyde. “We have to keep making Hyde Construction, OUTLAW Light Beer and the Caine Group proud as we get into the thick of the rest of this season.”
 
Hyde and the Head Contractors and Engineers Funny Car will be back in competition in three weeks at the DENSO NHRA Sonoma Nationals presented by PowerEdge on July 17-19 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, July 17 and two qualifying sessions on Saturday, July 18. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Sonoma Nationals visit nhra.com.
 
Qualifying Results – Funny Car
Q1: 10.137 sec, 73.11 mph; Qual. 15
Q2: 3.996 sec, 322.96 mph; Qual. 14
Q3: 4.797 sec, 165.19 mph; Qual. 15
Q4: 3.965 sec, 322.19 mph; Qual. 13
Bonus Points: 0
 
Race Results
Jack Beckman, Corona, Calif., PEAK Chevrolet SS, (.073), 3.917 sec, 330.23 mph def. Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Contractors & Engineers Funny Car, (.085), 3.936 sec, 327.19 mph
 
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny Car

1. Ron Capps, 812
2. Jack Beckman, 684
3. Matt Hagan, 701
4. J.R. Todd, 689
5. Jordan Vandergriff, 651
6. Chad Green, 633
7. Alexis DeJoria, 608
8. Austin Prock, 526
9. Spencer Hyde, 490
10. Daniel Wilkerson, 443

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The road course ringer, Shane van Gisbergen, conquered the California circuit for the second-straight season – driving his No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the checkered flag in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The victory, Chevrolet’s sixth of the season and 16th all-time in NASCAR’s premier series at Sonoma, brings the New Zealand native to eight career road course wins in the division – a feat that ties Tony Stewart for second on the all-time road course wins list.  The checkered flag for the final road course race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season saw the Bowtie brigade earn half of the top-10 finishing positions. The hometown hero, Kyle Larson, concluded the California swing with a fourth-place result – extending the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team’s top-five streak to four-straight. Competing in his rookie campaign, Trackhouse Racing’s Connor Zilisch collected a strong seventh-place result to earn his career-best finish in NASCAR’s top division. Spire Motorsports’ Michael McDowell came home ninth, with Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman rounding out the top-10.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: A strong Saturday in Sonoma for the Bowtie brigade saw six Team Chevy drivers earn a top-10 starting position for the series final road course race of the season. With his road course prowess on display early, Michael McDowell drove his Chevrolet from fourth to second on the opening lap of Stage One – keeping the polesitter, Ty Gibbs, within striking distance under an 1.5-second margin throughout the first green flag run. But to no surprise, the halfway mark of Stage One saw the track’s defending winner, Shane van Gisbergen, climb into the runner-up position and quickly go to work to track down the leader. Sitting at an one-second margin when he took over the position, the New Zealand native made a progressive gain towards the top position early in the second-half of Stage One – ultimately reaching the bumper of Gibbs as they crossed the line to mark five laps to go in the stage. With the call to flip the stage by crew chief Stephen Doran, the No. 97 Chevrolet dove to pit road as he was completing Lap 22 for four tires and fuel – cycling back up into the seventh position to take the first green-white checkered flag of the race.  Stage Two: Early pit strategy put Van Gisbergen and the hometown hero, Kyle Larson, on the front row to lead the field to the green flag for Stage Two. It took just two corners around the circuit for Van Gisbergen to clear his Team Chevy teammate for the top position, going on to lead the opening lap of the stage and his first laps of the race. While Larson was able to keep Van Gisbergen within reach early in the run, a challenge for position by Chase Briscoe in third enabled the Trackhouse Racing driver to quickly build his lead to a 3.2-second cushion as the field approached the halfway mark of the stage. Continuing to set an impressive pace, Van Gisbergen went on to build a double-digit lead en route to a similar pit strategy from the opening stage. Making the turn into pit road just before two laps to go in the stage, the No. 97 team made their second four tire and fuel stop before rejoining the field to collect back-to-back seventh-place stage points. With a points-earning agenda from atop the No. 16 Kaulig Racing pit box, it was AJ Allmendinger that led Team Chevy to the second green-white checkered flag from the third position.  Final Stage: The final stage saw yesterday’s one-two finishers, Van Gisbergen and Zilisch, takeover the front row to lead the field to the green flag. In similar fashion, a masterful restart saw the New Zealander inherit the lead once again to start the final run of the race. While Van Gisbergen started to set sail, his rookie teammate quickly engaged in a tight battle for the second position with Briscoe. Sitting comfortable in the top position, Van Gisbergen was clicking off laps nearly two-tenths faster than the field as they approached a 10-lap window for the potential of a green flag pit cycle. Despite setting a strong pace, the driver reported that he was struggling with the handling in both the front and rears of his No. 97 Chevrolet. With 28 laps to go, Van Gisbergen was among the leaders that made the trip to pit road for what could be the last stop of the race. With four tires, fuel and a round of adjustments, Van Gisbergen re-entered the 1.99-mile circuit just outside of the top-10, but ultimately cycled back up into the lead just six laps later. Going green to the checkered flag, Van Gisbergen continued to hold off a hard-charging Briscoe to complete the Sonoma weekend sweep.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 1st – Shane van Gisbergen4th – Kyle Larson7th – Connor Zilisch9th – Michael McDowell10th – Alex BowmanChevrolet’s season statistics with 18 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 4Top-Fives: 34Top 10s: 66Stage Wins: 13

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Van Gisbergen Drives Chevrolet to Weekend Sweep at Sonoma Raceway

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The road course ringer, Shane van Gisbergen, conquered the California circuit for the second-straight season – driving his No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the checkered flag in the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. The victory, Chevrolet’s sixth of the season and 16th all-time in NASCAR’s premier series at Sonoma, brings the New Zealand native to eight career road course wins in the division – a feat that ties Tony Stewart for second on the all-time road course wins list.  The checkered flag for the final road course race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season saw the Bowtie brigade earn half of the top-10 finishing positions. The hometown hero, Kyle Larson, concluded the California swing with a fourth-place result – extending the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team’s top-five streak to four-straight. Competing in his rookie campaign, Trackhouse Racing’s Connor Zilisch collected a strong seventh-place result to earn his career-best finish in NASCAR’s top division. Spire Motorsports’ Michael McDowell came home ninth, with Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman rounding out the top-10.  RACE RECAP:  Stage One: A strong Saturday in Sonoma for the Bowtie brigade saw six Team Chevy drivers earn a top-10 starting position for the series final road course race of the season. With his road course prowess on display early, Michael McDowell drove his Chevrolet from fourth to second on the opening lap of Stage One – keeping the polesitter, Ty Gibbs, within striking distance under an 1.5-second margin throughout the first green flag run. But to no surprise, the halfway mark of Stage One saw the track’s defending winner, Shane van Gisbergen, climb into the runner-up position and quickly go to work to track down the leader. Sitting at an one-second margin when he took over the position, the New Zealand native made a progressive gain towards the top position early in the second-half of Stage One – ultimately reaching the bumper of Gibbs as they crossed the line to mark five laps to go in the stage. With the call to flip the stage by crew chief Stephen Doran, the No. 97 Chevrolet dove to pit road as he was completing Lap 22 for four tires and fuel – cycling back up into the seventh position to take the first green-white checkered flag of the race.  Stage Two: Early pit strategy put Van Gisbergen and the hometown hero, Kyle Larson, on the front row to lead the field to the green flag for Stage Two. It took just two corners around the circuit for Van Gisbergen to clear his Team Chevy teammate for the top position, going on to lead the opening lap of the stage and his first laps of the race. While Larson was able to keep Van Gisbergen within reach early in the run, a challenge for position by Chase Briscoe in third enabled the Trackhouse Racing driver to quickly build his lead to a 3.2-second cushion as the field approached the halfway mark of the stage. Continuing to set an impressive pace, Van Gisbergen went on to build a double-digit lead en route to a similar pit strategy from the opening stage. Making the turn into pit road just before two laps to go in the stage, the No. 97 team made their second four tire and fuel stop before rejoining the field to collect back-to-back seventh-place stage points. With a points-earning agenda from atop the No. 16 Kaulig Racing pit box, it was AJ Allmendinger that led Team Chevy to the second green-white checkered flag from the third position.  Final Stage: The final stage saw yesterday’s one-two finishers, Van Gisbergen and Zilisch, takeover the front row to lead the field to the green flag. In similar fashion, a masterful restart saw the New Zealander inherit the lead once again to start the final run of the race. While Van Gisbergen started to set sail, his rookie teammate quickly engaged in a tight battle for the second position with Briscoe. Sitting comfortable in the top position, Van Gisbergen was clicking off laps nearly two-tenths faster than the field as they approached a 10-lap window for the potential of a green flag pit cycle. Despite setting a strong pace, the driver reported that he was struggling with the handling in both the front and rears of his No. 97 Chevrolet. With 28 laps to go, Van Gisbergen was among the leaders that made the trip to pit road for what could be the last stop of the race. With four tires, fuel and a round of adjustments, Van Gisbergen re-entered the 1.99-mile circuit just outside of the top-10, but ultimately cycled back up into the lead just six laps later. Going green to the checkered flag, Van Gisbergen continued to hold off a hard-charging Briscoe to complete the Sonoma weekend sweep.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 1st – Shane van Gisbergen4th – Kyle Larson7th – Connor Zilisch9th – Michael McDowell10th – Alex BowmanChevrolet’s season statistics with 18 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 4Top-Fives: 34Top 10s: 66Stage Wins: 13

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Post-Race Driver Quotes: Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 27th“We have a lot of work to do coming out of Sonoma Raceway. The entire No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Supreme Long Range Chevrolet team gave it their all today, but after we lost track position due to a speeding penalty early in the race, we just couldn’t get ahead. The team was making the needed adjustments, and it was coming in towards the end of the race, especially through Turn 10, but we’d just lost too much ground. We’re going to go back to Welcome, North Carolina and reset for next weekend.” Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 4thHow physically demanding was this race at Sonoma Raceway today? “Yeah, it was just a lot of green flag runs. It was hot, but it was a lot of fun. It was fun to get long runs like that where you have to manage your equipment. I thought we had a really good No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. I felt like I learned the kind of sequence that it took to be a little bit better on the long run. I thought our pit strategy there was going to pay off, but those two guys up in front of us (Shane van Gisbergen and Chase Briscoe) and Ty Gibbs were just better than me on the long run. We’ll take another top-five finish. It’s been a good stretch for this team.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing ChevroletFinished: 16th“On the road courses this season, it seems like no matter what I do, I can’t make the tires last and it hits that cliff. Once it hits that cliff, I think we fall harder than most. The first run, it went away really bad. I thought we generally made our No. 16 EchoPark Automotive Chevrolet better as the race went on, but that same issue was always there. It’s like I was always trying to manage tires early in the run and not use them up too much, just knowing that cliff was going to hit. I thought we got everything out of it that we could. Trent (Owens, crew chief) did a good job of keeping me out for stage points. We wanted to try to get points both stages. I thought he made a good call there to get points in the second stage because, honestly, even how the race played out, I don’t think we were better than a top-15 anyways, so we came home with a 16th-place finish and eight extra points.” Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 34th “Unfortunate finish for our zone x am pm Chevrolet team. We played a fuel strategy that had us saving with 40 laps to go, so just managed what we could without losing a ton of time to the fresher tires before pitting with eight laps to go. After qualifying 12th, I felt like our car had top-15, top-20 speed. The balance definitely got better as the race went on, but I had trouble keeping the rears on it. I would four wheel slide and lose the front and rear under braking. We had speed though which is a testament to everyone who works at RCR and ECR. Shame the finish doesn’t show it, but we’ll keep building and learning together.” Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 9th “We just didn’t quite have the speed that we needed in our No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet, especially on the long runs. We fired off pretty well, but then around 15 laps into the run, I would start losing the rears pretty quickly and fading back. We did a decent job maximizing our points with getting points in that first stage, but we just didn’t quite have enough today to really challenge for the win. It’s disappointing, but we’ll take a top-10 finish for two-straight weeks. It’s not the points we needed, but overall, we executed a good day.”  Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 7th“I felt like I could have been a little better there on that last run. We just got really loose. We’ll have to look at it and see, but it was a good day for this No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet team. At the end, we just needed more rear grip. Overall, our Chevy was good all day, but with that last set of tires, we struggled. It felt good to have a clean run. We needed a day like this to go into next week with something to build on.” Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 1stI listened to you this whole race. You actually weren’t that happy and pleased with the car. I would hate to see if your car wasn’t running well. What was it about today? How were you able to just get the job done?“I think my No. 97 Red Bull Chevrolet team just did an excellent job making it drivable. Yesterday, I wasn’t very good at all. There were still better cars than us, but Stephen (Doran, crew chief) and the guys called a great strategy and we had awesome pit stops all day. To get Red Bull in victory lane again, I’m stoked. I am also stoked it wasn’t two laps longer, it would have been interesting with Chase (Briscoe) there.”

First class victory for Corvette at Spa 24 since 2009, follows on LMGT3 Le Mans win STAVELOT, Belgium (June 28, 2026) – Johor Motorsports Racing’s No. 0 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R captured victory in the Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Spa on Sunday – the first win for Corvette Racing in the world’s biggest GT3-only event.Ben Green, Jordan Love, HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim and HH Prince Abu Bakar teamed for the latest landmark victory for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The quartet won at Spa two weeks after TF Sport’s class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the first win there for the GT3-spec Corvette. It also is the first Spa 24 win for a Corvette since 2009 when a PK Carsport-entered Corvette C6.R won overall. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R debuted at Spa last year in the hands of both JMR and Steller Motorsport. Sunday’s class win for JMR added to the list of notable victories for the third-year Corvette GT3. In addition to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Corvette captured the GTD victory at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona in the hands of AWA – now 13 Autosport in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won in GTD PRO earlier this month on the streets of Detroit in Chevrolet’s home race. JMR’s victory added another strong result to its Intercontinental GT Challenge résumé for this season after the Spa-winning quartet opened the year with a runner-up Pro-Am finish at the Bathurst 12 Hours. The progress at Spa for the JMR Corvette was steady from the start. The No. 0 started ninth in Pro-Am – 62nd overall – and had to serve an early-race penalty for contact but ran the rest of the way trouble-free. By the six-hour mark, JMR had moved to fifth in class and barely off the lead lap. At halfway, the team had moved up to second.

The team took the lead for good inside the final eight hours as Green and Love – the team’s two highest-graded drivers – combined to finish to the end and weathered multiple safety-car periods in the final six hours. Green set the fastest race lap in Pro-Am – 2:17.869 (114.36 mph) – as the No. 0 Corvette advanced to 29th overall and completed 531 laps. In the Gold Cup class, Steller Motorsports’ No. 24 Corvette finished seventh in class after recovering from an early-race mechanical issue and some late-race contact. Dennis Lind, Antione Doquin, Mikkel Pedersen and Lenny Ried combined to complete 485 laps in the race as the team finished their second straight Spa 24 Hours with their Corvette.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to Ben, Jordan, Prince Jefri, Prince Abu Bakar and everyone at JMR on the team’s first win at the 24 Hours of Spa and the first in this race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. This continues a strong list of results for the Corvette GT3 with victories within the last month at Detroit in IMSA, Le Mans and now Spa. Winning this race requires a high level of effort and execution, which is exactly what the JMR team did in the pitlane, on strategy and behind the wheel. We are very proud and pleased to support and be part of this tremendous achievement for JMR and Corvette Racing.”

SPA 24 HOURS CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER WIN QUOTES

BEN GREEN, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “A great result for everyone. I’m just immensely proud of everyone at Johor Racing. It’s their second year of competition and second year trying the Spa 24 with the Corvette. It’s such a fantastic result. Everyone has worked so hard in the background. My three teammates did a fantastic job, as well. We made it hard for ourselves at one point but came back in the end! So I’m just so proud and happy for everyone.“It’s fantastic for everyone. It’s fantastic for GM to be here and to see the Corvette up on the podium is a great sight. I’m sure we’ll see them on the podium again soon in the future. The race was chaotic from the beginning. It was a challenging condition for everyone. It was a tough fight the whole way through. We had some penalties come in the first half and were on the back foot. But we knuckled down, drove good stints and kept it clean and managed to come out on top at the end.”

JORDAN LOVE, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is extremely special. I can’t begin to thank these legends (Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim) standing next to us, and all the boys and girls at JMR who stand behind us. We wouldn’t be here today without this whole team. How far the team has come as a collective in the last couple of years is really impressive. To be at Le Mans two weeks ago competing and now to back it up here and end up with a win at Spa is extremely special. I can’t thank them enough to be part of it.“What a race! It certainly was a tough one. To come out with a win is a tremendous and satisfying feeling. I couldn’t be happier for the team and to be part of it for a few years now. To come out on top really means a lot. This is the biggest GT3 race of the year and is a 24-hour sprint. This year in the heat was extremely difficult. To finish on the podium made all those hard hours in the dark of the night well and truly worth it.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “(The heat) felt like home for me! It was really hot but thankfully our air conditioning in the car worked really well. I’m so happy for everyone. We had a few hurdles at the start but everyone pushed hard until the end. We never gave up. It’s our third Spa 24 and we’ve finally won it! I’m incredibly proud of everyone involved – the whole team and my teammates. We worked so hard for this one… I’m so happy.“What makes this special is that this is the biggest GT3 race in the world. Being here for the second time with Corvette and winning with Corvette is a dream for us. The team did an incredible job. The feelings are just over the moon. Partnering with GM has been really great for the team. We had a few wins in Asia, a good result in Bathurst and we were just in Le Mans and representing the brand there. That support has been great.”

HH PRINCE ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is unbelievable. This is my second time at the Spa 24 Hours. We had a tough time last year but now here we are as winners of this race in Pro Am, and I’m so very grateful. It was a chaotic race throughout the night. Every hour seemed like that but well done to the team and all my teammates. This is a race that we’ve never won and our first 24-hour win. We didn’t see this coming in just our second year with Corvette, to be honest. But I’m really happy to be able to do this with my brother and with the Corvette.”“We had a few penalties in the race, but the hope of getting a podium early was quite slim. But everyone worked hard, and my teammates drove amazing. We just kept chipping away every hour and ended up winning the race. It’s unbelievable… it still hasn’t kicked in!”

CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: JMR, Corvette Capture Class Win!First class victory for Corvette at Spa 24 since 2009, follows on LMGT3 Le Mans win STAVELOT, Belgium (June 28, 2026) – Johor Motorsports Racing’s No. 0 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R captured victory in the Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Spa on Sunday – the first win for Corvette Racing in the world’s biggest GT3-only event.Ben Green, Jordan Love, HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim and HH Prince Abu Bakar teamed for the latest landmark victory for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The quartet won at Spa two weeks after TF Sport’s class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the first win there for the GT3-spec Corvette. It also is the first Spa 24 win for a Corvette since 2009 when a PK Carsport-entered Corvette C6.R won overall. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R debuted at Spa last year in the hands of both JMR and Steller Motorsport. Sunday’s class win for JMR added to the list of notable victories for the third-year Corvette GT3. In addition to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Corvette captured the GTD victory at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona in the hands of AWA – now 13 Autosport in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won in GTD PRO earlier this month on the streets of Detroit in Chevrolet’s home race. JMR’s victory added another strong result to its Intercontinental GT Challenge résumé for this season after the Spa-winning quartet opened the year with a runner-up Pro-Am finish at the Bathurst 12 Hours. The progress at Spa for the JMR Corvette was steady from the start. The No. 0 started ninth in Pro-Am – 62nd overall – and had to serve an early-race penalty for contact but ran the rest of the way trouble-free. By the six-hour mark, JMR had moved to fifth in class and barely off the lead lap. At halfway, the team had moved up to second.

The team took the lead for good inside the final eight hours as Green and Love – the team’s two highest-graded drivers – combined to finish to the end and weathered multiple safety-car periods in the final six hours. Green set the fastest race lap in Pro-Am – 2:17.869 (114.36 mph) – as the No. 0 Corvette advanced to 29th overall and completed 531 laps. In the Gold Cup class, Steller Motorsports’ No. 24 Corvette finished seventh in class after recovering from an early-race mechanical issue and some late-race contact. Dennis Lind, Antione Doquin, Mikkel Pedersen and Lenny Ried combined to complete 485 laps in the race as the team finished their second straight Spa 24 Hours with their Corvette.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to Ben, Jordan, Prince Jefri, Prince Abu Bakar and everyone at JMR on the team’s first win at the 24 Hours of Spa and the first in this race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. This continues a strong list of results for the Corvette GT3 with victories within the last month at Detroit in IMSA, Le Mans and now Spa. Winning this race requires a high level of effort and execution, which is exactly what the JMR team did in the pitlane, on strategy and behind the wheel. We are very proud and pleased to support and be part of this tremendous achievement for JMR and Corvette Racing.”

SPA 24 HOURS CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER WIN QUOTES

BEN GREEN, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “A great result for everyone. I’m just immensely proud of everyone at Johor Racing. It’s their second year of competition and second year trying the Spa 24 with the Corvette. It’s such a fantastic result. Everyone has worked so hard in the background. My three teammates did a fantastic job, as well. We made it hard for ourselves at one point but came back in the end! So I’m just so proud and happy for everyone.“It’s fantastic for everyone. It’s fantastic for GM to be here and to see the Corvette up on the podium is a great sight. I’m sure we’ll see them on the podium again soon in the future. The race was chaotic from the beginning. It was a challenging condition for everyone. It was a tough fight the whole way through. We had some penalties come in the first half and were on the back foot. But we knuckled down, drove good stints and kept it clean and managed to come out on top at the end.”

JORDAN LOVE, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is extremely special. I can’t begin to thank these legends (Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim) standing next to us, and all the boys and girls at JMR who stand behind us. We wouldn’t be here today without this whole team. How far the team has come as a collective in the last couple of years is really impressive. To be at Le Mans two weeks ago competing and now to back it up here and end up with a win at Spa is extremely special. I can’t thank them enough to be part of it.“What a race! It certainly was a tough one. To come out with a win is a tremendous and satisfying feeling. I couldn’t be happier for the team and to be part of it for a few years now. To come out on top really means a lot. This is the biggest GT3 race of the year and is a 24-hour sprint. This year in the heat was extremely difficult. To finish on the podium made all those hard hours in the dark of the night well and truly worth it.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “(The heat) felt like home for me! It was really hot but thankfully our air conditioning in the car worked really well. I’m so happy for everyone. We had a few hurdles at the start but everyone pushed hard until the end. We never gave up. It’s our third Spa 24 and we’ve finally won it! I’m incredibly proud of everyone involved – the whole team and my teammates. We worked so hard for this one… I’m so happy.“What makes this special is that this is the biggest GT3 race in the world. Being here for the second time with Corvette and winning with Corvette is a dream for us. The team did an incredible job. The feelings are just over the moon. Partnering with GM has been really great for the team. We had a few wins in Asia, a good result in Bathurst and we were just in Le Mans and representing the brand there. That support has been great.”

HH PRINCE ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is unbelievable. This is my second time at the Spa 24 Hours. We had a tough time last year but now here we are as winners of this race in Pro Am, and I’m so very grateful. It was a chaotic race throughout the night. Every hour seemed like that but well done to the team and all my teammates. This is a race that we’ve never won and our first 24-hour win. We didn’t see this coming in just our second year with Corvette, to be honest. But I’m really happy to be able to do this with my brother and with the Corvette.”“We had a few penalties in the race, but the hope of getting a podium early was quite slim. But everyone worked hard, and my teammates drove amazing. We just kept chipping away every hour and ended up winning the race. It’s unbelievable… it still hasn’t kicked in!”

First class victory for Corvette at Spa 24 since 2009, follows on LMGT3 Le Mans win STAVELOT, Belgium (June 28, 2026) – Johor Motorsports Racing’s No. 0 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R captured victory in the Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Spa on Sunday – the first win for Corvette Racing in the world’s biggest GT3-only event.Ben Green, Jordan Love, HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim and HH Prince Abu Bakar teamed for the latest landmark victory for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The quartet won at Spa two weeks after TF Sport’s class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the first win there for the GT3-spec Corvette. It also is the first Spa 24 win for a Corvette since 2009 when a PK Carsport-entered Corvette C6.R won overall. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R debuted at Spa last year in the hands of both JMR and Steller Motorsport. Sunday’s class win for JMR added to the list of notable victories for the third-year Corvette GT3. In addition to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Corvette captured the GTD victory at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona in the hands of AWA – now 13 Autosport in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won in GTD PRO earlier this month on the streets of Detroit in Chevrolet’s home race. JMR’s victory added another strong result to its Intercontinental GT Challenge résumé for this season after the Spa-winning quartet opened the year with a runner-up Pro-Am finish at the Bathurst 12 Hours. The progress at Spa for the JMR Corvette was steady from the start. The No. 0 started ninth in Pro-Am – 62nd overall – and had to serve an early-race penalty for contact but ran the rest of the way trouble-free. By the six-hour mark, JMR had moved to fifth in class and barely off the lead lap. At halfway, the team had moved up to second.

The team took the lead for good inside the final eight hours as Green and Love – the team’s two highest-graded drivers – combined to finish to the end and weathered multiple safety-car periods in the final six hours. Green set the fastest race lap in Pro-Am – 2:17.869 (114.36 mph) – as the No. 0 Corvette advanced to 29th overall and completed 531 laps. In the Gold Cup class, Steller Motorsports’ No. 24 Corvette finished seventh in class after recovering from an early-race mechanical issue and some late-race contact. Dennis Lind, Antione Doquin, Mikkel Pedersen and Lenny Ried combined to complete 485 laps in the race as the team finished their second straight Spa 24 Hours with their Corvette.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to Ben, Jordan, Prince Jefri, Prince Abu Bakar and everyone at JMR on the team’s first win at the 24 Hours of Spa and the first in this race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. This continues a strong list of results for the Corvette GT3 with victories within the last month at Detroit in IMSA, Le Mans and now Spa. Winning this race requires a high level of effort and execution, which is exactly what the JMR team did in the pitlane, on strategy and behind the wheel. We are very proud and pleased to support and be part of this tremendous achievement for JMR and Corvette Racing.”

SPA 24 HOURS CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER WIN QUOTES

BEN GREEN, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “A great result for everyone. I’m just immensely proud of everyone at Johor Racing. It’s their second year of competition and second year trying the Spa 24 with the Corvette. It’s such a fantastic result. Everyone has worked so hard in the background. My three teammates did a fantastic job, as well. We made it hard for ourselves at one point but came back in the end! So I’m just so proud and happy for everyone.“It’s fantastic for everyone. It’s fantastic for GM to be here and to see the Corvette up on the podium is a great sight. I’m sure we’ll see them on the podium again soon in the future. The race was chaotic from the beginning. It was a challenging condition for everyone. It was a tough fight the whole way through. We had some penalties come in the first half and were on the back foot. But we knuckled down, drove good stints and kept it clean and managed to come out on top at the end.”

JORDAN LOVE, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is extremely special. I can’t begin to thank these legends (Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim) standing next to us, and all the boys and girls at JMR who stand behind us. We wouldn’t be here today without this whole team. How far the team has come as a collective in the last couple of years is really impressive. To be at Le Mans two weeks ago competing and now to back it up here and end up with a win at Spa is extremely special. I can’t thank them enough to be part of it.“What a race! It certainly was a tough one. To come out with a win is a tremendous and satisfying feeling. I couldn’t be happier for the team and to be part of it for a few years now. To come out on top really means a lot. This is the biggest GT3 race of the year and is a 24-hour sprint. This year in the heat was extremely difficult. To finish on the podium made all those hard hours in the dark of the night well and truly worth it.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “(The heat) felt like home for me! It was really hot but thankfully our air conditioning in the car worked really well. I’m so happy for everyone. We had a few hurdles at the start but everyone pushed hard until the end. We never gave up. It’s our third Spa 24 and we’ve finally won it! I’m incredibly proud of everyone involved – the whole team and my teammates. We worked so hard for this one… I’m so happy.“What makes this special is that this is the biggest GT3 race in the world. Being here for the second time with Corvette and winning with Corvette is a dream for us. The team did an incredible job. The feelings are just over the moon. Partnering with GM has been really great for the team. We had a few wins in Asia, a good result in Bathurst and we were just in Le Mans and representing the brand there. That support has been great.”

CORVETTE RACING AT SPA: JMR, Corvette Capture Class Win!First class victory for Corvette at Spa 24 since 2009, follows on LMGT3 Le Mans win STAVELOT, Belgium (June 28, 2026) – Johor Motorsports Racing’s No. 0 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R captured victory in the Pro-Am class of the 24 Hours of Spa on Sunday – the first win for Corvette Racing in the world’s biggest GT3-only event.Ben Green, Jordan Love, HH Prince Jefri Ibrahim and HH Prince Abu Bakar teamed for the latest landmark victory for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. The quartet won at Spa two weeks after TF Sport’s class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the first win there for the GT3-spec Corvette. It also is the first Spa 24 win for a Corvette since 2009 when a PK Carsport-entered Corvette C6.R won overall. The Corvette Z06 GT3.R debuted at Spa last year in the hands of both JMR and Steller Motorsport. Sunday’s class win for JMR added to the list of notable victories for the third-year Corvette GT3. In addition to this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Corvette captured the GTD victory at the 2025 Rolex 24 At Daytona in the hands of AWA – now 13 Autosport in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – and Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports won in GTD PRO earlier this month on the streets of Detroit in Chevrolet’s home race. JMR’s victory added another strong result to its Intercontinental GT Challenge résumé for this season after the Spa-winning quartet opened the year with a runner-up Pro-Am finish at the Bathurst 12 Hours. The progress at Spa for the JMR Corvette was steady from the start. The No. 0 started ninth in Pro-Am – 62nd overall – and had to serve an early-race penalty for contact but ran the rest of the way trouble-free. By the six-hour mark, JMR had moved to fifth in class and barely off the lead lap. At halfway, the team had moved up to second.

The team took the lead for good inside the final eight hours as Green and Love – the team’s two highest-graded drivers – combined to finish to the end and weathered multiple safety-car periods in the final six hours. Green set the fastest race lap in Pro-Am – 2:17.869 (114.36 mph) – as the No. 0 Corvette advanced to 29th overall and completed 531 laps. In the Gold Cup class, Steller Motorsports’ No. 24 Corvette finished seventh in class after recovering from an early-race mechanical issue and some late-race contact. Dennis Lind, Antione Doquin, Mikkel Pedersen and Lenny Ried combined to complete 485 laps in the race as the team finished their second straight Spa 24 Hours with their Corvette.

ANDREA HIDALGO, CORVETTE RACING PROGRAM MANAGER: “Congratulations to Ben, Jordan, Prince Jefri, Prince Abu Bakar and everyone at JMR on the team’s first win at the 24 Hours of Spa and the first in this race for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. This continues a strong list of results for the Corvette GT3 with victories within the last month at Detroit in IMSA, Le Mans and now Spa. Winning this race requires a high level of effort and execution, which is exactly what the JMR team did in the pitlane, on strategy and behind the wheel. We are very proud and pleased to support and be part of this tremendous achievement for JMR and Corvette Racing.”

SPA 24 HOURS CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R DRIVER WIN QUOTES

BEN GREEN, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “A great result for everyone. I’m just immensely proud of everyone at Johor Racing. It’s their second year of competition and second year trying the Spa 24 with the Corvette. It’s such a fantastic result. Everyone has worked so hard in the background. My three teammates did a fantastic job, as well. We made it hard for ourselves at one point but came back in the end! So I’m just so proud and happy for everyone.“It’s fantastic for everyone. It’s fantastic for GM to be here and to see the Corvette up on the podium is a great sight. I’m sure we’ll see them on the podium again soon in the future. The race was chaotic from the beginning. It was a challenging condition for everyone. It was a tough fight the whole way through. We had some penalties come in the first half and were on the back foot. But we knuckled down, drove good stints and kept it clean and managed to come out on top at the end.”

JORDAN LOVE, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is extremely special. I can’t begin to thank these legends (Prince Jefri Ibrahim and Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim) standing next to us, and all the boys and girls at JMR who stand behind us. We wouldn’t be here today without this whole team. How far the team has come as a collective in the last couple of years is really impressive. To be at Le Mans two weeks ago competing and now to back it up here and end up with a win at Spa is extremely special. I can’t thank them enough to be part of it.“What a race! It certainly was a tough one. To come out with a win is a tremendous and satisfying feeling. I couldn’t be happier for the team and to be part of it for a few years now. To come out on top really means a lot. This is the biggest GT3 race of the year and is a 24-hour sprint. This year in the heat was extremely difficult. To finish on the podium made all those hard hours in the dark of the night well and truly worth it.”

HH PRINCE JEFRI IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “(The heat) felt like home for me! It was really hot but thankfully our air conditioning in the car worked really well. I’m so happy for everyone. We had a few hurdles at the start but everyone pushed hard until the end. We never gave up. It’s our third Spa 24 and we’ve finally won it! I’m incredibly proud of everyone involved – the whole team and my teammates. We worked so hard for this one… I’m so happy.“What makes this special is that this is the biggest GT3 race in the world. Being here for the second time with Corvette and winning with Corvette is a dream for us. The team did an incredible job. The feelings are just over the moon. Partnering with GM has been really great for the team. We had a few wins in Asia, a good result in Bathurst and we were just in Le Mans and representing the brand there. That support has been great.”

HH PRINCE ABU BAKAR IBRAHIM, NO. 0 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This is unbelievable. This is my second time at the Spa 24 Hours. We had a tough time last year but now here we are as winners of this race in Pro Am, and I’m so very grateful. It was a chaotic race throughout the night. Every hour seemed like that but well done to the team and all my teammates. This is a race that we’ve never won and our first 24-hour win. We didn’t see this coming in just our second year with Corvette, to be honest. But I’m really happy to be able to do this with my brother and with the Corvette.”“We had a few penalties in the race, but the hope of getting a podium early was quite slim. But everyone worked hard, and my teammates drove amazing. We just kept chipping away every hour and ended up winning the race. It’s unbelievable… it still hasn’t kicked in!”

Dallas Daniels (No. 1) during practice of the 2026 Lima Half-Mile II. [Photo: Tim Lester for AMA Pro Racing]Download high-resolution photo from AMA Pro’s Digital Asset Management system

Daniels Back on Top in Lima Reversal of Fortune

Dallas Daniels (No. 1) during practice of the 2026 Lima Half-Mile II. [Photo: Tim Lester for AMA Pro Racing]Download high-resolution photo from AMA Pro’s Digital Asset Management system

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2026) – Reigning Grand National Champion scored a desperately needed victory with a flawless ride in Saturday night’s Super.com Lima Half-Mile II presented by Drag Specialties, Round 9 of the Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, Daniels’ third-career win at the Allen County Fairgrounds in Lima, Ohio, provided both his title defense and his confidence a massive boost at just the right time – a fact doubled up by the contrasting misfortune of Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Jacob Construction/Parts Plus Harley-Davidson XG750R), who had streaked his way to the top of the Mission AFT SuperTwins title standings one day earlier.  Rather, Daniels’ challenge came from Kody Kopp (No. 12 Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R), who rebounded from his own bout of bad luck on Friday.   Kopp launched into second from Row 2 at the start of the Main Event and spent the majority of the subsequent ten minutes pushing Daniels from close behind, searching for a line or a move that would allow him to steal the lead the entire time.  With around a minute to go, Kopp decided he could wait no longer and took a gamble that failed to pay off. That gave the Estenson Racing star nearly a second worth of padding as the race neared its conclusion.  A tight grouping of four lappers offered the Latus Motors Racing Harley-Davidson rookie one final hope, but instead it sealed the deal as Daniels carved a neater path through the slower riders.  Daniels stormed past the stripe 1.583 seconds up on Kopp to claim his second win of 2026 and his first in his last six outings.  “It was a super tough Main Event,” Daniels said. “The first Lima I ever won, I just kind of ran away with it, and it was more or less easy. You don’t really have a lot of those in your career, as I’m learning. Leading the whole Lima Half-Mile is so tough. Kody has been riding so good this year, and he was riding so good yesterday… I think he would have won if he didn’t have his mechanical. I definitely wanted to answer today. I wanted to answer for a long time. It’s been a long couple rounds for the whole team. We made some good headway tonight.  “This one is tough. It’s a little bitter. It was a tough day for the whole pit area. We don’t take it lightly. We know what we’re signing up for, and it’s not easy. I want to keep all the riders who had some falls in our thoughts and dedicate this one to them.”  Meanwhile, Bauman, who came into the day with a record-tying sixth straight win in his sights, got away in third and ran right with Daniels and Kopp approximately a third of the way into the race.   At that point he dropped off the chase. He was then tracked down and overtaken by Davis Fisher (No. 67 Rackley Racing/Bob Lanphere’s BMC Racing KTM 790 Duke) just prior to half-distance and had Jeffrey Carver (No. 123 Happy Trails Racing Harley-Davidson XG750R) on his tail as well.  It only got worse – much worse – from there, as Bauman was forced out of the race altogether with a mechanical issue with around two minutes left on the clock. He was ultimately credited with 14th position.   Fisher continued on to complete his double-podium weekend, while fourth went to a charging Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust Advisors Harley-Davidson XG750R), who edged mentor Carver for the spot.   Chad Cose (No. 49 Parker Racing/Pro Roofing Yamaha MT-07) finished in sixth, while Ben Lowe (No. 25 Rackley Racing/Roof Systems KTM 790 Duke), Trent Lowe (No. 48 American Honda/Mission Foods Honda CB750 Hornet), Declan Bender (No. 70 Memphis Shades/Vinson Construction Yamaha MT-07), and Logan Mcgrane (No. 14 Schaffers MotorSports/Ryan Varnes Racing KTM 790 Duke) rounded out the top ten, respectively.  Naturally, the results had a dramatic effect on the Grand National Championship as it opened its second half. Kopp is now back in front, albeit by just a single point over Daniels (169-168). Bauman’s standing took a hit, slotting him down from first to third. That said, he remains well within striking distance just ten points removed from Kopp at 158.  KICKER AFT Singles In one fell swoop, KICKER AFT Singles king Tom Drane (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) redefined the depth of his domination over the class on multiple fronts – claiming his fifth win of the season, his fifth straight at Lima, and a record-setting 24th for his career – in a runaway performance Saturday night.  Kage Tadman (No. 28 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) challenged Drane in the Main’s opening stages, but the high-risk riding required just to keep things close proved unsustainable.  Tadman – who had crashed twice on the weekend in previous attempts to run with the Estenson Racing Yamaha ace – eventually dropped off the chase and down the order, while the effortlessly smooth Drane snaked away at the front.  In the end, Drane broke his tie with Kody Kopp for most wins in KICKER AFT Singles history with an overwhelming 4.525-second margin of victory at the track where he made his series debut in 2022.  Drane said, “I always dreamed of being the champion, and to do that last year was awesome. And now to be the winningest Singles rider is just amazing. I couldn’t have done it without my whole Estenson Racing Monster Energy Yamaha team. They backed me and believed in me the whole way.”  Drane’s long-time rival, Chase Saathoff (No. 88 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450), came home second, running down Tadman and leaving him in his roost right around the race’s halfway point.  Tadman was also overhauled by the prodigious Australian, Bodie Paige (No. 165 BS Ranch/RWR/American Honda CRF450R), who finished off his Drane-like Progressive AFT debut with his second podium in as many attempts.  Tadman’s descent ended with a respectable fourth, while Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Memphis Shades/Corbin Seats Yamaha YZ450F) picked up his first top-five since scoring a breakthrough win at DAYTONA back in March.  Evan Kelleher (No. 31 Schaeffer’s Motorsports KTM 450 SX-F), Tarren Santero (No. 75 Roof Systems/Texas Utility Studies/Vinson Construction Honda CRF450R), Walker Porter (No. 10 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R), Jordan Beaulac (No. 156 Picotte Motosport/Dofralex GASGAS MC 450F), and Trevor Brunner (No. 21 KMA Racing/March Equipment Honda CRF450R) completed the race’s top ten in that order.  Drane’s third straight victory of ‘26 also blew open the championship fight, which he now leads by a mammoth 37 points (180-143). That gap is to Saathoff, who slipped back past Tadman (140) to reclaim control of second in the title fight following nine of 16 rounds.  Note: AMA Pro Racing earlier announced the tragic passing of Dan Bromley following an on-track incident during the event. AMA Pro Racing and the American Flat Track community extend our deepest condolences to Dan’s family, friends, teammates, fellow competitors, and all who knew him.  Information regarding memorial arrangements and any further updates will be communicated when appropriate.  Next Up Progressive American Flat Track will be in action on Independence Day with the first Mile of the 2026 season, the Drag Specialties DuQuoin Mile at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois, on Saturday, July 4th.   Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/trackenterprises/events/2026-duquoin-mile-185583 to purchase your tickets today.  How to Watch FloRacingFor those that can’t catch the live action at the track, FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive American Flat Track. Motorsports fans can subscribe to FloRacing to enjoy over 1,000 live motorsports events in 2026. FloSports is available by visiting https://flosports.link/AFT2026 or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.  FS1  FOX Sports coverage of the Super.com Lima Half-Mile I, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, July 5, at 1:00 p.m. ET (10:00 a.m. PT). The Lima Half Mile II will air the following Sunday, July 12, at 12:00 p.m. ET (9:00 a.m. PT). The full listing of American Flat Track’s television premieres can be found at https://www.americanflattrack.com/events-foxsports.

A three-leader thriller goes to Haudenschild as he collects his 50th career win with The Greatest Show on Dirt

NEW RICHMOND, WI (June 27, 2026) – History means so much to Sheldon Haudenschild.

He grew up watching his legendary father Jac make his mark on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series record books. When he began his own Sprint Car career, he set out to do the same.

On Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, the Wooster, OH native reached a major milestone as he continues to cement his own place in the sport’s history.

The Greatest Show on Dirt punctuated the Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular in thrilling fashion. Three different leaders took turns out front over the course of the 35-lapper, and it was Haudenschild and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid surging to the top of the leaderboard in the closing laps to give the fans their money’s worth and then some.

Two of the top Sprint Car drivers in the world traded blows as time ticked away. Coming down the front straightaway to just two laps to go, Haudenschild capitalized on a monster run gathered from ripping the cushion in Turns 3 and 4 to grab the top spot for good. He drove away to his 50th career World of Outlaws win.

“I grew up coming to these with my dad as a kid,” an emotional Haudenschild said. “We’ve got 22 to go to get to dad. Man, 50. I never would’ve thought that when I first started racing. Me and my dad, we just went racing for fun. We didn’t get to race that much my first few years. We just kept plugging away. We never gave up. I crashed a lot of cars. We built a lot of race cars. We just kept going and going. My dad surrounded me with good people.”

Haudenschild is the 19th different driver to reach the 50-win marker, and he reached the marker is his 685th career Feature start. His first 46 came with Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing before bagging the latest four with KCP Racing this season. Two of his triumphs have been at Cedar Lake as he also won at the Wisconsin track in 2019. Haudenschild and the KCP crew also continued their status as perhaps the hottest team in the country with their 15th consecutive result of seventh or better, and 13 of those are top five finishes.

Kofoid settled for the runner-up spot for the second consecutive night in the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The result was enough to lift him into a tie with Carson Macedo for second in the standings.

Garet Williamson and Fischer Motorsports continued their recent stretch of speed with a third-place finish. That’s six consecutive top 10s, and the No. 23 has been on the podium in four of its last 10 races after none in the first 27.

Chris Windom and Bill Balog completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Buddy Kofoid grabbed the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Sheldon Haudenschild collected his fourth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Emerson Axsom (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Buddy Kofoid (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Bill Balog topped the Toyota Dash.

Spencer Bayston won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Cole Macedo wheeled from 14th to eighth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Logan Schuchart was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom took home Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race honors.

Garet Williamson clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take a week off before a busy July stretch begins with a trip to Michigan’s Hartford Speedway on Thursday, July 9, and then it’s over to Wisconsin’s Wilmot Raceway on Friday-Saturday, July 10-11. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[5]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom[8]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[1]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[9]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 8. 2C-Cole Macedo[14]; 9. 2-David Gravel[7]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 11. 27-Emerson Axsom[2]; 12. 31-Scotty Thiel[15]; 13. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 14. 51-Ashton Torgerson[12]; 15. 24T-Christopher Thram[20]; 16. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[21]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[16]; 18. 49-Josh Schneiderman[18]; 19. 15K-Creed Kemenah[11]; 20. 14-Brooke Tatnell[24]; 21. (DNF) 23W-Scott Winters[22]; 22. (DNF) 17-Spencer Bayston[19]; 23. (DNF) 47-Todd King[17]; 24. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[23]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

FIFTY: Cedar Lake Thriller Leads Haudenschild to World of Outlaws Milestone

A three-leader thriller goes to Haudenschild as he collects his 50th career win with The Greatest Show on Dirt

NEW RICHMOND, WI (June 27, 2026) – History means so much to Sheldon Haudenschild.

He grew up watching his legendary father Jac make his mark on the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series record books. When he began his own Sprint Car career, he set out to do the same.

On Saturday night at Cedar Lake Speedway, the Wooster, OH native reached a major milestone as he continues to cement his own place in the sport’s history.

The Greatest Show on Dirt punctuated the Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular in thrilling fashion. Three different leaders took turns out front over the course of the 35-lapper, and it was Haudenschild and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid surging to the top of the leaderboard in the closing laps to give the fans their money’s worth and then some.

Two of the top Sprint Car drivers in the world traded blows as time ticked away. Coming down the front straightaway to just two laps to go, Haudenschild capitalized on a monster run gathered from ripping the cushion in Turns 3 and 4 to grab the top spot for good. He drove away to his 50th career World of Outlaws win.

“I grew up coming to these with my dad as a kid,” an emotional Haudenschild said. “We’ve got 22 to go to get to dad. Man, 50. I never would’ve thought that when I first started racing. Me and my dad, we just went racing for fun. We didn’t get to race that much my first few years. We just kept plugging away. We never gave up. I crashed a lot of cars. We built a lot of race cars. We just kept going and going. My dad surrounded me with good people.”

Haudenschild is the 19th different driver to reach the 50-win marker, and he reached the marker is his 685th career Feature start. His first 46 came with Stenhouse Jr./Marshall Racing before bagging the latest four with KCP Racing this season. Two of his triumphs have been at Cedar Lake as he also won at the Wisconsin track in 2019. Haudenschild and the KCP crew also continued their status as perhaps the hottest team in the country with their 15th consecutive result of seventh or better, and 13 of those are top five finishes.

Kofoid settled for the runner-up spot for the second consecutive night in the Roth Motorsports No. 83. The result was enough to lift him into a tie with Carson Macedo for second in the standings.

Garet Williamson and Fischer Motorsports continued their recent stretch of speed with a third-place finish. That’s six consecutive top 10s, and the No. 23 has been on the podium in four of its last 10 races after none in the first 27.

Chris Windom and Bill Balog completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

Buddy Kofoid grabbed the Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night.

Sheldon Haudenschild collected his fourth Simpson Quick Time of the year in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Bill Balog (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Emerson Axsom (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Two), and Buddy Kofoid (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Emerson Axsom.

Bill Balog topped the Toyota Dash.

Spencer Bayston won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Cole Macedo wheeled from 14th to eighth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Logan Schuchart was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

Emerson Axsom took home Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race honors.

Garet Williamson clocked the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Spencer Bayston.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars take a week off before a busy July stretch begins with a trip to Michigan’s Hartford Speedway on Thursday, July 9, and then it’s over to Wisconsin’s Wilmot Raceway on Friday-Saturday, July 10-11. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[5]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[4]; 4. 7S-Chris Windom[8]; 5. 17B-Bill Balog[1]; 6. 41-Carson Macedo[9]; 7. 1S-Logan Schuchart[10]; 8. 2C-Cole Macedo[14]; 9. 2-David Gravel[7]; 10. 15-Donny Schatz[13]; 11. 27-Emerson Axsom[2]; 12. 31-Scotty Thiel[15]; 13. 1K-Kelby Watt[6]; 14. 51-Ashton Torgerson[12]; 15. 24T-Christopher Thram[20]; 16. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[21]; 17. 16C-Skylar Gee[16]; 18. 49-Josh Schneiderman[18]; 19. 15K-Creed Kemenah[11]; 20. 14-Brooke Tatnell[24]; 21. (DNF) 23W-Scott Winters[22]; 22. (DNF) 17-Spencer Bayston[19]; 23. (DNF) 47-Todd King[17]; 24. (DNF) 28M-Conner Morrell[23]

For complete results, CLICK HERE. 

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/fifty-cedar-lake-thriller-leads-haudenschild-to-world-of-outlaws-milestone/

Moran Outduels Sheppard for $50,000 Firecracker 100 Victory

SARVER, PA (June 27, 2026) – Devin Moran emerged victorious in an unforgettable duel with Brandon Sheppard over the final 20 laps, capturing the 20th Annual Firecracker 100 presented by Experience Butler County at Lernerville Speedway. Moran and the Double Down Motorsports team earned $50,000 after taking the lead for the final time on lap 92 of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series crown jewel event. The victory made Moran the 14th different winner in Firecracker 100 history. Sheppard, who led 80 laps, finished second, while championship points leader Hudson O’Neal completed the Big River Steel podium in third. Brandon Overton rallied from as deep as 18th to finish fourth, and O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Year points leader Josh Rice rounded out the top five. Sheppard controlled the race through the opening 79 laps before Moran, who started fourth, closed the gap and made his first pass for the lead on lap 80. Moran paced the field until lap 91, when Sheppard briefly reclaimed the top spot. Moran answered one lap later, completing the race-winning pass on lap 92 and holding off Sheppard over the closing circuits. The victory was the 30th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of Moran’s career and added his name to the prestigious list of Firecracker 100 champions dating back to the inaugural event in 2007. “I was really good through turns one and two early, but from the center off the corner it started going over the crown and I lost a lot of speed,” Moran said in Wieland Victory Lane. “I was just watching Sheppy the whole time, trying to take his air away. A couple of times it got close, and I chopped him a little bit, but that’s what you’ve got to do to win the Firecracker.” “I’ve always loved this place. It’s extraordinary to win this race. Roger Sellers is leaving for a cruise tomorrow, so I guess we gave him a little extra spending money. We’ve had this car for a few years now, and it’s been a really good race car. We’ve had our ups and downs, but we knew if we brought this one out, we’d have a chance.” Sheppard, who was seeking his first Firecracker 100 victory, saw the race slip away in the closing laps but remained within 10 points of O’Neal in the championship standings. “He did a good job,” Sheppard said of Moran. “I was passing lapped cars using the line I wanted to run, but I got to where I couldn’t steer through the center very well. I think it was because we had a softer right-front tire, so I had to diamond the corner more than I wanted. After he got by me, I was able to get back to him, but Devin did a great job. There’s so much tough competition out here that any one of these guys can win on any night.” O’Neal, who ran second for much of the early portion of the race, was encouraged by the performance after recent struggles on similar track surfaces. “We always want to be better, but this was a huge step in the right direction for us,” O’Neal said. “Historically, we’ve struggled in conditions like this. We knew we needed to improve after last weekend at Smoky Mountain, and I feel like we made progress tonight.” Moran’s winning Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and backed by Big River Steel, Millwood Plumbing, Northeastern Fabrication, Ohio Natural Energy, C&W Trucking, Phillips CPA, BOMAG, Anthony’s Pizza, Car Source Auto, Hazen Services, McHugh Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Elliott Farms, and Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service. Completing the top ten were Max Blair, Michael Norris, Dan Ebert, Garrett Alberson, and Carson Ferguson. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 20th Annual Firecracker 100 Presented by Experience Butler CountySaturday, June 27, 2026Lernerville Speedway | Sarver, PA Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O’Neal[3]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[2]; 5. 157-Mike Marlar[8]; 6. 0-Ryan Scott[7]; 7. 24-Rick Eckert[10]; 8. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[6]; 9. 27W-Eric Wilson[5]; 10. 10L-Gary Lyle[9]; 11. (DNS) 55-Chris Schneider; 12. (DNS) 14R-Clay Ruffo Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[1]; 2. 111-Max Blair[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[3]; 4. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[5]; 5. 1C-Alex Ferree[4]; 6. 555-Brock Pinkerous[6]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 48F-Colton Flinner[9]; 9. 93L-Cory Lawler[8]; 10. 76C-Charles Powell[10]; 11. (DNS) 77-Tyler Dietz; 12. (DNS) 33-Josh Ferry Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 11-Josh Rice[2]; 3. 99B-Chub Frank[4]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[3]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[11]; 6. 17SS-Brenden Smith[5]; 7. 10-Jared Miley[6]; 8. 10*-Levi Yetter[7]; 9. 1D-Braeden Dillinger[8]; 10. 6M-Matt Martin[9]; 11. 42C-Chad Shearer[10] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 8-Dillon McCowan[3]; 3. 72-Michael Norris[2]; 4. 24T-Tyler Wyant[4]; 5. 6-Clay Harris[6]; 6. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[5]; 7. 9-Breyton Santee[7]; 8. 14-Dan Angelicchio[9]; 9. B22-Bump Hedman[8]; 10. 15K-Lane Snook[10]; 11. (DNS) J4-John Garvin Jr Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 2. 555-Brock Pinkerous[4]; 3. 24-Rick Eckert[5]; 4. 1C-Alex Ferree[2]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[10]; 6. 0-Ryan Scott[3]; 7. 48F-Colton Flinner[8]; 8. 27W-Eric Wilson[9]; 9. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[7]; 10. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[6]; 11. 10L-Gary Lyle[11]; 12. 76C-Charles Powell[12] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 40B-Kyle Bronson[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[4]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[3]; 5. 9-Breyton Santee[6]; 6. B22-Bump Hedman[10]; 7. 1D-Braeden Dillinger[9]; 8. 10*-Levi Yetter[7]; 9. 10-Jared Miley[5]; 10. 6M-Matt Martin[11]; 11. 42C-Chad Shearer[13]; 12. 14-Dan Angelicchio[8]; 13. (DNS) 15K-Lane Snook 20th Annual Firecracker 100 Presented by Experience Butler County | Feature Finish(100 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 4 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $51,2002 – 2 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $20,8003 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $11,3004 – 13 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $8,8005 – 7 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $7,9006 – 6 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $6,8007 – 12 – 72 – Michael Norris – Sarver, PA – $4,5008 – 3 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $4,8009 – 10 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $4,60010 – 15 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $4,40011 – 23 – 1C – Alex Ferree – Saxonburg, PA – $3,40012 – 9 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $4,00013 – 18 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $3,80014 – 22 – 12M – Ryan Montgomery – Fairmont, WV – $2,50015 – 8 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $3,20016 – 14 – 22G – Gregg Satterlee – Indiana, PA – $2,30017 – 19 – 555 – Brock Pinkerous – Ellenville, NY – $2,20018 – 1 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $3,30019 – 20 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $2,80020 – 21 – 24 – Rick Eckert – York, PA – $2,00021 – 17 – 157 – Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – $2,00022 – 26 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $2,00023 – 24 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $2,00024 – 25 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $2,80025 – 16 – 24T – Tyler Wyant – Oil City, PA – $2,00026 – 11 – 99B – Chub Frank – Bear Lake, PA – $2,00027 – 27 – 29 – Ken Schaltenbrand – Sarver, PA – $2,000 Race Statistics  Entrants: 46Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Ricky Thornton, Jr.MD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Sheppard (Laps 1-79); Devin Moran (Laps 80-90); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 91); Devin Moran (Laps 92-100)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon SheppardWieland Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 0.700 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Ken Schaltenbrand (Lap 16); Mike Marlar (Lap 31); Daniel Hilsabeck (Lap 50); Gregg Satterlee (Lap 52); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 52 restart); Clay Harris (Lap 75)MyRacePass Series Provisional: Daniel Hilsabeck; Cory LawlerFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: n/aTrack Provisional: Ken SchaltenbrandBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’NealPenske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’Neal, Brandon Overton, Josh RiceBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Hudson O’NealPEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Josh RiceWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Michael NorrisWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Alex FerreeVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Kyle BronsonXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Dillon McCowanHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Alex Ferree (Advanced 12 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (80 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Josh RicePro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Brandon Sheppard | Lap 2 | 16.448 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Ricky Thornton, Jr.Victory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Devin MoranOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck KimbleARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 13.7373 secondsTime of Race: 54 minutes 01 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Earnings1 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 4140 – $183,0502 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 4130 – $184,6003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 3990 – $237,5244 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 3765 – $90,6005 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 3685 – $81,6756 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 3635 – $114,4257 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 3510 – $75,9258 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – 3430 – $69,3759 – 3s – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 3430 – $63,15010 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 3370 – $55,27511 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 3270 – $56,20012 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 3265 – $66,35013 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 3145 – $54,95014 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 2950 – $40,80015 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 2775 – $38,17516 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 2660 – $32,42517 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 2480 – $21,675

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AMA Pro Racing Deeply Mourns the Loss of Dan Bromley

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 27, 2026) – AMA Pro Racing mourns the loss of American Flat Track competitor Dan Bromley, who passed following an on-track incident during Saturday’s Lima Half-Mile in Lima, Ohio. AMA Pro Racing and the American Flat Track community extend our deepest condolences to Dan’s family, friends, teammates, fellow competitors, and all who knew him. A third-generation flat track racer from Warrington, Pennsylvania, Bromley built one of the most respected resumes in the paddock. He was the 2018 AFT Singles champion and the 2025 AFT AdventureTrackers champion, and his career reflected the consistency, versatility, and determination that define the best of flat track. “Few families have contributed more to the spirit and strength of flat track than the Bromley’s,” said Gene Crouch, CEO of AMA Pro Racing. “Dan carried that legacy with talent, humility, and a genuine love for the people around him. He was a true champion in every sense of the word. He earned respect as a racer, but his impact reached far beyond results on the track. His presence in the paddock made our sport better, and his loss will be felt across the entire flat track community. On behalf of AMA Pro Racing, we send our sincere condolences to the Bromley family during this difficult time.” Information regarding memorial arrangements and any further updates will be communicated when appropriate.

Watkins Glen, NY – (June 27, 2026) – Jack Aitken, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, won the pole for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International with a lap of 1 minute 31.248 seconds (134.544 mph).  It’s the second consecutive pole for Cadillac and for Action Express Racing as they took the top spot in May in Detroit with Earl Bamber at the wheel. They went on to win the race in Cadillac’s hometown.  Louis Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was third at 1 minute 31.487 seconds (134.245 mph), while Filipe Albuquerque, driver of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was seventh with a lap of 1 minute 32.029 seconds (133.455 mph).  It’s the 35th pole for Cadillac since 2017 and the fourth of the 2026 season. Cadillac has now won three consecutive poles with three different drivers as Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, won the pole for the Monterey Sportscar Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway, followed by Bamber’s pole at Detroit and now Aitken’s top spot at Watkins Glen.  The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 28. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at noon ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

Jack Aitken, No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R run by Action Express Racing:  “It turned out to be quite a long day waiting for the delayed session. But the car felt good. The track feels good and feels quick. Honestly, I’m really happy with the lap that I got together. I knew it would be close and there were a couple of guys within a few tenths. It’s very easy to over drive around here and it really invites you to keep pushing more and more so just trying to be controlled. It was nice and clean, and we have the best starting spot for tomorrow. Cadillac Whelen has been awesome for the last few races, and we want to keep it going.” Can you talk about the momentum this team is on?  “(The win at Detroit) was really special. There were so many friends and family around with us. It was the local race for the brand. Seeing the joy in pitlane afterward was really cool for some really distinguished guests and everyone was jumping and cheering and hollering. They’re racers like the rest of us. Glad to get that win in the pocket and it gave us great momentum.” What is the outlook for Sunday?  “Obviously the car is quick. I think there are a few manufacturers in the mix, which is cool to see. I think it could be quite a strategic race with the tires. There’s a bit of drop-off that we’ve seen this weekend more than previous years. We don’t know who the biggest challengers will be until we get to those final two hours and when it gets into crunch time. It will be a cool race.”

Louis Delétraz, No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: “Happy with qualifications and good for Cadillac for winning the pole position. Congrats to the 31 and Jack (Aitken). We’ve had a really good weekend so far. The car felt good in practice and during the long run and we are starting up front tomorrow. Big thanks to everyone and I’m looking forward to the race.”

Cadillac Racing wins pole at Watkins Glen, Aitken takes top spot

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Watkins Glen, NY – (June 27, 2026) – Jack Aitken, driver of the No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, won the pole for the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen at Watkins Glen International with a lap of 1 minute 31.248 seconds (134.544 mph).  It’s the second consecutive pole for Cadillac and for Action Express Racing as they took the top spot in May in Detroit with Earl Bamber at the wheel. They went on to win the race in Cadillac’s hometown.  Louis Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was third at 1 minute 31.487 seconds (134.245 mph), while Filipe Albuquerque, driver of the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R was seventh with a lap of 1 minute 32.029 seconds (133.455 mph).  It’s the 35th pole for Cadillac since 2017 and the fourth of the 2026 season. Cadillac has now won three consecutive poles with three different drivers as Delétraz and the No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R, won the pole for the Monterey Sportscar Championship at Laguna Seca Raceway, followed by Bamber’s pole at Detroit and now Aitken’s top spot at Watkins Glen.  The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 28. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at noon ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio will air all on-track sessions at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

Jack Aitken, No. 31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R run by Action Express Racing:  “It turned out to be quite a long day waiting for the delayed session. But the car felt good. The track feels good and feels quick. Honestly, I’m really happy with the lap that I got together. I knew it would be close and there were a couple of guys within a few tenths. It’s very easy to over drive around here and it really invites you to keep pushing more and more so just trying to be controlled. It was nice and clean, and we have the best starting spot for tomorrow. Cadillac Whelen has been awesome for the last few races, and we want to keep it going.” Can you talk about the momentum this team is on?  “(The win at Detroit) was really special. There were so many friends and family around with us. It was the local race for the brand. Seeing the joy in pitlane afterward was really cool for some really distinguished guests and everyone was jumping and cheering and hollering. They’re racers like the rest of us. Glad to get that win in the pocket and it gave us great momentum.” What is the outlook for Sunday?  “Obviously the car is quick. I think there are a few manufacturers in the mix, which is cool to see. I think it could be quite a strategic race with the tires. There’s a bit of drop-off that we’ve seen this weekend more than previous years. We don’t know who the biggest challengers will be until we get to those final two hours and when it gets into crunch time. It will be a cool race.”

Louis Delétraz, No. 40 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: “Happy with qualifications and good for Cadillac for winning the pole position. Congrats to the 31 and Jack (Aitken). We’ve had a really good weekend so far. The car felt good in practice and during the long run and we are starting up front tomorrow. Big thanks to everyone and I’m looking forward to the race.”

Filipe Albuquerque, No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R: “Everything was good with the car. I was happy with the car set up. We just need to understand why we are lacking pace in qualifying. In the race, we are always good. Thankfully, it is an endurance race, not a sprint. Six hours is very long. Just want to understand the lack of pace. We move on.”

SATURDAY RECAP – NORWALK Race 10 of 20

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JFR DRIVERS POST BEST QUALIFYING RUNS SATURDAYHart and DeJoria both No. 2, Beckman No. 4 and Vandergriff No. 11

SATURDAY RECAP – NORWALKRace 10 of 20

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JFR DRIVERS POST BEST QUALIFYING RUNS SATURDAYHart and DeJoria both No. 2, Beckman No. 4 and Vandergriff No. 11

NORWALK, Ohio (June 27, 2026) – All four John Force Racing teams posted solid runs on Friday and Saturday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park but saved their best runs for Day 2 of qualifying for the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Josh Hart and the Speedmaster Top Fuel team got better with each session. They ran 3.966 seconds in Q1, 3.803 seconds in Q2, and 3.762 seconds in Q3, Saturday’s first session, before securing the No. 2 qualifying spot with a Q4 run of 3.722 seconds at 332.51 mph. Hart will face No. 15 qualifier Scott Farley (4.669 seconds, 162.51 mph) in Rd. 1 on Sunday. Alexis DeJoria, John Force Racing’s top performer in Friday’s two qualifying sessions, ran her quickest run of the event Saturday in Q3 when the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car posted a 3.886-second elapsed time at 330.31 mph. She ran 3.947 and 3.918 seconds in Q1 and Q2 Friday, respectively, and 3.900 seconds in Q4. She’ll face No. 15 qualifier Blake Alexander (3.983 seconds, 324.62 mph) in tomorrow’s first round of eliminations. The PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car smoked the tires in Q1 (4.612 seconds) but Jack Beckman and the PEAK SQUAD then clicked off a 3.945 in Q2, 3.916 in Q3 and then 3.911 seconds at 332.02 mph in Q4 to secure the No. 4 qualifying spot. Beckman will face No. 13 qualifier Spencer Hyde (3.965 seconds, 322.19 mph) in Round 1. Qualifying was a mixed bag for Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team. There was tire smoke in Q1 (4.438 seconds), then a solid 3.936-second run in Q2. In Saturday’s first session (Q3), the Cornwell Tools Chevy dropped a cylinder and slowed to a run of 4.611 seconds but the team bounced back in Q4 with a run of 3.935 seconds at 322.81 mph to earn the No. 11 qualifying spot. Vandergriff will face No. 6 qualifier J.R. Todd (3.916 seconds, 335.90 mph) in Round 1 on Sunday. The first round of eliminations is scheduled for Sun., June 28, beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Quote from Josh Hart, Speedmaster Top Fuel Dragster: “I think for myself and the entire Speedmaster team this weekend, it’s just a been confidence builder every time we got down the track A to B, and it just got progressively faster and faster. Everybody on this team wants that No. 1 spot and we’re going to get there. I have all the confidence in the world in our program and how cool is it that right before they fired up the car, I get to see John Force, one of the greatest of all time, standing right there to give me a fist bump. I have zero complaints going into race day.” Quote from Alexis DeJoria, Bandero Café Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “The Bandero Café team has made a great showing in qualifying here in Norwalk. We made four solid runs, finished No. 2 in qualifying and gained seven of a possible nine bonus points which is absolutely incredible. Zippy and Jonnie (crew chiefs Mike Neff and Jonnie Lindberg) really have a handle on this race car and I can’t wait to go rounds tomorrow.” Quote from Jack Beckman, PEAK Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I got out of the PEAK Chevy after that last run and I could have sworn that felt like a 3.80 run. Because we went 286 mph to 660 feet, which is huge, we picked up five miles an hour over our last run. As a driver, that’s what you feel, your body and your butt are your G meter and this thing pushed me back in the seat. When they said 3.91, I was thinking that’s just not possible. We just lost elapsed time in the first 100 feet. The great news is we know exactly how to pick that back up. The guys did some changes to the clutch pack to ensure that we have the longevity to make it through the Countdown and it’s a case of maybe one step back to run for the Countdown. So we’re getting used to what this pack’s characteristics are and what it wants and we’ve kind of missed a little bit on both sides. We were quick early but a little bit lazy on the top end. That last run, we pushed the hardest in the middle that we have all weekend. We just need to go back to being quicker early.” Quote from Jordan Vandergriff, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “Yeah, it was definitely on fire in the lights and it definitely reached my lower area. I was like ‘my feet are warmer than normal.’ It felt like it was on a great run and it still ran 3.935 pushing a head guest get out late. It’s still a really good run and might have been a 3.92. It’s been a complicated weekend so far for this Cornwell Quality Tools Funny Car team. I just don’t know if we’ve really hit what we’ve wanted so far, but that’s the beauty of race day. You just go out there, you bring what you got, and you go for it.” TV ScheduleTelevision coverage includes qualifying action on Sunday, June 28, from 12 – 2 p.m. ET on FS1, leading into eliminations from 5:30 – 9 p.m. ET on FOX.

Both GTD PRO Corvettes seeking to move up throughout six hours at The Glen WATKINS GLEN, NY (June 27, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller’s No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims will look for their second straight GTD PRO victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from the fourth row of the class at the start of Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.Garcia qualified eighth in class as Corvette Racing seeks its third win in the Six Hours since 2014. His lap of 1:44.660 (117.340 mph) was less than a second from the class pole-winning car. The championship-leading No. 4 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner will start behind their teammates Sunday. The title fight in GTD PRO is razor thin with 31 points between the top-four in class – Milner and Catsburg in the lead and the No. 3 Corvette duo of Garcia and Sims fourth as they aim to repeat as GTD PRO champions. The GTD field will start Sunday’s race based on Teams Championship points. The session was red-flagged after only five minutes due to a heavy crash for one of the Mercedes, and qualifying did not resume for the class. As a result and based on the current championship standings, 13 Autosport’s No. 13 Corvette will start eighth. DragonSpeed’s No. 81 Corvette will start 13th followed by the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette. The four qualifying sessions – including the ones for GTD and GTD PRO – were delayed more than two hours due to track repairs at the entrance to the Bus Stop chicane. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 28. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at noon ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio also will stream the race at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car felt OK. Unfortunately our position didn’t change much throughout. I think we were expecting more but obviously we didn’t have enough. So yes, the car felt good so let’s see tomorrow.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt pretty decent in qualifying so it’s a bit of a surprise to be this far off the pace. So we need to figure out how to gain some places tomorrow. I feel like we have a good racecar and it’s going to be a long race. So let’s see what happens.”

CORVETTE RACING AT THE GLEN: Qualifying ReportBoth GTD PRO Corvettes seeking to move up throughout six hours at The Glen WATKINS GLEN, NY (June 27, 2026) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller’s No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R of Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims will look for their second straight GTD PRO victory in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship from the fourth row of the class at the start of Sunday’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen.Garcia qualified eighth in class as Corvette Racing seeks its third win in the Six Hours since 2014. His lap of 1:44.660 (117.340 mph) was less than a second from the class pole-winning car. The championship-leading No. 4 Corvette of Nicky Catsburg and Tommy Milner will start behind their teammates Sunday. The title fight in GTD PRO is razor thin with 31 points between the top-four in class – Milner and Catsburg in the lead and the No. 3 Corvette duo of Garcia and Sims fourth as they aim to repeat as GTD PRO champions. The GTD field will start Sunday’s race based on Teams Championship points. The session was red-flagged after only five minutes due to a heavy crash for one of the Mercedes, and qualifying did not resume for the class. As a result and based on the current championship standings, 13 Autosport’s No. 13 Corvette will start eighth. DragonSpeed’s No. 81 Corvette will start 13th followed by the No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette. The four qualifying sessions – including the ones for GTD and GTD PRO – were delayed more than two hours due to track repairs at the entrance to the Bus Stop chicane. The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 28. It will stream live on Peacock in the U.S. starting at noon ET and on IMSA’s YouTube channel internationally. IMSA Radio also will stream the race at IMSA.com along XM 206, SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTES

ANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car felt OK. Unfortunately our position didn’t change much throughout. I think we were expecting more but obviously we didn’t have enough. So yes, the car felt good so let’s see tomorrow.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It felt pretty decent in qualifying so it’s a bit of a surprise to be this far off the pace. So we need to figure out how to gain some places tomorrow. I feel like we have a good racecar and it’s going to be a long race. So let’s see what happens.”

Corvette Racing at Watkins Glen (wins in bold)2014 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 1st in GTLM (Team’s first race at Watkins Glen)No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM 2015 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 4th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 7th in GTLM (Ret., Accident) 2016 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 7th in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 4th in GTLM 2017 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 3rd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM 2018 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 2nd in GTLMNo. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 5th in GTLM 2019 – No. 3 Corvette C7.R: Antonio Garcia/Jan Magnussen – 2nd in GTLM (Garcia pole, fastest race lap)No. 4 Corvette C7.R: Oliver Gavin/Tommy Milner – 8th in GTLM (Accident on first lap) 2021 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTLM (Garcia pole)No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 4th in GTLM (Tandy fastest race lap) 2021* – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 1st in GTLM (Taylor pole, fastest race lap)No. 4 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 2nd in GTLM 2022 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 6th in GTD PRO 2023 – No. 3 Corvette C8.R: Antonio Garcia/Jordan Taylor – 3rd in GTD PRO 2024 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 3rd in GTD PRONo. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 7th in GTD PRONo. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern – 7th in GTD 2025 – No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Antonio Garcia/Alexander Sims – 2nd in GTD PRONo. 4 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Tommy Milner/Nicky Catsburg – 4th in GTD PRONo. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Matt Bell/Orey Fidani/Lars Kern – 9th in GTDNo. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Alec Udell/Salih Yoluc – 15th* Two-hour, 40-minute sprint race

NASCAR CUP SERIES SONOMA RACEWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES JUNE 27, 2026

Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of running double duty in the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Sonoma Raceway.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESSONOMA RACEWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESJUNE 27, 2026

Shane van Gisbergen, driver of the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of running double duty in the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Sonoma Raceway.

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Media Availability Quotes:  How has the preparation been this week for Sonoma, a track that you ran for the first time in the Cup Series last year, with it being sandwiched in between both San Diego and Chicagoland, a track that you have zero experience on?“Yeah, I feel like we did a fair bit before we left the shop, and then we had a good couple of days off after last weekend. The last few days, we sort of switched over to Sonoma. We had a good meeting yesterday; planning what we were going to do, how we’re going to approach it and really just maximizing points. We had a really good strong car here last year, so kind of just building off that and tweaking it a little bit. Hopefully, we’re still a strong car. We really need to maximize our points achieved on Sunday to help our Chase position.”  To follow up with that, what is that preparation like for Chicagoland and North Wilkesboro? You know what your expectations are for this weekend, but considering where you are in points, how hard are you prepping for Chicagoland and North Wilkesboro?“I know nothing about Chicagoland, other than it doesn’t have a back-straight. I kind of live week-to-week and focus as much as I can every week, so I’ll change over next week. I don’t know if they have that track on the simulator or not, but I’ll try and do a bit next week to understand that place. They did a test a month or two ago and I think there’s a lot of information around about that. Next week will be a lot of studying to learn a new track. We have an open practice, too, and I always seem to go better when I have a longer practice, a couple of sets of tires and can try a bit with my car. But yeah, I look forward to that.”   Red Bull put out a really cool video where a lot of their athletes were trying to hit the five-second timer. You and Connor (Zilisch) were really close. You’ll be going head to head again today. How competitive is the rivalry between you guys?“One person had one go at that and one had five (laughs). It was a bit of social media stuff. But yeah, we have a pretty friendly banter, Connor and I, and that relationship gets better and better. We drove up here together this week. He’s awesome. Obviously, he’s pretty frustrated, I guess, at the moment. The results aren’t going his way and it seems to be one thing after another. Even yesterday in qualifying for O’Reilly, there’s nothing you can do about stuff like that. But we all go through that stuff and I’m sure he’ll be a factor today in the race and also qualifying today, too. It’s going to work out for him. He’s a great teammate and it’s been fun to see him pushing himself to get better.”  You kind of touched on my follow-up of just kind of the up and downs Connor (Zilisch) has faced this year. Not as a teammate but as a friend, what advice do you offer to him?“I mean, I went through a pretty similar thing last year. You come in expecting to do decent. Everyone in the Cup Series has won O’Reilly races. That’s the level everyone’s at. It’s tough. Everyone in here is good. You jump in after you’ve been in good cars all through your junior career, and then you jump in the main series and it’s a shock. I had it in Supercars when I was 18 years old. I did really well in all my junior formulas, and then I got into the main class and I was qualifying at the back. It’s a rude awakening, but you got to push through it. I’m sure the second-half of his season will be good and he’ll just keep at it. Things will start turning around for him.”   I saw that I think you did stuff with Race Service in LA this week. I know also, occasionally, you have events with Red Bull that kind of take you out of the NASCAR bubble. When you talk to people in those situations where maybe they love motorsports or cars but not specifically NASCAR, what do you think the perception is of the racing here and of yourself? What is the awareness of what’s going on in NASCAR?“Yeah, I find it always cool. The questions are certainly unique. I think it was like that the first Chicago Street Race, but also at San Diego. I think it was some stat like 80% of people hadn’t gone to a NASCAR race before. That’s why it’s cool going to new places and seeing new people. I think you introduce them to what the sport is like, and then hopefully, we have good races the weeks after and it keeps them engaged. I think our sport is really awesome as a motorsport. You don’t know who’s going to win, whereas you watch F1, there’s three guys who are going to win. I think our sport’s really cool. Even at a road course, there are 10 guys who can win. I think that’s really cool how many different storylines there are in our sport. I think you guys do a good job, but as drivers, we have to do a good job, as well, of keeping people interested, keeping the storylines coming and hopefully people keep coming into our sport.”  The result from last week (at San Diego), does that make you angry more just because it was an opportunity to win or because of the impact on a potential Chase spot?“Both. I was pretty pissed off Sunday knowing that we had a good opportunity for a points day. Especially when the track rubbered up, my car just came alive, so I was pretty gutted trying to think about what I could have done better there. I was pretty pissed off with that, but I can use it as motivation pretty well. I’m pretty fired up this weekend, but also pretty calm and focused, too. We just have to go and execute; do my job and try and make up for it this week.”   No mic…“No, no I can’t. You can just do things better and not make mistakes. I did all the preparation I could to see where I was weak last year and try and be better. But I just have to go out and execute and hopefully have a good party Sunday night.”   Do you feel there’ll be more V8 Supercar drivers that will make the switch to NASCAR racing? “I mean, I hope. I think it’s cool that Broc Feeney’s here this weekend. It was cool to catch-up with him for dinner last night, and I know he’d love to do a race and a couple of others, too. Yeah, I certainly welcome it. I think it’s appealing to teams, in some ways. You’re going to have strong road course guys, but you’ve got to commit to a big building phase on the ovals, as we’ve seen. But yeah, I’d love to see more come and try and do it.”   Slightly disappointed that Matt Payne not here this weekend?“I’d love to see him do it. I think he’s a massive talent. He was only just starting when I left, but from what I saw, he was he was really good. It sounds like he wants to come do it, so hopefully, he can have a go.”   I talked to Connor (Zilisch) earlier in the week and I asked him how much he leans on you for advice. I want to know what is the relationship between the two of you? It’s his first season after switching over from the O’Reilly Series over here to the Cup Series… “Yeah we’re pretty open, I think as far as teammates go. It’s been really good. We do rely on Ross (Chastain) a lot on the ovals, and he’s the same on road courses. He can ask any question he wants and we’ll give him an answer. It’s been pretty cool trying to make each other better. With Connor (Zilisch), we’re really pushing each other to get better. As I said earlier, it will click for him soon. But yeah, hopefully it’s us at the front this weekend. It’s been fun working with him. He’s almost 20 years younger, but he’s very fast, too.”

NASCAR CUP SERIES SONOMA RACEWAY TEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTES JUNE 27, 2026

AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of making his milestone 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.

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NASCAR CUP SERIESSONOMA RACEWAYTEAM CHEVY DRIVER QUOTESJUNE 27, 2026

AJ Allmendinger, driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of making his milestone 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start at Sonoma Raceway this weekend.

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Media Availability Quotes:  AJ Allmendinger will make his 500th start in the NASCAR Cup Series tomorrow afternoon, and will be the 48th driver in series history to accomplish this incredible feat. What are you looking forward to this weekend at Sonoma Raceway?“Yeah, I mean this place is always special. It’s basically my home race. I always get to see a lot of family and friends that I don’t get to see enough of, for sure. I think when it comes to results on this track, I haven’t had the best results, but I do enjoy racing and just running laps around Sonoma. I feel like kind of where we’re at as a race team right now, having the outright speed to win the race, I’m not sure we are there right now. But I feel like if we execute and we’re at our best, we can put ourselves in position to have a really good result. And then, you never know what could happen. Just being close enough to the front is important, for sure. It’s tough here. I think the last couple of years has been interesting because obviously they repaved it two years ago and it had a massive amount of grip and tire wear wasn’t an issue. And then last year, it felt like, I wouldn’t say that it went completely back to the old Sonoma, but it was kind of slick again. But then watching O’Reilly practice yesterday, it looked like the tires weren’t falling off a lot. So, I’m not sure what to expect on that front. But yeah, I mean it’s a technical race track. It’s easy to burn off the rear tires at times around here, and for us, I think that’s kind of our focus of just trying to have a good balance when we unload here. If we do that, it makes the weekend a whole lot easier, for sure.”  Last year, you said you can learn from Shane (van Gisbergen), but you can’t let it torment you. At what point do you stop studying the guy that everyone is chasing and trust in your own game?“Well, I mean, that’s actually a really good question. There’s a happy mix, for sure. You know, you still learn from what makes him so good. But with that said, it’s like you go out there and you try to drive exactly like him and it makes some of the things I think I’m strong at weak trying to do that. So, it’s just a balance, I think more than anything. He’s so smooth in the way he takes care of the rear tires. It’s pretty impressive because if you watch his in-car stuff, I mean, it looks slow. If you don’t put a stopwatch on it, you’re like, it’s not very fast, but obviously it is.  I’m always trying to learn. But yeah, I think at some point when it comes to us at Kaulig Racing, we know what our cars are and where we need to make them better, and we’re not probably at that point right now, so you try to make the best of that. And then for me, it’s trying to execute, just minimize any mistakes that I make and still focusing on what’s going to make the car good in a short run and the long run. So, yeah, there’s always a little bit of mix in there. I still study it though.”  We have the different kind of racing now where there’s no longer ‘win and you’re in’. How does the points here try to match up? Does your strategy change to try to get more points in certain stages here?“Well, I mean, for us this year, I think that’s something that we focused on. You kind of see as you go through practice and qualifying, and then even a little bit during the first stage of what you have as a race car. I think if you really think you can win the race, you got to run the stages like you have in the past of short-pitting them and making sure you keep track position. There have been races this year where we’ve run the stages out knowing like, ‘hey, you know, we probably don’t have the speed to win the race, so points are important.’ At this place, I think it’s hit or miss. Sometimes you can kind of come through middle of the field and make some passes and make it work and get to the front, but it’s also not the easiest place to pass either. So, yeah, it’s about having that right mix.  It comes down to really seeing what we are through practice and qualifying today; judge what kind of speed we have and then see how it’s going through the first stage. I still think ultimately to win the race or to run in the top-three, you’re going to have to short-pit the second stage. So, yeah, I guess we determine what we are at that point of what’s more important. That is one thing we’ve done well this year is that we’ve done a really good job at these races of getting kind of the max amount of points that we can get for what we have that weekend.”   With the In-Season Challenge starting here at Sonoma, how does that affect your racing style? “Yeah, I mean honestly, I don’t think about it at all. Sure, if there’s four or five laps to go — this weekend, we’re racing against (Chase) Briscoe, so if you’re racing around him, I think it enters your mind a little bit. But when it comes to thinking about the race and how you go about it, that’s probably the last thing on my mind, for sure.”   What has been your most memorable victory lane moment in your career so far? Coming into this weekend at Sonoma, how special would that mean to you to win on your 500th start?“Yeah, I mean, it’s funny. I didn’t even think about the 500th start until our race team started posting about it. You know, I think there’s two ways to think about it and it’s the way I am mentally about myself. You think 500 starts, immediately my mind goes, ‘well, damn, I wish I had won more.’ Yeah, I wish in these 500 starts, there’d be more ups. But if you’d ask 2007 A.J. as I was missing most of the races on a brand new race team like, ‘hey, by the way, 19 years later, you’re going to be at start 500 at Sonoma’, I would have been like there’s not a chance in hell. I’m literally just trying to get to the next one.  I guess it’s good and bad because it’s what pushes me. But, you know, I spent so many years early on just trying to make one fast lap in practice, make the race, show some sort of speed or put together just one good race. But people still wanted me to drive their racecars, and I guess it’s probably, unfortunately and fortunately, the way my mentality is still of I’m always out there trying to prove it to myself that I still belong here. It’s what drives me insane sometimes. It’s also what pushes me to want to be at my best every second of the day, to prove it to myself. Matt (Kaulig), Chris (Rice) and Trent (Owens), everybody on this race team is always like you got nothing to prove. You’ve done everything. And I’m like, no, I still have to wake up tomorrow and prove it to myself.  To be able to do it here (at Sonoma Raceway) especially, is pretty amazing. It would be one hell of a victory lane. There would be a lot of wine, mixed with Celsius, mixed with some other stuff probably. You might have to carry me out of victory lane, so hopefully that happens.”  On the note of the 500th start, you’re not going to be too reflective about it because like you said, you’re still pushing yourself all the time. But just from a longevity standpoint, you see Casey Mears want to come back and get to a milestone number and stuff like that. It’s hard to last that long in the Cup Series. Do you give yourself any credit for the way that you’ve been able to endure all these years?“I give myself credit that I’ve tricked a lot of owners to keep me in their racecars still (laughs).  I’ll be honest, the fact that I’m the 48th person, I just thought there were more people that have done it, so I didn’t think much of it. That kind of shocked me that I’m the 48th driver to reach that milestone. I think it’s something I’ll look back when I’m done and, you know, kind of go through the fun times. Getting to have Aero (son) at a lot of these races now and how just super excited he is. He just loves it. I’m going to have to do more because racing is not cheap. I keep trying to get a golf club in his hands and he just keeps screaming at me about race cars, so I think I’m going to be here for a little bit longer.  But yeah, for me, I just always want to be better. So I think maybe at the end of it, I’ll look back and be like, ‘hey, that’s pretty amazing that I’ve gotten to do so many of them’. But right now, I just want to be better.”   What about the Northern California racing scene? It worked for you growing up, so why has Northern California always kind of been in a driver development hotbed with yourself, Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick?“Yeah, they’ve had a lot of incredible racecar drivers come out of this area. I think a lot of it is on the dirt track side of it. There’s so many dirt tracks around here. My dad raced local dirt tracks, and if we weren’t at one of his races, we were at Baylands. We were at Ascot. We were at San Jose. There were so many dirt tracks that you could just go and race at or watch. I think there are a lot of places to develop talent out here, especially on the sprint car side of it. But even in my region of karting, like the names that came out of the guys that I raced against and how many of them made it in true top-level echelon motorsports, it just shows that racing’s always been strong out here. I think it’s continually stayed strong, whether it’s sprint car racing, karting, late models, whatever it may be. For me, it’s nice to be a part of that group that I’ve gotten to share in that and still be doing it here.”   You have a new sponsor on board this weekend and a scheme that’s going to be pretty hard to miss around here. What would it be like to park that EchoPark green and victory lane and just talk about a little bit about that sponsorship?“Well, I like any time we get a sponsor that has green in it because that’s always been my favorite color growing up. I still remember my parents taking me out here and me getting a picture next to Harry Gant’s car because that was my favorite paint scheme, that skull bandit green. So yeah, I always like a green racecar. I always got the ‘green is bad luck in racing’, and I was like, ‘it’s the same color as money…why is that bad luck?’  Obviously, it’s not a new sponsor to NASCAR. EchoPark Automotive does a lot with this sport. But for them to put their belief in myself and Kaulig Racing, that always means a lot to me. Hopefully, we can go out there and run up front; have a shot to win the race and pull that thing into victory lane. But yeah, you’re not going to miss it. It definitely stands out, which I really like.”  On his relationship with Matt Kaulig and Chris Rice: “This is why I went from doing TV, thinking I was retiring and doing a couple of races with Kaulig Racing, to where all of a sudden within a couple of years, I was running 54 racings during the year with them, between O’Reilly and Cup. I love this team; Matt, Chris, all the men and women at Kaulig Racing. I always start with Matt and Chris because they’re the leadership of the team and they have been from the start of it. This is my home. Sometimes it can be a dysfunctional home on all ends. I’m the first one to admit it… I’m a little crazy, you hear it on the radio. But we love each other and we will fight to the death for each other. When I thought I retired the first time, I had two O’Reilly wins and one Cup win. And now, we have like 21 wins together. I’ve gotten to kiss the bricks at Indianapolis. I got to win at Charlotte. I got to win on ovals. I got one of the coolest finishes ever at Bristol. I owe the happiness of my career to them. Whether it’s good enough in my mind, which like I’ve said, I wish I’ve done more. But if I would have retired the first time, I would have been kind of miserable about not doing enough. We’ve done some pretty damn cool things, and hopefully we’ve got more to go. I owe the happiness of my career when I’m done to Matt and Chris.”

NORWALK, OH (June 27, 2026) — Jason Dietsch drove his Mustang Cobra Jet to the top of the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown qualifying order at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals today to secure the No. 1 qualifier position. The driver from Edgerton, Ohio, posted a blistering 7.586 seconds at 175.75 mph run on Friday night to move around Tony Scott Jr. for the top spot. Dietsch’s pass was the second quickest run in class history narrowly missing Mark Pawuk’s record run 7.583 seconds from St. Louis in 2023. 
 
“This is basically our home track, and we’re two hours from the house to the track. We always like coming here we have a lot of people that follow our racing,” said Dietsch. “I know lots of the guys are mad we went out there and ran that number. I look at it this way, I pay the same bills I’ve never been the guy that is going to save it for the next guy. I’m gonna use it up on every run.”

 Norwalk No. 1 qualifier Jason Dietsch launches off the starting line at Summit Motorsports Park,
photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

JASON DIETSCH RUNS TO FLEXJET FACTORY STOCK SHOWDOWN NO. 1 IN NORWALK 

NORWALK, OH (June 27, 2026) — Jason Dietsch drove his Mustang Cobra Jet to the top of the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown qualifying order at the Summit Racing Equipment Nationals today to secure the No. 1 qualifier position. The driver from Edgerton, Ohio, posted a blistering 7.586 seconds at 175.75 mph run on Friday night to move around Tony Scott Jr. for the top spot. Dietsch’s pass was the second quickest run in class history narrowly missing Mark Pawuk’s record run 7.583 seconds from St. Louis in 2023. 
 
“This is basically our home track, and we’re two hours from the house to the track. We always like coming here we have a lot of people that follow our racing,” said Dietsch. “I know lots of the guys are mad we went out there and ran that number. I look at it this way, I pay the same bills I’ve never been the guy that is going to save it for the next guy. I’m gonna use it up on every run.”

 Norwalk No. 1 qualifier Jason Dietsch launches off the starting line at Summit Motorsports Park,
photo credit Auto Imagery/Gary Nastase

For Dietsch and the rest of his team the work to have success on the track starts at the shop. Between races his teams are preparing for the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national events running other races and testing the shop.
 
“These guys at KSR work their rear ends off. Tony Scott’s team is working hard. We race head-to-head against each other every week. You must go work to get results. There’s a lot of technology out there and we test every week. We’re going out there because we want to beat each other. Other guys just really need to get to work over there, plain and simple.”
 
While the field is chasing Dietsch on the qualifying ladder Jonathan Allegrucci is the racer to catch on the track. The Mustang Cobra Jet driver from Scotts Township, Penn., is looking to win his fourth consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown race of the season. As the No. 5 qualifier he will have lane choice over No. 12 qualifier Ricky Hord in the first round. The Flexjet Bounty has grown to $3,000 to the driver who can turn on a win light against the current points leader.
 
Two Ohioans will also be looking to get into the winner’s circle. Two-time and reigning Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown world champion Mark Pawuk, the No. 8 qualifier, is racing to go back-to-back at the Summit Equipment Nationals with his Empaco-backed Dodge Charger. Thunder Valley Nationals runner-up Raymond Nash finished in the No. 15 spot after some challenging qualifying runs and is hoping to capture his first national event win in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class this weekend. Pawuk will face Rouven Dawson in the first round and Nash will square off with James Betz.
 
The first round of eliminations at the Summit Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park will begin Saturday evening with eliminations concluding tomorrow. Fans can follow the racing action at www.nhra.com.
 
First Round Match-ups
 
No. 1 Jason Dietsch vs. No. 16 Lee Hartman
No. 2 Tony Scott vs. No. 15 Kyle Pawuk
No. 3 Taylor Dietsch vs. No. 14 David Davies II
No. 4 Raymond Nash vs. No. 13 James Betz
No. 5 Jonathan Allegrucci vs. No. 12 Ricky Hord
No. 6 Doug Duell vs. No. 11 David Janac
No. 7 Alex Anderson vs. No. 10 Scott Libersher
No. 8 Mark Pawuk vs. No. 9 Rouven David
 
Flexjet Bounty Program
Gatornationals (Gainesville, Fla.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Jonathan Allegrucci, defeated Mark Pawuk (2025 Flexjet world champion)
 
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals (Charlotte, N. C.)
$1,000 bounty collected by Raymond Nash, defeated Ricky Hord (2026 Gatornationals winner)
 
Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 Nationals (Chicago, Illinois)
$1,000 bounty was not claimed with Allegrucci’s victory
 
Super Grip Thunder Valley Nationals (Bristol, Tenn,)
$2,000 bounty was not claimed with Allegrucci’s victory

2026 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results
Gainesville – Ricky Hord, winner; David Janac, runner-up
Charlotte – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
Chicago – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Jason Dietsch, runner-up
Bristol – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Raymond Nash, runner-up
 

BELLEVILLE, KS (June 27, 2026) — Sam Hafertepe Jr. is back in his groove again.

The American Sprint Car Series points leader ended his wait to Victory Lane with a dominating performance on the opening night of The Big One at Belleville High Banks for his first win of the 2026 season.

Hafertepe put his No. 15H Maxim Chassis at the top of the leaderboard throughout Friday, leading the way in Hot Laps, setting a new track record in Qualifying, then won the Honest Abe Roofing Dash to start on the Pole Position for the night’s Feature.

When the green flag dropped, Hafertepe darted to the lead over Matt Covington by keeping his car through the middle lane of Turn 1, then slid up the track out of Turn 2 to get clear as Garrett Benson used the open space on the cushion of the 1/2-mile to take the runner-up spot over Covington.

The Sunnyvale, TX driver orchestrated the pace of the Feature by stretching the lead by 0.5 seconds per lap to reach a one-second lead over Benson through the first quarter of the 20-lap Feature.

When Hafertepe reached the halfway point, he amassed a 2.6-second gap as lap traffic began to interrupt his leading momentum. Benson began to reel in the leader back in his direction, then lost ground on Hafertepe once more as he found clean air after overtaking the lapped cars.

Reaching a 3.5-second lead by the sight of the twin checkered flags, Hafertepe claimed his 89th career ASCS National Tour triumph and stretched the points lead to 37 markers over Covington exiting the night.

“It was a really good race car,” Hafertepe said. “We kind of tried a little bit in the Heat race, and probably wasn’t what we needed. Then, we tried a little more in the Dash, then made some more changes for the Feature, and got our car feeling like it was here last year.

“We’re on, man. I’ve had interviews about it, going ‘You haven’t won a race and all this.’ I mean, I won one now. So, it was inevitable. I didn’t know if it was gonna happen tonight, tomorrow, whenever, but it was gonna happen.”

Benson finished the night in second, and Covington completed the podium for his third appearance in the last four Series races. Jake Bubak finished fourth, and Seth Bergman rounded out the top five.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr. (15.030 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Matt Covington, Seth Bergman, Garrett Benson

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Sam Hafertepe Jr.

Hard Charger Award: Whit Gastineau (+5)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series will return to Belleville High Banks on Saturday night for The Big One finale on June 27.

BIG ONE INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

WON ONE: Sam Hafertepe Jr. Claims 89th American Sprint Car Series Victory in The Big One Opener at Belleville BELLEVILLE, KS (June 27, 2026) — Sam Hafertepe Jr. is back in his groove again.

The American Sprint Car Series points leader ended his wait to Victory Lane with a dominating performance on the opening night of The Big One at Belleville High Banks for his first win of the 2026 season.

Hafertepe put his No. 15H Maxim Chassis at the top of the leaderboard throughout Friday, leading the way in Hot Laps, setting a new track record in Qualifying, then won the Honest Abe Roofing Dash to start on the Pole Position for the night’s Feature.

When the green flag dropped, Hafertepe darted to the lead over Matt Covington by keeping his car through the middle lane of Turn 1, then slid up the track out of Turn 2 to get clear as Garrett Benson used the open space on the cushion of the 1/2-mile to take the runner-up spot over Covington.

The Sunnyvale, TX driver orchestrated the pace of the Feature by stretching the lead by 0.5 seconds per lap to reach a one-second lead over Benson through the first quarter of the 20-lap Feature.

When Hafertepe reached the halfway point, he amassed a 2.6-second gap as lap traffic began to interrupt his leading momentum. Benson began to reel in the leader back in his direction, then lost ground on Hafertepe once more as he found clean air after overtaking the lapped cars.

Reaching a 3.5-second lead by the sight of the twin checkered flags, Hafertepe claimed his 89th career ASCS National Tour triumph and stretched the points lead to 37 markers over Covington exiting the night.

“It was a really good race car,” Hafertepe said. “We kind of tried a little bit in the Heat race, and probably wasn’t what we needed. Then, we tried a little more in the Dash, then made some more changes for the Feature, and got our car feeling like it was here last year.

“We’re on, man. I’ve had interviews about it, going ‘You haven’t won a race and all this.’ I mean, I won one now. So, it was inevitable. I didn’t know if it was gonna happen tonight, tomorrow, whenever, but it was gonna happen.”

Benson finished the night in second, and Covington completed the podium for his third appearance in the last four Series races. Jake Bubak finished fourth, and Seth Bergman rounded out the top five.

Recap Notes:

Quick Time Award: Sam Hafertepe Jr. (15.030 sec.)

Heat Race Winners: Matt Covington, Seth Bergman, Garrett Benson

Honest Abe Roofing Dash Winner: Sam Hafertepe Jr.

Hard Charger Award: Whit Gastineau (+5)

Up Next: The American Sprint Car Series will return to Belleville High Banks on Saturday night for The Big One finale on June 27.

BIG ONE INFO

Where can you watch every lap of the American Sprint Car Series? Live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS: Feature (20 Laps): 1. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[1]; 2. 27B-Garrett Benson[4]; 3. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 4. 9-Jake Bubak[8]; 5. 23-Seth Bergman[3]; 6. 1X-Bryant Wiedeman[5]; 7. 2-Whit Gastineau[12]; 8. 14-Joey Danley[6]; 9. 88-Terry Easum[9]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[7]; 11. 88R-Ryder Laplante[16]; 12. 45X-Kyler Johnson[10]; 13. 10C-Jeremy Campbell[11]; 14. 68-Taylor Milton[13]; 15. 63-Jack Thomas[14]; 16. 16G-Austyn Gossel[17]; 17. 88C-Brogan Carder[18]; 18. 3-Cole Schroeder[19]; 19. 70K-Henry Rogers[20]; 20. 88J-Jeremy Huish[15]

GRAND FORKS, ND (June 26, 2026) – Bobby Pierce has finally figured out River Cities Speedway.

Going into Friday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event, the Grand Forks, ND bullring had been one of Pierce’s worst tracks on the tour. In three prior visits, he recorded finishes of 11th, 19th and sixth.

The rest of the field was hopeful that one of Pierce’s weak tracks would be the place where his incredible hot streak cooled down. Instead, it only continued to heat up, as Pierce got to the lead on Lap 11 and never looked back for his fourth World of Outlaws win in a row.

“It’s awesome to finally win here and just have a good car,” Pierce said. “We thought long and hard about it yesterday. We studied lots of film and just thought about what to do to the race car. The attributes to this racetrack, how it kind of bleeds back as the night goes on. We’ve kind of got to do different stuff than what we normally do.”

Bilstein Pole Award winner Ethan Dotson led the field to green, while Pierce got by second-starting Sam Mars on the bottom on the start. Dotson got caught in the fluff at the top of Turn 1 on the second lap, allowing Pierce to briefly get side-by-side before Dotson regained momentum and held him off.

However, Pierce remained right behind Dotson until the duo caught the back of the field, giving Pierce another chance to pounce. When Dotson had to check up for Brent Larson and Laela Eisenschenk racing side-by-side in front of him, it opened the door for Pierce to clear him in Turns 1 and 2 before Tyler Erb followed him through for second.

From that point forward, it was all Pierce. Erb remained in his tire tracks and was only a half-second back at the end, but that wasn’t quite close enough to try a last-corner move on the No. 32. Pierce crossed the line first to add another $15,000 victory to what’s been an unforgettable summer, as he has now won eight of his last nine starts since the Dirt Late Model Dream and pocketed more than $230,000 over that three-week span.

“Car stuck on the bottom for the first couple laps, got me to second,” Pierce said. “Realized it was time to get up. Honestly, I couldn’t see my signal guy at all, it was so dark on the backstretch. I didn’t really know where second place was at all, every time I’d come off the corner, the board never showed me or anything. I was pretty blind out there. Ran out of tear-offs about halfway through the race, so the last couple laps, I was really struggling. I was trying my best to wipe my shield, but the mud was just sticking to it.

“Last lap got pretty interesting, I thought I might have gave it up. Feel like if ‘Terbo’ was a little closer on the last corner, he probably could have snuck in there because I kind of got hung out in the middle.”

Erb settled for second in his first River Cities start since 2018, while Dotson finished third for his first World of Outlaws podium since February at Hendry County Motorsports Park. Behind them, Nick Hoffman and Dennis Erb Jr. rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision travels west across North Dakota to Nodak Speedway in Minot, which hosts the Series on Sunday, June 28. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Tyler Erb set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Sam Mars won Heat 1.

Ethan Dotson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Nick Hoffman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin won the Last Chance Showdown.

Ethan Dotson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ryan Gustin won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Tyler Erb was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Jonathan Davenport was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Sam Mars was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 2. 1-Tyler Erb[8]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 6. 49-Jonathan Davenport[12]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[9]; 8. 22*-Jake Timm[5]; 9. 58V-Daulton Wilson[11]; 10. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 11. 14-Trey Mills[13]; 12. 13-Dallon Murty[10]; 13. 55E-Eli Johnson[7]; 14. 28M-Sam Mars[2]; 15. 16-Tyler Bruening[15]; 16. 19-Dustin Sorensen[16]; 17. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[23]; 18. B1-Brent Larson[24]; 19. 1Z-Logan Zarin[20]; 20. 1E-Amelia Eisenschenk[18]; 21. 7P-Joey Pederson[19]; 22. 15-Laela Eisenschenk[22]; 23. 44*-Cole Schill[14]; 24. 11-Gordy Gundaker[21]

Pierce Conquers River Cities for Fourth Consecutive World of Outlaws Win

GRAND FORKS, ND (June 26, 2026) – Bobby Pierce has finally figured out River Cities Speedway.

Going into Friday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision event, the Grand Forks, ND bullring had been one of Pierce’s worst tracks on the tour. In three prior visits, he recorded finishes of 11th, 19th and sixth.

The rest of the field was hopeful that one of Pierce’s weak tracks would be the place where his incredible hot streak cooled down. Instead, it only continued to heat up, as Pierce got to the lead on Lap 11 and never looked back for his fourth World of Outlaws win in a row.

“It’s awesome to finally win here and just have a good car,” Pierce said. “We thought long and hard about it yesterday. We studied lots of film and just thought about what to do to the race car. The attributes to this racetrack, how it kind of bleeds back as the night goes on. We’ve kind of got to do different stuff than what we normally do.”

Bilstein Pole Award winner Ethan Dotson led the field to green, while Pierce got by second-starting Sam Mars on the bottom on the start. Dotson got caught in the fluff at the top of Turn 1 on the second lap, allowing Pierce to briefly get side-by-side before Dotson regained momentum and held him off.

However, Pierce remained right behind Dotson until the duo caught the back of the field, giving Pierce another chance to pounce. When Dotson had to check up for Brent Larson and Laela Eisenschenk racing side-by-side in front of him, it opened the door for Pierce to clear him in Turns 1 and 2 before Tyler Erb followed him through for second.

From that point forward, it was all Pierce. Erb remained in his tire tracks and was only a half-second back at the end, but that wasn’t quite close enough to try a last-corner move on the No. 32. Pierce crossed the line first to add another $15,000 victory to what’s been an unforgettable summer, as he has now won eight of his last nine starts since the Dirt Late Model Dream and pocketed more than $230,000 over that three-week span.

“Car stuck on the bottom for the first couple laps, got me to second,” Pierce said. “Realized it was time to get up. Honestly, I couldn’t see my signal guy at all, it was so dark on the backstretch. I didn’t really know where second place was at all, every time I’d come off the corner, the board never showed me or anything. I was pretty blind out there. Ran out of tear-offs about halfway through the race, so the last couple laps, I was really struggling. I was trying my best to wipe my shield, but the mud was just sticking to it.

“Last lap got pretty interesting, I thought I might have gave it up. Feel like if ‘Terbo’ was a little closer on the last corner, he probably could have snuck in there because I kind of got hung out in the middle.”

Erb settled for second in his first River Cities start since 2018, while Dotson finished third for his first World of Outlaws podium since February at Hendry County Motorsports Park. Behind them, Nick Hoffman and Dennis Erb Jr. rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision travels west across North Dakota to Nodak Speedway in Minot, which hosts the Series on Sunday, June 28. Get your tickets in advance by clicking here.

Want to watch the World of Outlaws? Stream every race live on DIRTVision.

RACE NOTES:

Tyler Erb set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Nick Hoffman won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Sam Mars won Heat 1.

Ethan Dotson won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Nick Hoffman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Bobby Pierce won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin won the Last Chance Showdown.

Ethan Dotson won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ryan Gustin won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Daulton Wilson won the MD3 Rookie of the Race Award.

Tyler Erb was the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher.

Ethan Dotson was the WIX Filters Third-Place Finisher.

Nick Hoffman was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Jonathan Davenport was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Tim McCreadie was the Penske Racing Shocks Seventh-Place Finisher.

Jake Timm was VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Daulton Wilson was the Lifeline Ninth-Place Finisher.

Ryan Gustin was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Trey Mills was the Quarter Master 11th-Place Finisher.

Dallon Murty was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

Eli Johnson was the Quarter Master 13th-Place Finisher.

Sam Mars was the ARP 14th-Place Finisher.

Brent Larson was the Arizona Sport Shirts 18th-Place Finisher.

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 2. 1-Tyler Erb[8]; 3. 74X-Ethan Dotson[1]; 4. 9-Nick Hoffman[4]; 5. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[6]; 6. 49-Jonathan Davenport[12]; 7. 9M-Tim McCreadie[9]; 8. 22*-Jake Timm[5]; 9. 58V-Daulton Wilson[11]; 10. 19R-Ryan Gustin[17]; 11. 14-Trey Mills[13]; 12. 13-Dallon Murty[10]; 13. 55E-Eli Johnson[7]; 14. 28M-Sam Mars[2]; 15. 16-Tyler Bruening[15]; 16. 19-Dustin Sorensen[16]; 17. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[23]; 18. B1-Brent Larson[24]; 19. 1Z-Logan Zarin[20]; 20. 1E-Amelia Eisenschenk[18]; 21. 7P-Joey Pederson[19]; 22. 15-Laela Eisenschenk[22]; 23. 44*-Cole Schill[14]; 24. 11-Gordy Gundaker[21]

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/pierce-conquers-river-cities-for-fourth-consecutive-world-of-outlaws-win/

The two-time champion puts together a flawless night for his seventh victory of the year

NEW RICHMOND, WI (June 26, 2026) – David Gravel was simply perfect Friday night.

Perfect nights don’t come around often with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Simply winning a race with the country’s best drivers is an extremely difficult task, let alone being atop the leaderboard every time you hit the track.

But it’s no surprise that the driver and team that pulled it off at Cedar Lake Speedway’s Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular opener are the two-time and defending Series champions.

The Big Game Motorsports No. 2 was fastest in Race//Ready Hot Laps, fastest in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying, won NOS Energy Drink Heat One, pulled the SPA Technique #1 Redraw pill, and won the Toyota Dash. That left only the 35-lap Feature to put the finishing touches on a flawless evening, and Gravel did exactly that. The Watertown, CT driver led every single lap, holding off a charging Michael “Buddy” Kofoid from the fourth row to punctuate the perfect night.

“I’ve got to thank Cody (Jacobs), Pete (Stephens), Zach (Patterson), and Luke (Vaughn),” Gravel said. “This is a brand-new car tonight, first night on this race car. I can’t thank them enough. They bust their butts. Last time we were here we brought out a new car, and there were leaks all over the place. Tonight, we were flawless from the start of the night to the end of the night.” Can’t thank those guys enough. It makes my job so much easier. Hopefully this car will last us through the summer months and win a lot of big races.”

Friday gave Gravel and the Big Game group their second straight win to go along with last Saturday’s $300,000 BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals triumph. They’re up to seven on the season and trail Kofoid and Roth Motorsports by just one for the most in 2026. Gravel is now a three-time Cedar Lake winner, putting him alongside Dave Blaney and Kerry Madsen for the sixth most. He now hasn’t finished off the podium in his last seven tries at the New Richmond, WI track.

Buddy Kofoid took the Roth Motorsports No. 83 from eighth to second and notched his 14th podium of the season.

Bill Balog made his local fans proud by bringing the No. 17B home third, his best World of Outlaws finish at Cedar Lake.

Sheldon Haudenschild and Carson Macedo completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel earned his 11th Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Gravel also clocked his 13th Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Sheldon Haudenschild (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.comHeat Two), and Kelby Watt (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to David Gravel.

Gravel also tapped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Kasey Jedrzejek wheeled from 21st to 11th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger and Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

David Gravel laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Kelby Watt.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars punctuate the Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular at New Richmond, WI’s Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday, June 27. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[8]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog[2]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[4]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[7]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[16]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[12]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom[6]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo[19]; 11. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[21]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz[17]; 13. 51-Ashton Torgerson[13]; 14. 27-Emerson Axsom[10]; 15. 24T-Christopher Thram[11]; 16. 16C-Skylar Gee[14]; 17. 15K-Creed Kemenah[22]; 18. 14-Brooke Tatnell[20]; 19. 33-Scotty Broty[18]; 20. 49-Josh Schneiderman[24]; 21. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 22. 28M-Conner Morrell[9]; 23. 23W-Scott Winters[23]; 24. 31-Scotty Thiel[15]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

PERFECTION: Gravel Sweeps Cedar Lake’s Independence Spectacular Opener

The two-time champion puts together a flawless night for his seventh victory of the year

NEW RICHMOND, WI (June 26, 2026) – David Gravel was simply perfect Friday night.

Perfect nights don’t come around often with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series. Simply winning a race with the country’s best drivers is an extremely difficult task, let alone being atop the leaderboard every time you hit the track.

But it’s no surprise that the driver and team that pulled it off at Cedar Lake Speedway’s Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular opener are the two-time and defending Series champions.

The Big Game Motorsports No. 2 was fastest in Race//Ready Hot Laps, fastest in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying, won NOS Energy Drink Heat One, pulled the SPA Technique #1 Redraw pill, and won the Toyota Dash. That left only the 35-lap Feature to put the finishing touches on a flawless evening, and Gravel did exactly that. The Watertown, CT driver led every single lap, holding off a charging Michael “Buddy” Kofoid from the fourth row to punctuate the perfect night.

“I’ve got to thank Cody (Jacobs), Pete (Stephens), Zach (Patterson), and Luke (Vaughn),” Gravel said. “This is a brand-new car tonight, first night on this race car. I can’t thank them enough. They bust their butts. Last time we were here we brought out a new car, and there were leaks all over the place. Tonight, we were flawless from the start of the night to the end of the night.” Can’t thank those guys enough. It makes my job so much easier. Hopefully this car will last us through the summer months and win a lot of big races.”

Friday gave Gravel and the Big Game group their second straight win to go along with last Saturday’s $300,000 BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals triumph. They’re up to seven on the season and trail Kofoid and Roth Motorsports by just one for the most in 2026. Gravel is now a three-time Cedar Lake winner, putting him alongside Dave Blaney and Kerry Madsen for the sixth most. He now hasn’t finished off the podium in his last seven tries at the New Richmond, WI track.

Buddy Kofoid took the Roth Motorsports No. 83 from eighth to second and notched his 14th podium of the season.

Bill Balog made his local fans proud by bringing the No. 17B home third, his best World of Outlaws finish at Cedar Lake.

Sheldon Haudenschild and Carson Macedo completed the top five.

NIGHTLY NOTES

David Gravel earned his 11th Race//Ready Hottest Lap of the Night in 2026.

Gravel also clocked his 13th Simpson Quick Time of the season in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Sheldon Haudenschild (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.comHeat Two), and Kelby Watt (WIX Filters Heat Three).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to David Gravel.

Gravel also tapped the Toyota Dash.

Cole Macedo won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

Kasey Jedrzejek wheeled from 21st to 11th to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger and Five Star Bodies Rookie of the Race.

Spencer Bayston was the Tub O’ Towels Seventh Place Finisher.

David Gravel laid down the ACME Trading Company Fast Lap.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Kelby Watt.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars punctuate the Federated Auto Parts Independence Spectacular at New Richmond, WI’s Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday, June 27. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

Where can you watch every World of Outlaws race? Live on DIRTVision.

Where can you see the World of Outlaws in 2026? Click to see the full schedule.

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[1]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[8]; 3. 17B-Bill Balog[2]; 4. 18-Sheldon Haudenschild[4]; 5. 41-Carson Macedo[3]; 6. 23-Garet Williamson[7]; 7. 17-Spencer Bayston[16]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart[12]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom[6]; 10. 2C-Cole Macedo[19]; 11. 6-Kasey Jedrzejek[21]; 12. 15-Donny Schatz[17]; 13. 51-Ashton Torgerson[13]; 14. 27-Emerson Axsom[10]; 15. 24T-Christopher Thram[11]; 16. 16C-Skylar Gee[14]; 17. 15K-Creed Kemenah[22]; 18. 14-Brooke Tatnell[20]; 19. 33-Scotty Broty[18]; 20. 49-Josh Schneiderman[24]; 21. 1K-Kelby Watt[5]; 22. 28M-Conner Morrell[9]; 23. 23W-Scott Winters[23]; 24. 31-Scotty Thiel[15]

For complete results, CLICK HERE.

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/perfection-gravel-sweeps-cedar-lakes-independence-spectacular-opener/

Thornton and Sheppard Collect Friday Night Preliminary Wins at Lernerville

SARVER, PA (June 26, 2026) – Ricky Thornton Jr. and Brandon Sheppard each earned $5,000 victories Friday night, winning their respective 25-lap preliminary features at Lernerville Speedway. The twin preliminary features set the lineups for Saturday’s four heat races, which will determine the starting field for the 20th Annual Firecracker 100 presented by Experience Butler County. The crown jewel event will pay $50,000 to the winner. Thornton claimed the opening feature for the 58th LOLMDS victory of his career in one of the season’s most eventful races. Dan Ebert recorded the best Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series finish of his career in second, while two-time Firecracker 100 winner Brandon Overton rounded out the Big River Steel podium in third. Josh Rice finished fourth, and current Midwest Sheet Metal championship points leader Hudson O’Neal completed the top five. O’Neal led the opening 12 laps before slipping in turn four, allowing Thornton – who started fourth – to take over the lead. Rice reclaimed second during the frantic lap-13 action before Overton moved into the runner-up spot on lap 17. Ebert then charged into second with five laps remaining and closed on Thornton in the final laps but came up just short. The victory positions the two-time Firecracker 100 winner for a favorable starting spot in Saturday’s heat races. “I thought we had a really good car,” Thornton said. “We built a new one coming here, and I told (Anthony) Burroughs I didn’t really want to know what was going on – just do what you think we need to do. I felt like our car was really good. Sheppy looked really good around the bottom in the second feature, so I think we’ve still got a little room to improve down there. I was just a little too tight to be as good as he was. Hats off to all the fans for coming out. Hopefully we can get tomorrow’s show in.” Thornton’s winning Koehler Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and backed by Knight’s Companies, Hoker Trucking, Coltman Farms Racing, Capital Waste, Elite Ready Mix, Certified Inspection Services, Strange Oval, SI Towing and Recovery, and Sunoco Race Fuels. Completing the top ten in the first feature were Carson Ferguson, Brian Shirley, Chub Frank, Eric Wilson, and Brenden Smith. In the second 25-lap feature, Brandon Sheppard charged from the seventh starting position and passed Devin Moran for the lead on lap seven, then pulled away to score his 41st career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory. Moran, the defending Series champion, led the opening six laps before Sheppard used the bottom groove to take command. From there, Sheppard steadily extended his advantage, crossing the finish line 2.120 seconds ahead of Moran. Max Blair slipped past five-time and defending Lernerville track champion Michael Norris on the final lap to finish third, while Garrett Alberson rounded out the top five after starting 10th. “It’s one of those deals where, starting that far back, you just go where everyone else isn’t,” Sheppard said. “I knew my car was good no matter where I put it. I was just biding my time and watching where everyone was running. The top was pretty treacherous after seeing guys go over the edge in the first feature, so I didn’t want to go up there unless I absolutely had to. Our car has been really balanced all year, and it was good again tonight. I just messed up both qualifying laps, or we probably would’ve started a little farther forward.” Sheppard’s winning Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and backed by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Performance Grading, Petroff Towing, Franklin Enterprises, Sunoco Race Fuels, Gunter’s Honey, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, and Collins Brothers Towing. Completing the top ten in the second feature were Dillon McCowan, Alex Ferree, Tyler Wyant, Gregg Satterlee, and Ryan Montgomery. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary Firecracker 100 Presented by Experience Butler County | Night 2Friday, June 26, 2026Lernerville Speedway | Sarver, PA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Dan Ebert | 16.665 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Devin Moran | 17.447 seconds Group A Results: Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 2. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 3. 11-Josh Rice[5]; 4. 17SS-Brenden Smith[3]; 5. 27W-Eric Wilson[8]; 6. 55-Chris Schneider[6]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[10]; 8. 10L-Gary Lyle[7]; 9. 9-Breyton Santee[11]; 10. 6M-Matt Martin[9]; 11. 42C-Chad Shearer[12]; 12. (DNS) 33-Josh Ferry Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 71-Hudson O’Neal[1]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[2]; 3. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 4. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 5. 77-Tyler Dietz[6]; 6. 99B-Chub Frank[4]; 7. 29-Ken Schaltenbrand[7]; 8. 10-Jared Miley[8]; 9. B22-Bump Hedman[9]; 10. 76C-Charles Powell[11]; 11. 0-Ryan Scott[10] Firecracker 100 Presented by Experience Butler County | Night 2 Group A – Feature Finish (25 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 4 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $5,0002 – 3 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $3,0003 – 6 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $2,0004 – 5 – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY – $1,5005 – 2 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $1,2506 – 1 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $1,0007 – 8 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $9508 – 12 – 99B – Chub Frank – Bear Lake, PA – $9009 – 9 – 27W – Eric Wilson – Vienna, OH – $85010 – 7 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – $80011 – 14 – 29 – Ken Schaltenbrand – Sarver, PA – $70012 – 16 – 10 – Jared Miley – Pittsburgh, PA – $60013 – 22 – 0 – Ryan Scott – Garland, PA – $60014 – 17 – 9 – Breyton Santee – Conneaut, OH – $60015 – 13 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $60016 – 18 – B22 – Bump Hedman – Sugar Grove, PA – $60017 – 15 – 10L – Gary Lyle – Hyde Park, PA – $55018 – 19 – 6M – Matt Martin – Indiana, PA – $50019 – 20 – 76C – Charles Powell – Brookville, PA – $50020 – 21 – 42C – Chad Shearer – Leechburg, PA – $50021 – 11 – 55 – Chris Schneider – Lower Burrell, PA – $50022 – 10 – 77 – Tyler Dietz – Saxonburg, PA – $50023 – 23 – 33 – Josh Ferry – Titusville, PA – $0 Group A Race Statistics  Entrants: 46Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Carson FergusonMD3 Lap Leaders: Hudson O’Neal (Laps 1-12); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Laps 13-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.Wieland Feature Winner: Ricky Thornton, Jr.Margin of Victory: 0.608 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Charlie Powell (Lap 9); Tyler Dietz (Lap 16); Chad Shearer, Charlie Powell (Lap 17)MyRacePass Series Provisional: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Dan Ebert, Brandon OvertonPenske Shocks Top 5: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Dan Ebert, Brandon Overton, Josh Rice, Hudson O’NealBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Ricky Thornton, Jr., Dan Ebert, Brandon OvertonPEM 4th Place Feature: Josh RiceDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Hudson O’NealWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Ken SchaltenbrandVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Ryan ScottXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Cory LawlerHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Scott (Advanced 9 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Ricky Thornton, Jr. (13 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Ricky Thornton, Jr.Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Hudson O’Neal | Lap 1 | 17.689 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Hudson O’NealVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Josh RiceOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Anthony BurroughsARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Overton | 16.1037 secondsTime of Race: 22 minutes 46 seconds Group B Results: Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[1]; 2. 8-Dillon McCowan[2]; 3. 72-Michael Norris[5]; 4. 1-Brandon Sheppard[8]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[9]; 6. 10*-Levi Yetter[3]; 7. 24T-Tyler Wyant[7]; 8. 555-Brock Pinkerous[6]; 9. 12M-Ryan Montgomery[10]; 10. 24-Rick Eckert[4]; 11. J4-John Garvin Jr[11]; 12. 14R-Clay Ruffo[12] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (8 Laps, All Transfer): 1. 1C-Alex Ferree[3]; 2. 111-Max Blair[8]; 3. 157-Mike Marlar[1]; 4. 22G-Gregg Satterlee[10]; 5. 58-Garrett Alberson[4]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[9]; 7. 14-Dan Angelicchio[11]; 8. 1D-Braeden Dillinger[2]; 9. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 10. 15K-Lane Snook[6]; 11. (DNS) 48F-Colton Flinner Firecracker 100 Presented by Experience Butler County | Night 2 Group B – Feature Finish (25 Laps):Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Earnings1 – 7 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $5,0002 – 1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $3,0003 – 4 – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA – $2,0004 – 5 – 72 – Michael Norris – Sarver, PA – $1,5005 – 10 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $1,2506 – 3 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – $1,0007 – 2 – 1C – Alex Ferree – Saxonburg, PA – $9508 – 13 – 24 – Tyler Wyant – Oil City, PA – $9009 – 8 – 22G – Gregg Satterlee – Indiana, PA – $85010 – 17 – 12M – Ryan Montgomery – Fairmont, WV – $80011 – 15 – 555 – Brock Pinkerous – Ellenville, NY – $70012 – 18 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $60013 – 12 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $60014 – 11 – 10* – Levi Yetter – Cabot, PA – $60015 – 6 – 157 – Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – $60016 – 16 – 1D – Braeden Dillinger – Dawson, PA – $60017 – 22 – 48F – Colton Flinner – Allison Park, PA – $55018 – 14 – 14 – Dan Angelicchio – Mt. Pleasant, PA – $50019 – 19 – 24 – Rick Eckert – York, PA – $50020 – 20 – 15K – Lane Snook – Port Royal, PA – $50021 – 23 – 14R – Clay Ruffo – Brookfield, OH – $50022 – 21 – J4 – John Garvin Jr. – Sarver, PA – $50023 – 9 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – $500 Group B Race Statistics  Entrants: 46Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Devin MoranMD3 Lap Leaders: Devin Moran (Laps 1-6); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 7-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon SheppardWieland Feature Winner: Brandon SheppardMargin of Victory: 2.120 secondsHellraizer Jacks Cautions: Kyle Bronson (Lap 5)MyRacePass Series Provisional: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisionals: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Max BlairPenske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Max Blair, Michael Norris, Garrett AlbersonBehrent’s One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Devin Moran, Max BlairPEM 4th Place Feature: Michael NorrisDiversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Alex FerreeWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brock PinkerousVelocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Daniel HilsabeckXS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Mike MarlarHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Montgomery (Advanced 7 positions)MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (19 Laps)Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon SheppardMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O’NealO’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 1 | 17.728 secondsFK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Kyle BronsonVictory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Brandon SheppardOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny WhiteARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Race EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ryan Montgomery | 16.3334 secondsTime of Race: 10 minutes 05 seconds Firecracker 100 Preliminary Points:Pos – Car # – Driver – Friday Points – Tie Breaker (Fastest Lap in Time Trials)1 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton, Jr. – 250 – 17.0042 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – 250 – 17.9393 – 60 – Dan Ebert – 240 – 16.6654 – 99 – Devin Moran – 240 – 17.4475 – 76 – Brandon Overton – 220 – 17.2646 – 111 – Max Blair – 220 – 18.0547 – 11 – Josh Rice – 210 – 17.2578 – 72 – Michael Norris – 210 – 17.8049 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – 205 – 16.78610 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – 205 – 17.79111 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – 200 – 16.94812 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – 200 – 17.58513 – 3s – Brian Shirley – 195 – 17.17614 – 1C – Alex Ferree – 195 – 17.71215 – 99B – Chub Frank – 190 – 17.23316 – 24 – Tyler Wyant – 190 – 17.90317 – 27W – Eric Wilson – 185 – 17.66918 – 22G – Gregg Satterlee – 185 – 18.20119 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – 180 – 17.09620 – 12M – Ryan Montgomery – 180 – 18.10321 – 29 – Ken Schaltenbrand – 175 – 17.66422 – 555 – Brock Pinkerous – 175 – 17.84623 – 10 – Jared Miley – 170 – 17.82324 – 6 – Clay Harris – 170 – 17.84125 – 0 – Ryan Scott – 165 – 18.07226 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – 165 – 18.127 – 10* – Levi Yetter – 160 – 17.68328 – 9 – Breyton Santee – 160 – 18.24229 – 157 – Mike Marlar – 155 – 17.48530 – 93L – Cory Lawler – 155 – 18.02931 – 1d – Braeden Dillinger – 150 – 17.67332 – B22 – Bump Hedman – 150 – 18.02233 – 10L – Gary Lyle – 145 – 17.61734 – 48F – Colton Flinner – 145 – 17.92835 – 6M – Matt Martin – 140 – 17.84936 – 14 – Dan Angelicchio – 140 – 18.51537 – 24 – Rick Eckert – 135 – 17.79138 – 76C – Charlie Powell – 135 – 18.41939 – 42C – Chad Shearer – 130 – 040 – 15K – Lane Snook – 130 – 17.8841 – 55 – Chris Schneider – 125 – 17.55342 – 77 – Tyler Dietz – 125 – 17.58243 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – 125 – 18.05744 – J4 – John Garvin, Jr. – 125 – 18.20345 – 14R – Clay Ruffo – 125 – 19.00646 – 33 – Josh Ferry – 50 – 17.193 Penske Shocks Heat 1 Line-Up (8 Laps | Top 4 Transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA2 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL3 – 27W – Eric Wilson – Vienna, OH – 29 – Ken Schaltenbrand – Sarver, PA4 – 0 – Ryan Scott – Garland, PA – 157 – Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN5 – 10L – Gary Lyle – Hyde Park, PA – 24 – Rick Eckert – York, PA6 – 55 – Chris Schneider – Lower Burrell, PA – 14R – Clay Ruffo – Brookfield, OH Summit Racing Heat 2 Line-Up (8 Laps | Top 4 Transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 111 – Max Blair – Centerville, PA2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 1C – Alex Ferree – Saxonburg, PA3 – 22G – Gregg Satterlee – Indiana, PA – 555 – Brock Pinkerous – Ellenville, NY4 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA5 – 48F – Colton Flinner – Allison Park, PA – 76C – Charles Powell – Brookville, PA6 – 77 – Tyler Dietz – Saxonburg, PA – 33 – Josh Ferry – Titusville, PA Cool-It Thermo Tec Heat 3 Line-Up (8 Laps | Top 4 Transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 11 – Josh Rice – Crittenden, KY2 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 99B – Chub Frank – Bear Lake, PA3 – 17SS – Brenden Smith – Dade City, FL – 10 – Jared Miley – Pittsburgh, PA4 – 10* – Levi Yetter – Cabot, PA – 1D – Braeden Dillinger – Dawson, PA5 – 6M – Matt Martin – Indiana, PA – 42C – Chad Shearer – Leechburg, PA6 – 40B – Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL –  – Simpson Race Products Heat 4 Line-Up (8 Laps | Top 4 Transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 72 – Michael Norris – Sarver, PA2 – 8 – Dillon McCowan – Urbana, MO – 24T – Tyler Wyant – Oil City, PA3 – 12M – Ryan Montgomery – Fairmont, WV – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL4 – 9 – Breyton Santee – Conneaut, OH – B22 – Bump Hedman – Sugar Grove, PA5 – 14 – Dan Angelicchio – Mt. Pleasant, PA – 15K – Lane Snook – Port Royal, PA6 – J4 – John Garvin Jr – Sarver, PA –  –