Carson Hocevar, driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Pocono Raceway.

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Media Availability Quotes:   This is now the seventh time you guys have seen this left-rear tire package. You guys made some growth at Texas, starting up in front and had the great run, as well, at Nashville. Has there been any difficulty for you kind of adapting to it? And also this week as well, a different right side than you guys saw at Indy last year. So how different do you expect this race to be as compared to your first or last year?“Yeah, I’m not really sure how different it’s going to be. But, you know, we’ve had our, I don’t know, best races on this left-side tire. So, you know, Texas and Charlotte, I think has it… Nashville, Michigan, kind of all those places. Yeah, we’ve been really fast, so hopefully they don’t change it anytime soon so that we can keep taking advantage of it.  I thought this race was pretty good last year or puts on a decent show, so hopefully it’s not too different. But if it’s going to be, you know, it’s for the positive side of it.”  Any conversations with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. this week or this weekend?“No, unfortunately. I’m not sure what I could what I would say, right? You know, there’s nothing that really would change it, right? We’ve already had that conversation. I feel like we have a good relationship or, you know, had one. I was just running behind him, just kind of logging laps and, you know, just locked up in a very dumb spot. And it was just so dumb, really. Just a mistake that didn’t need to happen and didn’t want it to happen. But there’s nothing that I could do or say. You know, I can’t buy him a Hallmark card and, you know, really make things better. So, it sucks. It sucks for me because he’s the only NASCAR driver that owns a sprint car team, and I love sprint cars. So it sucks because I want to go talk to him about sprint cars. So, yeah, hopefully everything can be set, but I know that the scorecard has me ahead right now, unfortunately.”  There’s been a lot of conversation about you, about stuff outside the racetrack, whether it’s the incidents that happened on the racetrack that you carried off or your comments that you made on Twitch. From your perspective, is it getting to a point where it feels like those around you are kind of getting frustrated a little bit, like — hey, let’s just try to focus on what we’re doing instead of the extracurricular stuff?“Well, I mean, there’s two ways to look at it. Number one, you know, I think everybody in my inner circle wants the best for me and our group. Number two, I feel like I put myself out there a lot more, right? The issue wasn’t for the team having their kind of frustrations that I’m giving my opinion and putting it out there. It’s just the fact that, you know, my opinion wasn’t my opinion. It was just based off everything else, you know, that I’ve heard or seen, right? I didn’t go do my own homework and voice my own opinion. You know, I didn’t give it a shot. I didn’t give it a chance. I didn’t go walk around. I didn’t go see it. When I did, you know, then hindsight’s 20/20, then I have my own opinion. But I’ve already put it out there. So I think that was the biggest thing was like — I wasn’t doing what I pride myself of doing. I was just having my own opinion, putting it out there and being me. You know, I just didn’t give it a fair shot, so I think that’s where it all stems from.”  Your name’s been out there for a couple of weeks in a row now… some good, like Michigan, despite the result, then obviously the Nashville and Mexico City stuff now. How do you put that behind you and keep your perspective and focus on the job at hand when you have to get behind the wheel?“Yeah, I mean, number one, we’re here at a race track, so we just go racing, right? So, you know, I mean, the scorecard has it that I I’m getting something from the 47 at some point, right? And I think my team and everybody kind of knows that. But at the same time, it’s ideally just the 47, right? It’s not an open hunting season on the 77 because of these incidents. You know, it’s kind of oscillated to, you know, when the 47 has a moment that he wants to take at us or take a shot. It’s just like — OK, you know, that’s probably fair. But with everybody else, my team has reassured me that this isn’t open hunting season.  We are going to race like we’ve raced, let’s just not create more enemies that we start getting shots back at us. But, you know, we’re still just going to go race, be aggressive and defend ourselves when we need to. But this is kind of, unfortunately, now a ‘two to nothing’ scorecard. I’ve been a fan of the sport for a long time. You know the game; you’ve seen it and everything. But we just go race.”   When you talk about the scorecard with the No. 47, does that mean if he does something in a race, that’s part of it and that’s, I don’t know if the word is ‘acceptable’ in this situation… “Well, I’m hoping — I mean, we’re really fast here, so I’m hoping he’s artistic about it that I don’t hit anything. But yeah, I mean, just ultimately — like it could be tomorrow or it could be six months from now, right? It would be very hypocritical for me to then lose my mind and be frustrated. I’ve been a fan for a very long time. You’ve seen these stories before. It’s not, by no means, the first time. So, hopefully, for my sake, it doesn’t happen and we can race, and if I need to, you know, we can point it by whatever. But I know how frustrated I was that I brought this back up because I thought we were good. And I let him go because I was a lap down or whatever, and I was just riding behind him and then I locked up. You live in the world you make for yourself, and this is the world I’ve made.”   You reference that just you live in the world that you make. In the last year, you’ve had some great finishes and performances, but you’ve also drew $100,000 in fines for separate incidents, upset some drivers, which, you know, in some cases, that’s not always a bad thing… I understand that. How do you look at what you need to do moving forward to be, whether it’s a better you or a better driver, or if you feel like, hey, I’m doing the right things and I’m just kind of being misunderstood in some situations?“Well, I mean, I think there’s a bigger thing or maybe the perception that, you know, you make these mistakes, and for me, like that I don’t care… like, I’m just like, oh, cool. You know, whatever. You know, what’s a fine or what’s this or what’s this? You know, I’ll never get anything back. It’s good. But I’m very hard on myself. When I qualified second, I’m just cussing myself out, basically. So when I do something really dumb or hit somebody, right, like, people just don’t see that because you just go to your hotel room and bang your head against the wall, basically. But, you know, just because I do something in the heat of the moment or maybe, you know, you do it two or three times, doesn’t mean I’m not hard on myself for those mistakes because they are mistakes. You know, it’s just trying not to make that a pattern. But when you’re constantly making aggressive moves like we’re doing, it’s balancing that fine line of, you know, you make a thousand moves a day. Just unfortunately, what people remember isn’t always the good ones. You always remember the negative ones. So that’s just trying to limit the negative ones a lot more.”  Do you feel like you’ve created a pattern for the garage or (inaudible)… “I already have that image, right? Like it’ll never go away. I could go three years from now and it’s just like – oh, I’m back, per se. I think I’ve already made that image before I got in this garage, and I think it’s just trying to balance one thing of owning it and trying to change the narrative while still being like, yeah, I get it. Like I’m aware of this and knowing that.”  I hate to bring up another sore subject, but have you taken a look at the replay from the restart in yesterday’s truck race? What were your initial reactions, and what are your reactions now?“Yeah… I mean, I looked at it, for sure. We all did. I know my team was on it. We were all on it. You know, obviously, I think we all — this instance kind of came up at the brickyard, right? We were in the race and studied it, so we instantly knew the No. 34 is the control car. I’m not sure he knew that or their team knew that, so it started slowing the field down a lot. I wish I just at least waited to the second line. But with me starting to get pushed and having Michigan truck restarts in my head, I just decided to go and see what they would have called considering the pace was a lot slower, and they called us. So, you know, I felt like I did the best to try to at least give ourselves a fighting shot, where if I kept backing the field down because he was kind of waiting on me to go, that we probably would have gotten spun anyways and the race is over. So, you know, I tried, what I thought in the moment, was try to keep our truck rolling and fight for another lap, and we just never got a yellow.”   Is there something that can be done to fix that confusion as to who the control truck is in the future?“I mean, I’m sure. I thought NASCAR did a pretty good job, honestly, with it all. I mean, things just happen so fast. So, yeah, everything can always be better and avoided. And, you know, the circumstances are very unique. So now that it’s happened, you know, the second time around, everybody’s going to have it kind of figured out.”    And then you mentioned you’ve seen these scenarios play out before just as a fan. With everything going on for you on the track with good finishes, but also some off-track stuff making some guys in the garage maybe a little unhappy, do you see it as an example of a young driver kind of taking your legs as you try to grow and mature?“Yeah, maybe so. I think the biggest thing for me, you know, I’ve just been a fan forever, right? And you always saw the rookie get pushed around and, you know, just kind of have to pay their dues. And I was just like — man, if I’m ever in that spot, I’m never going to get pushed around. That’s how you lose opportunities of races. You never know how long you’re going to be in the garage, for one. None of us have a shot clock waiting on us.You never know. So for me, I want to take advantage of every opportunity I have out there and have no regrets of the effort I’ve put in. And maybe at times, instead of just not letting myself get pushed over, I’m trying to push other people over, and that was the wrong mindset or wrong decision at times.  But the biggest thing for me was just I didn’t want to leave anything on the racetrack that, you know, looking back long after, I could have won here, or I could have ran really good here. Maybe my career would have been differently if I, you know, came out of the gate as good as we did because I lost the opportunity. And, you know, who knows. But as long as I was just putting 100%, I wouldn’t have any regrets on how anything turned out. Just sometimes when you’re going 110%, that’s sometimes where you’re like — oh, I didn’t really need to do that part.”   You sit 60 points below the playoff cut line, and we’ve had three new winners in the last four races. Are you feeling more stressed to win a race and lock yourself in or do you think you can still point your way in?“Yeah, I mean, I think by the third DNF, I think our mulligan was over for pointing in. We had already kind of been pointed in. That’s kind of why, you know, when we ran second at Nashville, we were frustrated. Even Atlanta, I was disappointed to run second because our stage points, I think were seventh or eighth highest stage points, but we were like 32nd in finish points. There’s just been a lot of, you know, freak issues or certain circumstances that took us out of races that we’d be in a lot better spot. But you’re just giving up points nonstop. We could find those 60 points really easily between like two or three races, unfortunately, But yeah, it’s not shell shock that we’re sitting here in a must-win kind of situation.”

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet and the No. 17 HendrickCars.comChevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, met with the media in advance of running double duty in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series at Pocono Raceway.

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Media Availability Quotes:  “We would like to take some positive things that we had a year ago to this weekend.  That would be great.  So, we will just keep chipping away, and I thought we were doing some good things so we just have to do some of the things we are doing well and add some more to it.” WILLIAM (BYRON) AND KYLE (LARSON) ARE 1-2 IN POINTS, LED A LOT OF LAPS AND WON RACES. YOU ARE NOT TOO FAR BEHIND THEM, BUT WHAT DO YOU FEEL YOU NEED TO DO TO LEAD MORE AND GET INTO VICTORY LANE? “I think there are a lot of things that go into that. It’s a little bit of everything truthfully, but I think probably the biggest one, is qualifying. You know I think the qualifying thing is so important and an area that I have struggled in. No doubt. So, when I look at some of the races…I look at Michigan, I think Michigan is a good example.  We got ourselves up front and when that happened, I thought we were super competitive.  It was like night and day from running around 10th to 20th and just a lot of traffic, and starting runs in traffic and it can just really dictate what your car drives like. So, I think being up front, having a really good pit stall, keeping yourself up there, it can change the complexion of your day in such a large way that it can really be overlooked.  So, I think that would be really top of mind for me as I look at what is one thing that we can do to help ourselves, and I think that is probably it.” WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO RUN THE XFINITY RACE THIS WEEKEND? “Well, I mean it’s an opportunity for me to get better.  I don’t do a ton of Xfinity races or Truck races or whatever, so for me, it’s mainly the Cup thing.  So, it’s an opportunity to race and I only had one on my schedule this year and when they talked about adding another one I was super open to it and wanted to get involved. Had a lot of fun in Darlington, thought we were really competitive and right in the mix. So, I think the car is in a really good spot and everybody on the Xfinity side of the shop has done a really good job of getting this thing really where it needs to be. So, yeah, it’s been fun to be a part of that process a little bit and hopefully we can keep it rolling and have some fun and also get some reps here today and kind of get myself up to speed. I hope that it will help us a little bit on the Cup side and just start the day off quick, get a good qualifying effort over there, and help us for tomorrow.” YOU HAD THE UNIQUE POSITION OF BEING ON A PODIUM LAST WEEK. ARE YOU FOR THAT IN FUTURE RACES? “Yeah, I am not really for it or against it. I am fine with it. I have no problem in giving Shane (Van Gisbergen) his congratulations and making sure he is celebrated properly. He won the race, and he deserved the right to that.  Me being the second loser, I can get in there and make sure that I appreciate the job that he did. I guess that is what you are getting at, there is no doubt. Would I have rather that been me? Yeah, no question.  It’s not normal for us, so I am okay with it, I am okay with doing it, I am okay with not doing it. If that is going to be a new thing, then it’s totally fine and we can start a new tradition. But that has not historically been us, so I just want to make sure our focus is being us, being NASCAR and that is okay. We are our own form of motorsports and we can stand on our own two feet and we can do our own thing. So, as long as we are not doing it to be like everyone else, I am fine. But if that is the case, I am also good not doing it.” WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE SO FAR, HAS THIS BEEN A GOOD SEASON FOR YOU? “That is a good question. Good? Sure, but it’s not where I want to be no doubt.  I think for us there have been some high spots and to be honest, there have been weeks where we have run well where we have had a good finish, and there have been weeks where we have not had a good finish and I can go home and be like, ‘man, we were in the mix, and we had good pace today’. And those are the weeks where you just want to feel like you are in the ball game as it pertains to pace, doing the right things, and getting up in there and giving yourself a shot. Those days I can go home and have something to be proud of. It’s the days and weekends where we are just not even relevant that I think are the most frustrating to me. We have had more of those than I would want to have and that we would want to have as a team. So, I think it’s been good but not satisfactory for myself or to our team, but there is still a lot of racing left in the season and I think we have ourselves in a position to make a mediocre day alright. We can build from it, and we still have a chance.” ARE YOU APPROACHING THESE NEXT FIVE RACES AS GETTING THE WIN, OR POINTS OR CASE BY CASE BASIS? “I think it’s a little bit case by case and a lot of it comes back to my speed comments. It’s do you really have a legit shot at winning that day. I mean just based on your pace and so on and so forth. Its super circumstantial is the best way to answer that. The biggest circumstance that is going to dictate what you do in those moments is what kind of pace you have, and what kind of real shot you have to win the race when you just kind of sit back and look at the day so far and compare it to the guys that have had good air and are out front. I have a pretty good idea when that is the case and when that is not the case, but certainly Alan and everybody on the box on the team, they are the ones that are watching that much closer than I am able to. So, we will see, and I hope that we are fast, and I am down with giving up Stage points to give ourselves a shot to win, all day long for sure. But if you are struggling and you are not super-fast, then some days those points might be worth the risk to try and get them and put yourself in a deficit the next stage.” HOW WILL YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THE HIGHER WINDS, AND WHERE WILL IT AFFECT YOU THE MOST? “It’s definitely been windy in general, I feel like across the country. It seems like….especially this late in the year.  But I do think the wind died down yesterday and I don’t feel like its going to be as big of a deal today and tomorrow from what I saw. But, it just depends on what direction it’s blowing and which direction the wind is pushing you, and where it’s working. The wind can work against you, but it can also work with you, for car handling too. Having a head wind is a good thing, right? So, you have to kind of think about it both ways and making a lap, you are going to see all different directions of the wind. And it just depends on which way its going and which corner it’s going to help you and which one it’s going to hurt you.  You have to think about that a little bit.”   CAN YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR DESIGN TO DRIVE INITIATIVE? “Yeah, for those that don’t know, it’s been our foundation’s initiative over the last nine years. It’s just all in support of children’s health care of Atlanta. We have typically done something around the Atlanta race every year and it’s been a lot of fun to be a part of it and watch it grow. It started as a shoe initiative where we were designing shoes, and we were auctioning those off. Then NAPA got involved and really when NAPA got involved it kind of took it to the next step, because they have given up one of their races to let this happen.  A young girl named Raylen has designed my car, my helmet, and all the things for next weekend in Atlanta. I am super excited to meet her and have her family out at the track and hopefully spread some joy with her and her family and also to help a good cause. They are a fantastic network of hospitals, and I have some close friends of mine that have gone through there and it’s an amazing place if you do have to do anything. And no one wants that, right?  But an amazing place, amazing atmosphere, great doctors, so we are just really proud and it’s an honor for me to partner with them. I am sure it’s not as much help as a lot of people do, but we have tried to help where we can and to grow this deal and it’s been a really fun thing to be a part of. So, I am looking forward to it next weekend as well.” WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS GOING TO YOUR HOME TRACK?“I would like to go win. Pretty simple.” IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN TAKE, EVEN WITHOUT WINNING, THAT YOU AND THE TEAM CAN TAKE FROM THE CONSISTENCY SO FAR INTO THE LATTER HALF OF THE SEASON? “The consistency has been good, but this deal really rewards winning. It’s way more important to win and to get those Playoff points in fives than to have to wait till the end of the regular season and maybe get eight or ten, depending on where you finish in the points.  So, you need to have some wins, and you need to finish good in the points and then kind of double down on that to get yourself in a really good spot. The consistency is nice, no question. I think our team has done a really good job taking some of those days where we were not having a good day, and digging in, and finding a way to just get something halfway decent out of it. Sometimes that can be a really hard thing to do, and I am really proud of them for that. Because it’s easy to throw in the towel on those days, just lose it and be done and go try again next week. But we as a whole, we don’t know any better and we just keep trying, keep pushing, and make the most out of whatever the day has brought us.”

PEVELY, MO (June 20, 2025) – Entering the weekend, Bobby Pierce had done everything at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park except win with the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

He made his second start with the Series at Pevely in 2010 at just 13 years of age. He’s gone to Victory Lane with the DIRTcar Summer Nationals, the MARS Late Model Championship and in local competition. And on Friday night, the “Smooth Operator” led all 40 laps of the opening night of the St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff to round out his resume at I-55.

After winning his Heat Race and drawing the outside of the front row, Pierce got out in front and looked to be on his way to his fifth World of Outlaws win of the year early on. The gap to Bilstein Pole Award winner Cade Dillard was over a second three laps in, and traffic didn’t seem to slow the No. 32 down a bit.

While Dillard was unable to mount a challenge on the leader, the same couldn’t be said for Ryan Gustin. The Todd Cooney Motorsports pilot rode third in the opening portion of the race before sliding around Dillard and into second at the halfway point. By then, Pierce was out front by two seconds, and the margin grew to as large as four seconds 24 laps in. But with the laps winding down, Gustin turned on the afterburners.

His deficit to the points leader went from four seconds to less than a second in six laps. Gustin’s first World of Outlaws win since March was within reach, and he used every inch of the racing surface looking for a way by. Gustin was momentarily side-by-side with Pierce for the lead, but Pierce managed to keep Gustin at bay.

But just when it seemed like Gustin’s opportunity to make a move had evaporated, Tristan Chamberlain went around in Turn 3 to reset the field for a two-lap sprint to the checkered flag. Pierce would not be denied though, as he took advantage of the clean track to drive away to the 18th overall Late Model victory of his incredible 2025 season.

“I was nervous, but I was pretty nervous before the caution came out too,” Pierce said. “I didn’t know where to go, I saw Ryan under me there right before that caution came out. I tried to get back to the bottom quickly and we did. It was a tough racetrack, very tricky to drive. I didn’t know, sometimes being in the lead, it’s tough.”

Gustin may have planned on settling for second after watching Pierce drive away on the restart, but lurking behind him was the No. 9M of Tim McCreadie. The pair battled side-by-side for the last two circuits, with McCreadie beating Gustin to the line in a drag race off Turn 4 for the runner-up spot and his third podium in the last four Series races.

“I was just hoping that everybody would get up on the lip,” McCreadie said. “I was making good time around the hub as long as I kept my left side in that strip of brown, it couldn’t have been more than a foot and a half. As long as I kept my left-rear in it, it just drug me right through there with good traction.”

Despite losing the second spot at the last moment, Gustin’s third-place run kept his string of momentum rolling after a Summer Nationals win at Davenport Speedway earlier in the week and ensured he stayed competitive in the World of Outlaws title chase.

“Hopefully we can gain a few points on Nick [Hoffman], but obviously Bobby, he’s the one to beat right now hands down,” Gustin said. “I’ve got a little work to do to beat him. We had him kind of set up, I showed him the bottom there and then he peeled off the cushion. Felt like we finally got him where we wanted him and then the caution came out. It is what it is, we’ll just keep working on this thing to get it a little bit better and hopefully we can finish a couple spots better tomorrow.”

Jason Feger came home fourth for his best World of Outlaws result of the year while Ashton Winger drove from 20th to fifth to round out the top five and collect the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

RACE NOTES:

Dennis Erb Jr. set the Dirt King Simulators Fastest Hot Lap.

Brian Shirley won the Simpson Quick Time Award.

Cade Dillard won Real American Beer Heat 1.

Tim McCreadie won STAKT Products Heat 2.

Drake Troutman won Keyser Manufacturing Heat 3.

Jason Feger won Jarrett Rifles Heat 4.

Ryan Gustin won Real American Beer Heat 5.

Bobby Pierce won Real American Beer Heat 6.

Shannon Babb and Ashton Winger won the Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns.

Cade Dillard won the Bilstein Pole Award.

Ashton Winger won the FOX Factory Hard Charger Award.

Drake Troutman was the MD3 Rookie of the Race.

Tim McCreadie won the WELD Racing Second-Place Finisher Award.

Jason Feger was the ARP Fourth-Place Finisher.

Ashton Winger was the MSD Fifth-Place Finisher.

Tanner English was the Swift Springs Sixth-Place Finisher.

Dennis Erb Jr. was the VP Racing Fuels Eighth-Place Finisher.

Dillon McCowan was the Lifeline USA Ninth-Place Finisher.

Drake Troutman was the COMP Cams 10th-Place Finisher.

Dustin Sorensen was the Cometic Gaskets 12th-Place Finisher.

UP NEXT: The St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff concludes on Saturday night featuring another battle between the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and the DIRTcar Summer Nationals alongside the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota and the DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals. Get your tickets now by clicking here.

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

Feature (40 Laps): 1. 32-Bobby Pierce[2]; 2. 9M-Tim McCreadie[5]; 3. 19R-Ryan Gustin[4]; 4. 25F-Jason Feger[3]; 5. 12-Ashton Winger[20]; 6. 96-Tanner English[10]; 7. 9-Nick Hoffman[11]; 8. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[9]; 9. 75-Dillon McCowan[17]; 10. 22*-Drake Troutman[6]; 11. 24-Ryan Unzicker[14]; 12. 19-Dustin Sorensen[18]; 13. 1-Tyler Erb[8]; 14. 49-Jake Timm[27]; 15. 40B-Kyle Bronson[25]; 16. 2-Cody Overton[23]; 17. 20TC-Tristan Chamberlain[13]; 18. 33-Mike Harrison[21]; 19. B1-Brent Larson[28]; 20. 09-Michael Leach[12]; 21. 74X-Ethan Dotson[24]; 22. 28B-Carson Brown[15]; 23. 3S-Brian Shirley[7]; 24. 97-Cade Dillard[1]; 25. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[26]; 26. 11H-Jeff Herzog[22]; 27. 5-Mark Whitener[16]; 28. 18-Shannon Babb[19]

Missouri’s Treb Jacoby Scores Home State Win at I-55

PEVELY, MO (June 20, 2025) – Treb Jacoby knew the first DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals Feature during the World of Outlaws St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff was his to lose.

He was in his home state – Missouri – at his home track – I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park – with a car he’d already brought to Victory Lane with the Series last week. And, he found himself on the pole of the 25-lap Feature due to being quickest in his Qualifying group, and the night’s Heat Races being scrapped due to excessive temperatures delaying the program.

While he’d won at the track during weekly competition, he’d never won there with a national tour. Jacoby was eager to change that.

When the green flag dropped, he launched ahead of the field and raced in his own zip code. By Lap 3, he already had a 1.3-second lead over the field. By Lap 10, it was nearly a two-second lead.

The race was his to lose. However, with every lap, Ethan Dotson was putting himself in a position to help him lose it.

The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision rookie, driving a car that had won the night before, was up to fourth from sixth on Lap 10, and a restart at the halfway point helped him jump to second.

That didn’t shake Jacoby, though. He continued his march and maintained a straightaway lead.

Dotson got one last shot at the white and pink No. J82 car on a restart with three laps to go. But like every other restart, no one could keep up with Jacoby.

He scored his second career Summit Modified Nationals win and first national win at home.

“I think when they decided not to do the Heat Races, I don’t want to say it played into our favor, but we’re here every Saturday, it’s our home track,” said Jacoby, of O’fallon, MO. “This is only my third Feature win here, we’ve come here every week for the last 12 years, so that’s a good track record… But, I want to thank everyone here that came to help tonight.”

UP NEXT: The DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals return to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park for the World of Outlaws St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff finale on Saturday, June 21. For tickets, click here.

If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch the entire event live on DIRTVision.

RESULTS:
Feature (25 Laps): 1. J82-Treb Jacoby[2]; 2. 5-Ethan Dotson[6]; 3. 777-Trevor Neville[13]; 4. 22-Josh Harris[3]; 5. 66-Cole Falloway[5]; 6. 14-CJ Springer[1]; 7. 14C-Rick Conoyer[12]; 8. 13-Charlie Mefford[11]; 9. 36-Kenny Wallace[9]; 10. 0X-Steve Picou[4]; 11. 51-Timmy Hill[15]; 12. 45H-Chase Holland[21]; 13. 98-Joshua Hawkins[16]; 14. 24S-Jacob Steinkoenig[7]; 15. 8A-Austin Holcombe[8]; 16. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[14]; 17. 23-Dylan Sharp[19]; 18. 75-Daniel Adam[23]; 19. 23B-Ethan Boomsma[24]; 20. 10X-Jim Black[20]; 21. 17V-Mike Vanderiet Jr[22]; 22. 5S-Owen Steinkoenig[18]; 23. 24H-Mike Harrison[17]; 24. 18L-Michael Long[10]

PEVELY, MO (June 20, 2025) – Cannon McIntosh has kept the winning momentum rolling forward.

The reigning Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota champion had to work from a seventh-place starting spot to score his third Feature win in the last four Series races of 2025.

2022 Series champion Zach Daum and rookie Michael Faccinto led the field to the green flag, with Daum taking the lead by running his familiar bottom lane of the track.

While the majority of drivers followed Daum on the bottom, few drivers found speed on the cushion of the track to chase down the leaders. The first driver to take the high lane was McIntosh, who made easy work of it with speed off the corners to pass by Sarff for third place on Lap 4, Faccinto for second on Lap 5, and then Daum for the lead on Lap 6.

Daum fought back on the bottom lane, but could not match Cannon’s pace and surrendered the lead to the Mobil 1 No. 71K Midget.

The Bixby, OK driver did not peel off from the top side once he began to use it, which helped him extend the lead. At the same time, the field behind him lost valuable time through jostling positions in the second half of the 20-lap Feature, with Sarff moving to second place and Gavin Miller following McIntosh on the cushion for third.

As McIntosh drew a 3.5-second lead over the field at the sight of the twin checkered flags, he solidified his 14th career Xtreme Outlaw Midgets win, and his second at the Pevely, MO facility.

“We all kind of followed in line on the bottom, obviously being the short way around,” McIntosh said. “I think there was an okay amount of moisture down there, but not a lot. I was aware of that and could see there was something on the top. I didn’t know exactly what with running in fourth, and you don’t have much to lose there.

“I was trying to be the first guy to get up there, and fortunately, I was. I think by the time I had enough momentum once it got going, it was really good. I had seen Sarff slide up, but we had enough speed to clear them. It’s hats off to the track crew and this whole Mobil 1 KKM team.”

Sarff finished the night in second place after going outside of his comfort zone to ride the cushion towards his result at I-55.

“I never dreamed that I was going to be up there, honestly,” Sarff said. “I was glad that Cannon showed that, so it made for a decent race to watch. I’m just kind of bummed we didn’t find that first, but I guess that’s just part of it. So hopefully, tomorrow ends up being somewhat similar.”

Miller wrapped the night with his fifth podium in the last six races, but continues to seek his first Series win of the 2025 campaign.

“From the beginning, I knew it was going to be good around the top,” Miller said. “I was hoping there was just a stretch of green flag laps so I could build my momentum. There were a lot of guys that moved towards the top that got us all jumbled up, and I was a little stuck. 

“Once (Cannon and Karter) got to the top, it became really hard to pass. It’s kind of hard to tell what tomorrow’s gonna look like, but getting those laps around the top and being comfortable definitely helps us out.”

Series points leader Jacob Denney finished fourth, and Daum ended the night with a top-five finish.

RECAP NOTES:

Smith Titanium Quick Time Award: Karter Sarff

Toyota Heat 1: Joe Wirth

CASM Safety Products Heat 2: Colton Robinson

TJ Forged Heat 3: Chase McDermand

High-Point Driver: Chase McDermand

Summit Racing Equipment Hard Charger: Cannon McIntosh (+6)

Honest Abe Roofing 16th Place Finisher: Lance Bennett

Up Next: The Xtreme Outlaw Midgets join the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision, DIRTcar Summer Nationals, and the Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals once more at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park for the St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff on Saturday, June 21.

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

Feature (20 Laps): 1. 71K-Cannon McIntosh[7]; 2. 21K-Karter Sarff[5]; 3. 97-Gavin Miller[8]; 4. 67-Jacob Denney[10]; 5. 97D-Zach Daum[1]; 6. 5U-Michael Faccinto[2]; 7. 40-Chase McDermand[6]; 8. 77W-Joe Wirth[3]; 9. 67K-Colton Robinson[4]; 10. 9U-Kameron Key[9]; 11. 56E-Tyler Edwards[15]; 12. 51-Zach Boden[12]; 13. 50-Daniel Adler[16]; 14. 94-Hayden Wise[11]; 15. 00-Brecken Reese[13]; 16. 91-Lance Bennett[17]; 17. 44-Branigan Roark[18]; 18. 56X-Mark Chisholm[23]; 19. 98K-Brandon Carr[14]; 20. 22G-Myles Tomlinson[25]; 21. 7-Shannon McQueen[22]; 22. 19-Jacob McFarlin[21]; 23. 2D-Luke Icke[24]; 24. O5-Alex Midkiff[20]; 25. 72-Alex Karpowicz[19]

The “North Pole Nightmare” banks $20,000 and positions himself favorably to go after a quarter of a million dollars on Saturday

BRANDON, SD (June 20, 2025) – What’s the best way for a race car driver to get over the pain of finishing second? Winning, of course.

Bill Balog suffered a tough to swallow runner-up finish on Thursday at Huset’s Speedway. With $100,000 on the line, Balog led more than half of the race before Michael “Buddy” Kofoid snatched victory away late. Balog was forced to watch as Kofoid celebrated a six-figure Huset’s Hustle score.

A chance at redemption was served only a day later as Friday shifted the scene to the BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards prelim. A strong Qualifying and Heat Race effort sent the “North Pole Nightmare” to the redraw where he pulled the two to line up on the front row of the 35-lap, $20,000-to-win main event.

Polesitter Garet Williamson led the first circuit, but Balog was all over him. Then on Lap 2, Balog nailed the cushion and drove around the Fischer Motorsports No. 23 to claim the lead. Williamson hung around with Balog as he refused to give up a shot at his first career World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory easily.

Balog finally managed to pull ahead nearing the halfway point. Traffic made things interesting in the green-to-checkered Feature as Williamson closed back in late, but ultimately nobody had anything for Balog. The Hartland, WI resident held on for his second win of 2025. Redemption: secured.

“This is another wore out motor, but it runs really good,” Balog said. “I just probably put a couple nights on it buzzing it there. It was good. We made a couple little tweaks to the car. I think we ran probably a little different gear. We were really good. This is just awesome.”

The night gave Balog his third career triumph with The Greatest Show on Dirt to go along with his 2016 win at Wisconsin’s Beaver Dam Raceway and the one earlier this season at Eastaboga, AL’s Talladega Short Track. He becomes the eighth different driver in 2025 with multiple World of Outlaws scores.

But beyond the statistics, the most important number is where he stands in points heading into Saturday’s $250,000-to-win Huset’s High Bank Nationals finale. Balog is atop the table, putting him on the pole of the first Heat. If he can win that Heat Race, he’ll guarantee himself a front row starting spot for the main event that’s set to equal the largest winner’s share in Series history.

The driver who finished behind Balog is also the one who trails him by a spot in points, Buddy Kofoid. The Penngrove, CA native had speed all night again with the Roth Motorsports crew and swiped the runner-up position on the final lap. Kofoid set himself up nicely to have a shot at a second six-figure payday this week on Saturday.

“Good points night again,” Kofoid said. “Really happy for Bill. He’s really, really good here. Happy for that whole team. I would’ve liked to be a spot better, but obviously now the big picture is tomorrow.”

Garet Williamson held on to the final podium position, equaling his career best finish with the World of Outlaws. The Fischer Motorsports driver felt he had the speed to contend for a win but simply made a couple wrong moves early that allowed Balog to control the race and ultimately go on to victory. Williamson will enter Saturday third in points and on the pole of a Heat Race.

“I probably should’ve just moved up a little sooner,” Williamson said. “The track obviously had the rework, and I just thought the bottom would stay around a little bit longer, and I felt really good down there. I probably stayed down there a lap or two too long. I saw Bill and thought I could drive across, but he just got such a good run out of (Turn) 2 and was able to turn down. Then we got to lapped traffic, and I feel like I paced him great. I had one shot at him down here in (Turn) 1, and I kind of wished I just pulled the trigger and drove it all the way across and got to racing with him again, but congrats to Bill.”

David Gravel and Sheldon Haudenschild completed the top five.

Haudenschild wheeled his way from 13th to fifth for the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

Kerry Madsen earned the Simpson Quick Time Award in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to Logan Schuchart (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Brad Sweet (Real American Beer Heat Two), Conner Morrell (WIX Filters Heat Three), Hunter Schuerenberg (TheGreatestStoreonDirt.com Heat Four), Christopher Thram (Toyota Heat Five), and Tyler Courtney (NOS Energy Drink Heat Six).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Garet Williamson.

Brady Bacon won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Conner Morrell.

UP NEXT: The BillionAuto.com Huset’s High Bank Nationals presented by Menards finale on Saturday, June 21 presents the highest payday of the 2025 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season as the winner is taking home $250,000. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 17B-Bill Balog[2]; 2. 83-Michael Kofoid[3]; 3. 23-Garet Williamson[1]; 4. 2-David Gravel[5]; 5. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[13]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[8]; 7. 18-Giovanni Scelzi[4]; 8. 10-Ryan Timms[16]; 9. 7BC-Tyler Courtney[10]; 10. 49-Brad Sweet[9]; 11. 24T-Christopher Thram[6]; 12. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[14]; 13. 9R-Chase Randall[7]; 14. 41-Carson Macedo[22]; 15. 1A-Ashton Torgerson[17]; 16. 2C-Cole Macedo[12]; 17. 55V-Kerry Madsen[15]; 18. 21H-Brady Bacon[21]; 19. 2KS-Ian Madsen[18]; 20. 15-Donny Schatz[23]; 21. 39M-Anthony Macri[19]; 22. 21-Brian Brown[24]; 23. 28M-Conner Morrell[11]; 24. 16-Riley Goodno[20]

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(6/20/25 – Andrew Kunas) Burlington, WA …  The second night of the Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway delivered a finish as thrilling as the first, as Justin Sanders got his fourth NARC sprint car victory of the season Friday night with a last lap pass to get the $10,000 win.

The reigning NARC “King of the West” champion started the 30-lap feature inside the second row and ran in third place for most of the race, while Washington sprint car great Jason Solwold led the opening six laps from the pole position. A bobble by Solwold exiting Turn 4 on the seventh circuit allowed Australian star James McFadden to get by to take the lead.

McFadden, who started fourth, led from there and encountered traffic at times before timely cautions would clear the track for him. In one instance, Solwold was able to challenge McFadden and nearly passed him, but McFadden held on to the top spot. In the closing laps, Sanders found a groove, making the pass around Solwold for second with just three laps left. He then immediately went after Sanders.

Coming around Turns 3 and 4, Sanders made the bottom of the track work, getting a run down the front stretch at the white flag. McFadden went low in Turns 1 and 2, but Sanders went top side and drove around him to take the lead entering the back stretch on the final lap. McFadden tried to run low into Turn 3, but Sanders barely slammed the door shut as they entered the turn, and McFadden couldn’t find a way back by as Sanders took the victory in front of a thrilled Skagit Speedway crowd.

“I think the bottom was going away in 1 and 2. Solwold got to James and got him searching, and I think it slowed up enough up there and I just airmailed it up top in 1 and 2,” Sanders said. “I’m out of breath. I drove that thing as hard as I could. I just kinda put something together in those last five laps and like I said I just drove it as hard as I could. I’m in awe that I pulled that off.”

Sanders, the 2023 Dirt Cup winner, again praised his team, including owner Demo Mittry. This continued the strong run Sanders had been on recently aboard the Yuba Sutter Aviation-sponsored Mittry Motorsports No. 2x Fisher-powered KPC after a roller coaster spring. In the last couple of weeks, Sanders won the David Tarter Memorial at Silver Dollar Speedway on June 7th, then finished Top 10 each night in NARC’s Fastest Five Days in Motorsports last week, including three podium runs, and then getting fourth in the Thursday Dirt Cup preliminary before scoring the Friday victory. With the win, Sanders was fourth in overall points after the two preliminary nights in the special Dirt Cup points format and locked himself in Saturday’s pole shuffle.

McFadden, while disappointed with letting one slip away, still had a strong bounce back night after getting upside down twice in Thursday’s main event, taking second place aboard the American Rock & Rent-sponsored Tarlton Motorsports No. 21t Kistler-powered Maxim. This continued his overall strong performance since jumping into that car over a week over, having won four of the five races in the Fastest Five Days.

Tanner Holmes came from the tenth starting position and moved into the Top 5 as the race progressed. He eventually was in fourth place and in the last laps got Solwold to finish third aboard the Legacy Builder Supply-sponsored Holmes Racing No. 18t Rider-powered Triple X. After his fifth place run on Thursday and being second overall in points after the two preliminary nights, Holmes also locked himself into Saturday’s pole shuffle.

Solwold, the many-time Skagit Speedway champion and former World of Outlaws feature winner, finished fourth aboard the KarMart USA-sponsored Shaylen Raye Motorsports No. 18 Parker-powered Triple X. Joel Meyers Jr finished fifth aboard the Dirt Dudes Excavating-sponsored Willie Kahne No. 4 Shaver-powered Triple X.

Trey Starks came from 12th to finish sixth and was top overall in the Dirt Cup points, and locking into the pole shuffle as a result. Coming from 15th to finish seventh, Shane Golobic also locked into the shuffle. Jesse Schlotfeldt came from 16th to finish eighth, followed by Scott Bogucki. Landon Brooks came out of the B-Main and advanced 13 positions from 23rd to finish tenth and earn the Williams Roofing Hard Charger Award.

Dominic Gorden won the Winters Performance Last Chance Qualifier, taking Justin Peck, Brooks and Dominic Scelzi with him to the Friday preliminary main event. Luke Didiuk won the C-Feature.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Camden Robustelli, Justin Youngquist, Gorden, Cam Smith and Brent Marks. Jesse Schlotfeldt paced the 44-car field in Automotive Racing Products Qualifying, touring the 3/10-mile clay oval in 11.250 seconds.

The 53rd Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup concludes Saturday with the main event paying $100,026 to win. Points from Thursday and Friday will be combined to largely set up lineups for Saturday’s races. Starks, Holmes, Golobic and Sanders are locked into the pole shuffle and will be joined by the winners of the four qualifier races.

Hoosier Racing Tires Feature (30 laps): 1. 2x Justin Sanders (3), 2. 21t James McFadden (4), 3. 18t Tanner Holmes (10), 4. 18 Jason Solwold (1), 5. 4 Joel Meyers Jr (7), 6. 55 Trey Starks (12), 7. 17w Shane Golobic (15), 8. 21 Jesse Schlotfeldt (16), 9. 78 Scott Bogucki (11), 10. 21L Landon Brooks (23), 11. 88n D.J. Netto (9), 12. 26f Eric Fisher (2), 13. 19 Brent Marks (13), 14. 121 Caeden Steele (17), 15. 95 Justin Youngquist (20), 16. 1c Colton Heath (8), 17. 21p Robbie Price (6), 18. 42 Sye Lynch (14), 19. 24d Danny Sams III (19), 20. 10 Dominic Gorden (21), 21. 41 Dominic Scelzi (24), 22. 35km Tyler Thompson (18), 23. 26 Justin Peck (22), 24. 2xm Max Mittry (5).

METTEC Titanium Lap Leaders: Jason Solwold 1-6, James McFadden 7-29, Justin Sanders 30

Williams Roofing Hard Charger: 21L Landon Brooks, 23rd to 10th (+13)

Automotive Racing Products Fast Qualifier (44 cars): 21 Jesse Schlotfeldt, 11.250 seconds

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Heat 1 (10 laps): 1. 27c Camden Robustelli, 2., 18t Tanner Holmes, 3. 21L Landon Brooks, 4. 21 Jesse Schlotfeldt, 5. 24d Danny Sams III, 6. 1m Mike Brown, 7. 1c Colton Heath, 8. 15 Nick Parker, 9. 95r Dan Reynold.

Kimo’s Tropical Carwash Heat 2 (10 laps): 1. 95 Justin Youngquist, 2. 7b Sean Becker, 3. 4 Joel Meyers Jr, 4. 121 Caeden Steele, 5. 14 Mariah Ede, 6. 42 Sye Lynch, 21p 7. Robbie Price, 8. 77 Levi Klatt, 9. 0 Ashleigh Johnson.

WEDG High Performance Karts Heat 3 (10 laps): 1. 10 Dominic Gorden, 2. 2k Gauge Garcia, 3. 17w Shane Golobic, 4. 78 Scott Bogucki, 5. 9a Luke Didiuk, 6. 26f Eric Fisher, 7. 91 Chase Goetz, 8. 24 Tyler Anderson, 9. 29k Levi Kuntz.

Winters Performance Heat 4 (10 laps): 1. 17 Cam Smith, 2. 18 Jason Solwold, 3. 21t James McFadden, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 45 Cory Eliason, 6. 2xm Max Mittry, 7. 88n D.J. Netto, 8. 17c Chris Bullock, 9. 09 Greg Otis

Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Heat 5 (10 laps): 1. 19 Brent Marks, 2. 35km Tyler Thompson, 3. 2x Justin Sanders, 4. 26 Justin Peck, 5. 55 Trey Starks, 6. 51 Dustin Gehring, 7. 29 Bud Kaeding, DQ’d – 94TH Braden Chiaramonte (finished 1st, did not scale).

C-Feature (10 laps): 1. 9a Luke Didiuk, 2. 09 Greg Otis, 3. 94TH Braden Chiaramonte, 4. 29k Levi Kuntz, 5. 0 Ashleigh Johnson, 6. 17c Chris Bullock, 7. 51 Dustin Gehring, 8. 95r Dan Reynold. First four finishers transfer to B-Feature. Johnson and Bullock also transfer due to scratches.

Winters Performance Last Chance Qualifier (15 laps): 1. 10 Dominic Gorden, 2. 26 Justin Peck, 3. 21L Landon Brooks, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 91 Chase Goetz, 6. 17 Cam Smith, 7. 45 Cory Eliason, 8. 2k Gauge Garcia, 9. 27c Camden Robustelli, 10. 77 Levi Klatt, 11. 94TH Braden Chiaramonte, 12. 14 Mariah Ede, 13. 7b Sean Becker, 14. 15 Nick Parker, 15. 9a Luke Didiuk, 16. 29k Levi Kuntz, 17. 1m Mike Brown, 18. 0 Ashleigh Johnson, 19. 17c Chris Bullock, 20. 09 Greg Otis, DNS – 24 Tyler Anderson, 29 Bud Kaeding. First four finishers transfer to A-Feature.

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMRRoad America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Friday Practice Report June 20, 2025 Defending race winner Will Power in the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, was the quickest of the five Team Chevy drivers in the top seven on the timesheet during Friday practice in preparation for the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR. Power’s 105.1795-second lap was the third best on the 4.014-mile, 14-turn Road America road course. His teammates Josef Newgarden in the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet and Scott McLaughlin in the No. 3 XPEL Team Penske Chevrolet, along with Christian Lundgaard in the No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet and David Malukas in the No. 4 Clarience Technologies/A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet joined Power. A late red flag interrupted drivers on the preferred Alternate Firestone Firehawk Tires (Reds) during qualifying simulations, leaving a portion of the field with question marks headed into qualifying on Saturday afternoon. Team Chevy drivers were quick on the critical long straightaways leading to the two best passing zones on the undulating and wooded circuit.Malukas, at 186.075 mph, was the quickest in the speed trap on the long downhill run to Turn 5, with Chevrolet-powered drivers holding four of the top five speeds. McLaughlin, at 188.475mph, was the quickest through Kettle Bottoms and the speed trap approaching Turn 12, with Chevrolet-powered drivers holding the top five speeds.The Team Chevy drivers and teams will practice one more time at 10 am (Central), before qualifying at 1:30 pm on Saturday.

TUNE IN ALERT SaturdayNTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #2 – 11am (ET)/10am (CT)/9am (MT)/8am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 2:30pm (ET)/1:30pm (CT)/12:30pm (MT)/11:30am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warm Up – 10am (ET)/9am (CT)/8am (MT)/7am (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Presented by AMR (55 laps) – 1:30pm (ET)/12:30pm (CT)/11:30am (MT)/10:30am (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 NTT INDYCAR SERIES FRIDAY PRACTICE RESULTS FROM ROAD AMERICA:

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (Quotes): ARROW MCLAREN Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet: “It was a bummer we didn’t get a real run on Firestone Alternates. It’s obviously not ideal going into Qualifying tomorrow, but I think the car is somewhat in the window. We know what the issues are so now, we’re just trying to see what the best solution is.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet: “That was a positive start to the weekend, and it feels good to say that. We started comfortable and quick right out of the gate. We were solid on both tires, and it was a smooth session with no issues as we get back to another place I’ve raced in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Overall, I’m just feeling comfortable and back at home because I love Road America; it’s one of my favorites. It’s nice to roll off strong.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet:“Good practice here in Road America. We were pretty fast straight out of the gate, and we kind of carried that momentum throughout the session. So far, a very positive start, and it gives us a good foundation to build on. Going into Practice 2, it’s all about what do we really need, weighing the pros and cons, what do we need to sacrifice and what we need to improve. I think we’re in a good spot right now. We’ll take our time overnight and figure it out properly.” TEAM PENSKE Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 DEX Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet: “It was good to see how the hybrid reacted here as the last track – at least until next year – where we haven’t used it. Everything seemed good to go there. Really want to get a win here for XPEL and Chevy. I think all Chevy drivers are chomping at the bit to get that done. Road America is as good a place as any for that.”Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet: “Yeah it was definitely nice to come here after last weekend and continue to have speed in the Verizon Chevy. We’ve had speed all year and it feels like this could be the weekend where it all comes together. Lots to do between now and then and the heat is only going to rise. Qualifying is always important here as well so we need to get a solid starting spot tomorrow and go from there.”

Josef NewgardenPress Conference THE MODERATOR: Wrapping up today’s practice session, currently joined by Josef Newgarden, two-time winner here at Road America, runner-up finish last year. What did you learn in that practice session? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It’s going to be hot, for sure. I don’t know how you can really prepare much more for that other than it’s just going to be what it’s going to be. Yeah, I mean, hybrid obviously compared to last year, trying to understand the weight difference. A little bit more of a lap time loss at this track relative to others because of the distance. You’re going to see a little more lap time loss, a second and a half to last year’s would be my guess. Just trying to understand the traits of the car, what we need to do with the tires. It’s going to be hot. I said that again, but trying to understand not just from a personal standpoint but how the car reacts. The temperature is going to be a big deal. It’s normally never this sort of temperature around this place. That will be the tricky part to get right. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions. Q. In the past different hot venues, INDYCAR had the aeroscreen. Anything that can be done or has been done to make it more effective to make it more comfortable for y’all in the car? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I mean, it’s fine. It’s fine the way it is. We got cool suits, all sorts of stuff. I don’t think they need to do much more. Q. Anything you felt you were missing, corner or two corners, something you were missing a little bit at all? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Not really. There’s always something to improve. I felt like our (indiscernible) lap wasn’t the best. If I could have done a better lap… Other than that, the car was in a pretty good window. Happy to start out. Q. You feel as good as you did a week ago? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I feel better. Q. All your workouts and… JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Feel even better, Bob (smiling). Q. Having a good practice after last week, is that… JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I don’t think it matters, no. Q. We saw some of the hybrids were overheating like at Thermal and stuff. Will the heat impact that at all? Is it impacting performance? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I think that’s a good question for all of us to understand this weekend. Obviously, like you said, Thermal, there was some mitigation that had to happen there. We don’t want to see that. It’s a big performance loss, especially around this track because of the long straights. I think there’s unknowns with how high the temperature is going to get. We feel comfortable that we have enough room, but you never know until you actually go through it. It is a question mark in front of us right now that we’re trying to make sure we have covered. Q. About last week, there was some question about whether the yellow should have come out earlier. Did you talk to anybody at INDYCAR about that? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: I didn’t. It’s just bad timing. Wrong place, wrong time. So, you know, that happens. In the wrong spot at the wrong moment. Q. That’s not your first big crash. What is it like to try to move on, put that behind you? Scary experience. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Not really. I mean, it sucked. I was like, Oh, this… But the only thing you’re thinking about is that race is done. Other than that, I’m happy to be back at the track. I don’t know. It’s kind of awesome to smoke a car into the wall and then come back and race at Road America. I love it. I’m happy to be here. Q. Do you have any vantage at all of Louis’ car until you pop around Palou? Seemed like you might have been so focused on Palou, there was no way to see his car there at all. JOSEF NEWGARDEN: Yeah, I didn’t see him. I didn’t see him come across the track. I saw Louis up against the wall as I was exiting four. This is happening in like a couple seconds, right? Wasn’t really focused on him. I went through three. As we’re getting out of four, I was trying to make a move on Palou. I was actually going to try to go underneath him. When I was making that move off of four, I could see that Louis was sort of there, but it was still green. I didn’t see Louis until Palou went right. As soon as he went right, then I saw him coming across the track. I thought just… There wasn’t much else to do. If I go right, I was going to go into Palou. I had a big jump of speed on him. He had the advantage of seeing him before I did. Yeah, just bad timing. Really bad timing. Q. What is it about this place that you feel like you enjoy so much or really is great for your driving style? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: This is such a marquee INDYCAR track. If you want to go to a place to see what an INDYCAR can do, it’s like IMS and Road America. This is the road course version of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to me. It’s got everything you want: huge straightaway, big high-speed corners, good brake zones, really good race-ability. It’s, like, awesome when you show up here. This is where you want to race in INDYCAR. I love that about the place. I think it suits my style. I always like high-speed stuff. We always have great cars here, have for the last 10 years. Makes a big difference. Q. I think all but two of the races here have been won from the top five spots on the grid. Something like 15 cars within a second here in first practice. How much is the race going to be won or lost tomorrow? JOSEF NEWGARDEN: It doesn’t make a difference. I mean, you can’t ignore the statistics, right, that you’re speaking of, but I don’t think it’s won or lost just on Saturday. How many times have we seen in INDYCAR that you can make something happen from all the way in the back. It’s important. You want to start up front. But it’s not the end all, be all. First thing’s first. Let’s try and qualify well, to your point. It just makes our job easier on race day hopefully. I think we’ll be in a good spot. THE MODERATOR: Josef, thanks for coming over.

Chevrolet at Road America WINS Chevrolet Wins: 11 2024 – Will Power – Team Penske (photo above)2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2016 – Will Power – Team Penske1993 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1992 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Team Penske1991 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1990 – Michael Andretti – Newman Haas Racing1989 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1988 – Emerson Fittipaldi – Patrick Racing1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing POLES Chevrolet Poles: 13 2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2020 Race #2 – Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren2020 Race #1 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2017 – Helio Castroneves – Team Penske2016 – Will Power -Team Penske1993 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1992 – Paul Tracy – Team Penske1991 – Bob Rahal – Galles Racing1990 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1989 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1988 – Danny Sullivan – Team Penske1987 – Mario Andretti – Newman Haas Racing PODIUMS Chevrolet Podiums: 32 Chevrolet podiums at Road America by driver: Josef Newgarden (6), Will Power (5), Mario Andretti (3), Emerson Fittipaldi (3), Michael Andretti (2), Rick Mears (2), Pato O’Ward (2) Bob Rahal (2), Al Unser Jr. (2), Helio Castroneves (1), Tony Kanaan (1), Scott McLaughlin (1), Danny Sullivan (1), and Paul Tracy (1)Chevrolet podiums at Road America by team: Team Penske (19), Newman Haas Racing (5), Arrow McLaren (2), Galles Racing (2), Rahal Hogan Racing (2), Chip Ganassi Racing (1) and Patrick Racing (1) LAPS LED Chevrolet Laps Led: 688Chevrolet laps led at Road America by driver: Josef Newgarden (159), Will Power (81), Michael Andretti (79), Emerson Fittipaldi (76), Danny Sullivan (62), Paul Tracy (55), Mario Andretti (50), Pato O’Ward (43), Al Unser Jr. (24), Scott McLaughlin (18), Helio Castroneves (17), Max Chilton (7), Felix Rosenqvist (7), Kevin Magnussen (6), Oliver Askew (2), and Simon Pagenaud (2)Chevrolet laps led at Road America by team: Team Penske (435), Newman Haas Racing (129), Arrow McLaren (56), Patrick Racing (35) Galles Racing (24), Carlin (7), and Ed Carpenter Racing (2)

HISTORICAL INFORMATION Manufacturer history at Road America Wins – 35 11 — Chevrolet (2024, 2022, 2018, 2016, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)9 — Honda (2023, 2021, 2020 R2, 2020 R1, 2019, 2017, 2000, 1998, 1997)7 — Ford (2006, 2004, 2003, 1999, 1996, 1995, 1994)6 — Cosworth (2007, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982)2 — Toyota (2002, 2001) Earned Poles – 35 13 — Chevrolet (2021, 2020 R2, 2020 R1, 2018, 2017, 2016, 1993, 1992, 1991, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1987)7 — Ford (2006, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1995)6 — Cosworth (2007, 1986, 1985, 1984, 1983, 1982)6 — Honda (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2000, 1996)1 – Ilmor (1994)1 — Mercedes (1997)1 — Toyota (2002) INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturer Championships (since 1979) 21 – General Motors (Chevrolet and Oldsmobile combined)16 – Chevrolet (6 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 10 INDYCAR)10 – Honda (4 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 6 INDYCAR)9 – Cosworth (9 Championship Auto Racing Teams)5 – Oldsmobile (5 INDYCAR)2 – Ford (2 Championship Auto Racing Teams)2 – Toyota (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 1 INDYCAR)1 – Ilmor (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams)1 – Mercedes Benz (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams)

June 23, 2025 — WATKINS GLEN, NY

• #93 MMG Honda duo of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour win from pole
• #89 HART scores a top five finish with Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger

Honda returned to the top step of the podium at Watkins Glen International, as the #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR of Karl Wittmer and LP Montour claimed victory in the LP Building Solutions 120. The fifth round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season contained a great deal of action, with MMG ultimately putting on a triumphant showing.

The day prior, Montour secured the team’s second-consecutive pole position after teammate Wittmer did the same in the previous event in Mid-Ohio earlier this month. As the green flag waved, Montour held position and the team retained the lead for the first 29 laps of the race.

Though they briefly dropped back to fourth place shortly after the halfway mark following the team’s pit stop and driver change, once he took over for his stint, Wittmer was quick to move the Honda back up into the lead by lap 38.

While the race ultimately ended under a full caution, Wittmer took the checkered flag to bring home the win. MMG put on a dominant showing at Watkins Glen International, leading for a total of 49 laps throughout the 57-lap race.

MMG’s win contributed to a weekend sweep for Honda and Acura teams across IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and NTT INDYCAR SERIES—scoring pole position and victories in all three.

Out of the remaining Honda-powered entries, the #89 HART of Tyler Chambers and Chad Gilsinger finished fourth, recovering from contact from a competitor early in the race to score their third top-five result so far this season. The #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda of William Tally and Tim Lewis concluded the race in sixth.

LP Building Solutions 120 Honda Race Results

• Finished 1st – #93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR, Karl Wittmer, LP Montour
• Finished 4th – #89 HART Honda Civic Type R TCR, Tyler Chambers, Chad Gilsinger
• Finished 6th – #5 KMW Motorsports with TMR Engineering Honda Civic Type R TCR, William Tally, Tim Lewis

Quotes

Karl Wittmer (#93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR) Finished first: “That was incredible. We started off the weekend strong. All the sessions were well executed by everybody on the team. Our lap times remained competitive all the way through. When the green flag dropped, LP did a phenomenal stint and perfectly managed going through GS traffic. I jumped in, hit my fuel numbers and we all executed as planned. When good things happen, good outcomes come with it. I’m super pumped, and really happy with what we’ve achieved at HRC US and MMG.”

LP Montour (#93 MMG Honda Civic Type R TCR) Finished first: “I picked the perfect one to win. We did very well this weekend. We topped both practice sessions, qualified on pole, and led 90% of the race. MMG gave us a strong Honda. I think we had a great pit stop, I don’t know how the others were able to get out faster than us, but we were in the right place and Karl was able to fight back for the win. It’s special to get a win here before going to Canada for the next race. We’re just looking to keep that momentum going.”

Next
Honda will return for the sixth round of the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge season, the two-hour Canadian Tire Motorsport Park 120, on Saturday, July 12th at 1:20 PM ET.

CHEVROLET IN THE NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway Madison, IllinoisTeam Chevy Race Advance June 14-15, 2025   DETROIT (June 13, 2025) The Chevrolet-powered drivers and teams in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES get back to work after one weekend break for the eighth round of the year, a Sunday night short oval tilt on FOX under the lights at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500.  The 1.25-mile, egg-shaped oval, located directly across the Mississippi River from the St. Louis Arch in Madison, Illinois, has been a successful favorite for the Bowtie brand since the series returned in 2017.  Team Chevy drivers have won six of the nine races at Gateway since 2017, with Josef Newgarden, the driver of the No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet, driving to victory lane five times. Chevrolet-powered drivers have won seven of the eight (2018 qualifying was rained out) contested poles on the 1.25-mile oval, including the last two by Scott McLaughlin, the driver of the No. 3 DEX Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet. McLaughlin’s teammate, Will Power, at the wheel of the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, has won the pole on four occasions. Drivers wearing a Bowtie on their firesuits have climbed the podium 20 times, including 63% (17 of 27) of the possible podiums in the twin-turbo, 2.2L V6 era, locking out podiums in 2002, 2020 (Race #2) and 2021. The 2019 Gateway podium featured a pair of current Chevrolet team principals, Ed Carpenter (Ed Carpenter Racing) and Tony Kanaan (Arrow McLaren). Pato O’Ward, the driver of the No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, has finished on the podium in four of six races since 2020, trailing only Newgarden’s five podiums. A dozen drivers have led 1401 of 2184 laps (64.1%) since 2017, with Newgarden’s 599 laps the most of any driver. Power has led at least one lap in all nine NTT INDYCAR SERIES races at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway since 2017, the only driver to accomplish that impressive feat.  Leading the field to the green flag for Sunday night’s 325-mile-long Bommarito Automotive Group 500 will be the Corvette E-Ray, featuring eAWD capability, 655 horsepower and a lightning-fast 0 to 60mph time of 2.5 seconds. BOMMARITO AUTOMOTIVE GROUP 500 TUNE-IN-ALERT Saturday, June 14 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice #1 – 11:30am (ET)/10:30am (CT)/9:30am (MT)/ 8:30am (MT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Qualifying – 1pm (ET)/2pm (CT)/3pm (MT)/4pm (PT) – FS1/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218NTT INDYCAR SERIES Final Practice – 5:30pm (ET)/4:30pm (CT)/3:30pm (MT)/ 2:30pm (MT) – FS2/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218 Sunday, June 15NTT INDYCAR SERIES Bommarito Automotive Group 500 – 8pm (ET)/7pm  (CT)/6pm (MT)/5pm (PT) – FOX/INDYCAR Radio Network/SIRIUSXM 218

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING (QUOTES): A.J. FOYT RACING David Malukas, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet:“We’ve had really good results every single time except unfortunately last season [crashed with Will Power], but we’ve always been there. So, I think what it is with every race, you always want to try and get the best result and go for that win. But for me especially, I feel like I’ve been close, and I just want to get it done that one more step. Obviously, it’s going to be very hard and we’re going to have to get everything perfect, but, as long as we can get consistent results, I just want consistency for the second half of the season and start securing some good points for the team.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties Chevrolet:“Having a clean weekend will be very important. Assuming we have everything kind of set the way we did last year, we should be a contender to win. So that’d be the expectation this year.” ARROW MCLAREN Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet: “I’m feeling refreshed and ready to come back to a racetrack I’ve always enjoyed. Short ovals bring a different kind of intensity and World Wide Technology Raceway is the perfect mix of that. I’m looking forward to giving the fans the best show under the lights Sunday night, prime time on FOX.”  Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet: “World Wide Technology Raceway was where I had my best result last season, so I’m really looking forward to getting back on the short oval this weekend. It’s a place that suits my driving style, and I’m hoping we can use that to our advantage. Detroit was a tough one, but the goal now is to reset, learn from it and get back on the right track here with a strong result.” Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet:“I’m excited to go short oval racing for the first time in an Arrow McLaren Chevrolet. This team has been strong at short ovals in the past, so I’m looking forward to running with that package this weekend. We’re still in the fight for the championship, so time to get back out there and keep stacking up good results.” ED CARPENTER RACING Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Java House Chevrolet:“World Wide Technology Raceway is one of my favorite events on the calendar as the track does such a good job at putting on a show for the fans. It is going to be very exciting this year to go back to a proper night race on Sunday. I’ve had a lot of good experiences here in the past, so we should have a great opportunity for a strong result.” Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 ECR Splenda Chevrolet:“I’m really looking forward to my first NTT INDYCAR SERIES race at World Wide Technology Raceway this weekend. It’s a track where I’ve had success before in INDY NXT and I feel confident going in. The Splenda Chevrolet has been very strong the past couple of events and I’m excited to keep that going. Racing under the lights on primetime is going to be a special experience!” PREMA Robert Shwartzman, No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet:“St. Louis will be my second oval race and after the Indy 500 event I feel more confident with the car and the idea of racing on ovals. The Indy 500 was obviously very special and for my first time there achieving an incredible result in qualifying gives me a big boost for the upcoming oval races. This is certainly different and we have tested there earlier this season but I feel excited and look very much forward to it.” Callum Ilott, No, 90 PREMA Racing Chevrolet:“Looking forward to the first short oval of the season, we tested there with Robert earlier in the year and I think we found a good starting point. Obviously weather dependant, as it looks like there could be a little bit of rain on the weekend, I think we should be pretty strong. It’s quite nice to getting going again after a week off and I’m excited to get back to Gateway, a place I’ve always got a lot of potential at.” TEAM PENSKE Josef Newgarden, No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet: “Coming on the heels of a solid run in Detroit, it’ll be nice to get to St. Louis where we have been pretty successful over the years. It just feels like we haven’t been able to find our rhythm this year but we know it can turn quickly. We all want to get a win on the board for Chevrolet as well. The PPG Chevy team obviously knows what takes to win there and that is the goal this weekend.” Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 DEX Imaging Team Penske Chevrolet:  What about World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway suits him so well: “It’s probably the closest that you have on an oval or a short track oval that we have that we go to, kind of replicates a road course in some ways. Just fast, sweeping corners, turns three and four. One and two is tight and twisty. Down a couple gears using the brakes a little bit. That’s another thing, it’s very unusual to use a brake pedal on an oval in an INDYCAR. We do that every lap.I just really enjoy that. I enjoy that style of racing. Definitely started to come into my own a little bit. I got asked sort of last week do I enjoy ovals more. I have to say I do now. I think it’s like such a refreshing change for me in my career. Every time I go on an oval, I feel really confident, definitely feel like it’s my kettle of fish. I really enjoy that.  “But at the same time I’ve had a lot of people that I’ve learnt off through this time at the team that helped me along the way, got me comfortable, like Benny, my engineer. It’s all good.” On this year being under the lights: “I think it raced incredibly well last year – better than I thought in some ways. Especially how hot it was, whatnot. We’re always crying for a nighttime race. I think it’s really cool we’re doing it this year. It’s going to be great for what the cars look like, how the track races, as you said. I don’t know. I think we can get that second groove working really well. High line practice, the track takes the grip really well, too. Yeah, seemed to sort of make it work. “It’s a credit to Firestone, INDYCAR and the choices they make in terms of the aerodynamics and whatnot. Four or five years ago, it wasn’t quite like that. Definitely been improvements from the sporting side, but also us as drivers getting up there in the high line practice, doing it properly, clearing that second lane up. I think the key to any oval is getting that second lane working for us. That’s been an ideal thing the last few years.” Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet: “I’m excited for the fans that get to see us race under the lights on Sunday night. The night racing we have done in St. Louis has been some of the most exciting oval racing we’ve had over the years, and Team Penske has really been on top of our game on the ovals. The Verizon Chevy team has positioned itself inside the top five in points so if we can score a couple of wins here over the summer, hopefully we can make it an interesting race for the championship again.”

Chevrolet and General Motors at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway  WINS General Motors Wins: 8Chevrolet Wins: 7 2024 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2022 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2021 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2020 Race #2 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2018 – Will Power – Team Penske2017 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2002 – Gil de Ferran – Team Penske  Oldsmobile Wins: 12001 – Al Unser, Jr. – Galles Racing POLES General Motors Poles: 9Chevrolet Poles: 82024 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2023 – Scott McLaughlin – Team Penske2022 – Will Power – Team Penske2021 – Will Power – Team Penske2020 Race #1 – Will Power – Team Penske2019 – Josef Newgarden – Team Penske2017 – Will Power – Team Penske2002 – Gil de Ferran – Team Penske Oldsmobile Poles: 12001 – Sam Hornish – Panther Racing PODIUMS General Motors Podiums: 23Chevrolet Podiums 20Chevrolet driver podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Josef Newgarden (5), Pato O’Ward (4), Scott McLaughlin (3), Will Power (2), Alex Barron (1), Ed Carpenter (1), Helio Castroneves (1), Gil de Ferran (1), Tony Kanaan (1) and Simon Pagenaud (1)Chevrolet team podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway:  Team Penske (13), Arrow McLaren (4) A.J. Foyt Racing (1), Blair Racing (1), and Ed Carpenter Racing (1). Oldsmobile Podiums: 3Oldsmobile driver podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Mark Dismore (1), Sam Hornish (1) and Al Unser, Jr. (1). Oldsmobile team podiums at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Galles Racing (1), Kelley Racing (1), and Panther Racing (1) LAPS LED General Motors Laps Led: 1763Chevrolet Laps Led: 1598 Chevrolet laps led by driver at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Josef Newgarden (599), Will Power (450), Pato O’Ward (159), Helio Castroneves (137), Gil de Ferran (81), Scott McLaughlin (79), Alex Barron (29), Sebastien Bourdais (18), Simon Pagenaud (14), Alexander Rossi (12), Sting Ray Robb (8), Nolan Siegel (8), Felipe Giafone (2), Conor Daly (1), and Felix Rosenqvist (1) Chevrolet laps led by team at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Team Penske (1360), Arrow McLaren (180), Blair Racing (29), A.J. Foyt Racing (26), Mo Nunn Racing (2) and Carlin (1).  Oldsmobile Laps Led: 165Oldsmobile laps led by driver at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Sam Hornish (81), Al Unser, Jr. (75), Mark Dismore (8), and Airton Dare (1)Oldsmobile laps led by team at World Wide Technology Raceway At Gateway: Panther Racing (81), Galles Racing (75), Kelley Racing (8) and Team Xtreme (1)

HISTORICAL INFORMATION INDYCAR SERIES Manufacturer Championships (since 1979) 21 – General Motors (Chevrolet and Oldsmobile combined)16 – Chevrolet (6 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 10 INDYCAR)10 – Honda (4 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 6 INDYCAR)9 – Cosworth (9 Championship Auto Racing Teams)5 – Oldsmobile (5 INDYCAR)2 – Ford (2 Championship Auto Racing Teams)2 – Toyota (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams & 1 INDYCAR)1 – Ilmor (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams)1 – Mercedes Benz (1 Championship Auto Racing Teams)

6/12/25 – Andrew Kunas) Roseburg, OR …  James McFadden and the Tarlton Motorsports team may have just become one of the scariest combinations on the west coast, as McFadden came back from a false start penalty and worked his way towards a second straight win to start the Fastest Five Days in Motorsports, taking Thursday’s NARC 410 sprint car main event at the Douglas County Dirt Track.

McFadden, who started on the pole, fell back as far as fifth in the early going, coming after he was called for jumping the initial start, but found his groove as the race proceeded and began picking off the cars in front of him, eventually challenging Justin Sanders with nine laps to go. Getting his car wound up running the outside of the track, McFadden got a run off of Turn 4 as they completed the 22nd circuit and got inside of Sanders on the front stretch. McFadden threw a slider going into Turn 1, and Sanders tried to keep his speed up around the top of the race track, but couldn’t motor back by as McFadden got in front of him. Sanders had to check up and couldn’t turn his car back down, and McFadden had the lead.

After taking the lead on Lap 23, McFadden took off from there and won for the second straight night aboard the American Rock & Rent-sponsored Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 Kistler-powered Maxim. As he did Wednesday night at Southern Oregon Speedway, the Australian star celebrated with his patented “Shoey” celebration, drinking beer from a shoe atop his race car. He again praised the car field by Tom and Tommy Tarlton and the rest of the Tarlton Motorsports team.

“Hats off to my guys. It’s really tough jumping in a new car,” McFadden said. “You know the rules package in Australia is different than it is here, so to get as comfortable as I am straight away is pretty cool, so hats off to those guys, working so hard and giving me a car that’s great…Tom and Tommy Tarlton, their whole family.”

McFadden admitted to struggling in the first several laps, being upset with false start call at the beginning of the race, but gathered himself and changed up how he drove the car and where on the track, leading to his charge to the front.

McFadden had won at the Douglas County Dirt Track in last August’s High Limit Racing event, and added another win in Roseburg to his credit on Thursday. “It’s really cool to get a win here with High Limit, and now NARC.”

Sanders, after leading 14 laps, backed up his third place finish from Wednesday night with a runner-up aboard the Yuba Sutter Aviation-sponsored Mittry Motorsports No. 2x Fisher-powered KPC. This continued a run of strong finishes for the reigning NARC champion, as Sanders continues to work his way back toward the top of the point standings after his roller coaster of a spring earlier this season.

Dominic Scelzi, after finishing second on Wednesday, got his second straight podium finish to start the week as well, taking third aboard the Red Rose Transportation-sponsored Scelzi Enterprises No. 41 Kistler-powered Maxim. Landon Brooks, who led the first eight laps after starting second, eventually finished fourth aboard the Specified Pipe-sponsored Bates-Hamilton Racing No. 21L Kistler-powered Maxim. A night after flipping upside down, Tanner Holmes bounced back with a fifth place run in the Legacy Builder Supply-sponsored Holmes Racing No. 18t Rider-powered Triple X.

Sean Becker, in his first visit to the Roseburg, Oregon track, finished sixth, followed by Jesse Schlotfeldt, Bud Kaeding, Tyler Thompson and Dominic Gorden. Following an engine swap following qualifying, Gauge Garcia came from 22nd to finish 14th and earn the Williams Roofing Hard Charger nod for the second straight night.

Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Sanders, McFadden and Brooks, before McFadden won the Beacon Wealth Strategies trophy dash to secure the pole position.

Scelzi paced the 24-car field in qualifying with a time of 11.889 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval.

Hoosier Racing Tires Feature (30 laps): 1. 21 James McFadden (1), 2. 2x Justin Sanders (3), 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi (1), 4. 21L Landon Brooks (2), 5. 18t Tanner Holmes (5), 6. 7b Sean Becker (3), 7. 21s Jesse Schlotfeldt (7), 8. 29 Bud Kaeding (8), 9. 35km Tyler Thompson (14), 10. 10 Dominic Gorden (9), 11. 121 Caeden Steele (15), 12. 15 Nick Parker (13), 13. 77 Levi Klatt (16), 14. 2k Gauge Garcia (22), 15. 26 Billy Aton (11), 16. 14 Mariah Ede (24), 17. 551 Angelique Bell (21), 18. 12j John Clark (19), 19. 21p Robbie Price (13), 20. 2xm Max Mittry (12), 21. 27c Camden Robustelli (20), 22. 88n D.J. Netto (17), 23. 5k Blaine Cory (18), DNS – 22k Jake Wheeler.

METTEC Titanium Lap Leaders: Landon Brooks 1-8, Justin Sanders 9-22, James McFadden 23-30

Williams Roofing Hard Charger: 2k Gauge Garcia 22nd to 14th (+8)

Automotive Racing Products Fast Qualifier (24 cars): 41 Dominic Scelzi, 11.889 seconds

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 2x Justin Sanders, 2. 29 Bud Kaeding, 3. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 4. 2xm Max Mittry, 5. 35km Tyler Thompson, 6. 5k Blaine Cory, 7. 12j John Clark, DNS – 2k Gauge Garcia.

Kimo’s Tropical Car Wash Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 21 James McFadden, 2. 21s Jesse Schlotfeldt, 3. 26 Billy Aton, 4. 7b Sean Becker, 5. 15 Nick Parker, 6. 88n D.J. Netto, 7. 27c Camden Robustelli, 8. 22k Jake Wheeler.

WEDG High Performance Karts Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 21L Landon Brooks, 2. 10 Dominic Gorden, 3. 18t Tanner Holmes, 4. 21p Robbie Price, 5. 121 Caeden Steele, 6. 77 Levi Klatt, 7. 551 Angelique Bell, 8. 14 Mariah Ede.

Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash (6 laps): 1. 21 James McFadden, 2. 21L Landon Brooks, 3. 7b Sean Becker, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 2x Justin Sanders, 6. 21p Robbie Price.

PEORIA, IL — June 12, 2025 — After a series of second and third-place finishes to start his first season with Team 22 Inc., Drake Troutman was itching to win his first Feature for the team in 2025.

That moment came on Thursday night as the Hyndman, PA driver earned his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals win at Peoria Speedway with a mixture of defense and luck on his side.

Troutman began the night strong with a win in his Heat race, then rolled off in fourth for the 30-lap Feature.

Polesitter Brian Shirley brought the field to the green flag, with Dillon McCowan and Bob Gardner in tow as Troutman fought against three-time Hell Tour champion Dennis Erb Jr for fourth.

Once he got Erb off his tail, he got creative with passing Gardner on Lap 5 by swinging high into Turn 3, then immediately ducked low to get under the No. 4G and pass him through Turns 1-2.

Troutman caught his first lucky break on Lap 13 when McCowan got into the back of a lapped car that sent him spinning from second place and took him out of contention.

While Troutman attempted the opposite lines of Shirley when the green flag waved for the second time, he did not wait long to get his opportunity for the lead as Shirley’s No. 3S suffered a flat tire with 10 laps to go that ended his night at Peoria.

Troutman’s No. 22* endured a new challenge to tackle in the final laps, as Ryan Unzicker and Erb joined the podium positions and did not leave the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Models presented by DIRTVision Rookie of the Year contender out of their sights as Erb used the low line and Unzicker up top.

Troutman had to block each line while not losing momentum in the lead, and it paid off with a $5,000 check and the honor of being a Summer Nationals winner.

“I hate to get one this way,” Troutman said. “(Shirley) was pretty good, I felt like we’ve been every bit as good as him, but I’ve led races before, and I guess it’s part of racing. But, I gotta thank (GR Smith) for giving us this opportunity. Man, I don’t know, they reached their necks out and gave me a shot when nobody else did, they’ve been believing in us from Day 1.”

Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head to Tri-City Speedway in the fourth chapter of the opening week on Friday night, June 13.

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

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 22*-Drake Troutman[4]; 2. 24-Ryan Unzicker[7]; 3. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[5]; 4. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[10]; 5. 4G-Bob Gardner[3]; 6. 18-Shannon Babb[20]; 7. 1-Tyler Erb[13]; 8. 31-Tyler Millwood[11]; 9. 388-Jackson Hise[12]; 10. 14JR-Trey Mills[17]; 11. 15-Clay Stuckey[8]; 12. 25F-Jason Feger[19]; 13. 40B-Kyle Bronson[14]; 14. 75-Dillon McCowan[2]; 15. 09-Michael Leach[9]; 16. 10J-Joseph Joiner[18]; 17. 29-Christian Hanger[6]; 18. 32M-Cody Maguire[21]; 19. (DNF) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[22]; 20. (DNF) 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 21. (DNF) 38G-Camden Gardner[15]; 22. (DNF) 38J-Jake Little[16]

Trevor Neville Strikes at Peoria for Fifth Summit Modifieds Feature Win

Rolling with early momentum in the 2025 DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals wins in 2024, Trevor Neville was determined to leave Peoria Speedway as a Feature winner.

The Mackinaw, IL driver had to use his home track skills of the 0.25-mile bullring to drive him towards a fifth career tour win on Thursday night.

Michael Ledford took early command at the start. In contrast, Neville took over second place by beating Cole Falloway to the gas into Turns 1-2, then swinging low around Manix Furqueron in Turns 3-4 at the end of the opening circuit.

While Falloway attempted to battle Neville for second place, Ledford’s lead grew to 0.6 seconds on Lap 4 until Neville reeled in the No. 09 in the following three laps to mount a charge for the lead.

Neville’s chance came on Lap 7 as the two made contact in Turn 1 that helped him get to Ledford’s door, then made contact once more through Turns 3-4 that broke Ledford’s car but did not hamper Neville.

With the lead firmly in his grasp, Neville extended his lead to 3.8 seconds as he drove onto a special first Summit Modifieds home win for the driver of the No. 777 machine.

“We’re only 20 minutes from home, and this is my home track,” Neville said. “This is where we cut our teeth. These fans have probably been watching me for the last five years, and every big race that comes by, I could not win. This one feels really good, but I felt really bad getting into Mikey (Ledford) in Turns 3 and 4. I hit his back bumper in the first two corners, and I only had one move to get by, so it happens, I guess.”

Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head to Tri-City Speedway in the fourth chapter of the opening week on Friday night, June 13.

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

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 777-Trevor Neville[4]; 2. 1H-Ben Harmon[8]; 3. 10M-Chris Morefield[10]; 4. 96M-Mike McKinney[5]; 5. 8A-Austin Holcombe[12]; 6. C40-Mike Chasteen Jr[13]; 7. 66-Cole Falloway[3]; 8. 1A-Steve Meyer Jr[16]; 9. 110-Landen Miller[11]; 10. 74M-Manix Furqueron[2]; 11. 242-Degan Dozard[19]; 12. S1-Austin Simpson[21]; 13. 04-Buddy Randle[22]; 14. 3-Carson Friedman[14]; 15. 14-Dalton Lane[17]; 16. 05-Dave Wietholder[9]; 17. 45-Chase Holland[7]; 18. 97-Charles Hess[15]; 19. 89-Noah Faw[18]; 20. 09-Michael Ledford[1]; 21. 72A-Austin Lynn[20]; 22. 48-Casey Lappin[6]

Eastwood, Andrade team to qualify sixth in Hyperpole for TF Sport

LE MANS, France (June 12, 2025) – TF Sport’s Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade teamed to qualify TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R on the third row of a stacked LMGT3 field for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. In Thursday’s two-phase Hyperpole session, Eastwood advanced the TF Corvette out of the 12-car field with the second-fastest time of Hyperpole 1 – 3:54.646 (129.929 mph) followed by Andrade’s career-best GT lap at Le Mans in the eight-car Hyperpole 2, a 3:55.740 (129.307 mph) on his final lap to stay on the third row.

It cements the No. 81 Corvette among the lead cars at the start of Saturday’s race, which features a massive field of 24 GT3 cars representing nine manufacturers. Eastwood and Andrade got the chance in Hyperpole after teammate Tom Van Rompuy advanced from Wednesday’s initial qualifying session in fifth place. With Thursday’s results, all three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs know their starting positions. AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern will roll off 20th in class for the team’s Le Mans debut after winning the IMSA Bob Akin Award in the 2024 season. TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette – driven by LMGT3 championship leaders Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating – will start 23rd in class. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R HYPERPOLE DRIVER QUOTESCHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: “Clearly, the top couple of cars are super-fast, but we haven’t been the sixth-fastest cars since we’ve been here all week. So again, I think all three of us did a really good job… Tom yesterday to get us in and continue on and then Rui had a really good last lap there. In the mix for sure. We’re not the fastest but definitely not the slowest. We can definitely fight from there. The Corvette and the team have been super-faultless. We’ve been tuning the car more and more to a really good place. As we have in the last couple of races, we have executed really well up to now. We just need to make sure we continue to execute this weekend as well.”

RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: “I’m really happy with how things went. Obviously, Charlie’s lap was incredible in H1. So that was our main objective for that session to get to Hyperpole 2. The starting position doesn’t determine your race, but it’s always nice to start up ahead, avoiding a little bit of the mess at the start. It’s a long race and you want to have a nice, easy start to just flow into it. “For me, the lap felt pretty good at the end there. I missed the peak a little bit in the beginning, but in the last lap it felt really good. I’m happy with it. I think that was the most I could have done. The third row is not so bad. I think the whole team has done a really good job so far. There are no issues with the car and everything’s running fine. So I’m happy with it. Now it’s time to relax a bit and then enjoy the race.”

Nos. 12 and 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.Rs set the pace at Circuit de la SartheLE MANS, France (June 12, 2025) – For the first time since 1967, an American automaker has earned the pole position for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. And for the first time, Cadillac will lead the field to the green flag in the iconic endurance race. Alex Lynn, driving the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, recorded a career-defining lap of 3 minutes, 23.166 seconds in the 15-minute Hyperpole2 session to claim Cadillac’s second pole position in three FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) seasons.

The celebration in the Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA garages grew exponentially seconds later when the Earl Bamber, driving the No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R, slotted in second on the time chart with a lap of 3:23.333 on the 13.626-kilometer (8.467-mile) Circuit de la Sarthe to secure the front-row lockout. “Congratulations to the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R on securing pole position in qualifying for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the world’s most iconic endurance race,” said John Roth, global vice president of Cadillac. “We are excited to get back on the track and compete for the overall win this weekend.” Lynn, who qualified second with Cadillac Racing in 2024 and teamed with Bamber and Richard Westbrook to earn a podium in Cadillac’s first race back at Circuit de la Sarthe in 2023 after a 21-year absence, was jubilant and praised “the team effort.”

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“Pole position here at Le Mans and an incredible front row lockout for the team,” he said. “It doesn’t get much better than that. I want to say a huge thank you to everyone at Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA for giving me the car to do that. It’s been a lifelong goal of mine to be on the pole at Le Mans, it’s such an honor.” A Cadillac Racing entry has been either first or second on the time sheet in each of the three free practice sessions, the qualifying practice Wednesday night, Hyperpole1 and Hyperpole2 leading up to the 93rd edition of the race. All four Cadillac Hypercars qualified for Hyperpole1 – a new qualifying format for 2025 in which 15 cars advanced from the 30-minute qualifying practice. The No. 311 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R, with Jack Aitken behind the wheel, topped the lap time chart in the 20-minute session of 15 cars with a blistering lap of 3:22.742 – the lone sub-3:23 lap in either session. By sanctioning body rules, he gave way to Felipe Drugovich for the next round and the Action Express Racing driver qualified eighth with a lap of 3:24.380. The No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R used Hyperpole1 to run in race trim, testing ride height and other areas, after the crew and Cadillac engineers efficiently changed the 5.5-liter DOHC V8 engine out of precaution during the afternoon free practice.Now the attention turns to the race, with Cadillac aiming to be the first American automaker to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 1969. Norman Nato and Will Stevens, who drove in Hyperpole1, will share time in the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais, who drove in Hyperpole1, and Jenson Button drive the No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R. The No. 12 entry finished fifth and the No. 38 car placed sixth in the most recent race at Spa-Francorchamps.The No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R driven by Filipe Albuquerque, Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor, and the No. 311 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R driven by Aitken, Drugovich and Frederik Vesti are full-season IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competitors. The Wayne Taylor Racing team is marking its first 24 Hours of Le Mans, though all three drivers and team owner Wayne Taylor have competed multiple times in the event. Cadillac Racing Le Mans 2024-2023 start/result in Hypercar era2024: Seventh (No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R ) qualified second/start seventh – Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Alex Palou        DNF (No. 3 Cadillac V-Series.R) qualified third/start second — Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon        29th overall/15th in class (No. 311 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R) start 18th– Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, Felipe Drugovich2023: Third (No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R) start sixth — Earl Bamber, Alex Lynn, Richard Westbrook        Fourth (No. 3 Cadillac V-Series.R) start eighth — Sebastien Bourdais, Renger van der Zande, Scott Dixon        17th overall/10th in class (No. 311 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R) start 13th — Pipo Derani, Jack Aitken, Alexander Sims

What they’re saying

No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.RAlex Lynn: “I think every time you have the opportunity to drive this kind of car around Le Mans with low fuel and new tires, it’s an honor. It’s a pleasure to be here in front of all of you tonight. I’m truly honored to be able to put in a performance like that in front of everyone and deliver the car to Cadillac how they deserve – in the first position. It’s a special feeling. I can’t describe it. It’s such a magical circuit, a wonderful place and a place where I really try to perform my best. We’ll enjoy this tonight, have a good sleep and reset.”Will Stevens: “Honestly, that’s amazing for us as car #12, amazing for Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA and amazing for GM. We’ve worked so hard since we got this car and we’ve worked really hard all week. We’ve made some good decisions and I’m so proud of everyone in this program, not only to get pole but to have the 1-2 is something really special. Obviously, the qualifying format here is pretty tricky as you need to prep two drivers, but we knew we could do the job. Alex is our main qualifier so we wanted to make sure that he did Hyperpole2, but this then put the pressure on me to make sure that we got through Hyperpole 1. I had traffic from one of the Ferraris so it was very close but we got it done and what a place to start a 24-hour race from. The hard work really starts now, it’s a long road ahead but after today we’re pretty confident. Let’s keep pushing for the win on Sunday.” Norman Nato: “Honestly, I’m really pleased with all of the work done by the team. All of the credit goes to them. As a driver, even when you have one of the best packages, it’s never easy to do that kind of lap. Especially in WEC right now with the caliber of drivers that we have, the level is at the top. In the end, as drivers, we have the easy part. We complain about everything until the set-up is exactly the way we want it and that’s why all the credit goes to the whole team, everyone who brought us this package and this opportunity. They have all worked so hard. Of course, we’re going to focus now as much as possible for the race ahead but first we need to take a minute to enjoy this very special moment. A front row lock-out at Le Mans is something to savor.”No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R Earl Bamber: “What a result for Cadillac and also Hertz Team JOTA… a front-row lockout! We were close on pole last year. As a manufacturer to lock out the front row for the biggest race in the world for us is something pretty special. You don’t get that every day. Big congrats to Alex and the 12 car. It’s going to be nice to sit alongside him Saturday and take the start with Cadillac.” Sebastien Bourdais: “The goal was to get into the top 10, so I was really happy with the first lap. I didn’t overdrive too much. Really happy for the 12 car guys and Earl did a great job in Hyperpole2 to get P2. Looking forward to the race.”No. 101 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing V-Series.R Ricky Taylor: “What an amazing team day. I have never seen a team change an engine during a practice session before. That might be a world record! I am just so proud of Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing, coming to Le Mans for the first time and really proving that the guys mean business and they are to compete and here to win. Because we missed the Practice session today, we treated qualifying a bit as a proving of the car to make sure we had stuff ready for the race. We just have night practice left now and the car needs to be ready to go. I did my best. I think we had the sectors to advance but unfortunately, I made a little mistake on the last lap. Otherwise, I thought we had enough to be into Hyperpole2. That would have been a dream. However, now we can just relax and think about our race. It’s a long one so starting P14 isn’t the end of the world.”No. 311 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R Jack Aitken: “It was a really fun lap. The Cadillac felt incredible. It was just giving more and more. The second lap, I saw the speed was there and I just started to throw everything at the track, and it ended up being quite a good one. It’s always fun to drive these cars on low fuel, and to do it on the biggest and baddest circuit here is really fun.” Felipe Drugovich: “It was actually my first proper try on new tires, and I didn’t even do a quali sim before. I would rather be a bit slower than actually making a mistake. So, I just went with a mentality and got a safe lap. Probably too safe. I could have pushed a lot more, but, you know, it’s the first time for me. It’s a very happy day for the team, for the GM family and Cadillac.”

Eastwood, Andrade team to qualify sixth in Hyperpole for TF Sport

LE MANS, France (June 12, 2025) – TF Sport’s Charlie Eastwood and Rui Andrade teamed to qualify TF Sport’s No. 81 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R on the third row of a stacked LMGT3 field for this weekend’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. In Thursday’s two-phase Hyperpole session, Eastwood advanced the TF Corvette out of the 12-car field with the second-fastest time of Hyperpole 1 – 3:54.646 (129.929 mph) followed by Andrade’s career-best GT lap at Le Mans in the eight-car Hyperpole 2, a 3:55.740 (129.307 mph) on his final lap to stay on the third row.

It cements the No. 81 Corvette among the lead cars at the start of Saturday’s race, which features a massive field of 24 GT3 cars representing nine manufacturers. Eastwood and Andrade got the chance in Hyperpole after teammate Tom Van Rompuy advanced from Wednesday’s initial qualifying session in fifth place. With Thursday’s results, all three Corvette Z06 GT3.Rs know their starting positions. AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Orey Fidani and Lars Kern will roll off 20th in class for the team’s Le Mans debut after winning the IMSA Bob Akin Award in the 2024 season. TF Sport’s No. 33 Corvette – driven by LMGT3 championship leaders Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Adam and Ben Keating – will start 23rd in class. The 24 Hours of Le Mans is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET / 4 p.m. CET on Saturday, June 14. MotorTrend will air the full race live in the U.S., with full live streaming coverage available through the MAX app in the U.S., and the FIA WEC app internationally. Radio Le Mans also will provide live streaming audio coverage of all sessions as well.

CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R HYPERPOLE DRIVER QUOTESCHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: “Clearly, the top couple of cars are super-fast, but we haven’t been the sixth-fastest cars since we’ve been here all week. So again, I think all three of us did a really good job… Tom yesterday to get us in and continue on and then Rui had a really good last lap there. In the mix for sure. We’re not the fastest but definitely not the slowest. We can definitely fight from there. The Corvette and the team have been super-faultless. We’ve been tuning the car more and more to a really good place. As we have in the last couple of races, we have executed really well up to now. We just need to make sure we continue to execute this weekend as well.”

RUI ANDRADE, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R – STARTING SIXTH IN LMGT3: “I’m really happy with how things went. Obviously, Charlie’s lap was incredible in H1. So that was our main objective for that session to get to Hyperpole 2. The starting position doesn’t determine your race, but it’s always nice to start up ahead, avoiding a little bit of the mess at the start. It’s a long race and you want to have a nice, easy start to just flow into it. “For me, the lap felt pretty good at the end there. I missed the peak a little bit in the beginning, but in the last lap it felt really good. I’m happy with it. I think that was the most I could have done. The third row is not so bad. I think the whole team has done a really good job so far. There are no issues with the car and everything’s running fine. So I’m happy with it. Now it’s time to relax a bit and then enjoy the race.”

The half mile presents a unique puzzle to solve, even for the sport’s bestKNOXVILLE, IA (June 12, 2025) – Few dirt tracks are as difficult to master as Knoxville Raceway.The legendary 1/2-mile dirt track has presented challenges to Sprint Car drivers for decades. It’s home to the sport’s most prestigious race, the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s, so it’s only fitting that Knoxville doesn’t often allow newcomers to conquer. The toughest race to win should be hosted by one of the sport’s toughest tracks.Knoxville is the next destination for The Greatest Show on Dirt. The Premier Chevy Dealers Clash is bringing the country’s best Sprint Car drivers to the Iowa town for two nights of racing (June 13-14). It’s a key opportunity for teams to get important laps and gauge where they stand against the best ahead of the Knoxville Nationals (Aug. 6-9). Any driver will tell you that you can never get enough laps at Knoxville.David Gravel is one of the best, currently, when it comes to competing at Knoxville. The defending Series champion has topped a dozen races on the Marion County Fairground, including the 2019 Knoxville Nationals. Even though his résumé boasts plenty of success, he’s still found it to be a difficult track to get ahold of, especially learning the bottom groove.“You just can’t go around that track and lock your elbows and make laps and win races there,” Gravel said. “Nine times out of ten, it gets technical, and the cushion gets really big and too high up the track, and the bottom comes into play. It’s the most technical track we race at, and it provides the biggest loss in time with mistakes. You make a mistake there, and you lose more time than anywhere else.“Running the bottom to perfection lap after lap is something that’s really hard to do at Knoxville, especially when the track gets really slick and it’s just one-tire width wide on the bottom. It takes a lot of patience, a lot of concentration, and a good race car to do it.”Bill Balog has been making trips to Knoxville for the past two decades. Despite his countless accomplishments up north, including 10 Interstate Racing Association (IRA) titles, the “North Pole Nightmare” has struggled to grapple with the black zook clay. Balog did display improvement last year, finishing fifth on his Knoxville Nationals prelim night to qualify for his first finale.Balog shares similar feelings to Gravel on attacking the lower groove at Knoxville. It’s a challenge shared by many drivers. A major piece of Danny Lasoski’s legacy was running it better than anyone, a trait that helped lift him to four Knoxville Nationalschampionships.“When the bottom is good, you have to be down there, and it’s harder than it looks to keep your speed up down there,” Balog said. “I wish I had all the answers. We’ve had decent nights there, and we’ve had a lot of bad nights. It’s definitely a hard racetrack to get a handle on. If your car’s not good, you’re just not going to be any good. There’s no way around it.”Knoxville has become a home track of sorts for Fresno, CA’s Giovanni Scelzi. After joining forces with the Iowa-based KCP Racing, he relocated to the “Hawkeye State.” Knoxville is now one of Scelzi’s best tracks. He’s won there eight times, most recently claiming a 2024 Knoxville Nationals prelim.“Hot Sauce” views the mental element as another obstacle. Drivers are competing at a facility unlike any other. The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Museum looms outside Turn 2. It’s flanked by both the Bryan Clauson and Dennis Albaugh Suite Towers. Massive grandstands sit along both straightaways. The history is palpable. You know you’re at the mecca of Sprint Car racing when you make a lap at Knoxville.“I think that, obviously, the stakes are higher there,” Scelzi said. “Even for a local Knoxville race, it’s super intense having a facility with the Hall of Fame and just everything with when you walk in that racetrack, how it makes you feel, you really want to be successful at it.”And just like the others, Scelzi notes the racing surface is tricky for a variety of reasons.“The shape of the racetrack is obviously unique,” Scelzi said. “I feel like it’s probably the best half mile we go to surface-wise. There’re always two lanes, sometimes three lanes. With the corners, it feels like they’re longer than the straightaways are. You’re almost turning more than you’re going straight, so exit there is very important to make sure you get going down the straightaways.”Gravel, Balog, Scelzi, the remainder of the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car stars, and many more are set to invade Knoxville this weekend (June 13-14) for the Premier Chevy Dealers Clash. For tickets, CLICK HERE.If you can’t make it to the track, catch every lap live on DIRTVision.ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/mastering-the-mecca-world-of-outlaws-drivers-on-the-challenges-of-knoxville-raceway/EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/schedule/event-info/?event=4547562 TRACK INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/tracks/?track=Knoxville%2BRacewayFAN 101: https://about.worldofoutlaws.com/

Brandon Robinson (44) at the Lima Half-Mile during the 2024 Progressive AFT season  [Photo: American Flat Track/Tim Lester] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 12, 2025) – Progressive American Flat Track announced pre-season that the brand-new Mission Triple Challenge will make its highly-anticipated debut when the series rolls into the Allen County Fairgrounds for the Lima Half-Mile on Friday, June 27, and now it’s time. The innovative three-race format now headlines Round Six at the Lima Half-Mile I event.  Three Races, One Night, Infinite Drama  The Mission Triple Challenge compresses a night’s worth of heart-pounding battles into a rapid-fire triple-header that ratchets up the distance—and the stakes—each time the lights go green. Mission Foods will award escalating bonuses to the winners of the opening two races in the SuperTwins class. The winner of Race 1 will receive $2,500, and the winner of Race 2 will take home $5,000, bumping the total bonus up to $7500 compared to the already impressive $5000 awarded to the winners of the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge “dash-for-cash” utilized at the non-Triple Challenge rounds.

*Top-17 points scale shown. Overall event standings are determined by combined points; ties break according to Race 3 finish. Championship points are awarded based on the event’s final classification.  Why Fans Shouldn’t Blink  Non-stop action: Three independent launches, three chances to recover or run the table. Strategy on the fly: Crew chiefs and riders must balance sprint aggression with long-haul stamina as race lengths climb 50 percent, then 100 percent. Meaningful every lap: Points in all three races count, multiplying the value of early momentum and late-race heroics. Flat track racing is all about laying everything on the line, and the Mission Triple Challenge amps that mentality up to eleven. Lima’s famed pea-gravel cushion is the ultimate playground for a format that rewards creativity, courage, and sheer speed—packing a full season’s worth of drama into one electric Friday night. Lima Half-Mile Schedule Highlights – Friday, June 27 (All Times ET) 2:00 p.m. – Gates open to ticketed fans 6:30 p.m. – Opening Ceremonies 6:50 & 7:05 p.m. – Mission Triple Challenge Race 1 (Singles & SuperTwins) 7:40 & 8:00 p.m. – Race 2 9:00 & 9:35 p.m. – Race 3  Catch every second live on FloRacing, with a one-hour highlight show to air on FOX Sports the following week.

June 12, 2025 — TORRANCE, CA.

• Following her rookie debut in 2024, Katherine Legge returns with goal of setting a new front-wheel-drive record
• U.S. Olympic speed skater Rusty Smith will pilot the official pace vehicle – an Integra Type S HRC Prototype
• Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) developed performance parts featured on both vehicles, leveraging the technical knowledge and expertise of HRC race engineers worldwide

Acura and Honda Racing Corporation USA (HRC US) today announced a return to “America’s Mountain” for the 103rd running of The Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, presented by Gran Turismo, on June 22. Acura and HRC US will enter the highly competitive Time Attack 1 (TA1) division with the Integra Type S DE5 race car. Driving the #93 Integra is INDYCAR and IMSA veteran Katherine Legge who also returns to the ”Race to the Clouds” following a top-five finish in the TA1 category in 2024. Her rookie outing resulted in a time of 10:51.359, just a few seconds shy of the current front-wheel-drive record of 10:48.094 – set by Acura engineer and Pikes Peak veteran Nick Robinson with a 500-horsepower TLX in 2018.

“It was an honor to compete in Pikes Peak for the first time in 2024, as I had always dreamt of being among the famous drivers who have tackled the mountain,” said Katherine Legge, driver of the #93 Acura Integra Type S DE5. “At Pikes Peak, you’re always competing against yourself, the mountain and the other drivers. It’s my goal to leave my own legacy, setting the front-wheel drive record in the Integra Type S DE5.”

Additionally, Acura will supply the official pace car for the 103rd running of America’s longest running hill climb. The custom-wrapped Indy Yellow Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype will pace the field on the challenging 156-turn, 12.42-mile mountain course, demonstrating a new line of HRC Performance Parts being developed by championship-winning HRC race engineers. Behind the wheel will be U.S. Olympic bronze-medalist speed skater, Rusty Smith.

Rusty Smith has made Team USA three times, competing in short track at the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, and Turin 2006. On the podium, Smith captured a 500-meter bronze medal in 2002 and a relay bronze medal alongside his teammates in 2006. Smith also shares a passion for high-performance Honda and Acura vehicles; he owns several enthusiast models from each brand, including a rare first-generation Acura NSX-T finished in Spa Yellow with a Vivid Yellow interior.

Smith’s stint in the Integra Type S HRC Prototype follows Honda’s announcement as a Founding Partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Honda will also serve as the Official Automotive Partner of Team USA, supporting the United States Olympic and Paralympic Teams during the LA28 Games and upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. LA28 plans for Honda and Acura vehicles to act as the official pace vehicles for all LA28 endurance events.

Motorsports, including the premium performance brand’s Pikes Peak efforts, is a critical component of Acura Precision Crafted Performance. This is the 15th consecutive year Acura is competing at Pikes Peak, with the Acura team amassing an impressive 12 first place in-division finishes, over 30 podiums and multiple course records.

Known as the Race to the Clouds, the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado is one of America’s longest running motorsports competitions. Since 1916, drivers from all over the world race against the clock, in a wide variety of vehicles and from multiple motorsports disciplines, as they take on the grueling mountain course, starting at 9,390 feet and climbing to the 14,115-foot summit.

HRC Performance Parts
Based on strong interest generated by the Acura Integra Type S HRC Prototype, which was revealed at Monterey Car Week in August 2024, HRC announced that it will create a new business to produce authentic performance parts for customer use for street, track and off-road applications at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

Southern California-based HRC US has been winning races and championships on and off-road for three decades and is applying this extensive know-how to a new line of authentic performance parts focused on enhancing all elements of the driving experience—
engine, suspension and braking performance—along with significant weight savings. As a successful racing brand for decades, HRC US is uniquely positioned to offer parts to retail customers in North America to enhance the performance of their own Honda and Acura vehicles.

Acura Integra Type S DE5
Eligible for competition in multiple racing series and sold directly to racers, HRC’s Integra Type S DE5 is designed, developed, and assembled inside Honda’s state-of-the-art North American facilities employing groundbreaking technologies in weld, body construction, painting, final assembly and quality confirmation to ensure the highest levels of precision and craftsmanship.

HRC developed the DE5 from the production Acura Integra Type S premium sports compact, and it is the latest in a line of highly successful, championship-winning, HRC-developed touring cars, including versions of the 10th generation Honda Civic Si and Type R and the 11th generation Civic Si FE1.

The competition version of the Integra Type S, which participates in the top class of SRO TC America racing where it won six races in its debut season, is powered by a modified version of the factory 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder K20C8 engine. The racing version of the engine, co-developed by HRC US and HRC Japan, produces in excess of 360hp. That power is then directed to the wheels via a 6-speed sequential, paddle-shift transmission to HRC US developed suspension and brakes.

The purpose-built body shell removes all unneeded street vehicle components – such as soundproofing, underbody coating and seam sealers – and is fitted with a safety roll cage, aerodynamic components and cooling upgrades.

About Acura
Acura is a leading premium auto brand committed to delivering expressive styling, innovative engineering and engaging dynamics, all built on the brand’s Precision Crafted Performance DNA. The Acura lineup consists of two sport sedans, the Integra and TLX, and four sport-utility vehicles, the first-ever ADX, RDX, MDX and all-electric ZDX. High-performance Type S variants further demonstrate the virtues of Acura Precision Crafted Performance.

(6/11/25 – Andrew Kunas) … White City, Oregon – New team? New Track? No problem at all! That was the story for Australian star James McFadden on Wednesday night when he took NARC’s opening feature of the Fastest Five Days in Motorsports at Southern Oregon Speedway.

McFadden ran second early in the 30-lap feature and on Lap 14 muscled past early leader Landon Brooks, running the bottom of turns one and two as Brooks got into the cushion at the top of the racetrack. McFadden took off and never looked back from there to take the win in his first race in the American Rock & Rent-sponsored Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 Kistler-powered Maxim.

After taking the checkered flag, McFadden parked his car on the front stretch and gave the fans his signature “Shoey” celebration, pouring a beer into his shoe and drinking from it atop his car.

McFadden said that early on he felt he couldn’t match Brooks running the top side and worked to make the bottom of the racetrack work and developed a rhythm to eventually get by the leader. McFadden praised his car and the Tarlton Motorsports team, expressing his excitement at winning the first night out with a new team at a track he had never been on.

Brooks, with damage to his car following contact with other cars, had to surrender the second position and go to the work area during a red flag with 18 laps completed. That gave the second spot to Dominic Scelzi, who had been racing with Justin Sanders for third just a few laps earlier. Though he was unable to challenge McFadden for the lead in the closing laps, the former series champion still earned his best NARC finish of the season with a runner-up aboard the Red Rose Transportation-sponsored Scelzi Enterprises No. 41 Kistler-powered Maxim.

Sanders finished third aboard the Yuba Sutter Aviation-sponsored Mittry Motorsports No. 2x Fisher-powered KPC.

A pair of red flags, the first coming with just one lap completed, halted the action along the way and both took out cars that were running in the top. The lap two crash eliminated Robbie Price, who was running second, as well as Tanner Holmes who was in sixth place.

Former series champion D.J. Netto brought out the red flag with 18 laps down when he found himself upside down after running fifth. Luckily, no drivers were injured.

Billy Aton was one of the drivers in the Top 10 who stayed out of trouble throughout the race and finished fourth in the Legacy Glass-sponsored Billy Aton Racing No. 26 Kistler-powered Triple X. Washington visitor Jesse Schlotfeldt, in his first visit to Southern Oregon Speedway, came from ninth to finish fifth in the Grinder’s Automotive & Marine-sponsored JRS Motorsports No. 21s Shark-powered Triple X.

Behind the sixth finishing Dominic Gorden, Gauge Garcia earned the Williams Roofing Hard Charger Award by moving up 11 positions from 18th to finish seventh. Sean Becker, Bud Kaeding and Max Mittry rounded out the Top 10.

Brooks won the Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash to secure the pole position for the main event. Heat races earlier in the evening were won by Scelzi, Sanders, and McFadden. Robbie Price paced the 24-car field in Automotive Racing Products qualifying with a lap of 11.306 seconds around the large 1/4-mile clay oval.

Hoosier Racing Tires Feature (30 laps): 1. 21 James McFadden (3), 2. 41 Dominic Scelzi (4), 3. 2x Justin Sanders (5), 4. 26 Billy Aton (7), 5. 21s Jesse Schlotfeldt (9), 6. 10 Dominic Gorden (11), 7. 2k Gauge Garcia (18), 8. 7b Sean Becker (12), 9. 29 Bud Kaeding (15), 10. 2xm Max Mittry (8), 11. 121 Caeden Steele (14), 12. 21L Landon Brooks (1), 13. 14 Mariah Ede (21), 14. 35km Tyler Thompson (16), 15. 15 Nick Parker (13), 16. 12j John Clark (17), 17. 551 Angelique Bell (24),  18. 5k Blain Cory (22), 19. 77 Levi Klatt (23), 20. 88n D.J. Netto (10), 21. 22k Jake Wheeler (21), 22. 21p Robbie Price (2), 23. 18t Tanner Holmes (6), DNS – 27c Camden Robustelli.

METTEC Titanium Lap Leaders: 21L Landon Brooks 1-13, 21 James McFadden 14-30

Williams Roofing Hard Charger: 2k Gauge Garcia 18th to 7th (+11)

Automotive Racing Products Quick Qualifier (24 cars): 21p Robbie Price, 11.306 seconds

Brown & Miller Racing Solutions Heat 1 (8 laps): 1. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 2. 26 Billy Aton, 3. 21p Robbie Price, 4. 10 Dominic Gorden, 5. 15p Nick Parker, 6. 35km Tyler Thompson, 7. 22k Jake Wheeler, 8. 77 Levi Klatt.

Kimo’s Tropical Car Wash Heat 2 (8 laps): 1. 2x Justin Sanders, 2. 2xm Max Mittry, 3. 21s Jesse Schotfeldt, 4. 21L Landon Brooks, 5. 121 Caeden Steele, 6. 12j John Clark, 7. 27c Camden Robustelli, DNS – 551 Angelique Bell.

WEDG High Performance Karts Heat 3 (8 laps): 1. 21 James McFadden, 2. 18t Tanner Holmes, 3. 88n D.J. Netto, 4. 7b Sean Becker, 5. 29 Bud Kaeding, 6. 2k Gauge Garcia, 7. 14 Mariah Ede, 8. 5k Blaine Cory.

Beacon Wealth Strategies – Raymond James Trophy Dash (6 laps): 1. 21L Landon Brooks, 2. 21p Robbie Price, 3. 21 James McFadden, 4. 41 Dominic Scelzi, 5. 2x Justin Sanders, 6. 18t Tanner Holmes. Finish determined first six starting positions of Feature.

KANKAKEE, IL — June 11, 2025 — Jason Feger’s muscle on the high side of dirt tracks remains unmatched.

On his home turf at Kankakee County Speedway, the Bloomington, IL driver put his expertise to use on Wednesday night as he led every lap for his first DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Model win of 2025.

Feger began his night with a win in his Heat race, then picked up a front row start for the 30-lap Feature around the 1/4-mile bullring.

Using the outside at the drop of the green flag, Feger ran the cushion and got the edge on polesitter Dillon McCowan to take the early claim.

The Longhorn Chassis No. 25 machine took residence on the top while McCowan and third place runner Brian Shirley had to try both the low and middle lanes of the track in their attempt at squandering Feger’s supremacy at the front.

Through the first half of the Feature, the “High Side Hustler” inflated his lead gap to three seconds as Tuesday winner Billy Moyer and Mark Whitener charged into the top five after starting in 12th and 13th, respectively.

While a caution with 10 laps remaining gave the top five a second life in the fight for the win, the 2010 champion proceeded to rip the high line towards a 2.2-second lead away from the field as he captured the 31st Hell Tour triumph of his career.

“Well, it’s been a rough start to the year for us,” Feger said. “I feel like we’ve been working really hard, getting better and better. Feels good to get a win off Hell Tour early. I mean, second night, it takes that pressure off and now we can focus on racing. It ended up being a pretty good race where I could really manuever to the top, middle or bottom.”

Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head for Peoria Speedway in the halfway mark of the opening week.

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

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 2. 75-Dillon McCowan[1]; 3. 3S-Brian Shirley[3]; 4. 5-Mark Whitener[13]; 5. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 6. 21-Billy Moyer Sr[12]; 7. K67-Braiden Keller[10]; 8. 22*-Drake Troutman[9]; 9. 40B-Kyle Bronson[5]; 10. 14JR-Trey Mills[7]; 11. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[18]; 12. 18-Shannon Babb[17]; 13. 10J-Joseph Joiner[15]; 14. 31-Tyler Millwood[4]; 15. 17SS-Brenden Smith[16]; 16. 1-Tyler Erb[11]; 17. 16-Rusty Griffaw[20]; 18. 15-Clay Stuckey[19]; 19. (DNF) 130-Chase Osterhoff[6]; 20. (DNF) C6-Oakley Johns[14]; 21. (DNF) 29-Christian Hanger[22]; 22. (DNF) 10-Paul Parker[21]

Derek Losh Wins Second Career Summit Modified Nationals Feature at Kankakee

Derek Losh wasn’t going to be denied a second DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals win after four years of anticipation.

Early in the Wednesday program at Kankakee County Speedway, Losh went fastest in his Qualifying group, then proceeded to win the Heat race.

That set him up for a redraw that awarded him the outside of the front row for the Modified’s 25-lap Feature.

The Rensselaer, IN driver beat polesitter Steven Brooks to the gas pedal entering the opening start, as the cushion worked to Losh’s favor to take the lead on Lap 1.

While Losh never relinquished the lead for the remainder of the Feature, he had to keep Owensboro, KY driver Cole Falloway after driving up five spots to take second place on Lap 3.

Losh used the high line while Falloway tried to use the middle lane to have a chance at getting to the door of the No. 21L for the top spot.

When Falloway faltered with three laps to go after smacking the outside wall, Losh locked up his second Summit Modifieds win since 2020.

“This place takes a ton of luck and you gotta be good all night,” Losh said. “Our guys worked thier asses off getting us good here, I’m glad I didn’t tear the nose off. These guys got the No. 21 machine rolling, and thank you to everyone that supports us.”

Up Next: The DIRTcar Summer Nationals Late Models and DIRTcar Summit Racing Equipment Modified Nationals head for Peoria Speedway in the halfway mark of the opening week.

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

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 21L-Derek Losh[2]; 2. 66-Cole Falloway[6]; 3. 21A-Nick Allen[8]; 4. 99-Hunt Gossum[5]; 5. 45-Chase Holland[3]; 6. 777-Trevor Neville[9]; 7. 5-Steven Brooks[1]; 8. 27-Beau DeYoung[10]; 9. 1TS-Tyler Spalding[14]; 10. 96M-Mike McKinney[12]; 11. 5CS-Curt Spalding[16]; 12. 01-Billy Knippenberg[7]; 13. 7-Brad Deyoung[17]; 14. 1H-Ben Harmon[15]; 15. 25S-Jake Straka[13]; 16. 35-Jason Hastings[23]; 17. 73-Mark Rhoades[18]; 18. 2-Brayden Doyle[19]; 19. 28M-Frank Marshall[11]; 20. (DNS) 0-Travis Kohler; 21. (DNS) 17N-Dillon Nusbaum; 22. (DNS) 71J-Justin VanDrunen; 23. (DNS) 14-Dalton Lane

LONG BEACH, CA (June 4, 2025) — With confidence, horsepower, and momentum on his side, Funny Car driver Buddy Hull and Jim Dunn Racing are charging into this weekend’s Super Grip NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway, June 6-8, ready to make more noise in the ultra-competitive NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.   Fresh off a stellar performance at the NHRA New England Nationals, Hull turned heads and proved once again why he’s one of the most exciting drivers to watch in the class. Driving the Mooneyes Nitro Funny Car, Hull powered past No. 1 qualifier Austin Prock in a thrilling first-round upset and advanced to the quarterfinals, putting down competitive passes and showcasing his growing command of the 12,000-horsepower machine.   “The car was strong, I felt locked in, and we came out of New England with a lot to be proud of,” said Hull. “Beating the No. 1 qualifier is never easy, but it shows that this team has what it takes to run with the best. We’re not done yet.”  Buddy Hull and the Mooneyes Funny Car will be looking for more win lights at the Thunder Valley Nationals, photo credit Krista Zivcic PhotosAs Hull returns to the iconic Thunder Valley at Bristol Dragway, the Jim Dunn Racing team will roll out their special Mooneyes 75th Anniversary livery for its last appearance before its return at the In-N-Out Burger NHRA Finals at the end of this season. The striking yellow-and-black design is a fan favorite and a perfect visual match for Hull’s bold and relentless driving style. Longtime sponsor Compass Facility Services (CFS) will also once again be highlighted on the back wing of the car. This will be fans’ last chance to get Mooneyes merch from their traveling merchandise trailer until the Pomona race.   “This Mooneyes car just feels electric,” said Hull. “The fans love it, we love it, and there’s something special about running it here in Bristol. We want to give everyone one more great memory before it takes a break until Pomona. Fans can even have a souvenir from the race, by grabbing one of our custom hero cards for the event.”   Hull’s recent performances are a testament to his continued evolution as a top-tier Funny Car driver. With each round, he’s sharpening his instincts, building chemistry with the team, and proving that Jim Dunn Racing is a force to be reckoned with.   “Now it’s just about fine tuning my skills in this car. I’m comfortable, I’m keeping it straight, I can pedal it,” said Hull. “In my mind, the runs have gotten really slow. Jim and I, we communicate a lot. I challenge myself with telling him that the car did this at this location on the racetrack, and I’m always spot on or really close. The more runs you make in the car, and the more you pay attention, and the more you get serious about becoming a better race car driver, it makes a difference.”   The Thunder Valley Nationals is the second race of the season to be a back-to-back race. Hull loves the energy you can set in motion when there’s no off-weekend.   “I wish we raced every weekend. I wish we could do three weeks on and one week off, because it’s a momentum thing,” said Hull. “It may not seem like every other weekend is time off, but it’s all about getting into a groove. We’re excited. We’ll go home for a couple days, rest up, regroup, come back and be ready. That’s for sure.”   On the Thursday at 1 p.m. leading up to the race, Hull will be participating in a Speedway Children’s Charity Trap Shooting event. Later in the day, from 3-5 p.m., he will then be signing autographs for fans at a Mission Foods autograph session at Food City (1921 Highway 394, Blountville, TN). The Mooneyes Funny Car will be on display at this event for fans to be able to look at up close and pose for pictures.   In addition to Mooneyes and CFS, Hull will also be repping season-long sponsors Lescure Mechanical Services, Blaze Exhaust Probes, KGC Construction, Vertex Roofers and General Contractors, Crow Safety, Koppl Pipeline Services, True Brand, USD and Wiley X.   “I’m excited to get out to Bristol and get to experience the sound of Nitro Funny Cars echoing in the mountains,” said Hull. “This is one of the most unique venues we have on tour, and it’s impossible not to love it. We’re chasing high speeds and loud volume this weekend.”   Hull and the Jim Dunn Racing team will have two qualifying runs on Friday, June 6 and then two more qualifying runs on June 7 at Bristol Dragway. The 16 Funny Cars with the quickest elapsed times after four rounds of qualifying will advance in competition for a chance to take home a Wally on Sunday, June 8 at 12 p.m. ET with the finals on FSI. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals visit nhra.com.