Mission AFT SuperTwins rider and current points leader Briar Bauman (3) [Photo: American Flat Track/Tim Lester] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 6, 2025) – Progressive American Flat Track, sanctioned by AMA  Pro Racing, is cranking open the gates for the Short Track at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri, on Saturday, June 7. The “Diamond of Dirt Tracks” steps onto the national stage as Round 6 of the 2025 championship, where Mission AFT SuperTwins,AFT Singles presented by KICKER and Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. will throw down on the 3/8‑mile clay under the lights.  Lucas Oil Speedway was built for big‑league spectacles, boasting an HD Jumbo‑Tron, stadium‑style lighting, a buzzing midway and 21 climate‑controlled VIP Luxury Suites overlooking the oval. Suite packages will be announced soon, so keep those refresh fingers handy. “We are excited to bring our fans a different type of racing and look forward to bringing AFT to the speedway for their first event with us,” said Danny Lorton, General Manager at Lucas Oil Speedway. “Lucas Oil Speedway has earned a reputation for hosting marquee events, and this flat track event will only add to the high-energy racing our fans have come to love.” CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE

VIP Luxury Suites – private indoor/outdoor seating, catered F&B, dedicated parking – on‑sale soon. Set your alarms; these will disappear faster than a holeshot.   Grab your tickets now HERE.  MORE THAN RACING  Fans will feast on a full slate of off‑track action: a high‑energy Fan Zone, post‑race fireworks, a bumping DJ set between sessions, and a live Rider Q&A that puts you face‑to‑face with the sport’s fastest risk‑takers.   Don’t just watch it on FloRacing – feel it trackside when the bikes unleash thunder in the Ozarks on June 7. Follow @AmericanFlatTrack on social for suite‑on‑sale alerts and all things two‑wheeled and sideways.

CONCORD, NC (May 5, 2025) – NOS Energy Drink and the World of Outlaws are joining forces to power the World’s Largest Sprint Car Watch Party on Friday, May 9, from historic Williams Grove Speedway.

When the World of Outlaws superstars duel with the vaunted PA Posse, the stands should be packed at the Mechanicsburg, PA, half-mile dirt track. For those who can’t attend in person, watch with viewers around the world on the RACER Network platforms, DIRTVision, and World of Outlaws social media channels for FREE at 7 p.m. (ET) in what will be the largest number of viewers to watch a Sprint Car race.

This broadcast will mark the first time a World of Outlaws event has been broadcast for FREE on RACER Network’s worldwide platforms, from the FAST Channels RACER Select, RACER International, and RACER Brasil, to the new RACER+ streaming App. Fans can also watch on DIRTVision — home to The Greatest Shows on Dirt — and on the World of Outlaws social media channels.

“The passion runs deep for World of Outlaws versus PA Posse races and our fans want to share that feeling,” said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. “With NOS Energy Drink’s support, we’re able to provide a free broadcast across not only all of our platforms but also the RACER Network’s, ensuring our fans across the world get a taste of this rivalry, and can easily share the excitement of The Greatest Show on Dirt with their friends.”

“We are constantly looking for innovative approaches to serve race fans, so when Brian approached with this idea, we jumped at the chance to collaborate,” said CJ Olivares, President of RACER Network. “By teaming up with the World of Outlaws to stream the race free across our global platform, we’re making good on our mission to bring world-class racing to fans everywhere.

On track, the bitter rivalry between the Outlaws and the Posse will be renewed for the 48th consecutive year as they battle over the famed Morgan Cup trophy, which the Posse claimed in 2024. Fans will get to watch Outlaws like last year’s PA winners David Gravel, Donny Schatz, Carson Macedo and “Buddy” Kofoid battle with Posse members such as Danny Dietrich, Freddie Rahmer, Lance Dewease, Anthony Macri, Brock Zearfoss and more.

Last year, T.J. Stutts stunned the Sprint Car world by outdueling Gravel to win the Cup and his first Series victory. However, the Outlaws won three of the four races at the track

MATOS VICTORIOUS IN TA2 WHILE BACON WINS ELDORA USAC SPRINT

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 5, 2025) – Hot off a second-place finish last weekend at Sonoma, Chris Dyson scored a convincing win Sunday in the Trans Am by Pirelli race at Laguna Seca, finishing 8.349 seconds ahead of Adam Andretti, his surprise CD Racing teammate for the weekend. It was Dyson’s 27th career Trans Am win and his first of the 2025 season. Dyson shadowed early leader Paul Menard for the first half of the race before pouncing just after the halfway mark and then steadily opening up a lead on the Sonoma race winner. A pair of yellow flags bunched up field and on the restart following the second one Menard made a move on Dyson that saw Menard spin himself out of contention for the win, though he recovered to take the final place on the podium. “Since the track’s repaving (in 2023), we really didn’t have a lot of information to apply from the past races here, and with so little practice, we had a few unknowns heading into the race. But we made some changes overnight and today the car was fantastic — just so hooked up,” Dyson said in the GYM WEED Winners Circle. “To come to California and set fastest lap and have a great fight with Paul (Menard) in Sonoma and then come here at Laguna and win. I am pumped after this one!” The victory, at the wheel of his #16 GYM WEED Ford Mustang, served as further confirmation that Dyson is fully recovered from the injuries he suffered in the season-opening race at Sebring. “Three weeks ago I wasn’t even sure I’d be able to drive (in the West Coast races),” Dyson admitted, turning to gaze at the second-place CD Racing Mustang driven by Andretti, who is locked in a battle with Menard for the season championship point lead. “Look at #21 car parked here. What a great race for Adam!” The deal to drive the team’s second car came after Andretti’s regular Burtin Racing ride was too badly damaged in a serious crash at Sonoma to be repaired in time for Laguna Seca. “The Dyson family and Andretti family are great friends and Adam and I are especially close” Dyson noted. “So when Claudio Burtin called and wanted to put Top Liner behind Adam this weekend to keep him in the title race, it was an easy decision to add him to the roster.” “This was the best possible outcome for us,” Andretti said. “I can’t thank Chris enough,” also noting “the #16 car was the class of the field. Chris never put a wheel wrong all weekend. I’m proud to bring this 1-2 home for the team.” Sunday’s Laguna Seca 1-2 capped one of the most successful race weekends in CD Racing’s partnership history, with triumphs also coming in TA2 and USAC National Sprint car racing. Matos Takes First TA2 Win of Season in Concord American Flagpole Entry Defending TA2 series champion Rafa Matos scored a decisive triumph at Laguna Seca, taking his first win of the season and vaults to the top of the championship points standings. At the green flag Matos took a strong lead. And while two yellow flags for incidents in the hard-fought race behind him bunched up the field, each time the track went green Matos pulled away from the field. A third yellow saw Matos shuffled back to fourth place as the green flag signaled a two-lap shoot-out to the checker. On the final lap Matos seized the lead at the circuit’s famed Corkscrew and held it to the finish. “Just super proud of the Concord American Flagpole Silver Hare Racing boys,” Matos said following the race, “This should put us in a good position for the championship. Hopefully, we’ll keep plugging away and this will be our year.” Bacon Scores Big Eldora Win in USAC Sprint Car Race Friday evening at Ohio’s legendary half-mile dirt Eldora Speedway USAC sprint car ace Brady Bacon drove the Chris Dyson Racing/Concord American Flagpole entry to a dominant victory. From his third-place starting spot Bacon passed the two front row starters before the first lap was completed and went on to lead the rest of the 30-lap event. An accident with five laps remaining bunched up the field – yellow flag laps don’t count in short-track racing – but when the track went green Bacon pulled away from his closest pursuers by more than a half-second per lap on his way to his 60th USAC National Sprint Car Series victory and first at Eldora since 2018. “The restart really made me nervous,” Bacon acknowledged. “I didn’t really know what I should do, so I tried to maybe catch (2nd place Justin Grant) off guard. I knew if I cleared him, I was going to have to make some pretty big mistakes to lose.” Bacon, still in the prime of his career, is now just two victories behind the career total of retired USAC legend Dave Darland. “I am so proud of my crew chief Sean Michael and our oval Racing program’s success,” Dyson said. “Brady Bacon is making history this season and we are helping him do it. Really, what a remarkable weekend for our affiliated team programs across the board. You have to savor weekends like this whenever they come, and aim to repeat this special feeling as much as possible.”

FORT WORTH, TX – May 5, 2025 – Team Penske’s Joey Logano won Sunday’s Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, marking his first win of the 2025 season and the 37th of his NASCAR Cup Series career. This victory also represents Ford’s 744th all-time win in NASCAR Cup Series history and the 103rd Cup Series triumph for Team Penske with Ford.

“Congratulations to Roger, Mike, Paul, Joey, and everyone at Team Penske on the race win at Texas,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “It was impressive to see the No. 22 Ford Mustang work its way through the field and fight for the checkered flag. We’re proud to partner with Ford Performance to provide the power that helps bring these victories to life.”

“I am so proud of the team. Proud to finally get AAA Insurance into victory lane. They have been a partner of mine since I have been at Penske, so 13 or 14 years and we have yet to win with them so it was awesome to get that done here. The JL Kids Crew is here so we will have fun with them in victory lane. A lot of people here. My family is at home, but hey, Brittany and the kids, I love you guys. It is going to be a fun night,” commented Logano.

Team Penske’s Austin Cindric started Sunday’s Wurth 400 from P3 with Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in P7. Stage 1 set the tone for an action-packed race, with Austin Cindric leading the charge. Cindric, fresh off a victory at Talladega, showcased his momentum by leading the early laps of the race. After leading 49 consecutive laps, Tyler Reddick briefly took the lead on lap 74, but Cindric reclaimed the lead to secure the Stage 1 win with a 0.687-second advantage over Reddick. Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry finished the stage in P3 and RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher finished in P5. Josh Berry led the field into Stage 2 after a strong pit stop performance. After several cautions, 3 Ford Performance drivers finished Stage 2 in the top 10: RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece in P4, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in P8, and Team Penske’s Joey Logano in P9. The Team Penske teammates continued to surge to the front to close out the race. With four laps remaining, Logano passed Michael McDowell for the lead. Shortly after, a late caution sent the race into overtime. On the final restart, Logano and Blaney led the field to green. Logano surged ahead through the first two turns, while Ross Chastain advanced into second place. Logano maintained his advantage, crossing the finish line 0.346 seconds ahead of Chastain.

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney finished the race in P3.

The Xfinity Series also raced at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, where Haas Factory Team’s Sam Mayer finished in P5, AM Racing’s Harrison Burton finished in P6, and RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg finished in P8. The Xfinity Series takes a two-week break while the Cup Series travels to Kansas City, Kansas this week and races at Kansas Speedway.

41 CHAMPIONSHIPS – 480 WINS – 438 POLES

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA confident heading to free flowing circuit in BelgiumDETROIT (May 5, 2025) – Will Stevens is looking to take the No. 12 Hypercar to Victory Lane for the second consecutive year in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa. Driver, car number and core team remain the same as the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, with JOTA Sport undergoing an off-season makeover from privateer to works team with the Cadillac 5.5-liter DOHC V8 engine as the backbone of the Hypercar entries. Change has abounded, but the primary goal of victory holds consistent.

Stevens will partner with Alex Lynn and Norman Nato to drive the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R this weekend in the third race of the WEC. The companion No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R is driven by Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais and Jenson Button. Stevens and Callum Ilott triumphed last May on the 7.004-kilometer (4.532-mile), 19-turn Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a 1-hour, 44-minute run to the checkers following a lengthy red flag. The drivers were the first duo line-up to win a top class WEC race since 2014 and were the first all-British winners since 2017. Hertz Team JOTA scored its first outright WEC victory as well as the first for a privateer entry in the Hypercar era. “For me, it was one of our greatest wins as we didn’t have the fastest car on that day, but we did have the boldest strategy which is what won us the race,” said Sam Hignett, founder and director of JOTA Sport, which is celebrating its 25th year in motorsport.

Media resources* French version of preview* Event media guide* 2025 WEC statistics* All-time Cadillac statistics* Driver photos Windshield viewsSee what the drivers see in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa HERE. 8 a.m. ET/2 p.m. CEST Saturday, May 10.

“That said, the result did pile on a lot of pressure going into Le Mans.” The lone Cadillac V-Series.R entry in the 2024 race qualified second and had good pace before retiring on Lap 95 of 141 because of contact. “We saw the Cadillac was good there last year and the fast, flowing nature of Spa should suit us,” Hignett added. “The big unknown is that some areas have been resurfaced since we were all last there.” In its WEC Spa debut in 2023, the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R (Bamber, Lynn, Richard Westbrook) placed fifth after qualifying fourth. The Cadillac Racing trio went on to earn a podium in the next race at Le Mans. Hertz Team JOTA placed sixth in the 2023 race after qualifying seventh.

What they’re saying No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R Alex Lynn: “We know we have a lot of tracks coming up that suit our car and package, so we look forward to that. I think for any race driver to go to Spa is an honor, it’s a privilege and a track that I personally have always done well at. This car goes well there as well, so we’re going to continue to work hard and look forward to going there.” Norman Nato: “We want to come back stronger. I think Spa is a track that should fit our car better, but again it’s a new team, a new project so it’s really important that race after race we make progress and that’s what we’re going to try to do for Spa.” Will Stevens: (2024 victory) “Winning as a customer team was a really special moment for us as JOTA. It was obviously a chaotic race with the red flag and everything that went on, but I think we executed a good strategy to ultimately win the race. It was a nice achievement to get the first overall win in WEC for us. So, it will be cool going back to Spa. (about 2025) “It’s a circuit as drivers that we love driving it and it’s a track that we know the Cadillac has run strongly there before. So, I think it’s a track that will suit us much better than Imola, so hopefully we can head into the race weekend with confidence that we are going to turn up with a better package and be competitive and be at the front again. I think the fact that it was resurfaced last year it seems to have high grip, so I imagine the pace of the circuit is going to be quicker than what we experienced last year. And I think the high-grip nature that we are expecting should suit the Cadillac pretty well. Overall, the team is optimistic and looking forward to the challenge of going back to Spa.”No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R Earl Bamber: “Hopefully we can regroup at Spa, where we saw the car was quite good last year. We qualified second and had a quick car throughout the weekend. I’m looking forward to going back to Spa to challenge for the podium.” Sebastien Bourdais: “I think we tend to do better where the grip is higher, so hopefully we can find something. Imola is a very specific track with curb riding and you have to make a lot of compromises on platform and everything. Spa is more of a straightforward exercise, and we’ll look to find a happy balance for everybody and get a clean weekend where can go race.”Jenson Button: “Lots of info from Imola to take on board and hopefully come out in Spa swinging and stronger. The car seemed to work well there last year, which is good to see, and JOTA did a great job there last year winning the race. Lots of great memories and hopefully we can bring that all together and have a good race.”

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA confident heading to free flowing circuit in BelgiumDETROIT (May 5, 2025) – Will Stevens is looking to take the No. 12 Hypercar to Victory Lane for the second consecutive year in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa. Driver, car number and core team remain the same as the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season, with JOTA Sport undergoing an off-season makeover from privateer to works team with the Cadillac 5.5-liter DOHC V8 engine as the backbone of the Hypercar entries. Change has abounded, but the primary goal of victory holds consistent.

Stevens will partner with Alex Lynn and Norman Nato to drive the No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R this weekend in the third race of the WEC. The companion No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R is driven by Earl Bamber, Sebastien Bourdais and Jenson Button. Stevens and Callum Ilott triumphed last May on the 7.004-kilometer (4.532-mile), 19-turn Spa-Francorchamps circuit in a 1-hour, 44-minute run to the checkers following a lengthy red flag. The drivers were the first duo line-up to win a top class WEC race since 2014 and were the first all-British winners since 2017. Hertz Team JOTA scored its first outright WEC victory as well as the first for a privateer entry in the Hypercar era. “For me, it was one of our greatest wins as we didn’t have the fastest car on that day, but we did have the boldest strategy which is what won us the race,” said Sam Hignett, founder and director of JOTA Sport, which is celebrating its 25th year in motorsport.

Media resources* French version of preview* Event media guide* 2025 WEC statistics* All-time Cadillac statistics* Driver photos Windshield viewsSee what the drivers see in the TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa HERE. 8 a.m. ET/2 p.m. CEST Saturday, May 10.

“That said, the result did pile on a lot of pressure going into Le Mans.” The lone Cadillac V-Series.R entry in the 2024 race qualified second and had good pace before retiring on Lap 95 of 141 because of contact. “We saw the Cadillac was good there last year and the fast, flowing nature of Spa should suit us,” Hignett added. “The big unknown is that some areas have been resurfaced since we were all last there.” In its WEC Spa debut in 2023, the No. 2 Cadillac V-Series.R (Bamber, Lynn, Richard Westbrook) placed fifth after qualifying fourth. The Cadillac Racing trio went on to earn a podium in the next race at Le Mans. Hertz Team JOTA placed sixth in the 2023 race after qualifying seventh.

What they’re saying No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R Alex Lynn: “We know we have a lot of tracks coming up that suit our car and package, so we look forward to that. I think for any race driver to go to Spa is an honor, it’s a privilege and a track that I personally have always done well at. This car goes well there as well, so we’re going to continue to work hard and look forward to going there.” Norman Nato: “We want to come back stronger. I think Spa is a track that should fit our car better, but again it’s a new team, a new project so it’s really important that race after race we make progress and that’s what we’re going to try to do for Spa.” Will Stevens: (2024 victory) “Winning as a customer team was a really special moment for us as JOTA. It was obviously a chaotic race with the red flag and everything that went on, but I think we executed a good strategy to ultimately win the race. It was a nice achievement to get the first overall win in WEC for us. So, it will be cool going back to Spa. (about 2025) “It’s a circuit as drivers that we love driving it and it’s a track that we know the Cadillac has run strongly there before. So, I think it’s a track that will suit us much better than Imola, so hopefully we can head into the race weekend with confidence that we are going to turn up with a better package and be competitive and be at the front again. I think the fact that it was resurfaced last year it seems to have high grip, so I imagine the pace of the circuit is going to be quicker than what we experienced last year. And I think the high-grip nature that we are expecting should suit the Cadillac pretty well. Overall, the team is optimistic and looking forward to the challenge of going back to Spa.”No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R Earl Bamber: “Hopefully we can regroup at Spa, where we saw the car was quite good last year. We qualified second and had a quick car throughout the weekend. I’m looking forward to going back to Spa to challenge for the podium.” Sebastien Bourdais: “I think we tend to do better where the grip is higher, so hopefully we can find something. Imola is a very specific track with curb riding and you have to make a lot of compromises on platform and everything. Spa is more of a straightforward exercise, and we’ll look to find a happy balance for everybody and get a clean weekend where can go race.”Jenson Button: “Lots of info from Imola to take on board and hopefully come out in Spa swinging and stronger. The car seemed to work well there last year, which is good to see, and JOTA did a great job there last year winning the race. Lots of great memories and hopefully we can bring that all together and have a good race.”

(5/5/25 -Andrew Kunas) Antioch, CA … After some unscheduled time off thanks to Mother Nature, the NARC 410 Sprint Car Series gets back to action this Saturday, May 10th, with the Contra Costa County Clash at Antioch Speedway.

Saturday’s event is the first of two NARC events scheduled at the ¼-mile clay oval this year, the other being on October 11th. Saturday’s show is one of the rare opportunities fans in Antioch have to watch the 900-plus horsepower winged sprint cars in action.

Former series champion D.J. Netto, aboard the Netto Ag No. 88N, goes into the event with a five-point advantage over Templeton’s Kaleb Montgomery. Netto won the NARC season opener March 8th at Stockton Dirt Track and backed that up with a fourth place run at the Mini-Gold Cup on April 12th at Silver Dollar Speedway.

The energetic young Montgomery, with a pair of top five finishes in different cars, is knocking on the door of his first 410 sprint car victory. Veteran racer Shane Golobic sits two points back of Montgomery in third place.

Justin Sanders, winner of last month’s Mini-Gold Cup, was the winner in last year’s Contra Costa County Clash at Antioch Speedway, and it was the first of his series leading seven wins on his way to a NARC championship in 2024.

WHO TO WATCH

Shane Golobic, from Fremont, is one to be watched on Saturday. Golobic finished second to Sanders at Antioch last year. This season, Golobic has been competitive everywhere he has raced, having picked up wins in sprint cars in non-NARC competition and in a midget recently. Driving the Matt Wood Racing No. 17w, Golobic figures to be one of the favorites. Golobic has 16 NARC victories to his credit.

Two-time NARC “King of the West” Dominic Scelzi of Fresno is another driver to watch on Saturday. Scelzi, a winner of 23 NARC main events in his career, had problems in last year’s Contra Costa County Clash, but in 2023 he was victorious at Antioch. The charismatic fan favorite looks to add another Antioch triumph to his resume on Saturday aboard the Gary Scelzi Motorsports No. 41.

Dylan Bloomfield of Oakley could be considered a dark horse on Saturday. The young driver of the Vertullo Racing No. 83v finished third in last year’s race at Antioch, and a couple other times last season he was in contention for his first NARC victory. Saturday’s race could be another opportunity for Bloomfield to finally break through.

A full field of sprint car teams are expected to fill the pit area. Other drivers expected to compete include Roseville’s Sean Becker and Ryan Bernal, Tanner Carrick of Lincoln, Clovis drivers Dominic Gorden and Mariah Ede, Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Tyler Thompson from Oregon, Lemoore’s Caeden Steele, Gauge Garcia of Fresno, Benicia’s Billy Aton, Windsors John Clark, and many more.

FAN INFO

Antioch Speedway is located at 1201 W 10th Street in town near Hwy 4.

It will be an exciting open wheel night for fans as the Graunstadt Memorial for the BCRA and WMR Midgets are also on the card. General admission is $35 for adults, and $25 for seniors, military and kids. Front gates open at 4:00 p.m. with hot laps scheduled for 5:30 p.m. and racing at 6:00 p.m.

ABOUT NARC

The Northern Auto Racing Club is the premier 410-winged sprint car series in the western United States. Since 1960, the traveling organization has thrilled fans at dirt tracks up and down the West Coast and crowned a “King of the West” champion. For more information on the NARC 410 sprint car series, including race results, points standings, and upcoming events, go towww.narc410.com.   You can also follow on various social media platforms.

NARC 2025 winners
March 8 – D.J. Netto at Stockton Dirt Track (Salute to Leroy Van Conett)
April 12 – Justin Sanders at Silver Dollar Speedway (Mini Gold Cup)

The NARC 410 Sprint Car Racing Series is also sponsored by Hoosier Racing Tires and Floracing.com. Associate sponsors include Automotive Racing Products (ARP), Beacon Wealth Strategies, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bullet Impressions, Jim Allen Promotions, Kimo’s Tropical Car Wash, Mettec Titanium, MyRacePass, Red Rose Transportation, Tarlton & Son, Wedg High Performance Karts, Williams Roofing, and Winters Performance Products.

2025 NARC 410 SPRINT CARS SERIES

(AFTER TWO EVENTS IN 27-RACE SERIES – 5/5/25)

1. DJ Netto, Hanford – 280
2. Kaleb Montgomery, Templeton – 275
3. Shane Golobic, Fremont – 273
4. Sean Becker, Roseville – 270
5. Tanner Carrick, Lincoln – 269
6. Tim Kaeding, San Jose – 268
7. Justin Sanders, Aromas – 268
8. Tanner Holmes, Jacksonville, OR – 267
9. Dylan Bloomfield, Oakley – 264
10. Tyler Thompson, Harrisburg, OR (R) – 260
11. Chance Grasty, Suisun City (R) – 258
12. Andy Forsberg, Auburn – 257
13. Dominic Gorden, Clovis – 256
14. Bud Kaeding, Campbell – 252
15. Billy Aton, Benicia – 251
16. Max Mittry, Redding – 245
17. John Clark, Windsor – 245
18. Ashton Torgerson, Glendale, AZ (R) – 244
19. Caeden Steele, Fresno (R) – 240
20. Gauge Garcia, Lemoore – 238

UPCOMING EVENTS: 
May 16 – Ocean Speedway – Salute to First Responders
May 17 – Thunderbowl Raceway – Morrie Williams Memorial Twin 20’s
May 31 – Placerville Speedway – Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial
June 7 – Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico) – David Tarter Memorial

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Würth Mustang Dark Horse got off to a fast start in Sunday’s Würth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway. But their great run ended prematurely when Berry, the race leader, spun while passing a lapped car.  Berry, who led 41 of the 125 laps he had completed at that point, took the Würth Mustang to the garage and returned to the race 85 laps in arrears. He picked up five positions to finish 32nd.Berry started Sunday’s 400-miler from seventh place and fell in line in sixth place once the green flag flew. He moved to second place after a round of pit stops following a spin by Erik Jones at Lap 25. He held that spot for most of the remainder of Stage One, eventually ending that 80-lap segment in third place and earning eight Stage points.Berry took the lead on a round of pit stops during the Stage break, pulled away from the pack and led 41 straight circuits before his spin.“The car was really good,” Berry said in a televised interview. “I could tell early on that our car was really strong, especially after the first pit stop when we made an adjustment. It was really good and we got out front and felt really good about it.” Then came the incident that put him out of the race.“Just started to approach the lapped traffic,” he said. “You have no choice but to run the opposite lane. Your car is never going to turn if you follow them. I went around the 62 and felt pretty decent about it. Then caught the 51 and was working on the 51 and hit that bump and got loose.“Obviously in these cars, especially at a place like this, if you are going to be fast, it is going to be uncomfortable and you are going to be on edge. Unfortunately it bit us today.”Berry said he hated the way things turned out, especially with his sponsor, Würth, also being title sponsor of the race, but he didn’t apologize for being aggressive.“I definitely have to look back and see what I could have done differently, but in the end I think I am more afraid of being slow than spinning out like that,” he said. Berry and the No. 21 team will regroup and head to Kansas Speedway for next Sunday’s AdventHealth 400.

NASCAR CUP SERIES TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY POST-RACE REPORT MAY 4, 2025

Four Different Chevrolet Organizations Record Top-10 Finishes

TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL TOP-10 RESULTS: POS.     DRIVER2nd – Ross Chastain4th – Kyle Larson 6th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.7th – Austin Dillon10th – Daniel Suarez

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·       Ross Chastain earned his season-best finish at Texas Motor Speedway, driving his No. 1 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet to a runner-up finish in the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Chastain led the Bowtie brigade to five top-10 finishes in the series’ 12th race of the 2025 season, with Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet team tallying a fourth-place finish; Hyak Motorsports’ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in sixth; Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon in seventh; and Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suarez rounding out the top-10.   ·       Taking the green flag from the fourth starting position, Kyle Larson remained steady in the top-five through much of the opening stage – ultimately taking the first green-white checkered flag in the fourth position. Reporting loose conditions in Turns One and Two in the closing laps of Stage One, crew chief Cliff Daniels brought the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet down pit road during the stage break for four tires, fuel and a round of adjustments. Gaining one position in the race off pit road, Larson took the inside line of the second row to take the green flag for Stage Two. Wasting no time, Larson quickly settled into the second position behind then-race leader Josh Berry, going on to inherit the lead when Berry spun to bring out the caution. The 32-year-old Elk Grove, California, native went on to stay atop the leaderboard to tally his series-leading sixth stage win of the season. After a four-tire stop during the final stage break, Larson lined up in the fourth position for the final 96 laps around the 1.5 Texas oval. Staying steady at the front of the field, a series of late-race cautions proved to be a challenge for Larson, but the former series champion rallied home with a fourth-place finish.  ·       Following his first career pole in NASCAR’s top division, Carson Hocevar and the No. 77 Spire Motorsports team remained a steady fixture in the top-10 throughout the first two stages – tallying sixth-place points in each stage. A strong day went south when Hocevar was caught up in a multi-car accident with just 31 laps remaining. Going to work on their Chevrolet-powered machine, Hocevar only fell two laps down to salvage a 25th-place finish. 

Chevrolet’s all-time NASCAR Cup Series statistics at Texas Motor Speedway:  Wins: 18Poles: 17Top-Fives: 82Top-10s: 192Chevrolet’s season statistics with 12 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:  Wins: 3Poles: 6Top-Fives: 22Top 10s: 53Stage Wins: 9

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Kansas Speedway with the AdventHealth 400 on Sunday, May 11, at 3 P.M. ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 2nd“Starting 31st, we wanted to go +30 positions today. It’s all on this crew – the engineering group at Trackhouse Racing and the group at Chevrolet. We made an adjustment during the race and it fixed the car. All the problems we had yesterday and the start of the race, they were gone. I was confident. I was not confident yesterday.. you heard me in the booth say it. With just one adjustment, it brought this Tootsies Chevy to life and that’s why you keep fighting.”    Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 4th “(Michael) McDowell just did a really good job of timing the restarts. He left pretty much when I did, and he had a push behind him. He got clear to the lead and I just lost control of the race there. It was a bummer to do that. If I could have kept the lead, we would have been hard to beat in clean air like that. Just a little frustrated with myself, but all-in-all, it was a good points day for us today. The No. 5 Valvoline Chevrolet team did a great job today. The car was good. We’ll just study it and try to do a better job next time.”   Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletSidelined by damage sustained in an accident in the final stage. Finished: 35th Bowman on the accident that ultimately ended his day early in the finale stage: “I just saw guys wrecking in front of me. I tried to get high. The No. 16 (AJ Allmendinger) came back across the track and we all piled in there. I hate that for this team. We had a really fast No. 48 Ally Chevrolet. I think we passed more cars than anyone’s ever passed at Texas (Motor Speedway). We just shouldn’t have been back there to begin with. Really bummed, but we’ll move onto the next one.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 26th “I just really hate it for everyone on this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. We were giving it everything we had there to try to keep track position. Joey (Logano) got a run there, and I tried to block it. I went as far as I think you could probably go. When (Ryan) Blaney slid in front of me, it just took the air off of it and I just lost the back of it. I still had the fight in me, but I probably should have conceded at that point.  Just proud of everyone at Spire Motorsports. I know that’s not the day that we wanted, but we had the opportunity to win the race. I’m really proud of everyone at the Hendrick Motorsports engine shop – you guys saw those restarts, the motors were ripping. Just hate that we didn’t get it done, but we knew we had to go for it.”    Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 22nd“A decent finish today for my SafetyCulture team. Just wasn’t comfortable with the car there at the start and struggled to find speed. Thanks to my 88 crew for never giving up and continuing to work to make my Chevrolet better and better. We will learn from this and continue to make improvements.”    Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 10thSuarez on his two consecutive top-10 finishes: “It was a good day for this No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet team. We had decent speed out there. I think that we potentially had a little bit more, but we were struggling a lot on restarts all day long, except for the start of the race for some reason. All-in-all, it was a decent day and it’s good to get back-to-back top-10 finishes.”

May 4, 2025 — BIRMINGHAM, AL

• Alex Palou scores his third victory in four races to open the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season
• HRC-liveried machine finds victory lane in debut outing, bringing awareness to HRC US performance parts business
• Rinus VeeKay scores impressive fourth place for Dale Coyne Racing
• Honda wins first four races of 2025

Alex Palou continued his impressive start to the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season, winning for the third time in four races aboard his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda—this time sporting a striking Honda Racing Corporation livery.

After starting on pole, Palou led 81 of 90 laps in today’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix from Barber Motorsports Park to put the HRC Honda in victory lane. The win today is Palou’s second at Barber, after scoring his first-career victory at the facility in 2021.

Palou now has three victories in four races to start the season, with a worst finish so far this year of second. His championship lead sits at 60 points as he tries to defend his 2024 championship win and score his fourth title in five years.

Dale Coyne Racing’s Rinus VeeKay also had a strong day for Honda. After starting fifth, the Dutch driver came up just three tenths shy of a podium finish in just his fourth race for the team.

Honda has scored four victories in a row to start the NTT INDYCAR SERIES season—Palou in St. Petersburg, Thermal and Barber, and Kyle Kirkwood at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach last month.

Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Honda Race Results

1st Alex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
4th Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing Honda
7th Colton Herta	Andretti Global Honda
11th Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global Honda
12th Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
13th Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing Honda
14th Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
17th Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing Honda
20th Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global Honda
21st Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
24th Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
26th Louis Foster-R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda
27th Jacob Abel-R	Dale Coyne Racing Honda

R – Rookie

Quotes

Alex Palou (#10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda) finished first: “Number one! Feels great! First time that we have the #10 HRC livery, which looked amazing on track and looked even better in victory lane. It was a perfect weekend with the pole position and then just managing the race. The pace was really, really good, and we just had to manage the different tires and fuel strategies. And we made it happen! It’s been a great start for Honda and CGR and hopefully we can continue that in Indy.”

Rinus VeeKay (#18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda) finished fourth: “That was good, that was really fun! Great call by the team in the end of the second stint to stay out longer and save some fuel and then get some really good laptimes in the pit sequence. I was able to hold off Will Power on cold tires and that was a pretty fierce battle. I had a really good time out there. The #18 askROI Honda was incredibly fast. I have to thank Dale Coyne Racing and Honda for giving me the tools I needed to battle for a podium position. Great start to the month of May! I can’t wait to hopefully go even better next week in Indianapolis.”

Kelvin Fu (Vice President, Honda Racing Corporation USA): “An amazing day for HRC and Honda. Thanks to everybody at the factory for all of their hard work this year, we are four for four this year! Huge thanks to Alex and CGR. I don’t even know what to say right now, I’ve gotten so many excited texts from everybody back in the factory after seeing this car in victory lane. Thank you to everybody for making this happen—the livery looked great. Alex drove an amazing race. And for us to win with the HRC livery on the car is amazing for Honda and HRC.”

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The 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Championship kicks off the Month of May with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway next weekend, followed by preparations for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. 

CHEVROLET IN NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHILDREN’S OF ALABAMA INDY GRAND PRIX BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING RECAP MAY 3, 2025 Christian Lundgaard and Scott McLaughlin finish second and third respectively Birmingham (May 4, 2025) – Christian Lundgaard and Scott McLaughlin drove their Chevy power to podium finishes in the third consecutive NTT INDYCAR SERIES race that ran green to checkered caution free. Lundgaard, in only his fourth race driving the No. 7 Velo Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, continued his string of podium finishes scoring the runner-up position in today’s 90-lap race around the 2.3 mile/17-turn Barber Motorsports Park.  It is the third podium for one of the newest Team Chevy drivers. Two-time Barber winner Scott McLaughlin brought the No. 3 Good Ranchers Chevrolet to the finish in third place.  A total of seven Chevrolet drivers scored top-10 finishing positions in the fourth race of the season as the series now heads to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  Following race winner Alex Palou, Lundgaard and McLaughlin were Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet in fifth, Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet finishing sixth.  In eighth, ninth and 10th were Alexander Rossi,, No. 20 Java House Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet, Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet and Josef Newgarden, No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet. Next up in a busy “Month of May” for Team Chevy’s drivers and teams in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES is the Sonsio Grand Prix on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on May 9-10, 2025.  Practice for the 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, starts on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. Lundgaard utilized the undercut perfectly, gaining a few spots in the pits, but also making some impressive passes, including a memorable move into the final corner to grab second place. The second-place finish is the Arrow McLaren driver’s third straight podium after finishing third at Thermal and Long Beach. He now has six career podiums. McLaughlin’s drive to third place in the No. 3 Team Penske Good Ranchers Chevrolet is his third straight at Barber Motorsports Park and the 20th trip to the podium in his NTT INDYCAR SERIES career. Lundgaard’s three straight podiums moved him into second place in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship battle. His Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O’Ward and Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin, join the Danish driver in the top five on the championship table.The two Team Chevy podiums are the manufacturer’s 341st and 342nd since rejoining the series in 2012. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES drivers and teams have now completed 339 straight green flag laps and today’s race on the 2.3-mile, 17-turn natural terrain road course is the third straight without a caution, the longest stretch since 1986.  Children’s Of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Results

WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, finished 2nd: “It’s everything we could have hoped for and much better. The No. 7 Velo Arrow McLaren Chevrolet crew has done an awesome job all year, I think in Thermal we proved it straight on pace. (Our) strategy was good, but the 10 (Álex Palou) car still beat us. We put the car in the wall in qualifying at Long Beach, and we raced our race forward to the podium. The crew did an awesome job on strategy, and once again, today, we did so. We knew we could go aggressive after yesterday. The car hasn’t really been as good all week as it was at the test when we tested here, so it’s just been tough mentally, dealing with that.”  “I think everything about our strategy worked today.  We did a change overnight that we’ve kind of been speculating on or the entire weekend, and we didn’t really pull the trigger early enough. We did it overnight, and that was really the deal breaker. The car was so much better this morning and just so much better in the race. So it’s awesome to, to finish like this.” Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Good Ranchers Team Penske Chevrolet, finished 3rd: “The Good Ranchers Chevy has been fast the last three years. We didn’t have enough today. Props to Alex (Palou) and Lundgaard as well, who was super quick. We had the third best car today. It was a very interesting race, but I wish we had a little bit more tire life on our car. But overall we’re all good.” What can you do to stop Álex Palou?  “I think when the guys on top of this game, you just can do the best you can in that regard. I feel like week in and week out, we can challenge him, but if he keeps executing like that, all we can do is execute as well. Props to his team. It’s a long season, and it’s way too early to be even worried about points. We’ve just got to keep being there, and if we’re there, we’ll be okay.” Will Power, No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet, finished 5th:  “If we saved fuel, we could have gone a lap longer. We should have tried to cover VeeKay. There was a bit of hard racing there. It was still a good day with the strategy. We could have over cut and got a couple of people. It was difficult decision, but still a good day.” Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, finished 6th: “It was a very strong points day for all of us. It was great to see all three cars in the top 10. It was a pretty boring race I would say. The highlight was seeing Christian go through the Penske’s while I was struggling. But great job to Christian and Nolan. From the our side, I felt like we were behind playing catch-up and we kept making things better and better but for the race, that was the most I could get out of it. We recovered some good points for the championship, and I’m excited to go to the Indy Road Course and the Indy 500, which is just an amazing event to be a part of.” Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Java House ECR Chevrolet, finished 8th: “The Java House team called a great race from pit lane and that was about as much as we could do on the day. I am still a bit disappointed on our performance yesterday, I did think we had a quicker car than that. Ultimately, we knew we were going to have a tough stint on the black tires at some point because of where we started. We tried to get as much track position as we could on the alternate red tires and build a big enough gap that it wouldn’t hurt us too much, then did the black tires at the end. It was a lot of work to keep going and keep those guys behind us, but we managed.” Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, finished 9th: “It was good to get a solid result on the board. Everyone did a really good job this weekend. I’m happy with how the weekend went and it was just smooth the entire time. That was a solid result and we can build from there. There was opportunity for more, and it always sucks to have a good result that doesn’t feel good because you think there was more in it. But that’s ultimately a good thing, and we’ll push for more in Indy.” Josef Newgarden, No. 2 PPG Team Penske Chevrolet, finished 10th: “Just a decent day. At least got a decent result. P10-nothing to brag about. At least we got some points and a clean day which is probably the most important at the moment. Lacked a little bit of speed in the race. The team executed really well. We just wanted to get as much as we could. Just disappointed we couldn’t drive forward a little bit more. Sometimes its all you have on a weekend. Everyone did a great job. We rallied pretty aggressively on Saturday just to try to compensate for the hybrid issue. The team did a good job sticking with it and getting what we could out of it. Again, just brought home a solid result. Something we can build on to get a podium or a victory here hopefully soon.” Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Splenda ECR Chevrolet, finished 15th: “Tough weekend, I think. We thought we would roll off better than we did with how our recent test here went, but it seemed like nothing from the test correlated to the race weekend which put us on the back foot from the start. Qualifying P17 wasn’t great and with an all green race again, we become limited on what we can do. We maximized what we had with what we could do on strategy to end today’s race.” David Malukas, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet, finished 16th: “Really unfortunate from a whole weekend as whole. We’re just not having any luck this season. The car was mega all weekend, we found a really good car heading into qualifying and just got stuck behind people in traffic and couldn’t get a lap in, and ended up being in the back and then, yet again in the race. Every time we came into the pits, we just couldn’t get clean air, even though we tried, and just kept getting stuck behind people. So, really fast car, but couldn’t show it, but hopefully we get some luck in the next one.” Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing/Sexton Properties Chevrolet, finished 18th: “Obviously, one of those days that’s tough to swallow. Everybody did a phenomenal job, crew, engineering, the car was amazing. We were so quick. Just had an issue with some electronic stuff in the pits that had us had a short fill. Just some bugs that we’re gonna work out going into Indy and I think we will be really good. Conor Daly, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, finished 19th: “In the beginning, we got blocked by another car and then got hit on lap one, so that kind of killed our momentum a little bit, which is a shame because I thought I had a great start! Honestly our first two stints felt great. The pace on reds is good. We just need to improve our pace on the primary tire, and we’ve got to figure out the best possible strategies for these all-green (flag) races. It seems like we are just missing a little bit on clear track and a few opportunities there. Honestly I think actually we learned quite a lot. Gotta figure out what happens at the next race. But we will be in good shape when we go to Indy.” Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet, finished 22nd: “Barber this year-we finished the race. Something we haven’t been able to do the last couple of years so that is good. It is nice to have seen the second half of the race here. I think there was a lot to learn. It seems like INDYCAR is holding trend to no yellows – which is unbelievable.   “Good job to the team to work hard this weekend. It was a long day day out there. We kept fighting but unfortunately ended up in the same spot. That was just kind of the way the day went. Everyone was on the same strategy. Not a lot of variability. But made it fun to race against those guys. Hopefully we can go into Indy road course with some lessons learned.” Callum Ilott, No, 90 PREMA Racing Chevrolet, finished 23rd: “The first lap was tough as we were on the hard tires. I had a little tap into turn two which destabilised me, and then there was a bigger hit from behind which caused some damage and made the rest of the race tough. Once I got going the pace was good, especially on the softer tire and I was able to move forwards a bit. Our pit stops are an area that we need to improve on, in my last stop I lost two or three positions which put us on the back foot for the final stint. Another finish for both cars though which is important and while we didn’t quite execute enough in the race, I think there was a lot of things learnt, both positive and negative.” Robert Shwartzman, No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet, finished 25th: “It was a difficult race, and I would say it wasn’t my best. I’ve struggled with the car all weekend, which I was expecting as we had similar struggles during the test here. There is something that isn’t working well with the stability of the car, but I don’t want to get too focused on this weekend. We have to learn from this, and I hope that the team can go away and analyse everything so that we can come back next weekend with a clear idea of what we can change on the car to help it be more under control and fast.” NTT INDYCAR SERIES at Barber Motorsports ParkMay 4, 2025Post-race transcriptChristian Lundgaard and Scott McLaughlin: THE MODERATOR: We are joined now by Scott McLaughlin, his first podium of the season. Scott led three of the 90 laps this afternoon. It’s his 20th podium of his career, third straight podium at Barber.Christian Lundgaard with a race-high 16 passes on the track today. Second in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES points standings.Christian, your thoughts, a busy afternoon for you, have to be happy with another podium to start this year.CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yeah, absolutely. I think the progression we made since the Sebring test earlier this year, it’s been moving forward and going in the right direction. The team has been doing an awesome job.The pace in the car is there, and it’s just about execution. We didn’t really execute in qualifying yesterday, so we were frustrated and wanted to make up for it. We did today. THE MODERATOR: Some of the passes out there, which did you enjoy the most?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I mean, I enjoyed the pass on Scottie Mac here, but I really did enjoy the one I had on Pato into five, around the same pit sequence. It was kind of all three cars, the 5, the 12 and Scott coming out sort of like a lap after each other. I pitted before them. I had warm tires. It was just kind of chipping one off at the time.I had a great time out there, for sure. THE MODERATOR: Scott, another podium for you at Barber Motorsports Park. Your thoughts on a third-place finish?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: I think we were just third place today. Didn’t quite have the pace from the get-go really. From lap two I tried to push Alex. He just had a lot of speed.Yeah, I just didn’t feel I had much grip. But the car was still okay. It was still pretty fast. Just wasn’t as quick as the front guys, front two.Hey, it’s good points. We got to just keep keeping on and being at the front as much as we can. That was a solid race for us from the pace we had. If you want to build a championship campaign, that’s how you have to do it. THE MODERATOR: Third straight all-green race this season. As physically demanding as this racecourse is, it’s amazing.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Yeah. But I think we all feel pretty good like now. It’s just like match fitness. All your muscles are going. If this is the first race of the year, it would be pretty hard.I think ultimately very surprised by INDYCAR that we have no yellows right now. It’s a credit to the racing, credit to clean racing that we’re having, and obviously the hybrid. We’re able to restart when we spin or something like that, so… THE MODERATOR: Christian, you agree?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Absolutely. THE MODERATOR: We’ll open it up for questions.Q. Scott, you said something on pit lane that as long as you keep executing, eventually you’ll catch up with Alex. How frustrating is it to know you’re out there doing as good as you can, and he’s just doing that much better?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: It’s not frustrating. At the end of the day you can only do as much as you can. I mean, I’m driving the thing as fast as I can. Christian is doing the same thing. Alex is doing the best job he can. That turns out to be a really good job and solid. We all know it was going to be that way.When a guy is at the top of his game, all you can do is try to be at the top of yours. We had a third-place car and we came in third. That’s all we can do. Nothing more, nothing less. I learnt that when I was racing Supercars, championship campaigns. You just got to be there.It is all swings and roundabouts. We’ll be strong at places he won’t. Just got to capitalize. Q. Any other season, you’d be the story of the season so far. Alex is on fire. How do you put that in perspective?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yeah, I mean, I think it’s just about putting that aside and focusing on yourself. The 10 car is doing a great job. We’ve seen that in years in the past.I would say we’re trying to raise our own bar, and we’re doing so. We’re performing better and better. On top of that, I had a team change. Getting to know a bunch of new people, getting to work with a bunch of new people. It’s a different car to drive.I’m very pleased with the job that I’ve done so far, the work that we’ve done. I mean, I don’t think I could have dreamed of three podiums in four races, four first races. Q. Scott, on lap two you were within half a second of Alex Palou. By lap four, you had fallen back to two seconds. What happened there?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Just pace purely. That was it. I just didn’t have enough pace.I mean, at the end of the day I pushed him, then sort of settled into a rhythm. Ideally I wanted to stay in that two-second bracket. Alex just had really good speed there, yeah. Q. Christian, what was your thought process with the power move on Scott McLaughlin on lap 43?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: Yeah, I mean, ultimately you’re just trying to get by. It’s a pit sequence. It’s the one real opportunity you have, ’cause as soon as everybody settles in, you need to rely on people making a mistake and you can’t do that.It was about doing it when it counted. I was close enough to Scottie. I think we all know as soon as we get to the high speed on cold new tires, we’ll kind of bottom out. I pitted a couple of laps before, so I’d gone through that. When I caught Scott there, I knew game was on. I knew he was going to work for it, but always clean racing with Scott. Q. Scott, for the future races, you and your team, do you have any idea how to break the dominance of Alex, which areas you have to improve the car?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: Pure speed, man. I think those guys are executing. They’re just knocking good lap times out, qualifying well, then executing in the race. Great strategy.Props to Barry and the team that they run on the 10 car. They’re doing a great job. Obviously they’ve got a really good driver. I think Alex is one of the best racing car drivers I’ve ever come across. He’s the whole deal. That doesn’t mean we can’t beat him, as I said.Yeah, we know where we can improve, different facets that I can’t really expose. Ultimately I think if we just keep knocking on the door. Everyone has a bad race at some point. You got to try and keep knocking on the door there.Like I said, the people on the 10 car, Barry, Alex, all the guys, they’re doing a fantastic job. All you can do is just sort of be there, if you can. Q. Christian, you said earlier the biggest change in your performance has been the team change. What behind the scenes has really allowed you to step up your game this year?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I think ultimately not a lot is really different from my own approach. I would say it’s keeping things very simple and just focus on what you can control, master the basics really.I think the car is purely faster than what I’ve been doing for the past three years. I think we’ve seen that just purely from the results across the last three years.But no, it’s just good and nice to see it come into reality, really just executing when we have the pace. I think we’ve done so. I think we got more out of Long Beach than we anticipated waking up Sunday morning. At the end of the day that’s how you fight for championships. Q. Christian, you said your car wasn’t as good as the test. The team made some changes last night. At what point did you know, or did you know, that those changes made a huge difference and could get you on the podium?CHRISTIAN LUNDGAARD: I’d say straightaway in warm-up this morning. I’ve been battling with the same balance issue all weekend. We had an issue on the car in P1, which kind of forced us not to be able to really try much in P1. So we didn’t get to try some things that we wanted to try. We were kind of stuck for the rest of the weekend with what we had, because there was a bunch of other stuff we needed to test. It kind of decreased in our list of things we wanted to try.I said last night we need to do something if I want to have a good race car. We did it for warm-up this morning. It was just clearly better. I said that was probably one of the biggest game changers I’ve had in a car. It’s a relatively small change. A little surprising for us.The car felt at least a lot better. Q. Scott, I don’t have an Alex Palou question.SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: You can (smiling). Q. In advance of this event you went to the Children’s Hospital in this community. Talk about how emotional, inspiring that was, how you felt when you got home and hugged your own child?SCOTT McLAUGHLIN: That was really like I guess a sobering experience, realizing how lucky we do have it. At the same time how many angels work in that hospital. It’s an amazing thing. The kids were so positive. The kids that I met.Anything that you can do as a racing driver, as a role model or anyone, you’re kind of like a Super Hero at that point when you come in and hang out and play Hot Wheels, play Mario Kart. I’m quite good at Mario Kart I might add.I had a great time. I would like to do that again. It was a really cool thing. Yeah, I think you just appreciate the people that work in the hospital. As much as the kids are going through, they have amazing people that look after them. The Children’s Hospital of Alabama do a fantastic job with that.THE MODERATOR: Thanks, guys.

FOUNTAIN CITY, WI (April 30, 2025) – It wasn’t long ago when Jake Timm spent his summers off from high school mowing the grass at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, dreaming of wheeling something with about 800 more horsepower around the track.

At that point, the Fountain City, WI facility was unknown to most outside the region, and the Timm family bought it to save it from closing. Fast forward a few years, and the track’s outlook is brighter than ever.

Mississippi Thunder is now home to a plethora of marquee events, highlighted by this weekend’s $75,000-to-win Dairyland Showdown for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

“With our family owning it and being associated with it for so long, I saw where it was when they got it,” Timm said. “The track was shut down; somebody had bought it and opened it for a year or two and then they were going to shut it down again. Dad took it over, and to see what it’s become, all the work he’s put in that didn’t really pay off for a long time. To see a race like this, and then the World of Outlaws [NOS Energy Drink] Sprint Cars coming later, the $100,000 Modified race. What it’s turned into, what it’s become, seeing all his hard work finally pay off, Tyrone [Lingenfelter] and everybody involved with it. It’s really cool to see.”

While Timm has driven everything from a lawn mower to a Super Late Model around Mississippi Thunder, he’s turned more laps in a Modified than any other chariot. The Winona, MN native competed in the division every Friday night for several seasons before hitting the road with the United States Modified Touring Series, which he won with at Mississippi Thunder in 2022.

Of course, Timm also knows how to win in a Late Model – he took the checkers four times in Fountain City with the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour and nearly won a World of Outlaws preliminary Feature at the 2023 Dairyland Showdown before crashing out on the final lap.

Even though he’s been successful in both, Timm said the similarities are nearly non-existent, particularly around the high banks of Mississippi Thunder.

“The two cars just drive so different,” Timm said. “The Modified, I feel like you’ve got to drive it a lot straighter most of the time. In the Late Model, there’s times when you want to drive it straighter yet, but there’s a lot more times when you’ve got to bend in and wheelspin a lot more. It just brings a whole new set of challenges. And then also, everybody in a Late Model just races so much harder. Not that Modified guys aren’t good racers or don’t race hard, but these guys, they’re on their toes. If you make one little mistake, they’re going to eat you up.”

The massive payday on Saturday night isn’t the only reason the Dairyland Showdown has taken on a new meaning in 2025 for Timm. He’s always been one of the regional stars who circled the event on their calendars as their chance to take on the World of Outlaws when they came to town. Now, he is an Outlaw.

When Timm signed up to chase the MD3 Rookie of the Year Award, he knew he was in for the biggest challenge of his racing career. With 11 races in the books, the No. 49 team have fought through their share of struggles but remain optimistic that improvements are on the horizon.

“I knew it wasn’t going to be easy,” Timm said. “These guys are the best in the business and the best race car drivers in the world, so we knew what we were up against. The biggest thing is just staying positive, keep pushing forward to try and get better and make progress. It’s hard to stay positive when you’re getting your butt kicked every night. But I think as of late, we’ve definitely been starting to make a little bit of progress.”

As if battling the best Late Model drivers in the country every weekend wasn’t hard enough, Timm has been doing so with a blank notebook and zero experience at the track prior to Hot Laps.

“We still haven’t been to a track this year that we’ve been to before, so everything’s been new to us,” Timm said. “The biggest thing is asking for help from the people at Longhorn or just other resources we have that are willing to give us some advice as far as setting the car up and things like that. As far as driving it, the biggest thing is just knowing where to be, how the track races and what to expect at different points of the night behind the wheel. There’s no substitute for that kind of experience.”

With the summer portion of the World of Outlaws calendar containing several Midwestern tracks Timm has experience at, he’s confident that the toughest stretch of the year is behind him. He knows his goal of being a regular contender at the front of World of Outlaws races is within reach, and he’s excited to take a big step in that direction this weekend.

“Just looking forward to this weekend for a lot of different reasons,” Timm said. “It’s going to be nice to race at home in front of our own fans and people we know. Going from tracks that I’m not familiar with at all to the track I’m most familiar with is hopefully going to make a big difference in how I perform and our results. After this, there’s a lot more tracks on the schedule that we’ve been to before like Deer Creek [Speedway], Cedar Lake [Speedway], so I’m just excited.”

The World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision season resumes this weekend at Mississippi Thunder Speedway with the Dairyland Showdown, Thursday-Saturday, May 1-3. Tickets will be available at the gate.

(Chase Saathoff (88), Kage Tadman (228), Evan Renshaw (65), Tom Drane (59), and other Main Event riders round turn one in Ventura this past Saturday; Photo: American Flat Track/Tim Lester) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 30, 2025) – The AFT Singles presented by KICKER class arrives at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, this Saturday, May 3, for the Silver Dollar Short Track, Round 5 of the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, with a renewed sense of unpredictability.  This past weekend’s Ventura Short Track not only saw the category’s first winner not named Kody Kopp (No. 1 Bob Lanphere/KTM/Fastrack Racing KTM 450 SX-F), Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) or Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R) in more than 23 months, that winner was a rider making his professional debut.  Encore! Encore!   Kage Tadman (No. 228 Old Oak Ranch/Roof Systems KTM 450 SX-F) became just the fourth rider in AFT Singles history to win in his maiden attempt. Of those who did it before him, only future Grand National Champion Brad Baker finished better than 10th in his follow-up performance, finishing second in his next attempt.  Tadman’s performance this weekend will be of keen interest to the paddock and the sport’s fans at large after he thoroughly outshined a talent-laden grid at Ventura Raceway. The 17-year-old Salinas, California, native was clearly more comfortable with a tricky surface than his new adversaries, both willing and able to exploit a higher line and push in a way no one else could.  Just how much of that was down to his innate talent (which, as a six-time Amateur National Grand Champion is no doubt considerable) and how much was due to a familiar track perfectly suited to his skill set remains undetermined. This weekend in Chico will shed a great deal more light on that.  Championship Focus  While Tadman stole the spotlight last weekend, Saathoff and Drane continued to jockey for championship positioning.   Saathoff continued his recent roll, bettering his Australian rival for the third consecutive race after failing to do so in the previous six races dating back to last season. Despite the shift, Drane continues to lead in the title fight, albeit by just two points (68-66) as they resume their fight at Silver Dollar Speedway.  Speaking of 2024, the Silver Dollar Short Track was one of two critical races that saw Drane come out the worst of an incident involving Saathoff that ultimately cost him the #1 plate. That, combined with his rival’s momentum, the end of his record-setting nine-race podium streak, and a winless 2025 campaign to date, likely has Drane plenty motivated despite his position atop the standings.  Incidentally, the Estenson Racing ace has not gone more than four races without a victory since the opening six races of his first full Progressive AFT season in 2023.  Re-establishing the Established Order  While Tadman was the one to finally succeed in toppling the pecking order – for one weekend at least – there have been hints that others are ready to join the party at the front.  Last weekend, fellow Californian Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R) joined Tadman in success – both by finishing on the podium and ahead of Drane. The third-place result was much needed after Santero struggled to find his footing in the opening three races of a ‘25 campaign saddled by lofty expectations.  Senoia ST podium finisher Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) and fellow class sophomore Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Hannum’s HD/Pfanders Racing KTM 450 SX-F) have the requisite talent to push for wins as well.  Meanwhile, it seems only a matter of time before Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) strikes considering he’s won races in all four of his previous seasons in the class.  There’s More…  If nothing else, Tadman reminded the dirt track world that anything can happen on any given weekend in AFT Singles competition.  Among the other riders to track this weekend include Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R/Little Debbie Racing Honda CRF450R), who was consistently strong this past weekend en route to an eventual sixth, and Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust/ATV’s and More Yamaha YZ450F), who not only featured near the top of the leaderboards at Ventura but whose four-wheeled background has served him well at iconic auto racing venues in the past.  Fun for the Family  The incredible race action won’t be the only attraction for fans. Along with the Fan Party, complete with a Rider Q&A session, that directly precedes Opening Ceremonies, attendees can also expect a multitude of vendors, big screen viewing, designated motorcycle parking, and a variety of food and beverage options.  Step Right Up… Get Your Tickets Here  General Admission Grandstand tickets for the Silver Dollar Short Track are just $40 (kids 12 and under free) while Pit Grandstand tickets ($50, all ages), Reserved Grandstand tickets ($60, all ages), and Trackside Box tickets ($85, all ages) offer premium viewing experiences. And new for 2025, every level of ticket automatically includes paddock access.  Also available for purchase is the Opening Ceremonies Trackside Fan Experience ($105), which includes reserved seating, a guided tour of the infield podium and start/finish line, photos opps included, and up-close viewing of Opening Ceremonies and a portion of the night’s race action.  Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/silver-dollar-short-track-123441 to reserve your seats today.  Gates will open for fans at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT with Opening Ceremonies scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.

When Josh Berry and the No. 21 Ford Mustang team hit the track this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, they’ll be sporting a fresh look and a lot to race for this weekend in Texas. The Würth Group, a global leader in assembly and fastening materials, will debut as the primary sponsor on Berry’s No. 21 Ford Mustang for Sunday’s race, which also carries the Würth name as the event’s title sponsor — the Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY. Featuring a bold red, white and black design, the Würth machine will stand out as Berry takes on the 1.5-mile Texas oval. “It’s always exciting to welcome a new partner to the team, and having Würth join us for the Würth 400 makes it even more special,” said Berry. “The car looks awesome – it’s a clean, aggressive design that really stands out. I’m looking forward to getting to Texas and hopefully putting together a strong run.” The team heads to the Lone Star State looking to bounce back after a strong showing at Talladega Superspeedway slipped away late. With speed and execution continuing to show, the group is eager to reset and put together a complete weekend in Fort Worth. Texas Motor Speedway’s unique configuration presents its own set of challenges, with each end of the track demanding a different approach — something Berry is well aware of heading into Sunday’s race. “It’s definitely a unique layout. Each end of the track is so drastically different that part of the problem is it’s very hard to get your car really balanced on both ends,” said Berry, who has six total NASCAR national series starts at the track. “Turn one is much slower with less banking, and getting off turn two is really important because it sets you up to carry all that momentum through three and four. To be good in one and two, you’ll have your hands full in three and four just with the speed. The sketchiness of it is going through three nearly wide-open. That makes it a handful.” Sunday’s Würth 400 is set for 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

April 30, 2025 — BIRMINGHAM, AL

• Reigning and three-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou’s #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda to feature HRC branding for Barber Motorsports Park round
• The HRC Honda machine will race in the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix May 4th
• The collaboration celebrates the success of the CGR and Honda partnership, while also bringing awareness to the new HRC US performance parts business

The current NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship leader, Alex Palou, will have a new look for the 2025 Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix this weekend as his #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda will sport a Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) livery.

The HRC livery is the same one previously run by Yuki Tsunoda at the HRC crossover event in Las Vegas last fall—an event in which Tsunoda, coached by CGR racer and six-time IndyCar champ Scott Dixon, got behind the wheel of an IndyCar for the first time.

Now, it will be Palou’s turn to take the striking red, white and blue livery to the track as he tries for his fourth win in three races to start the 2025 season—following victories at St. Petersburg and Thermal and a second-place finish at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. The strong start to the year has Palou 34 points ahead in the championship as he looks for his third title in a row and fourth in just five years.

The three titles with Alex Palou and four of Dixon’s six titles make up just part of the 14 total championships Honda has scored with Chip Ganassi Racing. Other Honda-CGR championship winners include Jimmy Vasser, Alex Zanardi, Juan Pablo Montoya and Dario Franchitti.

In addition to celebrating the success Honda and Chip Ganassi Racing have had over the years, the livery brings awareness to the new HRC US business ventures announced in the last six months. This includes the HRC performance parts business which debuted at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas last November, and will feature genuine HRC parts for Acura and Honda road cars. Meanwhile, the HRC Originals clothing line was launched at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach earlier this month.

Quotes

David Salters (President, Honda Racing Corporation USA): “We are excited to be the primary partner on the #10 CGR Honda at Barber Motorsports Park. We’ve had a very successful long-term partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing and both of us have seen a lot of success from that collaboration. Alex Palou has done an incredible job the last few years and to kick off this 2025 season and coming on board the No. 10 car seemed liked a great opportunity for visibility around the HRC brand and our new performance parts business.”

Chip Ganassi (Owner, Chip Ganassi Racing): “Over the years, we have had many successes working with Honda, winning multiple championships and Indianapolis 500s. We are looking forward to partnering with them at Barber on the No. 10, and hope Alex and the team will continue their successful start to the year.”

(Chase Saathoff (88), Kage Tadman (228), Evan Renshaw (65), Tom Drane (59), and other Main Event riders round turn one in Ventura this past Saturday; Photo: American Flat Track/Tim Lester) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 30, 2025) – The AFT Singles presented by KICKER class arrives at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California, this Saturday, May 3, for the Silver Dollar Short Track, Round 5 of the 2025 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, with a renewed sense of unpredictability.  This past weekend’s Ventura Short Track not only saw the category’s first winner not named Kody Kopp (No. 1 Bob Lanphere/KTM/Fastrack Racing KTM 450 SX-F), Tom Drane (No. 59 Estenson Racing Yamaha YZ450F) or Chase Saathoff (No. 88 RWR/Parts Plus Honda CRF450R) in more than 23 months, that winner was a rider making his professional debut.  Encore! Encore!   Kage Tadman (No. 228 Old Oak Ranch/Roof Systems KTM 450 SX-F) became just the fourth rider in AFT Singles history to win in his maiden attempt. Of those who did it before him, only future Grand National Champion Brad Baker finished better than 10th in his follow-up performance, finishing second in his next attempt.  Tadman’s performance this weekend will be of keen interest to the paddock and the sport’s fans at large after he thoroughly outshined a talent-laden grid at Ventura Raceway. The 17-year-old Salinas, California, native was clearly more comfortable with a tricky surface than his new adversaries, both willing and able to exploit a higher line and push in a way no one else could.  Just how much of that was down to his innate talent (which, as a six-time Amateur National Grand Champion is no doubt considerable) and how much was due to a familiar track perfectly suited to his skill set remains undetermined. This weekend in Chico will shed a great deal more light on that.  Championship Focus  While Tadman stole the spotlight last weekend, Saathoff and Drane continued to jockey for championship positioning.   Saathoff continued his recent roll, bettering his Australian rival for the third consecutive race after failing to do so in the previous six races dating back to last season. Despite the shift, Drane continues to lead in the title fight, albeit by just two points (68-66) as they resume their fight at Silver Dollar Speedway.  Speaking of 2024, the Silver Dollar Short Track was one of two critical races that saw Drane come out the worst of an incident involving Saathoff that ultimately cost him the #1 plate. That, combined with his rival’s momentum, the end of his record-setting nine-race podium streak, and a winless 2025 campaign to date, likely has Drane plenty motivated despite his position atop the standings.  Incidentally, the Estenson Racing ace has not gone more than four races without a victory since the opening six races of his first full Progressive AFT season in 2023.  Re-establishing the Established Order  While Tadman was the one to finally succeed in toppling the pecking order – for one weekend at least – there have been hints that others are ready to join the party at the front.  Last weekend, fellow Californian Tarren Santero (No. 75 Mission Roof Systems Honda CRF450R) joined Tadman in success – both by finishing on the podium and ahead of Drane. The third-place result was much needed after Santero struggled to find his footing in the opening three races of a ‘25 campaign saddled by lofty expectations.  Senoia ST podium finisher Evan Renshaw (No. 65 1st Impressions Race Team Husqvarna FC450) and fellow class sophomore Bradon Pfanders (No. 83 Hannum’s HD/Pfanders Racing KTM 450 SX-F) have the requisite talent to push for wins as well.  Meanwhile, it seems only a matter of time before Trevor Brunner (No. 21 American Honda/Mission Foods CRF450R) strikes considering he’s won races in all four of his previous seasons in the class.  There’s More…  If nothing else, Tadman reminded the dirt track world that anything can happen on any given weekend in AFT Singles competition.  Among the other riders to track this weekend include Jared Lowe (No. 63 Big R/Little Debbie Racing Honda CRF450R), who was consistently strong this past weekend en route to an eventual sixth, and Aidan RoosEvans (No. 26 FRA Trust/ATV’s and More Yamaha YZ450F), who not only featured near the top of the leaderboards at Ventura but whose four-wheeled background has served him well at iconic auto racing venues in the past.  Fun for the Family  The incredible race action won’t be the only attraction for fans. Along with the Fan Party, complete with a Rider Q&A session, that directly precedes Opening Ceremonies, attendees can also expect a multitude of vendors, big screen viewing, designated motorcycle parking, and a variety of food and beverage options.  Step Right Up… Get Your Tickets Here  General Admission Grandstand tickets for the Silver Dollar Short Track are just $40 (kids 12 and under free) while Pit Grandstand tickets ($50, all ages), Reserved Grandstand tickets ($60, all ages), and Trackside Box tickets ($85, all ages) offer premium viewing experiences. And new for 2025, every level of ticket automatically includes paddock access.  Also available for purchase is the Opening Ceremonies Trackside Fan Experience ($105), which includes reserved seating, a guided tour of the infield podium and start/finish line, photos opps included, and up-close viewing of Opening Ceremonies and a portion of the night’s race action.  Visit https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/silver-dollar-short-track-123441 to reserve your seats today.  Gates will open for fans at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT with Opening Ceremonies scheduled to begin at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT.  How to Watch  FloRacing  For those that can’t catch the live action from the circuit, FloRacing is the live streaming home of Progressive AFT. Motorsports fans can subscribe to FloRacing to enjoy over 1,000 live motorsports events in 2025. FloSports is available by visiting https://flosports.link/aft or by downloading the FloSports app on iOS, Android, Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Chromecast.  FS1  FOX Sports coverage of the Silver Dollar Short Track, featuring in-depth features and thrilling onboard cameras, will premiere on FS1 on Sunday, May 11, at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT).  For more information on Progressive AFT visit https://www.americanflattrack.com.

BATAVIA, Ohio (April 29, 2025) – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing is poised to launch an exciting and lucrative month of May with a doubleheader in Indiana and Kentucky. Circle City Raceway welcomes the nation’s top dirt late model drivers for the first time in the tour’s history on Friday, May 2. The event will feature a complete program of Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $15,000-to-win main event. Additionally, the EDCO Welding Crown Vics and Super Stocks will compete on Friday night. The pit gates will open at 4:00 PM, followed by the general admission gates at 5:00 PM, and Hot Laps will begin at 7:00 PM. Circle City Raceway is conveniently located at 7300 East Troy Avenue on the Marion County Fairgrounds just off I-465 in Indianapolis, IN. To purchase tickets in advance or find additional information, please visit www.circlecityraceway.com.  From there, competitors will make the drive southeast to Union, KY. Teams are vying for a $25,000 prize in the 39th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway on Saturday. Likewise, the event will feature a complete program of Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 50-lap, $25,000-to-win main event. The pit gate opens at 2:00 PM on Saturday, and the main and back gates open at 5:00 PM. Hot laps begin at 7:00 PM. In addition to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, the Pro Late Models and Modifieds. Florence Speedway is located in Northern Kentucky off Interstate 71/75, approximately 25 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. Take KY exit 180 off I-71/75; west on US 42, nine miles to the track on the left. To purchase advanced tickets or find more information, visit www.florencespeedway.com.  Following back-to-back victories in the northeast, Ricky Thornton Jr. has returned to the top of the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings. Devin Moran is second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Garrett Alberson, and Brandon Overton, completing the top five. The Sunoco Road to Wheatland, the first of four bonus rounds in the Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP standings, continues. The Sunoco Road to Wheatland is a long-standing incentive that awards cash bonuses to the top 15 drivers in the series’ point standings at the Show-Me 100 in May. The series point leader will earn a $2,500 bonus at the Show-Me 100, while those finishing 2nd through 15th in the series point standings will receive cash prizes from the $16,000 bonus pool that Sunoco is distributing. For the latest news, results, championship standings, and more about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing, please visit www.lucasdirt.com. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing Purses:Circle City Raceway – May 2: 1. $15,000, 2. $7,000, 3. $5,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,000, 6. $2,500, 7. $2,400, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,800, 13. $1,600, 14. $1,500, 15. $1,400, 16. $1,300, 17. $1,200, 18. $1,100, 19. $1,000, 20. $1,000, 21. $1,000, 22. $1,000, 23. $1,000, 24. $1,000 = $63,400 Florence Speedway – May 3: 1. $25,000, 2. $10,000, 3. $6,000, 4. $4,000, 5. $3,500, 6. $2,700, 7. $2,500, 8. $2,300, 9. $2,200, 10. $2,100, 11. $2,000, 12. $1,900, 13. $1,800, 14. $1,700, 15. $1,600, 16. $1,500, 17. $1,500, 18. $1,500, 19. $1,500, 20. $1,500, 21. $1,500, 22. $1,500, 23. $1,500, 24. $1,500 = $82,800 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3 Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4

CONCORD, NC (April 29, 2025) – CBS will bring viewers across the country down the road to World of Outlaws World Finalswith a new hour-long special on Saturday, May 3, at 1 p.m. (ET).

The documentary special, All Dirt Roads Lead to World of Outlaws World Finals, will highlight the journey to the championship finale at The Dirt Track at Charlotte for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and the Super DIRTcar Series.

Starting at Volusia Speedway Park, during Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals, the yearlong season for the three premier dirt racing series takes them all around the United States and Canada before finishing the season in Concord, NC for a four-day event like no other.

The 2024 edition of World Finals saw wild racing, the iconic 3X4 Parade Lap, and history made across the three series. David Gravel won his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car title and became the 11th champion in Series history. Brandon Sheppard claimed his fifth World of Outlaws Late Model championship, becoming the winningest champion in Series history. And Mat Williamson earned his second Super DIRTcar Series title, joining an elite list of multi-time champions with the Series.

Along with the on-track excitement, the show will also highlight the biggest stars of the three series, the key people involved with the event and what makes World Finals one of the biggest events of the year off-track, too.

The show will run from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday, marking the World of Outlaws’ fourth time on the main CBS network.

For the remainder of the year, fans will also get to watch World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota events from the 2025 season throughout the year on CBS Sports Network (CBSSN), presented in a half-hour special.

If you miss the All Dirt Roads Lead to World of Outlaws World Finals special, it will re-air on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, May 4, at 6 p.m. (ET).

To learn more about the World of Outlaws World Finals, and to get tickets to the event, Nov. 5-8, visit alldirtroads.com.

ONLINE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/news/all-dirt-roads-lead-to-cbs-on-may-3/

FOUNTAIN CITY, WI (April 29, 2025) – Mississippi Thunder Speedway has only been on the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision calendar for four years, but it’s already become a favorite of drivers and fans alike.

The late-spring visit to southwest Wisconsin will further establish itself as one of the premier weekends in dirt Late Model racing in 2025, as the winner of the Dairyland Showdown finale on Saturday night will take home a record-breaking $75,000 top prize.

The first two nights of racing on Thursday and Friday will both include full programs culminating with a 30-lap, $10,000-to-win, Feature. The “Every Lap Matters” format will be used on both preliminary nights, meaning drivers will score points for their results in Qualifying, Heat Races, Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns and Features to determine lineups for Saturday. The final night will include Hot Laps, Landa Pressure Washers Last Chance Showdowns and a pair of Dashes to set the field for the 75-lap, $75,000-to-win, main event.

The World of Outlaws will be joined by the USRA Northern Lights Modified Series on all three nights.

Here are the top storylines entering the weekend:

ROLLING ON THE RIVER: Bobby Pierce’s 38-win season in 2024 may have been considered a once-in-a-lifetime achievement, but four months into 2025, he’s on pace for another stratospheric total.

The Oakwood, IL native’s $50,000 victory in the Alabama Gang 100 was his 11th Late Model victory of the year between the World of Outlaws, MARS and the Wild West Shootout in his 25th start. That’s a 44% win rate, putting him ahead of his 37% win percentage in 2024.

If history is anything to go by, Mississippi Thunder could be the perfect place for his reign of terror to continue. Since joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2022, Pierce has only finished off the podium once in seven starts at the track and has one win from his first year as an Outlaw.

Through the first 11 races of the World of Outlaws season, the story of Pierce’s season hasn’t been the fact that he’s won three times so far, it’s been the places he’s won those races at. Pierce’s southern triumphs at Smoky Mountain Speedway, Swainsboro Raceway and Talladega Short Track were his first win at each facility, and the first two came in his first weekend racing at those tracks. The “Smooth Operator” has yet to win somewhere he’s visited Victory Lane before with the World of Outlaws, but he’ll look to break that trend this weekend.

FAMILIAR GROUND: When Ryan Gustin crossed the line at Swainsboro for his second win of the year, he looked to be Pierce’s biggest challenger for a potential second championship. Three races later, Gustin finds himself in need of an immediate momentum shift if he wants to maintain that status.

The “Reaper” finished outside the top 10 on both nights at Farmer City Raceway and on Saturday at Talladega, marking the first time in 2025 Gustin has gone more than two races without a top five. As a result, Gustin has gone from 30 points behind Pierce leaving Swainsboro to 90 markers back entering Mississippi Thunder.

The 3/8-mile on the banks of the Mississippi River has been one of Gustin’s best tracks since the early days of his career as a traveling dirt racer. His second United States Modified Touring Series win came in Fountain City in 2009, and he followed it up with four more over the next decade.

Upon switching to Late Models, Gustin collected three World of Outlaws top fives at Mississippi Thunder before breaking through for a win in last year’s Dairyland Showdown finale. Sharon Speedway currently stands as the only track Gustin has won at more than once with the World of Outlaws – he’ll try to add Mississippi Thunder to that list this weekend.

ON THE RISE: Tim McCreadie’s return to the full World of Outlaws tour didn’t get off to the start he and team owner Boom Briggs were hoping for, but a strong night at Talladega showed that things are trending in the right direction.

The former Big Block Modified star put his expertise in long-distance Features to good use, coming home seventh in the 100-lapper to tie his season-best result. That leaves McCreadie ninth in points in a tight battle in the back half of the top 10, with 30 points separating Max Blair in fifth and Tanner English in 10th.

It’s been three years since McCreadie last visited Mississippi Thunder, but his lone appearance there ended in the fifth spot in 2021. Saturday’s 75-lap distance could play right into McCreadie’s wheelhouse as he continues his quest to bring the No. 9 “Barefoot” Bob McCreadie tribute back to Victory Lane.

WELCOME HOME: After three months of traveling up and down the road chasing the Series, a pair of Outlaws will finally get a weekend close to home.

MD3 Rookie of the Year contender Jake Timm resides right across the river in Winona, MN, and has been racing and winning at Mississippi Thunder for as long as he’s been driving race cars. While his Fountain City resume includes a flurry of Modified wins, Timm is also no stranger to success in a Late Model – he’s won four times with the Dirt Kings Late Model Tour, and three of his four World of Outlaws top 10s have come at Mississippi Thunder.

Dustin Sorensen has also made the one-hour trip from his Rochester, MN home to Mississippi Thunder countless times, and enters the Dairyland Showdown as an Outlaw for the second time this year. Sorensen’s sixth-place effort in the 2024 finale was the first top 10 of the season that netted him top rookie honors. Following a rough night at Talladega that saw him miss the Feature, Sorensen will be aiming to rediscover the speed he showed at Farmer City, where he notched his first top five of his sophomore season.

BRENT’S BACKYARD: Cedar Lake Speedway may be Brent Larson’s official home track, but the Lake Elmo, MN pilot has still made plenty of memories over the years two hours south at Mississippi Thunder.

Larson stood on a World of Outlaws podium for the first time in the inaugural Dairyland Showdown in 2021. He nearly won a preliminary Feature two years later, as he led early before crashing out with 10 to go.

The “B1 Bomber” comes into one of his best tracks in need of a get-healthy weekend, as he has yet to finish better than 19th in World of Outlaws competition and sits 17th in the standings. The next couple of months could be conducive to some improvements though, as Mississippi Thunder is the first of nine-straight tracks on the schedule where Larson has finished top 15 before with the World of Outlaws.

WHEN AND WHERE:
Thursday-Saturday, May 1-3, at Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, WI

CURRENT POINT STANDINGS:
1. Bobby Pierce (1598 points)
2. Nick Hoffman (-82)
3. Ryan Gustin (-90)
4. Drake Troutman (-120)
5. Max Blair (-164)
6. Ethan Dotson (-168)
7. Cody Overton (-174)
8. Brian Shirley (-180)
9. Tim McCreadie (-188)
10. Tanner English (-198)

FEATURE WINNERS (7):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 3
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 2
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 1
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 1
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1

HEAT RACE WINNERS (22):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 7
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 6
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 5
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 4
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 4
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 4
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 3
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 3
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 2
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 2
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 1
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 1
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 1
Garrett Smith – Madison, GA – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 1
Zack Mitchell – Enoree, SC – 1
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 1

LANDA PRESSURE WASHERS LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINNERS (21):
Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 3
Michael Leach – Sun River, MT – 2
Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 2
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 2
Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 2
Mike Marlar – Winfield, TN – 1
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 1
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 1
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 1
Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Kyle Bronson – Brandon, FL – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Jackson Hise – Ocala, FL – 1
Trey Mills – St. Augustine, FL – 1
Austin Smith – Cedartown, GA – 1
Shannon Babb – Moweaqua, IL – 1
Mckay Wenger – Fairbury, IL – 1
Jake Timm – Winona, MN – 1
Cade Dillard – Robeline, LA – 1

PODIUM FINISHERS (16):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 6
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 5
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 3
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 3
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 2
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 2
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 2
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 1
Max Blair – Centerville, PA – 1
Ashton Winger – Hampton, GA – 1
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Zack Mitchell – Enoree, SC – 1
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 1

FOX FACTORY HARD CHARGERS (9):
Dennis Erb Jr. – Carpentersville, IL – 3
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 1
Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 1
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 1
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 1
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 1
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 1
Dustin Sorensen – Rochester, MN – 1
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 1

SIMPSON RACING PRODUCTS QUICK TIMES (6):
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 3
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 3
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 1
Chris Madden – Gray Court, SC – 1
Tanner English – Benton, KY – 1
Brian Shirley – Chatham IL – 1
Tyler Millwood – Kingston, GA – 1

BILSTEIN POLE AWARD (8):
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 2
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 2
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 2
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 1
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 1
Jason Feger – Bloomington, IL – 1
Cody Overton – Thomson, GA – 1
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 1

FEATURE LAP LEADERS (13):
Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – 157
Drake Troutman – Hyndman, PA – 76
Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 67
Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 44
Jimmy Owens – Newport, TN – 41
Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 30
Ethan Dotson – Bakersfield, CA – 27
Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 25
Ricky Thornton Jr. – Chandler, AZ – 18
Nick Hoffman – Mooresville, NC – 16
Cory Hedgecock – Loudon, TN – 13
Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 11
Brian Shirley – Chatham IL – 1

2025 WORLD OF OUTLAWS REAL AMERICAN BEER LATE MODEL SERIES PRESENTED BY DIRTVISION SCHEDULE & WINNERS
Friday, Jan. 24 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Ryan Gustin (1)
Saturday, Jan. 25 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Garrett Alberson (1)
Thursday, Feb. 13 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Garrett Alberson (2)
Friday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Devin Moran (1)
Saturday, Feb. 15 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Jonathan Davenport (1)
Friday, Mar. 14 / Smoky Mountain Speedway / Maryville, TN / Bobby Pierce (1)
Friday, Mar. 21 / Swainsboro Raceway / Swainsboro, GA / Bobby Pierce (2)
Saturday, Mar. 22 / Swainsboro Raceway / Swainsboro, GA / Ryan Gustin (2)
Thursday, Apr. 10 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL (Practice)
Friday, Apr. 11 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Ethan Dotson (1)
Saturday, Apr. 12 / Farmer City Raceway / Farmer City, IL / Brandon Sheppard (1)
Saturday, Apr. 26 / Talladega Short Track / Eastaboga, AL / Bobby Pierce (3)
Thursday, May 1 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Friday, May 2 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Saturday, May 3 / Mississippi Thunder Speedway / Fountain City, WI
Thursday, May 15 / Raceway 7 / Conneaut, OH
Friday, May 16 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA
Saturday, May 17 / Marion Center Raceway / Marion Center, PA
Sunday, May 18 / Bedford Speedway / Bedford, PA
Friday, June 20 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Saturday, June 21 / I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park / Pevely, MO
Monday, June 23 / Independence Motor Speedway / Independence, IA
Thursday, June 26 / I-94 EMR Speedway / Fergus Falls, MN
Friday, June 27 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
Saturday, June 28 / Norman County Raceway / Ada, MN
Sunday, June 29 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
Thursday, July 3 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 4 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Saturday, July 5 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
Friday, July 11 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Saturday, July 12 / Sharon Speedway / Hartford, OH
Friday, July 25 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Saturday, July 26 / Fairbury Speedway / Fairbury, IL
Monday, July 28 / Wilmot Raceway / Wilmot, WI
Thursday, July 31 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Friday, Aug. 1 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Saturday, Aug. 2 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI
Wednesday, Aug. 13 / Highland Speedway / Highland, IL
Thursday, Aug. 14 / Spoon River Speedway / Lewistown, IL
Friday, Aug. 15 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Saturday, Aug. 16 / Maquoketa Speedway / Maquoketa, IA
Friday, Aug. 22 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Saturday, Aug. 23 / Arrowhead Speedway / Colcord, OK
Friday, Sept. 12 / Needmore Speedway / Norman Park, GA
Saturday, Sept. 13 / Senoia Raceway / Senoia, GA
Friday, Sept. 26 / Tri-City Speedway / Granite City, IL
Saturday, Sept. 27 / Tri-City Speedway / Granite City, IL
Friday, Oct. 3 / Humboldt Speedway / Humboldt, KS
Saturday, Oct. 4 / 81 Speedway / Wichita, KS
Friday, Oct. 10 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Saturday, Oct. 11 / Boothill Speedway / Greenwood, LA
Wednesday, Nov. 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Thursday, Nov. 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Friday, Nov. 7 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
Saturday, Nov. 8 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/what-to-watch-for-record-paydays-up-for-grabs-at-mississippi-thunder-in-dairyland-showdown/

EVENT INFO: https://worldofoutlaws.com/latemodels/schedule/event-info/?event=4547662
TRACK INFO: https://mississippithunder.com/

BIGFOOT 4X4, Inc. is excited to announce that Missouri’s own O’Reilly Auto Parts is its 2025 Presenting Sponsor for the 50thAnniversary BIGFOOT Open House June 7 in Pacific, MO.

We welcome O’Reilly Auto Parts as our Presenting Sponsor, along with returning sponsors Vinyl Imagesand Big Boys Towing. Additionally, our new neighbor, Klance Staging, Inc. is allowing us to use their parking lot so we can expand this year’s event. We are excited to be working with these wonderful partners!Come celebrate 50 years of BIGFOOT history with some old, retired, refurbished BIGFOOT trucks, some old BIGFOOT parts and bodies, along with a few “clones” built by fans, plus some other surprises. You may even get to bid on one-of-a-kind body parts of the once in a lifetime BIGFOOT Anniversary body!Trigger King R/C Racing will be returning, but with a bigger event space.Also, Traxxas will be returning with their racetrack, so come drive a Traxxas R/C. There will also be different Traxxas vehicles for sale.

Come ride in a real Monster Ride Truck, as it’s an experience like no other.Old School Monster Tuck Exhibitions will return, along with some current BIGFOOT drivers and even some drivers from the past – maybe even a few surprise guests.This year’s event will feature a bigger food selection and be sure and check out the vendors.We can’t wait to see everyone for this once in a lifetime experience!