CHICAGO (October 8, 2025) — Chicago firefighter and Nitro Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King is coming to the Lone Star State for the 40th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals looking to lasso a successful weekend of racing results and fan experiences. Driving the Competition Parts/Howards Cam Nitro Funny Car tuned by veteran Bob Peck, King returns to Texas Motorplex for the second year in a row to participate in the Stampede of Speed, a 10-day extravaganza of speed, music and family events celebrating its fifth year.
 
“I experienced the Stampede of Speed for the first time last year and our whole team was blown away,” said King. “This year we are coming in even earlier to attend the Champions’ Dinner and be all set for the Thursday night FanFest and then a busy race weekend. Our program has steadily been improving and I am excited to get to Texas and see how we can close out the season on a high note.”

 Chris King is eager to take on Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex, photo credit Werner Communications

Chris King Eager to Take on Stampede of Speed
and Texas Fall Nationals

CHICAGO (October 8, 2025) — Chicago firefighter and Nitro Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King is coming to the Lone Star State for the 40th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals looking to lasso a successful weekend of racing results and fan experiences. Driving the Competition Parts/Howards Cam Nitro Funny Car tuned by veteran Bob Peck, King returns to Texas Motorplex for the second year in a row to participate in the Stampede of Speed, a 10-day extravaganza of speed, music and family events celebrating its fifth year.
 
“I experienced the Stampede of Speed for the first time last year and our whole team was blown away,” said King. “This year we are coming in even earlier to attend the Champions’ Dinner and be all set for the Thursday night FanFest and then a busy race weekend. Our program has steadily been improving and I am excited to get to Texas and see how we can close out the season on a high note.”

 Chris King is eager to take on Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex, photo credit Werner Communications

King has raced several races this season as he builds his program towards full-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series participation. King opened the season in Chicago making qualifying runs before attending his son’s college graduation on race day. The team returned to action for the Norwalk Nationals narrowly missing qualifying for a stout 16-car Funny Car field. King was dealt a tough blow at the historic U.S. Nationals finishing five rounds of qualifying as the No. 17 Funny Car just barely on the outside of the quick 16. King is hopeful his luck will turn around at Texas Motorplex.
 
“This season has been a challenge for sure but no one on this team is hanging their head,” said King, who last year narrowly missed the Fall Nationals field. “We have been right on the edge of making some of the tightest Funny Car fields going against full-time teams. We have all the pieces and we just need them to line up for us in qualifying and then again on race day.”
 
Peck and King have made huge strides since they started working together last season. The duo has improved the overall performance of the team and King has added more equipment, including a full-size race hauler, and deeper parts inventory. Several teams have stepped up to help Peck and King pull everything together to make as many races as possible.
 
“The NHRA community of competitors has really been amazing this season,” said King. “Teams we are racing against have helped us with parts. Bob has a great relationship with so many crew chiefs he can bounce his ideas off them and we have really stepped up. I can’t thank Bob, my crew and everyone who has contributed to our success. We may not see it on the qualifying sheet, but we are getting better every race.”
 
During the week leading up to the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals King will attend the Champion’s Dinner at the Texas Motorplex Champion’s Club. The event is an invitation only celebration of the 2024 Texas Fall Nationals and all former winners over the past 40 seasons. The PreStage FanFest takes place on Thursday with King joining nearly 65 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitors and 80 JEGS Allstar racers in a massive free autograph session from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Railyard Park.
 
King will be on track for two qualifying sessions on Friday including the JEGS Friday Night Live which will include special Opening Ceremonies prior to the start of professional qualifying and huge cash payouts for all four professional categories during the night-time qualifying session as part of the “Battle for the Saddle.” Two more qualifying sessions will take place on Saturday to fill out the 16-Funny Car field. Final eliminations will commence at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Fans can tune into watching the race on FOX’s national broadcast.

CHICAGO (October 8, 2025) — Chicago firefighter and Nitro Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King is coming to the Lone Star State for the 40th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals looking to lasso a successful weekend of racing results and fan experiences. Driving the Competition Parts/Howards Cam Nitro Funny Car tuned by veteran Bob Peck, King returns to Texas Motorplex for the second year in a row to participate in the Stampede of Speed, a 10-day extravaganza of speed, music and family events celebrating its fifth year.
 
“I experienced the Stampede of Speed for the first time last year and our whole team was blown away,” said King. “This year we are coming in even earlier to attend the Champions’ Dinner and be all set for the Thursday night FanFest and then a busy race weekend. Our program has steadily been improving and I am excited to get to Texas and see how we can close out the season on a high note.”

 Chris King is eager to take on Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex, photo credit Werner Communications

Chris King Eager to Take on Stampede of Speed
and Texas Fall Nationals

CHICAGO (October 8, 2025) — Chicago firefighter and Nitro Funny Car team owner and driver Chris King is coming to the Lone Star State for the 40th NHRA Texas Fall Nationals looking to lasso a successful weekend of racing results and fan experiences. Driving the Competition Parts/Howards Cam Nitro Funny Car tuned by veteran Bob Peck, King returns to Texas Motorplex for the second year in a row to participate in the Stampede of Speed, a 10-day extravaganza of speed, music and family events celebrating its fifth year.
 
“I experienced the Stampede of Speed for the first time last year and our whole team was blown away,” said King. “This year we are coming in even earlier to attend the Champions’ Dinner and be all set for the Thursday night FanFest and then a busy race weekend. Our program has steadily been improving and I am excited to get to Texas and see how we can close out the season on a high note.”

 Chris King is eager to take on Stampede of Speed at Texas Motorplex, photo credit Werner Communications

King has raced several races this season as he builds his program towards full-time NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series participation. King opened the season in Chicago making qualifying runs before attending his son’s college graduation on race day. The team returned to action for the Norwalk Nationals narrowly missing qualifying for a stout 16-car Funny Car field. King was dealt a tough blow at the historic U.S. Nationals finishing five rounds of qualifying as the No. 17 Funny Car just barely on the outside of the quick 16. King is hopeful his luck will turn around at Texas Motorplex.
 
“This season has been a challenge for sure but no one on this team is hanging their head,” said King, who last year narrowly missed the Fall Nationals field. “We have been right on the edge of making some of the tightest Funny Car fields going against full-time teams. We have all the pieces and we just need them to line up for us in qualifying and then again on race day.”
 
Peck and King have made huge strides since they started working together last season. The duo has improved the overall performance of the team and King has added more equipment, including a full-size race hauler, and deeper parts inventory. Several teams have stepped up to help Peck and King pull everything together to make as many races as possible.
 
“The NHRA community of competitors has really been amazing this season,” said King. “Teams we are racing against have helped us with parts. Bob has a great relationship with so many crew chiefs he can bounce his ideas off them and we have really stepped up. I can’t thank Bob, my crew and everyone who has contributed to our success. We may not see it on the qualifying sheet, but we are getting better every race.”
 
During the week leading up to the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals King will attend the Champion’s Dinner at the Texas Motorplex Champion’s Club. The event is an invitation only celebration of the 2024 Texas Fall Nationals and all former winners over the past 40 seasons. The PreStage FanFest takes place on Thursday with King joining nearly 65 Mission Foods Drag Racing Series competitors and 80 JEGS Allstar racers in a massive free autograph session from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at Railyard Park.
 
King will be on track for two qualifying sessions on Friday including the JEGS Friday Night Live which will include special Opening Ceremonies prior to the start of professional qualifying and huge cash payouts for all four professional categories during the night-time qualifying session as part of the “Battle for the Saddle.” Two more qualifying sessions will take place on Saturday to fill out the 16-Funny Car field. Final eliminations will commence at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Fans can tune into watching the race on FOX’s national broadcast.

CONCORD, NC (September 25, 2025) – Alex Karpowicz entered the 2025 season ready to dive into uncharted waters with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota this year, having already conquered various setbacks in his life. 

The Spring Branch, TX driver was diagnosed with scoliosis at 13 years old. After undergoing a successful surgery of two permanent titanium rods placed in his back to correct his spine in 2020, “Mr. Titanium” climbed into a Micro Sprint and found success in his home region with two NOW600 Ark-La-Tex titles in 2022-2023, and the 2023 NOW600 Gulf South championship. 

“I feel a lot less of it now after the surgery than I did before,” Karpowicz said. “It never really got bad until about mid-high school when I hit my big growth spurt. It was like 2020, and we decided that we were going to get surgery. I had the rods and screws put in my spine, and I was out of the car for like six months. I jumped back in, and that’s when my racing career really started.” 

He took the next step in his career this year by joining Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) for his rookie campaign with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets. Along with the journey being his first time on a national tour, the schedule brought him to a new track every weekend. 

But like any other challenge, he had a lot of support behind him. 

“I mean, not only are they all brand-new tracks for me, but I’ve never raced any of them in a Midget,” Karpowicz said. “You come into them with a brand-new car, brand-new track, and the best I can really do is take what my crew chief says, talk to Jacob (Denney, his KKM teammate), then take what he says and apply that to the night. A lot of the tracks are similar to others that we’ve raced earlier in the year. So, I can take my notes, compare them, and try to learn that way.” 

Karpowicz took the first half of the season to learn the car and package before finding his comfort level, earning three consecutive seventh-place finishes during the Kansas races at Humboldt Speedway, 81 Speedway, and Airport Raceway. 

The Texan weathered a summertime slide that included a single top-10 at Spoon River Speedway in nine races between May and August. Then, Karpowicz found momentum at the Appalachian Midget Week opener at Action Track USA when he won his first Series Heat Race and earned the night’s High-Point honors, finishing in ninth place. 

The top-10 performances became more commonplace for the No. 72 Big Red Soap LynK Chassis, adding three more in the last five Series races. 

“I think the beginning of the season, we really struggled,” Karpowicz said. “I was definitely disappointed, almost entirely on myself. I’d say that Oklahoma swing and going into (Appalachian Midget Week) was when we really figured it out. Myself, working with this team, it all started to come together. I got a lot more confident in the car, which allowed me to really rip it and be fast right off the bat. 

“At the beginning, we could qualify well, run our Heat Race well, then by Feature time, we’d not do well. Then, it got to where we didn’t qualify good, but could run the Feature good. I think it’s all starting to come together a little bit, and we can have solid results every time we’re on the racetrack.” 

Before Karpowicz finishes the rookie campaign in the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, he’ll make two debut appearances at Jacksonville Speedway and Millbridge Speedway. Despite relying on video replays and testimonials from his KKM teammates, Karpowicz said he has more confidence heading to the two facilities than he did at the start of the season. 

“I’ve put some thought into them, mainly Millbridge,” Karpowicz said. “They’re two totally opposite tracks. Millbridge is a little bullring, and Jacksonville’s a pretty good size. Millbridge, since the beginning of the year, was a track I was really anxious about going to, for just it being so small and not something I’m used to. 

“But, as the year’s gone on, I’ve actually really come to like the smaller tracks. So, I went from being nervous to excited about going to Millbridge. Jacksonville looks like your average Midget track, so I feel pretty confident going into both tracks. 

Karpowicz climbs back in the seat of his Toyota-powered Midget for the penultimate event of 2025 at Jacksonville for the Honest Abe Roofing Open Wheel Showdown on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4. Then, he’ll close out the rookie season with the Series in the Xtreme World Championship presented by Glenn Styres Racing on Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 3-4. Use code “KARPOWICZ72” to get $5 off your tickets to Jacksonville.

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Alex Karpowicz Soaking Up Rookie Lessons, Finishing 2025 Xtreme Outlaw Midget Season with Confidence 

CONCORD, NC (September 25, 2025) – Alex Karpowicz entered the 2025 season ready to dive into uncharted waters with the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota this year, having already conquered various setbacks in his life. 

The Spring Branch, TX driver was diagnosed with scoliosis at 13 years old. After undergoing a successful surgery of two permanent titanium rods placed in his back to correct his spine in 2020, “Mr. Titanium” climbed into a Micro Sprint and found success in his home region with two NOW600 Ark-La-Tex titles in 2022-2023, and the 2023 NOW600 Gulf South championship. 

“I feel a lot less of it now after the surgery than I did before,” Karpowicz said. “It never really got bad until about mid-high school when I hit my big growth spurt. It was like 2020, and we decided that we were going to get surgery. I had the rods and screws put in my spine, and I was out of the car for like six months. I jumped back in, and that’s when my racing career really started.” 

He took the next step in his career this year by joining Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) for his rookie campaign with the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets. Along with the journey being his first time on a national tour, the schedule brought him to a new track every weekend. 

But like any other challenge, he had a lot of support behind him. 

“I mean, not only are they all brand-new tracks for me, but I’ve never raced any of them in a Midget,” Karpowicz said. “You come into them with a brand-new car, brand-new track, and the best I can really do is take what my crew chief says, talk to Jacob (Denney, his KKM teammate), then take what he says and apply that to the night. A lot of the tracks are similar to others that we’ve raced earlier in the year. So, I can take my notes, compare them, and try to learn that way.” 

Karpowicz took the first half of the season to learn the car and package before finding his comfort level, earning three consecutive seventh-place finishes during the Kansas races at Humboldt Speedway, 81 Speedway, and Airport Raceway. 

The Texan weathered a summertime slide that included a single top-10 at Spoon River Speedway in nine races between May and August. Then, Karpowicz found momentum at the Appalachian Midget Week opener at Action Track USA when he won his first Series Heat Race and earned the night’s High-Point honors, finishing in ninth place. 

The top-10 performances became more commonplace for the No. 72 Big Red Soap LynK Chassis, adding three more in the last five Series races. 

“I think the beginning of the season, we really struggled,” Karpowicz said. “I was definitely disappointed, almost entirely on myself. I’d say that Oklahoma swing and going into (Appalachian Midget Week) was when we really figured it out. Myself, working with this team, it all started to come together. I got a lot more confident in the car, which allowed me to really rip it and be fast right off the bat. 

“At the beginning, we could qualify well, run our Heat Race well, then by Feature time, we’d not do well. Then, it got to where we didn’t qualify good, but could run the Feature good. I think it’s all starting to come together a little bit, and we can have solid results every time we’re on the racetrack.” 

Before Karpowicz finishes the rookie campaign in the Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, he’ll make two debut appearances at Jacksonville Speedway and Millbridge Speedway. Despite relying on video replays and testimonials from his KKM teammates, Karpowicz said he has more confidence heading to the two facilities than he did at the start of the season. 

“I’ve put some thought into them, mainly Millbridge,” Karpowicz said. “They’re two totally opposite tracks. Millbridge is a little bullring, and Jacksonville’s a pretty good size. Millbridge, since the beginning of the year, was a track I was really anxious about going to, for just it being so small and not something I’m used to. 

“But, as the year’s gone on, I’ve actually really come to like the smaller tracks. So, I went from being nervous to excited about going to Millbridge. Jacksonville looks like your average Midget track, so I feel pretty confident going into both tracks. 

Karpowicz climbs back in the seat of his Toyota-powered Midget for the penultimate event of 2025 at Jacksonville for the Honest Abe Roofing Open Wheel Showdown on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 3-4. Then, he’ll close out the rookie season with the Series in the Xtreme World Championship presented by Glenn Styres Racing on Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 3-4. Use code “KARPOWICZ72” to get $5 off your tickets to Jacksonville.

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

NATIONAL EVENT TITLE ON THE LINE IN ST. LOUIS ST. LOUIS (September 24, 2025) — The final Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown NHRA national event will be contested September 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway during the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. Reigning world champion Mark Pawuk is all but assured of winning his second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown world title at the conclusion of qualifying. The veteran driver holds a 153-point lead over a surging Taylor Dietsch, based on the maximum available points of 118 points, Pawuk is a mathematical lock for the title as long as he does not incur 36 penalty points, a near impossibility. A full field of Chevrolet COPO Camaros, Dodge Challenger Drag Paks and Ford Mustang Cobra Jets will be vying for the national event title looking to best Pawuk and Dietsch.   “I am looking forward to St. Louis and heading into this race I feel a lot better than last year,” said Pawuk. “We have had a great season and I have to thank all my sponsors and my family for their support. We clinched the championship in St. Louis last year and to do it again hopefully in St. Louis will make this a special weekend.”  Mark Pawuk should wrap up second consecutive Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown world championship in St. Louis, photo credit Auto ImageryLast year Pawuk was in a tight battle with Chevrolet COPO Camaro drivers Scott Libersher, and Stephen Bell and his Empaco Dodge Challenger Drag Pak prevailed. This year Pawuk had to hold off father and son team of Jason and Taylor Dietsch down the stretch. Taylor Dietsch has won the past two Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series races in his first full season competing in the class behind the wheel of his Ford Mustang Cobra Jet. He will carry the $2,000 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown bounty into the Midwest Nationals.   “I said after we won the U.S. Nationals, I wanted to hold onto this Flexjet Bounty as long as possible,” said Dietsch. “We kept it through the Reading Nationals and I would like to make it $3,000 going into next season. This has been a lot of fun and I want to just stay relaxed and keep doing my best job behind the wheel.”  Indianapolis and Reading Nationals winner Taylor Dietsch will be hunting for his third Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown win in a row in St. Louis, photo credit Auto ImageryPawuk and the Dietschs have dominated the season capturing wins at six of the seven Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown national events. Jason Allegrucci was able to break through at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals outrunning Pawuk, Tony Scott Jr. and Raymond Nash for the win. Five other drivers joined Pawuk with runner-up finishes this season including Nash, Libersher, Lee Hartman, Lenny Lottig and James Betz. The diversity of the top finishers has made the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series one of the most exciting for fans to follow in 2025. Veteran driver Hartman will be looking to close out the season with his first career Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series win after a season of strong No. 1 qualifier efforts and close races.   “We have had a lot of opportunities this season and I am looking forward to St. Louis to see if we can close out with a win,” said Hartman. “This class is so tough and the other drivers are great guys and very tough competitors.”   The Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown competitors will have three qualifying runs allowing each team to get data and fine-tune their race cars. Friday, September 26 will feature qualifying runs at 1:00 p.m. and 3:35 p.m. and on Saturday, teams make their final qualifying pass at 11:10 a.m. before going into eliminations later that day. Sunday morning will open with the final two rounds of eliminations. Fans can catch all the action live from Word Wide Technology Raceway in person or on NHRA.tv. They can also tune into the FS1 broadcast following the conclusion of the race on Sunday.   2025 Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Results Gainesville –Jason Dietsch, winner; Lenny Lottig, runner-up Charlotte – Jonathan Allegrucci, winner; Mark Pawuk, runner-up Chicago – Jason Dietsch, winner; Lee Hartman, runner-up Bristol – Mark Pawuk, winner; James Betz, runner-up Norwalk – Mark Pawuk, winner; Scott Libersher, runner-up Indianapolis –Taylor Dietsch, winner; Raymond Nash, runner-up Reading – Taylor Dietsch, winner; Scott Libersher, runner-up

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCE Kansas Speedway September 27-28, 2025

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series playoff schedules have finally aligned as the duo will head to the heartland to Kansas Speedway, where the mile-and-a-half oval will serve as the second race of the Round of 12 for each division.

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The Bowtie brigade is coming off a strong start to the second round of the 2025 Cup Series playoffs with all four title contenders collecting top-10 finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend. For the Xfinity Series, a weekend refresh is in the rearview mirror as the division returns to nonstop competition for the final stretch towards the championship. The regular season champion, Connor Zilisch, finds himself in a familiar position atop the playoff rankings heading into the penultimate race of the series’ opening round.

Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas: It’s been a Chevrolet-powered machine that has made its way to victory lane in the past three-straight NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, with Kyle Larson’s win in the series’ most recent appearance marking the manufacturer’s series-leading 16th all-time triumph at the track. The 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native is a back-to-back winner in the track’s spring date, with his May 2024 triumph going down as the closest finish in NASCAR history. Returning to the heartland in the fall, Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain drove to a playoff upset victory to complete Chevrolet’s Kansas season sweep. All four of Team Chevy’s title contenders have earned a top-10 finish in one of the past-two Kansas races with William Byron placing second and Chase Elliott placing ninth one year ago.  Matching the record-setting ways of its manufacturer partner, Hendrick Motorsports also leads the division in wins at Kansas Speedway with the Chevrolet organization reaching a double-digit win count of 10 victories in the spring. Hendrick Motorsports’ Kansas success began right out of the gate with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon, driving the famed No. 24 Chevrolet to victory lane in the series’ first-two races at the track (Sept. 2001; Sept. 2002).

ROUND OF 12 REBOUNDTeam Chevy hit the ground running for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – becoming the only manufacturer to see all of its playoff contenders earn top-10 results in the opening race. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Kyle Larson were among just the four playoff drivers that earned points in each stage of the race, which paid dividends for their cutline cushions as the duo sits in the top-two provisional points positions heading into the Kansas race weekend with Byron in second (+47) and Larson in third (+41). The next-two stops in this round fit right in the wheelhouse for Team Chevy’s title contenders with Larson and Chase Elliott holding victories at both Kansas and the Charlotte ROVAL and Ross Chastain entering the weekend as the defending race winner at Kansas.

Chastain Eyes Opportunity at Kansas: Carrying the momentum from a top-10 finish to open the Round of 12, Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain has an extra boost of confidence – entering the weekend as the defending race winner at Kansas Speedway. One year ago, the 32-year-old Alva, Florida, native disrupted the playoff field by stealing the checkered flag for the team’s first win of the season. Since joining Trackhouse Racing, Chastain has proven he knows how to navigate the mile-and-a-half oval – posting four top-seven results in seven starts. Chastain has also found consistency in qualifying at the track – earning four top-six starting positions behind the wheel of the organization’s Chevrolet-powered machines.

Larson’s Hendrick Dominance in the Heartland: Looking to turn a strong points position into a guaranteed ticket into the Round of Eight is Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team, who return to Kansas Speedway as the track’s most recent winners. The victory – Larson’s third in his Cup Series career at Kansas – came in dominating fashion by claiming the pole, sweeping the stages and leading 221 of the 267 laps. Throughout his tenure at Hendrick Motorsports, Larson has tallied six top-four finishes in nine career Cup Series starts at Kansas.

SPIRE CONTINUING TO BUILD LATE-SEASON MOMENTUMContinuing to show speed during the late-season push is Spire Motorsports, who once again proved to be a threat for a playoff upset at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend. At the drop of the checkered-flag, Michael McDowell drove his No. 71 Chevrolet to an eighth-place finish – becoming one of just two non-playoff drivers to earn a top-10 result. His teammate, Carson Hocevar, collected his fourth-straight top-15 finish of the season after putting together a race that saw a fifth-place finish in both stages before bringing home an 11th-place result.

ZILISCH HOLDS STRONG POINTS LEAD INTO RACE TWO With their final idle weekend in the books, the NASCAR Xfinity Series is now full-throttle towards the race for the championship with Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 marking the penultimate race of the series’ opening playoff round. Three Team Chevy title contenders will head to the heartland above the playoff cutline – led by JR Motorsports’ Connor Zilisch, who sits in the top position with an 85-point advantage. His teammate and the series’ reigning champion, Justin Allgaier, also shares a strong points position in second and 53-points above the cutline. The pair are the only two playoff drivers that could potentially point their way into the Round of Eight following this weekend’s event.  All seven of Team Chevy’s playoff drivers will seek their first Kansas triumph this weekend. In the series’ most recent appearance at the venue (Sept. 2024), it was Zilisch that led the Bowtie brigade to the finish with a fourth-place result, which came in just his second career Xfinity Series start. The 19-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native carries a streak of 15-straight top-five finishes into the weekend – a run that dates back to Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. The rising star has the opportunity to break the series’ record for consecutive top-five finishes this weekend, which was previously set by Sam Ard in 1983.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 30 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,255Top-Fives: 56Top-10s: 122Stage Wins: 22

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

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 21 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 939Top-Fives: 44Top-10s: 96Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Kansas Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2025, 2024, 2021)Kyle Busch – two wins (2021, 2016)Ross Chastain – one win (2024)Chase Elliott – one win (2018)  ·        In 39 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 16 victories – including both the series’ inaugural race (Jeff Gordon – Sept. 2021) and the most recent race (Kyle Larson – May 2025).   ·        Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are among the five remaining NASCAR Cup Series title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in the Round of 12. o  Larson: three-time Kansas winner and two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, including the defending winner at each track. o  Elliott: one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories.   ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 13 of the 30 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.   ·        In 138 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 46.4%.  ·        With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 878 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race TwoHollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BetSunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. ET(USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race TwoKansas Lottery 300Saturday, September 27, at 4 p.m. ET(CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow do the playoffs test a race team? Is there tension when it comes to being in the playoffs?“I wouldn’t say there’s any more tension. Everyone is professional and you can’t get into the playoffs and all of the sudden change everything you’ve been doing. Everyone goes in each day putting their best effort into the task at hand. You got into the playoffs because you did well, so I wouldn’t say the attitudes or anything change just because we’re in the playoffs.” You won last year at Kansas and this year at Charlotte. How do you feel your intermediate program is?“I feel our intermediate program is the strongest for the No. 1 car out of the different types of tracks. I think if we can replicate how we ran at Kansas last year and Charlotte this year, that we’ll have a strong shot to win or definitely run inside the top-five. We haven’t been able to do that at all of the mile-and-a-half tracks this year though. The little bit of a question mark going into Kansas is if we can replicate those races.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletKansas Speedway has been one of the most competitive races in the Next Gen era. Do drivers feel that on the track?“When I think of Kansas (Speedway), I think of wild restarts, racing four-wide, and running the wall. It has definitely become one of the best mile-and-a-half tracks that we go to. Weather wise, we might have cooler temperatures than years prior. The track has gotten slick since they repaved it, and it has become a make-or-break race for a lot of guys in the Playoffs.” How unique is Kansas Speedway compared to some of the other 1.5-mile tracks, and how will you attack the track this weekend?“Kansas Speedway has its own personality for sure. Even though it’s a mile-and-a-half like some other tracks, the surface has aged a bit, so you get a lot of tire fall-off and have to manage your run. It’s wide, which gives you options—up by the wall or down on the bottom—so you can move around depending on how your car’s handling. This weekend, we’ll focus on getting the balance right early in the run and try to keep the speed over the long haul. If we can do that, I think we’ll be in good shape.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’ve had solid showings on intermediate tracks this year. How do you feel heading into Kansas this weekend?“We’ve had lots of speed at the mile-and-a-half tracks this year and that’s credit to the team at Spire Motorsports and their remarkable attention to detail. I feel really comfortable at Kansas and we were fast in the Spring. Hopefully, we can get luck back on our side and have a good day.”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on heading to Kansas Speedway this weekend?“I really like Kansas Speedway. I would love to go back there and get a little bit of redemption with not during fall of 2024 after getting taken out late in the race while trying to race around a lapped car. We were fast in the fall of 2023 until I crashed in practice, so, we want to make sure that we do all we can in order to not have that happen this time around and carry our speed in and through the race and have a good finish.” What do you think is most challenging about Kansas Speedway?“Kansas is tough all around and a lot of it has to do with the wind. The wind can really play havoc on the car’s handling, depending on which direction it’s blowing. I would say that you are trying to maximize your speed at all areas of the track and sometimes when you’re running high against the wall you overstep those bounds and get in trouble.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“It’ll be good for our group to get back to a mile-and-a-half this weekend at Kansas; those have probably been our best racetracks. The spring race was difficult but with what we have learned at Charlotte and a couple of the other racetracks since then, it will help us this weekend. Our No. 16 group has been putting together solid weekends and we we’re working hard to continue to do that.”   Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“Kansas has always been a place where momentum can shift, and I’m excited to head there with Ram Self Storage back on the car.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletA lot of drivers refer to Kansas Speedway as the perfect 1.5-mile track, what makes it so versatile and dynamic?“I think it’s probably because it’s the easiest to get multiple lanes going, even Lap 1 in practice you can run the top there where you know places like Charlotte, Texas, and other 1.5-mile tracks, you don’t you have to build up to it. So, the track has multiple lanes, multiple grooves and that all comes together fairly early in the run. In general, Kansas seems to produce a pretty good race. I’d mostly say because you can move around.”   Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’ve expressed your excitement for this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway. Given your team’s recent performance and your personal preference for mile-and-a-half tracks, what do you think will be key to success?“I’ve always loved mile-and-a-half tracks. They’re where I feel most comfortable and our team’s been showing a lot of speed the last few weeks. We won the truck race at Kansas in May, and I’m hoping we can translate that into success in the Delaware Life Chevy this weekend. I love running on the fence, but you really have to move around and try different lanes. I think we’re in a good position to have a strong weekend.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet“Kansas is one of my favorite tracks. You’re up on the fence and it’s just a unique racetrack with low banking, low grip and it races really well. There are so many grooves and seems and you can run right up against the fence. There are a lot of different ways you can go around that track and that definitely makes it one of the more unique racetracks that we go to. We were able to cleanly get through Bristol and I think we’re in a good spot heading to Kansas this weekend.”

TEAM CHEVY ADVANCEKansas SpeedwaySeptember 27-28, 2025

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series playoff schedules have finally aligned as the duo will head to the heartland to Kansas Speedway, where the mile-and-a-half oval will serve as the second race of the Round of 12 for each division.

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The Bowtie brigade is coming off a strong start to the second round of the 2025 Cup Series playoffs with all four title contenders collecting top-10 finishes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend. For the Xfinity Series, a weekend refresh is in the rearview mirror as the division returns to nonstop competition for the final stretch towards the championship. The regular season champion, Connor Zilisch, finds himself in a familiar position atop the playoff rankings heading into the penultimate race of the series’ opening round.

Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas: It’s been a Chevrolet-powered machine that has made its way to victory lane in the past three-straight NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, with Kyle Larson’s win in the series’ most recent appearance marking the manufacturer’s series-leading 16th all-time triumph at the track. The 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native is a back-to-back winner in the track’s spring date, with his May 2024 triumph going down as the closest finish in NASCAR history. Returning to the heartland in the fall, Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain drove to a playoff upset victory to complete Chevrolet’s Kansas season sweep. All four of Team Chevy’s title contenders have earned a top-10 finish in one of the past-two Kansas races with William Byron placing second and Chase Elliott placing ninth one year ago.  Matching the record-setting ways of its manufacturer partner, Hendrick Motorsports also leads the division in wins at Kansas Speedway with the Chevrolet organization reaching a double-digit win count of 10 victories in the spring. Hendrick Motorsports’ Kansas success began right out of the gate with NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon, driving the famed No. 24 Chevrolet to victory lane in the series’ first-two races at the track (Sept. 2001; Sept. 2002).

ROUND OF 12 REBOUNDTeam Chevy hit the ground running for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – becoming the only manufacturer to see all of its playoff contenders earn top-10 results in the opening race. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Kyle Larson were among just the four playoff drivers that earned points in each stage of the race, which paid dividends for their cutline cushions as the duo sits in the top-two provisional points positions heading into the Kansas race weekend with Byron in second (+47) and Larson in third (+41). The next-two stops in this round fit right in the wheelhouse for Team Chevy’s title contenders with Larson and Chase Elliott holding victories at both Kansas and the Charlotte ROVAL and Ross Chastain entering the weekend as the defending race winner at Kansas.

Chastain Eyes Opportunity at Kansas: Carrying the momentum from a top-10 finish to open the Round of 12, Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain has an extra boost of confidence – entering the weekend as the defending race winner at Kansas Speedway. One year ago, the 32-year-old Alva, Florida, native disrupted the playoff field by stealing the checkered flag for the team’s first win of the season. Since joining Trackhouse Racing, Chastain has proven he knows how to navigate the mile-and-a-half oval – posting four top-seven results in seven starts. Chastain has also found consistency in qualifying at the track – earning four top-six starting positions behind the wheel of the organization’s Chevrolet-powered machines.

Larson’s Hendrick Dominance in the Heartland: Looking to turn a strong points position into a guaranteed ticket into the Round of Eight is Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team, who return to Kansas Speedway as the track’s most recent winners. The victory – Larson’s third in his Cup Series career at Kansas – came in dominating fashion by claiming the pole, sweeping the stages and leading 221 of the 267 laps. Throughout his tenure at Hendrick Motorsports, Larson has tallied six top-four finishes in nine career Cup Series starts at Kansas.

SPIRE CONTINUING TO BUILD LATE-SEASON MOMENTUMContinuing to show speed during the late-season push is Spire Motorsports, who once again proved to be a threat for a playoff upset at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last weekend. At the drop of the checkered-flag, Michael McDowell drove his No. 71 Chevrolet to an eighth-place finish – becoming one of just two non-playoff drivers to earn a top-10 result. His teammate, Carson Hocevar, collected his fourth-straight top-15 finish of the season after putting together a race that saw a fifth-place finish in both stages before bringing home an 11th-place result.

ZILISCH HOLDS STRONG POINTS LEAD INTO RACE TWO With their final idle weekend in the books, the NASCAR Xfinity Series is now full-throttle towards the race for the championship with Saturday’s Kansas Lottery 300 marking the penultimate race of the series’ opening playoff round. Three Team Chevy title contenders will head to the heartland above the playoff cutline – led by JR Motorsports’ Connor Zilisch, who sits in the top position with an 85-point advantage. His teammate and the series’ reigning champion, Justin Allgaier, also shares a strong points position in second and 53-points above the cutline. The pair are the only two playoff drivers that could potentially point their way into the Round of Eight following this weekend’s event.  All seven of Team Chevy’s playoff drivers will seek their first Kansas triumph this weekend. In the series’ most recent appearance at the venue (Sept. 2024), it was Zilisch that led the Bowtie brigade to the finish with a fourth-place result, which came in just his second career Xfinity Series start. The 19-year-old Mooresville, North Carolina, native carries a streak of 15-straight top-five finishes into the weekend – a run that dates back to Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. The rising star has the opportunity to break the series’ record for consecutive top-five finishes this weekend, which was previously set by Sam Ard in 1983.

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 30 NASCAR Cup Series races complete: Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,255Top-Fives: 56Top-10s: 122Stage Wins: 22

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

Chevrolet’s season statistics with 21 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races complete: Wins: 6Poles: 2Laps Led: 939Top-Fives: 44Top-10s: 96Stage Wins: 7

BOWTIE BULLETS:·        Active Chevrolet drivers with a NASCAR Cup Series win at Kansas Speedway: Kyle Larson – three wins (2025, 2024, 2021)Kyle Busch – two wins (2021, 2016)Ross Chastain – one win (2024)Chase Elliott – one win (2018)  ·        In 39 NASCAR Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 16 victories – including both the series’ inaugural race (Jeff Gordon – Sept. 2021) and the most recent race (Kyle Larson – May 2025).   ·        Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott are among the five remaining NASCAR Cup Series title contenders that have found victory lane in two of the three tracks in the Round of 12. o  Larson: three-time Kansas winner and two-time Charlotte ROVAL winner, including the defending winner at each track. o  Elliott: one Kansas victory and two Charlotte ROVAL victories.   ·        Chevrolet has earned at least half of the top-10 finishing results in 13 of the 30 points-paying races thus far this season, including a season-high seven top-10 finishes at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.   ·        In 138 points-paying races in the Next Gen era, Chevrolet leads all manufacturers with 64 victories – a winning percentage of 46.4%.  ·        With its 43 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championships, 33 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Championships, and 878 all-time NASCAR Cup Series wins, Chevrolet continues to hold the title as the winningest brand in NASCAR Cup Series history.

TUNE-IN:NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race TwoHollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BetSunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. ET(USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)  NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 12: Race TwoKansas Lottery 300Saturday, September 27, at 4 p.m. ET(CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90)

QUOTABLE QUOTES:Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletHow do the playoffs test a race team? Is there tension when it comes to being in the playoffs?“I wouldn’t say there’s any more tension. Everyone is professional and you can’t get into the playoffs and all of the sudden change everything you’ve been doing. Everyone goes in each day putting their best effort into the task at hand. You got into the playoffs because you did well, so I wouldn’t say the attitudes or anything change just because we’re in the playoffs.” You won last year at Kansas and this year at Charlotte. How do you feel your intermediate program is?“I feel our intermediate program is the strongest for the No. 1 car out of the different types of tracks. I think if we can replicate how we ran at Kansas last year and Charlotte this year, that we’ll have a strong shot to win or definitely run inside the top-five. We haven’t been able to do that at all of the mile-and-a-half tracks this year though. The little bit of a question mark going into Kansas is if we can replicate those races.” Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletKansas Speedway has been one of the most competitive races in the Next Gen era. Do drivers feel that on the track?“When I think of Kansas (Speedway), I think of wild restarts, racing four-wide, and running the wall. It has definitely become one of the best mile-and-a-half tracks that we go to. Weather wise, we might have cooler temperatures than years prior. The track has gotten slick since they repaved it, and it has become a make-or-break race for a lot of guys in the Playoffs.” How unique is Kansas Speedway compared to some of the other 1.5-mile tracks, and how will you attack the track this weekend?“Kansas Speedway has its own personality for sure. Even though it’s a mile-and-a-half like some other tracks, the surface has aged a bit, so you get a lot of tire fall-off and have to manage your run. It’s wide, which gives you options—up by the wall or down on the bottom—so you can move around depending on how your car’s handling. This weekend, we’ll focus on getting the balance right early in the run and try to keep the speed over the long haul. If we can do that, I think we’ll be in good shape.”   Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’ve had solid showings on intermediate tracks this year. How do you feel heading into Kansas this weekend?“We’ve had lots of speed at the mile-and-a-half tracks this year and that’s credit to the team at Spire Motorsports and their remarkable attention to detail. I feel really comfortable at Kansas and we were fast in the Spring. Hopefully, we can get luck back on our side and have a good day.”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletWhat are your thoughts on heading to Kansas Speedway this weekend?“I really like Kansas Speedway. I would love to go back there and get a little bit of redemption with not during fall of 2024 after getting taken out late in the race while trying to race around a lapped car. We were fast in the fall of 2023 until I crashed in practice, so, we want to make sure that we do all we can in order to not have that happen this time around and carry our speed in and through the race and have a good finish.” What do you think is most challenging about Kansas Speedway?“Kansas is tough all around and a lot of it has to do with the wind. The wind can really play havoc on the car’s handling, depending on which direction it’s blowing. I would say that you are trying to maximize your speed at all areas of the track and sometimes when you’re running high against the wall you overstep those bounds and get in trouble.” AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet“It’ll be good for our group to get back to a mile-and-a-half this weekend at Kansas; those have probably been our best racetracks. The spring race was difficult but with what we have learned at Charlotte and a couple of the other racetracks since then, it will help us this weekend. Our No. 16 group has been putting together solid weekends and we we’re working hard to continue to do that.”   Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet“Kansas has always been a place where momentum can shift, and I’m excited to head there with Ram Self Storage back on the car.”   Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletA lot of drivers refer to Kansas Speedway as the perfect 1.5-mile track, what makes it so versatile and dynamic?“I think it’s probably because it’s the easiest to get multiple lanes going, even Lap 1 in practice you can run the top there where you know places like Charlotte, Texas, and other 1.5-mile tracks, you don’t you have to build up to it. So, the track has multiple lanes, multiple grooves and that all comes together fairly early in the run. In general, Kansas seems to produce a pretty good race. I’d mostly say because you can move around.”   Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports ChevroletYou’ve expressed your excitement for this weekend’s race at Kansas Speedway. Given your team’s recent performance and your personal preference for mile-and-a-half tracks, what do you think will be key to success?“I’ve always loved mile-and-a-half tracks. They’re where I feel most comfortable and our team’s been showing a lot of speed the last few weeks. We won the truck race at Kansas in May, and I’m hoping we can translate that into success in the Delaware Life Chevy this weekend. I love running on the fence, but you really have to move around and try different lanes. I think we’re in a good position to have a strong weekend.”   Connor Zilisch, No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet“Kansas is one of my favorite tracks. You’re up on the fence and it’s just a unique racetrack with low banking, low grip and it races really well. There are so many grooves and seems and you can run right up against the fence. There are a lot of different ways you can go around that track and that definitely makes it one of the more unique racetracks that we go to. We were able to cleanly get through Bristol and I think we’re in a good spot heading to Kansas this weekend.”

Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series Statistics Manufacturers Championships:Total (1949-2024): 43First title for Chevrolet: 1958Highest number of consecutive titles: 13 (2003-15)Most recent: 2024 Years Won: 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 Drivers Championships:Total (1949-2024): 33First Chevrolet champion: Buck Baker (1957)Highest number of consecutive titles: 7 (2005-11)Most recent: Kyle Larson (2021) Years Won: 1957, 1960, 1961, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021 Event Victories:Record for total race wins in single season: 26 (2007)                2025 STATISTICS:                                                                                                    Wins: 12Poles: 11Laps Led: 3,255Top-Fives: 56Top-10s: 122Stage Wins: 22 CHEVROLET IN NASCAR CUMULATIVE STATISTICS:Total Chevrolet race wins: 878 (1949 to date)Poles won to date: 764Laps led to date: 255,966Top-fives to date: 4,425Top-10s to date: 9,129                                                                                                          Total NASCAR Cup Wins by Corporation, 1949 to Date:                    General Motors: 1,212           Chevrolet: 878           Pontiac: 154           Oldsmobile: 115           Buick: 65            Ford: 846                                                                                          Ford: 746           Mercury: 96           Lincoln: 4            Fiat Chrysler Automobiles: 467           Dodge: 217           Plymouth: 191           Chrysler: 59            Toyota: 201

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 24, 2025) — With six races remaining in the chase for the Emmett Hahn Trophy, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) stars will race four times at two tracks in Kansas and Oklahoma in October before the championship finale.

Here’s a look at the upcoming races:

Salt City Speedway | Hutchinson, KS | Oct. 10–11

For the second time this season, the Series heads to the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson for a two-day event at the 1/2-mile oval of Salt City Speedway.

Kansas-native Zach Blurton led all 25 laps of the Series debut in May to bank his second career Series victory at the same track where his father, John Blurton, won multiple races and a track points championship.

Drivers will compete for a share of the $4,000-to-win purse on Friday before chasing a $6,000 grand prize on Saturday. Both nights of racing will be supported by the local Stock Car division.

Tickets for both days of the event are on sale now; click here to purchase. For event times and other important event information, click here.

Double Down Showdown | Tulsa Speedway | Oct. 17–18

Tulsa Speedway’s annual summertime celebration of dirt track racing has joined forces with the adjacent drag strip’s year-end event to make for one all-you-can-eat motorsports extravaganza, dubbed the Double Down Showdown.

The Sprint Car portion of the two-day event, postponed by rain in June — known as Dirt Down in T-Town — has been reset for Friday–Saturday, Oct. 17–18, paying the Series’ standard $4,000-to-win purse on Friday before a special $6,000-to-win purse on Saturday. USRA B-Mods, Dwarf Cars, and USRA Tuners are on the card to support Friday’s Sprint Car program — co-sanctioned by the ASCS Sooner Region — while USRA Modifieds and the local Factory Stock divisions will support Saturday’s program.

For $25 per carload on each night, fans will be permitted to walk freely between the dirt track and the drag strip to watch both the ASCS and the Mid-West Drag Racing Series programs.

OCTOBER RACES: American Sprint Car Series Prepares for Kansas, Oklahoma Doubleheaders

CONCORD, NC (Sept. 24, 2025) — With six races remaining in the chase for the Emmett Hahn Trophy, the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) stars will race four times at two tracks in Kansas and Oklahoma in October before the championship finale.

Here’s a look at the upcoming races:

Salt City Speedway | Hutchinson, KS | Oct. 10–11

For the second time this season, the Series heads to the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson for a two-day event at the 1/2-mile oval of Salt City Speedway.

Kansas-native Zach Blurton led all 25 laps of the Series debut in May to bank his second career Series victory at the same track where his father, John Blurton, won multiple races and a track points championship.

Drivers will compete for a share of the $4,000-to-win purse on Friday before chasing a $6,000 grand prize on Saturday. Both nights of racing will be supported by the local Stock Car division.

Tickets for both days of the event are on sale now; click here to purchase. For event times and other important event information, click here.

Double Down Showdown | Tulsa Speedway | Oct. 17–18

Tulsa Speedway’s annual summertime celebration of dirt track racing has joined forces with the adjacent drag strip’s year-end event to make for one all-you-can-eat motorsports extravaganza, dubbed the Double Down Showdown.

The Sprint Car portion of the two-day event, postponed by rain in June — known as Dirt Down in T-Town — has been reset for Friday–Saturday, Oct. 17–18, paying the Series’ standard $4,000-to-win purse on Friday before a special $6,000-to-win purse on Saturday. USRA B-Mods, Dwarf Cars, and USRA Tuners are on the card to support Friday’s Sprint Car program — co-sanctioned by the ASCS Sooner Region — while USRA Modifieds and the local Factory Stock divisions will support Saturday’s program.

For $25 per carload on each night, fans will be permitted to walk freely between the dirt track and the drag strip to watch both the ASCS and the Mid-West Drag Racing Series programs.

For event times and other important information, click here.

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy team head to Kansas Speedway this weekend looking to build on momentum after snapping a three-race run of misfortune with a runner-up finish at New Hampshire. Berry said the approach remains the same – just without the tough luck – as they prepare for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. “I think, for one, we just need to keep doing what we’ve been doing,” Berry said. “The last few weeks we’ve shown up with really fast Ford Mustangs, qualified up front and put ourselves in position to contend. “After a tough few weeks, New Hampshire was a big step for us, starting third and finishing second, and that gives our group a lot of confidence.” Kansas also brings optimism given the team’s performance in May, when Berry drove to fourth in Stage 2 and a sixth-place finish overall. “We had a lot of speed at Kansas in the spring, and if we execute, I feel like we’ll give ourselves another great opportunity,” he said. On-track activity begins Saturday with practice at 1 p.m. ET, followed by qualifying at 2:10 p.m. on truTV. The Hollywood Casino 400 goes green Sunday at 3 p.m. ET with live coverage on USA Network.  Stage breaks are scheduled for Laps 80 and 165 of the 267-lap, 400.5-mile race.

The tour is set to visit eight tracks in seven states next month

CONCORD, NC (September 24, 2025) – The home stretch of the 2025 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season is here, and one final full month of racing is ahead before World of Outlaws World Finals (Nov. 5-8) wraps up the campaign at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Awaiting in October is a nine-race slate in seven states, sending teams as far east as New Jersey and back out to the western reaches of the Midwest.

Let’s look at where to find the World of Outlaws in October:

Williams Grove Speedway | J&S Classics National Open (Oct. 3-4): The month begins in a big way with one of the sport’s crown jewels. The World of Outlaws/Pennsylvania Posse rivalry reaches its peak when the country’s best drivers invade Williams Grove for the 63rd running of the J&S Classics National Open. Along with the ultimate bragging rights, a healthy payday awaits the winner as the “Natty O” champion will pocket $75,000.

The current crown belongs to the World of Outlaws as Carson Macedo collected his second National Open with Jason Johnson Racing last year. That halted a two-year win streak by the Posse as Lance Dewease (2022) and Brent Marks (2023) made the home state fans proud before Macedo’s triumph. Nobody owns more National Open titles than Donny Schatz’s tally of six. Dewease has the chance to equal that mark this year.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

New Egypt Speedway | New Egypt Showdown (Oct. 10): After three years away from the state of New Jersey, The Greatest Show on Dirt is coming back as New Egypt Speedway welcomes the tour. It’s been an even longer hiatus from New Egypt, as the 7/16 mile last hosted the World of Outlaws in 2017.

October’s race will be the Series’ 10th trip to New Egypt and equal it with Bridgeport Motorsports Park as the most visited in the state of New Jersey. Daryn Pittman owns the most New Egypt victories with four. Two current competitors in Donny Schatz and David Gravel have also been victorious.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Lincoln Speedway | Keystone Showdown (Oct. 11): One final battle with the Pennsylvania Posse in 2025 brings the World of Outlaws to Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway. The oval nestled in Pennsylvania’s scenic Pigeon Hills will host the tour for the 56th time.

Steve Kinser is by far the most dominant driver in Series history at Lincoln, winning 13 times. The World of Outlaws have controlled Lincoln as of late with a three-race win streak thanks to David Gravel, Donny Schatz, and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. The Posse’s last Lincoln victory came in May of 2023 when Anthony Macri came out on top.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville Showdown (Oct. 17): It’s from one Lincoln to another as the World of Outlaws return to Putnamville, IN’s Lincoln Park Speedway to kick off a three-race weekend in three different states. The Indiana bullring last hosted the nation’s top talent in 2016.

The World of Outlaws have made three previous stops at Lincoln Park, and the 1/4 mile delivered a different winner each time. Steve Kinser topped the inaugural visit in 1979. Dave Blaney was victorious nine years later. Donny Schatz went to Victory Lane when the Series returned in 2016 after 28 years away.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle Showdown (Oct. 18): The Lincoln theme continues for a third straight race when the World of Outlaws venture from Lincoln Park to the “Land of Lincoln” for some Illinois action. The Series will return to LaSalle Speedway for the first time in a dozen years.

The midway mark of the three-race stretch is set to be LaSalle’s 10th World of Outlaws race. Steve Kinser is the only multi-time winner through nine, topping the inaugural visit in 1994 and another in 1999. Tim Kaeding claimed the most recent LaSalle checkered flag in 2013.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Angell Park Speedway | Badger State Triple (Oct. 19): After Mother Nature interfered in June, the Badger State Triplefinale found a new home in the fall. Originally meant to cap three consecutive nights in the “Badger State,” it’ll now wrap up a swing through Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

The World of Outlaws have made one previous trip to the historic Sun Prairie, WI oval. Donny Schatz won the Series debut at Angell Park in 2016. In keeping with track tradition, The Greatest Show on Dirt will roll into Angell Park on a Sunday night.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

81 Speedway | Wichita Sprint Car Showdown (Oct. 24): The Heartland of the country is the destination for the final weekend of racing before World Finals. Park City, KS’ 81 Speedway launches the action on Friday night.

The “Sunflower State” oval has hosted 15 nights of World of Outlaws action in the past. Sammy Swindell has won six of them. Donny Schatz and Rico Abreu are also multi-time winners with two checkered flags apiece.

For tickets and more event information CLICK HERE.

Arrowhead Speedway | Jason Johnson Classic presented by FK Rod Ends (Oct. 25): The final race of the month is a special one as the World of Outlaws head to Arrowhead Speedway for the seventh running of the Jason Johnson Classic presented by FK Rod Ends. The tour will honor one of the finest individuals to ever grace the pit area with a night of racing at the Colcord, OK track.

The event shifted to Arrowhead a year ago and saw Sheldon Haudenschild banking the $20,000 prize. No driver has been able to top the Jason Johnson Classic twice yet with David Gravel, James McFadden, Brad Sweet, Jacob Allen, and Rico Abreu being the other five winners.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/the-month-ahead-world-of-outlaws-hit-home-stretch-in-october/

THE MONTH AHEAD: World of Outlaws Hit Home Stretch in October

The tour is set to visit eight tracks in seven states next month

CONCORD, NC (September 24, 2025) – The home stretch of the 2025 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series season is here, and one final full month of racing is ahead before World of Outlaws World Finals (Nov. 5-8) wraps up the campaign at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

Awaiting in October is a nine-race slate in seven states, sending teams as far east as New Jersey and back out to the western reaches of the Midwest.

Let’s look at where to find the World of Outlaws in October:

Williams Grove Speedway | J&S Classics National Open (Oct. 3-4): The month begins in a big way with one of the sport’s crown jewels. The World of Outlaws/Pennsylvania Posse rivalry reaches its peak when the country’s best drivers invade Williams Grove for the 63rd running of the J&S Classics National Open. Along with the ultimate bragging rights, a healthy payday awaits the winner as the “Natty O” champion will pocket $75,000.

The current crown belongs to the World of Outlaws as Carson Macedo collected his second National Open with Jason Johnson Racing last year. That halted a two-year win streak by the Posse as Lance Dewease (2022) and Brent Marks (2023) made the home state fans proud before Macedo’s triumph. Nobody owns more National Open titles than Donny Schatz’s tally of six. Dewease has the chance to equal that mark this year.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

New Egypt Speedway | New Egypt Showdown (Oct. 10): After three years away from the state of New Jersey, The Greatest Show on Dirt is coming back as New Egypt Speedway welcomes the tour. It’s been an even longer hiatus from New Egypt, as the 7/16 mile last hosted the World of Outlaws in 2017.

October’s race will be the Series’ 10th trip to New Egypt and equal it with Bridgeport Motorsports Park as the most visited in the state of New Jersey. Daryn Pittman owns the most New Egypt victories with four. Two current competitors in Donny Schatz and David Gravel have also been victorious.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Lincoln Speedway | Keystone Showdown (Oct. 11): One final battle with the Pennsylvania Posse in 2025 brings the World of Outlaws to Abbottstown, PA’s Lincoln Speedway. The oval nestled in Pennsylvania’s scenic Pigeon Hills will host the tour for the 56th time.

Steve Kinser is by far the most dominant driver in Series history at Lincoln, winning 13 times. The World of Outlaws have controlled Lincoln as of late with a three-race win streak thanks to David Gravel, Donny Schatz, and Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. The Posse’s last Lincoln victory came in May of 2023 when Anthony Macri came out on top.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Lincoln Park Speedway | Putnamville Showdown (Oct. 17): It’s from one Lincoln to another as the World of Outlaws return to Putnamville, IN’s Lincoln Park Speedway to kick off a three-race weekend in three different states. The Indiana bullring last hosted the nation’s top talent in 2016.

The World of Outlaws have made three previous stops at Lincoln Park, and the 1/4 mile delivered a different winner each time. Steve Kinser topped the inaugural visit in 1979. Dave Blaney was victorious nine years later. Donny Schatz went to Victory Lane when the Series returned in 2016 after 28 years away.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

LaSalle Speedway | LaSalle Showdown (Oct. 18): The Lincoln theme continues for a third straight race when the World of Outlaws venture from Lincoln Park to the “Land of Lincoln” for some Illinois action. The Series will return to LaSalle Speedway for the first time in a dozen years.

The midway mark of the three-race stretch is set to be LaSalle’s 10th World of Outlaws race. Steve Kinser is the only multi-time winner through nine, topping the inaugural visit in 1994 and another in 1999. Tim Kaeding claimed the most recent LaSalle checkered flag in 2013.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

Angell Park Speedway | Badger State Triple (Oct. 19): After Mother Nature interfered in June, the Badger State Triplefinale found a new home in the fall. Originally meant to cap three consecutive nights in the “Badger State,” it’ll now wrap up a swing through Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin.

The World of Outlaws have made one previous trip to the historic Sun Prairie, WI oval. Donny Schatz won the Series debut at Angell Park in 2016. In keeping with track tradition, The Greatest Show on Dirt will roll into Angell Park on a Sunday night.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

81 Speedway | Wichita Sprint Car Showdown (Oct. 24): The Heartland of the country is the destination for the final weekend of racing before World Finals. Park City, KS’ 81 Speedway launches the action on Friday night.

The “Sunflower State” oval has hosted 15 nights of World of Outlaws action in the past. Sammy Swindell has won six of them. Donny Schatz and Rico Abreu are also multi-time winners with two checkered flags apiece.

For tickets and more event information CLICK HERE.

Arrowhead Speedway | Jason Johnson Classic presented by FK Rod Ends (Oct. 25): The final race of the month is a special one as the World of Outlaws head to Arrowhead Speedway for the seventh running of the Jason Johnson Classic presented by FK Rod Ends. The tour will honor one of the finest individuals to ever grace the pit area with a night of racing at the Colcord, OK track.

The event shifted to Arrowhead a year ago and saw Sheldon Haudenschild banking the $20,000 prize. No driver has been able to top the Jason Johnson Classic twice yet with David Gravel, James McFadden, Brad Sweet, Jacob Allen, and Rico Abreu being the other five winners.

For tickets and more event information, CLICK HERE.

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

ARTICLE: https://worldofoutlaws.com/sprintcars/the-month-ahead-world-of-outlaws-hit-home-stretch-in-october/

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Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sept. 26-28, is the halfway point of the six-race 2025 Countdown to the Championship and Brittany Force and her HendrickCars.com team looks to capitalize on the opportunity to make a strong push for this year’s Top Fuel championship.

The two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2017, 2022) picked up a position in the point standings after last week’s race at zMax Dragway, moving from seventh to sixth in the point standings. She’s currently 13 behind Clay Millican in fifth, 40 behind Tony Stewart in fourth, 49 to Shawn Langdon in third, 70 to Justin Ashley in second and 108 to Doug Kalitta in first.

Trailing Force is Shawn Reed (-23 points), Steve Torrence (-28 points), Antron Brown (-51 points) and Josh Hart (-98 points).

Notes

• Force and her Dave Grubnic/John Collins-led team have made 10 runs at 340 mph or faster during the 2025 season. Included on this list asre record-setting passes: 341.59 mph at the 4-Wide Nationals (April); 341.85 mph at the Northwest Nationals (July); 343.16 mph at the Sonoma Nationals (July); and her current record of 343.51 mph at the U.S. Nationals (September).
• Force is the World Wide Technology speed record holder at 338.43 mph, set Oct. 2, 2022.

Quotes

Do your team’s six strong runs at Charlotte provide momentum heading into the St Louis weekend?

“Consistency is where this team has fallen short this season and, with that being our main focus, we definitely made progress last weekend in Charlotte. The car made six solid runs throughout the weekend. Our car went down the track every lap, which is never easy to do. However, we got taken out on a holeshot in Round 2 which is such a disappointing loss. As hard as a holeshot loss is, I’m putting it behind me and moving to the next race with my HendrickCars.com team’s full support.”

You picked up a spot in the point standings at Charlotte, now just 13 behind Millican and 40 behind Stewart. Perfection in the final 4 races is the ideal but assess where you and your team are with 16 rounds of competition and lots of bonus points still up for grabs. 

“We are still in the hunt for this championship as we moved up to the sixth position following Charlotte. Our team needs to carry over the consistency we found last weekend heading into St Louis. Our goal is to qualify in the Top 3, pick up qualifying points and go rounds on race day. We need to finish strong at The Midwest Nationals if we want to make that jump up in points.”

Jack Beckman earned his first win for JFR last year at St Louis in the car that your dad started the year in. How important was that win for JFR to show the strength in the organization?

“After stepping in for my dad, Jack Beckman won the St Louis event in 2024 last season. After everything our teams had been through, it was such a well-deserved win. To witness my dad’s devastating wreck in Richmond and then see the car return to the winner’s circle eight races later made it such a meaningful and heartfelt win for the PEAK SQUAD and everyone at John Force Racing. I love that this year my dad will be able to return to see all the fans who cheered his team on last year.”

World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics

Year	Race Result	Qualified	Round Record
2013	2nd round	5th	1-1
2014	1st round	11th	1-2
2015	Semi-finals	4th	3-3
2016	2nd round	8th	4-4
2017	2nd round	5th	5-5
2018	1st round	8th	5-6
2019	1st round	4th	5-7
2020	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
2021	2nd round	2nd	6-8
2022	2nd round	5th	7-9
2023	1st round	11th	7-10
2024	2nd round	3rd	8-11

Quickest time: 3.641 seconds, Sept. 26, 2021

Fastest speed: 338.43 mph, Oct. 2, 2022

Number starts: 11

Times No. 1 qualifier: 0 

Final rounds: 0

Victories: 0

Won-Lost Record: 8-11

Track records – 3.631 seconds by Clay Millican, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.43 mph by Brittany Force, Oct. 2, 2022

Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)

NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.

FORCE, HENDRICKCARS.COM TEAM SET TO CAPITALIZE ON ST. LOUIS OPPPORTUNITY

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, Sept. 26-28, is the halfway point of the six-race 2025 Countdown to the Championship and Brittany Force and her HendrickCars.com team looks to capitalize on the opportunity to make a strong push for this year’s Top Fuel championship.

The two-time NHRA Top Fuel Champion (2017, 2022) picked up a position in the point standings after last week’s race at zMax Dragway, moving from seventh to sixth in the point standings. She’s currently 13 behind Clay Millican in fifth, 40 behind Tony Stewart in fourth, 49 to Shawn Langdon in third, 70 to Justin Ashley in second and 108 to Doug Kalitta in first.

Trailing Force is Shawn Reed (-23 points), Steve Torrence (-28 points), Antron Brown (-51 points) and Josh Hart (-98 points).

Notes

• Force and her Dave Grubnic/John Collins-led team have made 10 runs at 340 mph or faster during the 2025 season. Included on this list asre record-setting passes: 341.59 mph at the 4-Wide Nationals (April); 341.85 mph at the Northwest Nationals (July); 343.16 mph at the Sonoma Nationals (July); and her current record of 343.51 mph at the U.S. Nationals (September).
• Force is the World Wide Technology speed record holder at 338.43 mph, set Oct. 2, 2022.

Quotes

Do your team’s six strong runs at Charlotte provide momentum heading into the St Louis weekend?

“Consistency is where this team has fallen short this season and, with that being our main focus, we definitely made progress last weekend in Charlotte. The car made six solid runs throughout the weekend. Our car went down the track every lap, which is never easy to do. However, we got taken out on a holeshot in Round 2 which is such a disappointing loss. As hard as a holeshot loss is, I’m putting it behind me and moving to the next race with my HendrickCars.com team’s full support.”

You picked up a spot in the point standings at Charlotte, now just 13 behind Millican and 40 behind Stewart. Perfection in the final 4 races is the ideal but assess where you and your team are with 16 rounds of competition and lots of bonus points still up for grabs. 

“We are still in the hunt for this championship as we moved up to the sixth position following Charlotte. Our team needs to carry over the consistency we found last weekend heading into St Louis. Our goal is to qualify in the Top 3, pick up qualifying points and go rounds on race day. We need to finish strong at The Midwest Nationals if we want to make that jump up in points.”

Jack Beckman earned his first win for JFR last year at St Louis in the car that your dad started the year in. How important was that win for JFR to show the strength in the organization?

“After stepping in for my dad, Jack Beckman won the St Louis event in 2024 last season. After everything our teams had been through, it was such a well-deserved win. To witness my dad’s devastating wreck in Richmond and then see the car return to the winner’s circle eight races later made it such a meaningful and heartfelt win for the PEAK SQUAD and everyone at John Force Racing. I love that this year my dad will be able to return to see all the fans who cheered his team on last year.”

World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics

Year	Race Result	Qualified	Round Record
2013	2nd round	5th	1-1
2014	1st round	11th	1-2
2015	Semi-finals	4th	3-3
2016	2nd round	8th	4-4
2017	2nd round	5th	5-5
2018	1st round	8th	5-6
2019	1st round	4th	5-7
2020	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete	Did Not Compete
2021	2nd round	2nd	6-8
2022	2nd round	5th	7-9
2023	1st round	11th	7-10
2024	2nd round	3rd	8-11

Quickest time: 3.641 seconds, Sept. 26, 2021

Fastest speed: 338.43 mph, Oct. 2, 2022

Number starts: 11

Times No. 1 qualifier: 0 

Final rounds: 0

Victories: 0

Won-Lost Record: 8-11

Track records – 3.631 seconds by Clay Millican, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.43 mph by Brittany Force, Oct. 2, 2022

Track & TV Schedules (all times Eastern)

NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and then eliminations coverage starting at 3 p.

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The juggernaut that is Austin Prock and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team roll into the Sept. 26-28 NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals with a To Do list of simply continuing to do what they’ve been doing all season.

The win column at World Wide Technology Raceway shows a goose egg for Prock but the John Force Racing driver enters this week’s race, the third of six races in the Countdown to the Championship, coming off victory last weekend at zMax Dragway near Charlotte. On three previous occasions this season, the Prock Rocket has earned back-to-back wins: first, at Las Vegas and Charlotte\; then at Virginia and Ohio; and most recently at Sonoma and Brainerd, which ended up being three-in-a-row with the team’s win at the U.S. Nationals.

The reigning NHRA Funny Car Champion leads the 2025 standings with 2,298 points. Chasing him are Matt Hagan (2,219), Ron Capps (2,204), Jack Beckman (2,200), Paul Lee (2,171), Cruz Pedregon (2,146), Daniel Wilkerson (2,142), Spencer Hyde (2,132), JR Todd (2,116), and Alexis Dejoria (2,107).

Notes

• Prock is the fourth different JFR driver to win eight times in a season.  His predecessor in the Cornwell Tools Chevy, Robert Hight, was the last Funny Car driver to win eight times (2022).  Tony Pedregon won eight races in 2003, and John Force won eight or more races six times and set the Funny Car record with 13 wins in 1996.  He won 10 times in 1994, 11 times in 1993, 1999 and 2000 and eight times in 2002. 
• Prock has won half of the Countdown races he’s run as a Funny Car driver – three of six last year, one of two so far this year.
• Prock earned six of his eight wins from the No. 1 starting position in 2024.  This year, he has seven wins as the No. 2 starter and one as No. 3.

Quotes

What are your thoughts on the fact that you’ve already won eight races, a feat you also accomplished last year, and John Force did six times (never consecutively) but Robert Hight and Tony Pedregon only did once with JFR?

“It’s cool. I think it just says a lot about this Cornwell Tools race team. They give me a consistently good car each weekend we go out. Our total package has been good enough to earn 16 wins in the last two years so, if we want to go for our second championship in a row, we’re going to have to probably win two or three more, at least. That that would put us in a whole other league of success so it’s exciting. It’s not just one of us. It’s all of us working together and just clicking when it needs to and it’s bred a lot of success.”

What do you attribute your Countdown success to … 3 for 6 last year and 1 for 2 so far this year?

“Yeah, it is impressive, but we don’t really approach it any different. We approach each race weekend the same and, obviously, we want to go out there and have the most competitive car and allow me to do my job. It just happens to work out. When the countdown comes on, it is crunch time. If you want to win a world championship, you have to be dominant in the playoffs and it’s just all working right now.”

What is it with you winning seven races from the No. 2 qualifying spot this year and six times from the No. 1 spot last year?

“Yeah, it’s kind of been our honey hole, this season especially. It seems like when we don’t get the No. 1 Qualifier, we’re bummed out that we missed out on those valuable eight points that you earn from being the No. 1 Qualifier. But, in our crew it’s kind of in the running joke this year that when we roll into Sunday from the No. 2 position, we’re kind of excited because the correlation that it’s had to winning so I don’t think (the No. 1 Qualifier spot) really matters. If you are qualified in the top three, you more than likely have a pretty good race car going into Sunday. But this team is capable of winning from any position. I’ve seen it my dad’s whole career. He’ll qualify No. 1 and win and qualify number 16 and win. So, I think it’s just keeping your nose to the grindstone. And when it when it comes around to Sunday, everybody has to execute and do their jobs properly.  When we do that, we seem to turn on four win lights a day.”

With World Wide Technology Raceway one of the few tracks where you haven’t won, how do you assess your chances this weekend?

“I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to getting back to two-wide racing. I haven’t won there yet but my dad had a lot of success there. That place has got a special place in my heart. In 2018, I got to go there and make some licensing passes in John Force’s PEAK Camaro. That was definitely exciting for me. We had the car to beat last year. We were lights out there. The Cornwell Tools Chevy was a few hundredths (of a second) quicker than everybody in the field throughout qualifying and then rolling into Sunday. We exited in the semifinals, so we’d like to go a few more rounds this year and, hopefully, try to extend our point lead.” 

World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics

Year	Race Result	Qualified	Round Record
2019	Semi-finals	3rd	2-1
2020	DNC	DNC	DNC
2021	DNC	DNC	DNC
2022	1st Round	12th	2-2
2023	1st Round	10th	2-3
2024	Semi-finals	1st	3-4

Quickest time: 3.836 seconds, Sept. 28, 2024

Fastest speed: 330.72 mph, Sept. 28, 2024

Number starts: 4

Times No. 1 qualifier: 1

Final rounds: 0

Victories: 0

Won-Lost Record: 3-4

Track records – 3.830 seconds by Robert Hight, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.60 mph by Robert Hight, Sept. 30, 2017.

Track & TV Schedules

NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.

PROCK ROCKET JUGGERNAUT HEADS TO WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY RACEWAY

Photography: John Force Racing / Gary Nastase / Auto Imagery

BROWNSBURG, Ind (Sept. 24, 2025) – The juggernaut that is Austin Prock and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team roll into the Sept. 26-28 NHRA Mission Foods Midwest Nationals with a To Do list of simply continuing to do what they’ve been doing all season.

The win column at World Wide Technology Raceway shows a goose egg for Prock but the John Force Racing driver enters this week’s race, the third of six races in the Countdown to the Championship, coming off victory last weekend at zMax Dragway near Charlotte. On three previous occasions this season, the Prock Rocket has earned back-to-back wins: first, at Las Vegas and Charlotte\; then at Virginia and Ohio; and most recently at Sonoma and Brainerd, which ended up being three-in-a-row with the team’s win at the U.S. Nationals.

The reigning NHRA Funny Car Champion leads the 2025 standings with 2,298 points. Chasing him are Matt Hagan (2,219), Ron Capps (2,204), Jack Beckman (2,200), Paul Lee (2,171), Cruz Pedregon (2,146), Daniel Wilkerson (2,142), Spencer Hyde (2,132), JR Todd (2,116), and Alexis Dejoria (2,107).

Notes

• Prock is the fourth different JFR driver to win eight times in a season.  His predecessor in the Cornwell Tools Chevy, Robert Hight, was the last Funny Car driver to win eight times (2022).  Tony Pedregon won eight races in 2003, and John Force won eight or more races six times and set the Funny Car record with 13 wins in 1996.  He won 10 times in 1994, 11 times in 1993, 1999 and 2000 and eight times in 2002. 
• Prock has won half of the Countdown races he’s run as a Funny Car driver – three of six last year, one of two so far this year.
• Prock earned six of his eight wins from the No. 1 starting position in 2024.  This year, he has seven wins as the No. 2 starter and one as No. 3.

Quotes

What are your thoughts on the fact that you’ve already won eight races, a feat you also accomplished last year, and John Force did six times (never consecutively) but Robert Hight and Tony Pedregon only did once with JFR?

“It’s cool. I think it just says a lot about this Cornwell Tools race team. They give me a consistently good car each weekend we go out. Our total package has been good enough to earn 16 wins in the last two years so, if we want to go for our second championship in a row, we’re going to have to probably win two or three more, at least. That that would put us in a whole other league of success so it’s exciting. It’s not just one of us. It’s all of us working together and just clicking when it needs to and it’s bred a lot of success.”

What do you attribute your Countdown success to … 3 for 6 last year and 1 for 2 so far this year?

“Yeah, it is impressive, but we don’t really approach it any different. We approach each race weekend the same and, obviously, we want to go out there and have the most competitive car and allow me to do my job. It just happens to work out. When the countdown comes on, it is crunch time. If you want to win a world championship, you have to be dominant in the playoffs and it’s just all working right now.”

What is it with you winning seven races from the No. 2 qualifying spot this year and six times from the No. 1 spot last year?

“Yeah, it’s kind of been our honey hole, this season especially. It seems like when we don’t get the No. 1 Qualifier, we’re bummed out that we missed out on those valuable eight points that you earn from being the No. 1 Qualifier. But, in our crew it’s kind of in the running joke this year that when we roll into Sunday from the No. 2 position, we’re kind of excited because the correlation that it’s had to winning so I don’t think (the No. 1 Qualifier spot) really matters. If you are qualified in the top three, you more than likely have a pretty good race car going into Sunday. But this team is capable of winning from any position. I’ve seen it my dad’s whole career. He’ll qualify No. 1 and win and qualify number 16 and win. So, I think it’s just keeping your nose to the grindstone. And when it when it comes around to Sunday, everybody has to execute and do their jobs properly.  When we do that, we seem to turn on four win lights a day.”

With World Wide Technology Raceway one of the few tracks where you haven’t won, how do you assess your chances this weekend?

“I’m looking forward to it. I’m looking forward to getting back to two-wide racing. I haven’t won there yet but my dad had a lot of success there. That place has got a special place in my heart. In 2018, I got to go there and make some licensing passes in John Force’s PEAK Camaro. That was definitely exciting for me. We had the car to beat last year. We were lights out there. The Cornwell Tools Chevy was a few hundredths (of a second) quicker than everybody in the field throughout qualifying and then rolling into Sunday. We exited in the semifinals, so we’d like to go a few more rounds this year and, hopefully, try to extend our point lead.” 

World Wide Technology Raceway Race Statistics

Year	Race Result	Qualified	Round Record
2019	Semi-finals	3rd	2-1
2020	DNC	DNC	DNC
2021	DNC	DNC	DNC
2022	1st Round	12th	2-2
2023	1st Round	10th	2-3
2024	Semi-finals	1st	3-4

Quickest time: 3.836 seconds, Sept. 28, 2024

Fastest speed: 330.72 mph, Sept. 28, 2024

Number starts: 4

Times No. 1 qualifier: 1

Final rounds: 0

Victories: 0

Won-Lost Record: 3-4

Track records – 3.830 seconds by Robert Hight, Sept. 30, 2017; 338.60 mph by Robert Hight, Sept. 30, 2017.

Track & TV Schedules

NHRA Mission Food Drag Racing Series Midwest Nationals qualifying will feature two rounds at 5 and 7 p.m. CT on Friday, Sept. 26, and the final two rounds on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 12:15 and 3 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on Sunday, Sept. 28.

Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and then eliminations coverage starting at 3 p.m. ET.

OCALA, FL (September 24, 2025) — Heading into the NAPA Midwest NHRA Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway Top Fuel Countdown contender Josh Hart will be looking to make positive strides towards his first Top Fuel world championship. With four playoff races remaining Hart, who currently sits tenth, will need to go rounds on Sunday, a feat the driver and team owner from Ocala, Florida, accomplished in 2022 when he raced to a runner-up finish. He will be piloting the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster into competition with support from Burnyzz Speed Shop and David H Davies Racing (DHDR).
 
“We have had some success in St. Louis, but we need to get back on track this Countdown,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “The first two Countdown races haven’t gone our way. We have seen some other teams make big jumps in the points with race wins and we are looking to take advantage of that opportunity this weekend.”
 

 Josh Hart and R+L Carriers Top Fuel team looking to launch championship run in St. Louis,
photo credit KZ Photography

Josh Hart Looks to St Louis to
Launch Championship Momentum

OCALA, FL (September 24, 2025) — Heading into the NAPA Midwest NHRA Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway Top Fuel Countdown contender Josh Hart will be looking to make positive strides towards his first Top Fuel world championship. With four playoff races remaining Hart, who currently sits tenth, will need to go rounds on Sunday, a feat the driver and team owner from Ocala, Florida, accomplished in 2022 when he raced to a runner-up finish. He will be piloting the R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster into competition with support from Burnyzz Speed Shop and David H Davies Racing (DHDR).
 
“We have had some success in St. Louis, but we need to get back on track this Countdown,” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “The first two Countdown races haven’t gone our way. We have seen some other teams make big jumps in the points with race wins and we are looking to take advantage of that opportunity this weekend.”
 

 Josh Hart and R+L Carriers Top Fuel team looking to launch championship run in St. Louis,
photo credit KZ Photography

This season Hart has continued to dominate behind the steering wheel holding one of the quickest and most consistent reaction times in the Top Fuel category. Last weekend at the Carolina 4-Wide NHRA Nationals he was first off the line in the opening round versus world champion drivers Doug Kalitta and Antron Brown, recording a stellar .038 second reaction time, second quickest of the first session.
 
“I am working to give this team every advantage on race day and the best thing I can do is get off the starting line first,” said Hart. “We have an amazing group of crew guys working on this R+L Carriers dragster. This is the end of a three race in three weeks stretch so we are all digging deep to give it our best.”
 
Last week in Charlotte Hart raced the beautiful Brakes for Breasts Top Fuel dragster raising awareness for breast cancer research. For the home stretch of the Countdown, he will be racing the familiar green and yellow land rocket repping long-time sponsor R+L Carriers. The shift in liveries does not mean his focus has moved on from Brakes for Breasts. For the fifth consecutive season Hart raced in pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his sponsor TechNet Professional, an elite network of automotive repair shops across North America. Fans can still support the program by making donations here.
 
“I am very proud to be associated with TechNet and the Brakes for Breasts program,” said Hart. “This program does an amazing job of raising donations for breast cancer research and engaging the thousands of TechNet shops and their customers. I was thrilled to get this pink TechNet Brakes for Breasts Top Fuel dragster on the track last weekend.”
 
In addition to his success in 2022 Hart and the R+L Carriers team raced to the semifinals his rookie season at the Midwest Nationals. His best qualifying effort at the third race of the countdown was a start from the No. 2 spot in 2022. The past two seasons Hart had had an early exit in St. Louis in two close races.
 
“We are working every race to build on consistency with the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team,” said Hart. “It is the playoffs and everyone has raised their game. We have all the parts, pieces and personnel to win races, we just need some things to fall our way on race day.”
 
The multi-talented driver will also be closing out his rookie season racing in the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown Series this weekend. This will be Hart’s eighth race driving the Burnyzz Speed Shop Dodge Challenger Drag Pak. Competing in two classes keeps Hart’s racing focus sharp and also lets him highlight his Mopar passion in a door-slamming class racing against Chevrolet COPO Camaros and Ford Mustang Cobra Jets.
 
“I have always been a huge fan of Mopar and getting to race this Dodge Challenger Drag Pak has been a nice challenge this season,” said Hart. “When you are racing in two classes all you are thinking about is racing which I enjoy. It makes for a busy weekend but it also gives all our hospitality guests two opportunities to root the team on.”
 
Hart and the R+L Carriers Top Fuel team will have four qualifying runs to grab one of the 16 qualifier spots for Sunday’s Mission Foods Drag Racing Series eliminations. He’ll have three separate qualifiers for the Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown class with eliminations getting underway on Saturday afternoon. Fans can tune into the national race broadcast on FS1 and for additional info on tickets they can visit www.nhra.com.
 

MENARDS CELEBRATES JIM DUNN RACING’S 75^TH ANNIVERSARY
AT THE MIDWEST NATIONALS

LONG BEACH, CA (September 24, 2025) — Jim Dunn Racing, one of the most legendary teams in NHRA history, is set to compete with their Menards Funny Car this weekend at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway, September 26-28. The race marks another milestone in the team’s 75^th year in professional drag racing.
 
At the most recent Countdown event in Charlotte, Jim Dunn Racing and Alex Laughlin, filling in for driver Buddy Hull, recorded elapsed times of 4.026 seconds, 4.000 seconds and 3.987 seconds, a promising sign that the team is headed in the right direction during the NHRA’s six-race Countdown. The Midwest Nationals is the third of those six events, and the team is eager to continue moving forward.

 
“I couldn’t be more excited about the direction our team is headed,” said Hull. “Charlotte was a big step forward for us with that sub-four-second run, and it showed that the hard work everyone has been putting in is starting to pay off. I’m proud to have Alex filling in for me again in St. Louis while I get back to 100 percent. He’s a great driver and having him double up in Funny Car and Pro Mod just shows his adaptability.”
 
While Hull continues to recover from a left-hand injury suffered at the Denso Sonoma Nationals in July, Laughlin will once again step into the driver’s seat of the Menards Funny Car. Laughlin, a versatile competitor who will also be racing in Pro Mod, will look to build on the team’s recent progress and momentum.
 
“I’m itching to be back behind the wheel of this 12,000-horsepower nitro Funny Car, but my hand still needs to get stronger before it’s safe for me to do so,” said Hull. “I’m working with some of the best doctors in the state of Texas to make sure I do this the right way. I want a long career in this sport, so I don’t want to cause worse problems for myself by hopping back into the seat prematurely.”
 
This weekend’s event highlights the return of Menards as primary sponsor on the Jim Dunn Racing Funny Car along with Lincoln Welders. To celebrate the Menards partnership, Buddy Hull, Alex Laughlin and team owner “Big Jim” Dunn will appear at a local Menards store in the St. Louis area on Thursday evening from 5:30 – 7 p.m., giving fans a chance to meet them ahead of race weekend. They will be taking photos, signing autographs and answering all of the questions about Funny Cars at the O’Fallon Menards store, located at 1179 Central Park Dr. O’Fallon, IL 62269.
 
“Being able to represent Menards for the second time this season is an honor,” said Hull. “Their support means so much to our program, and getting to meet fans at the Menards store on Thursday with Big Jim is something I’m really looking forward to. St. Louis always brings out incredible fans, and we can’t wait to see everyone this weekend.”
 
In addition to Menards and Lincoln Welders, this weekend Hull and Laughlin will also be representing sponsors Blaze Exhaust Probes, Lescure Mechanical Services, KGC Construction, Mooneyes, Vertex Roofers and General Contractors, Crow Safety, Koppl Pipeline Services, True Brand, Wiley X, USD and Compass Facility Services.
 
“These Countdown races are getting serious, every team is giving it everything they’ve got,” said Hull. “Jim Dunn Racing is still very much in that fight. I talked to Alex, and we’re coming to show out in St. Louis. It’s something the fans won’t want to miss.”
 
Laughlin and the Jim Dunn Racing team will have two qualifying runs on Friday, September 26 and then two more qualifying runs on September 27 at World Wide Technology Raceway. The 16 Funny Cars with the quickest elapsed times after all four rounds of qualifying will compete on race day on Sunday, September 28 at 11 a.m. CT. Fans can watch the race on FS1. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Midwest Nationals visit nhra.com.

CHICAGO (September 24, 2025) — TJ Zizzo, driver of the Zizzo Racing Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster, will be looking to wrap up his 2025 season with a strong finish at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals outside of St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend. This will be Zizzo’s third race of the season piloting the Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster against the toughest professional drag racers in the country. The veteran driver will be looking to build on his 2024 No. 1 qualifier performance and chase down his first career national event win.
 
“St. Louis is a special track for our team. We’ve had success here before and we would love to get our very first race win here, when we’re only a few hours away from home,” said Zizzo. “It’s not as close as Joliet, Illinois, but we love coming here. The fans are so passionate and supportive, and many of them having been coming and cheering us on for years.”

 TJ Zizzo will be looking to end his season on high note at Midwest Nationals in St. Louis,
photo credit Auto Imagery

Zizzo Racing Looking to Finish 2025 Season
on High Note in St. Louis

CHICAGO (September 24, 2025) — TJ Zizzo, driver of the Zizzo Racing Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster, will be looking to wrap up his 2025 season with a strong finish at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals outside of St. Louis, Missouri, this weekend. This will be Zizzo’s third race of the season piloting the Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster against the toughest professional drag racers in the country. The veteran driver will be looking to build on his 2024 No. 1 qualifier performance and chase down his first career national event win.
 
“St. Louis is a special track for our team. We’ve had success here before and we would love to get our very first race win here, when we’re only a few hours away from home,” said Zizzo. “It’s not as close as Joliet, Illinois, but we love coming here. The fans are so passionate and supportive, and many of them having been coming and cheering us on for years.”

 TJ Zizzo will be looking to end his season on high note at Midwest Nationals in St. Louis,
photo credit Auto Imagery

This season, Zizzo Racing has shown that while they are considered a part-time team, they bring full-time professionalism and competition to the track. At the Cornwell Quality Tools U.S. Nationals Zizzo Racing posted the third quickest time in qualifying at the biggest race of the season. They were upset in the first round when a parts failure derailed the winning efforts against Jasmine Salinas. This weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway, Zizzo will be playing the role of spoiler during the third race of the NHRA Countdown playoff series.
 
“Every time we’re knocked out when we weren’t expecting it, it’s a learning opportunity,” said Zizzo. “Parts break, random things happen, and if you don’t know how to roll with the punches this isn’t the sport for you. We’ve been working hard in the shop to make sure what happened in Indy doesn’t happen again in St. Lous. That’s why I am feeling confident we will competitively qualify and make it far on Sunday, representing Rust-Oleum well.”
 
The Zizzo Racing team competes at a handful of NHRA national events each season as a family owned and operated team that has established themselves as tough competitors. Over the past several seasons they have upgraded their operation with a new chassis and deeper parts inventory. They have always had tremendous crew chief experience from Mike Kern and technical consultant Rahn Tobler. The volunteer team puts hundreds of hours fine-tuning the Zizzo Racing 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster for every race. This weekend at the NHRA Midwest Nationals, the team is focused on taking the qualifying success from the U.S. Nationals and building on that for a long race day in St. Louis.
 
“It’s extremely flattering to know that these full-time guys are paying attention to what we’re doing,” said Zizzo. “They know we don’t come to mess around, and that we have a solid chance of qualifying better than them and besting them on Sunday. Even though we’re not racing a full schedule, we take each race we do enter in extremely seriously. Hours spent in the shop, sleepless nights thinking how we can improve our operation. All in pursuit of winning that Wally.”
 
Qualifying for the Zizzo Racing Rust-Oleum Top Fuel dragster will get underway with two sessions on Friday, September 26, followed by two more sessions on Saturday, September 27. The 16 quickest Top Fuel dragsters will race for the iconic Wally Trophy on Sunday, September 28, starting at 11 a.m. CT. The race will be broadcast nationally on FS1 and fans can get tickets and additional information at www.nhra.com.
 

Nine-time Grand National Champion Scott Parker, Boswell’s Harley-Davidson’s Bubba Boswell, Sons of Speed founder Billy Lane, and AMA Pro Racing CEO Gene Crouch join students and partners to kick off the Legends Build: Student Challenge presented by Northern Tool + Equipment. [Photo: Northern Tool + Equipment] DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 23, 2025) – Today, Northern Tool + Equipment and American Flat Track announced the launch of the Legends Build: Student Challenge, a nine-month journey where high school career & technical education (CTE) students will transform a 2025 Harley-Davidson Nightster into a XR750 inspired motorcycle under the mentorship of legendary racers and builders. Only knowing they’d been selected for the project, but not knowing what they’d build, students were surprised to see legend Scott Parker ride in on a XR750 flat track bike, revealing they’d have 174 days to build a race-ready version themselves. This challenge shines a spotlight on one of America’s most iconic and untamed racing traditions: American Flat Track. It’s fast. It’s fearless. It’s raw mechanical mastery on two wheels. “We were sure it was going to be a sprint kart. When they told us we’d be building a race bike, it blew our minds. It’s insane,” said one student builder. The students won’t be alone on this build; they will learn directly from some of the most respected names in racing and fabrication: Scott Parker, Chris Carr, Kenny Coolbeth Jr., Billy Lane and many more! “The students had their theories—some of them pretty wild—and they were all wrong,” added Jason Bowers, the CTE teacher leading the class. “When we saw Scott Parker ride up on a flat track race motorcycle, we stood there with our jaws open. Our brains started spinning with questions forming. Now, we’re starting to realize just how tough this sport is—and how much the motorcycle we’re building matters to a racer’s success.” To help the students get started, Northern Tool + Equipment, along with partners, American Flat Track, Bubba Boswell, Boswell’s Harley-Davidson, DEWALT, Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Milwaukee have decked out the school’s shop class with tens of thousands of dollars in donated tools, equipment, parts and safety gear. “At Northern Tool, we believe in putting tools in hands and confidence in hearts. The Legends Build is more than a motorcycle – it’s a demonstration of how much the trades matter, that they’re rewarding and that the next generation can carry this torch forward,” said Frank Crowson, Chief Marketing Officer, Northern Tool + Equipment. “I love everything about this program and this project, including the fact that this year the torch will be carried by our first female build captain!” The project is part of a growing legacy of trades-focused challenges created by Northern Tool + Equipment alongside icons of motorsport and fabrication. In 2023, Northern Tool partnered with NASCAR Legend Richard Petty and Billy Lane’s Sons of Speed to introduce students to the art of building and racing, bringing national attention to the program. This year, that tradition continues— and grows—with former NASCAR Racer Kyle Petty also lending his support. “Racing builds character, but building the bike builds a future,” said Kyle Petty, racing legend and host of the YouTube series following the students throughout the build. Fans, families and future tradespeople can subscribe to Northern Tool’s YouTube channel for monthly updates from the school’s shop. For the first time ever, the story will also be told through the eyes of the students. Armed with cameras, they’ll capture the highs, lows, mistakes, inside jokes and breakthroughs of the build. Watch for student-created updates on social media. The final bike will be revealed on June 6th at Tennessee National Raceway in an American Flat Track Legends exhibition race. After the race, the bike will be auctioned with the proceeds benefiting the Tools for the Trades™ program, Kyle Petty’s Victory Junction nonprofit and the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Fame.

The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to close out its Buckeye State slate for the year

FINDLAY, OH (September 23, 2025) – The western swing is over, and it’s time for a long haul east for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

The nation’s top Sprint Car teams are trucking across the country along a 2,356-mile journey to Ohio. The final “Buckeye State” battles of the season are next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt.

First up is a return to Findlay, OH’s Millstream Speedway on Friday, Sept. 26, after a 31-year hiatus for Sheldon Haudenschild’s Buckeye Brawl presented by NOS Energy Drink. Friday’s winner will bank $17,000 as a nod to Haudenschild’s car number. Then, it’s from the northwest corner of the state to the northeast to Hartford, OH where Sharon Speedway awaits to host the Federated Auto Parts Showdown.

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Let’s look at the weekend’s top storylines:

HAUD’S HOME: Any trip to Ohio is special for Wooster’s own Sheldon Haudenschild, but this weekend is especially meaningful.

The now 31-year-old hadn’t even made it to his first birthday party the last time the World of Outlaws visited Millstream Speedway. Fast forward to 2025, and Haudenschild, with the help of his longtime supporter NOS Energy Drink, is spearheading the Series’ return to the track in his home state.

Haudenschild has competed at Millstream six times and been on the podium in half of them, highlighted by an All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) win in 2016. Sharon is another home game for “Haud.” He hasn’t finished worse than ninth in his last eight tries there, including an All Star victory in the prestigious Lou Blaney Memorial. He’s yet to beat the World of Outlaws at Sharon, but has been close with a trio of podiums.

SCHATZ X SIDES: After splitting time driving for Tod Quiring, Dave Lunstra, and Kevin Kozlowski since his departure from Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Donny Schatz has secured a seat for the remainder of the season.

Schatz has teamed with longtime friend Jason Sides to pilot a second Sides Motorsports entry in partnership with Sam Elicker of JVI Group, Inc. The new pairing will complete the remaining 14 races together as Schatz finishes his 29th consecutive year with The Greatest Show on Dirt. Chris Windom will remain aboard Sides’ primary No. 7S as he looks to lock up the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year.

The Fargo, ND native will add Millstream to the long list of tracks he’s visited on Friday as he makes his debut at the 3/8 mile. Schatz is a two-time Sharon winner, once in a 2008 regional American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) race and once with the World of Outlaws in 2023. He finished second in the Series’ most recent trip to the Hartford, OH track last year.

SHARON STUD: One driver stands out as the man to beat Saturday at Sharon, and it should come as no surprise that it’s David Gravel.

He’s been remarkable at the 3/8 mile since joining forces with Big Game Motorsports. It began with fourth-place runs in 2021 and 2022. They improved to a pair of runner-ups in 2023. Then, Gravel took the No. 2 to Sharon Victory Lane last year. His average finish at Sharon in Tod Quiring’s car is 2.6.

The defending Series champion is also among the favorites because of the momentum he’s built as he continues toward a second straight title. The last nine World of Outlaws podiums have featured Gravel, and he’s fresh off banking $83,000 at the Dennis Roth Classic. His point lead sits at 150 markers.

CHRIS WON’T QUIT: Chris Windom refuses to go down without a fight in his battle with Garet Williamson for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year.

Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway looked as if it might be shaping up to put the nail in the coffin of Windom’s chances. A Heat Race win and Toyota Dash birth lined Williamson up seventh for the Feature, while Windom needed a provisional and started 27th. But the script flipped when Williamson got upside down, dealing him an DNF and a 25th-place finish. Windom capitalized with a huge charge up to ninth and trimmed Williamson’s advantage down to 30 markers with plenty of time left to make up the rest.

Looking at how this weekend may shake out, both rookies will make their Millstream debuts on Friday. Williamson’s Sharon experience is limited to a 2021 ASCoC appearance. Windom has made five visits to the Ohio oval with the All Stars and finished runner-up at the most recent in 2023.

PROVING GROUND: Ohio has become somewhat of a proving ground over the years for drivers on their way to national stardom, leading to several of the current drivers on the World of Outlaws roster having laps at both tracks ahead.

Carson Macedo made a pair of All Star appearances at Millstream in 2016, peaking at 11th. The Lemoore, CA native also visited Sharon five times before his days with The Greatest Show on Dirt began. He owns a pair of ASCoC runner-ups at the Hartford, OH oval.

Leduc, AB, Canada’s Skylar Gee finished third with the FAST series in his one previous visit to Millstream last year. He’s been to Sharon on nine occasions with a best result of ninth with the All Stars in 2020.

On the night Gee ran third at Millstream in 2024, fellow Series rookie in 2025, Conner Morrell, came home ninth. Morrell was a Sharon top-five finisher in 2022 during Western Pennsylvania Speedweek.

Hunter Schuerenberg battled the All Stars at Millstream nine years ago. “Hunter-Percent” has been an All Star contestant at Sharon seven times and only missed the top 10 once. His most recent visit in 2022 led to his best finish of fourth.

BUCKEYE BATTALION: Expect many Ohio locals to be in action with hopes of strong showings against the best drivers in the country.

Bellevue, OH’s Cap Henry has been on a tear in 2025 to the tune of a nation-leading 17 victories with a 410 under the hood. Two of those have come at Millstream with FAST. He also grabbed one at Sharon last month.

One of Bryce Lucius’ five wins in 2025 came at Millstream against the All Stars, and the Findlay, OH native will look to give his hometown fans a performance to be proud of.

Other locals likely to compete at least once this weekend include Creed Kemenah (Alvada, OH), Kasey Jedrzejek (Lagrange, OH), Zeth Sabo (Fremont, OH), and many more.

Sharon usually attracts plenty of talent from western Pennsylvania, including the likes of Brandon Spithaler (Evans City, PA), A.J. Flick (Apollo, PA), and George Hobaugh (Karns City, PA). 

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday, September 26 at Millstream Speedway in Findlay, OH
Saturday, September 27 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH

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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (60/74 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7810 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-150 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-264 PTS)
4. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-360 PTS)
5. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-562 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – Works Limited No. W (-690 PTS)
7. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-844 PTS)
8. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-988 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-1018 PTS)
10. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-1176 PTS)

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

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

FEATURE LAPS LED (27 Drivers):
348 Laps – David Gravel
302 Laps – Michael Kofoid
263 Laps – Carson Macedo
140 Laps – Bill Balog
135 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
108 Laps – Logan Schuchart
98 Laps – Kyle Larson
93 Laps – Anthony Macri
82 Laps – Rico Abreu
62 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
50 Laps – Ryan Timms
33 Laps – Kerry Madsen
31 Laps – Corey Day
19 Laps – Emerson Axsom
17 Laps – Brad Sweet
16 Laps – Cole Macedo
15 Laps – Spencer Bayston
14 Laps – Dylan Westbrook
12 Laps – Conner Morrell
11 Laps – Jordan Thomas
9 Laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
8 Laps – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel
5 Laps – Christopher Thram
4 Laps – Kaleb Montgomery
1 Lap – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (56 Drivers): 
36 Heat Wins – David Gravel
29 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
17 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
16 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
15 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
8 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Heat Wins – Kyle Larson
6 Heat Wins – Chris Windom, Anthony Macri
4 Heat Wins – Christopher Bell, Tyler Courtney, Conner Morrell, Rico Abreu, Garet Williamson
3 Heat Wins – Brad Sweet, Brian Brown, Emerson Axsom, Danny Dietrich, Skylar Gee, Christopher Thram
2 Heat Wins – Jacob Allen, Austin McCarl, Ryan Timms, Hunter Schuerenberg, Zach Hampton, Ashton Torgerson, Donny Schatz
1 Heat Win – Bryce Lucius, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Danny Sams III, Jy Corbet, Tim Kaeding, Andy Pake, Kasey Jedrzejek, Lance Dewease, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Turner, Tanner Holmes, Kaleb Johnson, Landon Crawley, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Gage Pulkrabek, Tasker Phillips, Josh Schneiderman, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Brandon Wimmer, Kerry Madsen, Mark Dobmeier, Spencer Bayston

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (66 Drivers):
46 Dashes – David Gravel
38 Dashes – Carson Macedo
28 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
27 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
26 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
21 Dashes – Bill Balog
16 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi
9 Dashes – Chris Windom, Emerson Axsom
8 Dashes – Garet Williamson
7 Dashes – Kyle Larson, Anthony Macri, Donny Schatz
6 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo, Zach Hampton, Skylar Gee, Kerry Madsen
5 Dashes – Brian Brown, Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel, Hunter Schuerenberg
4 Dashes – Conner Morrell, Brad Sweet, Ryan Timms
3 Dashes – Christopher Bell, Danny Dietrich, Danny Sams III, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Ashton Torgerson, Christopher Thram, Spencer Bayston
2 Dashes – Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kelby Watt, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Sam Henderson, Corey Day, D.J. Netto
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Bryce Lucius, Carson McCarl, Brady Bacon, Lucas Wolfe, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Jonathan Preston, Dylan Westbrook, Cory Turner, Cole Duncan, Tim Kaeding, Justin Henderson, Scotty Thiel, Zane DeVault, Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Smith, Lance Dewease, Ryan Turner, Cory Eliason, Andy Pake, Mark Dobmeier, Riley Goodno, Kaleb Montgomery

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (37 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson, Ashton Torgerson, Cole Macedo, Christopher Thram
2 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Ryan Timms, Bill Balog, Skylar Gee, Brad Sweet, Conner Morrell, Zach Hampton, Chris Windom
1 LCS Win – Chris Martin, Anthony Macri, Bryce Lucius, Blake Hahn, J.J. Hickle, Emerson Axsom, Matt Campbell, Joe Trenca, Darin Naida, Mark Dobmeier, Tim Kaeding, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sheldon Haudenschild, Brady Bacon, Landon Crawley, James McFadden, Logan Schuchart, Alex Therrien, Rico Abreu, Michael Kofoid, Justin Whittall, Brent Marks, Scott Broty, Landon Brooks

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (29 Drivers): 
6 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Ryan Timms, Michael Kofoid, Cole Macedo, Chris Windom
3 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Skylar Gee
2 Hard Chargers – Bill Balog, Tanner Thorson, David Gravel, Hunter Schuerenberg
1 Hard Charger – Zach Hampton, Lance Dewease, Dylan Westbrook, Kalib Henry, Cap Henry, Jade Hastings, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri, Giovanni Scelzi, Danny Varin, Landon Crawley, Corey Day, Brad Sweet, Dominic Gorden, Kaleb Montgomery

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

TOP 10 FINISHES (62 Drivers): 
55 Top 10s – David Gravel
49 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
44 Top 10s – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
36 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
30 Top 10s – Bill Balog, Donny Schatz
28 Top 10s – Giovanni Scelzi
22 Top 10s – Garet Williamson
21 Top 10s – Chris Windom
15 Top 10s – Cole Macedo
14 Top 10s – Emerson Axsom
13 Top 10s – Hunter Schuerenberg
12 Top 10s – Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen
11 Top 10s – Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson
10 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu
8 Top 10s – Ryan Timms, Skylar Gee
6 Top 10s – Zach Hampton
5 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Spencer Bayston
4 Top 10s – Austin McCarl
3 Top 10s – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Conner Morrell, Brady Bacon, Danny Dietrich, Ashton Torgerson, Corey Day, Mark Dobmeier
2 Top 10s – Christopher Bell, Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tim Kaeding, Brian Brown, Freddie Rahmer, Troy Wagaman Jr., Landon Crawley, Tanner Holmes, Dominic Scelzi
1 Top 10 – Danny Sams III, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Westbrook, Jordan Poirier, Kalib Henry, Cole Duncan, Kelby Watt, Ryan Smith, Brent Marks, Ryan Turner, Zach Sobotka, Danny Varin, Cory Eliason, Kaleb Johnson, D.J. Netto, Kaleb Montgomery

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

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Final Ohio Weekend of 2025 Takes World of Outlaws to Millstream, Sharon

The Greatest Show on Dirt is ready to close out its Buckeye State slate for the year

FINDLAY, OH (September 23, 2025) – The western swing is over, and it’s time for a long haul east for the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series.

The nation’s top Sprint Car teams are trucking across the country along a 2,356-mile journey to Ohio. The final “Buckeye State” battles of the season are next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt.

First up is a return to Findlay, OH’s Millstream Speedway on Friday, Sept. 26, after a 31-year hiatus for Sheldon Haudenschild’s Buckeye Brawl presented by NOS Energy Drink. Friday’s winner will bank $17,000 as a nod to Haudenschild’s car number. Then, it’s from the northwest corner of the state to the northeast to Hartford, OH where Sharon Speedway awaits to host the Federated Auto Parts Showdown.

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HAUD’S HOME: Any trip to Ohio is special for Wooster’s own Sheldon Haudenschild, but this weekend is especially meaningful.

The now 31-year-old hadn’t even made it to his first birthday party the last time the World of Outlaws visited Millstream Speedway. Fast forward to 2025, and Haudenschild, with the help of his longtime supporter NOS Energy Drink, is spearheading the Series’ return to the track in his home state.

Haudenschild has competed at Millstream six times and been on the podium in half of them, highlighted by an All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) win in 2016. Sharon is another home game for “Haud.” He hasn’t finished worse than ninth in his last eight tries there, including an All Star victory in the prestigious Lou Blaney Memorial. He’s yet to beat the World of Outlaws at Sharon, but has been close with a trio of podiums.

SCHATZ X SIDES: After splitting time driving for Tod Quiring, Dave Lunstra, and Kevin Kozlowski since his departure from Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing, Donny Schatz has secured a seat for the remainder of the season.

Schatz has teamed with longtime friend Jason Sides to pilot a second Sides Motorsports entry in partnership with Sam Elicker of JVI Group, Inc. The new pairing will complete the remaining 14 races together as Schatz finishes his 29th consecutive year with The Greatest Show on Dirt. Chris Windom will remain aboard Sides’ primary No. 7S as he looks to lock up the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year.

The Fargo, ND native will add Millstream to the long list of tracks he’s visited on Friday as he makes his debut at the 3/8 mile. Schatz is a two-time Sharon winner, once in a 2008 regional American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) race and once with the World of Outlaws in 2023. He finished second in the Series’ most recent trip to the Hartford, OH track last year.

SHARON STUD: One driver stands out as the man to beat Saturday at Sharon, and it should come as no surprise that it’s David Gravel.

He’s been remarkable at the 3/8 mile since joining forces with Big Game Motorsports. It began with fourth-place runs in 2021 and 2022. They improved to a pair of runner-ups in 2023. Then, Gravel took the No. 2 to Sharon Victory Lane last year. His average finish at Sharon in Tod Quiring’s car is 2.6.

The defending Series champion is also among the favorites because of the momentum he’s built as he continues toward a second straight title. The last nine World of Outlaws podiums have featured Gravel, and he’s fresh off banking $83,000 at the Dennis Roth Classic. His point lead sits at 150 markers.

CHRIS WON’T QUIT: Chris Windom refuses to go down without a fight in his battle with Garet Williamson for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year.

Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway looked as if it might be shaping up to put the nail in the coffin of Windom’s chances. A Heat Race win and Toyota Dash birth lined Williamson up seventh for the Feature, while Windom needed a provisional and started 27th. But the script flipped when Williamson got upside down, dealing him an DNF and a 25th-place finish. Windom capitalized with a huge charge up to ninth and trimmed Williamson’s advantage down to 30 markers with plenty of time left to make up the rest.

Looking at how this weekend may shake out, both rookies will make their Millstream debuts on Friday. Williamson’s Sharon experience is limited to a 2021 ASCoC appearance. Windom has made five visits to the Ohio oval with the All Stars and finished runner-up at the most recent in 2023.

PROVING GROUND: Ohio has become somewhat of a proving ground over the years for drivers on their way to national stardom, leading to several of the current drivers on the World of Outlaws roster having laps at both tracks ahead.

Carson Macedo made a pair of All Star appearances at Millstream in 2016, peaking at 11th. The Lemoore, CA native also visited Sharon five times before his days with The Greatest Show on Dirt began. He owns a pair of ASCoC runner-ups at the Hartford, OH oval.

Leduc, AB, Canada’s Skylar Gee finished third with the FAST series in his one previous visit to Millstream last year. He’s been to Sharon on nine occasions with a best result of ninth with the All Stars in 2020.

On the night Gee ran third at Millstream in 2024, fellow Series rookie in 2025, Conner Morrell, came home ninth. Morrell was a Sharon top-five finisher in 2022 during Western Pennsylvania Speedweek.

Hunter Schuerenberg battled the All Stars at Millstream nine years ago. “Hunter-Percent” has been an All Star contestant at Sharon seven times and only missed the top 10 once. His most recent visit in 2022 led to his best finish of fourth.

BUCKEYE BATTALION: Expect many Ohio locals to be in action with hopes of strong showings against the best drivers in the country.

Bellevue, OH’s Cap Henry has been on a tear in 2025 to the tune of a nation-leading 17 victories with a 410 under the hood. Two of those have come at Millstream with FAST. He also grabbed one at Sharon last month.

One of Bryce Lucius’ five wins in 2025 came at Millstream against the All Stars, and the Findlay, OH native will look to give his hometown fans a performance to be proud of.

Other locals likely to compete at least once this weekend include Creed Kemenah (Alvada, OH), Kasey Jedrzejek (Lagrange, OH), Zeth Sabo (Fremont, OH), and many more.

Sharon usually attracts plenty of talent from western Pennsylvania, including the likes of Brandon Spithaler (Evans City, PA), A.J. Flick (Apollo, PA), and George Hobaugh (Karns City, PA). 

THIS WEEKEND AT A GLANCE

WHEN AND WHERE 
Friday, September 26 at Millstream Speedway in Findlay, OH
Saturday, September 27 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, OH

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CURRENT CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS (60/74 Races):
1. David Gravel – Big Game Motorsports No. 2 (7810 PTS)
2. Michael Kofoid – Roth Motorsports No. 83 (-150 PTS)
3. Carson Macedo – Jason Johnson Racing No. 41 (-264 PTS)
4. Logan Schuchart – Shark Racing No. 1S (-360 PTS)
5. Sheldon Haudenschild – Stenhouse Jr.-Marshall Racing No. 17 (-562 PTS)
6. Donny Schatz – Works Limited No. W (-690 PTS)
7. Bill Balog – B2 Motorsports No. 17B (-844 PTS)
8. Garet Williamson – Fischer Motorsports No. 23 (-988 PTS)
9. Chris Windom – Sides Motorsports No. 7S (-1018 PTS)
10. Cole Macedo – TwoC Racing No. 2C (-1176 PTS)

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

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

FEATURE LAPS LED (27 Drivers):
348 Laps – David Gravel
302 Laps – Michael Kofoid
263 Laps – Carson Macedo
140 Laps – Bill Balog
135 Laps – Sheldon Haudenschild
108 Laps – Logan Schuchart
98 Laps – Kyle Larson
93 Laps – Anthony Macri
82 Laps – Rico Abreu
62 Laps – Giovanni Scelzi
50 Laps – Ryan Timms
33 Laps – Kerry Madsen
31 Laps – Corey Day
19 Laps – Emerson Axsom
17 Laps – Brad Sweet
16 Laps – Cole Macedo
15 Laps – Spencer Bayston
14 Laps – Dylan Westbrook
12 Laps – Conner Morrell
11 Laps – Jordan Thomas
9 Laps – Sam Hafertepe Jr.
8 Laps – Christopher Bell, Aaron Reutzel
5 Laps – Christopher Thram
4 Laps – Kaleb Montgomery
1 Lap – Donny Schatz, Garet Williamson

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

HEAT RACE WINNERS (56 Drivers): 
36 Heat Wins – David Gravel
29 Heat Wins – Carson Macedo
17 Heat Wins – Bill Balog
16 Heat Wins – Michael Kofoid
15 Heat Wins – Sheldon Haudenschild
13 Heat Wins – Logan Schuchart
8 Heat Wins – Giovanni Scelzi
7 Heat Wins – Kyle Larson
6 Heat Wins – Chris Windom, Anthony Macri
4 Heat Wins – Christopher Bell, Tyler Courtney, Conner Morrell, Rico Abreu, Garet Williamson
3 Heat Wins – Brad Sweet, Brian Brown, Emerson Axsom, Danny Dietrich, Skylar Gee, Christopher Thram
2 Heat Wins – Jacob Allen, Austin McCarl, Ryan Timms, Hunter Schuerenberg, Zach Hampton, Ashton Torgerson, Donny Schatz
1 Heat Win – Bryce Lucius, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Danny Sams III, Jy Corbet, Tim Kaeding, Andy Pake, Kasey Jedrzejek, Lance Dewease, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Turner, Tanner Holmes, Kaleb Johnson, Landon Crawley, Chris Martin, Blake Hahn, Gage Pulkrabek, Tasker Phillips, Josh Schneiderman, Brady Bacon, Cole Macedo, Brandon Wimmer, Kerry Madsen, Mark Dobmeier, Spencer Bayston

TOYOTA DASH APPEARANCES (66 Drivers):
46 Dashes – David Gravel
38 Dashes – Carson Macedo
28 Dashes – Logan Schuchart
27 Dashes – Sheldon Haudenschild
26 Dashes – Michael Kofoid
21 Dashes – Bill Balog
16 Dashes – Giovanni Scelzi
9 Dashes – Chris Windom, Emerson Axsom
8 Dashes – Garet Williamson
7 Dashes – Kyle Larson, Anthony Macri, Donny Schatz
6 Dashes – Rico Abreu, Cole Macedo, Zach Hampton, Skylar Gee, Kerry Madsen
5 Dashes – Brian Brown, Tyler Courtney, Aaron Reutzel, Hunter Schuerenberg
4 Dashes – Conner Morrell, Brad Sweet, Ryan Timms
3 Dashes – Christopher Bell, Danny Dietrich, Danny Sams III, Austin McCarl, Parker Price-Miller, Ashton Torgerson, Christopher Thram, Spencer Bayston
2 Dashes – Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Kelby Watt, Tanner Thorson, Chase Dietz, Sam Henderson, Corey Day, D.J. Netto
1 Dash – Justin Peck, Bryce Lucius, Carson McCarl, Brady Bacon, Lucas Wolfe, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Jonathan Preston, Dylan Westbrook, Cory Turner, Cole Duncan, Tim Kaeding, Justin Henderson, Scotty Thiel, Zane DeVault, Brent Marks, Freddie Rahmer, Ryan Smith, Lance Dewease, Ryan Turner, Cory Eliason, Andy Pake, Mark Dobmeier, Riley Goodno, Kaleb Montgomery

MICRO-LITE LAST CHANCE SHOWDOWN WINS (37 Drivers):
3 LCS Wins – Giovanni Scelzi, Garet Williamson, Ashton Torgerson, Cole Macedo, Christopher Thram
2 LCS Wins – Donny Schatz, Ryan Timms, Bill Balog, Skylar Gee, Brad Sweet, Conner Morrell, Zach Hampton, Chris Windom
1 LCS Win – Chris Martin, Anthony Macri, Bryce Lucius, Blake Hahn, J.J. Hickle, Emerson Axsom, Matt Campbell, Joe Trenca, Darin Naida, Mark Dobmeier, Tim Kaeding, Hunter Schuerenberg, Sheldon Haudenschild, Brady Bacon, Landon Crawley, James McFadden, Logan Schuchart, Alex Therrien, Rico Abreu, Michael Kofoid, Justin Whittall, Brent Marks, Scott Broty, Landon Brooks

KSE HARD CHARGER AWARDS (29 Drivers): 
6 Hard Chargers – Logan Schuchart
5 Hard Chargers – Donny Schatz
4 Hard Chargers – Ryan Timms, Michael Kofoid, Cole Macedo, Chris Windom
3 Hard Chargers – Garet Williamson, Sheldon Haudenschild, Skylar Gee
2 Hard Chargers – Bill Balog, Tanner Thorson, David Gravel, Hunter Schuerenberg
1 Hard Charger – Zach Hampton, Lance Dewease, Dylan Westbrook, Kalib Henry, Cap Henry, Jade Hastings, Carson Macedo, Rico Abreu, Anthony Macri, Giovanni Scelzi, Danny Varin, Landon Crawley, Corey Day, Brad Sweet, Dominic Gorden, Kaleb Montgomery

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

TOP 10 FINISHES (62 Drivers): 
55 Top 10s – David Gravel
49 Top 10s – Michael Kofoid
44 Top 10s – Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
36 Top 10s – Sheldon Haudenschild
30 Top 10s – Bill Balog, Donny Schatz
28 Top 10s – Giovanni Scelzi
22 Top 10s – Garet Williamson
21 Top 10s – Chris Windom
15 Top 10s – Cole Macedo
14 Top 10s – Emerson Axsom
13 Top 10s – Hunter Schuerenberg
12 Top 10s – Anthony Macri, Kerry Madsen
11 Top 10s – Brad Sweet, Kyle Larson
10 Top 10s – Tyler Courtney, Rico Abreu
8 Top 10s – Ryan Timms, Skylar Gee
6 Top 10s – Zach Hampton
5 Top 10s – Aaron Reutzel, Tanner Thorson, Spencer Bayston
4 Top 10s – Austin McCarl
3 Top 10s – Justin Peck, Parker Price-Miller, Conner Morrell, Brady Bacon, Danny Dietrich, Ashton Torgerson, Corey Day, Mark Dobmeier
2 Top 10s – Christopher Bell, Jacob Allen, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tim Kaeding, Brian Brown, Freddie Rahmer, Troy Wagaman Jr., Landon Crawley, Tanner Holmes, Dominic Scelzi
1 Top 10 – Danny Sams III, Chase Dietz, Justin Whittall, Jordan Thomas, Dylan Westbrook, Jordan Poirier, Kalib Henry, Cole Duncan, Kelby Watt, Ryan Smith, Brent Marks, Ryan Turner, Zach Sobotka, Danny Varin, Cory Eliason, Kaleb Johnson, D.J. Netto, Kaleb Montgomery

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

*denotes unofficial split-field prelim race.

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Jackson 100 Weekend Next for Lucas Oil Late Models

BATAVIA, Ohio (September 23, 2025) – Prepare for an exciting showdown as the leading drivers of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing arrive at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, Indiana, this weekend.  The festivities will begin on Friday, September 26, with the 4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial presented by Jackson County Visitor Center. The event will include Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 40-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main. On Saturday, September 27, there will be a full show of Dirt Draft Hot Laps, Allstar Performance Time Trials, Heat Races, and B-Mains for the 46th Annual Jackson 100 presented by Jackson County Visitor Center. The highlight of the evening will be a thrilling 100-lap race, with a record-breaking $50,000 prize for the winner. All gates will open at 12:00 PM (noon) each day. Hot Laps are scheduled to begin at 7:00 PM on Friday and 6:00 PM on Saturday. A Dirt Racing Outreach service will take place at 2:00 PM on Saturday in the Pavilion. The Indiana Pro Late Models join the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Friday, with Pure Stocks and Super Stocks on the card for Saturday. Brownstown Speedway is a quarter-mile oval located just off Highway 250 at the Jackson County Fairground, one mile southeast of Brownstown, Indiana. For more information or to purchase tickets in advance, please visit www.brownstownspeedway.com. The Big River Steel Chase for the Championship presented by ARP, has now narrowed down to a five-race showdown among four drivers. Ricky Thornton Jr., Jonathan Davenport, Devin Moran, and Hudson O’Neal will fiercely battle it out over the next three weeks to determine the 21st National Champion. 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 Purses:4th Annual CJ Rayburn Memorial (Friday): 1. $10,000, 2. $5,500, 3. $3,500, 4. $2,700, 5. $2,500, 6. $2,300, 7. $2,200, 8. $2,100, 9. $2,050, 10. $2,000, 11. $1,600, 12. $1,400, 13. $1,200, 14. $1,000, 15. $950, 16. $925, 17. $900, 18. $875, 19. $850, 20. $825, 21. $800, 22. $800, 23. $800, 24. $800 = Total $48,575 46th Annual Jackson 100 (Saturday): 1. $50,000, 2. $20,000, 3. $10,000, 4. $8,000, 5. $7,000, 6. $6,000, 7. $4,500, 8. $4,000, 9. $3,800, 10. $3,600, 11. $3,400, 12. $3,200, 13. $3,000, 14. $2,500, 15. $2,400, 16. $2,300, 17. $2,200, 18. $2,100, 19. $2,000, 20. $2,000, 21. $2,000, 22. $2,000, 23. $2,000, 24. $2,000 = $150,000 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tire Rule:Left Rear/Fronts – Hoosier (90) NLMT2, (90) NLMT3Right Rear – Hoosier (92) NLMT3, (92) NLMT4 Previous Jackson 100 Winners:2024 – Mike Marlar2023 – Ricky Thornton Jr.2022 – Tim McCreadie2021 – Jimmy Owens2020 – Tim McCreadie2019 – Hudson O’Neal2018 – Bobby Pierce2017 – Scott Bloomquist2016 – Scott Bloomquist2015 – Jonathan Davenport2014 – Scott Bloomquist2013 – Don O’Neal2012 – Jimmy Owens2011 – Scott Bloomquist2010 – Scott Bloomquist2009 – Earl Pearson Jr.2008 – Tim McCreadie2007 – Matt Miller2006 – Don O’Neal2005 – Billy Drake2004 – Don O’Neal2003 – Jim Curry2002 – Billy Drake2001 – Brian Brikhofer2000 – Don O’Neal1999 – Billy Moyer1998 – Jim Curry1997 – Rick Aukland1996 – John Gill1995 – Jack Boggs1994 – John Gill1993 – Davey Johnson1992 – Billy Moyer1991 – Scott Bloomquist1990 – Scott Bloomquist1989 – Jeff Purvis1988 – Jim Curry1987 – Billy Moyer1986 – Jack Boggs1985 – Kenny Brightbill1984 – Kenny Simpson1983 – Russ Petro1982 – Russ Petro1981 – Paul Crockett1980 – Charlie Swartz About Jackson County Visitor Center:Located in Seymour, IN, the Jackson County Visitor Center is your go-to for outdoor recreation and family-friendly activities. Jackson County offers something for every traveler. The Visitor Center is conveniently situated just off Exit 50 on I-65, only an hour from Indianapolis, Louisville, or Cincinnati, and a short trip from Bloomington and Nashville, Indiana.

CONCORD, NC (September 23, 2025) – The final seven races of the 2025 season are on the horizon for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Four of them lie ahead in October across three tracks in two states in the final leadup to World of Outlaws World Finals.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Humboldt Speedway | Humboldt Showdown (Oct. 3): The October slate kicks off with a weekend in the “Sunflower State,” the first half of which takes the World of Outlaws to Humboldt Speedway for the second time.

The first visit came three years ago when Kansas native Chase Junghans led all 40 circuits to keep the trophy in his home state. That event was the first major Super Late Model race at the track since the final Midwest Late Model Racing Association stop at Humboldt in 2014, which was won by Ryan Gustin.

Late Models may have a short history at the southeastern Kansas facility, but the track has been a Modified mainstay for decades. Humboldt has hosted the United States Modified Touring Series 62 times since 2001, with five of those trophies going to Gustin and one to Jake Timm in 2024.

For tickets and other event information, click here.

81 Speedway | Ed Gressel Tribute (Oct. 4): Once things wrap up at Humboldt, the Series will make the two-hour trek west to Wichita to go racing at 81 Speedway for the fourth time.

The first two stops went to Brandon Sheppard in 2017 and 2022 before Dennis Erb Jr. won in 2023 in what still stands as his latest World of Outlaws victory. The list of winners at 81 also includes Gustin, who has three USMTS scores alongside several more in UCRA Late Model and Modified competition, plus Bobby Pierce, who won a split-field preliminary Feature with the World of Outlaws two years ago in addition to a MLRA win in 2022.

For tickets and other event information, click here.

Boothill Speedway | Bayou Classic (Oct. 10-11): One week later, the eyes of the dirt racing world will be on Greenwood, LA for the state’s biggest Late Model race.

One year after Gustin won the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Boothill Speedway, the Bayou Classic has expanded to a two-day show in 2025. The amount of racing isn’t the only thing that has grown, as Saturday’s finale will now pay $50,000 to the victor.

The event has become the latest chapter in the history of Late Model racing at Boothill, most of which has taken place under the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series banner. The regional tour has raced at the 1/4-mile 20 times over the past 15 years, with names like Pierce, Billy Moyer, Cade Dillard, Garrett Alberson and Tyler Erb all finding Victory Lane.

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THE MONTH AHEAD: Kansas Double, Big Money at Boothill Coming Up in October

CONCORD, NC (September 23, 2025) – The final seven races of the 2025 season are on the horizon for the World of Outlaws Real American Beer Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision.

Four of them lie ahead in October across three tracks in two states in the final leadup to World of Outlaws World Finals.

Here’s a look at what’s ahead:

Humboldt Speedway | Humboldt Showdown (Oct. 3): The October slate kicks off with a weekend in the “Sunflower State,” the first half of which takes the World of Outlaws to Humboldt Speedway for the second time.

The first visit came three years ago when Kansas native Chase Junghans led all 40 circuits to keep the trophy in his home state. That event was the first major Super Late Model race at the track since the final Midwest Late Model Racing Association stop at Humboldt in 2014, which was won by Ryan Gustin.

Late Models may have a short history at the southeastern Kansas facility, but the track has been a Modified mainstay for decades. Humboldt has hosted the United States Modified Touring Series 62 times since 2001, with five of those trophies going to Gustin and one to Jake Timm in 2024.

For tickets and other event information, click here.

81 Speedway | Ed Gressel Tribute (Oct. 4): Once things wrap up at Humboldt, the Series will make the two-hour trek west to Wichita to go racing at 81 Speedway for the fourth time.

The first two stops went to Brandon Sheppard in 2017 and 2022 before Dennis Erb Jr. won in 2023 in what still stands as his latest World of Outlaws victory. The list of winners at 81 also includes Gustin, who has three USMTS scores alongside several more in UCRA Late Model and Modified competition, plus Bobby Pierce, who won a split-field preliminary Feature with the World of Outlaws two years ago in addition to a MLRA win in 2022.

For tickets and other event information, click here.

Boothill Speedway | Bayou Classic (Oct. 10-11): One week later, the eyes of the dirt racing world will be on Greenwood, LA for the state’s biggest Late Model race.

One year after Gustin won the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Boothill Speedway, the Bayou Classic has expanded to a two-day show in 2025. The amount of racing isn’t the only thing that has grown, as Saturday’s finale will now pay $50,000 to the victor.

The event has become the latest chapter in the history of Late Model racing at Boothill, most of which has taken place under the COMP Cams Super Dirt Series banner. The regional tour has raced at the 1/4-mile 20 times over the past 15 years, with names like Pierce, Billy Moyer, Cade Dillard, Garrett Alberson and Tyler Erb all finding Victory Lane.

For tickets and other event information, click here.

If you can’t make it to the track, stream every lap in October and all season long live on DIRTVision.

Title challenge for TF Sport Corvettes enters critical stage with two races left DETROIT (September 23, 2025) – A return to the podium – hopefully on the top step – is on the mind TF Sport as the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program heads to Fuji Speedway for the Six Hours of Fuji and the next-to-last round for the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Title hopes remain alive for both of the team’s Corvettes, which sit third and sixth in the LMGT3  Drivers and Teams standings with 65 points available across the final two races.

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Even better is that each lineup features at least one driver who has won a race at the 2.835-mile, 16-turn Fuji Speedway circuit in the past. That’s even more encouraging considering the pace that the TF Sport Corvettes showed a year ago plus the performance of the Corvette at Fuji earlier this year – including a race win and pole position in GT World Challenge Asia competition.No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RThe trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating are third in the Drivers Championship and 29 points out of the points lead. A season-opening victory at Qatar remains the group’s only podium finish of the season but the pace of the No. 33 Corvette has been strong the last three races. Experience at Fuji varies between the three teammates. Edgar won’t just make his first start at Fuji… he’ll also make his first trip to Japan. Juncadella made his Fuji debut a year ago in a TF Sport Corvette that was running as high as fifth in class before a couple of mechanical issues forced the car’s retirement inside the final hour. Keating’s past success at Fuji is one that TF Sport hopes will continue for this season. He’s finished on the class podium in each of his three previous race starts including a win with TF Sport in 2022. His last race at the circuit came two years ago in a Corvette C8.R, and he finished second in the race as part of his GTE Am championship-winning season. No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RCharlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy are back for their second shot at a race win or podium at Fuji in the No. 81 Corvette. Van Rompuy qualified second and led twice in his stint before Andrade continued the strong run at the front. Eastwood was at wheel late and charging toward a podium or race win when he was hit and spun by a Hypercar with more than hour left. He made up seven spots in that span to fourth at the end. Like Keating, Eastwood has previously won at Fuji with TF Sport but back in 2019. Andrade captured victory in LMP2 in the 2023 race and made his first GT-class start at Fuji last year with TF Sport. The No. 81 Corvette finished second at Le Mans and third at Sāo Paulo earlier this year before finishing out of the points last time out at COTA. There’s still positive momentum within the 81 Corvette lineup as Eastwood and Andrade were part of a third-place class finish at Silverstone in the most recent round of the European Le Mans Series. The Six Hours of Fuji scheduled for 11 a.m. JST Sunday and 10 p.m. ET Saturday. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.

TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTESDANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’re coming to the last two rounds of the year so it’s going to be key to score some big points. We’re still in the hunt for the championship. We’re a little on the back foot because we are a few points behind in third. But I believe we will have a good chance in Fuji. It was a very strong weekend last year in terms of pace. We couldn’t maximize it unfortunately because of an issue on the first pit stop. I love the track, I love the Japanese fans. They’re always very passionate about racing. Let’s see if we can score some big points to be in the hunt for Bahrain.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It will be my first time in Fuji and first time in Japan. Last year the pace in the Corvette was pretty strong for the team, so that’s a good sign. I’m looking forward to driving the track for the first time. I’ve done it on a simulator before and it looks like a pretty cool track. The simulator helps to get a general idea of the flow of a track. Figuring out the bumps, some lines and curbs can take some time. It definitely helped at COTA and after a couple of laps I felt pretty comfortable. Hopefully I can do the same at Fuji as I learn a new track.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I always enjoy going to Japan and racing at Fuji. I’ve never finished off the podium there so I’m excited to go back in the Corvette after a year away and three years after winning there with TF Sport. So this is an event that has been very good to me. Above all the results and success, what makes this event and trip special are the people of Japan and the fans at the racetrack. It’s an incredibly friendly and respectful atmosphere. I hope we can give the ones that are cheering for the Corvette a good result and gain ground in the championship.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fuji was a really good track for us last year. The Corvette felt phenomenal. We’ll be back on the medium tire for this one, which I think suits us a little bit better than the hard. We’re looking for a big result. In the last two races we really need to finish on a high to put a squeeze on the championship side of things and finish as good as we can.”

TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had good pace last year, especially in the last sector, and I think our car should be strong in the middle sector as well. The characteristics of the track suit the Corvette. We were in a good place and in contention last year so I hope we are in the same position as last year to start the race, and I can only hope for a strong result in Fuji.”

CORVETTE RACING AT FUJI: Big Hopes in Far EastTitle challenge for TF Sport Corvettes enters critical stage with two races left DETROIT (September 23, 2025) – A return to the podium – hopefully on the top step – is on the mind TF Sport as the Corvette Z06 GT3.R program heads to Fuji Speedway for the Six Hours of Fuji and the next-to-last round for the FIA World Endurance Championship.

Title hopes remain alive for both of the team’s Corvettes, which sit third and sixth in the LMGT3  Drivers and Teams standings with 65 points available across the final two races.

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Even better is that each lineup features at least one driver who has won a race at the 2.835-mile, 16-turn Fuji Speedway circuit in the past. That’s even more encouraging considering the pace that the TF Sport Corvettes showed a year ago plus the performance of the Corvette at Fuji earlier this year – including a race win and pole position in GT World Challenge Asia competition.No. 33 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RThe trio of Daniel Juncadella, Jonny Edgar and Ben Keating are third in the Drivers Championship and 29 points out of the points lead. A season-opening victory at Qatar remains the group’s only podium finish of the season but the pace of the No. 33 Corvette has been strong the last three races. Experience at Fuji varies between the three teammates. Edgar won’t just make his first start at Fuji… he’ll also make his first trip to Japan. Juncadella made his Fuji debut a year ago in a TF Sport Corvette that was running as high as fifth in class before a couple of mechanical issues forced the car’s retirement inside the final hour. Keating’s past success at Fuji is one that TF Sport hopes will continue for this season. He’s finished on the class podium in each of his three previous race starts including a win with TF Sport in 2022. His last race at the circuit came two years ago in a Corvette C8.R, and he finished second in the race as part of his GTE Am championship-winning season. No. 81 TF Sport Corvette Z06 GT3.RCharlie Eastwood, Rui Andrade and Tom Van Rompuy are back for their second shot at a race win or podium at Fuji in the No. 81 Corvette. Van Rompuy qualified second and led twice in his stint before Andrade continued the strong run at the front. Eastwood was at wheel late and charging toward a podium or race win when he was hit and spun by a Hypercar with more than hour left. He made up seven spots in that span to fourth at the end. Like Keating, Eastwood has previously won at Fuji with TF Sport but back in 2019. Andrade captured victory in LMP2 in the 2023 race and made his first GT-class start at Fuji last year with TF Sport. The No. 81 Corvette finished second at Le Mans and third at Sāo Paulo earlier this year before finishing out of the points last time out at COTA. There’s still positive momentum within the 81 Corvette lineup as Eastwood and Andrade were part of a third-place class finish at Silverstone in the most recent round of the European Le Mans Series. The Six Hours of Fuji scheduled for 11 a.m. JST Sunday and 10 p.m. ET Saturday. Full, live television coverage is available on the MotorTrend in the United States. Live streaming coverage of Free Practice 3, qualifying and the race will be available on the FIA WEC app and the MAX app in the United States.

TF SPORT PRE-EVENT QUOTESDANI JUNCADELLA, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We’re coming to the last two rounds of the year so it’s going to be key to score some big points. We’re still in the hunt for the championship. We’re a little on the back foot because we are a few points behind in third. But I believe we will have a good chance in Fuji. It was a very strong weekend last year in terms of pace. We couldn’t maximize it unfortunately because of an issue on the first pit stop. I love the track, I love the Japanese fans. They’re always very passionate about racing. Let’s see if we can score some big points to be in the hunt for Bahrain.”

JONNY EDGAR, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “It will be my first time in Fuji and first time in Japan. Last year the pace in the Corvette was pretty strong for the team, so that’s a good sign. I’m looking forward to driving the track for the first time. I’ve done it on a simulator before and it looks like a pretty cool track. The simulator helps to get a general idea of the flow of a track. Figuring out the bumps, some lines and curbs can take some time. It definitely helped at COTA and after a couple of laps I felt pretty comfortable. Hopefully I can do the same at Fuji as I learn a new track.”

BEN KEATING, NO. 33 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I always enjoy going to Japan and racing at Fuji. I’ve never finished off the podium there so I’m excited to go back in the Corvette after a year away and three years after winning there with TF Sport. So this is an event that has been very good to me. Above all the results and success, what makes this event and trip special are the people of Japan and the fans at the racetrack. It’s an incredibly friendly and respectful atmosphere. I hope we can give the ones that are cheering for the Corvette a good result and gain ground in the championship.”

CHARLIE EASTWOOD, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “Fuji was a really good track for us last year. The Corvette felt phenomenal. We’ll be back on the medium tire for this one, which I think suits us a little bit better than the hard. We’re looking for a big result. In the last two races we really need to finish on a high to put a squeeze on the championship side of things and finish as good as we can.”

TOM VAN ROMPUY, NO. 81 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had good pace last year, especially in the last sector, and I think our car should be strong in the middle sector as well. The characteristics of the track suit the Corvette. We were in a good place and in contention last year so I hope we are in the same position as last year to start the race, and I can only hope for a strong result in Fuji.”

2025 FIA World Endurance Championship PointsLMGT3 Drivers Standings1. Riccardo Pera/Richard Lietz/Ryan Hardwick – 952. Alessio Rovera/Francois Heriau/Simon Mann – 763. Ben Keating/Daniel Juncadella/Jonny Edgar – 664. Clemens Schmid/Jose Maria Lopez/Petru Umbrarescu – 575. Ian James/Mattia Drudi/Zacharie Robichon – 576. Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 56 LMGT3 Teams Standings1. No. 92 Manthey 1ST Phorm – 952. No. 21 Vista AF Corse – 763. No. 33 TF Sport – 664. No. 87 Akkodis ASP Team – 575. Heart of Racing Team – 576. No. 81 TF Sport – 56 CORVETTE RACING AT Fuji: By the Numbers• 1: One manufacturer, one brand and one race program for 26-plus years – Chevrolet, Corvette and Corvette Racing• 1: Number of wins at Fuji this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R. Ben Green and Prince Jefri Ibrahim won for Johor Motorsports Racing earlier in GT World Challenge Asia• 2: Number of TF Sport Corvettes that advanced to Hyperpole last year in LMGT3. Tom Van Rompuy qualified on the outside of the front row in the No. 81 Z06 GT3.R• 2: Pole positions for Corvette Racing entries at Fuji since 2023. Ben Keating claimed pole for the Six Hours of Fuji in 2023 in a Corvette C8.R, and Ben Green was on pole for GTWC Asia Race 2 earlier this year for JMR• 4: Previous appearances at the Six Hours of Fuji for the Corvette Racing program• 13: Victories so far this year for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R • 13: Hours difference between Fuji and Detroit in the Eastern Time Zone. That means this weekend’s race will begin Sunday morning in Japan but late Saturday night Eastern Time• 14: Manufacturer Championships for Chevrolet and Corvette Racing since 2001• 32: Tracks at which Corvette Racing has won races – Baltimore, Charlotte Motor Speedway, COTA, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park/Mosport, Chang International Circuit (Thailand), Daytona, Detroit, Fuji, Houston, Imola, Laguna Seca, Le Mans, Lime Rock, Long Beach, Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), Sepang International Circuit (Malaysia), Miami, Mid-Ohio, Monza, Portimão, Portland, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sebring, Sonoma, St. Petersburg, Texas, Trois Rivieres, Utah, VIR, Washington DC and Watkins Glen• 35: Hours of racing left in the Corvette Z06 GT3.R season covering WEC, ELMS, IMSA and GT World Challenge America, Europe and Asia• 39: Number of drivers to win races in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Ross Chouest in GT America at Road America• 72: Years since Corvette was introduced to the world on Jan. 17, 1953 in New York City. A total of 300 cars were produced that year• 73: Number of drivers in Corvette Racing entries since 1999. The latest to join the list was Konsta Lappalainen for Johor Motorsports Racing at the Suzuka 1000K• 151: Victories worldwide for Corvette Racing – 118 in IMSA, nine at Le Mans, four in the FIA WEC, 13 in GT World Challenge America, three in GT World Challenge Asia, two in GT America and one in the European Le Mans Series• 350: Event starts by Corvette Racing since 1999• 452,308.80: Total number of racing miles completed by Corvette Racing since its inception. To put that in perspective, Corvette Racing is more than halfway to the distance traveled by Apollo 13 – the longest manned spaceflight in history: 622,268 miles. That means Corvette Racing has raced to the moon and more than halfway back! Corvette Racing at Fuji Speedway (wins in bold)2022: No. 64 Corvette C8.R: Tommy Milner/Nick Tandy – 5th in GTE Pro 2023: No. 33 Corvette C8.R: Nicky Catsburg/Ben Keating/Nico Varrone –2nd in GTE Am 2024: No. 81 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Charlie Eastwood/Rui Andrade/Tom Van Rompuy – 4th in LMGT3 No. 82 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Daniel Juncadella/Sebastien Baud/Hiroshi Koizumi –18th in LMGT3 (DNF) 2025 GTWC Asia: No. 66 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim/Jordan Love – 3rd, 11th in Pro-Am No. 99 Corvette Z06 GT3.R: Prince Jefri Ibrahim/Ben Green – 6th, 1st in Pro-Am (Green pole Race 2)

Sep 22, 2025 | Featured, Race Results

Randy Meyer Racing celebrated a dominant weekend at the NHRA Carolina 4-Wide Nationals as Matt Cummings drove the GUNK dragster to the winner’s circle, while teammate McKenna Bold set career-best MPH during qualifying.

Cummings established himself as the driver to beat early in the weekend. He opened qualifying with a 5.224-second pass at 274.89 mph that placed him second, then improved on Saturday to a 5.196 at 271.52 mph, to secure the No. 1 qualifying spot heading into eliminations.

Bold also made impressive strides during qualifying in her Diezel Excavating dragster. She started the event with a clean 5.349 at 277.94 mph before improving to a 5.314 in the second session. On Saturday she went straight down the groove for a stellar 5.295 at 278.40 mph, her fastest career pass, which moved her into the No. 9 position on the ladder.

Eliminations began Saturday night with both drivers in the same opening round quad. Cummings kept his hot streak alive, running 5.249 at 273 mph to move into the next round. Bold’s momentum came to a heartbreaking end in the opening round when her dragster slowed to a 5.40-second pass and suffered a major engine failure.

Cummings carried the team’s banner into the later rounds on Sunday with remarkable power. In the semifinals, he unleashed the low elapsed time of the event, a 5.169 at 277.77 mph, to secure lane choice for the final quad. With the pressure on, Cummings and the GUNK team delivered one last flawless performance, storming to a 5.182 at 276.86 mph to claim the event victory.

“I wanted redemption from my first round loss in the Spring at this track. A lot of racers shy away from the 4-wide races because of its complexity, but Randy Meyer has always done well at the track,” Cummings said. “This weekend was one of those where everything just clicked. We had a great car from the start of qualifying, the crew gave me everything I needed and my team was solid, and we were able to finish it off with a win. It means a lot to be the No. 1 qualifier and back it up by winning on Sunday.

“I felt the most confident I have felt all year behind the wheel at this event. Very much in control of my environment and outside interference. I told myself to just keep making clean runs, don’t look at my competitors we are matched with and just look at my side of the tree. To add another challenge, the best lane was lane three. Most drivers will pick an outside lane at a 4-wide event but when I was told we are going with lane 3 , I just said I’m ready for it.

“There were so many distractions but I was able to block them out. I knew I made a strong pass in the final but had no idea if I won or not, until I was waved over toward the camera area and the winners lane! We won a four-wide event and back to the top of the championship standings with Cowie.”

Matt Cummings and Randy Meyer Racing Dominate the NHRA Carolina 4-Wide Nationals

Sep 22, 2025 | Featured, Race Results

Randy Meyer Racing celebrated a dominant weekend at the NHRA Carolina 4-Wide Nationals as Matt Cummings drove the GUNK dragster to the winner’s circle, while teammate McKenna Bold set career-best MPH during qualifying.

Cummings established himself as the driver to beat early in the weekend. He opened qualifying with a 5.224-second pass at 274.89 mph that placed him second, then improved on Saturday to a 5.196 at 271.52 mph, to secure the No. 1 qualifying spot heading into eliminations.

Bold also made impressive strides during qualifying in her Diezel Excavating dragster. She started the event with a clean 5.349 at 277.94 mph before improving to a 5.314 in the second session. On Saturday she went straight down the groove for a stellar 5.295 at 278.40 mph, her fastest career pass, which moved her into the No. 9 position on the ladder.

Eliminations began Saturday night with both drivers in the same opening round quad. Cummings kept his hot streak alive, running 5.249 at 273 mph to move into the next round. Bold’s momentum came to a heartbreaking end in the opening round when her dragster slowed to a 5.40-second pass and suffered a major engine failure.

Cummings carried the team’s banner into the later rounds on Sunday with remarkable power. In the semifinals, he unleashed the low elapsed time of the event, a 5.169 at 277.77 mph, to secure lane choice for the final quad. With the pressure on, Cummings and the GUNK team delivered one last flawless performance, storming to a 5.182 at 276.86 mph to claim the event victory.

“I wanted redemption from my first round loss in the Spring at this track. A lot of racers shy away from the 4-wide races because of its complexity, but Randy Meyer has always done well at the track,” Cummings said. “This weekend was one of those where everything just clicked. We had a great car from the start of qualifying, the crew gave me everything I needed and my team was solid, and we were able to finish it off with a win. It means a lot to be the No. 1 qualifier and back it up by winning on Sunday.

“I felt the most confident I have felt all year behind the wheel at this event. Very much in control of my environment and outside interference. I told myself to just keep making clean runs, don’t look at my competitors we are matched with and just look at my side of the tree. To add another challenge, the best lane was lane three. Most drivers will pick an outside lane at a 4-wide event but when I was told we are going with lane 3 , I just said I’m ready for it.

“There were so many distractions but I was able to block them out. I knew I made a strong pass in the final but had no idea if I won or not, until I was waved over toward the camera area and the winners lane! We won a four-wide event and back to the top of the championship standings with Cowie.”

The Charlotte triumph marks another major accomplishment for the Randy Meyer Racing Team, achieving win no. 116, showcasing the team’s trademark combination of preparation and execution. With Cummings in the winner’s circle and Bold adding new career bests, the team continues to make its presence known as the 2025 NHRA season pushes forward.

LOUDON, NH – September 22, 2025 – Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, marking his third win of the 2025 season and the 16th of his NASCAR Cup Series career. This victory also represents Ford’s 747th all-time win in NASCAR Cup Series history and the 106th Cup Series triumph for Team Penske with Ford.

“Congratulations to Roger, Michael, Jonathan, Ryan, and everyone at Team Penske on the race win at Loudon,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “The Team Penske cars were fast in practice and carried that speed throughout the race. It’s great to see Ryan, Jonathan, Ford, Team Penske, and the No. 12 team lock into the round of 8.”

“Yeah, probably the hardest 20 laps that I drove. I was trying to kind of bide my stuff and kind of pull Josh a little bit. And then he really started coming. I started to get super free. And it was all I could do to hold him off and try new lanes. And that was good racing and clean racing. Appreciate Josh for not throwing me the bumper when he could have. But what a cool day. What a cool weekend. Super fast car all weekend. So I can’t believe the 12 boys. They’re unbelievable. Really have been strong to start the playoffs and it’s great to get a win in the first race of this round,” commented Blaney.

Team Penske’s Joey Logano started the Mobil 1 301 from the pole position, with teammate Ryan Blaney in P2 and Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in P3. On lap 53, Blaney took the lead and maintained it through the end of the stage, crossing the line just 0.264 seconds ahead of Logano for the Stage 1 win.

Stage 2 of the race was defined by multiple cautions shuffling the running order and pit stop strategy became a major factor as crews weighed two-tire versus four-tire calls to gain track position. On the last caution of the stage, Joey Logano won the race off pit road and held on to the lead to secure the Stage 2 win. With 39 laps remaining in the race, Ryan Blaney passed Josh Berry and maintained the lead, scoring his third win of the season and securing a spot in the Round of 8. Ford drivers Josh Berry, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney combined to lead 273 of 301 laps in the race.

Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry finished in P2 and Team Penske’s Joey Logano finished in P4.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series both travel to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas this weekend.

RYAN BLANEY WINS AT LOUDON, PUNCHES TICKET TO ROUND OF 8LOUDON, NH – September 22, 2025 – Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won Sunday’s Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, marking his third win of the 2025 season and the 16th of his NASCAR Cup Series career. This victory also represents Ford’s 747th all-time win in NASCAR Cup Series history and the 106th Cup Series triumph for Team Penske with Ford.

“Congratulations to Roger, Michael, Jonathan, Ryan, and everyone at Team Penske on the race win at Loudon,” said Doug Yates, President and CEO of Roush Yates Engines. “The Team Penske cars were fast in practice and carried that speed throughout the race. It’s great to see Ryan, Jonathan, Ford, Team Penske, and the No. 12 team lock into the round of 8.”

“Yeah, probably the hardest 20 laps that I drove. I was trying to kind of bide my stuff and kind of pull Josh a little bit. And then he really started coming. I started to get super free. And it was all I could do to hold him off and try new lanes. And that was good racing and clean racing. Appreciate Josh for not throwing me the bumper when he could have. But what a cool day. What a cool weekend. Super fast car all weekend. So I can’t believe the 12 boys. They’re unbelievable. Really have been strong to start the playoffs and it’s great to get a win in the first race of this round,” commented Blaney.

Team Penske’s Joey Logano started the Mobil 1 301 from the pole position, with teammate Ryan Blaney in P2 and Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry in P3. On lap 53, Blaney took the lead and maintained it through the end of the stage, crossing the line just 0.264 seconds ahead of Logano for the Stage 1 win.

Stage 2 of the race was defined by multiple cautions shuffling the running order and pit stop strategy became a major factor as crews weighed two-tire versus four-tire calls to gain track position. On the last caution of the stage, Joey Logano won the race off pit road and held on to the lead to secure the Stage 2 win. With 39 laps remaining in the race, Ryan Blaney passed Josh Berry and maintained the lead, scoring his third win of the season and securing a spot in the Round of 8. Ford drivers Josh Berry, Joey Logano, and Ryan Blaney combined to lead 273 of 301 laps in the race.

Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry finished in P2 and Team Penske’s Joey Logano finished in P4.

The NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series both travel to Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas this weekend.

42 CHAMPIONSHIPS – 483 WINS – 448 POLES