Garcia, Sims, Chevrolet lead in GTD PRO points after fourth-place finish INDIANAPOLIS (September 21, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet will go into the final race of the year with the GTD PRO championship lead following Sunday’s six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims placed fourth in class in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in a race that came down to fuel strategy in the second half.  Unofficially, the duo holds an 18-point advantage in the GTD PRO Drivers and Teams championships, and Chevrolet is out front by 46 points in the Manufacturers standings. The title will come down to the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with 385 points available.

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The two Pratt Miller-run Corvettes were mid-pack for most of the day. Sims qualified third but stalled going into the first corner and lost track position and ended up just ahead of teammate Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette. The pair of yellow Z06 GT3.Rs were mired in the midfield until a full-course yellow with just under an hour boosted the two Corvettes up the order – the No. 3 to fifth and the No. 4 sixth. Sims moved up to fourth after a hard fight with the No. 77 Porsche with Nicky Catsburg, Milner’s teammate, in the scrap, too. Unfortunately, the No. 4 received an incident responsibility penalty as part of that battle and eventually finished sixth in class. In GTD, AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Lars Kern and Orey Fidani also finished sixth in class after steadily working their way through the field. After solid stints from Kern and Fidani, the AWA Corvette ran as high as second in class before a late-race penalty knocked it down to 10th before Bell drove back to sixth at the end. Fidani will go into Road Atlanta tied for the lead in IMSA’s Bob Akin Award standings. It goes to the highest-finishing Bronze driver in GTD with the full-season winner earning an invitation to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. DXDT Racing’s day came to an early end after the No. 36 Corvette hit the Turn 14 wall barely 90 minutes into the race. That came not too long after it was hit and spun by a prototype, then jumped a curb. The final IMSA round of the season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams is the 10-hour Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Saturday, October 11.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTESANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I don’t think we could have done much better today than what we did. There were times where we were fighting and giving everything we had. So that was our day. It felt like we were lacking some overall pace to have a chance to win. But we handled our work, carried on and went for the best result we could get instead of giving up. We’ll go into the last race now with the points lead, so we’ll see.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “After the first lap, it changed the complexion of the race. I had hoped we could get ourselves back up a bit further than we did. There were a couple of key moments where we did some decent fuel saving but one of the Fords backed us up on a yellow so we were nowhere near the front of the group coming into the pits. That really eradicated any fuel advantage we had; we probably entered the pits 10 seconds behind. In the fight at the end where the 77 and Ferrari got alongside each other and I was able to draft past each other going into one of the braking zones. I kick myself because I didn’t realize that the Ferrari was on my outside. At the end of the day we gave each other plenty of racing room, but I’m sure from the outside it looked like I was being way too fair because I didn’t know he was there. I think we maximized all we had with our Corvette today. It seemed like the outright pace was lacking a bit, but we held on there for the whole of the last stint or two. Other than that one moment with the Ferrari, nothing else really presented itself to capitalize on. It’s OK. I’d much rather go into the last round with the lead than not in the lead. But it feels like there was a slim opportunity that we could have gone into Road Atlanta with a really nice lead.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This class is certainly competitive no matter what. We didn’t have a terrible day; we just didn’t have a great day. At the end there was a little bit of rough racing and we got a penalty, so P6 in the end. Obviously we wanted more. We just didn’t have the pace we needed to run up front. We got the best result we could with the car we had. Ultimately, I’m proud of the guys. We were a little bit short in practice and qualifying and got the Corvette working well for the race. Nicky was happy and I was pretty happy. We can take the positives and continue to make progress on having good race cars for Petit Le Mans.”

CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: On To Title Fight in AtlantaGarcia, Sims, Chevrolet lead in GTD PRO points after fourth-place finish INDIANAPOLIS (September 21, 2025) – Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports and Chevrolet will go into the final race of the year with the GTD PRO championship lead following Sunday’s six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Antonio Garcia and Alexander Sims placed fourth in class in the No. 3 Corvette Z06 GT3.R in a race that came down to fuel strategy in the second half.  Unofficially, the duo holds an 18-point advantage in the GTD PRO Drivers and Teams championships, and Chevrolet is out front by 46 points in the Manufacturers standings. The title will come down to the 10-hour Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta with 385 points available.

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The two Pratt Miller-run Corvettes were mid-pack for most of the day. Sims qualified third but stalled going into the first corner and lost track position and ended up just ahead of teammate Tommy Milner in the No. 4 Corvette. The pair of yellow Z06 GT3.Rs were mired in the midfield until a full-course yellow with just under an hour boosted the two Corvettes up the order – the No. 3 to fifth and the No. 4 sixth. Sims moved up to fourth after a hard fight with the No. 77 Porsche with Nicky Catsburg, Milner’s teammate, in the scrap, too. Unfortunately, the No. 4 received an incident responsibility penalty as part of that battle and eventually finished sixth in class. In GTD, AWA’s No. 13 Corvette of Matt Bell, Lars Kern and Orey Fidani also finished sixth in class after steadily working their way through the field. After solid stints from Kern and Fidani, the AWA Corvette ran as high as second in class before a late-race penalty knocked it down to 10th before Bell drove back to sixth at the end. Fidani will go into Road Atlanta tied for the lead in IMSA’s Bob Akin Award standings. It goes to the highest-finishing Bronze driver in GTD with the full-season winner earning an invitation to next year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. DXDT Racing’s day came to an early end after the No. 36 Corvette hit the Turn 14 wall barely 90 minutes into the race. That came not too long after it was hit and spun by a prototype, then jumped a curb. The final IMSA round of the season for the Corvette Z06 GT3.R teams is the 10-hour Petit Le Mans from Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta on Saturday, October 11.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS POST-RACE DRIVER QUOTESANTONIO GARCIA, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “I don’t think we could have done much better today than what we did. There were times where we were fighting and giving everything we had. So that was our day. It felt like we were lacking some overall pace to have a chance to win. But we handled our work, carried on and went for the best result we could get instead of giving up. We’ll go into the last race now with the points lead, so we’ll see.”

ALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “After the first lap, it changed the complexion of the race. I had hoped we could get ourselves back up a bit further than we did. There were a couple of key moments where we did some decent fuel saving but one of the Fords backed us up on a yellow so we were nowhere near the front of the group coming into the pits. That really eradicated any fuel advantage we had; we probably entered the pits 10 seconds behind. In the fight at the end where the 77 and Ferrari got alongside each other and I was able to draft past each other going into one of the braking zones. I kick myself because I didn’t realize that the Ferrari was on my outside. At the end of the day we gave each other plenty of racing room, but I’m sure from the outside it looked like I was being way too fair because I didn’t know he was there. I think we maximized all we had with our Corvette today. It seemed like the outright pace was lacking a bit, but we held on there for the whole of the last stint or two. Other than that one moment with the Ferrari, nothing else really presented itself to capitalize on. It’s OK. I’d much rather go into the last round with the lead than not in the lead. But it feels like there was a slim opportunity that we could have gone into Road Atlanta with a really nice lead.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This class is certainly competitive no matter what. We didn’t have a terrible day; we just didn’t have a great day. At the end there was a little bit of rough racing and we got a penalty, so P6 in the end. Obviously we wanted more. We just didn’t have the pace we needed to run up front. We got the best result we could with the car we had. Ultimately, I’m proud of the guys. We were a little bit short in practice and qualifying and got the Corvette working well for the race. Nicky was happy and I was pretty happy. We can take the positives and continue to make progress on having good race cars for Petit Le Mans.”

NICKY CATSBURG, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “This was a bit of a frustrating day. We had  some pace in the car but didn’t really get to utilize it. Toward the end there was a lot of fighting going on and unfortunately I brushed the 77 and got a drive-through, which I think was probably the right thing but it put us on the back foot. We got a little lucky with the last yellow and gained another two positions. Other than that, it seemed like it was a bit of a decent day for us. We were behind the sister car and couldn’t really do anything. We were expecting not to be super-fast today and I think it showed. Let’s hope it goes a little bit better at Petit Le Mans.”

 

CHARLOTTE (September 21, 2025) — While sidelined from competition as he continues to recover from a left-hand injury sustained at the DENSO Sonoma Nationals, NHRA Funny Car driver Buddy Hull stayed in the spotlight this weekend during the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, located just outside of Charlotte.
 
With Alex Laughlin filling in behind the wheel of the Jim Dunn Racing Blaze Exhaust Probes Funny Car, Hull focused on connecting with fans and supporting the legendary team during its 75^th anniversary season.
 
“You can ask my wife, it’s tough for me to be at the track but not be the one who is driving,” said Hull. “But I still love showing up, supporting my team and finding ways to connect with fans and represent Jim Dunn Racing. This team has an incredible history, and I’m honored to be a part of it, even while my hand is healing up.”
 
Hull led a Life Lessons talk with NHRA announcer Jason Galvin on the NHRA stage, sharing his story of perseverance and the importance of chasing dreams despite setbacks. He also spent time in the Bruton Smith Suites, signing autographs, taking photos and engaging with NHRA fans throughout the weekend.

 
“Jason Galvin is a ton of fun to talk to, and you never know where the conversation will lead when we get together,” said Hull. “I just hope that I continue to be a positive presence within this sport, while I am working on my hand to be strong enough again to pilot a nitro Funny Car.”
 
After making two runs during qualifying, Laughlin entered race day in the No. 14 spot. In the first round, he was up against Austin Prock, Bob Tasca III and Hunter Green. While his 3.987 second, 318.24 mph pass was not enough for him to advance to the semifinals, it was the quickest pass that Jim Dunn Racing has made this season.
 
“I’m proud of Alex and the Jim Dunn Racing team continuing to make strides with the car in my absence,” said Hull. “Big Jim let me know that they had figured out a couple of ongoing issues with the car within the last week, so I was hopeful that would translate to visible on-track success. I hope we can keep moving in a positive direction, both with the car and my hand healing up.”
 
Following his time in Charlotte, Hull flew back to Texas, where he joined the C10’s in the Park Party on the Square in downtown Waxahachie. There, he helped promote the Texas Motorplex’s Stampede of Speed, which is coming up soon on October 3-12. Fans were able to get up close and personal with Hull’s wrapped Funny Car, drawing plenty of attention and excitement ahead of the upcoming Texas NHRA Fall Nationals.
 
“The Stampede of Speed is one of my favorite events of the year because it’s more than racing, it’s a full celebration of the sport, the community and the fans,” said Hull. “I can’t wait to get back to competing, but in the meantime, I’m going to keep spreading the word about NHRA drag racing and keep building momentum for my home track, the Texas Motorplex.”
 
Hull and Jim Dunn Racing will keep fans updated as they evaluate his medical status going into the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals on September 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Midwest Nationals visit nhra.com.

CHEVROLET IN NHRA 2025 NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALS zMAX DRAGWAY CHARLOTTE, NC TEAM CHEVY RACE RECAP | NOTES & QUOTES SEPTEMBER 21, 2025

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Notes: This weekend, Team Chevy with John Force Racing (JFR) took on the unique 4-wide racing format at zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJFR’s Austin Prock rebounded from what he considered to be a disappointing weekend at Reading, to win the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals and extend his lead in the standings in pursuit of his second consecutive NHRA Funny Car World ChampionshipDriving the Cornwell Quality Tools JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, Prock scored his 16th career Funny Car win, 20th overall nitro, his 8th win of the season, his 3rd consecutive at zMAX and 3rd consecutive four-wide event winRegular season champion Prock qualified third, and won his first quad with run of 3.926 seconds/329.34 mph defeating Bob Tasca III (runner-up), Alex Laughlin and Hunter GreenIn round two quad, Prock turned on the win light with run of 3.930 seconds/328.78 mph over Daniel Wilkerson (runner-up) Ron Capps and Bob Tasca IIIThe final quad saw Prock beat Hagan, Wilkerson and Green with another consistent run of 3.912 seconds/332.43 mph to hoist the Wally for the second race of the playoffs and only four events to go Beckman, in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, qualified ninth and cruised to the win in first round elimination quad over Matt Hagan (runner-up), JR Todd and John Smith with a pass 3.939 seconds/328.46.In round two quad, Beckman ran an impressive 3.939 seconds/325.69 mph-the quickest pass of the round, but got beat on holeshots by both Matt Hagan and Chad GreenAfter securing her 57th career No.1 qualifier award, and 5th of 2025 Brittany Force and the Hendrickcars.com JFR Chevrolet top fuel dragster experienced an early exit in the second round. She scored runner-up in Round 1 eliminations with 3.758 seconds/338.34 mph run behind round winner Tony Stewart to move to round two quad. Force was sent to the trailer by round two winner Justin Ashley and runner-up Shawn Langdon despite a pass of 3.773 second/338.26 mph runAfter grabbing the number one qualifying position, KB Racing’s Dallas Glenn beat Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield and teammate Greg Anderson in the final quad to win the second Pro Stock Wally of the Playoffs. His back-to-back win notched his 19thcareer Pro Stock win  UP NEXT:The 17th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the third round of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, is the NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sept. 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill

CHEVROLET IN NHRA2025 NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALSzMAX DRAGWAY CHARLOTTE, NCTEAM CHEVY RACE RECAP | NOTES & QUOTESSEPTEMBER 21, 2025

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Notes: This weekend, Team Chevy with John Force Racing (JFR) took on the unique 4-wide racing format at zMAX Dragway at Charlotte Motor SpeedwayJFR’s Austin Prock rebounded from what he considered to be a disappointing weekend at Reading, to win the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals and extend his lead in the standings in pursuit of his second consecutive NHRA Funny Car World ChampionshipDriving the Cornwell Quality Tools JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, Prock scored his 16th career Funny Car win, 20th overall nitro, his 8th win of the season, his 3rd consecutive at zMAX and 3rd consecutive four-wide event winRegular season champion Prock qualified third, and won his first quad with run of 3.926 seconds/329.34 mph defeating Bob Tasca III (runner-up), Alex Laughlin and Hunter GreenIn round two quad, Prock turned on the win light with run of 3.930 seconds/328.78 mph over Daniel Wilkerson (runner-up) Ron Capps and Bob Tasca IIIThe final quad saw Prock beat Hagan, Wilkerson and Green with another consistent run of 3.912 seconds/332.43 mph to hoist the Wally for the second race of the playoffs and only four events to go Beckman, in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant JFR Chevrolet SS Funny Car, qualified ninth and cruised to the win in first round elimination quad over Matt Hagan (runner-up), JR Todd and John Smith with a pass 3.939 seconds/328.46.In round two quad, Beckman ran an impressive 3.939 seconds/325.69 mph-the quickest pass of the round, but got beat on holeshots by both Matt Hagan and Chad GreenAfter securing her 57th career No.1 qualifier award, and 5th of 2025 Brittany Force and the Hendrickcars.com JFR Chevrolet top fuel dragster experienced an early exit in the second round. She scored runner-up in Round 1 eliminations with 3.758 seconds/338.34 mph run behind round winner Tony Stewart to move to round two quad. Force was sent to the trailer by round two winner Justin Ashley and runner-up Shawn Langdon despite a pass of 3.773 second/338.26 mph runAfter grabbing the number one qualifying position, KB Racing’s Dallas Glenn beat Erica Enders, Aaron Stanfield and teammate Greg Anderson in the final quad to win the second Pro Stock Wally of the Playoffs. His back-to-back win notched his 19thcareer Pro Stock win  UP NEXT:The 17th round of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, the third round of the Countdown to the Championship playoffs, is the NHRA Midwest Nationals on Sept. 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Ill

Post-Race Driver Quotes: AUSTIN PROCK, DRIVER OF THE CORNWELL TOOLS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:“I just love driving this Cornwell Tools Chevy SS race car. I wasn’t feeling great, but you just have to turn everything else off in your life when you have to come out and perform for all your sponsors. So, Mr. H (NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick), another Wally from Charlotte coming home to you. He asked me to get him one yesterday and we delivered, so that’s really special. I’m going to have to buy another trophy. My brother Tom is saying his wife, Halle, had a beautiful baby girl. I can’t wait to get home and meet her.” JACK BECKMAN, DRIVER OF THE PEAK ANTIFREEZE AND COOLANTS CHEVROLET SS FUNNY CAR FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:“Bad time to have my worst light of, well, of the last year and a half. And there is no other way to spin it. We had the quickest car in our group, and I got beat on a double holeshot … 100% driver error. My job is to do the best I can every time I go up there. I got caught on a blinking light, squeezed the brake harder, got out of sequence. Six hundredths of a second doesn’t seem like a lot in life. In drag racing, it’s everything. That is all on my shoulders. It’s a big gut check. Thank goodness for the fans here; they still think that you’re awesome, even the days that you’re far from awesome. I’m sure glad I get a chance to start this again in five days.” BRITTANY FORCE, DRIVER OF HENDRICKCARS.COM CHEVROLET DRAGSTER FOR JOHN FORCE RACING:“This HendrickCars.com team isn’t hanging our heads after that second-round loss. I was there on the tree. I was second best in the quad. And, you know, we put a killer number on the board. It just wasn’t meant for us. So, we pack up, we head straight to St. Louis, but we focus on the positive. We were number one qualifier and four, five, six, solid runs down the drag strip. That’s pretty good going into the next race weekend.

CHARLOTTE (September 21, 2025) — Rookie standout Spencer Hyde continued to strengthen his case for NHRA Rookie of the Year honors this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, powering the Head Inc. Ford Mustang into the second quad for a quarterfinal finish and leaving the event sitting eighth in the championship points standings.
 
Hyde entered eliminations in the No. 12 qualifying position, thanks to his Q3 pass of 3.967 seconds at 324.12 mph. In the first round, he lined up against veterans Chad Green, Cruz Pedregon and Alexis DeJoria. Rising to the occasion, Hyde delivered his quickest run of the weekend, a 3.944 second, 325.06 mph pass, to take the win light and advance alongside Green.
 
“We have a race car that can win races and I am getting better with every pass,” said Hyde. “That was a big first-round win for the Head Inc. and Hyde Construction Funny Car team. I can’t say enough about how well this team is working together. We made some great runs in qualifying but it was pretty hot this weekend.”

 
In the second round, Hyde faced Green again, this time alongside Matt Hagan and Jack Beckman. Despite another strong performance, Green scored a holeshot victory to end Hyde’s day, advancing with No. 1 qualifier Matt Hagan. Still, Hyde left encouraged by the progress and momentum his team continues to build.
 
“We won that first quad because Jim [Head] made all the right calls,” said Hyde. “I was ready and we just got it done. Running four-wide takes some extra concentration and that is something I have been working on. We have four more races and I feel good about our chances. There are a lot of guys bunched up in the points and we just need to keep going rounds.”
 
With only four races remaining in the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Hyde remains firmly in the mix of the Funny Car championship chase, while also strengthening his position as a frontrunner for Rookie of the Year honors.
 
Hyde and the Head Racing team will be back in competition next week at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals on September 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, September 26 and two more qualifying sessions on Saturday. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Midwest Nationals visit nhra.com.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 6.645 sec, 97.10 mph; Qual. 16
Q2: 4.223 sec, 223.36 mph; Qual. 14
Q3: 3.967 sec, 324.12 mph; Qual. 10
Q4: 4.542 sec, 188.44 mph; Qual. 12
Bonus Points: 0
 
Race Results
First Round
Win: Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.081), 3.944 sec, 325.06 mph
R/U: Chad Green, Midland, Tex., Bond Coat Ford Mustang, (.065), 3.975 sec, 325.61 mph
3^rd: Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, Ind., Snap-on Tools Dodge SRT Hellcat, (.089), 4.021 sec, 311.13 mph
4^th: Alexis DeJoria, Los Angeles, Calif., Bandero Café Funny Car, (.114), 4.689 sec, 173.38 mph
 
Semifinals
Win: Matt Hagan, Christiansburg, Va., TSR Direct Connection Dodge/SRT Hellcat Funny Car, (.065), 3.963 sec, 327.19 mph
R/U: Chad Green, Midland, Tex., Bond Coat Ford Mustang, (.044), 4.011 sec, 322.50 mph
3^rd: Jack Beckman, Corona, Calif., PEAK Chevrolet Camaro SS, (.138), 3.939 sec, 325.69 mph
4^th: Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.072), 4.006 sec, 318.02 mph
 
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny Car
1.         Austin Prock                2298
2.         Ron Capps                   2204
3.         Jack Beckman             2200
4.         Matt Hagan                2199
5.         Paul Lee                      2171

HYDE HAS STRONG QUARTERFINAL
FINISH IN CHARLOTTE

CHARLOTTE (September 21, 2025) — Rookie standout Spencer Hyde continued to strengthen his case for NHRA Rookie of the Year honors this weekend at the NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway, powering the Head Inc. Ford Mustang into the second quad for a quarterfinal finish and leaving the event sitting eighth in the championship points standings.
 
Hyde entered eliminations in the No. 12 qualifying position, thanks to his Q3 pass of 3.967 seconds at 324.12 mph. In the first round, he lined up against veterans Chad Green, Cruz Pedregon and Alexis DeJoria. Rising to the occasion, Hyde delivered his quickest run of the weekend, a 3.944 second, 325.06 mph pass, to take the win light and advance alongside Green.
 
“We have a race car that can win races and I am getting better with every pass,” said Hyde. “That was a big first-round win for the Head Inc. and Hyde Construction Funny Car team. I can’t say enough about how well this team is working together. We made some great runs in qualifying but it was pretty hot this weekend.”

 
In the second round, Hyde faced Green again, this time alongside Matt Hagan and Jack Beckman. Despite another strong performance, Green scored a holeshot victory to end Hyde’s day, advancing with No. 1 qualifier Matt Hagan. Still, Hyde left encouraged by the progress and momentum his team continues to build.
 
“We won that first quad because Jim [Head] made all the right calls,” said Hyde. “I was ready and we just got it done. Running four-wide takes some extra concentration and that is something I have been working on. We have four more races and I feel good about our chances. There are a lot of guys bunched up in the points and we just need to keep going rounds.”
 
With only four races remaining in the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Hyde remains firmly in the mix of the Funny Car championship chase, while also strengthening his position as a frontrunner for Rookie of the Year honors.
 
Hyde and the Head Racing team will be back in competition next week at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals on September 26-28 at World Wide Technology Raceway. There will be two qualifying sessions on Friday, September 26 and two more qualifying sessions on Saturday. For tickets or more information on the NHRA Midwest Nationals visit nhra.com.
 
Qualifying Results
Q1: 6.645 sec, 97.10 mph; Qual. 16
Q2: 4.223 sec, 223.36 mph; Qual. 14
Q3: 3.967 sec, 324.12 mph; Qual. 10
Q4: 4.542 sec, 188.44 mph; Qual. 12
Bonus Points: 0
 
Race Results
First Round
Win: Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.081), 3.944 sec, 325.06 mph
R/U: Chad Green, Midland, Tex., Bond Coat Ford Mustang, (.065), 3.975 sec, 325.61 mph
3^rd: Cruz Pedregon, Brownsburg, Ind., Snap-on Tools Dodge SRT Hellcat, (.089), 4.021 sec, 311.13 mph
4^th: Alexis DeJoria, Los Angeles, Calif., Bandero Café Funny Car, (.114), 4.689 sec, 173.38 mph
 
Semifinals
Win: Matt Hagan, Christiansburg, Va., TSR Direct Connection Dodge/SRT Hellcat Funny Car, (.065), 3.963 sec, 327.19 mph
R/U: Chad Green, Midland, Tex., Bond Coat Ford Mustang, (.044), 4.011 sec, 322.50 mph
3^rd: Jack Beckman, Corona, Calif., PEAK Chevrolet Camaro SS, (.138), 3.939 sec, 325.69 mph
4^th: Spencer Hyde, Stratford, Ontario, Head Inc. Funny Car, (.072), 4.006 sec, 318.02 mph
 
Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Funny Car
1.         Austin Prock                2298
2.         Ron Capps                   2204
3.         Jack Beckman             2200
4.         Matt Hagan                2199
5.         Paul Lee                      2171

6.         Cruz Pedregon             2146
7.         Dan Wilkerson             2142
8.         Spencer Hyde             2132
9.         J.R. Todd                     2116
10.       Alexis DeJoria             2107
 

CHARLOTTE, NC (September 21, 2025) — Josh Hart was focused on doing everything in his power to keep the Brakes for Breasts TechNet Top Fuel dragster in championship contention today at zMax Dragway. Racing in the first four-wide national event in the Countdown playoff Hart entered race day as the No. 10 qualifier following two days of tough qualifying. His 12,000-horsepower Top Fuel dragster made its quickest run of qualifying in the final session running 3.824 seconds at 329.83 mph.   “We knew we would have a tough race in the first round racing against Antron (Brown) and Doug (Kalitta),” said Hart, a multi-time Top Fuel national event winner. “I was ready to go and I think it showed in my reaction time. You have to be at the top of your game in these last races of the season. This is the playoffs.”   In the first round Hart and the Brakes for Breasts pink Top Fuel dragster were lined up in lane one with Doug Kalitta and Antron Brown in two lanes to his right. The Christmas Tree fired, and Hart was first off the line and he made a smooth run that was his quickest pass of the weekend, a 3.820 second pass at over 330 mph. Unfortunately, Kalitta and Brown made slightly quicker passes, and he was unable to hold off Brown who got to the finish line just behind Kalitta to wrap up the two spots to advance to the second quad.   “I knew I hit the tree really well and this Brakes for Breasts dragster was pulling all the way down lane one,” said Hart. “We just had a tough group in our quad. We have four more races to make our move, and St. Louis is really important for our championship hopes.”   For the fifth consecutive season Hart is racing pink in support of the Brakes for Breasts charity campaign aligned with his primary sponsor TechNet Professional, an elite network of automotive repair shops across North America. Fans can support the program by making donations here.   “I am very proud to be associated with TechNet and the Brakes for Breasts program,” said Hart, a two-time Top Fuel nationals event winner. “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.”   Part of the Advance Auto Parts portfolio of brands, TechNet Professional Automotive Service features a network of more than 15,000 repair shops across the U.S. and Canada. TechNet shops are locally owned and focused on delivering exceptional customer care and service. Shops that are part of TechNet Nation employ highly skilled and trained staff while also using quality parts from Carquest, DieHard® batteries and other leading brands. Shops also participate in important charitable initiatives in the communities they serve, such as Brakes for Breasts.   There are four races remaining in the 2025 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. Hart and the Brakes for Breasts team will immediately shift their focus to closing the gap with his Countdown competitors. The team will be back on track for two qualifying runs on Friday, September 26 followed by two more sessions on Saturday, September 27. The quickest 16 Top Fuel dragsters will race for the iconic Wally on Sunday, September 28.   Qualifying Results Q1: 3.983 sec, 264.80 mph; Qual. 9 Q2: 3.763 sec; 326.00 mph; Qual. 10 Q3: 4.951 sec; 145.48 mph; Qual. 10 Q4: 3.824 sec; 329.83 mph; Qual. 10 Bonus points: 0   Race Results   First RoundWin: Doug Kalitta, Ypsilanti, Mich., Mac Tools dragster, (.058), 3.757 sec, 327.43 mphR/U: Antron Brown, Brownsburg, Ind., Matco Tools dragster, (.061), 3.780 sec, 330.31 mph3rd: Josh Hart, Ocala, Fla., R+L Carriers Top Fuel dragster, (.038), 3.820 sec, 331.20 mph Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Point Standings – Top Fuel 1. Doug Kalitta                   2287 2. Justin Ashley                  2249 3. Shawn Langdon              2228 4. Tony Stewart                  2219 5. Clay Millican                   2192 6. Brittany Force                 2179 7. Shawn Reed                    2156 8. Steve Torrence               2151 9. Antron Brown                2128 10. Josh Hart                      2085

NASCAR Cup Series New Hampshire Motor Speedway Round of 12: Race One Team Chevy Post-Race Report September 21, 2025

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William Byron earned his career-best NASCAR Cup Series finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – driving his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a third-place finish to open the Round of 12.  Byron led Chevrolet to a manufacturer-leading five top-10 results in the 301-lap race including all four of its playoff drivers with Chase Elliott in fifth, Kyle Larson in seventh and Ross Chastain in ninth.    With Race One of Three in the books for the Round of 12, three Team Chevy playoff contenders will leave New Hampshire Motor Speedway above the cutline – led by William Byron in the second position (+47), Kyle Larson in third (+41) and Chase Elliott in seventh (+14).   William Byron’s campaign for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship continued with a top-five qualifying effort at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to begin the Round of 12. A strong start for the 27-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, native found the No. 24 Chevrolet in the third position on the opening lap – going on to maintain a position in the top-five throughout the first green-flag run of the race. With the first caution of the race falling with eight laps remaining in the stage, the majority of the lead pack hit pit road for the first stop of the day before a one-lap shootout to end Stage One. Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Kyle Larson, were two of the five playoff contenders that banked points in the opening stage – driving their Chevrolet-powered machines to third- and sixth-place points, respectively.   Approaching the halfway point of Stage One, Kyle Larson made his first appearance in the top-10 to become the biggest mover at that point of the race with six positions gained in his No. 5 Chevrolet. The 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native settled into the top-10 before ultimately earning sixth-place points at the drop of the first green-white checkered flag.   Riding the momentum from three-straight top-15 finishes, Carson Hocevar ended the opening stage in the fifth position before making an early climb up to third to pace the Bowtie brigade through the first green-flag stint of Stage Two. After a pair of caution flags, Kyle Larson found himself in the runner-up position and quickly closed in for a battle with then race leader, Chase Briscoe. Larson went on to take over the top position on Lap 135 to tally his first lap led of the day. Reporting tight conditions in the corner for his No. 5 Chevrolet, a timely caution on Lap 148 allowed Crew Chief, Cliff Daniels, to bring his driver down pit road for a fresh pair of right-side tires and fuel. Running steady at a one-second margin behind then race leader, Joey Logano, Larson went on to end Stage Two in the second position – leading four Team Chevy drivers in the top-10 including fellow playoff contenders William Byron (third) and Chase Elliott (seventh).   Already familiar faces in the top-five, William Byron and Kyle Larson led Team Chevy to the start of the final stage. Approaching a green-flag pit cycle, the duo made the dive to pit road for a fresh set of Goodyear tires and fuel with 65 laps to go in the race and ultimately cycled back up into the top-five for 17 laps under green before the caution came back out. An issue exiting his pit stall under the caution resulted in a slight loss of track position for the No. 5 Chevrolet team – putting the driver in the seventh position for the restart. Going green for the remainder of the race, Byron took the checkered flag in the third position – leading Team Chevy to five top-10 results at the “Magic Mile”.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Chase Elliott7th – Kyle Larson8th – Michael McDowell9th – Ross Chastain Chevrolet’s season statistics with 30 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:  Wins: 12Poles: 11Top-Fives: 56Top 10s: 122Stage Wins: 22

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 will continue at Kansas Speedway with the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

NASCAR Cup SeriesNew Hampshire Motor SpeedwayRound of 12: Race OneTeam Chevy Post-Race ReportSeptember 21, 2025

All Four Team Chevy Playoff Drivers Earn Top-10 Finishes to Open the Round of 12

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William Byron earned his career-best NASCAR Cup Series finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway – driving his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a third-place finish to open the Round of 12.  Byron led Chevrolet to a manufacturer-leading five top-10 results in the 301-lap race including all four of its playoff drivers with Chase Elliott in fifth, Kyle Larson in seventh and Ross Chastain in ninth.    With Race One of Three in the books for the Round of 12, three Team Chevy playoff contenders will leave New Hampshire Motor Speedway above the cutline – led by William Byron in the second position (+47), Kyle Larson in third (+41) and Chase Elliott in seventh (+14).   William Byron’s campaign for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship continued with a top-five qualifying effort at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to begin the Round of 12. A strong start for the 27-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina, native found the No. 24 Chevrolet in the third position on the opening lap – going on to maintain a position in the top-five throughout the first green-flag run of the race. With the first caution of the race falling with eight laps remaining in the stage, the majority of the lead pack hit pit road for the first stop of the day before a one-lap shootout to end Stage One. Byron and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Kyle Larson, were two of the five playoff contenders that banked points in the opening stage – driving their Chevrolet-powered machines to third- and sixth-place points, respectively.   Approaching the halfway point of Stage One, Kyle Larson made his first appearance in the top-10 to become the biggest mover at that point of the race with six positions gained in his No. 5 Chevrolet. The 33-year-old Elk Grove, California, native settled into the top-10 before ultimately earning sixth-place points at the drop of the first green-white checkered flag.   Riding the momentum from three-straight top-15 finishes, Carson Hocevar ended the opening stage in the fifth position before making an early climb up to third to pace the Bowtie brigade through the first green-flag stint of Stage Two. After a pair of caution flags, Kyle Larson found himself in the runner-up position and quickly closed in for a battle with then race leader, Chase Briscoe. Larson went on to take over the top position on Lap 135 to tally his first lap led of the day. Reporting tight conditions in the corner for his No. 5 Chevrolet, a timely caution on Lap 148 allowed Crew Chief, Cliff Daniels, to bring his driver down pit road for a fresh pair of right-side tires and fuel. Running steady at a one-second margin behind then race leader, Joey Logano, Larson went on to end Stage Two in the second position – leading four Team Chevy drivers in the top-10 including fellow playoff contenders William Byron (third) and Chase Elliott (seventh).   Already familiar faces in the top-five, William Byron and Kyle Larson led Team Chevy to the start of the final stage. Approaching a green-flag pit cycle, the duo made the dive to pit road for a fresh set of Goodyear tires and fuel with 65 laps to go in the race and ultimately cycled back up into the top-five for 17 laps under green before the caution came back out. An issue exiting his pit stall under the caution resulted in a slight loss of track position for the No. 5 Chevrolet team – putting the driver in the seventh position for the restart. Going green for the remainder of the race, Byron took the checkered flag in the third position – leading Team Chevy to five top-10 results at the “Magic Mile”.

Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 ResultsPos.     Driver 3rd – William Byron 5th – Chase Elliott7th – Kyle Larson8th – Michael McDowell9th – Ross Chastain Chevrolet’s season statistics with 30 NASCAR Cup Series races complete:  Wins: 12Poles: 11Top-Fives: 56Top 10s: 122Stage Wins: 22

UP NEXT: The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 12 will continue at Kansas Speedway with the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sunday, September 28, at 3 p.m. ET. Live coverage can be found on the USA Network, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes: Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing ChevroletFinished: 9th“I thought we had a respectable race. Our No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet was too tight for most of the race. We spent most of the race trying to get it to turn better. But once we got that better, we went back forward. When we were too tight, we went backwards. I think we just started the day overall too tight and needed to get some wedge out throughout the race, but it just took us a little while. We’ll take a top-10 finish and go back to work to get ready for Kansas (Speedway).   Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 13th“Proud of the effort from our Toys for Tots team. We fought hard for that one. The car was more rigid over the bumps and lacked rear grip at the beginning. We got on the other side of that but then were too tight. Boswell (crew chief) and the guys kept making adjustments and we definitely made it better. The top rolled on restarts to gain ground at the end and we came home with a solid finish which was needed after our last few weeks.”   Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 7th“I thought it was a good day for the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team. At times, I thought we were the third or fourth-best car, and then just on cycled tires and right-sides, I just wasn’t as good on those runs. We’ll just look at that and see what we can learn from it. But all-in-all, it was a great day. It was a great points day with getting points in both stages. We want more, but it was a pretty solid day and start to the Round of 12.”   Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing ChevroletFinished: 30th “The No. 8 Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet struggled with no lateral as the race began today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, and while the entire Richard Childress Racing team was working to get us back to the front, we got caught up in the crash early in Stage 2 and battled front-end damage the remainder of the race. Our focus remains returning the No. 8 to victory lane, and we hope to do just that next weekend at Kansas Speedway.”   Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 5th“The day was good for the No. 9 NAPA Chevy team. Just hate we had to not pit for track position because you want to be up there in the mix. But the way it all worked out, we got some stage points there in Stage Two and got a good result with a top-five finish. We’ll go to Kansas (Speedway) and try it again.” You’ve got a little points cushion going into Kansas. How do you feel going into the next race? Does that give you any extra confidence? “No, there’s no such thing as being safe in this deal. We’ll just lay it out there again next weekend and hope for the best.”   William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 3rd“It was a good day overall for this No. 24 Raptor Chevrolet team. I felt like a lot of things that we’ve just kind of been building on for the short-tracks were working for us. I feel like New Hampshire Motor Speedway has been tricky for me in the Cup car. I felt like I was good in the other series, but this place in the Cup car has been tough on us. We’re just trying to build little bits here and there, and I just felt like we could really stack runs together. We had a couple of weak runs in Stage One and the start of Stage Two. But once we got that out of the way, I felt like we were really strong. The Penske guys were super-fast, like they were in another zip code. But I felt like other than that, we were really competitive.  Just really proud of our team. If we can just build on this, I think our short-track program will start coming together.”     Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports ChevroletFinished: 8th“It was a solid day for the No. 71 Gainbridge Chevrolet team. We had good speed and ran in the top-10 for most of the day. We lost some track position a few times. We had a bad restart that kind of got us behind. But I felt like we had good pace. We had good strategy and calls on pit road and made some good improvements. We had a really good long-run car, but just needed a few more laps there at the end to get a few more positions. Overall, this team had great execution, and it was a good day. We still need a little bit more, but we’re getting close.”

Toyota extends zMAX Dragway win streak to five

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Justin Ashley used his signature reaction time to perfection in the final round Sunday afternoon at zMAX Dragway, winning on a holeshot to claim victory in the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals. The triumph is Ashley’s fourth win of the 2025 season and the 19th of his Top Fuel career. The win by Ashley also gives Toyota five consecutive wins at zMAX Dragway.

Ashley had to defeat Toyota teammates Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon in the final round on Sunday. Kalitta, who finished runner-up, remains the Top Fuel points leader heading to World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis next weekend. Antron Brown and Steve Torrence advanced to the semifinals on Sunday also.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps advanced to the semifinals but suffered a car body explosion as he neared the finish line, ending his day before a potential final round appearance. J.R. Todd was eliminated in round one.  

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

zMAX Dragway

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	Adv. (3.811) v. S. Langdon (3.792) v. T. Schumacher (3.865) v. D. Foley (4.054) W (3.788 -holeshot) v. S. Langdon (3.761) v. T. Stewart (3.784) v. B. Force (3.773) W (3.784 – holeshot) v. D. Kalitta (3.784) v. S. Langdon (3.814) v. C. Millican (4.235)
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Runner-Up	W (3.757) v. A. Brown (3.780) v. J. Hart (3.820) W (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. A. Brown (3.844) v. S. Torrence (4.141) R/U (3.784) v. J. Ashley (3.784 – holeshot) v. S. Langdon (3.814) v. C. Millican (4.235)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Finals	W (3.792) v. J. Ashley (3.811) v. T. Schumacher (3.865) v. D. Foley (4.054) Adv. (3.761) v. J. Ashley (3.788 -holeshot) v. T. Stewart (3.784) v. B. Force (3.773) L (3.814) v. J. Ashley (3.784 – holeshot) v. D. Kalitta (3.784) v. v. C. Millican (4.235)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	Adv. (3.780) v. D. Kalitta (3.757) v. J. Hart (3.820) L (3.844) v. D. Kalitta (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. S. Torrence (4.141)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.754) v. D. Mercier (3.761) v. C. Millican (3.785)  L (4.141) v. D. Kalitta (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. A. Brown (3.844)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Semi-finals	W (3.894) v. D. Wilkerson (3.957) v. P. Lee (4.020) v. D. Richards (4.023) L (4.358) v. A. Prock (3.930) v. D. Wilkerson (4.072) v. B. Tasca III (4.014)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (4.302) v. J. Beckman (3.939) v. M. Hagan (3.949) v. J. Smith (6.664)

*= Non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

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

TF Final Result: Winner

Does this win make you and your team in play for the world title?

“Yeah, for sure! It’s a long Countdown – plenty to go. There’s a bunch of really good cars out there. Right now, we can only control what we can control which is taking it one lap and one race at a time. I know that’s cliché, but fact of the matter is, it’s true. We have to take care of business and let the points take care of themselves. Great job to Mike Green (co-crew chief), Tommy DeLago (co-crew chief) and our whole SCAG Power Equipment Toyota team. The car has been so straight (this weekend), so smooth and they did an awesome job. Thanks to all our SCAG dealers and distributors here with us this weekend, everyone at Toyota, Mac Tools, Mobil 1. It takes a team, and everyone did it as a team (today). Four-wide (Nationals) win; Countdown win. Doesn’t get any better than this!”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Final Result: Semi-finals

How do you process something like that to the car body?

ASHLEY TAKES HOME WALLY TROPHY IN CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE NATIONALS

Toyota extends zMAX Dragway win streak to five

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 21, 2025) – Justin Ashley used his signature reaction time to perfection in the final round Sunday afternoon at zMAX Dragway, winning on a holeshot to claim victory in the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals. The triumph is Ashley’s fourth win of the 2025 season and the 19th of his Top Fuel career. The win by Ashley also gives Toyota five consecutive wins at zMAX Dragway.

Ashley had to defeat Toyota teammates Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon in the final round on Sunday. Kalitta, who finished runner-up, remains the Top Fuel points leader heading to World Wide Technology Raceway outside of St. Louis next weekend. Antron Brown and Steve Torrence advanced to the semifinals on Sunday also.

In Funny Car, Ron Capps advanced to the semifinals but suffered a car body explosion as he neared the finish line, ending his day before a potential final round appearance. J.R. Todd was eliminated in round one.  

Toyota Post-Race Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

zMAX Dragway

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Winner	Adv. (3.811) v. S. Langdon (3.792) v. T. Schumacher (3.865) v. D. Foley (4.054) W (3.788 -holeshot) v. S. Langdon (3.761) v. T. Stewart (3.784) v. B. Force (3.773) W (3.784 – holeshot) v. D. Kalitta (3.784) v. S. Langdon (3.814) v. C. Millican (4.235)
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Runner-Up	W (3.757) v. A. Brown (3.780) v. J. Hart (3.820) W (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. A. Brown (3.844) v. S. Torrence (4.141) R/U (3.784) v. J. Ashley (3.784 – holeshot) v. S. Langdon (3.814) v. C. Millican (4.235)
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Finals	W (3.792) v. J. Ashley (3.811) v. T. Schumacher (3.865) v. D. Foley (4.054) Adv. (3.761) v. J. Ashley (3.788 -holeshot) v. T. Stewart (3.784) v. B. Force (3.773) L (3.814) v. J. Ashley (3.784 – holeshot) v. D. Kalitta (3.784) v. v. C. Millican (4.235)
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	Adv. (3.780) v. D. Kalitta (3.757) v. J. Hart (3.820) L (3.844) v. D. Kalitta (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. S. Torrence (4.141)
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	Semi-finals	W (3.754) v. D. Mercier (3.761) v. C. Millican (3.785)  L (4.141) v. D. Kalitta (3.797) v. C. Millican (3.821) v. A. Brown (3.844)

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR FINISHING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Final Result	Round-by-Round
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	Semi-finals	W (3.894) v. D. Wilkerson (3.957) v. P. Lee (4.020) v. D. Richards (4.023) L (4.358) v. A. Prock (3.930) v. D. Wilkerson (4.072) v. B. Tasca III (4.014)
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	First Round	L (4.302) v. J. Beckman (3.939) v. M. Hagan (3.949) v. J. Smith (6.664)

*= Non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

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

TF Final Result: Winner

Does this win make you and your team in play for the world title?

“Yeah, for sure! It’s a long Countdown – plenty to go. There’s a bunch of really good cars out there. Right now, we can only control what we can control which is taking it one lap and one race at a time. I know that’s cliché, but fact of the matter is, it’s true. We have to take care of business and let the points take care of themselves. Great job to Mike Green (co-crew chief), Tommy DeLago (co-crew chief) and our whole SCAG Power Equipment Toyota team. The car has been so straight (this weekend), so smooth and they did an awesome job. Thanks to all our SCAG dealers and distributors here with us this weekend, everyone at Toyota, Mac Tools, Mobil 1. It takes a team, and everyone did it as a team (today). Four-wide (Nationals) win; Countdown win. Doesn’t get any better than this!”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Final Result: Semi-finals

How do you process something like that to the car body?

“Well, those (things) are sudden. Guido (Dean Antonelli, crew chief) will find out why (the car) did it. These are the most amazing race cars in the world — and the fastest by far. Been doing it a long time. They’re the fastest motorsports on the planet, but (also) the safest. That happening, I still didn’t feel like I was out of control. The car was sort of bouncing around. Just a tribute to everyone who works on these cars, builds them and spends extra time on the cockpits and making them safe. Guido’s really good about that. And all of our NAPA people. They’re out here supporting us. This gets expensive for whoever’s budget. But, what a NAPA Auto Care GR Supra Funny Car! To go 3.89 (twice). Not sure if it put a hole out. Didn’t feel like it did. Austin (Prock) poked his nose out and that’s the last I remember. Then I was coasting to the finish line, trying to not do what we did in Phoenix — hit the wall. Hope the chassis is okay. Tried to get out and find the camera to wave to my mom so she knew I was okay.”

An eventful 35-lapper ends in a drag race to the finish and the defending champion’s 14th win of the year

TULARE, CA (September 20, 2025) – Saturday’s Dennis Roth Classic finale delivered a Sprint Car fan’s dream race.

Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway gave the packed grandstands everything they could ask for and then some in 35 laps. A surface with multiple grooves. An early battle for the lead that led to contact and some drama. A late duel for the top spot that resulted in a photo finish for major money. Simply put, the Thunderbowl did not disappoint.

The opening stages of the $83,000-to-win main event pitted a pair of California natives against each other. Templeton, CA’s Kaleb Montgomery led from the pole but had Clovis, CA’s Corey Day close behind. Day slid ahead on Lap 5 restart and took control until Montgomery returned the favor on a restart on the 18th circuit. The two came together down the back straightaway and again in Turn 3 as Montgomery charged back at Day. The result? Montgomery slowed with damage to bring out a caution, and Day ducked into the pits under the yellow also with damage. From racing for $83,000 to both of their nights done just like that.

The woes for that duo put the spotlight on another two as World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion David Gravel and Spencer Bayston inherited first and second for the next restart. The laps clicked away, and Bayston kept the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 within his sights as he fended off challenges from Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. The Lebanon, IN native was fully committed to the cushion as Gravel opted for the top in Turns 1 and 2 and the bottom in Turns 3 and 4.

The run Bayston was looking for came when the white flag flew as he pulled the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 alongside Gravel. Bayston then got tight in the first corner and pounded the right rear tire on the fence, which looked to seal the deal for Gravel. But Bayston wasn’t done. He turned down the hill exiting Turn 2 for a run, and Gravel struggled with a lapped car heading into the final set of turns. Gravel drifted across while Bayston ripped the top and slipped under him exiting the last corner. A side by side drag race to the checkered flag resulted in Gravel edging out Bayston by just .021 seconds for the Dennis Roth Classic victory.

“I saw him (Bayston) go around me coming to the white and knew I had to fill the hole in (Turns) 1 and 2,” Gravel explained. “I knew I wanted to get under Gauge (Garcia) there and just drove in way too hard and couldn’t stick the middle and had to slide all the way across, and I figured he was coming with a run. What a race. Crazy deal what happened in the front there (between Kaleb and Corey) and gave us a shot to win there. I think if those two guys don’t get together, we probably don’t have a shot to win the race. I’m just glad to hang on. You don’t want to lose races like that, especially big paying ones. It feels good to win another race at Tulare. The track had a lot of character.

“It was the race of the year. Hopefully everybody liked that. I’ve always loved Tulare, coming to Trophy Cup with Rod Tiner and driving for Roth Motorsports. I always have fun coming here. You can boo me. You can cheer for me. Thank you for the support. Sprint Car racing is awesome.”

Gravel and the Big Game team pocketed $83,000 and took home 30 pounds of ribeye from Roth Motorsports for their 14th win of 2025. The Watertown, CT native also made a little history as his fourth Thunderbowl triumph with the World of Outlaws equaled him with Joey Saldana and Tim Kaeding for the most. Through four runnings, he’s also now the only one of Dennis Roth’s 16 World of Outlaws winning drivers to claim the Dennis Roth Classic. Gravel wheeled the iconic No. 83 to four victories in 2014.

With every joy of victory, there’s the agony of defeat. That’s what Spencer Bayston was left with following Saturday’s Feature. Yes, it was an encouraging run with the Tarlton team. Yes, he continued to add to the list of impressive runs he’s put together since parting ways in Jason Meyers Racing in August. Yes, it was a healthy $40,000 runner-up. But Bayston so badly wanted that first Sprint Car win since August of 2023 and had to settle for second by inches.

“I did because I saw him enter down in the bottom of (Turn) 3 and knew I had the top to myself to get a big run,” Bayston said of his chances on the final lap. “I saw him come flying across. I know when you’re racing for $83,000, he doesn’t care where I am to the right of him, so I knew he was coming all the way up. So, I tried to just kind of time it off the cushion as hard as I could to have the advantage on the drag race back to the line. I just didn’t hard enough and spun a little bit. I was looking dead right at him as we went to see if I was edging or not. It was close. It absolutely burns to lose that way when I was in second but kind of had him where I wanted him the whole time.”

Buddy Kofoid put the Roth Motorsports No. 83 on the final step of the podium at the Dennis Roth Classic. That added another $15,000 to the bank account of the sport’s highest earner this year. The Penngrove, CA native has now finished second and third in the race saluting his team owner, and he’s already thinking about how to stand atop the podium next year.

“Once I got to third, I felt pretty good and felt like I was kind of starting to contend with Spencer and David a little bit,” Kofoid said. “I was waiting for traffic, but it just never came. I wanted to be on the top, and Spencer was up there. It was just really dirty and gritty up there and hard to make speed behind someone, but I just felt like I was giving up too much on the bottom in (Turns) 3 and 4. It sucks to run second and third now at Dennis’ race, but again I’m really thankful to be driving Dennis and Teresa Roth’s famous No. 83.”

Carson Macedo and Donny Schatz completed the top five.

Chris Windom marched from 27th to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

David Gravel claimed his 19th Simpson Quick Time of 2025 in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Spencer Bayston (Real American Beer Heat Two), Carson Macedo (Wix Filters Heat Three), and Garet Williamson (DeBoer and Sons Trucking Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Kaleb Montgomery.

Montgomery also topped the Toyota Dash.

Landon Brooks won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Corey Day.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to Ohio where Sheldon Haudenschild’s Buckeye Brawl presented by NOS Energy Drink brings the tour back to Findlay, OH’s Millstream Speedway for the first time in 31 years on Friday, Sept. 26. Then it’s the final “Buckeye State” appearance of the year at Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH) on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the Federated Auto Parts Showdown. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

THUNDERBOWL THRILLER: David Gravel Inches Out Spencer Bayston for $83,000 Dennis Roth Classic Victory

An eventful 35-lapper ends in a drag race to the finish and the defending champion’s 14th win of the year

TULARE, CA (September 20, 2025) – Saturday’s Dennis Roth Classic finale delivered a Sprint Car fan’s dream race.

Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway gave the packed grandstands everything they could ask for and then some in 35 laps. A surface with multiple grooves. An early battle for the lead that led to contact and some drama. A late duel for the top spot that resulted in a photo finish for major money. Simply put, the Thunderbowl did not disappoint.

The opening stages of the $83,000-to-win main event pitted a pair of California natives against each other. Templeton, CA’s Kaleb Montgomery led from the pole but had Clovis, CA’s Corey Day close behind. Day slid ahead on Lap 5 restart and took control until Montgomery returned the favor on a restart on the 18th circuit. The two came together down the back straightaway and again in Turn 3 as Montgomery charged back at Day. The result? Montgomery slowed with damage to bring out a caution, and Day ducked into the pits under the yellow also with damage. From racing for $83,000 to both of their nights done just like that.

The woes for that duo put the spotlight on another two as World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion David Gravel and Spencer Bayston inherited first and second for the next restart. The laps clicked away, and Bayston kept the Big Game Motorsports No. 2 within his sights as he fended off challenges from Michael “Buddy” Kofoid. The Lebanon, IN native was fully committed to the cushion as Gravel opted for the top in Turns 1 and 2 and the bottom in Turns 3 and 4.

The run Bayston was looking for came when the white flag flew as he pulled the Tarlton Motorsports No. 21 alongside Gravel. Bayston then got tight in the first corner and pounded the right rear tire on the fence, which looked to seal the deal for Gravel. But Bayston wasn’t done. He turned down the hill exiting Turn 2 for a run, and Gravel struggled with a lapped car heading into the final set of turns. Gravel drifted across while Bayston ripped the top and slipped under him exiting the last corner. A side by side drag race to the checkered flag resulted in Gravel edging out Bayston by just .021 seconds for the Dennis Roth Classic victory.

“I saw him (Bayston) go around me coming to the white and knew I had to fill the hole in (Turns) 1 and 2,” Gravel explained. “I knew I wanted to get under Gauge (Garcia) there and just drove in way too hard and couldn’t stick the middle and had to slide all the way across, and I figured he was coming with a run. What a race. Crazy deal what happened in the front there (between Kaleb and Corey) and gave us a shot to win there. I think if those two guys don’t get together, we probably don’t have a shot to win the race. I’m just glad to hang on. You don’t want to lose races like that, especially big paying ones. It feels good to win another race at Tulare. The track had a lot of character.

“It was the race of the year. Hopefully everybody liked that. I’ve always loved Tulare, coming to Trophy Cup with Rod Tiner and driving for Roth Motorsports. I always have fun coming here. You can boo me. You can cheer for me. Thank you for the support. Sprint Car racing is awesome.”

Gravel and the Big Game team pocketed $83,000 and took home 30 pounds of ribeye from Roth Motorsports for their 14th win of 2025. The Watertown, CT native also made a little history as his fourth Thunderbowl triumph with the World of Outlaws equaled him with Joey Saldana and Tim Kaeding for the most. Through four runnings, he’s also now the only one of Dennis Roth’s 16 World of Outlaws winning drivers to claim the Dennis Roth Classic. Gravel wheeled the iconic No. 83 to four victories in 2014.

With every joy of victory, there’s the agony of defeat. That’s what Spencer Bayston was left with following Saturday’s Feature. Yes, it was an encouraging run with the Tarlton team. Yes, he continued to add to the list of impressive runs he’s put together since parting ways in Jason Meyers Racing in August. Yes, it was a healthy $40,000 runner-up. But Bayston so badly wanted that first Sprint Car win since August of 2023 and had to settle for second by inches.

“I did because I saw him enter down in the bottom of (Turn) 3 and knew I had the top to myself to get a big run,” Bayston said of his chances on the final lap. “I saw him come flying across. I know when you’re racing for $83,000, he doesn’t care where I am to the right of him, so I knew he was coming all the way up. So, I tried to just kind of time it off the cushion as hard as I could to have the advantage on the drag race back to the line. I just didn’t hard enough and spun a little bit. I was looking dead right at him as we went to see if I was edging or not. It was close. It absolutely burns to lose that way when I was in second but kind of had him where I wanted him the whole time.”

Buddy Kofoid put the Roth Motorsports No. 83 on the final step of the podium at the Dennis Roth Classic. That added another $15,000 to the bank account of the sport’s highest earner this year. The Penngrove, CA native has now finished second and third in the race saluting his team owner, and he’s already thinking about how to stand atop the podium next year.

“Once I got to third, I felt pretty good and felt like I was kind of starting to contend with Spencer and David a little bit,” Kofoid said. “I was waiting for traffic, but it just never came. I wanted to be on the top, and Spencer was up there. It was just really dirty and gritty up there and hard to make speed behind someone, but I just felt like I was giving up too much on the bottom in (Turns) 3 and 4. It sucks to run second and third now at Dennis’ race, but again I’m really thankful to be driving Dennis and Teresa Roth’s famous No. 83.”

Carson Macedo and Donny Schatz completed the top five.

Chris Windom marched from 27th to ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger.

David Gravel claimed his 19th Simpson Quick Time of 2025 in Honest Abe Roofing Qualifying.

Heat Races belonged to David Gravel (NOS Energy Drink Heat One), Spencer Bayston (Real American Beer Heat Two), Carson Macedo (Wix Filters Heat Three), and Garet Williamson (DeBoer and Sons Trucking Heat Four).

The SPA Technique #1 Redraw went to Kaleb Montgomery.

Montgomery also topped the Toyota Dash.

Landon Brooks won the Micro-Lite Last Chance Showdown.

The Smith Titanium Brake Systems Break of the Race went to Corey Day.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Cars head to Ohio where Sheldon Haudenschild’s Buckeye Brawl presented by NOS Energy Drink brings the tour back to Findlay, OH’s Millstream Speedway for the first time in 31 years on Friday, Sept. 26. Then it’s the final “Buckeye State” appearance of the year at Sharon Speedway (Hartford, OH) on Saturday, Sept. 27 for the Federated Auto Parts Showdown. For tickets, CLICK HERE.

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

FEATURE RESULTS:

NOS Energy Drink Feature (35 Laps): 1. 2-David Gravel[5]; 2. 21-Spencer Bayston[2]; 3. 83-Michael Kofoid[6]; 4. 41-Carson Macedo[4]; 5. W-Donny Schatz[10]; 6. 1S-Logan Schuchart[9]; 7. 18T-Tanner Holmes[13]; 8. 41S-Dominic Scelzi[12]; 9. 7S-Chris Windom[27]; 10. 15S-Kerry Madsen[15]; 11. 18-Emerson Axsom[25]; 12. X1-Chance Grasty[14]; 13. 2C-Cole Macedo[18]; 14. 73-Ryan Bernal[24]; 15. 99-Skylar Gee[17]; 16. 21L-Landon Brooks[21]; 17. 17B-Bill Balog[26]; 18. 0-Tim Kaeding[19]; 19. 2K-Gauge Garcia[23]; 20. 121-Caeden Steele[20]; 21. 88N-DJ Netto[8]; 22. 14BC-Corey Day[3]; 23. 3-Kaleb Montgomery[1]; 24. 17-Sheldon Haudenschild[22]; 25. 23-Garet Williamson[7]; 26. 17W-Shane Golobic[11]; 27. 55-Hunter Schuerenberg[28]; 28. 45-Cory Eliason[16]

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 20, 2025) — The American Sprint Car Series’ return to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park Saturday night was worth all 30 years it took to get the national stars back to the high banks.

In the end, Matt Covington was the driver who tasted victory at the iconic Missouri oval, making the pass on Kyler Johnson in the final laps and holding on through a green-white-checkered finish to bag his third win of the season, the $10,000 grand prize and the first Series checkered flag at the venue since 1995.

“It’s cool. The racetrack is awesome, and I hope we get to come back again,” he said.

After Johnson took the lead from Blake Hahn on Lap 8, he began to open a gap on Covington, which reached slightly over a full second as they rode the high side through traffic around the 1/3-mile track.

Covington made the pass on Hahn to take second on a Lap 10 restart and, after another restart on Lap 11, immediately began his hunt for Johnson and the race lead. His right-rear tire against the cushion, Covington chased Johnson for the next 17 laps, waiting for a mistake to capitalize on.

“I don’t know what it was coming out of (Turn) 2, but the car would hoppy right there,” Covington said. “Honestly, what I felt like made me faster was when I slowed down a little bit. I didn’t attack the curb as hard. A little more brake, a little less throttle.

“It kept the car a little more settled, and I actually felt like I picked up speed by doing that.”

With three laps left, Covington got the opportunity he was looking for. Johnson’s pace abruptly slowed entering Turn 1 as he attempted to get by the lapped traffic in front of him, and Covington immediately closed the gap.

“With lapped traffic there, it just kinda bit me,” Johnson said. “We had two cars up top and then one kind of on the bottom. The one that was running the bottom went to the top, so I was gonna slide him, and then he decided to go to the bottom.”

Down the backstretch and through Turns 3 and 4 they stayed nose-to-tail until Covington dove deep into Turn 1 and slid up in front of Johnson to take the lead out of Turn 2.

“I knew [Johnson’s] car was really fast, but I knew that if I was gonna get by him, we’d have a good shot in lapped traffic,” Covington said. “I got a lot more years of experience, and lapped traffic was where I thought I would excel, and it just worked out that way this time.

“I don’t think he did anything wrong. Sometimes, it’s just hard, and sometimes it’s better running second.”

The caution flag flew one lap later, restacking the field for a green-white-checkered finish and giving Johnson one chance to get back by Covington for the lead.

“I knew the top in (Turns) 1 and 2 was gonna get pretty rough; you had to be pretty technical up there,” Johnson said. “I saw [Garrett Benson] under me just the lap before that, so I knew he was gonna be on the bottom. So, my only option was to try to stick the bottom out of 2, and just couldn’t quite get a good enough run to pull Matt. We could hang even, but we couldn’t quite clear him.”

Covington got a strong takeoff on the restart and drove away with his 22nd career Series victory.

“I tried to start early,” Covington said. “They tell us that we can start anywhere from (Turn) 3 to 4, and I started pretty early into 3, and sometimes that catches a guy off guard. If your car’s good, you feel like you have that much more of a corner to stretch it out a little bit.”

Johnson held on for second place, tying his best career finish with the Series that he set at WaKeeney Speedway in August.

“Matt did a great job; congrats to him and their team. It definitely hurts to lose it with two-to-go, but we’ll get one here soon,” Johnson said.

Crossing the finish line third was leading Rookie of the Year contender Garrett Benson, who ascended from seventh on the starting grid to collect his fourth third-place finish of the season and second podium in two nights.

“I want to win one of these really bad,” Benson said. “This is an awesome track, definitely my favorite now. Each track we go to, I’m like, ‘That one’s my favorite.’ Well, this one tops them all. It’s the most demanding track, up on the wheel.”

Seth Bergman crossed the stripe in fourth while polesitter Blake Hahn rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series takes the next two weekends off before returning to action at Salt City Speedway in Hutchinson, KS, for a two-day event Friday–Saturday, Oct. 10–11.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Matt Covington Wins American Sprint Car Series Return to I-55 Raceway

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 20, 2025) — The American Sprint Car Series’ return to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park Saturday night was worth all 30 years it took to get the national stars back to the high banks.

In the end, Matt Covington was the driver who tasted victory at the iconic Missouri oval, making the pass on Kyler Johnson in the final laps and holding on through a green-white-checkered finish to bag his third win of the season, the $10,000 grand prize and the first Series checkered flag at the venue since 1995.

“It’s cool. The racetrack is awesome, and I hope we get to come back again,” he said.

After Johnson took the lead from Blake Hahn on Lap 8, he began to open a gap on Covington, which reached slightly over a full second as they rode the high side through traffic around the 1/3-mile track.

Covington made the pass on Hahn to take second on a Lap 10 restart and, after another restart on Lap 11, immediately began his hunt for Johnson and the race lead. His right-rear tire against the cushion, Covington chased Johnson for the next 17 laps, waiting for a mistake to capitalize on.

“I don’t know what it was coming out of (Turn) 2, but the car would hoppy right there,” Covington said. “Honestly, what I felt like made me faster was when I slowed down a little bit. I didn’t attack the curb as hard. A little more brake, a little less throttle.

“It kept the car a little more settled, and I actually felt like I picked up speed by doing that.”

With three laps left, Covington got the opportunity he was looking for. Johnson’s pace abruptly slowed entering Turn 1 as he attempted to get by the lapped traffic in front of him, and Covington immediately closed the gap.

“With lapped traffic there, it just kinda bit me,” Johnson said. “We had two cars up top and then one kind of on the bottom. The one that was running the bottom went to the top, so I was gonna slide him, and then he decided to go to the bottom.”

Down the backstretch and through Turns 3 and 4 they stayed nose-to-tail until Covington dove deep into Turn 1 and slid up in front of Johnson to take the lead out of Turn 2.

“I knew [Johnson’s] car was really fast, but I knew that if I was gonna get by him, we’d have a good shot in lapped traffic,” Covington said. “I got a lot more years of experience, and lapped traffic was where I thought I would excel, and it just worked out that way this time.

“I don’t think he did anything wrong. Sometimes, it’s just hard, and sometimes it’s better running second.”

The caution flag flew one lap later, restacking the field for a green-white-checkered finish and giving Johnson one chance to get back by Covington for the lead.

“I knew the top in (Turns) 1 and 2 was gonna get pretty rough; you had to be pretty technical up there,” Johnson said. “I saw [Garrett Benson] under me just the lap before that, so I knew he was gonna be on the bottom. So, my only option was to try to stick the bottom out of 2, and just couldn’t quite get a good enough run to pull Matt. We could hang even, but we couldn’t quite clear him.”

Covington got a strong takeoff on the restart and drove away with his 22nd career Series victory.

“I tried to start early,” Covington said. “They tell us that we can start anywhere from (Turn) 3 to 4, and I started pretty early into 3, and sometimes that catches a guy off guard. If your car’s good, you feel like you have that much more of a corner to stretch it out a little bit.”

Johnson held on for second place, tying his best career finish with the Series that he set at WaKeeney Speedway in August.

“Matt did a great job; congrats to him and their team. It definitely hurts to lose it with two-to-go, but we’ll get one here soon,” Johnson said.

Crossing the finish line third was leading Rookie of the Year contender Garrett Benson, who ascended from seventh on the starting grid to collect his fourth third-place finish of the season and second podium in two nights.

“I want to win one of these really bad,” Benson said. “This is an awesome track, definitely my favorite now. Each track we go to, I’m like, ‘That one’s my favorite.’ Well, this one tops them all. It’s the most demanding track, up on the wheel.”

Seth Bergman crossed the stripe in fourth while polesitter Blake Hahn rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series takes the next two weekends off before returning to action at Salt City Speedway in Hutchinson, KS, for a two-day event Friday–Saturday, Oct. 10–11.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (30 Laps): 1. 95-Matt Covington[2]; 2. 45X-Kyler Johnson[4]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 4. 23-Seth Bergman[5]; 5. 52-Blake Hahn[1]; 6. 88R-Ryder Laplante[9]; 7. 6-Cody Gardner[13]; 8. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 9. 36-Jason Martin[6]; 10. 2J-Zach Blurton[12]; 11. 10-Landon Britt[16]; 12. 16G-Austyn Gossel[8]; 13. 88-Terry Easum[11]; 14. 88C-Brogan Carder[18]; 15. 10K-Dewayne White[19]; 16. 19P-Brady Parmeley[22]; 17. 52D-Skyler Daly[21]; 18. 33-Alan Zoutte[24]; 19. 1JR-James Manley[20]; 20. 29-Emilio Hoover[14]; 21. 71-Brady Baker[15]; 22. 3-Derek Hagar[10]; 23. 3Z-Cole Vanderheiden[17]; 24. 16-Greg Merritt[23]; 25. (DNS) 32D-Daryn Langford

Hudson O’Neal Wins Lucas Oil Knoxville Late Model Nationals from 15th

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 20, 2025) – Hudson O’Neal charged from his 15th starting position to win the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center on Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Martinsville, Indiana driver earned an event record $75,000 for his 34th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. In a race with nine lead changes among three drivers, O’Neal finally took the lead for good on lap 57 and then led the last 18 laps to win by 8.368 seconds over Ricky Thornton Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, and Daulton Wilson. Jonathan Davenport and Moran swapped the lead during the first 54 laps of the race, until O’Neal became the third different leader on lap 55. Moran led lap 56, and O’Neal took the lead for the second time on lap 57, then pulled away to dominate the rest of the race. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane, O’Neal becomes the 16th different winner in 21 editions of the crown jewel event. O’Neal and his father Don are the first father-son duo to win the race, with Don having won it in 2011. “I’m tired, man. Riding around that berm was so demanding; it got really rough down there, and I kept telling myself to just breathe. Hats off to my guys—whenever you destroy a race car like that, it definitely hurts. I put a lot of effort into that car to make it to the World 100; it was the car we planned to finish our championship with. That was definitely a morale killer a little bit, but we were able to unload the car the next day, and the guys worked hard to get it ready. To come back and have good speed last night was great—we had a mechanical failure, and to come from 15th is just so awesome,” said the 2023 National Champion. “It’s been a tough month, but we’ve been making progress step by step. We’ve received a lot of help from many different people, including my family and everyone watching back home. These races are so special—these are the ones you dream of adding to your list. This one is so cool. I knew I was really good, and when I was racing with Devin, I didn’t feel like I was pushing my limits down there. They were having to run really hard on the track to keep up, and I figured they’d heat their tires and I could slip away from them,” said the winner, who became the youngest driver to win the event at age 25.  Thornton was the only driver in the top three finishers who did not lead a lap and came in second after passing Moran in the final four laps. “I went much tighter than I did last night; the track never really slowed down like it usually does here. I don’t know if it was easier to run around the bottom berm; overall, I’m happy with second. Obviously, Hud was a lot better than all of us; he drove to the front and won by over 8 seconds or whatever it was. Congrats to him. I feel like any time it gets around a berm like that on the bottom, I remember, like at Pittsburgh a few years back, he wore us all out running below the berm. So again, congrats to him for tonight; after flipping on night one, it didn’t scare him at all.” Moran finished third on the Big River Steel Podium after leading 21 laps. “We just got that bottom to start chunking out a little, and when it did, my nose was just too low, and it kept bouncing and bouncing. I couldn’t circle that bottom. Overall, we’ll take it. I really felt like we had a really good car for a long part of that race. I could move all around, and JD was having an awesome race. It was so fun to race with him, but obviously Hudson was the best car tonight. At the end, he did a great job — my guys said he was a second faster per lap at the end of the race.” The winner’s SSI Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Cornett Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Wheeler Metals, Triple O, Merrill Bonding Company, Sub Surface of Indiana, Professional Concrete, Cutting and Drilling, West Side Tractor Sales, Dyno One Inc., O’Neal’s Salvage and Recycling, Indiana USSSA Fast Pitch Softball, Bob and Tammy Burton, Houchens Insurance Group, Bilstein Shocks, Sunoco Race Fuels, and Bob Cat of Batesville. Completing the top ten were Brian Shirley, Garrett Alberson, Dan Ebert, Tyler Erb, and Donald McIntosh. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3Saturday, September 20, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Chad Simpson | 17.1719 seconds Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[2]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[8]; 3. 99X-Dallon Murty[3]; 4. 51-Matt Furman[5]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[4]; 6. 21B-Rich Bell[7]; 7. 51C-Dean Carpenter[9]; 8. 17-Tim Simpson[6]; 9. (DNS) 16-Tyler Bruening UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (9 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 75-Daniel Adam[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 4. 38T-Dylan Thornton[6]; 5. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 6. 10-Junior Coover[9]; 7. 45D-Dan Battaglia[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 3 Feature Finish (75 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 15 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $77,8002 – 4 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $36,2003 – 1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $13,0004 – 9 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $9,7005 – 7 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $8,7006 – 10 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $7,0007 – 3 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $6,7008 – 21 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $5,8009 – 5 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $4,50010 – 14 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $4,70011 – 26 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $4,00012 – 27 – 99JR – Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL – $3,90013 – 13 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $4,30014 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $4,20015 – 30 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – $3,60016 – 20 – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD – $3,30017 – 23 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – $3,20018 – 2 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $6,30019 – 22 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $3,70020 – 12 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $3,60021 – 11 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $2,80022 – 28 – 75 – Daniel Adam – Peru, IL – $2,90023 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $3,30024 – 19 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $2,50025 – 8 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,50026 – 32 – 51B – Brandon Carpenter – Coldwater, MS – $2,70027 – 29 – 99X – Dallon Murty – Chelsea, IA – $2,70028 – 16 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $2,50029 – 31 – 4 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE – $2,70030 – 25 – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE – $2,70031 – 6 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $3,20032 – 18 – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $2,500 Race Statistics  Entrants: 42Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Devin MoranMD3 Lap Leaders: Jonathan Davenport (Laps 1-2); Devin Moran (Laps 3-8); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 9-20); Devin Moran (Laps 21-23); Jonathan Davenport (Laps 24-43); Devin Moran (Laps 44-54); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 55); Devin Moran (Lap 56); Hudson O’Neal (Laps 57-75)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Jonathan DavenportWieland Feature Winner: Hudson O’NealMargin of Victory: 8.368 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Chase Junghans (Lap 3); Brandon Overton (Lap 4); Jake Neal (Lap 6); Tyler Erb (Lap 6 restart); Bobby Pierce (Lap 28); Clay Harris (Lap 30); Carson Ferguson (Lap 44); Jonathan Davenport (Lap 53)Series Provisionals: Tad Pospisil; Brandon CarpenterFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Hudson O’Neal, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin MoranPenske Shocks Top 5: Hudson O’Neal, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Devin Moran, Brandon Sheppard, Daulton WilsonPEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon SheppardDMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Daulton WilsonWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Chad SimpsonDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Joseph JoinerMD3 24th Place Feature: Ryan GustinHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Hudson O’Neal (Advanced 14 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Jonathan Davenport (34 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Hudson O’NealMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr. O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Dan EbertPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 17.615 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Brandon SheppardFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Jonathan DavenportOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Jason Durham ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Cornett Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisTime of Race: 49 minutes 27 seconds Big River Steel Chase for the Championship Presented by ARP Point Standings:Pos – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Points – Pay1 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – 8095 – $497,0502 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – 8025 – $411,7003 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 8015 – $298,8494 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 8015 – $354,8005 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 7175 – $244,8256 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 7105 – $190,6507 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – 6770 – $157,2008 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 6185 – $128,1259 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – 5955 – $105,75010 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – 5885 – $94,10011 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 5645 – $85,05012 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 5430 – $86,37513 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – 5210 – $76,90014  93L  Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – 4595 – $51,925 Big River Steel Big Four Eligible Feature Wins:10 Bonus Points Awarded for Each Win in a Championship Points-Earning Event Ricky Thornton Jr. (13)1/30 – All-Tech Raceway1/31 – All-Tech Raceway2/7 – Ocala Speedway3/21 – Atomic Speedway4/26 – Hagerstown Speedway4/27 – Port Royal Speedway5/9 – Farmer City Raceway5/15 – Eagle Raceway5/17 – Eagle Raceway7/11 – Lucas Oil Speedway8/22 – Port Royal Speedway8/23 – Port Royal Speedway8/30 – Lernerville Speedway Jonathan Davenport (6)2/6 – Ocala Speedway5/10 – Fairbury Speedway5/16 – Eagle Raceway6/21 – Lernerville Speedway7/18 – Huset’s Speedway8/16 – Batesville Motor Speedway Devin Moran (5)2/1 – All-Tech Raceway2/8 – Ocala Speedway3/22 – Brownstown Speedway4/25 – Georgetown Speedway7/17 – Huset’s Speedway Hudson O’Neal (5)5/22 – Lucas Oil Speedway5/23 – Lucas Oil Speedway7/5 – Muskingum County Speedway7/19 – Huset’s Speedway9/20 – Knoxville Raceway

SATURDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 16 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE EARNS 57th No. 1 QUALIFIER SPOT, PROCK 3rd, BECKMAN 9th GOING INTO SUNDAY’S ELIMINATIONSJFR teams battle through late summer heat of Saturday qualifying sessions

SATURDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 16 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE EARNS 57th No. 1 QUALIFIER SPOT, PROCK 3rd, BECKMAN 9th GOING INTO SUNDAY’S ELIMINATIONSJFR teams battle through late summer heat of Saturday qualifying sessions

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Brittany Force earned her 57th career Top Fuel No. 1 Qualifier position while her John Force Racing Funny Car teammates Austin Prock and Jack Beckman placed third and ninth, respectively, heading into Sunday’s eliminations rounds for the NHRA Mission Foods NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.   Force’s HendrickCars.com Top Fuel dragster ran consistent in all four qualifying passes of the weekend, with her Friday night run of 3.698 seconds at 338.85 setting the standard. On Saturday, with temperatures in the upper 80s, she ran 3.823 seconds at 327.66 mph in the first session and 3.785 seconds at 333.91 mph in the final pass. It is her fifth No. 1 Qualifier position of 2025, after earning the top spot at Pomona, Virginia, Sonoma, and Indianapolis. She has first lane choice when she faces Shawn Reed and Tony Stewart in Sunday’s first round of eliminations. Prock’s Friday night session run of 3.900 seconds at 327.74 mph put him in second place on the ladder but, despite consistent runs in Saturday’s heat, he ended up in the third qualifying position. Prock’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS ran 3.933 seconds at 329.67 mph in the first session and 3.928 seconds at 328.94 mph in the final session. He’ll have first lane choice in his opening-round matchup against Bob Tasca III, Hunter Green and Alex Laughlin. Beckman bounced back Saturday after atypical runs in Friday’s two sessions. Despite track temperatures exceeding 125 degrees, The PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS ran 3.969 seconds at 326.00 mph in the first lap down the track and 3.938 seconds at 326.08 mph in the final pass. He was eighth after that final run but was bumped to the bottom half of the ladder after the final quad of Funny Cars made their runs. Beckman will have third lane choice when face Matt Hagan, J.R. Todd, and John Smith. Final eliminations are scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 21, at 11:30 a.m. ET. Quotes from Brittany Force, HendrickCars.com Top Fuel Dragster: “We had two great runs today, ending with a nice 3.78, and I think second quickest of the day. We’ve had four solid consistent runs down the drag strip, and we were in the heat both days. The heat is always where we struggle. We usually don’t get down clean all four runs so we’re all very happy with that. It’s what we plan to do every single weekend. We just we haven’t been getting there, so this was just outstanding for our HendrickCars.com team going into tomorrow. “Mr. Hendrick was here today and it’s neat to see his enthusiasm and enjoyment of drag racing. He’s not just showing up: he’s at the starting line seeing each car go down the track. It’s really awesome to have a partner that comes out to the racetrack and sits in your tow car with you and talks with your guys before the round. It’s so awesome to have somebody that’s that connected to the sport, really enjoys being here. We’re so proud to be teamed up with him and to run the  HendrickCars.com paint scheme this weekend, so we want to do well for him. We’re in a good place, got him that number one and I know he’s proud of it. He’s pumped, he’s excited, he loves NHRA Drag Racing, so the ultimate plan is to get him in the winner’s circle tomorrow.” Quotes from Austin Prock, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I got down the racetrack all four sessions and earned bonus points all four sessions. The Cornwell Tools Chevy was on a good run there that last one. This thing hasn’t been exactly perfect all weekend. We’ve been tickling it and changing a lot of things on the race car to try and get it to wake up, but it’s still running good enough to land in the top three so I feel really comfortable about tomorrow. I’ve been driving pretty good despite being under the weather all weekend but I’ll get a good night’s rest and be a little sportier behind the wheel tomorrow. You can’t be upset with earning points every session. We’re not the No. 1 Qualifier but we’re still in the top three. A good consistent race car on a weekend like this, especially in a four-wide and the heat, can go a long way. I know the guys will keep tickling it and it’ll be something to play with tomorrow.” Quotes from Jack Beckman, PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car: “I think it’s accurate to say we stumbled on Friday. Run one, we dropped the cylinder. Run two, we overpowered the racetrack, and then we made all good calls on Saturday in the heat of the day. We’ll start from ninth because we didn’t run good in the Friday night session. We’ll have three powerhouses and one upset-minded car out there in the first round so it will be big. We have to go up against the No. 1 qualifier and we’ll only have third choice of lanes. It is what it is. We can’t change any of that. I think we’re racing smart right now. The PEAK SQUAD have all night to go over the data, look at what the racetrack gives us tomorrow morning and, in their minds, they’re going to have three or four different tune-up profiles ready to go for whatever track temperature and lane we get put in. Somebody’s getting that trophy tomorrow so it might as well be the PEAK Chevy.

Josh Berry and the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane team took to New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday for practice and qualifying to set the lineup for Sunday’s Mobil 1 301. Berry will start the 301-lap race from the third position, marking a strong effort for the Wood Brothers Racing team. “I thought that was a really solid lap for going out that early,” Berry said. “I felt like it was a pretty good lap, but definitely didn’t expect it to hold on as long as it did. I started to get a little nervous there watching those guys at the end seeing how close it was getting, but just huge credit to these guys for the car the team prepared to come here and qualify third, especially after the last few weeks we’ve had. It proves that we’re doing the right thing. We have the speed, we just need things to go our way tomorrow.” Teams welcomed a change in conditions this weekend as cooler weather settled into Loudon, a shift from the sweltering heat that has defined much of the summer stretch. New Hampshire also marks the beginning of the final seven-race span of the 2025 season for Berry and the Wood Brothers. While the No. 21 team is no longer in the Playoffs, they are focused on finishing the year strong. Loudon is a track where Berry has previously shown speed, charging to the front in last year’s rain-affected event.

Championship-leading Corvette hoping to solidify GTD PRO points advantage INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims qualified fourth in the GTD PRO class Saturday ahead of the six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sims, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, slipped onto the second row late after taking a second set of tires in the 15-minute session.

Sims and teammate Antonio Garcia are coming off an overall victory in the most recent round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway.  More importantly, Sims slightly expanded the lead in the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams championships by qualifying ahead of the No. 3’s two closest challengers. The best lap from Sims was a 1:23.510 (105.136 mph) effort on his final attempt around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course. It put the No. 3 Corvette just 0.251 seconds off the class pole-winning time.

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An incident Friday for the No. 4 Corvette played a role in Tommy Milner’s 10th-place qualifying result. Teammate Nicky Catsburg was on-track in the weekend’s first session when the Corvette developed an engine oil leak. He pulled the car off-track quickly enough that there was no engine damage. The fluid on the track surface, however, resulted in a red flag and the No. 4 lost its fastest qualifying time. In GTD, DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell was seventh among 18 cars in class after the 15-minute qualifying session. He set a best lap of 1:23.877 (104.676 mph) in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc. It’s the first race together for the endurance-race trio since the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in June. In that race, the DXDT Corvette was in position for a potential race win until a mechanical failure in the final 10 minutes – similar to the team’s unlucky ending at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March. The No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 16th in GTD with the team hoping to grow its lead in the Bob Akin standings at the end of Sunday’s race. Fidani – teaming with Matt Bell and Lars Kern – leads the season-long competition among Bronze-rated drivers with two rounds to go. The prize would be a second straight invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fidani was the third quickest Bronze-rated driver in qualifying at 1:25.027 (103.261 mph) and only three-tenths off his closest Akin challenger. The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTESALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Taking two sets of tires in the session for the first time?) “This year, definitely, and I didn’t last year as well. With the short lap here, it’s feasible. It’s quite warm, so the tires come up to temperature quite quickly. We knew going in that it was an option. On the first set, it was a sensible lap. You realize having a second stab at it that you have those references embedded in you, and you can push that little bit more and find the laptime slightly on the second set. That was really nice. It’s good fun driving two sets of tires in a session. It’s a nice privilege. Our Corvette was working well. It’s a nice place to start the race at the right end of the field.”(Good race pace as well?) “Our pace in practice seemed to suggest that was the case, yes. It’s always a little bit unknown going into the race. I believe we’ve got a solid racecar as well.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car’s been a little bit of a handful throughout the weekend. We’ve made some improvement in places, but we’re still struggling a little bit with the balance. Starting 10th in a six-hour race of all places, you want to be starting a bit further up. But it shouldn’t have a huge impact for us. We tried something in qualifying in hopes of learning something for the race. So, we’ll use this to hopefully build us a better car for the race.”(More on the qualifying change) “We changed the aero-balance a bit to mask some things. I think it was a little too much or too powerful or not what we expected. Maybe losing the first session does impact us slightly. But we’ve had a couple of chances, a couple of swings at it and we’re just not finding the right knobs to turn yet, to get the car right where we want it.”

AWA POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEOREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a little off in Practice 2 because of contact from another competitor and got a bit of damage, but the AWA crew just knuckled down and turned the car around in time. They gave me an awesome Corvette for qualifying, and I’m really proud of how the whole team rallied to get us here.”

DXDT RACING POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You always want a little bit more. As a driver, you always look at the places that you can maximize. Overall I feel the balance of the car feels pretty good. I know we’re going to be strong over a stint. We’ve got a good car over a stint. Some other cars may just have one-lap pace. A top-10… this place is always tough so track position is key. That’s kind of what we were going for with the strategy here. We have a little bit of work to do but we have six hours to do it. I’m confident in Charlie and Salih, and we’re looking forward for the race tomorrow. We’ll see where it shakes out.”

CORVETTE RACING AT INDY: Sims, No. 3 Qualify on Second RowChampionship-leading Corvette hoping to solidify GTD PRO points advantage INDIANAPOLIS (September 20, 2025) – Corvette Racing factory driver Alexander Sims qualified fourth in the GTD PRO class Saturday ahead of the six-hour Battle on the Bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Sims, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 GT3.R for Corvette Racing by Pratt Miller Motorsports, slipped onto the second row late after taking a second set of tires in the 15-minute session.

Sims and teammate Antonio Garcia are coming off an overall victory in the most recent round of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Virginia International Raceway.  More importantly, Sims slightly expanded the lead in the GTD PRO Drivers, Manufacturers and Teams championships by qualifying ahead of the No. 3’s two closest challengers. The best lap from Sims was a 1:23.510 (105.136 mph) effort on his final attempt around the 2.439-mile, 14-turn Indy road course. It put the No. 3 Corvette just 0.251 seconds off the class pole-winning time.

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An incident Friday for the No. 4 Corvette played a role in Tommy Milner’s 10th-place qualifying result. Teammate Nicky Catsburg was on-track in the weekend’s first session when the Corvette developed an engine oil leak. He pulled the car off-track quickly enough that there was no engine damage. The fluid on the track surface, however, resulted in a red flag and the No. 4 lost its fastest qualifying time. In GTD, DXDT Racing’s Alec Udell was seventh among 18 cars in class after the 15-minute qualifying session. He set a best lap of 1:23.877 (104.676 mph) in the No. 36 Corvette that he shares with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc. It’s the first race together for the endurance-race trio since the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen in June. In that race, the DXDT Corvette was in position for a potential race win until a mechanical failure in the final 10 minutes – similar to the team’s unlucky ending at the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring in March. The No. 13 AWA Corvette will start 16th in GTD with the team hoping to grow its lead in the Bob Akin standings at the end of Sunday’s race. Fidani – teaming with Matt Bell and Lars Kern – leads the season-long competition among Bronze-rated drivers with two rounds to go. The prize would be a second straight invitation to the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Fidani was the third quickest Bronze-rated driver in qualifying at 1:25.027 (103.261 mph) and only three-tenths off his closest Akin challenger. The Battle on the Bricks from IMS is scheduled for 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday. The race will air live on NBC from 3 to 6 p.m. ET with live streaming on Peacock in the United States and IMSA.com outside the U.S. from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. IMSA Radio will provide the audio call at IMSA.com, XM 206 and SiriusXM Online 996.

CORVETTE RACING BY PRATT MILLER MOTORSPORTS QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTESALEXANDER SIMS, NO. 3 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: (Taking two sets of tires in the session for the first time?) “This year, definitely, and I didn’t last year as well. With the short lap here, it’s feasible. It’s quite warm, so the tires come up to temperature quite quickly. We knew going in that it was an option. On the first set, it was a sensible lap. You realize having a second stab at it that you have those references embedded in you, and you can push that little bit more and find the laptime slightly on the second set. That was really nice. It’s good fun driving two sets of tires in a session. It’s a nice privilege. Our Corvette was working well. It’s a nice place to start the race at the right end of the field.”(Good race pace as well?) “Our pace in practice seemed to suggest that was the case, yes. It’s always a little bit unknown going into the race. I believe we’ve got a solid racecar as well.”

TOMMY MILNER, NO. 4 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “The car’s been a little bit of a handful throughout the weekend. We’ve made some improvement in places, but we’re still struggling a little bit with the balance. Starting 10th in a six-hour race of all places, you want to be starting a bit further up. But it shouldn’t have a huge impact for us. We tried something in qualifying in hopes of learning something for the race. So, we’ll use this to hopefully build us a better car for the race.”(More on the qualifying change) “We changed the aero-balance a bit to mask some things. I think it was a little too much or too powerful or not what we expected. Maybe losing the first session does impact us slightly. But we’ve had a couple of chances, a couple of swings at it and we’re just not finding the right knobs to turn yet, to get the car right where we want it.”

AWA POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEOREY FIDANI, NO. 13 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “We had a little off in Practice 2 because of contact from another competitor and got a bit of damage, but the AWA crew just knuckled down and turned the car around in time. They gave me an awesome Corvette for qualifying, and I’m really proud of how the whole team rallied to get us here.”

DXDT RACING POST-QUALIFYING DRIVER QUOTEALEC UDELL, NO. 36 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 GT3.R: “You always want a little bit more. As a driver, you always look at the places that you can maximize. Overall I feel the balance of the car feels pretty good. I know we’re going to be strong over a stint. We’ve got a good car over a stint. Some other cars may just have one-lap pace. A top-10… this place is always tough so track position is key. That’s kind of what we were going for with the strategy here. We have a little bit of work to do but we have six hours to do it. I’m confident in Charlie and Salih, and we’re looking forward for the race tomorrow. We’ll see where it shakes out.”

Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying 

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.

For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings. 

Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

zMAX Dragway

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Brittany Force*	Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster	1st*	S. Reed, T. Stewart
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	2nd	A. Brown, J. Hart
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	D. Kalitta, J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Matt Hagan*	Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car	1st*	J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	8th	M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 2nd

How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?

“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?

TOYOTA DRIVERS IN PRIME POSITIONS FOR CHARLOTTE FOUR-WIDE ELIMINATIONS

Doug Kalitta, Ron Capps lead Team Toyota after Charlotte Qualifying 

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 20, 2025) – Doug Kalitta and Ron Capps earned the No. 2 seeds in Top Fuel and Funny Car after qualifying for Sunday’s NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway. For Kalitta, the qualifying result is pivotal as he looks to increase his Top Fuel points lead in the second race of the Countdown to the Championship tomorrow. Steve Torrence, Shawn Langdon and Justin Ashley will start tomorrow as the third, fourth and fifth seeds, while Antron Brown is seventh.

For Capps in Funny Car, his run to the second position for tomorrow’s eliminations propelled him to second in the Funny Car points standings as his Toyota GR Supra Funny Car team continues to build momentum. J.R. Todd begins tomorrow in eighth looking for a long Sunday to gain ground in the points standings. 

Eliminations from zMAX Dragway begin tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. EST, with television coverage beginning on FS1 at noon.

Toyota Post-Qualifying Recap

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series 

zMAX Dragway

NHRA Four-Wide Carolina Nationals

Race 16 of 20

TOYOTA TOP FUEL QUALIFYING POSITIONS

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Brittany Force*	Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Dragster	1st*	S. Reed, T. Stewart
Doug Kalitta	Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	2nd	A. Brown, J. Hart
Steve Torrence	CAPCO Contractors Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	3rd	C. Millican, C. Ferre, D. Mercier
Shawn Langdon	Kalitta Air Careers Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	4th	J. Ashley, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Justin Ashley	SCAG Power Equipment Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	5th	S. Langdon, T. Schumacher, D. Foley
Antron Brown	Matco Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster	7th	D. Kalitta, J. Hart

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA FUNNY CAR QUALIFYING POSITIONS  

Name	Car	Qualifying Position	First Round Opponent
Matt Hagan*	Direct Connection Dodge Funny Car	1st*	J. Todd, J. Beckman, J. Smith
Ron Capps	NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	2nd	P. Lee, D. Wilkerson, D. Richards
J.R. Todd	DHL Toyota GR Supra Funny Car	8th	M. Hagan, J. Beckman, J. Smith

*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

DOUG KALITTA, Mac Tools Toyota Top Fuel Dragster, Kalitta Motorsports

TF Qualifying Result: 2nd

How are you feeling after qualifying second for tomorrow?

“Second is a good place to start. The car’s been good again this weekend. We had a couple different issues in both of today’s runs. I spoke to Mac (Savage, assistant crew chief), and he said we’re in a good place for tomorrow. The Mac Tools Toyota team is looking forward to race day.”

RON CAPPS, NAPA Auto Care Toyota GR Supra Funny Car, Ron Capps Motorsports

FC Qualifying Result: 2nd

How does a qualifying run like that in Q4 make you feel?

“My gosh, Guido (Dean Antonelli, crew chief) and my NAPA Auto Care Toyota team! To throw down there, a 3.899 time in this heat is one of those runs that we’ll look back at in the Countdown and say, ‘that was pretty stout!’ It’ll probably give us lane choice and to do it again at whatever temperature it is now is awesome. Makes sleeping tonight a little better.”

PADUCAH, KY (Sept. 19, 2025) — Paducah International Raceway offers one of the most unique challenges on the American Sprint Car Series circuit. Friday night, Jason Martin became the latest to conquer its high-banked, high-speed confines with his third victory of the season.

Martin, the 2023 Series champion from Liberal, KS, grabbed the lead from polesitter Matt Covington on Lap 11 and never looked back, leading the final 15 laps of the main event to capture his 17th career Series checkered flag and first at the 3/8-mile Kentucky oval.

“I ran the top of (Turns) 1 and 2 as hard as you could possibly run it and never got out of the throttle,” Martin said. “If you did, you were gonna crash. This place is just demanding. It’s got such high banking, and the way you enter the corner, it seems like it [goes up] 20 feet going into Turn 1.

“It’s just a challenging racetrack. To win at these kinds of racetracks gives your team a lot of confidence and pride to be able to race at diverse tracks.”

Covington ruled the opening circuits of the 25-lap Feature, quickly opening up a gap over Martin and the rest of the field that grew as large as 2.4 seconds by Lap 5. However, the two-time Paducah winner’s right-rear tire soon began losing air, which slowed his pace enough to aid in Martin’s pursuit of the top spot.

Martin rapidly reeled-in the No. 95 on Lap 11 and made his move to the outside in Turn 3, driving around Covington and completing the pass for the lead out of Turn 4.

“I felt like we were running [Covington] down anyways; it was just a matter of being in traffic,” Martin said. “He was way faster in clean air, but once we got to traffic and had to move around, I felt like we had a pretty versatile car.

“It’s unfortunate for them; I hate to see them have a bad run. He’s always good here. If we could’ve beat him fair and square, that would’ve been what I wanted, but that’s just not how it plays out some nights.”

Covington’s tire went flat on the next lap, slowing him down and bringing out the yellow flag as he ducked into the work area to get it changed. Restarting from the tail of the field, he was able to drive back to a fourth-place finish.

Back out front, Martin led with authority, not once letting his competition get close enough to make a bid for the top spot as he led the rest of the distance to bank the $4,000 grand prize.

Austyn Gossel, of Fort Collins, CO, crossed the finish line second to bank his second runner-up finish of the season. He avoided an incident on a Lap 12 restart that collected several cars, including points leaders Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn, which moved him up multiple spots, and hung on in the final laps to match his best career Series finish.

“After the last five or six weeks we’ve had — it’s been hell, especially the last time we were out, we crashed three times in two nights — it feels really good to be back on the podium again,” Gossel said. “It’s unfortunate; those last three laps, we dropped a cylinder. I felt like I was catching them going into lapped traffic, and it just let go. I was praying for the white flag and the checkered flag because I wasn’t gonna make it much longer.”

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Garrett Benson, of Concordia, MO, crossed the stripe third, banking his third podium finish of the season and getting retribution at the track after mechanical issues handed him a DNS during the Series’ first visit to Paducah in May.

“We had some gremlins last time we were here back in May, but I’m just happy to survive,” Benson said. “This is one of the most demanding, intimidating tracks I’ve ever been on. It’s not very big, but it’s got so much banking that you carry so much speed.

“Three laps-to-go, I about crashed it down in Turn 2 and was just hanging on there.”

Covington finished fourth while Kansas native Kyler Johnson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Saturday, Sept. 20, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO, racing for a $10,000 grand prize.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Jason Martin Wins Paducah for Third American Sprint Car Series Victory of 2025

PADUCAH, KY (Sept. 19, 2025) — Paducah International Raceway offers one of the most unique challenges on the American Sprint Car Series circuit. Friday night, Jason Martin became the latest to conquer its high-banked, high-speed confines with his third victory of the season.

Martin, the 2023 Series champion from Liberal, KS, grabbed the lead from polesitter Matt Covington on Lap 11 and never looked back, leading the final 15 laps of the main event to capture his 17th career Series checkered flag and first at the 3/8-mile Kentucky oval.

“I ran the top of (Turns) 1 and 2 as hard as you could possibly run it and never got out of the throttle,” Martin said. “If you did, you were gonna crash. This place is just demanding. It’s got such high banking, and the way you enter the corner, it seems like it [goes up] 20 feet going into Turn 1.

“It’s just a challenging racetrack. To win at these kinds of racetracks gives your team a lot of confidence and pride to be able to race at diverse tracks.”

Covington ruled the opening circuits of the 25-lap Feature, quickly opening up a gap over Martin and the rest of the field that grew as large as 2.4 seconds by Lap 5. However, the two-time Paducah winner’s right-rear tire soon began losing air, which slowed his pace enough to aid in Martin’s pursuit of the top spot.

Martin rapidly reeled-in the No. 95 on Lap 11 and made his move to the outside in Turn 3, driving around Covington and completing the pass for the lead out of Turn 4.

“I felt like we were running [Covington] down anyways; it was just a matter of being in traffic,” Martin said. “He was way faster in clean air, but once we got to traffic and had to move around, I felt like we had a pretty versatile car.

“It’s unfortunate for them; I hate to see them have a bad run. He’s always good here. If we could’ve beat him fair and square, that would’ve been what I wanted, but that’s just not how it plays out some nights.”

Covington’s tire went flat on the next lap, slowing him down and bringing out the yellow flag as he ducked into the work area to get it changed. Restarting from the tail of the field, he was able to drive back to a fourth-place finish.

Back out front, Martin led with authority, not once letting his competition get close enough to make a bid for the top spot as he led the rest of the distance to bank the $4,000 grand prize.

Austyn Gossel, of Fort Collins, CO, crossed the finish line second to bank his second runner-up finish of the season. He avoided an incident on a Lap 12 restart that collected several cars, including points leaders Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Blake Hahn, which moved him up multiple spots, and hung on in the final laps to match his best career Series finish.

“After the last five or six weeks we’ve had — it’s been hell, especially the last time we were out, we crashed three times in two nights — it feels really good to be back on the podium again,” Gossel said. “It’s unfortunate; those last three laps, we dropped a cylinder. I felt like I was catching them going into lapped traffic, and it just let go. I was praying for the white flag and the checkered flag because I wasn’t gonna make it much longer.”

Leading Brodix Rookie of the Year contender, Garrett Benson, of Concordia, MO, crossed the stripe third, banking his third podium finish of the season and getting retribution at the track after mechanical issues handed him a DNS during the Series’ first visit to Paducah in May.

“We had some gremlins last time we were here back in May, but I’m just happy to survive,” Benson said. “This is one of the most demanding, intimidating tracks I’ve ever been on. It’s not very big, but it’s got so much banking that you carry so much speed.

“Three laps-to-go, I about crashed it down in Turn 2 and was just hanging on there.”

Covington finished fourth while Kansas native Kyler Johnson rounded out the top five.

UP NEXT

The American Sprint Car Series is back in action Saturday, Sept. 20, at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park in Pevely, MO, racing for a $10,000 grand prize.

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

ABBREVIATED RESULTS (view full results)

Feature (25 Laps): 1. 36-Jason Martin[2]; 2. 16G-Austyn Gossel[5]; 3. 2B-Garrett Benson[7]; 4. 95-Matt Covington[1]; 5. 45X-Kyler Johnson[6]; 6. 2J-Zach Blurton[13]; 7. 10-Landon Britt[10]; 8. 88-Terry Easum[8]; 9. 88C-Brogan Carder[12]; 10. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr[3]; 11. 52-Blake Hahn[9]; 12. 71-Brady Baker[4]; 13. 88R-Ryder Laplante[11]; 14. 33-Alan Zoutte[14

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 19, 2025) – Devin Moran took the lead from Brandon Overton on lap 17 and then pulled away to win the Friday night portion of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center. Moran, who started fourth, earned $10,000 for his first career win at Knoxville. Overton finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, and Garrett Alberson. Overton bolted to the lead at the start of the race, which had only one caution flag. Overton maintained the lead until Moran, who had been challenging Overton from the first lap, made his move exiting turn two on the 17th lap to take the lead. Moran went on to win by 0.517 seconds at the finish after splitting a pair of cars in traffic to secure the victory. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native became the 52nd different Late Model winner in Knoxville Raceway history. “Winning at one of the greatest dirt tracks in the world is something to be proud of, whether it’s a preliminary night or not, you know. I haven’t been here very often, but every time we come, I feel like we have speed. We just discovered a couple of things, and we were really good all night. The air is so crucial for us because the track is so flat, and we can’t carve like a sprint car. We can’t come right up on that cushion; it’s really challenging to do. They made some adjustments to the bottom of one and two, and I just hit that moisture patch there. I kept working on him (Overton), and finally, it paid off.” Overton, who led the first 16 laps of the race, stayed in second the rest of the race to hold off Davenport. “Sometimes it’s better to be second than to lead, so when I got behind him (Moran), I started to follow him. He was carrying way more speed. I was trying to stay wider to avoid sliding over the cushion, and he was just going so much faster, especially when entering one. But it is what it is. After the heat race, I felt really bad, but Burroughs and the team did a great job making it at least competitive, so we’ll have a shot at it tomorrow. I believe our car is just as good as anyone here.” Davenport, who finished third at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals in 2022, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium. “My car felt pretty good out there, but like anybody here, the closer I got to them, the worse I felt. Once we hit lapped traffic, I fell back a little, and I feel like I passed them both at one point during the last couple of laps, so that’s something we can be proud of. At the start of the race, Devin was really fast; he was running a bit lower, so he was blocking my air, and I couldn’t get lower than him. We were definitely a lot better tonight than last night. Hats off to the track crew; they did an awesome job today. They had a lot of wet clay to work around, but they handled it excellently. Hopefully, the track will be somewhat like that tomorrow.” The winner’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, Refuel Wellness, Anthony’s Pizza, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, VP Fuels, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Red Oak Pub, Eibach Springs, Phillips CPA, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Haulin’ Haskell’s, BOMAG, and Millwood Plumbing. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Ferguson, and Ryan Gustin. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2Friday, September 19, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 17.195 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.236 seconds  Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 6. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell[10] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[6]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[7]; 7. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[10]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[9] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[9]; 9. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 10. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 3. 18C-Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[1]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey; 10. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[10] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 3. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 17-Tim Simpson[4]; 7. 6H-Al Humphrey[8]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 4 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $10,0002 – 2 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $5,5003 – 6 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $3,5004 – 1 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,7005 – 8 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $2,5006 – 3 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,3007 – 10 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,2008 – 9 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $2,1009 – 7 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $2,05010 – 21 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $2,10011 – 17 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $1,60012 – 19 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $1,40013 – 14 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $1,20014 – 16 – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $1,00015 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $95016 – 22 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $1,02517 – 23 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $1,00018 – 12 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $87519 – 18 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – $85020 – 24 – 4 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE – $92521 – 20 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $80022 – 13 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $80023 – 15 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $80024 – 11 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 40Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Bobby PierceMD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-16); Devin Moran (Laps 17-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon OvertonWieland Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 0.517 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 8)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Garrett AlbersonPEM 4th Place Feature: Bobby PierceDMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan EbertDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntoshMD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton WilsonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Gustin (Advanced 11 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (16 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 19.715 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin MoranFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Daulton WilsonOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck KimbleARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 17.1885 secondsTime of Race: 12 minutes 18 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center (75 Laps)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ3 – 01 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL5 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC7 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA8 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA9 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS10 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD11 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA12 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 –   B-Main 1 – 1st Place –   B-Main 2 – 1st Place14 –   B-Main 1 – 2nd Place –   B-Main 2 – 2nd Place15 –   B-Main 1 – 3rd Place –   B-Main 2 – 3rd Place16 –   Event Points 1st Non-Transfer –   Event Points 2nd Non-Transfer Fast Shafts B-Main 1 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE2 – 99X – Dallon Murty – Chelsea, IA – 51B – Brandon Carpenter – Coldwater, MS3 – 51 – Matt Furman – Iowa City, IA – 17 – Tim Simpson – Iowa City, IA4 – 21B – Rich Bell – Sheffield, IL – 99JR – Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL5 – 51C – Dean Carpenter – Coldwater, MS UNOH B-Main 2 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 04 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE2 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – 75 – Daniel Adam – Peru, IL3 – 53 – Andrew Kosiski – Lavista, NE – 38T – Dylan Thornton – Orcutt, CA4 – 45D – Dan Battaglia – Gretna, NE – 6H – Al Humphrey – Giltner, NE5 – 10 – Junior Coover – Norfolk, NE     21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 2

Moran Earns First Career Win at Knoxville in Friday Preliminary

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 19, 2025) – Devin Moran took the lead from Brandon Overton on lap 17 and then pulled away to win the Friday night portion of the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals presented by All Makes Collision Center. Moran, who started fourth, earned $10,000 for his first career win at Knoxville. Overton finished in second, followed by Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, and Garrett Alberson. Overton bolted to the lead at the start of the race, which had only one caution flag. Overton maintained the lead until Moran, who had been challenging Overton from the first lap, made his move exiting turn two on the 17th lap to take the lead. Moran went on to win by 0.517 seconds at the finish after splitting a pair of cars in traffic to secure the victory. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the 23rd time in his career, the Dresden, Ohio native became the 52nd different Late Model winner in Knoxville Raceway history. “Winning at one of the greatest dirt tracks in the world is something to be proud of, whether it’s a preliminary night or not, you know. I haven’t been here very often, but every time we come, I feel like we have speed. We just discovered a couple of things, and we were really good all night. The air is so crucial for us because the track is so flat, and we can’t carve like a sprint car. We can’t come right up on that cushion; it’s really challenging to do. They made some adjustments to the bottom of one and two, and I just hit that moisture patch there. I kept working on him (Overton), and finally, it paid off.” Overton, who led the first 16 laps of the race, stayed in second the rest of the race to hold off Davenport. “Sometimes it’s better to be second than to lead, so when I got behind him (Moran), I started to follow him. He was carrying way more speed. I was trying to stay wider to avoid sliding over the cushion, and he was just going so much faster, especially when entering one. But it is what it is. After the heat race, I felt really bad, but Burroughs and the team did a great job making it at least competitive, so we’ll have a shot at it tomorrow. I believe our car is just as good as anyone here.” Davenport, who finished third at the Knoxville Late Model Nationals in 2022, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium. “My car felt pretty good out there, but like anybody here, the closer I got to them, the worse I felt. Once we hit lapped traffic, I fell back a little, and I feel like I passed them both at one point during the last couple of laps, so that’s something we can be proud of. At the start of the race, Devin was really fast; he was running a bit lower, so he was blocking my air, and I couldn’t get lower than him. We were definitely a lot better tonight than last night. Hats off to the track crew; they did an awesome job today. They had a lot of wet clay to work around, but they handled it excellently. Hopefully, the track will be somewhat like that tomorrow.” The winner’s Double Down Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Big River Steel, Lazydays RV, C&W Trucking, Hazen Services, Refuel Wellness, Anthony’s Pizza, Car Source Auto, McHugh Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram, VP Fuels, Pee Wee’s Wrecker Service, Red Oak Pub, Eibach Springs, Phillips CPA, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Haulin’ Haskell’s, BOMAG, and Millwood Plumbing. Completing the top ten were Ricky Thornton Jr., Brian Shirley, Brandon Sheppard, Carson Ferguson, and Ryan Gustin. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2Friday, September 19, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Carson Ferguson | 17.195 seconds (Overall)Fast Time Group B: Garrett Alberson | 17.236 seconds  Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 2. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[5]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 4. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 5. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 6. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[3]; 7. 15-Clay Stuckey[7]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[8]; 9. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[9]; 10. 21B-Rich Bell[10] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 01-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[2]; 3. 18D-Daulton Wilson[4]; 4. 32-Bobby Pierce[5]; 5. 71-Hudson O’Neal[6]; 6. 19R-Ryan Gustin[7]; 7. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 8. 75-Daniel Adam[10]; 9. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[9] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 99-Devin Moran[5]; 2. 3S-Brian Shirley[4]; 3. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[2]; 4. 58-Garrett Alberson[6]; 5. 79-Donald McIntosh[3]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 7. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[7]; 8. 53-Andrew Kosiski[9]; 9. 51C-Dean Carpenter[8]; 10. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 2. 49-Jonathan Davenport[6]; 3. 18C-Chase Junghans[3]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[5]; 5. 32S-Chris Simpson[4]; 6. 04-Tad Pospisil[7]; 7. 17-Tim Simpson[8]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[1]; 9. (DNS) 6H-Al Humphrey; 10. (DNS) 10-Junior Coover Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 19R-Ryan Gustin[2]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[4]; 3. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[1]; 4. 15-Clay Stuckey[3]; 5. 75-Daniel Adam[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 6J-Jake Neal[8]; 8. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[7]; 9. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 10. 51-Matt Furman[10] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 04-Tad Pospisil[2]; 3. 53-Andrew Kosiski[5]; 4. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[3]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 17-Tim Simpson[4]; 7. 6H-Al Humphrey[8]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[9]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 2 Feature Finish (25 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 4 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $10,0002 – 2 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $5,5003 – 6 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $3,5004 – 1 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $2,7005 – 8 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $2,5006 – 3 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,3007 – 10 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $2,2008 – 9 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $2,1009 – 7 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $2,05010 – 21 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $2,10011 – 17 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $1,60012 – 19 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $1,40013 – 14 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $1,20014 – 16 – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS – $1,00015 – 5 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $95016 – 22 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $1,02517 – 23 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $1,00018 – 12 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $87519 – 18 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – $85020 – 24 – 4 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE – $92521 – 20 – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA – $80022 – 13 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $80023 – 15 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $80024 – 11 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 40Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Bobby PierceMD3 Lap Leaders: Brandon Overton (Laps 1-16); Devin Moran (Laps 17-25)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon OvertonWieland Feature Winner: Devin MoranMargin of Victory: 0.517 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Hudson O’Neal (Lap 8)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport Penske Shocks Top 5: Devin Moran, Brandon Overton, Jonathan Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Garrett AlbersonPEM 4th Place Feature: Bobby PierceDMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Garrett AlbersonWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Brian ShirleyWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Dan EbertDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Donald McIntoshMD3 24th Place Feature: Daulton WilsonHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Ryan Gustin (Advanced 11 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Overton (16 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Devin Moran | Lap 3 | 19.715 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Devin MoranFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Daulton WilsonOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Chuck KimbleARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Brandon Sheppard | 17.1885 secondsTime of Race: 12 minutes 18 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center (75 Laps)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ3 – 01 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL5 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC7 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA8 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA9 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – 18C – Chase Junghans – Manhattan, KS10 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD11 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – 93L – Cory Lawler – Hanover, PA12 – 99S – Jesse Sobbing – Malvern, IA – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL13 –   B-Main 1 – 1st Place –   B-Main 2 – 1st Place14 –   B-Main 1 – 2nd Place –   B-Main 2 – 2nd Place15 –   B-Main 1 – 3rd Place –   B-Main 2 – 3rd Place16 –   Event Points 1st Non-Transfer –   Event Points 2nd Non-Transfer Fast Shafts B-Main 1 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE2 – 99X – Dallon Murty – Chelsea, IA – 51B – Brandon Carpenter – Coldwater, MS3 – 51 – Matt Furman – Iowa City, IA – 17 – Tim Simpson – Iowa City, IA4 – 21B – Rich Bell – Sheffield, IL – 99JR – Frank Heckenast Jr – Frankfort, IL5 – 51C – Dean Carpenter – Coldwater, MS UNOH B-Main 2 (15 Laps | Top 3 transfer)Row – Car # – Driver – Hometown – Car # – Driver – Hometown1 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – 04 – Tad Pospisil – Norfolk, NE2 – 15 – Clay Stuckey – Shreveport, LA – 75 – Daniel Adam – Peru, IL3 – 53 – Andrew Kosiski – Lavista, NE – 38T – Dylan Thornton – Orcutt, CA4 – 45D – Dan Battaglia – Gretna, NE – 6H – Al Humphrey – Giltner, NE5 – 10 – Junior Coover – Norfolk, NE     21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 2

FRIDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 15 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE GRABS LOW E.T. IN FRIDAY NIGHT QUALIFYING FOR THE NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALSProck second, Beckman 13th after first two rounds of qualifying

FRIDAY RECAP – CHARLOTTE 2Race 15 of 20

Photography: John Force Racing / Auto Imagery / Gary Nastase

FORCE GRABS LOW E.T. IN FRIDAY NIGHT QUALIFYING FOR THE NHRA 4-WIDE CAROLINA NATIONALSProck second, Beckman 13th after first two rounds of qualifying

CONCORD, N.C. (Sept. 19, 2025) – Brittany Force drove her HendrickCars.comTop Fuel dragster to low elapsed time of the day with a run of 3.698 seconds at 338.85 mph in Friday night qualifying for the NHRA Mission Foods NHRA 4-Wide Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway in Concord, N.C. Her John Force Racing teammates, Austin Prock and Jack Beckman, qualified second and 13th, respectively, in Funny Car. Prock’s Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS ran 3.900 seconds at 327.74 mph in the night session while Beckman’s best run in the PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS, 4.109 seconds at 260.97 mph, was made in the afternoon session. The final two rounds of qualifying are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. ET. Final eliminations are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. E.T. on Sunday, Sept. 21. Quote from Brittany Force, HendrickCars.com Tools Top Fuel Dragster:“I don’t know why I had a good feeling about it. I saw the cars out ahead of us going low 3.70s and I don’t know why 3.69 popped in my head. We’ve done it before and I felt like we could do it in the HendrickCars.com car, and they told me 3.69 down there on the top end. Sometimes the driver is just in tune and knows what we’re aiming to run. “This is such a beautiful facility. To pull up here and it’s dark out, you’ve got lights going all the way down the racetrack and then just to see these cars go down the track, flames coming out of the headers, there’s nothing like it. It’s still exciting for me and especially to be in the car.” Quote from Austin Prock, Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“It was a good day overall for the Cornwell Tools team. We were low in the first session, then second quick in the second session, and it was not a perfect run by any means. We had a lot of issues going on and still put up a good enough number to take the second spot. So, I’m happy with that. I kept it in the middle of the groove both runs today so I was proud of that. It had dropped a couple cylinders and was only on six cylinders for most of the second run. So, to still run 9 flat (3.900 seconds) says a lot about this team. We’ll keep picking away at it and get it dialed in more tomorrow and then we’ll be ready to go on Sunday. “I don’t know what time we run tomorrow but how quick we run really just depends on cloud cover. If we get some cloud cover, we should be able to run an 89, I would say. But even if we roll into Sunday qualified second, we’ll be happy with that. We’ve won a lot from second place this year. So, yeah, overall, a good day and looking forward to tomorrow. We’re going to have Mr. H (NASCAR championship team owner and HendrickCars.com owner Rick Hendrick) in the house and hope we can make a few more nice passes for him.” Quotes from Jack Beckman, PEAK Antifreeze and Coolant Chevrolet SS Funny Car:“We don’t normally leave Friday qualifying in 13th place, having not made it to the finish line. In the first run, we put a cylinder out and shut it off early. And then in the second run, our 60-foot time was the quickest out there, our 330 was the quickest out there and our PEAK SQUAD Chevy was already spinning the tires at 270 feet. We were pushing hard, and we were trying to run an 85 or 86. You learn lessons, right? An 89 or 88 would have got us the pole position there. But we made it far enough down the track to learn something. Now, tomorrow’s going to be very different conditions than the night run tonight, probably more similar to what we’ll see in eliminations on Sunday. So, we’ll back it down a little bit. I think there’s still enough space for us to slide into the top half of qualifying tomorrow, but we’re going to push as hard as we think the racetrack will take and try to get some bonus points.”

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 18, 2025) – Garrett Alberson led all 19 laps of the rain-shortened Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. It was the opening night of a three-race weekend for the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center. Tyler Erb finished in second, followed by Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Jonathan Davenport. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2025 and for the first time ever at Knoxville, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native earned $10,000 for the win. “This is huge, especially for Ken and Beth. They have been coming here for so long, and this is an Iowa deal. It means a lot to get this red car into victory lane here in Knoxville. First off, I hope everybody involved in those wrecks is okay. It was a weird race; the restarts were really hard to judge. I didn’t feel like I could accelerate very well – my gearing felt a little bit off. It’s so tough to judge if you’re doing the right thing with your speed because you could be in the correct lane, but if you don’t do it just right, you lose so much speed. I was just trying to keep my speed up and hit the lanes.” Erb, who swept two preliminaries in 2021 at Knoxville, came from the 10th starting spot to finish second to Alberson. “By making a lot of laps here, you’re not going to pass them on the outside when the cushion is that low. I had a couple of restarts that worked out once I finally got past Joiner, and then I was kind of biding my time, not trying to hurt myself there, just had two or three restarts. The one I got by Perm and Sheppy was pretty good; we made 19 of 25, and Garrett did a good job. Everything played out well.” Wilson, in his first Lucas Oil race since Port Royal in August, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “Running third feels good. We definitely need to work on our race cars a bit, but with the setup we have for tonight’s race, we’ll take it. The biggest thing is trying to stay out of air on those restarts; my car wouldn’t take off on those starts at all, so I know I was holding up the whole field. Like I said, we made the most of it, and luckily, we ended up here.” The winner’s Roberts Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Sunoco Race Fuels, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Done Right TV, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Roemer Machine, Degano Powersports, Bilstein Shocks, and Mitchell Ranch. Completing the top ten drivers were Aaron Marrant, Joseph Joiner, Devin Moran, Donald McIntosh, and Dan Ebert. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1Thursday, September 18, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 16.689 seconds Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.566 seconds (Overall – New Track Record) Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 99X-Dallon Murty[4]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[9]; 9. 6H-Al Humphrey[10]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[8]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[7] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 3. 01-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]; 9. 18C-Chase Junghans[7]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[3] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 6H-Al Humphrey[7]; 9. (DNS) 99X-Dallon Murty; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[6]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 45D-Dan Battaglia[5]; 7. (DNS) 18C-Chase Junghans; 8. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam; 9. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1 Feature Finish (19 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,0002 – 10 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $5,5003 – 4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $3,5004 – 8 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,7005 – 18 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $2,5006 – 6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $2,3007 – 9 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $2,2008 – 11 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $2,1009 – 19 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $2,05010 – 22 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $2,10011 – 12 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $1,60012 – 13 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $1,40013 – 14 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $1,20014 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $1,00015 – 16 – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD – $95016 – 1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $92517 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00018 – 23 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $97519 – 5 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $85020 – 15 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $82521 – 21 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $90022 – 3 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – $80023 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $80024 – 20 – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 39Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon SheppardMD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-19)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett AlbersonWieland Feature Winner: Garrett AlbersonMargin of Victory: 0.956 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Tyler Bruening (Lap 13); Chad Simpson (Lap 15); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 15 restart); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 16); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Carson Ferguson (Lap 19 restart)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan DavenportWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Joseph JoinerWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Bobby PierceMD3 24th Place Feature: Jake NealHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 13 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (19 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 1 | 16.809 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Tyler ErbFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Hudson O’NealOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach HustonARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.7375 secondsTime of Race: 48 minutes 54 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 1:

Alberson Wins Late Model Knoxville Nationals Opener

KNOXVILLE, IA (September 18, 2025) – Garrett Alberson led all 19 laps of the rain-shortened Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event on Thursday night at Knoxville Raceway. It was the opening night of a three-race weekend for the 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center. Tyler Erb finished in second, followed by Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton Jr., and Jonathan Davenport. In Lucas Oil Victory Lane for the fourth time in 2025 and for the first time ever at Knoxville, the Las Cruces, New Mexico native earned $10,000 for the win. “This is huge, especially for Ken and Beth. They have been coming here for so long, and this is an Iowa deal. It means a lot to get this red car into victory lane here in Knoxville. First off, I hope everybody involved in those wrecks is okay. It was a weird race; the restarts were really hard to judge. I didn’t feel like I could accelerate very well – my gearing felt a little bit off. It’s so tough to judge if you’re doing the right thing with your speed because you could be in the correct lane, but if you don’t do it just right, you lose so much speed. I was just trying to keep my speed up and hit the lanes.” Erb, who swept two preliminaries in 2021 at Knoxville, came from the 10th starting spot to finish second to Alberson. “By making a lot of laps here, you’re not going to pass them on the outside when the cushion is that low. I had a couple of restarts that worked out once I finally got past Joiner, and then I was kind of biding my time, not trying to hurt myself there, just had two or three restarts. The one I got by Perm and Sheppy was pretty good; we made 19 of 25, and Garrett did a good job. Everything played out well.” Wilson, in his first Lucas Oil race since Port Royal in August, rounded out the Big River Steel Podium in third. “Running third feels good. We definitely need to work on our race cars a bit, but with the setup we have for tonight’s race, we’ll take it. The biggest thing is trying to stay out of air on those restarts; my car wouldn’t take off on those starts at all, so I know I was holding up the whole field. Like I said, we made the most of it, and luckily, we ended up here.” The winner’s Roberts Motorsports, Longhorn Chassis is powered by a Clements Racing Engine and sponsored by Low Voltage Solutions, Inc., Mesilla Valley Transportation, Sunoco Race Fuels, Titan Racing Products, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Bill’s Sport Shop, Done Right TV, Dickie’s Doghouse, Cheap Cars, Fertilizer Equipment Specialists, Roemer Machine, Degano Powersports, Bilstein Shocks, and Mitchell Ranch. Completing the top ten drivers were Aaron Marrant, Joseph Joiner, Devin Moran, Donald McIntosh, and Dan Ebert. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1Thursday, September 18, 2025Knoxville Raceway | Knoxville, IA Allstar Performance Time TrialsFast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 16.689 seconds Fast Time Group B: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.566 seconds (Overall – New Track Record) Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[1]; 2. 19M-Joseph Joiner[3]; 3. 32S-Chris Simpson[2]; 4. 19R-Ryan Gustin[5]; 5. 3S-Brian Shirley[6]; 6. 25-Chad Simpson[7]; 7. 99X-Dallon Murty[4]; 8. 38T-Dylan Thornton[9]; 9. 6H-Al Humphrey[10]; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 79-Donald McIntosh[1]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[3]; 3. 1-Brandon Sheppard[4]; 4. 71-Hudson O’Neal[2]; 5. 16-Tyler Bruening[5]; 6. 15-Clay Stuckey[9]; 7. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 8. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[8]; 9. 10-Junior Coover[10]; 10. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[7] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 49-Jonathan Davenport[1]; 2. 32-Bobby Pierce[3]; 3. 01-Tyler Erb[4]; 4. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 5. 18D-Daulton Wilson[5]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[8]; 7. 93L-Cory Lawler[2]; 8. 45D-Dan Battaglia[10]; 9. 18C-Chase Junghans[7]; 10. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (12 Laps, Top 5 Transfer): 1. 6J-Jake Neal[1]; 2. 76N-Blair Nothdurft[2]; 3. 58-Garrett Alberson[5]; 4. 76-Brandon Overton[4]; 5. 1XM-Aaron Marrant[6]; 6. 6-Clay Harris[7]; 7. 51-Matt Furman[8]; 8. 21B-Rich Bell[9]; 9. 75-Daniel Adam[3] Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (8 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 25-Chad Simpson[1]; 2. 93-Carson Ferguson[4]; 3. 15-Clay Stuckey[2]; 4. 99S-Jesse Sobbing[9]; 5. 51B-Brandon Carpenter[6]; 6. 38T-Dylan Thornton[5]; 7. 10-Junior Coover[8]; 8. 6H-Al Humphrey[7]; 9. (DNS) 99X-Dallon Murty; 10. (DNS) 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (6 Laps, Top 2 Transfer): 1. 60-Dan Ebert[1]; 2. 6-Clay Harris[2]; 3. 51-Matt Furman[4]; 4. 21B-Rich Bell[6]; 5. 93L-Cory Lawler[3]; 6. 45D-Dan Battaglia[5]; 7. (DNS) 18C-Chase Junghans; 8. (DNS) 75-Daniel Adam; 9. (DNS) 51C-Dean Carpenter 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center | Night 1 Feature Finish (19 Laps): Pos – Start – Car # – Competitor – Hometown – Pay1 – 2 – 58 – Garrett Alberson – Las Cruces, NM – $10,0002 – 10 – 1 – Tyler Erb – New Waverly, TX – $5,5003 – 4 – 18D – Daulton Wilson – Fayetteville, NC – $3,5004 – 8 – 20RT – Ricky Thornton Jr – Chandler, AZ – $2,7005 – 18 – 49 – Jonathan Davenport – Blairsville, GA – $2,5006 – 6 – 1XM – Aaron Marrant – Richmond, MO – $2,3007 – 9 – 19M – Joseph Joiner – Milton, FL – $2,2008 – 11 – 99 – Devin Moran – Dresden, OH – $2,1009 – 19 – 79 – Donald McIntosh – Dawsonville, GA – $2,05010 – 22 – 60 – Dan Ebert – Lake Shore, MN – $2,10011 – 12 – 76 – Brandon Overton – Evans, GA – $1,60012 – 13 – 32S – Chris Simpson – Oxford, IA – $1,40013 – 14 – 32 – Bobby Pierce – Oakwood, IL – $1,20014 – 17 – 22 – Daniel Hilsabeck – Earlham, IA – $1,00015 – 16 – 76N – Blair Nothdurft – Renner, SD – $95016 – 1 – 1 – Brandon Sheppard – New Berlin, IL – $92517 – 24 – 6 – Clay Harris – Jupiter, FL – $1,00018 – 23 – 93 – Carson Ferguson – Lincolnton, NC – $97519 – 5 – 19R – Ryan Gustin – Marshalltown, IA – $85020 – 15 – 71 – Hudson O’Neal – Martinsville, IN – $82521 – 21 – 25 – Chad Simpson – Mt. Vernon, IA – $90022 – 3 – 16 – Tyler Bruening – Decorah, IA – $80023 – 7 – 3S – Brian Shirley – Chatham, IL – $80024 – 20 – 6J – Jake Neal – Omaha, NE – $800 Race Statistics  Entrants: 39Victory Fuel Pole Sitter: Brandon SheppardMD3 Lap Leaders: Garrett Alberson (Laps 1-19)Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Garrett AlbersonWieland Feature Winner: Garrett AlbersonMargin of Victory: 0.956 secondsColtman Farms Racing Cautions: Brian Shirley (Lap 8); Tyler Bruening (Lap 13); Chad Simpson (Lap 15); Hudson O’Neal (Lap 15 restart); Brandon Sheppard (Lap 16); Ryan Gustin (Lap 19); Carson Ferguson (Lap 19 restart)Series Provisionals: n/aFast Time Provisional: n/aEmergency Provisional: n/aTrack Provisional: n/aBig River Steel Podium Top 3: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson Penske Shocks Top 5: Garrett Alberson, Tyler Erb, Daulton Wilson, Ricky Thornton, Jr., Jonathan DavenportPEM 4th Place Feature: Ricky Thornton, Jr.DMI Rearends 5th Place Feature: Jonathan DavenportWilwood Brakes Lucky 7th Place Feature: Joseph JoinerWehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Brandon OvertonDeatherage Opticians Lucky 13th Place Feature: Bobby PierceMD3 24th Place Feature: Jake NealHoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Jonathan Davenport (Advanced 13 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Garrett Alberson (19 Laps)Sunoco Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Garrett AlbersonMidwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Ricky Thornton, Jr.O’Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: n/aPro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Garrett Alberson | Lap 1 | 16.809 secondsSlicker Graphics Slickest Move of the Race: Tyler ErbFresh Roof Hard Luck Award: Hudson O’NealOuterwears Crew Chief of the Race: Zach HustonARP Engine Builder of the Race: Clements Racing EnginesMiller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Longhorn ChassisDirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Ricky Thornton, Jr. | 16.7375 secondsTime of Race: 48 minutes 54 seconds 21st Lucas Oil Late Model Knoxville Nationals Presented by All Makes Collision Center Point Standings | After Night 1:

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 18, 2025) — For over 35 years, 410 Sprint Car racing has been one of the most popular attractions at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

This Saturday, the 360 cubic-inch variety of winged open-wheel machines will get their opportunity to start a new chapter in the track’s long Sprint Car history, gracing the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in Pevely, MO, for the first time in nearly 30 years with the return of the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS).

• Sept. 24, 1995 — inaugural Series champion Garry Lee Maier took the checkered flag in the first and only previous appearance by the national 360 Sprint Car series at I-55.

• Sept. 20, 2025 — nearly 30 years to the date — the modern-day American Sprint Car Series stars return to battle for a $10,000 grand prize, marking the sixth five-figure winner’s share paid out on the national circuit in 2025.

Of the list of ASCS stars competing this weekend, two-time National Series champion Blake Hahn knows all about the excitement ahead. After clinching back-to-back national ASCS titles in 2021 and 2022, the Oklahoma native spent two years chasing a 410-based schedule and made his debut at I-55 with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in April 2023.

“It was really cool; the place was everything I ever thought it was gonna be,” Hahn said. “It’s one of those places that was on my bucket list. Really, a lot of it stems from being a kid and playing the World of Outlaws (Sprint Cars 2002) game growing up. Being able to go that track that I grew up racing on the video game at was pretty neat, and I’ve been able to see a bunch of really good Outlaws races there, too.”

That night, Hahn put together a standout charge through field, driving from 23rd on the starting grid up to a fifth-place finish against the world’s best Sprint Car drivers.

“I found out about halfway through the race how to work the bottom to get some good drive off and was able to sneak by a few guys like that,” Hahn said. “Had some cautions play out in our favor and was able to pick a few off that way. A lot of guys were up top, sliding each other, and I just rolled around the bottom, making sure I hit the moisture off the exits to get some good launch down the straightaway.”

Hahn is not shy about his ambition to race again at the Missouri oval. Tracks with both a high degree of banking and circumference of 0.333 miles or less are not common to the national ASCS circuit, so Hahn takes advantage when the opportunity knocks.

“It’s a small track, and not that we’re not used to small tracks, but we don’t get a whole lot of small tracks with that much banking,” Hahn said. “So, it’s really cool to be able to go somewhere like that. Another thing that pops out is having that infield wall down there. There’s not a lot of places you can get away from the action; it’s all right there.

“Something else that’s really neat about it is you can get up top and really bang the boards and be hammer-down, or you can finesse the bottom and get it rolling too.”

That positive reputation as a multi-groove racetrack was forged through years of strong track surface maintenance. It’s a reputation local businessman, dirt track promoter and car owner Josh Carroll made sure to uphold after purchasing the track from Ray and Sue Marler in the spring.

“We’ve done a lot of work to it,” Carroll said. “At the beginning of the year, we had some issues we had to work out with it. We’ve got them worked out, and the last few weeks it’s been smooth and had a cushion. I know some Sprint Car guys like a little character, but as dry as it’s been, I expect it to be perfectly smooth, and we’ll try to give them the best cushion we can to do some racing.”

The track has produced several iconic moments with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars since the Series’ debut there in 1987, such as unforgettable feats during the Ironman 55. Now Carroll and his team will aim to bring the same fortune to ASCS.

“The fans love the Sprint Cars there,” Carroll said. “Any Sprint Car, whether it be the World of Outlaws or ASCS, puts on a great show there and the fans love to see it.”

With one eye on this Saturday — a potentially crucial event to the points championship chase — Hahn already has the other on a future for I-55 and ASCS.

ASCS at I-55: A Return Nearly 30 Years in the Making

PEVELY, MO (Sept. 18, 2025) — For over 35 years, 410 Sprint Car racing has been one of the most popular attractions at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park.

This Saturday, the 360 cubic-inch variety of winged open-wheel machines will get their opportunity to start a new chapter in the track’s long Sprint Car history, gracing the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in Pevely, MO, for the first time in nearly 30 years with the return of the American Sprint Car Series (ASCS).

• Sept. 24, 1995 — inaugural Series champion Garry Lee Maier took the checkered flag in the first and only previous appearance by the national 360 Sprint Car series at I-55.

• Sept. 20, 2025 — nearly 30 years to the date — the modern-day American Sprint Car Series stars return to battle for a $10,000 grand prize, marking the sixth five-figure winner’s share paid out on the national circuit in 2025.

Of the list of ASCS stars competing this weekend, two-time National Series champion Blake Hahn knows all about the excitement ahead. After clinching back-to-back national ASCS titles in 2021 and 2022, the Oklahoma native spent two years chasing a 410-based schedule and made his debut at I-55 with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in April 2023.

“It was really cool; the place was everything I ever thought it was gonna be,” Hahn said. “It’s one of those places that was on my bucket list. Really, a lot of it stems from being a kid and playing the World of Outlaws (Sprint Cars 2002) game growing up. Being able to go that track that I grew up racing on the video game at was pretty neat, and I’ve been able to see a bunch of really good Outlaws races there, too.”

That night, Hahn put together a standout charge through field, driving from 23rd on the starting grid up to a fifth-place finish against the world’s best Sprint Car drivers.

“I found out about halfway through the race how to work the bottom to get some good drive off and was able to sneak by a few guys like that,” Hahn said. “Had some cautions play out in our favor and was able to pick a few off that way. A lot of guys were up top, sliding each other, and I just rolled around the bottom, making sure I hit the moisture off the exits to get some good launch down the straightaway.”

Hahn is not shy about his ambition to race again at the Missouri oval. Tracks with both a high degree of banking and circumference of 0.333 miles or less are not common to the national ASCS circuit, so Hahn takes advantage when the opportunity knocks.

“It’s a small track, and not that we’re not used to small tracks, but we don’t get a whole lot of small tracks with that much banking,” Hahn said. “So, it’s really cool to be able to go somewhere like that. Another thing that pops out is having that infield wall down there. There’s not a lot of places you can get away from the action; it’s all right there.

“Something else that’s really neat about it is you can get up top and really bang the boards and be hammer-down, or you can finesse the bottom and get it rolling too.”

That positive reputation as a multi-groove racetrack was forged through years of strong track surface maintenance. It’s a reputation local businessman, dirt track promoter and car owner Josh Carroll made sure to uphold after purchasing the track from Ray and Sue Marler in the spring.

“We’ve done a lot of work to it,” Carroll said. “At the beginning of the year, we had some issues we had to work out with it. We’ve got them worked out, and the last few weeks it’s been smooth and had a cushion. I know some Sprint Car guys like a little character, but as dry as it’s been, I expect it to be perfectly smooth, and we’ll try to give them the best cushion we can to do some racing.”

The track has produced several iconic moments with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars since the Series’ debut there in 1987, such as unforgettable feats during the Ironman 55. Now Carroll and his team will aim to bring the same fortune to ASCS.

“The fans love the Sprint Cars there,” Carroll said. “Any Sprint Car, whether it be the World of Outlaws or ASCS, puts on a great show there and the fans love to see it.”

With one eye on this Saturday — a potentially crucial event to the points championship chase — Hahn already has the other on a future for I-55 and ASCS.

“Everybody’s excited to go there, and it gives a different group of guys the chance to go race at a premier track like that,” Hahn said. “Hopefully, we have some good turnout with the fans and drivers, we can show the track our support, and hopefully, they want to have us back.”

Dennis Roth’s nephew has been an important, reliable presence as the team has carved out its place in history

TULARE, CA (September 18, 2025) – Many drivers have contributed to the lasting legacy of Roth Motorsports.

Legendary names like Danny Lasoski, Sammy Swindell, Tim Kaeding, Joey Saldana, and several more have helped cement Dennis and Teresa Roth as some of Sprint Car racing’s most impactful team owners ever – who will again be honored during the Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway, Sept. 19-20.

But there’s a name that came before all the others. A name that may not be as recognizable as those above but has been just as important to Roth’s success that spans more than three decades. That name is Todd Ventura.

He’s Dennis Roth’s nephew and started racing in his youth. When Roth’s fandom brought the California team to life in 1992, he tabbed Ventura as the driver. Early success set the stage for what would grow into one of the sport’s powerhouses.

“Dennis was a fan and had a successful business and wanted to become a car owner,” Ventura explained. “So, I said, ‘I’d like to try to drive.’ The first car was a 360 (engine), and it was all white and number 4 because he goes, ‘I don’t know if you’re any good, and I don’t want my name on there if you’re not any good.’ So, we started and did okay. It was enough to where we had our home-built motor, and our first engine was from (Ron) Shaver. I think we started in 1992. In 1993, we won the 360 track championship at Hanford (Kings Speedway). Brent Kaeding won the 410s. I won the 360s.”

The next year, Ventura suffered an injury that ended his time behind the wheel, but it was far from the end of his connection with his uncle’s organization.

Ventura remained closely involved with Roth Motorsports as they established themselves as one of Sprint Car racing’s premier teams. Across the decades, as they’ve racked up 125 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victories with 16 different drivers, countless accomplishments on the West Coast, and many other accolades, Ventura has been a key piece of the puzzle in a managerial role.

The last few years have seen Ventura help write another important chapter in the team’s history. He’s been a driving force of the partnership between the team and Toyota as they’ve developed the TRD 410 Sprint Car engine.

Oddly enough, the Toyota engine’s first World of Outlaws win was also the 100th as a team for Roth Motorsports when James McFadden won at Volusia Speedway Park in March of 2023. That was the start of something special that continues to grow for Toyota. “J-Mac” topped five more races that year, and the team brought Kofoid aboard halfway through the season in another car. He added a victory at Placerville Speedway that fall.

Since then, Kofoid has become the primary Roth pilot as McFadden spends more time in his homeland of Australia. With Kofoid joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2024, the team has been operating arguably as good as it ever has. The Penngrove, CA native took the No. 83 to seven victories in his rookie campaign and has already amassed 11 checkered flags this year with 16 races remaining. Among those are a pair of six-figure paydays at Huset’s Speedway in June, including the largest winner’s share in Series history, $250,000. Their 11 wins this season are the most since bagging a dozen in 2000 and the third-highest amount ever tallied by Roth in a year.

“To me, the Toyota Development side of it was where I was more involved,” Ventura said. “For them to believe in us was special. We had a really good group at the time and that being Buddy (Kofoid), Dylan (Buswell), Brent (Ventura), and James (McFadden), and they were all open minded. To see what we are three or four years later and how it’s evolved into what it is, in all honesty, makes me very proud of that part of it with the success we’ve had.”

The weekend ahead presents a special two nights for Ventura and everyone involved with Roth Motorsports. Next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt is the fourth Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway, which serves up a fitting $83,000 payday in the finale as a nod to Roth’s car number at the team’s home track. A track where Dennis helped secure their first World of Outlaws race in 2003.

“Dennis and Steve Faria go way back,” Ventura said. “Steve got an Outlaw race because of Dennis being a car owner. At that point, with Ted (Johnson), you had to have a connection, and Dennis was his connection. Steve and Dennis became close friends, and we’ve always considered Tulare our home track and have great respect for Steve and everybody there.”

But it’s more than a race. It’s a time to celebrate Dennis and all he’s done for the sport. A time to look back on how far they’ve come and all the people that have been a part along the way, after a passionate race fan started a team in the early 1990s and put his nephew in the seat.

“The biggest part to me is the relationships,” Ventura said. “I don’t know of too many guys that have ever worked for Dennis that still don’t come up and shake his hand and say hello, or they come to me and ask how Dennis and Teresa are doing.”

BUILDING A POWERHOUSE: Todd Ventura’s Tenure with Roth Motorsports

Dennis Roth’s nephew has been an important, reliable presence as the team has carved out its place in history

TULARE, CA (September 18, 2025) – Many drivers have contributed to the lasting legacy of Roth Motorsports.

Legendary names like Danny Lasoski, Sammy Swindell, Tim Kaeding, Joey Saldana, and several more have helped cement Dennis and Teresa Roth as some of Sprint Car racing’s most impactful team owners ever – who will again be honored during the Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway, Sept. 19-20.

But there’s a name that came before all the others. A name that may not be as recognizable as those above but has been just as important to Roth’s success that spans more than three decades. That name is Todd Ventura.

He’s Dennis Roth’s nephew and started racing in his youth. When Roth’s fandom brought the California team to life in 1992, he tabbed Ventura as the driver. Early success set the stage for what would grow into one of the sport’s powerhouses.

“Dennis was a fan and had a successful business and wanted to become a car owner,” Ventura explained. “So, I said, ‘I’d like to try to drive.’ The first car was a 360 (engine), and it was all white and number 4 because he goes, ‘I don’t know if you’re any good, and I don’t want my name on there if you’re not any good.’ So, we started and did okay. It was enough to where we had our home-built motor, and our first engine was from (Ron) Shaver. I think we started in 1992. In 1993, we won the 360 track championship at Hanford (Kings Speedway). Brent Kaeding won the 410s. I won the 360s.”

The next year, Ventura suffered an injury that ended his time behind the wheel, but it was far from the end of his connection with his uncle’s organization.

Ventura remained closely involved with Roth Motorsports as they established themselves as one of Sprint Car racing’s premier teams. Across the decades, as they’ve racked up 125 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victories with 16 different drivers, countless accomplishments on the West Coast, and many other accolades, Ventura has been a key piece of the puzzle in a managerial role.

The last few years have seen Ventura help write another important chapter in the team’s history. He’s been a driving force of the partnership between the team and Toyota as they’ve developed the TRD 410 Sprint Car engine.

Oddly enough, the Toyota engine’s first World of Outlaws win was also the 100th as a team for Roth Motorsports when James McFadden won at Volusia Speedway Park in March of 2023. That was the start of something special that continues to grow for Toyota. “J-Mac” topped five more races that year, and the team brought Kofoid aboard halfway through the season in another car. He added a victory at Placerville Speedway that fall.

Since then, Kofoid has become the primary Roth pilot as McFadden spends more time in his homeland of Australia. With Kofoid joining the World of Outlaws full-time in 2024, the team has been operating arguably as good as it ever has. The Penngrove, CA native took the No. 83 to seven victories in his rookie campaign and has already amassed 11 checkered flags this year with 16 races remaining. Among those are a pair of six-figure paydays at Huset’s Speedway in June, including the largest winner’s share in Series history, $250,000. Their 11 wins this season are the most since bagging a dozen in 2000 and the third-highest amount ever tallied by Roth in a year.

“To me, the Toyota Development side of it was where I was more involved,” Ventura said. “For them to believe in us was special. We had a really good group at the time and that being Buddy (Kofoid), Dylan (Buswell), Brent (Ventura), and James (McFadden), and they were all open minded. To see what we are three or four years later and how it’s evolved into what it is, in all honesty, makes me very proud of that part of it with the success we’ve had.”

The weekend ahead presents a special two nights for Ventura and everyone involved with Roth Motorsports. Next on the agenda for The Greatest Show on Dirt is the fourth Dennis Roth Classic at Tulare, CA’s Thunderbowl Raceway, which serves up a fitting $83,000 payday in the finale as a nod to Roth’s car number at the team’s home track. A track where Dennis helped secure their first World of Outlaws race in 2003.

“Dennis and Steve Faria go way back,” Ventura said. “Steve got an Outlaw race because of Dennis being a car owner. At that point, with Ted (Johnson), you had to have a connection, and Dennis was his connection. Steve and Dennis became close friends, and we’ve always considered Tulare our home track and have great respect for Steve and everybody there.”

But it’s more than a race. It’s a time to celebrate Dennis and all he’s done for the sport. A time to look back on how far they’ve come and all the people that have been a part along the way, after a passionate race fan started a team in the early 1990s and put his nephew in the seat.

“The biggest part to me is the relationships,” Ventura said. “I don’t know of too many guys that have ever worked for Dennis that still don’t come up and shake his hand and say hello, or they come to me and ask how Dennis and Teresa are doing.”

Buddy Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports team hope to bank $83,000 at this weekend’s Dennis Roth Classic at Thunderbowl Raceway on Sept. 19-20. For tickets, call (559) 688-0909.