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 Friday October 16th

Kaden Honeycutt expands Chase lead with NASCAR Truck Series win at Phoenix

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  At the track where Corey Heim secured the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series title in the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota last year, Kaden Honeycutt took a giant step toward this season’s championship in the same ride.

 

LANGDON, BECKMAN, G. STANFIELD & HERRERA WRANGLE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS IN DALLAS

 

 Top Fuel points leader Shawn Langdon made the quickest run of his career during “JEGS Friday Night Live” at Texas Motorplex, rolling to the provisional No. 1 qualifier to win the “Battle for the Saddle” to kick off this weekend’s NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

 

NTT INDYCAR SERIES Champ Palou Quickest with Helping Hand for CGR

Alex Palou didn’t expect to be the quickest driver in Friday’s Chris Griffis Memorial Test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

 

Friday October 16th

BY THE NUMBERS: Setting Stage for Championship Finale Against Hafertepe, Covington at Creek County

 matt skipper 
Saturday night in Oklahoma will decide the newest American Sprint Car Series champion.

The 11th annual Fuzzy’s Fall Fling at Creek County Speedway on Oct. 17 will feature a dual-driver title fight as Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Matt Covington square off to close the 2026 book on the ASCS National Tour.

 

OLD NORTH PRIDE: Austin Holcombe Speaks on Modified Success, Love for World Short Track Championship

North Carolina UMP Modified racer will contest year-end Charlotte event in three divisions

 Emily Schwanke

 Racing and winning at The Dirt Track at Charlotte means everything to Austin Holcombe.

Hot Hands Meet Desert Heat

Briscoe, Day Ride Into Phoenix With Insane Momentum

 Forget the engineers, the hours spent on the sim and sitting in on competition meetings. Chase Briscoe may have found the secret to winning in the form of his 5-year-old son, Brooks, whose racing advice is refreshingly simple: “Press the pedal all the way down.”

 

There are only three races remaining in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, and this weekend a BIG show is on deck at the Texas NHRA FallNationals - part of the Stampede of Speed!

 

  

Thursday October 15th

USF Pro Championships Shifts Gears forUSF Pro Fall Combine T est 


All Three Steps on the Open-Wheel Ladder Head to Indianapolis

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The dust has barely settled following an enthralling 2026 USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire season. Despite wrapping up only three short weeks ago, the teams and drivers are already setting their sights on a brand-new campaign in 2027. It all starts this coming weekend, October 17/18, with the traditional USF Pro Fall Combine test at the Indianapolis Grand Prix road course in Speedway, Ind.

NASCAR Weekend Preview: Phoenix Raceway

One obvious solution for NASCAR Cup Chase pursuers: find Victory Lane

 Those chasing Kyle Larson for the NASCAR Cup Series championship might be tempted to look with dismay at the respective career statistics of the top competitors at Phoenix Raceway, site of Sunday’s Freeway Insurance 500 (3 p.m. ET on USA, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

 Among the top six in the Chase standings—Larson, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano—the driver with both the best average start and best average finish at Phoenix is Larson.

 Event Preview: FR Americas, F4 U.S. and Ligier JFC at Barber

Last Dance for 2026 Comes at Barber

Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas), Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) and Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC) will close out their 2026 seasons this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park. Across the three championships, 13 different drivers have claimed race wins with another dozen earning podium finishes, highlighting a competitive season that has produced 46 checkered flags to date, with six more races on tap this weekend. 

 

Kurtz, Fidani Win Jim Trueman Award and Bob Akin Bronze Cup Award

Both Are Multiple-Time Recipients of IMSA’s Honoring for Top Sportsmen Drivers

George Kurtz and Orey Fidani are both previous recipients of IMSA’s Jim Trueman Award and Bob Akin Bronze Cup Award, respectively. But adding multiple wins to their resumes is what keeps them going as two of the top sportsmen drivers in the IMSA paddock.

 

IMSA-SRO Joint Statement on Cancellation of Daytona BoP Test

 IMSA and SRO have agreed not to proceed with the dedicated joint BoP test at Daytona International Speedway in December

Rolex 24 Success Started Run to 2026 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Championships

All Four Daytona Class Winners Ultimately Wrap Michelin Endurance Cup Titles

It stands to reason the better you do across all five IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds, and the points-scoring segments within them, that you’ll have a great shot at capturing this particular title.

Only three races remain in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Countdown to the Championship, and this weekend the stars of NHRA head to Dallas for the Texas NHRA FallNationals!

Race Day Weather Outlook Cancels Friday Portion of Fall Nationals at Brockville

With the best interest of teams and traveling fans in mind, and weather models showing rain all day Friday at Brockville Ontario Speedway, Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar Northeast, and track officials have cancelled Fall Nationals.
GAIGE HERRERA EYES TEXAS-SIZED CHAMPIONSHIP OPPORTUNITY IN DALLAS


 

Gaige Herrera enters the Texas NHRA FallNationals at the famed Texas Motorplex as the most recent Pro Stock Motorcycle winner on the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series tour and just 32 points out of the lead.


 

 

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Trio of Cadillac Racing GTP Cars Confirmed for 2027 IMSA Season

Cadillac Whelen Switches Up Full-Season Lineup; Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Keeps Same Full-Season Quartet

 For the third consecutive season, Cadillac Racing will again feature a three-car lineup of Cadillac V-Series.Rs across two teams. This year’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) champions Cadillac Whelen’s traditional No. 31 car and Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing’s Nos. 10 and 40 cars will again be part of the GTP field.

HOVIS RUSH SERIES SET TO CLOSE OUT 2026 SEASON AT LERNERVILLE THIS WEEKEND FOR “STEEL CITY STAMPEDE” FEATURING RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR ALONG WITH RUSH SPRINTS & RUSH SPORTSMAN MODS

Final Round for DIRTcar 358 Modifieds, Championship Title Awaits Williamson at Brockville

joe Grabianowski  

 A battle in Eastern Ontario is on tap this weekend, as the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series prepares for its final points-paying event of 2026.

 

Wednesday October 14th

Closing Stretch at Modoc, Charlotte Users In New Era for Carolina Late Model Racing

Emily Schwanke

 For the 20th consecutive year, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision will conclude the season in the Carolinas – with an added twist.

RINK TO WRENCHES: Noah West’s Journey Through Childhood in Racing, Professional Hockey, World of Outlaws Crew Chief

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Dirt Sprint Car racing always occupied a space in Noah West’s mind no matter where life took him.

How could it not, after growing up in an environment that brought the likes of Jimmy Carr, Steve “Scuba” Swenson, Sonny Kreitzer, and others around him?

 

FORMULA DRIFT ANNOUNCES VIP TICKET PACKAGES FOR FINAL ROUND AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH STUBHUB

 Ahead of the Final Round of the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship taking place on the Streets of Long Beach on October 23-24, the Series is partnering with StubHub to offer reserved tickets and to exclusively provide access to exciting new VIP packages designed to give a small number of fans unrivalled access to experience Formula DRIFT in a totally new way!

GTD Season Review – Winward’s Ward and Ellis Claim Rare IMSA Three-Peat 

Rising Mercedes-AMG Team is First to Achieve Feat in Modern Era

You can almost count on one hand the number of drivers who have earned three consecutive class championships in the 58-year history of IMSA-sanctioned sports car racing in America. The short list includes but isn’t limited to IMSA Hall of Famers Peter Gregg, Scott Pruett, and Geoff Brabham, the only driver to notch four straight season titles (1988-91).

Attention Turns to Saturday’s Fuzzy’s Fall Fling Program as Severe Weather Cancels Friday’s Event 

 

 All focus for the American Sprint Car Series championship finale turns to Saturday at Creek County Speedway as multiple days of rain and weather models showing high winds and frigid temperatures have led to the cancellation of Friday’s program. 

Riding Super DIRT Week High Into Final Canadian Stop of 2026 in Brockville
Alex Yankowski leads Mat Williamson by 96 points with five races remaining

joe Grabianowski

 After an exciting finish at Super DIRT Week 54, the Super DIRTcar Series is preparing for its final Canada visit of 2026.

 
FUNNY CAR’S AUSTIN PROCK THINKING BIG IN DALLAS AT TEXAS NHRA FALLNATIONALS


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Back in the NHRA Funny Car championship hunt, Austin Prock’s bid for a third straight world title hits an important point at this weekend’s NHRA FallNationals at Texas Motorplex.

With just two races remaining, the California Lightning Sprint Car Series, presented by Motor City Buick/GMC, heads to Jim Naylor’s Ventura Raceway this Saturday night, October 17, for the penultimate round of the 2026 season. At the center of the championship showdown are veteran Jeff Dyer and the series’ leading rookie, Tyler Warner, with a season’s worth of work coming down to the final two nights.

GTD PRO Season Review – Paul Miller Racing’s Year in Stacked Field

Seven Different Competitors Remained in Contention Before IMSA Season Finale

Looking back on the past season’s Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) competition a little over a week removed from a Motul Petit Le Mans that saw 13 of 14 competitors and all eight participating manufacturers lead the race at one time or another

Tuesday October 13th

The development of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES’ next-generation IR-28 car moved this week to the bumps and bruises of Sebring International Raceway from earlier testing on the silky-smooth surface of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Former Non-Wing Stars Look to Shine with Lincoln Park, Belle-Clair Weekend Ahead

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Throwing the top Sprint Car drivers in the world on bullrings never fails to thrill, and The Greatest Show on Dirt has a pair of the best quarter miles on deck.

First up is Indiana’s Lincoln Park Speedway on Friday, Oct. 16, for the Cushion Capital Clash. As the event name suggests, the “Hoosier State” track is known for a gnarly curb that the drivers must be willing to plant their right rear tires on to win. It’s made heroes and claimed victims and always entertains fans.

  

2027 USAC SPRINT SEASON LAUNCHES IN FLORIDA WITH 5 FEBRUARY RACES AT OCALA

Josh James

Sunshine and a $24,000 point fund will greet USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship competitors when the 2027 season opens at Florida’s Ocala Speedway February 15-20.

 

ASCS National Tour, Sooner Region Determine Champions in Fuzzy’s Fall Fling

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  Everything is on the line in Oklahoma. 

The 2026 American Sprint Car Series season will close with two nights at Creek County Speedway for the 11th annual Fuzzy’s Fall Fling on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 16-17. The weekend’s opener will pay $4,000-to-win, and Saturday’s finale will reward a $10,000 payday and crown a new champion for the ASCS National Tour and ASCS Sooner Region.

LMP2 Season Review - CrowdStrike by APR Emerges from Year-Long IMSA Battle as Champs

Banner Year for Kurtz, Quinn Sees Bookend Wins and Title

George Kurtz was asked in the Motul Petit Le Mans press conference after winning the 2026 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season finale and Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) championship if “he’d had a better day in racing.”

uSAC SILVER CROWN RACE AT SPRINGFIELD SET FOR AUGUST 7, 2027

Steve Baker

Start your engines, race fans! The excitement of the Illinois State Fair is getting an early green flag in 2027 as two of the most celebrated races in American motorsports return to the historic Springfield Mile for a special weekend of racing, August 7–8, 2027.

Rising Travel Costs Lead to Cancelation of Midget Racing at Millbridge Speedway’s World Championship

S Officials from the Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series presented by Toyota together with Millbridge Speedway have canceled the Midget racing portion of the track’s Nov. 2-3 World Championship event. With many teams based several hundred miles from the North Carolina venue along with continued excessive travel costs, the decision was made in the best interest of the teams to cancel that portion of the event.

Photos From 2026 SCCA Runoffs Now Available

You came to the 2026 Mission Foods SCCA National Championship Runoffs, you raced, you worked, you cheered, you celebrated, and you made memories. Now it’s time to make sure you have the photos to remember it all.

13 Autosport Returns for 2027 IMSA GTD Season

Bob Akin Award Winner Fidani, Bell and Kern Confirmed Aboard No. 13 Corvette Z06 GT3.R

Having rebranded and relaunched as 13 Autosport prior to 2026, Orey Fidani’s squad heads into its second season as 13 Autosport with a bounce in their step. Fidani is on the heels of winning his third consecutive Bob Akin Bronze Cup Award in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class and will seek a fourth straight in 2027. 

 

Monday October 12th

POWRi/NOW600 RaceTech Titanium $uper $eries Prepares for Port City Raceway Triple Crown

Finale

All roads lead to Port City Raceway as the POWRi/NOW600 RaceTech Titanium $uper $eries concludes the season with the Triple Crown on October 14–17. The sixth and final weekend of competition will crown series champions amid high stakes and fast-paced Micro Sprint action.


 

 

 

 

 

GTP Season Review - Aitken Leads Cadillac Whelen to Championship

Seven Podiums in Nine Starts for No. 31 Cadillac V-Series.R

Cadillac Whelen gave its competitors in the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship a sneak preview of its excellent 2026 season in the final two races of 2025.

Shake It Up: Palou Puts IR-28 Through Pounding Paces at Sebring

The initial tests of the new NTT INDYCAR SERIES IR-28 chassis took place in August and September on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and oval, two circuits known for their billiard-table smooth asphalt.Now, for the rough stuff.

 
PENWELL KNIGHTS RACEWAY JOINS NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK FOR THE FIRST TIME IN DIVISION 4


 

 NHRA officials are excited to announce that Penwell Knights Raceway has joined the NHRA Member Track Network for the first time in the South Central Division (Division 4).

Chase irony: Sixth-place run boosts Kyle Larson’s NASCAR Cup Series lead

With a tire leaking air and the finish line a few feet away, Chase Briscoe did Kyle Larson a big favor on Sunday afternoon.

Briscoe’s No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota collided with the No. 20 Toyota of teammate Christopher Bell near the entrance to the tri-oval, but Briscoe held on to win the Bank of America 400 by 0.029 seconds—the second-closet finish in Charlotte Motor Speedway history.

 

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