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Wednesday August 2nd

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge Returns to Barber to Complete 2027 Schedule

New Date for Road America Round Also Confirmed

The IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge has confirmed its seventh event venue and updated one race weekend date to complete its 2027 schedule. The championship is all endurance races next season, featuring multiple-driver lineups in multiple classes.

Labor Day Weekend Sends World of Outlaws to South Dakota for Huset’s Shootout

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The world’s best Sprint Car drivers are heading to Brandon, SD for a huge tripleheader this Labor Day weekend.

The L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout brings the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series back to Huset’s Speedway for three big nights, Friday-Sunday, Sept. 4-6. A pair of $15,000-to-win prelims will set the stage for a $25,000-to-win Sunday showdown at the 1/3 mile.

Event Preview: FR Americas and F4 U.S. at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park

Back in Canada, eh? Hall of Famer Returns Home

A Canadian motorsport legend will once again make a special homecoming this weekend, as Scott Goodyear returns to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (CTMP) with Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) and Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas). One of Canada’s most celebrated international racers, Goodyear serves as the race director for the two

September Opens With Final Weedsport Stop of 2026 at Weedsport
Alex Yankowski leads Mat Williamson by 84 points in Series standings

joe Grabianowski

A return to one of Central New York’s iconic venues kicks off the September swing for the Beasts of the Northeast.

IROC Brought American Racing Legends to Celebrate America’s 250th Birthday in Washington D.C.

In the days following the Freedom 250 Grand Prix on the streets of Washington, D.C., fans are still talking about the thrill of the inaugural event. While the NTT INDYCAR Series headlined the weekend, it was IROC Presented by Chevrolet that brought the nostalgia with a field of racing icons, adding to the history and spectacle of the Freedom 250 weekend.

The Kenyon Midget Series will make its final 2026 trip to the Indianapolis Speedrome this Saturday night September 5th. Kyle Hamilton and Danny O’Gara won the first two races there this season. Danny O’Gara comes in having won 3 of his 4 race starts in 2026. Title contenders Isaac Johnson, Ayrton Houk, Evan Hammond, and Dameron Taylor will all be looking to put their name on the Speedrome winners list. The season championship will also be settled between those 4 drivers over the next three races.

ONE YEAR AFTER TOP FUEL RETURN, VANDERGRIFF ENTERS INDY IN THICK OF FUNNY CAR REGULAR SEASON TITLE HUNT

I year ago, Jordan Vandergriff was thankful for the opportunity to make a two-race return as a substitute Top Fuel driver. This year, he enters this weekend’s 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park second in the Funny Car points, driving the Cornwell Tools Funny Car for NHRA legend John Force.

FANS GET FREE PREVIEW OF CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS COURTESTY OF RICHMOND AUCTIONS

– For the third straight year, fans will be able to watch the opening days of the world’s biggest drag race for free on NHRA.tv and the NHRA YouTube page.

PIT BOX: Whelen Modified Tour title fight heads to Oswego’s Steel Palace this Saturday night

The battle for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship heads to Central New York this Saturday night as Oswego Speedway welcomes NASCAR’s oldest division for the running of the Toyota Mod Classic 150 (8 p.m. ET on FloRacing).

NASCAR Cup Series Chase Media Day Notebook

Notebook Items:

Top-seeded Denny Hamlin renews title quest under new Chase format
Pit crew swap could give Team Penske best championship chances
Despite 50-race drought, Kyle Larson sees a path to NASCAR Cup title

top-seeded Denny Hamlin renews title quest under new Chase format

Last year, Denny Hamlin did everything right.

After winning from the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway under the elimination Playoff format, Hamlin had nearly three weeks to prepare for the Championship 4 Race at Phoenix—and he used every minute of it.

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Media Day Notebook

Notebook Items:

Jesse Love can use a little good luck in NASCAR O’Reilly Series title defense
Justin Allgaier savors Chase schedule and new postseason format
Rajah Caruth learned valuable lessons on the way to the Chase

Jesse Love can use a little good luck in NASCAR O’Reilly Series title defense

it appears that defending NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love lacks momentum entering this year’s nine-race Chase, don’t despair.

Tuesday September 1ST

AS INDY’S BIGGEST WINNER, TONY SCHUMACHER LOOKS FOR TURNAROUND AT CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

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The season has not gone as planned thus far for Top Fuel standout Tony Schumacher. But all of that can change in an instant at this weekend’s prestigious 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Tim Lester

Even with the 2026 championship already decided, there’s still much in play as the KICKER AFT Singles class closes out the Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, with the Caterpillar Springfield Mile I & II at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday, September 5, and Sunday, September 6.

SCCA Announces Recipients of Two HUGE Solo Awards

SCCA is presenting two significant autocross awards at next week's Tire Rack SCCA Solo Nationals in Lincoln, NE. Join us to cheer on the winners!

Mack Trucks and IMSA Partner to Add 10 Mack Pioneer™ Trucks to Sports Car Sanctioning Body's Fleet

Mack Trucks and the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA), the premier sanctioning body for professional sports car racing in North America, today announced an official three-year partnership. As part of the partnership, IMSA is adding 10 new Mack Pioneer™ models to its fleet.

Monday August 31ST

HUGE NITRO FIELDS TO HEADLINE INDY ACTION AT CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

Biggest nitro fields since 2012 among the more than 850 entries set to compete at the world’s biggest drag race

IStill need a reason to attend this weekend’s prestigious 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at the famed Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park?

How about 45 of them, as in the 45 Top Fuel and Funny Car entries slated for the world’s biggest drag race, the largest collection of 12,000-horsepower, 340-mph nitro machines at Indy in nearly 15 years.

Three-Day Holiday Weekend Ahead for POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League -

HUGE NITRO FIELDS TO HEADLINE INDY ACTION AT CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS - Ryan Preece was immune to pressure in dramatic Daytona win - Cindric, Preece claim final two spots of the Cup Series Chase

Three-Day Holiday Weekend Ahead for POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint League

Labor Day Weekend takes on extra intensity as the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League kicks off three straight nights of action at 34 Raceway on Friday, September 4, before unleashing two nights of marquee competition at Lake Ozark Speedway during “Labor Day at the Lake: The People’s Race” on September 5–6. Purses climb from $5,000 to win on Friday and Saturday to $7,000 to win in Sunday’s finale.

Ryan Preece was immune to pressure in dramatic Daytona win

in retrospect, Tom Cruise’s presence at the Daytona International Speedway drivers’ meeting couldn’t have been more appropriate.

Cruise, who played upstart driver Cole Trickle in the 1990 film “Days of Thunder,” was there to announce that the long-awaited sequel would become reality in 2028.

Cindric, Preece claim final two spots of the Cup Series Chase

In one of the most dramatic regular season endings imaginable, coming at a track – Daytona International Speedway – that perpetually delivers that kind of drama - Roush Fenway Keselowski driver Ryan Preece and his No. 60 Ford team did everything they needed to do – and could do – to earn the final 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship chance