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Shane van Gisbergen makes another statement in NASCAR Cup win

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 Sunday May 10th- Like a world-class hunter stalking defenseless prey, Shane van Gisbergen reasserted his claim to the status as the best road course racer NASCAR has ever seen.

 It’s not just that the New Zealander beat runner-up Michael McDowell to the finish line to win Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen by 7.288 seconds. It was the way SVG ran down late-race leader Ty Gibbs to the tune of 29.2 seconds in 18 laps at the 2.45-mile Watkins Glen International Road Course.

Gittin wins high-speed battle against teammate and reigning Champion James Deane, while Cory Talaska repeats his 2025 Opening Round PROSPEC victory at Road Atlanta

 Sunday May 10th-After a riotous start to the 2026 Formula DRIFT season at the Opening Round of the PRO Championship on the Streets of Long Beach, the teams relocated to Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta for Round 2. They were joined by the PROSPEC Championship as well as the GridLife event series for a jam-packed weekend that not only saw a raft of Rookies join Formula DRIFT but some familiar faces rise to the top.

Jayden Ojeda and Paul Lucchitti score their second victory for the 2026 GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS season.  Broc Feeney and Brad Schumacher finish second place following late charge; Castrol Team BRM’s Thomas Randle and Mark Rosser round out podium; Paul Stokell and Matt Stoupas take out consecutive Trophy Cup wins.

 Sunday May 10th- Jayden Ojeda and Paul Lucchitti have become the first team to win two GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS races in 2026 after taking out Sunday’s race of round two at The Bend.

behind the wheel of the Move My Wheels by Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3, Ojeda and Lucchitti both produced remarkable stints to complete a lights-out-to-chequered-flag victory.

History made at The Bend for Monochrome GT4 Australia

 Sunday May 10th- Monochrome GT4 Australia has seen off an entertaining LIQUI MOLY GT Festival The Bend with a bang as the second race of the weekend was affected by a lengthy Safety Car period mid-race.

With 31 cars taking to the popular track for Sunday morning’s race, history was made in the Silver Cup as both the Silver-Am Cup and Am Cup produced big results for the series.

Saturday May 9th- Christian Lundgaard prevailed in a race filled with thrills, incidents and enough pit wall decisions to prematurely age strategists to win the Sonsio Grand Prix on Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, his first NTT INDYCAR SERIES victory in nearly three years.

Lundgaard drove his No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet to his second career victory by 4.6713 seconds over the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet of David Malukas. Lundgaard’s first career win came at the Honda Indy Toronto on July 16, 2023, while driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. This victory ended a 47-race winless drought for the Danish driver, and he became the third McLaren driver to win in the INDYCAR SERIES, joining Johnny Rutherford and Pato O’Ward.

Connor Zilisch tracks down best friend for NASCAR O’Reilly win at The Glen

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Saturday May 9th- With a last-corner pass in a wounded car, Connor Zilisch preserved his perfect record at Watkins Glen International—at the expense of his best friend.

 Running down Jesse Love after pitting with 25 laps left, Zilisch shot past Love’s No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in Turn 7 and won a drag race to the finish line to win Saturday’s Mission 200 at the Glen by 0.262 seconds.

Waelti Finds Cushion Comfortable In AFS Badger Midget Opener At Davenport

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Saturday May 9th-For about a season and a half Victory Lane eluded former Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midget Series Champion Brandon Waelti. Not since June of 2024 had he collected a Lyco Manufacturing A-Main trophy from the venerable club. That all changed on Friday night when the veteran beat a field of 24 Badger and Midget Auto Racing Association (MARA) cars at Davenport Speedway.

At the drop of the green for the 25-lap race Adam Taylor in the Ray Racing Enterprises #3 took to the point with Waelti on his tail. Taylor ran low and Waelti high. The pair went neck and neck by lap-two. Waelti set sail from there amassing at least a half-straightaway lead.

Aiden Purdue, Brant Woods, Dawson Woods, and Paxton Belchik Score Outlaw Nationals Victories

Saturday May 9th-  Aiden Purdue would earn the $10,000-to-win Wing Outlaw feature victory, Brant Woods would claim the $5,000-to-win Non-Wing Outlaw win, Dawson Woods would take the checkers in Restricted, and Paxton Belchik would score the Jr Sprint feature victory while battling at Macon Speedway with the POWRi/NOW600 RaceTech Titanium $uper $eries during Championship Night of the Milestone Home Services Outlaw Nationals presented by Start2Finish TV.


Showcasing 158 total POWRi/NOW600 RaceTech Titanium $uper $eries entries among the four Championship Night divisions, Alex Ruppert would set a 10.399-second lap to earn Wing Outlaw quick qualifying honors, Cole Tinsley would set an 11.396 in Non-Wing Outlaw, Dawson Woods would pace Restricted qualifying with an 11.352-second lap, and Garrett Mohrfeld would turn a 12.800-second lap to earn Jr Sprint quick time honors.

Vaughn Gittin Jr scores surprise win from teammate James Deane in high-speed Final

  • Saturday May 9th-As a semi-retired, two-time Formula DRIFT PRO Champion, Vaughn Gittin Jr has been returning to compete at Road Atlanta every year since 2023. He beat RTR teammate and five-time PRO Champion Deane in tonight’s Final following an uncharacteristic mistake from the Irishman. The win marked Gittin’s first victory in their four competitive meetings: they’re now tied with 31 podiums and 14 wins apiece (although Deane achieved the feat in a shorter time and clearly has no intention of letting up)
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    Saturday May 9th-  strategy-heavy battle over the Sebring bumps delivered drama across the board in the third round of the GT World Challenge America powered by AWS season. From early pit gambles and fierce on-track fights to heartbreak in the closing hour, this race had everything. 

    OUTLAWS ON TOP: Gravel Grabs the Morgan Cup with Dominant Williams Grove Win

    The two-time champion fends off Justin Whittall to snatch the Morgan Cup from the Posse and bank $20,000

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    Saturday May 9th-The Pennsylvania Posse had to stretch a tad to claim the rights to Friday’s HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup opener with Enumclaw, WA’s Kasey Kahne winning in the Macri Motorsports car, but there’s no doubt about who the finale belonged to.

    David Gravel is a two-time World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champion chasing a third straight title. He’s the best of the best, and he made sure the Morgan Cup is heading to World of Outlaws headquarters in Concord, NC for the year.

    Douglas and Jeffers Earn Indianapolis USF Pro 2000 Wins


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    Saturday May 9th- A busy day of racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course saw Pabst Racing’s Jacob Douglas and Exclusive Autosport’s Jack Jeffers each claim an accomplished USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire victory in entirely different conditions.


    The first 25-lap race that comprised the Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis was held in tricky wet/dry conditions during which a perfectly timed pit stop was rewarded by an impressive victory for New Zealander Douglas. Mac Clark, from Milton, Ont., Canada, finished a strong second for Exclusive Autosport, while fellow Canadian Mayer Deonarine secured the final podium finish after an impressive debut for Pabst Racing.

     Saturday May 9th-  Tymek Kucharczyk was Mr. Consistency for the first five races of the INDY NXT by Firestone season. But now he’s a winner.

    Series rookie Kucharczyk, the first Polish driver to compete in the INDYCAR development series, earned his first career victory by holding off Max Taylor to win Race 2 of the Indianapolis Grand Prix doubleheader Saturday on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

    SALT CITY STUNNER! REINBOLD REIGNS AT HUTCH IN HIS FIRST USAC SILVER CROWN START

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    Saturday May 9th-Any way you slice it, the odds were stacked against Hayden Reinbold during Saturday night’s 3rd running of the Evans Building Salt City 100 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson.


    In what was his first career USAC Silver Crown appearance, Reinbold didn’t even make it to the green flag on the initial start after wall contact in turn four. Restarting 17th, he even went a lap down to the leader just 10 circuits into the 100-lapper.

    Toney Tackles Texas Two-Hour Airbnb Endurance Challenge Race

    Brichacek, Sherlock and Toney Ligier Team Deliver Strategic Masterstroke

     

    Saturday May 9th- After late-race heartbreak in the first IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge race at Sebring in March when a fuel pump issue took them out of win contention, the racing and strategy gods smiled on Toney Driver Development for Round 2 of the new format at Circuit of The Americas in Austin.


    Wyatt Brichacek and Titus Sherlock, sharing the No. 95 Ligier JS P325, captured the victory in the two-hour Le Mans Prototype 3 (LMP3) endurance race after parlaying a great mix of pace and pit stop execution on a sunny, hot Saturday early afternoon in Austin.

     

    ROGERS’ LAST LAP RALLY BEATS SMITH AT RED HILL

    Brandon Long Jadon Rogers passed Wesley Smith on the last lap to win Saturday night’s USAC Wholesale Batteries MRA Sprint Car Series / Midwest Thunder 410 Sprint Car Series non-points special event at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois.

    Earlier in the evening, Rogers (Worthington, Indiana) also fired the first salvo by winning time trials with the only lap in the 14-second bracket.

    Garzon, Majman Victorious in USF2000 at Indianapolis

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    Saturday May 9th- The Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis concluded today with a pair of thrilling races on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix road course.

     

    The first of two USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire races early this morning was held in extremely wet conditions and saw points leader Sebastian Garzon, from Neiva, Colombia, claim an emphatic victory for DEForce Racing.

    Entertaining opening race at The Bend sees maiden season wins across multiple classes

     Blake Purdie helps Jobe Stewart wins Silver Cup on debut in Purdie Racing Audi R8 LMS EVO , Tony Quinn and Matthew McCutcheon take out top honours in Silver-Am Cup and Glenn Walker dominates Am Cup to claim commanding vict

     

    Saturday May 9th- The first race of Monochrome GT4 Australia has been run and won with the strong field putting on a show as there was plenty of entertainment up and down the field.’

    Jobe Stewart has had a dream debut in the series after he and Blake Purdie secured the class victory following an entertaining climax to the race.

    Pires claims first GT World Challenge Australia victory with faultless performance Sergio Pires secures first ever GT World

     Challenge Australia powered by AWS Pro-Am victory at The Bend, Pires and Brendon Leitch secure lights-out to checkered flag victory, Castrol Team BRM’s Thomas Randle and Mark Rosser finish in second place. and Paul Stokell and Matt Stoupas take out Trophy Cup honours


         Saturday May 9th- Sergio Pires has picked up his first ever victory in GT World Challenge Australia powered by AWS thanks to a faultless performance from him and teammate Brendon Leitch in race one of GT Festival Round 2 The Bend.
    Behind the wheel of the Geyer Valmont Racing by Tigani Motorsport Mercedes-AMG GT3, the pair led at every stage of the race to come away with a well-deserved one and a half second victory over Castrol Team BRM’s Thomas Randle and Mark Rosser in their Audi R8 LMS EVO II.

    shane van Gisbergen starts Watkins Glen defense with pole-winning run

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    Saturday May 9th- The Bus Stop chicane at Watkins Glen International is designed to slow drivers down.

    In Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session, however, it was the section of the 2.45-mile road course where defending race winner Shane van Gisbergen gained light years over the competition, relatively speaking, in securing the pole for Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

         SATURATED GROUNDS & FORECASTED RAIN POSTPONE SATURDAY & SUNDAY'S STATELINE & ERIEZ HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN'S TIRE/GUNTER'S HONEY TOUR EVENTS TO MAY 16-17

    Saturday May 9th- saturated grounds and additional rain in the forecast Saturday night have resulted in the postponement of Saturday and Sunday night's Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series events at Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY and Eriez Speedway in Erie, PA to next Saturday and Sunday, May 16-17. It marked the fourth rain out in the first five scheduled events of 2026. The Stateline event will be the rescheduled "Bill Law Memorial". Both events will pay $4,000 to-win.

          

    Saturday May 9th-Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Illinois charged to victory Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway, winning the FALS Spring Shootout presented by Titan Industries. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event paid $30,000 to the winner.

     

    Sheppard took the lead from Brian Shirley on lap 13 and led the remainder of the race, holding off a late charge from Nick Hoffman over the final five laps to secure his 38th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and his 17th career win at Fairbury Speedway.

    American Sprint Car Series Cancels Saturday at Paducah for Lack of On-Site Safety Equipment

     

    Saturday May 9th- With a lack of safety equipment readily available on-site at Paducah International Raceway for the Mother’s Day Salute, American Sprint Car Series officials have decided to cancel their portion of Saturday’s event.

    The decision was made in the best interests of driver and fan safety at the track. The Series’ safety policy mandates a level of safety equipment that the track was unable to meet at this time. The event will not be made up.
    Seth Bergman Captures First American Sprint Car Series Feature of 2026 at Benton Speedway
     

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     Friday MAY 8TH-Seth Bergman could not have predicted the order of events that led him to his first American Sprint Car Series victory of 2026.

    The Snohomish, WA driver steadily worked up the ladder through 30 laps at Benton Speedway to leave Friday night with a $4,000 payday and a closer gap to the Series points lead..

    Kaden Honeycutt outduels Connor Zilisch for first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win

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    Friday MAY 8TH-A week after chastising himself at Texas for repeated failure to win NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races, Kaden Honeycutt pulled off his first career victory over the two drivers who have dominated NASCAR road courses over the past two years.

     Honeycutt grabbed the lead from Connor Zilisch through tight Turn 1 on the first lap of overtime and pulled away for his first victory in the series in Friday’s Bully Hill Vineyards 176 at The Glen.

    KASEY KAHNE FRIDAY: Kahne Tops Williams Grove Duel with Haudenschild for First World of Outlaws Win

    The Washington native finally visits Victory Lane nearly 30 years after his 1997 World of Outlaws debut

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     Friday MAY 8TH-Add his name to the record books. Kasey Kahne is forever a World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series winner.

    The kid from Enumclaw, WA made his debut with The Greatest Show on Dirt on Aug. 22, 1997 at Grays Harbor Raceway in his home state. After that, he made a successful journey into NASCAR that included wins in the Coca-Cola 600 and Brickyard 400. Kahne ventured into Sprint Car team ownership that brought six World of Outlaws titles with Brad Sweet (five) and Daryn Pittman (one). But one thing that remained absent from his résumé was a victory with the World of Outlaws as a driver.

     Friday MAY 8TH- Enzo Fittipaldi charged from 10th on the starting grid and outdueled Lochie Hughes in changing weather conditions Friday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway to earn his first career INDY NXT by Firestone victory.

    Fittipaldi, driving the No. 67 HMD Motorsports entry, became the fourth first-time winner in five races this season, joining fellow rookies Nikita Johnson, Max Taylor and Alessandro de Tullio as maiden winners in 2026 with his victory in Race 1 of the Indianapolis Grand Prix doubleheader.

    Martella Rebounds to Take Runaway USF2000 Victory

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    Friday MAY 8TH-Canadian Anthony Martella claimed an emphatic victory in today’s first of three USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire races that will comprise the Tatuus Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The result marked a remarkable turnaround after a difficult weekend during the opening two races of the season on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla.

     

    Exclusive Autosport’s Martella took the lead with a fine move at the first corner at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s Grand Prix road course and never looked back. The victory was his second in USF2000 and first since dominating last year’s only oval event of the season at nearby Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

    2026 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM ROUND 1 AT ROAD ATLANTA

    Friday MAY 8TH-Repeating his Round 1 win from 2025, Talaska stood on the top step of the podium after a fierce tussle with Webb in the Final. The result proved Talaska's consistency after he finished fourth in the 2025 PROSPEC standings and narrowly missed promotion into the PRO Championship

    On his way to the win, Talaska beat Rookie Levi Wait (USA) in the Top 32, Kasey Kohl (USA) in the Top 16, Sam Maghmoumi (Lebanon) in the Top 8 and a determined Jerry Jones (USA) in the Final 4 after a One More Time battle

    INDIANAPOLIS (Friday, May 8, 2026) – Persistent rain and pooling of water on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course Friday forced the postponement of NTT P1 Award qualifying for the Sonsio Grand Prix to Saturday morning, May 9.

    Friday MAY 8TH-Officials with Hartford Speedway and the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP have made the difficult decision to cancel the event scheduled for Friday, May 8th. A dangerous racing surface and consideration for the race teams are the causes for the cancellation.

    Tunjo Tops the Timesheets in Airbnb Endurance Challenge Qualifying

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    Gebhardt Duqueine Emerges ahead of Practice Pacesetting Toney Ligier

    Friday MAY 8TH-Oscar Tunjo is two-for-two in pole positions in IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge action, but even he had to admit his Friday pole in the No. 1 Gebhardt Motorsport USA Inc. Duqueine D08 at Circuit of The Americas was a surprise.

    Friday MAY 8TH-due to persistent rain throughout the region, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Farmer City Raceway officials have postponed the Farmer City 74 scheduled for Friday night at Farmer City Raceway.

    Thursday MAY 7TH-For the 2026 season, the Formula DRIFT PRO Championship has returned to solo qualifying runs, with each driver taking the best score from their two runs

    OUTLAWS STRIKE FIRST: Kofoid Holds Off Macedo for Second Straight Gettysburg Clash Victory

    The Roth Motorsports pilot slips by Gravel and survives Macedo’s last gasp at Lincoln for his Series-leading fifth win of the year

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    Tuesday May 5th-the Pennsylvania Posse prevailed in 2025, but the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car drivers came out swinging in 2026.

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    Chase Elliott snags second NASCAR Cup victory at Texas

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     Sunday May 3Rd- In an event that spelled disaster for a handful of the NASCAR Cup Series’ established stars, Chase Elliott ran an impeccable race—and was rewarded with victory in Sunday’s Würth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway.

     Elliott didn’t lead until Lap 152 of 267, when Corey Heim brought his Toyota to pit road for fuel on an off-cycle strategy. From that point on, the driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet controlled the race with an iron fist, thanks in part to a pit crew that performed its three fastest pit stops of the season on Sunday.

    Heinrich’s Last-Lap Pass Nets JDC-Miller Porsche a Monterey IMSA Win

    Ford Wins GTD PRO; WTR Lamborghini Captures GTD

    Sunday May 3Rd-Strategy ruled the day in Sunday’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship, the fourth race weekend of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season before a dramatic last-lap pass concluded the final lap at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. And on IMSA’s “Throwback” weekend in Monterey, JDC-Miller MotorSports turned back the clock for the No. 5 car’s best result in five years.

    Hunter Hollenbeck Bags First Career DIRTCar Sportsman Series Victory at Weedsport

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    Sunday May 3Rd-The historic Weedsport Speedway, known for its classic DIRTcar Sportsman Series races, delivered again as Hunter Hollenbeck became a first-time Series winner, claiming the $1,000-to-win Central Region opener.

    The Fulton, NY driver harnessed the outside lane to pass second-place finisher Connor Crane for the win.

     

    XONINE Secures Its First Overall Lamborghini Super Trofeo Win Sunday in Monterey

    WTR Continues Roll in ProAm; PPM, Forty7 Claim Am, LB Cup Wins

    Sunday May 3Rd-For Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America competitors, the pendulum swung wildly both on-track and in the air from Saturday’s late afternoon sunny first 50-minute race of the weekend to Sunday morning’s cloudy second one at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

     

    After retiring halfway through Saturday’s race on debut in his new team with a part issue, Will Bamber captured his third Pro class win in four races but first aboard the No. 33 XONINE Racing, Lamborgh

    Mandalika Race 2: Liu hits back in title chase with long-awaited victory alongside Hartog

    Phantom’s Porsche beats championship leaders Huang and Ghiretti

     Nandy, Chen/Liang and Macpherson/Porter claim class wins

    Sunday May 3Rd-Anthony Liu returned to victory lane for the first time since 2024 in the second of this weekend’s GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS races at Mandalika.

    The Phantom Global Porsche he shared with series debutant Loek Hartog claimed a regulation lights-to-flag win from championship leaders Huang Ruohan and Alessandro Ghiretti (Absolute Racing) who battled through from seventh on the grid, while Andrés Pato stood on his home podium for the second time this weekend alongside Audi Sport Asia Team Phantom co-driver Jaxon Evans.

    Last-Lap Pass Sends Heinrich, JDC-Miller MotorSports Back to Victory Lane at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

    Heinrich Wins for Third Straight Year in Monterey, van der Helm Takes First IMSA Victory

     

    Sunday May 3Rd- For most of Sunday’s IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship sprint race, it appeared Cadillac would complete its domination of the StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship weekend.


     

    But never count out Porsche – on this day, the privately-run No. 5 JDC-Miller MotorSports Porsche 963 that Tijmen van der Helm and Laurin Heinrich drove to a giant-killing victory at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

    Ford Evolves its Performance and Car En Route to Monterey IMSA GTD PRO Win

    WTR Lamborghini Secures GTD Triumph

    Sunday May 3Rd-For Ford Racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the more things change, the more they stay the same in the top Grand Touring class of IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

     

    Ten years ago in 2016 in Monterey, Ford scored a dramatic, strategic win that marked the first for the modern era for its new Ford GT in the former all-pro GT Le Mans class. A decade later, Ford has now scored its first dramatic, strategic win with its new evo version of the Ford Mustang GT3 in the all-pro Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class during Sunday’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship.


    Ferrari (AF Corse) and Porsche (Lionspeed GP) celebrate opening Sprint Cup victories

    Thousands of fans pack pit lane for Sunday morning autograph session

    A crowd of 23,257 passionate spectators packed Brands Hatch this weekend to experience the opening round of the GT World Challenge powered by AWS Sprint Cup.


    The circuit marks its centenary this year and the festivities were well and truly underway on Saturday and Sunday. The fans were out in force, many of them wearing the colours of their favourite manufacturer, team or driver.

     

    Saturday May 2nd-Quality Over Quantity; Wallace and Nelson Secure Victories in Close and Thrilling Lonesome Pine Twin 30s

     Coeburn, Virginia (May 4, 2026) – Harvey Harrison, Brent Nelson, Damian Payton, Chrissy Wallace – only in alphabetical order by last name because any of these four talented Super Cup Stock Car Series drivers had a realistic shot to win from the first green flag until the final checkered flag on Saturday night at Lonesome Pine Raceway.

    Saturday May 2nd-Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Indiana took the lead on lap three from Jason Jameson and held off Devin Moran to win the 40th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial on Saturday night at Florence Speedway.

     O’Neal and Moran entered the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event tied atop the championship standings. With the victory, O’Neal now holds a 30-point advantage over Moran heading into next weekend’s events at Farmer City Raceway and Fairbury Speedway.

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    Saturday May 2nd- California native Briar Bauman (No. 3 Super.com/RWR Harley-Davidson XG750R) completed the Golden State double-double with a victorious performance in the CRESCO CAT Rentals Silver Dollar Short Track, Round 5 of the 2026 Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. 

    Kyle Larson holds off Justin Allgaier for thrilling Texas win

     

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     Saturday May 2nd-During the final caution of Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway crew chief Andrew Overstreet radioed an encouraging message to pole winner Justin Allgaier.

    “Nothing stops a hungry gator,” said Overstreet, referencing Allgaier’s Little Gator nickname. “Not even the so-called ‘Greatest of All-Time.’”

    Gustin Earns First World of Outlaws Win of 2026 in Dairyland Showdown Finale

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    Saturday May 2nd- Ryan Gustin is at his best when the big money is on the line.

    Two of his biggest wins last season came in the $100,000-to-win USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway and the $50,000-to-win Bayou Classic at Boothill Speedway.

    Jacob Denney Dominates in POWRi National and West Midget League Weekend

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    Saturday May 2nd-Jacob Denney continued his on-track domination on Saturday night, earning his fifteenth career feature victory while setting sail at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues in Night Two of the Spring Shuffle, leading all thirty laps of the feature event.

     

    Turner Tastes Sweet Success of a Monterey Win for First Time Since 2009

    Herta Hyundais Go 1-2 in TCR with Team Achieving Fifth Win at Track

     

    Saturday May 2nd- It took just three races for the new-for-2026 driver pairing of Dillon Machavern and Luca Mars, two past IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge champions, to taste victory for Turner Motorsport and BMW as a collective unit.

    SILVER TO GOLD! MOLES ROLLS TO FIRST USAC SPRINT WIN OF 2026 AT TRI-STATE

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    Saturday May 2nd- ”We won at Haubstadt!”


    Mitchel Moles finally traded in his silver for gold during Saturday night’s 13th running of the Spring Showdown at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway.

     

    Persing Perseveres and Powers to Lamborghini Super Trofeo Monterey Saturday Win

    WTR Wins Pro and ProAm; XONINE Goes 1-2 in Am; TB Autosports Claims LB Cup Triumph

    Saturday May 2nd- A key driver shift in the Pro class headlined the pre-race notes for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America’s cross-country trip from Sebring to Monterey. But the race’s defending winner who stayed put recaptured the flag in the first 50-minute race of the weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

    Pro-Am winners Pato and Evans beat pole-sitter Gelael to second overall

    Chen and Liang take Silver-Am spoils; Wang and Liu victorious in Am

    Saturday May 2nd-Cheng Congfu and Yu Kuai took advantage of a timely Safety Car period to clinch GT World Challenge Asia powered by AWS overall, Silver class and China Cup victory in Race 1 at Mandalika.

    Deletraz Continues Cadillac's Strong Weekend with Pole at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

    Cadillac Whelen and Jack Aitken Complete Sweep of Front Row for StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship

     Saturday May 2nd-Cadillac paced the Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) field throughout practice for the feature race of the StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship weekend, and Louis Deletraz and Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing maintained that advantage Saturday in qualifying.

     

     
     

    Hawksworth Flies to Poignant Pole for Vasser Sullivan Lexus in Monterey

    Patrese Conquers the Corkscrew for Conquest GTD Pole

     Saturday May 2nd-Through three weekends of IMSA competition in 2026, neither GT class – Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) or Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) – has seen a polesitter win the race. Jack Hawksworth and Lorenzo Patrese will look to change that in Sunday’s StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship, Round 4 of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for GTD and Round 3 for GTD PRO.

    Carson Hocevar rides the wave to NASCAR Cup pole at Texas

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     Saturday May 2nd-n a manner of speaking, Carson Hocevar called his shot at Texas Motor Speedway—and wound up on the pole for Sunday’s Wurth 400 Presented by LIQUI MOLY (3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

    Carson Hocevar continues his roll with NASCAR Truck Series win at Texas

     

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    Friday mAY 1ST-The glass slipper still firmly on his foot from last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, Carson Hocevar mashed the gas in overtime on Friday night and ran away to victory in the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway.

     

    Friday mAY 1ST-Ricky Thornton Jr. tracked down race-long leader Hudson O’Neal and made the winning pass on lap 41, then held on to capture his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing victory of the season Friday night at Circle City Raceway.

     

    jacob Denney Drives into History Books with POWRi National and West Midget League Victory

    Friday mAY 1ST-Jacob Denney drove his way into the record books with a milestone performance, earning his fifth-straight feature victory with the POWRi National and West Midget Leagues during Night One of the Spring Shuffle at Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex, leading the final sixteen laps of the feature event.

    TWICE AS NICE!  CUMMINS GOES BACK TO BACK AT BLOOMINGTON’S LARRY RICE CLASSIC

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    Friday mAY 1ST-Prior to Friday night, only driver Tony Elliott and car owner Ralph Potter had graced victory lane at the Larry Rice Classic on more than one occasion.

    Wesley Smith Wins with POWRi WAR Sprint League at US 36 Raceway

    Friday mAY 1ST-Wesley Smith kicked off the season in style by claiming the checkers in the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League opener at US 36 Raceway, notching his league-leading nineteenth career feature victory in a hard-fought twenty-lap battle.

    Nick Hoffman Reclaims Points Lead With Friday Mississippi Thunder Victory

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    Friday mAY 1ST-Nick Hoffman couldn’t have asked for a better 34th birthday present than the one he gave himself.

    Cadillac, Corvette Pace Practice at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

    Throwback Liveries Abound at StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship

    Friday mAY 1ST-The most modern and technically advanced cars racing in North America rolled out in evocative throwback liveries as IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship practice began for the StubHub Monterey SportsCar Championship weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

    Bobby Pierce Scores Third-Straight World of Outlaws Win in Dairyland Showdown Opener

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    Two days ago, Bobby Pierce left Victory Lane at Independence Motor Speedway with a few final words:

    Wednesday April 29th-One day after veterans dominated the speed chart, rookie Caio Collet rode the aerodynamic wave to the fastest overall speed of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test on Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

    Bobby Pierce Ties Shane Clanton With 48th World of Outlaws Win at Independence

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    Wednesday April 29th-Tuesday April 28th-Bobby Pierce’s meteoric rise through the record books reached another major milestone on Tuesday night.

    - Tuesday April 28th-If there was one common trend in the first day of the Indianapolis 500 Open Test, it’s that experience matters.

     

    Friday April 24TH THRU Sunday April 26th

    Carson Hocevar rises at Talladega for emotional first NASCAR Cup Series victory
    Sunday April 26th....Fitting for his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, Carson Hocevar turned in an ultra-original victory celebration sitting on the window ledge of his No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet while driving around the massive 2.66-mile Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway soaking up the emotions that will forever define and reward his first victory lap. 

    Sunday April 26th....Wright Motorsports Claims Overall and Pro-Am Victory in Texas Thriller as JMF Motorsports Takes Pro Class Honors

    GT World Challenge America powered by AWS wrapped up the championship’s action-packed CieloVision GT World Texas powered by Samsung weekend at Circuit of The Americas with a dramatic three-hour contest, where strategy, traffic

    AJ Walters Opens DIRTcar Pro Stock Series With Jim Normoyle Memorial Win at Utica-Rome

     Sunday April 26th....It was a revolving door at the front of the field Sunday night at Utica-Rome Speedway. But after 47 laps, AJ Walters was the last man standing. 

    The Newport, NY competitor held off several challenges to earn his first career DIRTcar Pro Stock victory in the Jim Normoyle Memorial. 

    DENNEY’S 100TH USAC MIDGET START  NETS KOKOMO GRAND PRIX GLORY

     

     

    Sunday April 26th....Over the course of Jacob Denney’s past two USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature starts at Indiana’s Kokomo

    There was his 17th to 1st performance in June of 2025, and another plus-16 run from 19th to 3rd during this past Saturday night’s series season opener.

    Sunday April 26th....Brandon Sheppard dominated Sunday night at Hagerstown Speedway, capturing the Conococheague 40 for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in commanding fashion.

     

    The New Berlin, Illinois native earned $10,000 for his third LOLMDS victory of the season, taking the lead from Brandon Overton on lap three and pacing the remainder of the race. Sheppard crossed the finish line more than five seconds ahead of Overton,

    Corey Day captures first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series victory

    Saturday April 25th... Corey Day claimed the first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory of his career Saturday afternoon, driving to the yellow and checkered flags in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway – his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet leading only the last lap to earn his first trophy in his first fulltime season.

    Crystal Clear Night! DeVault Sweeps GLSS Opener at Crystal


    Saturday April 25th...There are some nights that it seems everyone and everything is working against you. Then, there are nights where it seems nothing can go wrong, and all you have to do is hang on and celebrate. Saturday night with the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP, Plymouth, Indiana’s Zane DeVault enjoyed the latter.

     

    LUX LOOTS MONTPELIER TO WIN MONTPELIER USAC MIDWEST THUNDER OPENER

     

    Saturday April 25th...Matt Lux found the lead early, lost it, then gained it back just before the midway point to capture the victory in Saturday night’s USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget season opener at Indiana’s Montpelier Speedway.

    GRANT LIFTS THE LID, OPENS USAC MIDGET SEASON WITH KOKOMO GP WIN

    Saturday April 25th...“I love Kokomo Speedway, and I love winning here even more.”

     

    Justin Grant has done plenty of that in his career at the Indiana 1/4-mile dirt bullring, notching a total of 14 USAC national victories over the years, the majority of them in a sprint car.

    14TH TO 1ST! LEWIS STEALS USAC MRA SPRINT

     

     OPENER WITH LAST LAP PASS AT SPRINGFIELD

    Saturday April 25th...Ricky Lewis’ last lap pass netted him the victory in a spectacular USAC MRA Sprint Car season opener on Saturday night at Missouri’s Springfield Raceway.

     


    CONTROLLING THE CAPITAL: David Gravel Dominates Knoxville’s Premier Chevy Dealers Clash Finale

    The two-time and defending champion cruises to his fourth victory of the season

     Saturday April 25th...David Gravel and Big Game Motorsports are tough to stop at Knoxville Raceway.

    A day after coming up one spot short at “The Sprint Car Capital of the World,” the two-time and defending World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series champions refused to be denied.

    GREEN MOUNTAIN MONEY: Mat Williamson Wins Inaugural King of the Clay at Devil's Bowl
     Mike Mahaney takes over Series points lead after back-to-back podium finishes

     Saturday April 25th...After a 29th-place finish in the DIRTcar 358 Modified Series opener at Lebanon Valley Speedway, defending Series champion Mat Williamson needed a good finish Saturday at Devil’s Bowl Speedway.

     Saturday April 25th...Lone Star Enduro Delivers Drama and Breakthroughs, with Random Vandals Racing, RS1, and BimmerWorld Claiming Double Point Wins

    Pirelli GT4 America closed out Saturday at CieloVision GT World Texas powered by Samsung with a dramatic Lone Star Enduro at Circuit of The Americas,

    Bauman, Tadman Repeat Ventura Heroics in Front of a Sold Out Crowd

     Saturday April 25th...Briar Bauman (No. 3 RWR/Jacob Construction/Parts Plus Harley-Davidson XG750R) formally announced his arrival as a 2026 Grand National Championship contender with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Memphis Shades Ventura Short Track presented by 805 Beer. 

    Tyler Reddick on pole for Talladega after qualifying rainout–

     Saturday April 25th...With light but steady rain showers forecast for the morning, NASCAR cancelled Saturday’s Busch Light Pole Qualifying session at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and set the 40-car field line up for Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) according to a pre-determined metric.

    Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at BAPS Rained Out

     Saturday April 25th...Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing officials, in conjunction with BAPS Motor Speedway, have announced that the event scheduled for Saturday, April 25 has been canceled due to the unfavorable weather forecast.

     

    The event will not be rescheduled during the 2026 season.

     Saturday April 25th...Due to a 90% chance of rain, Saturday’s $5,000 to-win Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Late Model Flynn’s Tire/Gunter’s Honey Touring Series Spring event at Winchester Speedway was lost to Mother Nature for the third straight year. If it wasn’t for the herculean effort of track owner Greg Gunter in 2023 to get the track ready after a four-hour rain delay, it would have been the fourth straight year Mother Nature took the checkered flag for the early season event. 

     

     

    		 KYLE HARDY OPENS 2026 HOVIS RUSH LATE MODEL FLYNN’S TIRE/GUNTER’S HONEY TOUR SEASON VICTORIOUS WORTH $5000 IN THE RETURN TO GEORGETOWN

    Friday April 24th...The Hovis Auto & Truck Supply RUSH Dirt Late Model Flynn's Tire/Gunter's Honey Touring Series kicked off the 2026 season on Friday night at Georgetown Speedway. It marked the first appearance at the Sussex County oval in more than three years.  

    Friday Rained Out, USAC Midget Kokomo GP Shifts to Sat-Sun, April 25-26

    Friday April 24th...The dates for this weekend’s Kokomo Grand Prix have been shifted by one day and will now run on Saturday and Sunday, April 25-26.

     

    With a rain out on the originally scheduled date of Friday, April 24, the decision has been made to contest the complete event over the weekened with two consecutive nights of full programs for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship at Indiana’s Kokomo Speedway.

     

    Moore Masters Victory with POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints at Big O Speedway

     

    Friday April 24th...Howard Moore showed speed all night at Big O Speedway to claim the Night One victory in the “Bluebonnet Showdown” with the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League seasonal event, leading twenty laps to earn his first career league victory.

    BIG CAT BEATDOWN: Brad Sweet Leads Every Lap to Top Knoxville Opener

    The five-time World of Outlaws champion flexes his muscle with Silva Motorsports to continue a historic streak

    Friday April 24th... Brad Sweet may be semi-retired from being behind the wheel, but he’s not slowing down.

    The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series brought a huge field to Knoxville Raceway Friday, and the “Big Cat” looked like he was in his prime. More than 60 entries signed in, and Sweet delivered a masterclass aboard the Silva Motorsports No. 94.

    Friday April 24th...Devin Moran captured the Melvin L. Joseph Memorial for the second consecutive year Friday night at Georgetown Speedway, taking home the $21,049 top prize in the feature event honoring the track’s founder.

    Brennan Moore Scores First Career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Victory at Can-Am
     Jessica Power finishes second, Tristan Ladouceur rounds out podium

    Friday April 24th...For the third time in the last four seasons, a first-time DIRTcar Sportsman Series winner took the checkered flag at Can-Am Speedway.

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