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 wednesday August 19th

SUMMER FIRST: Tony Finch II Wins First Career DIRTcar Sportsman Series Feature During SummerFAST at Utica-Rome

 Joe Grabianowski

 wednesday August 19th.Tony Finch II started SummerFAST with a Feature win at Weedsport Speedway and closed it out with the biggest win of his career at Utica-Rome Speedway. Young gun Bodie Marks and Utica-Rome first-timer Cody Manitta finished on the DIRTcar Sportsman Championship Series podium.  

 

A FRIESEN FINISH: Stewart Friesen Closes SummerFAST With Utica-Rome Victory, Alex Yankowski Clinches Second SummerFAST Title

 Joe Grabianowski

wednesday August 19th.The fifth annual SummerFAST finished exactly how it started, with Stewart Friesen standing in Victory Lane.

After passing Mat Williamson for the lead on Lap 28, the Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON driver never looked back to win Wednesday’s Super DIRTcar Series stop at Utica-Rome Speedway.

 

Tuesday August 18th

Legends
Alex Yankowski extends SummerFAST points lead to 18 over Jimmy Phelps

Joe Grabianowski

 Tuesday August 18th.-Despite earning four Super DIRTcar Series wins in his career, Alex Payne finally delivered the moment he’s dreamed about his whole life. 

In front of his hometown crowd, the Hopewell, NY driver wrestled the lead from Alex Yankowski with seven laps to go and never looked back to win Tuesday’s SummerFAST stop at Land of Legends Raceway

  

.Monday August 17th

SWEET EMOTION: JJ Courcy Scores DIRTcar Pro Stock Series Win at Brewerton

Joe Grabianowski

Monday August 17th -  JJ Courcy claimed an emotional first career DIRTcar Pro Stock Series victory during SummerFAST by passing pole sitter Jason Casey and holding off a charging Tyler Bushey at Brewerton Speedway. 

 

Starting third, the Mexico, NY driver set his sights on leader Jason Casey, from Ashley Falls, MA, who initially brought the 21-car field to the green flag. Casey rolled the low side of the “D-Shaped Dirt Demon” in the early going, but Courcy found a way beneath him coming off Turn 2 on Lap 3.

  

.Monday August 17th

TAMING THE DEMON: Alex Yankowski Wins SummerFAST Thriller at Brewerton
The Covington Township, PA driver leads the SummerFAST points standings after two nights

joe Grabianowski

Monday August 17th - Alex Yankowski had only made three Super DIRTcar Series starts at Brewerton Speedway before this year’s SummerFAST.

But in the final laps of Monday’s Feature, the Covington Township, PA driver looked like he’d been racing there for years.

  

 Mon thru   Sunday August 16th -
Ericsson Undeniable in Markham to End 63-Race Drought

 Sunday August 16th -Andretti Global’s Marcus Ericsson wasn’t to be denied victory in the new Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham even as it meant tormenting a longtime rival.

Ericsson charged through the field late in the 90-lap Canadian race to hunt down and pass Dale Coyne Racing’s Romain Grosjean for a victory.

Toney Doubles Up with Road America Race Win, Airbnb Endurance Challenge Title

No. 95 Car Wins Two-Hour Race While No. 30 Leaps to Title

Sunday August 16th -Sunday’s two-hour IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge season finale featured nearly as many twists and turns as the 14 corners making up the 4.048-mile Road America road course.

In the end, Toney Driver Development captured both the race win and the championship in the four-race calendar covering races across Sebring International Raceway, Circuit of The Americas, VIRginia International Raceway and Road America.

Weisensel Over Waelti In AFS Badger Midget Series Thriller At Angell Park Speedway

 Sunday August 16th -  A beautiful night and solid crowd were on hand for the Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midget Auto Racing Association Norm Nelson Classic event on Sunday, August 16, at Angell Park Speedway.

Locals saw an all Sun Prairie podium for the second time in 2026 (and Badger history) as Cody Weisensel driving the Jones-Spray No. 5 took his second Lyco Manufacturing A-Main win of the season, and his career, over Brandon Waelti and Eric Blumer. The three shared the same Bank of Sun Prairie Victory Lane photo a few weeks earlier when Waelti prevailed over Weisensel and Blumer on Badger Midget Hall of Fame Night.

ANOTHER RUNG HIGHER: Stewart Friesen Wins SummerFAST Opener at Weedsport, Ties Alan Johnson For Fifth on Series All-Time Wins List

Matt Sheppard takes over second in Series points standings after runner-up finish

Joe Grabianowski

 Sunday August 16th - In a battle between two of the best in Big Block Modified racing, Stewart Friesen came out on top in Sunday’s SummerFAST opener.

Majman Claims Victory after Chaotic USF2000 Race Two at Markham


 

gavin baker
 

 Sunday August 16th -A chaotic, crash-filled second leg of the inaugural Continental Tire Grand Prix of Markham for USF2000 ended with Brad Majman, from Melbourne, Australia, taking the checkered flag for Pabst Racing. Majman’s third win of the season moved him to within 13 points of points leader and yesterday’s winner, Colombian Sebastian Garzon, whose DEForce Racing Tatuus was involved in one of a series of melees during the 40-minute encounter.

 

Thirteen-Year-Old Blayden Graham Wins Lemoore Race – Michnowicz Takes Bullring Nationals Title

 Sunday August 16th -  Driving Mike Schweitzer’s #41, 13-year-old Blayden Graham scored the win in round two of the Bullring Nationals on a scorching hot night at Lemoore Jet Bowl Raceway. While Graham won the battle, CLS G.O.A.T. Bobby Michnowicz won the war, outscoring the field over the two-night event with a third-place finish the previous night at Keller Auto Center Plaza Park Raceway in Visalia and a second in the finale at the Jet Bowl.

Peruvian Cardenas Claims Overdue Maiden USF Pro 2000 Win

 

gavin baker

 Sunday August 16th -Andres Cardenas became the first Peruvian to win a USF Pro Championships event when he took the checkered flag in today’s second race of the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Markham doubleheader. A regular frontrunner and two-time polesitter during his rookie campaign for JHDD powered by ECR, Cardenas, from Lima, Peru, grasped the lead from yesterday’s winner Jack Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, on lap 10 and held on to win by just 0.6487 of a second.

 

STUCK THE LANDING: Kyle Larson Flies into Iowa, Dominates 65th Knoxville Nationals

tyler carr

Saturday August 15th - A jet brings Larson to Knoxville just in time to capture his fourth Knoxville Nationals title after the NASCAR Cup Series race

 Kyle Larson’s Saturday began with him simply hoping he could watch the finale of the 65th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s.

It ended in Knoxville Nationals Victory Lane.

 

Logano Wins at Richmond as Chase Picture Takes Shape

 

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

 Saturday August 15th - Joey Logano issued a not too subtle reminder Saturday night that he is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and absolutely ready to position himself for yet another title run.

Logano claimed his second win of the 2026 season – in fact, his second victory in the last four races – driving his No. 22 Team Penske Ford to a dramatic .392-second win in the Cook Out 400 under the lights in front of an enthusiastic sellout crowd at Richmond Raceway.

PHOTO FINISH! LUNDY GETS .01 SECOND USAC CRA WIN AT PERRIS

A.J. Johnson

 

Saturday August 15th - After one of the closest finishes in the history of the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC CRA Sprint Car Series, Connor Lundy of Peoria, Arizona emerged victorious on Saturday night at southern California’s Perris Auto Speedway.

 

Jeffers Reclaims USF Pro 2000 Points Lead

with Markham Win

gavin baker
 

Saturday August 15th - Jack Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, led throughout this afternoon’s shortened USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire race on the brand-new street circuit in Markham, Ont., Canada. Jeffers’ third win of the season for Exclusive Autosport enabled him to slip back into the championship points lead with four races remaining this season.

Saturday August 15th - Dan Ebert picked a great time to earn the first Super Late Model victory of his career, as the Lake Shore, Minnesota, driver won the 34th Annual Ace Doran Hauling and Rigging Topless 100 Presented by Big River Steel on Saturday night at Batesville Motor Speedway.

Honeycutt Dominates Richmond for Second Career Truck Series Win

 

Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images

 

Saturday August 15th -  It’s been the ultimate celebratory week for TRICON Garage driver Kaden Honeycutt who absolutely dominated the weather-delayed Black’s Tire 250 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Saturday afternoon – the strong winning effort coming only days after the 23-year-old Texan announced he and his wife Jessica were expecting their first child.

Saturday August 15th - Second-year NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver Louis Foster shone brightest amid a setting sun as a long first day of the inaugural Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham came to an end.

Garzon Extends USF2000 Points Lead

with Markham Victory


gavin baker

 Saturday August 15th - Sebastian Garzon, from Neiva, Colombia, extended his USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire points lead with victory for DEForce Racing in the opening leg of the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Markham.

ANOTHER SCHAT(Z): Donny Schatz Drives to Knoxville Nationals FVP Prelim Victory

The 11-time Knoxville Nationals champ wheels from seventh to Victory Lane to keep his hopes alive

tyler carr

Saturday August 15th - You can never count out Donny Schatz at Knoxville Raceway. 

The Fargo, ND legend has built a major part of his legacy at the historic 1/2 mile. It started with many painful losses and runner-up finishes at the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s. Then the winning began and rarely stopped as he collected 11 titles in the sport’s biggest race. 

DREVICKI DRIVES TO USAC EAST COAST VICTORY AT BRIDGEPORT

Scott Philipp

 

Saturday August 15th -t’s been the story of the 2026 season so far.

 

Reading, Pennsylvania driver and reigning champion Steven Drevicki had gone winless through the opening stretch of the USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Presented by Baer Den Farms season.

Tunjo Takes Road America Pole for Airbnb Endurance Challenge

Fourth Two-Hour Race of the Season To Decide LMP3 Endurance Crown

Saturday August 15th - There’s been three different race winners in the first three IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge rounds of competition in 2026. But only one car has scored the pole position.

USAC MIDGETS AT COLESCOUNTY POSTPONED, JACKSONVILLE CANCELED DUE TO RAIN

 

Saturday August 15th - The Illinois weekend for the USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship has been rained out.

 

The Lake Land College King of Coles scheduled for Saturday, August 15, at Coles County Speedway in Mattoon, Illinois has been postponed. The event has been rescheduled for Monday, September 7, on Labor Day weekend.

 

Max Blair and Ricky Thornton Jr. each won their respective 25-lap preliminary feature Friday night during the opening night of the 34th Annual Ace Doran Hauling and Rigging Topless 100 Presented by Big River Steel.

Blaney Continues Qualifying Surge with Richmond Pole

 

David Jensen/Getty Images

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney won his third pole position in the last five races and 16th of his championship career Friday afternoon at Richmond Raceway.

Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain Postpone FVP Hard Knox Night to Saturday, Sets Up Doubleheader

Knoxville Nationals Championship Saturday will now feature a pair of racing programs

With thunderstorms bringing heavy rainfall Friday morning to Knoxville Raceway, continued showers in the afternoon hindering track drying efforts, and weather models showing more storms likely in the evening, World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and Knoxville officials have agreed to postpone Friday’s FVP Hard Knox Night of the Knoxville Nationals to Saturday, Aug. 15.

 

ANOTHER LEVEL: Kyle Larson Wheels from Eighth to Victory on Knoxville Nationals Toyota Qualifying Night

The two-time NASCAR champion dazzles with a drive from the fourth row to another Knoxville triumph

tyler carr

 ThursDAY AUGUST 13TH - Kyle Larson ups his game to another level at Knoxville Raceway.

And he does so even more during the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s.

 

HOLY HAUD: Sheldon Haudenschild Tops Wild Photo Finish to Open Knoxville Nationals

Haudenschild goes third to first on the final lap and nips James McFadden at the line to start the week in Victory Lane and be the high point man

tyler carr

WednesDAY AUGUST 12TH -The opening act for the 65th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s couldn’t have gone any better.

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Lester

 

 

  MONDAY AUGUST 10TH -Reigning Grand National Champion Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) doubled down at the 86th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, backing up his Saturday stroll with another dominating outing in Monday’s Caterpillar Jackpine Gypsies Short Track at the Jackpine Gypsies Motorcycle Club in Sturgis, South Dakota. 

Thursday August 6TH -

 

Ty Gibbs holds off Christopher Bell for dramatic win at Iowa

Sean Gardner/Getty Images

  A two-tire call. An impeccable green-flag run. And Ty Gibbs had his second victory of the season. 

Leap-frogging Joe Gibbs racing teammate Christopher Bell on pit road—thanks to crew chief Tyler Allen’s two-tire call on Lap 290 of 350—Gibbs kept Bell behind him the rest of the way in front of a packed house at 0.875-mile Iowa Speedway.

In a master class of tire management and pure pace, Alex Palou drove closer to his record-tying fourth consecutive NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship and fifth overall title with a victory Sunday in the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland.

For the first time since March, Alessandro de Tullio sealed the deal.

De Tullio led all 35 laps from the pole to win the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday in the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing entry. It was the rookie’s second victory of the season, as he also won in late March from the pole at Barber Motorsports Park.

RIDGE RACER: Derrick McGrew Jr. Wins DIRTcar Sportsman Series Championship Season Opener at Glen Ridge

Jeremy McGaffin

  Derrick McGrew Jr. has won multiple Hoosier Racing Tire Weekly Championship Features. And in 2023, he won a DIRTcar Sportsman Series East Region Feature.  

 

 

carson Kvapil claims second straight NASCAR O’Reilly Series win in overtime

Sean Gardner/Getty Images

The “new” Carson Kvapil is now two-for-two.

 In his first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race since claiming his first career victory July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Kvapil once again found his way to Victory Lane—this time in two overtimes at Iowa Speedway.

Josh Rice finally sealed the deal Saturday night, capturing the biggest win of his career at his home track with a victory in the 44th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North/South 100 Presented by Lucas Oil at Florence Speedway. Rice earned a career-high $75,000 before a packed grandstand.

KNOXVILLE FLYIN’: Ryan Timms Captures First 360 Knoxville Nationals in Duel Against Reutzel

  Emily Schwanke

 Ryan Timms has become a master of the biggest events at Knoxville Raceway.

The driver of the Liebig Motorsports No. 10 showed his prowess in the 36th Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals by leading all 30 laps while keeping the top drivers in Sprint Car racing at bay to become the second-youngest driver to win the crown jewel of the American Sprint Car Series.

 Reigning Grand National Champion Dallas Daniels (No. 1 Estenson Racing Yamaha MT-07) put himself in prime position to defend that title with a commanding ride in Saturday night’s Caterpillar Jackpine Gypsies Super TT, Round 12 of the Progressive American Flat Track season, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. 

BIG TIME! LEARY WINS IOWA 100, EXTENDS USAC SILVER CROWN POINT LEAD

 

Rich Forman

When it comes to the two biggest and fastest pavement tracks on the USAC Silver Crown trail, C.J. Leary has had the upper hand in 2026.

I AM IRONMAN: Schuchart Dominates for Second Ironman 55 Victory

The Shark Racing pilot leads every single lap at I-55 to add another dumbbell to his trophy room

tyler carr

 Logan Schuchart prides himself on prioritizing physical fitness.

And it sure showed at Saturday’s Federated Auto Parts Ironman 55 finale.

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RON SHARK: Karter Sarff Conquers I-55 For Fifth Time With Xtreme Outlaw Midgets

Sharks can typically smell blood up to a quarter of a mile away. Some myths say a mile. At I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, it’s measured in time.

Escorpioni Cleans Up in USF Pro 2000 Portland Finale


gavin baker

 Leonardo Escorpioni extended his lead in the USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire championship following a dominant victory to close out the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland.

Dominant Wheldon on a Roll, Sweeps USF2000 at Portland

 

gavin baker
Oliver Wheldon couldn’t seem to buy any good fortune once he joined the USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire series for the third and fourth races of the season at Indianapolis.

Ryan Blaney masters Iowa Speedway with pole-winning run

 

 Chris Graythen/Getty Images

Ryan Blaney continued his mastery of Iowa Speedway on Saturday, putting his No. 12 Team Penske Ford on the pole for Sunday’s Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol (3:30 p.m. ET on USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Felix Rosenqvist wants to add another win for Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian before he leaves the team at the end of this season.

Alessandro de Tullio’s march toward an INDY NXT by Firestone season record continued Saturday – by a tiny margin.

tyler Courtney Brings Clauson Marshall Racing to Remarkable Prelim Victory at 360 Knoxville Nationals

 Emily Schwanke

 
 Friday august 7th - Tyler Courtney knew there was only one place to park his Clauson Marshall Racing No. 7BC on Friday night: Knoxville Raceway Victory Lane.

The Indianapolis, IN native brought a special triumph for the team at Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank to honor the memory of Bryan Clauson, who passed away 10 years ago to the day.

BIG DADDY DUB: Night Before the Ironman Brings Chris Windom First World of Outlaws Win

A frantic final few laps sees Windom hold off Kofoid and Watt for first career Series victory

tyler carr

 Friday august 7th - The tears nearly came pouring out for Chris Windom. 

The 35-year-old has accomplished plenty in his racing career, but Friday night at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park was different. He’s one of only eight men that can call themselves a USAC Triple Crown champion. But since switching his focus to wings, a victory with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series had eluded him.

Friday august 7th - Brandon Overton and Josh Rice used last-lap passes to win their respective 25-lap preliminary features for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Friday night at Florence Speedway.

Argyros Heads USF Pro 2000 Pabst One-Two in Portland

gavin baker


 Friday august 7th - G3 Argyros sped to his third USF Pro 2000 win of the season in this afternoon’s action packed first of two races for the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland. Pabst Racing’s Argyros, from Newport Beach, Calif., grasped the lead at the first turn after lining up third on the grid and was never headed during the 30-lap race.

Wheldon Keeps his Cool,

Scores Overdue First USF2000 Win

 

gavin baker
 Friday august 7th - Oliver Wheldon kept his head while others around him seemed to be losing theirs in baking hot conditions this afternoon before claiming a well-deserved maiden USF2000 race victory in the first of two races that comprise the Continental Tire Grand Prix of Portland.

HOMETOWN HERO: Missouri’s Joey Wirth Scores First National Midget Win at I-55

tyler carr

 Friday august 7th - On the 20-minute drive from his St. Louis home to I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, Joey Wirth wasn’t thinking much beyond just having a fun one-race night with his dad.

Plymouth Powerhouse DeVault Passes Stambaugh with Two to Go for Fourth GLSS Triumph of 2026


  Friday august 7th - He may not be a full-timer, but when Zane DeVault rolls into an event with the Great Lakes Super Sprints Presented by PERFIT & ARP, it’s well known throughout the pits that he’ll be one to battle for the win by the end of the night. That held true on Friday at I-96 Speedway during the Duel on Dirt.

 

Friday august 7th - Alex Palou’s path toward history became just a bit smoother Friday after he led the opening practice for the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland.

Friday august 7th - If the first practice is any indication, the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Portland could be a very interesting race with major championship implications.

Gio Scelzi Opens 360 Knoxville Nationals with Dominant Triumph for Spire Motorsports

 Emily Schwanke

 Thursday August 6TH -  Gio Scelzi knows how to bring the heat to Knoxville Raceway.

The pilot of the Spire Motorsports No. 77 drove a perfect 20 laps in Thursday’s Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Knoxville Nationals pres. by Great Southern Bank opener in his hunt for a second career event title with the American Sprint Car Series.

Thursday August 6TH -Brandon Sheppard and Mike Marlar took top honors in Thursday night’s dual 25-lap features for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Florence Speedway to kick off the 44th Annual Sunoco Race Fuels North-South Weekend.

 

WEDNESDAY jULY 29TH thru  Sunday August 2nd

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Cadillac WTR Back on Top After Spirited Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America

Inter Europol Claims Second Straight LMP2 Win

Sunday August 2nd -In a high-spirited, six-hour battle at one of the world’s most renowned road courses, Portugal’s Filipe Albuquerque and American Ricky Taylor guided the No. 10 Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac V-Series.R Grand Touring Prototype (GTP) to overall victory in Sunday’s Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix.

Pfaff Delivers First IMSA Lamborghini Temerario GT3 Win at Road America

Winward Mercedes-AMG Continues Winning Ways in GTD

 

Sunday August 2nd -Pfaff Motorsports scored an emotional Grand Touring Daytona Pro (GTD PRO) class victory Sunday at the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America, claiming both the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and North American race win for the new-for-2026 Lamborghini Temerario GT3.

Gastón Irazú Takes Race 2 Win in New Jersey

Sunday August 2nd - Gastón Irazú returned to the podium for the second time this weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP), continuing his Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) win streak.

Cooper Shipman Returns to Victory Lane in Race 2 at NJMP

Whitney Strickland Wins Again in Masters Cup

 

 

Sunday August 2nd -Cooper Shipman earned his second Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) victory, winning Race 2 at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) on Sunday morning. 

Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir Continue Winning Streak in NJMP Race 2

Sunday August 2nd -Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir returned to Victory Lane at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) for the second time this weekend, winning Race 2 in Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC). Warm temperatures combined with an all-green race proved to be a challenge, but for the two drivers who lead the Ligier JFC classes in victories this season, it wasn’t one they couldn’t overcome. 

luke Powers Declared Winner in Race 1 at NJMP

 

Whitney Strickland Wins in Masters Cup

Sunday August 2nd -Luke Powers earned his first Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) win in Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon. 

GRANT GETS TRI-STATE FINALE,CUMMINS COLLECTS USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK TITLE

josh james

Saturday August 1st - Justin Grant won the night while Kyle Cummins won the week after all was said and done during Saturday night’s 39th annual USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters finale at Haubstadt, Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway.

 OUTLAW EXCELLENCE: Gravel Holds Off Schuchart for Williams Grove Summer Nationals Score

The defending champion survives Schuchart’s last gasp for his 10th win of the season and $20,000

tyler carr

 Saturday August 1st - Pennsylvania will always be a special place for David Gravel no matter how loud the boos get.

Competing in the “Keystone State” helped launch the Watertown, CT’s racing career. Battling the PA Posse is one of the best ways for any young racer to sharpen their skills and see if they’ve got what it takes to make it in Sprint Car racing.

Tanner Thorson Triumphs in Round Three of Road to the Hockett at Lucas Oil Speedway

Saturday August 1st - Tanner Thorson used a bold restart move and flawless closing laps to score the Round Three victory in the Road to the Hockett with the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League at Lucas Oil Speedway, leading the final twelve laps to earn his second career league victory and first of the 2026 season.

Jack Wagner Cruises to Round Three Road to the Hockett Victory at Lucas Oil Speedway

Saturday August 1st - Jack Wagner put together a commanding performance Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway, leading nineteen of twenty laps to capture Round Three of the Road to the Hockett with the POWRi Wingless Auto Racing Sprint League. The victory marked Wagner’s seventh career league triumph and his second of the 2026 season.

Pierce Wins Third USA Nationals in Four Years, Ties Single-Season Win Record

Emily Schwanke

 Saturday August 1st - Bobby Pierce can never be counted out, and Saturday night was proof of why.

The two-time World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision champion has dominated the dirt Late Model world all summer long, but Thursday’s opening night of the USA Nationals was a rare lackluster showing. Pierce qualified poorly, didn’t gain much ground in his Heat Race and finished 12th in the Feature, his worst Series run of the season.

Gastón Irazú Victorious in Race 1 at NJMP 

 Saturday August 1st -  astón Irazú scored his fourth win of the 2026 Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) season on Saturday afternoon at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP). 

Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir Win Ligier JFC Race 1 at NJMP

Saturday August 1st - Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir collected class wins in Ligier Junior Formula Championship’s (Ligier JFC) Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) on Saturday afternoon.
Kyler Johnson Bags Awaited First ASCS National Tour Victory at Viking Speedway

  Mike Spieker
 Saturday August 1st - After 124 starts, Kyler Johnson has completed the dream of becoming an American Sprint Car Series winner.

The Quinter, KS native achieved a four-year-long quest with a standout 25 laps in the National Tour’s first trip to Viking Speedway for the Rock On Trucks Gopher State 360 Sprint Car Challenge.

 

Car Blanche Makes a Name for Itself with Michelin Pilot Challenge Road America Win

 Herta Hyundai Returns to the Top of TCR

Saturday August 1st - Car Blanche is a new name and entrant to IMSA competition this summer, who has delivered an intriguing start to its tenure since YRB Racing acquired the former van der Steur Racing. But make no mistake, Car Blanche has quickly made an impression.


Its most forceful statement to date came Saturday at the Road America 120 as the new team scored its first overall and Grand Sport (GS) class victory in IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge in only its third start.

Yelloly Leads Front-Row Sweep for Acura Meyer Shank Racing for Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America

Goldburg Puts No. 22 United Autosports USA ORECA in Catbird Seat in LMP2

Saturday August 1st - For the second consecutive year, the No. 93 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian Acura ARX-06 will lead the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Chamiponship field to green at the historic Road America road course.

 

Brit Nick Yelloly turned in a lap of 1 minute, 49.233 seconds (133.409 mph) to take pole position for Sunday’s six-hour Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix (11:40 a.m. ET on Peacock). 

King, Wadoux Take First Career Motul Pole Awards at Road America

"Rexy" Porsche on Point for Home Race

Wadoux Becomes First Woman to Win WeatherTech Championship Pole Since 2018

 

Saturday August 1st - It was a day of firsts at Road America in the production car-based GT classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in qualifying for the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix.

 

Harry King earned his first Motul Pole Award in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) PRO class in the No. 77 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R that he shares with Nick Tandy.

ericsson, Persing Lead Quartet of New Lamborghini Super Trofeo Winners at Road America

Chambers, Porter, Holguin and Touchette Add Class Wins

Saturday August 1st - A quartet of new winners emerged in the second 50-minute Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America race at Road America to cap off the fourth event weekend of the 2026 season.


 Wayne Taylor Racing secured its first overall and Pro class win since WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in May with Hampus Ericsson and Nick Persing sharing the No. 1 Wayne Taylor Racing, Lamborghini Palm Beach, Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo Evo2.

Rossi Completes First Validation Test of New IR-28 Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Saturday August 1st - Alexander Rossi took another step into the future of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES on Saturday, completing the first on-track test of the new Dallara IR-28 chassis at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The 2016 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner put the all-new car through its initial paces during a productive development session on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course, helping begin the testing process for the chassis that will debut for the 2028 NTT INDYCAR

2026 FORMULA DRIFT PRO CHAMPIONSHIP IN INDIANAPOLIS CANCELLED BY STORM

Saturday August 1st - “I am sad to announce that for the first time in the 23-year history of Formula DRIFT, we have been forced to cancel the remaining PRO Championship Competition heats that were taking place at Indianapolis Raceway Park in Indianapolis for the first time,” said Ryan Sage, Formula DRIFT President.

The Roth Motorsports crew becomes the first to double digit victories with a triumph over the PA Posse

TYLER CARR

 fRIDAY jULY 31ST - The Pennsylvania Posse struck first this week, but the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series answered.

After York, PA’s Chase Dietz knotted up the 2026 scoreboard of the sport’s fiercest rivalry with a Wednesday win at BAPS Motor Speedway, it was Michael “Buddy” Kofoid putting The Greatest Show on Dirt back on top.

XONINE Pair Thwart Rivals, Weather to Win Road America Lamborghini Super Trofeo Opener

WTR ProAm Win Streak Continues; 89X and Forty7 Break Through in Am and

LB Cup


fRIDAY jULY 31ST - Will Bamber and Hampus Ericsson engaged in a hard-fought, back-and-forth battle to start Friday’s Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America first race at Road America. But their teammates Darius Trinka and Nick Persing finished the job, as a combination of potentially treacherous weather and traffic ahead of them made for a fun yet frantic finish.

Ryder McCutcheon Motors to POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprint Victory at Humboldt Speedway

 fRIDAY jULY 31ST - Ryder McCutcheon held steady out front at Humboldt Speedway with the POWRi Honest Abe Roofing 410 Outlaw Sprint League, leading the final twenty-two laps to earn his second career league victory in an outstanding caution-free feature.

BALLOU BAGS BLOOMINGTON’S SHELDON KINSER MEMORIAL ON FINAL LAP

Ryan Sellers

fRIDAY jULY 31ST - Last season, Robert Ballou endured an accident at Bloomington Speedway that left him with a broken back and wound up costing him the remainder of the season.

 

On Friday, just one day shy of a full year since that accident, Ballou returned to the scene and conquered the red clay 1/4-mile, winning the 35th running of the Sheldon Kinser Memorial after race leader Gavin Miller ran out of fuel on the back straightaway on the final lap, ending his bid for a first career USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship victory.

Grisham Delivers Heart of Racing Team’s Third Straight IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Pole of Season at Road America

 Montour Records Fourth Straight Pole in TCR for Honda

 

fRIDAY jULY 31ST - Hannah Grisham has won Heart of Racing Team’s third straight pole for either herself or Hannah Greenemeier in the all-Hannah lineup aboard the team’s No. 26 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GT4 EVO.

Acura 1-2 Makes Early Statement at Road America

United Autosports USA, Manthey and Car Blanche Top Respective Class Charts

fRIDAY jULY 31ST - It’s only Friday, but Nick Yelloly looked like he enjoyed a ‘Sunday drive’ around Road America as practice opened for the Motul SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix. It’s the eighth race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season and the fourth of five races in the 2026 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup.

2026 FORMULA DRIFT PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION RESULTS FROM ROUND 3 IN INDIANAPOLIS

 

fRIDAY jULY 31ST - The Link ECU PROSPEC drivers had to contend with changing track conditions as light rain affected the level of grip in the latter stagesAfter claiming his first podium in Round 2, and overcoming the challenges of learning a new track, 14 year-old Camren Sorensen secured his first FD victory and became the youngest winner in the series’ 23-year history

Unfavorable Forecast Cancels All Star Event at Hartford Speedway

fRIDAY jULY 31ST - After discussions with Hartford Speedway officials, the July 31st NAPA Auto Parts All Star
Circuit of Champions presented by Valvoline event has been canceled due to unfavorable
forecasts this evening and into the night. This event will not be rescheduled.
The next event for the All Stars is Friday, August 7th, and Saturday, August 8th, at Stateline
Speedway in Busti, NY. Friday's portion of the weekend will pay $5,000 to win, and Saturday's
portion will pay $10,000 to win. For more information, visit www.allstarsprints.com.

Continuous Rain Postpones Friday USA Nationals Program, Saturday Start Time Moved to 5PM

fRIDAY jULY 31ST -  Due to the all-day rain impacting the New Richmond, WI area throughout the morning and afternoon on Friday, leading to saturated grounds across the facility, officials from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and Cedar Lake Speedway have agreed to postpone the Friday portion of the USA Nationals

 FORMULA DRIFT PRO & PROSPEC CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING RESULTS FROM INDIANAPOLIS

tHURSDAY jULY 30TH -  With Indianapolis Raceway Park appearing on the Formula DRIFT schedule for the first time, the series decided to resurface parts of the course to improve the drift spectacle. The changes were developed in conjunction with Driver Liaisons Ryan Litteral, Ken Gushi and Matt Field as well as FD Judges Brian Eggert, Reese Marin, Robbie Nishida and Vernon Zvanevald, plus the Formula DRIFT Competition Department.

Tyler Erb Opens USA Nationals in Victory Lane at Cedar Lake

 Emily Schwanke

tHURSDAY jULY 30TH -  Tyler Erb has a colorful history at Cedar Lake Speedway, one that now includes a victory.

“Terbo” has been a regular at the USA Nationals since 2016, scoring a best finish in the main event of third in 2022. But his most infamous moment in New Richmond, WI had nothing to do with his results, as Cedar Lake was the site of his on-track retaliation incident against Bobby Pierce in 2020 that resulted in a suspension.

CHAMPION MOVE! CUMMINS’ HEROICS CAPTURE DON SMITH CLASSIC AT TERRE HAUTE

David Nearpass

tHURSDAY jULY 30TH -  “’I’ve always wanted to be a champion, but I’ve wanted to be able to make champion moves whenever the pressure is on.”


By all accounts, Kyle Cummins certainly made a champion level move to take the lead and the victory on Thursday night during the 16th running of the Don Smith Classic at the Terre Haute Action Track, round seven of USAC NOS Energy Drink Indiana Sprint Week Presented by K & N Filters.

PROTECTING THE PORCH: Dietz Defeats World of Outlaws for Bricker’s Bash Victory

The winningest driver in the country bests the two winningest World of Outlaws drivers to score one for the PA Posse at BAPS

TYLER CARR

WEDNESDAY jULY 29TH - The Bricker’s french fries belonged to the PA Posse Wednesday night.

The Pennsylvania fans erupted as they watched the Posse even the 2026 scoreboard with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in the sport’s fiercest rivalry. York, PA’s Chase Dietz made the “Keystone State” crowd proud as he held off two of the best Sprint Car drivers in the world on home turf at BAPS Motor Speedway.

SWANSON SCORES! WINS PARAGON’S USAC INDIANA SPRINT WEEK RETURN

Rich Forman

WEDNESDAY jULY 29TH - It had been 28 years since Paragon Speedway last hosted a USAC Indiana Sprint Week event, and for most of Wednesday night’s feature, Jake Swanson raced out to a lead that was 28 light years ahead of the competition. Or so it seemed.

 

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