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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.