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Dirt Track

Super DIRT Week 54: Prospective Entries

Super DIRT Week 54 presented by StubHub brings Racing’s Biggest Party to Oswego Speedway for the 10th year in 2026, Oct. 5-10, and another stout field of drivers across the four participating divisions – Super DIRTcar Series, DIRTcar 358 Modified Series, DIRTcar Sportsman Series, and DIRTcar Pro Stock Series. See the current lists below (updates […]

Dirt Track

Johnson Strikes Late as Bannisters Secure Bakersfield Championships

By Steven Blakesley BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (Sept. 26, 2026) — Tyler Bannister and Jason Bannister completed championship-winning seasons at Bakersfield Speedway at Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway on Saturday night during Championship Night on the dirt. Brad Pounds, the 2025 Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified track champion, dominated the 20-lap feature. Pounds started fourth and drove to his third DeVilbiss Racing Chassis Western

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McKinney Makes 1,000-Mile Trip Pay Off With MLA Nationals Victory

By Bryce Vowan WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (Sept. 26, 2026) — A roughly 1,000-mile trip from Magnolia, Del., paid off in a big way for Ryan McKinney Saturday night as he captured the $2,000 Mod Lites of Arkansas IMCA Nationals at Riverside International Speedway. McKinney started third and found himself in the right place at the right time late in the feature, taking advantage of trouble for the leaders before driving the No.

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Southern Challenge Brings Two Nights of Racing to Abilene Oct. 16-17

By Ben Deatherage ABILENE, Texas (Sept. 28, 2026) — The Southern Challenge returns to Abilene Speedway for two nights of Speedway Motors IMCA racing Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17, with $3,000 awaiting the Smiley’s Racing Products IMCA Southern SportMod winner and $2,000 top prizes on the line for both Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds and Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars. The weekend begins with qualifying Friday night. Heat races

Dirt Track

NY-Penn Series Closes 2026 With Two-Night Thunder Mountain Finale Oct. 30-31

By Ben Deatherage CENTER LISLE, N.Y. (Sept. 28, 2026) — The final two stops of the 2026 NY-Penn IMCA Modified Series season bring the tour to Thunder Mountain Speedway for a pair of special events Friday and Saturday, Oct. 30-31. Friday’s Billy Ward Memorial presented by Patriot Tank Lines will pay $1,004 to win before the season concludes Saturday with the Ed and Jan Billings Classic presented by 71 Speed & Design,

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The Duel Brings Three Nights of Racing to Mohave Valley Nov. 12-14

By Ben Deatherage MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. (Sept. 28, 2026) — The Duel returns to Mohave Valley Raceway for three nights of racing Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 12-14, culminating with a $9,777.77-to-win feature for Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds. Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, and Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks will join the Modifieds during the three-day event. Stock Cars and SportMods each race

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Braaksma Banks $10,000 in Survive the 55 at Skagit

By Blake Anderson ALGER, Wash. (Sept. 26, 2026) — Newton, Iowa’s Ethan Braaksma added another marquee victory to his résumé Saturday night, capturing the $10,000 Skagit Casino Resort Survive the 55 for the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds at Skagit Speedway. Braaksma, the 2026 IMCA TV Clash on the Coast champion, started third in the Campbell River, B.C.-based No. 90 provided by Tammy and Jason Beaulieu and survived a cau

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Nicholas Ronnebaum: Racing His Way Into the Century Club

By Ben Deatherage ONAGA, Kan. (Sept. 21, 2026) — Nicholas Ronnebaum began the weekend nearly 700 miles from home. By the time he finished it, he had joined one of the most exclusive groups in Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stock racing. Ronnebaum won Friday night at Fix It Forward Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. He won again Saturday at Salina Speedway. Then came Sunday, Aug. 23. Ronnebaum arrived at Goodland Raceway in western Kans

Dirt Track

Moore Wins Grays Harbor Finale, Secures IMCA Modified Track Championship

By Shaun Hulbert ELMA, Wash. (Sept. 19, 2026) — Craig Moore put the finishing touches on his championship season Saturday night at Grays Harbor Raceway, winning the final Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified feature of 2026 and securing the track championship. Moore started fourth and worked his way toward the front before taking command on lap nine. Once out front, Moore sailed away from the field and drove the No. 14 machine

Stock Cars

Shafer Wins Third Bettenhausen at Grundy

Event Results By: Kevin Ramsell Morris, IL – Paul Shafer Jr. had a big day at his home track in Morris, IL. He joined an elite group of being a three-time winner of the Bettenhausen…

Motorcycle Racing

A Wet Goodbye: MotoAmerica’s Feature Classes Close Out The 2026 Season At NJMP

The 2026 MotoAmerica season ended the way most of the weekend went: wet. Overnight storms forced officials to cancel the final Talent Cup and Twins Cup races at New Jersey, but Darryn Binder and Kyle Wyman still delivered statement wins to close out Supersport and Baggers. Here's how the season wrapped up.

Motorcycle Racing

Julien Beaumer Joins 2026 AMA U.S. Motocross Team

As the United States gears up for the 2026 FIM Motocross of Nations, which is set to run Oct. 2-4 in Ernée, France, the American Motorcyclist Association announced that Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Julien Beaumer will join the team.

Stock Cars

Rowe Makes It Two in A Row at Owosso

By: Kevin Ramsell OVID, MI – Blake Rowe, who ended his two-year winless drought at Berlin Raceway, picked up his second win in a row by taking the checkered flag in the Turn One CRA…

Motorcycle Racing

SMX Final Recap | Ridgedale | Sep 26, 2026

Spaniard Jorge Prado Captures SMX World Championship at Historic Final from Thunder Ridge Nature Arena Levi Kitchen Prevails with First Professional Title in 250SMX Class In front of a raucous capacity crowd, from one of the most dynamic venues to ever host an off-road motorcycle race, the 2026 Monster Energy SMX World Championship drew to a […]

Dirt Track

Hoffman Completes Weekend Sweep at I-55 With $20,000 Saturday Score

The driver who grew up in the shadow of the arch is now the King of the Arch. Nick Hoffman was on a rail on Friday night at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park, and he didn’t miss a beat in the second half of the weekend doubleheader on Saturday. From fourth in the starting order, ... Read more

Stock Cars

Preisler Prevails in $16,000 purse Mid-Am Showdown at Grundy County Speedway.

The Mid-Am Racing Series rolled into Grundy County Speedway on September 27 for the Olsons Iron / Disposal Recycling 40 presented by CDE Collision Centers and Cornwell Tools, bringing one of the strongest fields of the season with 29 cars on the grounds battling for just 24 starting positions.Grundy County Speedway presents a unique challenge for the traveling Mid-Am competitors. The tight and technical third-mile is

Motorcycle Racing

Fong Sweeps Saturday As Championship Narrows To Two Points For Sunday Showdown

Bobby Fong (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) executed a sensational double victory at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday, winning both Quad Lock Superbike races to demolish the championship lead of Sean Dylan Kelly (OrangeCat Racing) to a razor-thin two points, while Mathew Scholtz (Strack Racing) leads JD Beach (Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing) by […]

Open Wheel

Pursley on the Pole! Daison Will Lead USAC Silver Crown Field Saturday at Eldora

Sep 25, 2026Daison Pursley captured the pole position for Saturday night’s 4-Crown Nationals Presented by NKTELCO USAC Silver Crown feature at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. On Friday night, Pursley (Locust Grove, Oklahoma) turned a lap of 16.428 seconds in the LearnLab Qualifying session on the 1/2-mile dirt oval at the wheel of his Spire Motorsports with CB Industries/Spectrum – NOS Energy Drink – Pristine Aucti

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First Crown! Cummins Collects First 4-Crown Win with USAC Sprints at Eldora

Sep 26, 2026Back in May of this year, Kyle Cummins checked off his first career Eldora Speedway victory in what was his 17th attempt at taming the legendary 1/2-mile Rossburg, Ohio dirt oval. On Saturday night, the Princeton, Indiana racer checked off yet another new feat as he claimed his first career 4-Crown Nationals Presented by NKTELCO triumph, this one worth a cool $15,000.

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From Little E to The Big E! Boxell Gets First USAC Midget Win at 4-Crown

Sep 26, 2026Back in 2011 at the age of just five years old, Jakeb Boxell scored his first career kart win at Little E, the small dirt track located on the northeast part of the property on the grounds of Eldora Speedway. On Saturday night, all these years later, the 20-year-old Zanesville, Indiana native grabbed his first career USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship feature victory just a stone’s throw a

Open Wheel

Pursley Wires Eldora’s 4-Crown, Leary Clinches USAC Silver Crown Title

Sep 26, 2026From start to finish, the debut of the CB Industries / Spire Motorsports USAC Silver Crown team with Daison Pursley at the wheel was absolute perfection at Rossburg, Ohio’s Eldora Speedway. On Friday night, they were the fastest in practice, then followed it up by winning the pole position with the fastest lap in LearnLab Qualifying. Then, during Saturday night’s 50-lap feature, they led all 50 laps en ro