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65th Annual Bettenhausen Rescheduled for this Sunday

By: Kevin Ramsell Morris, IL – The 65th Annual Memorial that was scheduled for last Saturday night at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, IL has been rescheduled for this Sunday, September 27th with racing…

Road Racing & Sports Cars

How to Watch and Follow the Penultimate Event at GT World Alabama

The 2026 season is heading down the home stretch, and SRO America is heading back to sweet home Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park from September 25-27 for the penultimate event of the year. With just two events remaining on the calendar, every point and position takes on added importance as championship contenders enter the final stretch of the season.

Open Wheel

Inside Line: 2026 Moment That Will Matter Most in 2027?

One member of the Inside Line panel thinks that the lessons learned from the successful inaugural events at Arlington (photo) and Washington will be carried over to other street races, making them even better in 2027.

Open Wheel

Six-Sess! KTJ Does it Again for $20,000 at the Haubstadt Hustler

Sep 19, 2026Six was a magic number for Kevin Thomas Jr. during the 19th annual running of the Haubstadt Hustler on Saturday night at Indiana’s Tri-State Speedway. Starting sixth on the grid, the Cullman, Alabama native charged his way into the lead past Robert Ballou on lap 18, then led the final 23 laps to capture the $20,000 grand prize and his record-extending sixth career Haubstadt Hustler triumph. No other drive

Dirt Track

DIRT DOWN AT OSWEGO: 2026 GALLERY

For the 10th time, the “Steel Palace” has been converted into the “Clay Palace” to welcome hundreds of race car drivers and thousands of fans for Super DIRT Week 54 presented by StubHub (Oct. 5-10). More than 500 truckloads of clay were placed around the 5/8-mile track, in a process again spearheaded by longtime Super […]

Dirt Track

Battle for the Belt Brings Two Nights of Action to WaKeeney Speedway Oct. 16-17

By Ben Deatherage WAKEENEY, Kan. (Sept. 21, 2026) — Two nights of racing and a pair of All-Star Invitational qualifying opportunities headline the Battle for the Belt at WaKeeney Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 16-17. Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds, Sunoco IMCA Stock Cars, Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods, Sunoco IMCA Hobby Stocks, and Mach-1 IMCA Sport Compacts will compete in complete shows both nights follo

Dirt Track

Pettit Shootout Brings Two Nights of Action to Watsonville Speedway Oct. 2-3

By Ben Deatherage WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Sept. 21, 2026) — Two complete nights of racing, a pair of Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational qualifying events, and a 103-lap Saturday Modified main event highlight the 16th annual Pettit Shootout at Watsonville Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 2-3. Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds and Karl Kustoms IMCA Northern SportMods will compete both nights, with each program serving as a

Dirt Track

Shatzer Schools Virginia Sprint Series Field at Natural Bridge

By Jim Haines NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (Sept. 19, 2026) — Dylan Shatzer is a schoolteacher by day, but Saturday night he moved the classroom to Natural Bridge Speedway and taught the Virginia Sprint Series field a lesson with a clean sweep of the evening. Shatzer won his heat race before charging to the front of the RaceSaver IMCA Sprint Car feature and staying there through the checkered flag. Matthew Mullins was the oth

Dirt Track

Racing Returns to Yuma as Cocopah Speedway Opens New Era in 2026

By Ben Deatherage SOMERTON, Ariz. (Sept. 21, 2026) — Racing returns to the Yuma area this fall as Cocopah Speedway begins a new chapter with a busy 2026-27 schedule featuring several major Speedway Motors IMCA events. The three-eighths-mile oval opens its 2026 season in October before hosting the Diamond in the Desert, Turkey Bowl, and Copper State Nationals. The schedule then carries into February with two weeks of

Open Wheel

King Jacob! Denney Scores USAC Midget Debut at Coles County

Sep 07, 2026Jacob Denney has certainly been the king of the 2026 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship thus far, evidenced by his 71-point lead in the series standings and his season-leading four feature victories. On Monday night in USAC’s debut at Coles County Speedway in Mattoon, Illinois, Denney quite literally got the royal treatment, sporting a crown and a robe, while sitting on the winner’s throne

Road Racing & Sports Cars

The Augusta National of Motorsports: Barber Motorsports Park

A big part of what makes Barber Motorsports Park so special is that its surroundings are every bit as much a part of the experience as the racing itself. It is one of the most visually distinctive venues in American motorsport, with its 17-turn, 2.38-mile layout winding through rolling green hills, wooded sections and carefully landscaped grounds, creating a setting that feels almost impossibly tranquil for a place t