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Dirt Track
Natenstedt Rallies Late for Back-to-Back Pettit Shootout Triumph
By Ben Deatherage WATSONVILLE, Calif. (Oct. 3, 2026) — Shawn Natenstedt came from outside the top five at the lap 40 fuel break to capture Saturday night’s $3,006-to-win 16th annual Pettit Shootout for the Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds at Watsonville Speedway, becoming the first driver since Bobby Hogge in 2020-21 to win consecutive editions. Natenstedt, the three-time Nevada State champion from Fernley, remains the on
St. Louis / Midwest
LANGDON, PROCK, A. STANFIELD AND HERRERA PREVAIL AT RECORD-BREAKING NAPA AUTO PARTS NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS -
MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 4, 2026) – Record-breaking performances, a Saturday sellout crowd and major shifts in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship standings highlighted the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Austin Prock (Funny Car), Aaron Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock...
Open Wheel
Joel Myers Jr. Wins with POWRi 410 Outlaw Sprints at I-55 Federated Auto Parts Raceway Park
Pevely, MO. (10/3/26) – Joel Myers Jr. would use lap traffic to perfection at I-55 Federated Auto Pa
Open Wheel
Annual POWRi Deuce’s Wild Championship Weekend Returns to Texas Motor Speedway
Belleville, IL. (11/2/26) – The 2026 season reaches its grand finale at the Texas Motor Speedway Dir
Drag Racing
Cameron Ferre: Still chasing Top Fuel greatness, just on his own terms
Cameron Ferre’s definition of success might have changed, but his expectations of himself behind the wheel hasn't.
Drag Racing
Friday News and Notes from the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals
Weather perfection greets NHRA pros for opening qualifying session in St. Louis
Drag Racing
Lee Hartman resets Flexjet NHRA Factory Stock record with 7.548 blast in St. Louis with his Dodge Drag Pak
Hartman backed up his Michigan breakthrough by lowering his own Factory Stock benchmark quarter-mile time.
Drag Racing
NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals Friday photo gallery
Through the NHRA National Dragster camera lens of Marc Gewertz, Friday’s action at World Wide Technology Raceway came alive under brilliant blue October sky that gave way to a night of speed.
Drag Racing
Date night at the dragstrip—Friday night under the lights in St. Louis photo gallery
The opening night of the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals delivered speed, fire, and a spectacular setting at World Wide Technology Raceway. NHRA National Dragster photographer Marc Gewertz captured the action.
Drag Racing
Alexis DeJoria, Shawn Langdon, Troy Coughlin Jr, and Gaige Herrera races to provisional No. 1 in St. Louis
Under the lights at World Wide Technology Raceway, the four Mission Foods Series standouts set the pace on opening night of the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals.
Drag Racing
NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals —Saturday preview
Provisional leaders Alexis DeJoria, Shawn Langdon, Troy Coughlin Jr. and Gaige Herrera prepare to defend their positions as qualifying concludes Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Drag Racing
Lee Hartman's Dodge makes history with first Wally, No. 1 qualifier and quickest Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown pass—Ever!
Lee Hartman completed the rain-delayed final from the Dodge NHRA Great Lakes Nationals presented by Mopar with a historic 7.511-second victory in St. Louis.
Drag Racing
Saturday News and Notes from the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals
Shawn Langdon, Alexis DeJoria, Troy Coughlin Jr. and Gaige Herrera lead their respective categories into two crucial final qualifying sessions at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Drag Racing
World Wide Technology Raceway sells out for sixth consecutive Saturday
Capacity crowd at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals marks NHRA’s 11th sellout of the 2026 season and third consecutive Saturday sellout of the Countdown to the Championship.
Drag Racing
Beckman, Langdon, T. Coughlin and Herrera secure No. 1 spots in front of St. Louis sellout
Jack Beckman, Shawn Langdon, Troy Coughlin Jr. and Gaige Herrera will lead their respective fields into Sunday eliminations at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Drag Racing
Saturday in St. Louis: NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals photo gallery
A sellout crowd, record-setting performances, and two final rounds of qualifying highlighted an action-packed Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Dirt Track
POSSE POWER: Dietz’s Dream Season Continues with Williams Grove National Open Title
POSSE POWER: Dietz’s Dream Season Continues with Williams Grove National Open Title | World of Outlaws
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
Hughes conquers Lucas Oil Speedway 'kryptonite' in headliner of 13th annual Summit USRA Fall Nationals
WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 3, 2026) - A few hours after winning a day-time preliminary feature, Trevor Hughes visited victory lane in the biggest race of the week at the 13th annual Summit USRA Nationals i...
St. Louis / Midwest
THREE TRACK RECORDS FALL AS LANGDON, BECKMAN, COUGHLIN JR. AND HERRERA CLAIM NO. 1 QUALIFIER SPOTS AT NAPA
MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2026) – Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Troy Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) took the No. 1 qualifying positions in front of a sellout crowd Saturday at the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals at World Wide Technology Raceway. Three track...
Motorcycle Racing
Justin Barcia Takes His Talents to Pipes Motorsports Group Suzuki
The veteran racer affectionately known as \
St. Louis / Midwest
WORLD WIDE TECHNOLOGY RACEWAY HOSTS SATURDAY SELLOUT AT 15TH ANNUAL NAPA AUTO PARTS NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS -
MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2026) – The NHRA and World Wide Technology Raceway announced a sixth consecutive Saturday reserved seat sellout for the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. “Today’s sold-out crowd at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals is another tremendous showcase of the passion and enthusiasm St. Louis fans have...
Drag Racing
Historic nitro burners preparing for Hot Rod Reunion Cacklefest
The unmistakable sound of nitro-burning engines will once again echo across the hallowed grounds of Famoso Dragstrip as the California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports proudly welcomes back Nitro Revival and The Legendary Cacklefest.
Dirt Track
RETURN TO FORM: Gravel Gets Back to Victory Lane in National Open Prelim
RETURN TO FORM: Gravel Gets Back to Victory Lane in National Open Prelim | World of Outlaws
Dirt Track
Bastien Caron Claims Fulton High Banks Victory, Extends Points Lead Entering Super DIRT Week
DIRTcar Racing Bastien Caron Claims Fulton High Banks Victory, Extends Points Lead Entering Super DIRT Week
St. Louis / Midwest
LANGDON, DEJORIA, COUGHLIN JR. AND HERRERA SECURE PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NAPA AUTO PARTS NHRA MIDWEST
MADISON, Ill. (Oct. 2, 2026) – Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car), Troy Coughlin Jr. (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera led qualifying Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway during the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. Adding a unique twist to Friday night’s action, USEDHOTDOGS.com awarded each Q2 Top Dog winner...
Dirt Track
Hughes, Green, Hovden, Monson and Leasure Crowned USRA Nationals Champions
WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 3, 2026) - A few hours after winning a day-time preliminary feature, Trevor Hughes visited victory lane in the biggest race of the week at the 13th annual Summit USRA Nationals i...
Dirt Track
Hughes, Green, Hovden, Monson and Leasure Crowned USRA Nationals Champions
WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 3, 2026) - A few hours after winning a day-time preliminary feature, Trevor Hughes visited victory lane in the biggest race of the week at the 13th annual Summit USRA Nationals i...
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
World of Outlaws to Battle for Championship Belt at Inaugural Battle at Belle-Clair
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds Park Speedway Unveils One-of-a-Kind Trophy for Historic First World of Outlaws Appearance BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Oct. 3, 2026) – There will be no question who reigns supreme when t...
Dirt Track
Moran Dominates Pittsburgher for $55,000 Payday
Devin Moran led all 70 laps of the 38th annual Pittsburgher on Saturday night at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, earning $55,000, including a $5,000 bonus from Sunoco Race Fuels. The reigni...
Open Wheel
Last Call! USAC Silver Crown Season Finale on Saturday at Toledo
Oct 02, 2026It’s last call as the USAC Silver Crown trail in 2026 comes to the end of the road this Saturday, October 3. The place is Toledo Speedway. The race is the 13th running of the Hemelgarn Racing / Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic as the champ cars make their curtain call for the year on the 1/2-mile, high-banked paved oval in the upper northwest part of Ohio.
Open Wheel
Curtain Call! Danner Aces Toledo’s USAC Silver Crown Season Finale
Oct 03, 2026For Briggs Danner and Ohio’s Toledo Speedway, it was love at first sight. The first time Danner laid eyes on the 1/2-mile paved joint this weekend, he simply decided to go out and win the thing during Saturday’s Hemelgarn Racing / Super Fitness Rollie Beale Classic 100-lap USAC Silver Crown championship season finale.
Dirt Track, St. Louis / Midwest
13th annual Summit USRA Nationals resume at Lucas Oil Speedway with big Saturday finish ahead
WHEATLAND, MO. (Oct. 2, 2026) - The 13th annual Summit Racing Equipment USRA Nationals continued Friday night with four features held as 293 cars were entered across the five divisions. Feature winne...
Motorcycle Racing
Fantastic Four: MotoAmerica Talent Cup Riders Invited to Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Tryout
Four MotoAmerica Talent Cup Riders Invited to Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Tryout
Dirt Track
Modified Mafia Tour Takes Pride in East Coast Roots with Third World Short Track Championship Appearance
DIRTcar UMP Modified racing has long embraced its home in the Midwest, playing host to weekly battles on the black-dirt bullrings that have come to define the region’s motorsports scene. But since the turn of the decade, a new spark in popularity has brought these high-horsepower machines to tracks all along the Eastern Seaboard with […]
Motorcycle Racing
Mayla Herrick Extends with SLR Honda Through 2028
The most promising young talent in WMX prepares for a full-time move into the professional ranks, where she's poised to be a title contender.
Motorcycle Racing
AMA Horizon Award Winner Landon Gibson Moves to Triumph
The experienced prospect makes the move to a new OEM ahead of what is poised to be a milestone 2027 campaign.
Open Wheel
Jett Barnes Catching Fire with ASCS in 2026, Gaining Support from Jason Meyers Racing
American Sprint Car Series - Jett Barnes Catching Fire with ASCS in 2026, Gaining Support from Jason Meyers Racing