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- Week of World of Outlaws vs. Pa. Posse is a key ingredient to growth of dirt track racing in Pennsylvania
Unparalleled access, unmatched in any other sports' top level, gives dirt track racing an edge in central Pennsylvania. After the first World of Outlaws vs. Pa. Posse races of the 2026 season have ...
- Christopher Thram takes 410 opener at Huset’s
Thram took advantage of a unique opportunity two thirds of the way through the 25-lap Cressman Sanitation 410 Outlaw Sprint Cars main event for his third career victory at the track.
- 10-year-old Preston Trautschold wins at Utica-Rome Speedway
Preston Trautschold, who is 10 years old, became the youngest feature winner in the 65-year history of the Utica-Rome Speedway Friday night when he won the Limited Sportsman feature race. This young ...
- Paul Nienhiser wins IRA feature at Sycamore Speedway
Paul Nienhiser won the 30 Interstate Racing Association feature Saturday night at Sycamore Speedway. Following Nienhiser was Logan Julien, Blake Nimee, Zach Daum and Brayton Lynch.
- Justyn Cox finds redemption with Mother's Day Madness victory at Placerville Speedway
Placerville, CA…One week after finishing second in a final corner thriller, 2023 SCCT champion Justyn Cox put it all together and raced to his 14th career Winged 360 Sprint Car victory at Placerville Speedway on Saturday. Sharing victory lane during Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders Inc. were Ray Trimble with the Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models, Nick Baldwin with the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks and Noah LaPoint with the Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks. All four divisions should be commended for putting on an entertaining night of racing Saturday. The 30-lap Thompson's Family of Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Car feature began with Placerville's Shane Hopkins jumping into the lead. The quarter mile bullring was fast and furious on Saturday night, while providing excellent racing all night long. Justyn Cox found the high side in one and two and charged hard after the leader over the early stages. With nine laps complete Cox made the winning move to get by Hopkins and grab the point. Lapped traffic came into play on a few occasions momentarily, but each time caution flags would appear. Cox was on a mission up front and drove off to cross under the Ed Entz checkered flag for victory. With his 14th career win, it moves him within one triumph of tying Billy Wallace and Colby Wiesz for 12th on the all-time list. Hopkins crossed the line in second, ahead of 10th starter Andy Forsberg, 11th starting Seth Standley and Jake Morgan. Completing the top 10 were Jodie Robinson, Luke Hayes, Jake Haulot, Cole Croft and Steel Powell. The Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models put on some of their best racing in quite some time. After an exciting heat race earlier in the program, they came back to display a crowd-pleasing performance. Promoter Scott Russell put up a $300 bonus if past champion Anthony Slaney could start at the tail and pick up the win. Slaney had the crowd on the edge of its seats as he made several passes to get up into second, only to spin out and force a caution. After that, Kings Meats doubled the bounty if Slaney could then win the feature. The always exciting driver charged back into second quickly and hounded leader Ray Trimble. The duo put on a thrilling show until Slaney suffered a flat tire just before the finish. Trimble of Auburn went on to grab the checkered flag for his 26th career Placerville Speedway triumph, moving into a tie for second all time. With the Red Hawk Resort + Casino Pure Stocks it was Brian Lewis who led early. Seven-time track champion Nick Baldwin charged hard after him though and took command on lap six. The Pure Stocks put on another good race during Mother's Day Madness and at the end it was Baldwin grabbing his 42nd career Placerville Speedway victory. Wayne Trimble, Kevin Jinkerson, Tyler Lightfoot and Russell Murphy completed the top five. Youngster Noah LaPoint had to deal with a very fast Kevin Jinkerson in the Mountain Democrat Mini Truck finale on Saturday. The pair raced close together for much of the contest and in the end, it was LaPoint claiming his second triumph of 2026 at Placerville Speedway. Jinkerson, Brian Tremblay, Tyler Goggin and Trey Beattie filled out the top five. Placerville Speedway goes dark over the next two weekends, before returning with the Davy Thomas Memorial on Saturday May 30th. The lucrative event features the Elk Grove Ford Sprint Car Challenge Tour making its second visit of the season and the Nor-Cal Dwarf Car Association. Results Placerville Speedway Mother's Day Madness presented by RJM Builders May 9, 2026 Thompson's Dealerships Winged 360 Sprint Cars: 1. 42X-Justyn Cox[4]; 2. 21-Shane Hopkins[1]; 3. 92-Andy Forsberg[10]; 4. 7-Seth Standley[11]; 5. 45-Jake Morgan[5]; 6. 14W-Jodie Robinson[9]; 7. 9L-Luke Hayes[12]; 8. 7H-Jake Haulot[8]; 9. 29-Cole Croft[6]; 10. 00-Steel Powell[2]; 11. 5-Kenny Wanderstadt[14]; 12. 15-Michael Sellers[7]; 13. 9-Adrianna DeMartini[15]; 14. 56C-Carson Hammes[13]; 15. 55D-Dawson Hammes[17]; 16. 98-Chris Masters[16]; 17. 25-Cody Johnson[19]; 18. 56-Taylor Hall[18]; 19. 25X-Johnny Reeves[20]; 20. 93-Landon Henry[3]; 21. (DNS) 24S-Izaak Sharp Kings Meats Ltd. Late Models: 1. 37-Ray Trimble[3]; 2. 57-Rod Oliver[4]; 3. 22G-Paul Gugliomoni[5]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[2]; 5. 11-Adam Starkey[6]; 6. 4X-Anthony Slaney[1]; 7. 10A-Ted Ahart[8]; 8. 22-Chris Mcginnis[7] Red Hawk Casino Pure Stocks: 1. 17-Nick Baldwin[5]; 2. 86-Wayne Trimble[8]; 3. 30-Kevin Jinkerson[7]; 4. 23J-Tyler Lightfoot[4]; 5. 316-Russell Murphy[9]; 6. 12J-Jason Ramos[6]; 7. 43-Kenny Bernstein[3]; 8. 48-John Evans[10]; 9. 22LP-Brian Lewis[2]; 10. 08-Jordan Schnakenberg[1] Mountain Democrat Mini Trucks: 1. 92N-Noah LaPoint[1]; 2. 03-Kevin Jinkerson[2]; 3. 07-Brian Tremblay[4]; 4. 70-Tyler Goggin[3]; 5. 16-Trey Beattie[7]; 6. 76C-Bobby Clark[10]; 7. 369-Emmett Fanning[5]; 8. 21-Paige Miller[9]; 9. 26-Paizlee Miller[6]; 10. 28-Howard Miller[8]; 11. (DNS) 22-Nick Perkins
- Waelti Finds Cushion Comfortable In AFS Badger Midget Opener At Davenport
For about a season and a half Victory Lane eluded former Advanced Fastening Supply Badger Midget Series Champion Brandon Waelti. Not since June of 2024 had he collected a Lyco Manufacturing A-Main trophy from the venerable club. That all changed on Friday night when the veteran beat a field of 24 Badger and Midget Auto Racing Association (MARA) cars at Davenport Speedway.
- Sprint Double At Williams Grove Friday, Wagaman Is New Point Leader
Mechanicsburg - Williams Grove Speedway will host York County Racing Club Night coming up on Friday, May 15, featuring the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprints and the HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint cars. Action gets underway at 7:30 pm. The 410 sprints will compete for $5,500 to win in a 25-lap feature event. So far this season at Williams Grove Speedway a total of six races for the Lawrence Chevrolet 410 sprint cars have produced six different feature winners. Winners to date have been Lance Dewease, Steven Snyder Jr., Justin Peck, Troy Wagaman Jr., Kasey Kahne and David Gravel. Defending track champion Wagaman took over the 2026 point lead recently, after racing action at the track on May 8 and 9. The 358 sprints will race at the track for just the third time this season on May 15. There will be no sprint car racing at Williams Grove on May 22. Adult general admission for May 15 is $25 with youth ages 13 - 20 admitted for just $10. Kids ages 12 and under are always FREE at Williams Grove Speedway. Keep up to date on all the latest speedway news and information by visiting the oval's official website located at www.williamsgrove.com and by following the track on X, Facebook, TikTok and Instagram. RacingJunk.com is the Official Classifieds for Williams Grove Speedway.
- Sheppard Banks $30,000 in FALS Spring Shootout at Fairbury
FAIRBURY, IL (May 9, 2026) - Brandon Sheppard of New Berlin, Illinois charged to victory Saturday night at Fairbury Speedway, winning the FALS Spring Shootout presented by Titan Industries. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series presented by FloRacing event paid $30,000 to the winner. Sheppard took the lead from Brian Shirley on lap 13 and led the remainder of the race, holding off a late charge from Nick Hoffman over the final five laps to secure his 38th career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory and his 17th career win at Fairbury Speedway. Shirley, who led the opening 12 laps, rounded out the Big River Steel podium in third. Brandon Overton finished fourth, while Bobby Pierce completed the top five. The victory marked Sheppard's fourth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season and his seventh overall triumph of 2026. With the win, he moves to third in the championship standings heading into next weekend's events at Eagle Raceway in Nebraska. "This feels awesome. It seems like it's been forever since we won here," Sheppard said in Lucas Oil Victory Lane. "We always seem to win prelims at the Prairie Dirt Classic, but these bigger races have avoided me for a while, so it's really special to win one here tonight." "When I was growing up, I dreaded coming to Fairbury because it's so tough to win here. It takes such a different driving style, and the track changes so much throughout the night. The last eight laps, I felt like I was hanging on for dear life. I think the right rear tire may have been going down after I ran over something during that caution, but this car is an absolute dream to drive right now." Hoffman, seeking his second career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory, started seventh and finished just 0.423 seconds behind Sheppard in the Tye Twarog Motorsports entry. Hoffman moved into second with 10 laps remaining after Clay Harris—who advanced from 12th to second by lap 21 - was slowed in lapped traffic. "He's the Fairbury GOAT," Hoffman said of Sheppard. "There were times I felt like I could gain a little on him, and I was hoping we'd get back to lapped traffic after that caution. But he was just better than me up on the cushion and could really pull away down the straightaways. The biggest thing is learning something for when we come back for the Prairie Dirt Classic." Shirley, who started from the pole, was also eligible for the $1,000 Steering Buddy Darkhorse Award, presented to a first-time Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature winner in a full-points event. "I think it's honestly just track time here," said the defending Prairie Dirt Classic champion, who is following the LOLMDS full time for the first time in his career. "We haven't had enough laps here yet to get the feel and balance exactly where we need it. But this was a really solid finish for our team and sponsors. We need to focus on consistently finishing races before worrying about winning them. I felt like we had a shot tonight, and while maybe we weren't quite as good as Nick or Sheppy, being this competitive is a huge confidence boost for our team." Sheppard's winning Mark Richards Racing, Rocket Chassis is powered by a Durham Racing Engine and backed by Valvoline, Seubert Calf Ranches, Ace Metal Works, Performance Grading, Petroff Towing, Franklin Enterprises, Sunoco Race Fuels, Gunter's Honey, Stiles Marine and Maintenance, and Collins Brothers Towing. Completing the top ten were Jason Feger, Josh Rice, Clay Harris, Trey Mills, and Justin Duty. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Race Summary FALS Spring Shootout Presented by Titan Industries Saturday, May 9, 2026 Fairbury Speedway | Fairbury, IL Allstar Performance Time Trials Fast Time Group A: Brian Shirley | 12.883 seconds (Overall) Fast Time Group B: Shannon Babb | 13.116 seconds Penske Shocks Heat Race #1 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 3S-Brian Shirley[1]; 2. 71-Hudson O'Neal[2]; 3. 111-Max Blair[4]; 4. 09-Michael Leach[3]; 5. 15D-Justin Duty[6]; 6. 60-Dan Ebert[9]; 7. 33-Mike Harrison[7]; 8. 22*-Drake Troutman[10]; 9. 14S-Collen Winebarger[8]; 10. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[5]; 11. 122-Timmy Dick[11]; 12. 24-Tyler Wyant[12] Summit Racing Products Heat Race #2 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 58-Garrett Alberson[2]; 2. 9H-Nick Hoffman[3]; 3. 32-Bobby Pierce[1]; 4. 24U-Ryan Unzicker[4]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[6]; 6. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[5]; 7. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[7]; 8. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[9]; 9. 17A-Austin Howes[11]; 10. 93L-Cory Lawler[10]; 11. 8L-Jeffrey Ledford[8]; 12. 729-Mike Winn[12] Cool-It Thermo-Tec Heat Race #3 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1-Brandon Sheppard[2]; 2. 76-Brandon Overton[3]; 3. 18-Shannon Babb[1]; 4. 28-Dennis Erb Jr[4]; 5. 13-Dallon Murty[6]; 6. 75-Daniel Adam[5]; 7. 16S-Sam Seawright[9]; 8. 99-Devin Moran[7]; 9. 89-Mike Spatola[8]; 10. 19M-Brenden Smith[10]; 11. Z61-Alex Wilson[11]; 12. B12-Kevin Weaver[12] Simpson Race Products Heat Race #4 Finish (10 Laps, Top 4 Transfer): 1. 1T-Tyler Erb[1]; 2. 25F-Jason Feger[2]; 3. 6-Clay Harris[5]; 4. 11-Josh Rice[7]; 5. 40B-Kyle Bronson[3]; 6. 14-Trey Mills[8]; 7. 8-Dillon McCowan[9]; 8. 45-Kyle Hammer[10]; 9. 42-Mckay Wenger[6]; 10. 16-Tyler Bruening[4]; 11. 32X-Chris Simpson[11]; 12. (DNS) 33 4-Billy Hough Fast Shafts B-Main Race #1 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 15D-Justin Duty[1]; 2. 99JR-Frank Heckenast Jr[4]; 3. 20RT-Ricky Thornton Jr[6]; 4. 22*-Drake Troutman[7]; 5. 93-Carson Ferguson[2]; 6. 22-Daniel Hilsabeck[8]; 7. 14S-Collen Winebarger[9]; 8. 60-Dan Ebert[3]; 9. 93L-Cory Lawler[12]; 10. 122-Timmy Dick[13]; 11. 24-Tyler Wyant[15]; 12. 17A-Austin Howes[10]; 13. 5S-Kolby Vandenbergh[11]; 14. 8L-Jeffrey Ledford[14]; 15. 729-Mike Winn[16]; 16. 33-Mike Harrison[5] UNOH B-Main Race #2 Finish (12 Laps, Top 3 Transfer): 1. 14-Trey Mills[4]; 2. 99-Devin Moran[7]; 3. 40B-Kyle Bronson[2]; 4. 13-Dallon Murty[1]; 5. 45-Kyle Hammer[8]; 6. 75-Daniel Adam[3]; 7. 16S-Sam Seawright[5]; 8. 42-Mckay Wenger[10]; 9. 32X-Chris Simpson[14]; 10. 8-Dillon McCowan[6]; 11. 16-Tyler Bruening[12]; 12. 19M-Brenden Smith[11]; 13. Z61-Alex Wilson[13]; 14. 89-Mike Spatola[9]; 15. B12-Kevin Weaver[15]; 16. (DNS) 33 4-Billy Hough FALS Spring Shootout Presented by Titan Industries Feature Finish (60 Laps): Pos - Start - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Earnings 1 - 2 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - $30,900 2 - 7 - 9H - Nick Hoffman - Mooresville, NC - $15,000 3 - 1 - 3S - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - $7,900 4 - 6 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - $6,400 5 - 11 - 32 - Bobby Pierce - Oakwood, IL - $4,500 6 - 8 - 25F - Jason Feger - Bloomington, IL - $3,500 7 - 16 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - $4,000 8 - 12 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - $3,400 9 - 18 - 14 - Trey Mills - ST. Augustine, FL - $2,400 10 - 17 - 15D - Justin Duty - Molalla, OR - $2,300 11 - 15 - 24U - Ryan Unzicker - El Paso, IL - $2,200 12 - 3 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - $3,000 13 - 10 - 18 - Shannon Babb - Moweaqua, IL - $2,000 14 - 14 - 28 - Dennis Erb Jr - Carpentersville, IL - $1,900 15 - 24 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - $2,700 16 - 26 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - $1,250 17 - 9 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - $2,600 18 - 4 - 1T - Tyler Erb - New Waverly, TX - $1,650 19 - 5 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - $3,000 20 - 20 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - $2,850 21 - 23 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - $2,450 22 - 22 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - $2,400 23 - 25 - 8 - Dillon McCowan - Urbana, MO - $1,000 24 - 13 - 9 - Michael Leach - Sun River, MT - $1,500 25 - 21 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - $2,800 26 - 19 - 99JR - Frank Heckenast Jr - Frankfort, IL - $1,500 27 - 27 - 19M - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - $100 Race Statistics Entrants: 48 Bilstein Shocks Pole Sitter: Brian Shirley MD3 Lap Leaders: Brian Shirley (Laps 1-12); Brandon Sheppard (Laps 13-60) Hellraizer Jacks Halfway Leader: Brandon Sheppard Wieland Feature Winner: Brandon Sheppard Margin of Victory: 0.423 seconds Hellraizer Jacks Cautions: Trey Mills (Lap 13); Ricky Thornton, Jr. (Lap 18); Devin Moran (Lap 27); Ricky Thornton, Jr., Hudson O'Neal, Tyler Erb (Lap 52) MyRacePass Series Provisional: Carson Ferguson; Dan Ebert Fast Time Provisional: n/a Emergency Provisionals: Dillon McCowan; Daniel Hilsabeck; Brenden Smith Track Provisional: n/a Big River Steel Podium Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Nick Hoffman, Brian Shirley Penske Shocks Top 5: Brandon Sheppard, Nick Hoffman, Brian Shirley, Brandon Overton, Bobby Pierce Behrent's One-Lap-to-Go Top 3: Brandon Sheppard, Nick Hoffman, Brian Shirley PEM 4th Place Feature: Brandon Overton Diversified Machine 5th Place Feature: Bobby Pierce Wilwood Brakes 7th Place Feature: Josh Rice Wehrs Machine 11th Place Feature: Ryan Unzicker Velocity Manufacturing 13th Place Feature: Shannon Babb XS Power Batteries 15th Place Feature: Dan Ebert Hoker Trucking Hard Charger of the Race: Daniel Hilsabeck (Advanced 10 positions) MD3 Most Laps Led: Brandon Sheppard (48 Laps) Sunoco Race Fuels Race for Gas Highest Finisher: Brandon Sheppard Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler Challenge Point Leader: Hudson O'Neal O'Reilly Auto Parts Rookie of the Race: Josh Rice Pro Fabrication Headers Fastest Lap of the Race: Brian Shirley | Lap 3 | 13.558 seconds FK Rod Ends Hard Luck Award: Devin Moran Victory Fuel Power Move of the Race: Nick Hoffman Outerwears Crew Chief of the Race: Danny White ARP Engine Builder of the Race: Durham Racing Engines Miller Welders Chassis Builder of the Race: Rocket Chassis Dirt Draft Fastest in Hot Laps: Tyler Erb | 12.5271 seconds Time of Race: 29 minutes 35 seconds Big River Steel Championship Standings Presented by ARP: Pos - Car # - Competitor - Hometown - Points - Earnings 1 - 71 - Hudson O'Neal - Martinsville, IN - 2695 - $136,100 2 - 99 - Devin Moran - Dresden, OH - 2660 - $152,699 3 - 1 - Brandon Sheppard - New Berlin, IL - 2560 - $103,600 4 - 76 - Brandon Overton - Evans, GA - 2490 - $61,750 5 - 20RT - Ricky Thornton Jr - Chandler, AZ - 2465 - $82,750 6 - 111 - Max Blair - Centerville, PA - 2440 - $56,200 7 - 58 - Garrett Alberson - Las Cruces, NM - 2210 - $44,625 8 - 3s - Brian Shirley - Chatham, IL - 2210 - $41,600 9 - 6 - Clay Harris - Jupiter, FL - 2155 - $47,600 10 - 11 - Josh Rice - Crittenden, KY - 2135 - $36,875 11 - 40B - Kyle Bronson - Brandon, FL - 2135 - $34,275 12 - 93 - Carson Ferguson - Lincolnton, NC - 2090 - $36,950 13 - 60 - Dan Ebert - Lake Shore, MN - 2060 - $35,575 14 - 22 - Daniel Hilsabeck - Earlham, IA - 1795 - $21,975 15 - 8 - Dillon McCowan - Urbana, MO - 1785 - $21,900 16 - 19M - Brenden Smith - Dade City, FL - 1755 - $23,250 17 - 93L - Cory Lawler - Hanover, PA - 1560 - $13,625 Official Marketing Partners Associate Marketing Partners Advanced Powder Coating, All Makes Collision Center, Arizona Sport Shirts, Behrent's Performance Warehouse, Black Diamond Chassis, Bilstein Shocks, Boyd Bilt Fabrication, Brodix, Capital Race Cars, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, Dave Warren Powersports, Denago Powersports, Diversified Machine Inc, Fast Shafts, Fire Suppression Engineering, FOX Shocks, Heartbeat Hot Sauce, Heath Lawson Photography, Hellraizer Jacks, Hoker Trucking, Jackson County Tourism, Keyser Manufacturing, Longacre Scales, Longhorn Chassis, The Massengill Company, MD3, Mega Plumbing of the Carolinas, Midwest Sheet Metal, MSD, Ohlins Shocks, Outerwears, PEM - Performance Engineering Mfg, Penske Racing Shocks, ProFabrication Headers, Pro Power Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Schoenfeld Headers, Shocker Hitch, Simpson Race Products, Slicker Graphics, Steering Buddy, Strange Oval, Swift Springs, Thermo-Tec Automotive Products, Velocity Manufacturing, Victory Fuel, Wehrs Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood, Xceldyne, XS Power Batteries, and 5150 Race Trailers.
- Gravel Rockets To Morgan Cup Finale Checkers At Williams Grove Saturday
Mechanicsburg - World of Outlaws point leader David Gravel blasted his rocket ship to the win in the 30-lap Morgan Cup Finale for sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway on Saturday night. The convincing victory for Connecticut's Gravel was the 10th of his career at the speedway, worth a total of $20,000 for a flag to flag victory. Seemingly the only driver who may have been able to compete with Gravel in the 30-lap main was Justin Whittall aboard the Rod Gross Motorsports No. 67G. Whittall started fourth in the field and raced third behind Friday winner Kasey Kahne and leader Gravel for the first 18 laps of the event before Kahne started fading while Whittall's car got faster. It was just after Kahne slipped over the turn four cushion that Whittall drove into second and began biting into Gravels advantage. With seven laps to go Gravel had a 1.5 second lead over Whittall and with each successive lap his challenger was slicing between two and three tenths of a second off of the margin. With three to go Gravel's lead had shrunk to .750 seconds at the hands of Whittall however time ran out for him to attempt a pass as he instead crossed the finish line just .542 seconds behind the winner while surging toward him. As a result of Gravel's Morgan Cup Finale win, the Morgan Cup trophy itself will now take up residency at World of Outlaws headquarters in Concord, North Carolina for the next 364 days. The Morgan Cup contest is run each year with both bragging rights and the home of the Cup determined by which contingent of drivers claims victory in the event, either an outlaws driver or a member of the locals known as the Pennsylvania Posse. Friday night winner Kasey Kahne earned the pole for the Saturday feature with Gravel starting second. Kahne fell to fifth at the finish after fading during the races final 10 laps. New Williams Grove point leader Troy Wagaman Jr. rode home third followed by Sheldon Haudenschild. Sixth through 10th went to Carson Macedo, Freddie Rahmer, Ashton Torgerson, Danny Dietrich and Bill Balog. Heats went to Gravel, Kahne, Whttall and Chad Trout. Kahne won the dash to earn the pole for the main event and Daryn Pittman won the B Main. For the second night in a row Gravel set overall quick time with a fast lap of 16.431 seconds. Feature Finish 5/9/26 410 sprint cars, 30 laps: 1. David Gravel, 2. Justin Whittall, 3. Troy Wagaman Jr., 4. Sheldon Haudenschild, 5. Kasey Kahne, 6. Carson Macedo, 7. Freddie Rahmer, 8. Ashton Torgerson, 9. Danny Dietrich, 10. Bill Balog, 11. Michael Buddy Kofoid, 12. Logan Schuchart, 13. Chad Trout, 14. Garet Williamson, 15. Kody Hartlaub, 16. Donny Schatz, 17. Cameron Smith, 18. Emerson Axsom, 19. Dylan Norris, 20. Cole Macedo, 21. Daryn Pittman, 22. Doug Hammaker, 23. Logan Rumsey, 24. TJ Stutts, 25. Brent Shearer, 26. Austin Bishop DNQ: Lance Dewease, Chase Dietz, Conner Morrell, Dylan Cisney, Samuel Miller, Spencer Bayston, Preston Lattomus, Kasey Jedrzejek, Buddy Schweibinz, Chris Windom, Skylar Gee, Scott Bogucki, JJ Loss, Brock Zearfoss
- Duane Howard grabs 94th Big Diamond Speedway Modified victory in nonstop feature action
(Minersville, PA 5-8-26) There was certainly a question about racing Friday night at Big Diamond Speedway on JRL Emergency Services Night as rain clouds had crossed the area just as cars began to conduct the pre-race track packing. But track owner/promoter Jake Smulley wasn't so quick to throw in the towel. With just a minimal delay he stayed the course and the entire show went on without a hitch and it would turn out to be another action-filled night for all four divisions on hand. In the BQ Concrete 358 Modifieds, veteran driver Duane Howard of Oley earned his first victory of the season in a nonstop 25-lap feature. Howard started fourth and within three laps was showing the way after taking the lead from Alan Rudalavage and from there on the race was flat out. Setting a blistering pace, Howard not only put himself well enough ahead of the pack he was also unfazed by lapped traffic and maintained an unmatchable run from start to finish. "Thanks to the Butch Getz Race Team. We had struggled a little bit here in the first few races and tonight we brought a different car, and we never changed a thing on it all night," said Howard. "The rain earlier made the track a little bit tackier than we are used to, but you could move around the and get by lappers and it was just a darn good race car and thanks to Nick Gatto for tuning it a little better tonight. We are starting to get on a roll with some good finishes, and we just need to keep at it." Louden Reimert had charged into second on lap 11, but although he was turning laps nearly as fast as Howard, the leader had already built a comfortable advantage by then and would remain in the runner-up spot to the checkers. Kevin Olenick put in a strong run and was third for his best run to date. Tim Buckwalter scored his fourth straight top five in the first five races and in doing so has taken command of the points lead. Dom Buffalino rounded out the top-5. "Tonight, with the rain the track was maybe a little heavier than what most drivers like to see but the last couple weeks you can't ask for better racing. With the rain tonight we had two grooves of racing and hats off to Jake (Smulley) for what he's doing," said Howard. The win marked the 94th for the nine-time track champion who is second all-time in victories at Big Diamond Speedway. "I have a lot of laps around Big Diamond and I cherish everyone," shared Howard. "I've been so fortunate to have so many good car owners and so many good rides and so many pit crew members that stuck with me and a lot of my guys have been here since day one. We've been fortunate to be able to adapt to all those good rides that came along." The Limited Late Models made a return to the track for the first time in four seasons and their 20-lap race was a thriller as George Dixon Jr., of Shirleysburg held off one very hard-charger in Andrew Yoder. Dixon took the lead from Travis Horan on a lap-four restart and, despite a string of cautions, never faltered from the top spot. He did, however, have to contend with Yoder who marched his way to second by mid-race and kept persistently pressuring Dixon. Despite Yoder's the ongoing efforts Dixon was able to hold him off and go on to victory. In an amazing display of swiftness, 15 cars went under the track record and the quickest of them all was new record holder Lane Snook who set the new mark at15.337-seconds. The Red White and Blue Autos Inc. Roadrunner feature was a wild affair to say the least as each of the 20 laps was white-knuckle racing and when all was said and done Jesse Krasnisky of Minersville would end a 10-year dry spell. The race opened with Tod Roth Jr. in front, but his lead lasted only until lap five, when points leader Alex Schoffstall took over and at the same time Joey Brennan moved to second. That began a very close battle amongst the front pair, but it would be limited to just the halfway mark. On a lap-10 restart Schoffstall and Brennan got together, and the result was both cars were eliminated in the aftermath. Jim Kost was now in control but was under immense pressure from TJ Fitzpatrick, CJ Ferguson, Jonathan Trumbo and Mike Reichert. Then following a late race caution the outcome came down to a final lap shootout with Kost having to deal with teammates Fitzpatrick and Krasnitsky. As the trio sped down the back straight and all under a blanket close race conditions would send Kost spinning as they all worked through the final two corners. It was then a drag race to the checkers between the teammates with Fitzpatrick first by a few inches. However, in Victory Lane, Fitzpatrick said Krasnitsky had the better car and deserved the win, so he handed over the victory to his teammate. The Xcel 600 Modifieds had their lone appearance of the season and Tyler Bartik of Schnecksville parlayed his pole starting spot into a win. Bartik had little if any trouble in leading every lap en route to his winning verdict. Dylan Cordier was second and in his heat also set a new track record for the Xcel cars at 16.925-seconds. 358 Modified finish (25 laps): 1. Duane Howard, 2. Louden Reimert, 3. Kevin Olenick, 4. Tim Buckwalter, 5. Dom Buffalino, 6. Mike Lisowski, 7. Alan Rudalavage, 8. Logan Watt, 9. Rick Laubach, 10. Heath Metzger, 11. Brandon Edgar, 12. Mike Burrows, 13. Cody Manmiller, 14. Jax Yohn, 15. Tim Fitzpatrick, 16. Wayne Witmer, 17. Aleia Geisler, 18. Corey Renninger, 19. Cliff Quinn, 20. Mark Gaugler, 21. Hunter Metzger, 22. Joel Smith Limited Late Model finish (20 laps): 1. Goerge Dixon Jr., 2. Andrew Yoder, 3. Lane Snook, 4. Travis Horan, 5. Lucas Adams, 6. Zach Kauffman, 7. Travis Mease, 8. Colton Freise, 9. Jake Moser, 10. Tommy Slanker, 11. Jennifer Lesher, 12. Frankie Gordon, 13. Cody Lear, 14. Wayne Pfeil, 15. Trent Merkel, 16. TJ Bowman, 17. Cole Slanker, 18. JR Toner, 19. Jacob Burdette Roadrunner finish (20 laps): 1. Jesse Krasnitsky, 2. TJ Fitzpatrick, 3. Mike Reichert, 4. Andrew Buchinski, 5. CJ Ferguson, 6. Tod Roth Jr., 7. Jim Kost, 8. Johnathan Trumbo, 9. Alex Schoffstall, 10. Joey Brennan, 11. Brian Johnson Xcel 600 Modified finish (20 laps): 1. Tyler Bartik, 2. Dylan Cordier, 3. Doug Newbigging, 4. Griffin Hendershot, 5. Ed Hollenbach, 6. John Hall, 7. Brandon Shearer, 8. Mark Bressler, 9. Doug Fry Sr., 10. Vincent Wanrich, 11. Richie Hitzler, 12. Tyler Franina, 13. Gage Landis, 14. Tiffany Hitzler
- Brent Sexton Does Double Duty in Sprint Cars at Placerville
Lakeside, CA — May 7, 2026 — Longtime Southern California open wheel racer Brent Sexton's hectic 2026 season continued last Saturday when he made the 540-mile trek north to compete in the 8th Annual Nor Cal Posse Shootout at the Placerville Speedway. The ambitious weekend saw the veteran racer compete with the Ultimate Sprint Car Series and the Placerville 360 Winged Sprint Cars. The likeable Lakeside, California driver moved up in five of his six starts on the weekend. The only time he did not advance his position came in the winged 360 heat on Saturday when he started and finished seventh. Thus, he never finished worse than he started in the two nights of racing. Sexton kicked off the weekend of racing in the three-season-old wingless Ultimate Sprint Car Series. He qualified seventh fastest in his group. He followed that up by starting seventh in his heat race and progressing one spot forward to finish sixth. That missed the direct transfer to the A main by two spots. In the 12-lap B main, the Tennessee native started ninth and needed to get to sixth for a ticket into the A main. He aimed his flashy #44 forward, moved up to seventh, but ran out of laps and finished one spot out of the transfer. On the other side of the program, Sexton was making only the second winged 360 start of his long career. He started eighth and finished seventh in his heat. In the 30-lap A main, he started near the back of the field in 19th. In a shining performance on the famous 61-year-old red clay quarter mile, he kept his nose clean, stayed out of trouble, and sped to a 12th-place finish. Night two of the weekend in Nor Cal saw a change of plans. Instead of the chaos of jumping back and forth between the two cars, Brent drove the #3G 360 winged car again. However, to ease up the chaos of trying to run the two classes, he turned the #44 in the USCS portion of the program to his nephew, "Shugah'" Shane Sexton. Night two for Brent was similar to night one in the winged car. He started eighth and finished seventh in his heat. In the main event, he again moved forward, starting 21st and finishing 15th. Being thrown into the fire with the USCS, Shane was making his first start in the #44 and the first start in a full-size sprint car since last November. After starting and finishing seventh in his heat, he began the B main in ninth and finished 13th. After 13 starts already in 2026, Brent plans to take this weekend off to relax, have a few cocktails, and eat his favorite meal. For more updates, follow Sexton Gatlin Racing on social media and stay tuned for results throughout the 2026 season. Sexton Gatlin Racing would like to thank the following companies for making the 2026 season possible. East County Electric Works, Antonelli's Deli, Keys Brothers, Geoff Dale, BR Motorsports, Maxima Oil, Automated Interiors, Valley Lubricant Services, Sexton Fire Protection, BK Wings, and Troy Dirt. Collie would like to express his thanks to the following sponsors. Sexton Gatlin Racing/HRP Hose and Rubber Products/Sexton Fire Protection/Maxima Racing Oils/Automated Interiors/Valley Lubricant/Swift Powdercoating/Sunnyside Promotions/Sids Auto Body/BK Wings/BTS Equipment/TC Construction/Thunderstruck Motorsports/AG Sand Cars/Mom/Dad/Tavo/Grant/Dant If you or your company are interested in becoming a marketing partner with Sexton Gatlin Racing in 2026, please call (619) 454-6945 or E-mail mailto:sextonfire@cox.net or mailto:sextonfire@gmail.com. Brent Sexton SGR 2026 Results 2/28/26 Mohave Valley Raceway USAC/CRA Sprint Cars 16th A Main 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 10th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 7th A Main 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars DNS 3/21/26 Ventura Raceway California Lightning Sprints 2nd A Main 3/28/26 Thunderbowl Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 7th A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 8th A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 6th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 18th Main 4/24/26 Watsonville Speedway Watsonville 360 Sprints 10th A Main 4/25/26 Merced Speedway Sprint Car Challenger Tour Rained Out 5/1/26 Placerville Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 7th B Main 5/1/26 Placerville Speedway Wing 360 Sprint Cars 12th A Main 5/1/26 Placerville Speedway Wing 360 Sprint Cars 15th A Main Braydin Collie SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 13th A Main 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 2nd A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 3rd A Main Grant Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/12/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main 3/13/26 Las Vegas Dirt Track Ultimate Sprint Cars 21st A Main 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 1st A Main 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 12th A Main 4/18/26 Thunderbowl Raceway Ultimate Sprint Cars 15th A Main Bradin Chiaramonte SGR 2026 Results 3/7/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings 15th A Main Dalton Sexton SGR 2026 Results 3/6/26 Imperial Valley Raceway CLS/SCLS Lightnings DNS Mark Henry SGR 2026 Results 4/4/26 Santa Maria Speedway California Lightning Sprints 10th A Main Drake Cardey SGR 2026 Results 4/11/26 Barona Speedway SoCal Lightning Sprints 11th A Main Shane Sexton 5/2/26 Placerville Speedway Ultimate Sprint Cars 13th B Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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- Kasey Kahne Drives "Super Nice Piece" Macri 39M To First Ever Outlaws Win At Williams Grove Friday
Mechanicsburg - Subbing for an injured Anthony Macri, veteran driver Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw, Washington, made the most of his golden opportunity Friday night and scored the first win of his illustrious career with the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars Series by taking the first night of HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup action at Williams Grove Speedway. The electrifying, non-stop $12,000 victory was the second of Kahne's career at Williams Grove however as the now 46-year old pilot first scored the oval's prestigious season opener in 2000. Kahne earned the front row for the start of the 25-lap sprint car feature flanked by polesitter Chase Dietz. World of Outlaws point leader David Gravel lined up in the second row along with most recent Williams Grove outlaws winner Sheldon Haudenschild. Kahne got the jump on Dietz when action began in the main event and Dietz was immediately challenged by Gravel for second. Gravel went low out of the second corner to snare second on the second tour before beginning to track down Kahne aboard the Macri No. 39M. Kahne had come up on the rear of the field by lap eight and for a time was boxed out by the cars of Dylan Norris and Cole Macedo who were racing for position. This allowed Gravel to close onto Kahne's tail with nine away as the leader struggled to find a way through traffic. In the meantime the third and fourth place cars of Dietz and Haudenschild caught both leaders and indeed all four drivers were in a free-for-all for the lead within the same corner on the tenth circuit. Dietz blasted to the outside of Gravel and retook second at that point only to see Gravel reclaim the spot on the next tour. And then Haudesnchild began surging, taking Dietz for third on lap 12 before starting a battle with Gravel. The pair battled for second until lap 16 when Gravel finally succumbed to the pressure but not before making a third turn stab for the win only to be outdone by Kahne at the line. With six laps to go Haudenschild was ready to make his bids for the win and he began by making a deep third turn blast but again Kahne was up to the challenge. The front duo raced neck and neck for control for the next two laps before Kahne encroached on another backmarker with three laps left. That's when Haudenschild put on an outside turn two run for the ages and blasted alongside Kahne as the pair headed for the backstretch bridge. To say the quarters were close between the pair and the outside wall would be an understatement and just then Haudenschild's No. 18 kicked out and appeared to tag the backstretch wall. Somehow Haudenschild not only kept his wheels underneath himself but he also avoided hitting Kahne while needing to back out of the throttle. And this gave Kahne the room he needed to get his elusive first-ever World of Outlaws sprint car victory after making over 200 starts with the series. Kahne's margin of victory was just .581 seconds. With 18 career NASCAR Cup Series wins counted among his many achievements to include triumphs in the Brickyard plus a trio of Coca Cola600's, Kahne was a bit emotional in victory lane. "I knew it was a special team," he said of the Macri Motorsports operation. "But you don't realize until you're on the inside." "It's sure fun to win a race," he said, "It's so tough." After setting quick time in the first session of time trials Kahne called his Macri mount, "A super nice piece." Following Haudenschild in third was Gravel. Dietz rode home fourth followed by Troy Wagaman Jr. Sixth through 10th went to Buddy Kofoid, Daryn Pittman, Carson Macedo, Bill Balog and Donny Schatz. Heats went to Kahne, Dietz, Gravel and Balog. Kasey Jedrzejek won the C Main and Doug Hammaker won the B Main by nearly nine seconds. Dietz earned the feature pole by winning the dash. Freddie Rahmer was disqualified for the night after an on-track physical altercation with Cole Macedo after the pair flipped together in the first corner. Overall fast time was set by Gravel with a lap of 16.379seconds. Feature Finish 5/8/26 410 sprint cars, 25 laps: 1. Kasey Kahne, 2. Sheldon Haudenschild, 3. David Gravel,4. Chase Dietz, 5. Troy Wagaman Jr., 6. Buddy Kofoid, 7. Daryn Pittman, 8.Carson Macedo, 9. Bill Balog, 10. Donny Schatz, 11. Logan Schuchart, 12. Danny Dietrich, 13. Spencer Bayston, 14. Kody Hartlaub, 15. Cameron Smith, 16. TJ Stutts, 17. Justin Whittall, 18. Lance Dewease, 19. Austin Bishop, 20. Brock Zearfoss, 21. Doug Hammaker, 22. Brent Shearer, 23. Ashton Torgerson, 24. Chris Windom, 25. Cole Macedo, 26. Dylan Norris, 27. Chad Trout DNQ:Ryan Smith, Logan Rumsey, Kasey Jedrzejek, Emerson Axsom, Scott Bogucki, Buddy Schweibinz, Garet Williamson, Freddie Rahmer, Conner Morrell, JJ Loss, Chris Arnold, Dave Grube, Skylar Gee, Samuel Miller, Dylan Cisney, Preston Lattomus
- Douglas County Dirtrack: Burnie Bryant of Sutherlin wins OSCR sport compacts in season opener
The Douglas County Dirtrack opened the season on Friday night with races in sprint cars, IMCA modifieds and sport mods, dwarf cars and sport compacts.
- Gravel Grabs the Morgan Cup with Dominant Williams Grove Win
The Pennsylvania Posse had to stretch a tad to claim the rights to Friday’s HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup opener with Enumclaw, WA’s Kasey Kahne winning in the Macri Motorsports car, but there’s no doubt about who the finale belonged to.
- SALT CITY STUNNER! REINBOLD REIGNS AT HUTCH IN HIS FIRST USAC SILVER CROWN START
Any way you slice it, the odds were stacked against Hayden Reinbold during Saturday night’s 3rd running of the Evans Building Salt City 100 at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson. In what was his first career USAC Silver Crown appearance, Reinbold didn’t even make it to the green flag on the initial start after wall contact in turn four. Restarting 17th, he even went a lap down to the leader just 10 circuits into the 100-lapper.
- Austin McCarl Continues Great Weekend with Win #10 at Knoxville!
Austin McCarl backed up a Friday IRA main event win in Davenport, Iowa, by charging from row three to win the Leighton State Bank 410 main event at Knoxville Raceway on Local 5/Iowa Live Night Saturday. The win was the Altoona, Iowa native's tenth here, was worth $6,000 and came aboard the Country Builders Construction #88.
- Justin Sanders pockets $10,000 at Silver Dollar
Justin Sanders passed Max Mittry on lap 15 and held off Brad Sweet in an action packed 40 lap NARC feature at Silver Dollar Speedway Saturday night in front of a great crowd. Following Sanders and Sweet was DJ Netto, Shane Golobic and Colby Copland.
- “Mad Max” Stambaugh wins at Butler
Quincy,MI (May 9,2026)- Max Stambaugh picked up the 25 lap feature win Saturday night at Butler Speedway. Behind Stambaugh was Dan McCarron, Josh Turner, Boston Mead and Van Gurley Jr.. 410 Winged Sprints A Feature
- ROGERS’ LAST LAP RALLY BEATS SMITH AT RED HILL
Jadon Rogers passed Wesley Smith on the last lap to win Saturday night’s USAC Wholesale Batteries MRA Sprint Car Series / Midwest Thunder 410 Sprint Car Series non-points special event at Red Hill Raceway in Sumner, Illinois.
- American Sprint Car Series racing returns to Benton
Benton held the American Sprint Car Series Friday night, the third-straight year the series has been at the southeast Missouri dirt track. Among the ASCS field, six-time series champion Sam Hafertepe ...
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