Nick Hoffman couldn’t have asked for a better 34th birthday present than the one he gave himself. Entering Friday’s portion of the Dairyland Showdown at Mississippi Thunder Speedway, Bobby Pierce had won the last three races on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision trail, and Hoffman was at risk of letting Pierce pull away in the points battle. He needed a momentum shift, and that’s exactly what he got. Pierce had already made headlines before the Fea

Ryan Gustin excels when significant prize money is at stake. Last season, two of his most notable victories were at the USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway, with a $100,000 prize, and the Bayou Classic at Boothill Speedway, with a $50,000 prize. During the initial 19 races of the 2026 World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision, Gustin had yet to secure a win. However, with a $40,000 prize available in the Dairyland Showdown finale at Mississippi Thunder Speed

UNION, KY (May 2, 2026) – Hudson O’Neal of Martinsville, Indiana took the lead on lap three from Jason Jameson and held off Devin Moran to win the 40th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial on Saturday night at Florence Speedway. O’Neal and Moran entered the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series-sanctioned event tied atop the championship standings. With the victory, O’Neal now holds a 30-point advantage over Moran heading into next weekend’s events at Farmer City Raceway and Fairbury Spee

Key Details for 2026 Dover All-Star Race Location: Dover Motor Speedway (The Monster Mile), DE. Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:00 PM ET (FS1). Format: A 350-lap race with two 75-lap stages and a 200-lap final stage. The top 26 cars compete in the final segment, featuring a competition caution and a live pit stop challenge. Eligibility: Winners from 2025/2026, past All-Star winners, past Cup champions, and top finishers from the "Open" (non-qualified) field, plus a Fan Vote. Fa

Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes won the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix on Sunday, securing his third victory in a row and increasing his lead in the world championship. The 19-year-old Italian prodigy started first after taking his third consecutive pole position for the race. And while he lost his lead at the start, he regained it and held off the charging McLaren of Lando Norris toward the end. “This is just the beginning. The road is still long,” Antonelli said after the race, whic

During the final caution of Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway, crew chief Andrew Overstreet communicated an encouraging message to pole winner Justin Allgaier. Kyle Larson narrowly defeated Justin Allgaier in an exciting finish at Texas. “Nothing stops a hungry gator,” Overstreet remarked, referring to Allgaier’s nickname, Little Gator. “Not even the so-called ‘Greatest of All-Time.’” However, Kyle Larson, whom Overstreet referenced as the G.O.A.T.,

Chase Elliott is not typically recognized for securing early-season victories. However, he is making 2026 a year of seizing opportunities. Elliott has achieved his second victory of 2026. This season, he has secured two wins in the first 11 races, six races sooner than in any of his previous 11 seasons. "I'm proud of our team for that because anytime you can accomplish new milestones in this sport after more than a decade, it's impressive. It's challenging to achieve," Elliot

Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon, who set a record with a 345.00-mph run on Friday, concluded an outstanding weekend by securing his second victory of the season in front of a sellout crowd on Sunday at South Georgia Motorsports Park, defeating teammate Doug Kalitta in the final round to win the NHRA Southern Nationals. Jordan Vandergriff (Funny Car), Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock), and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also claimed victories in the fifth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA M

The promotions of Steve O'Donnell and Ben Kennedy are not an extension of the status quo, but instead, aim to be the start of something new for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. O’Donnell has taken over as Chief Executive Officer from Jim France, the youngest son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. Kennedy, the great-grandson of the elder France, is now serving as Chief Operating Officer. Top Videos The France family remains at the helm of the league with Jim F

A bold move from Andy Jankowiak around the outside of Cleetus McFarland and Gus Dean at Talladega Superspeedway propelled him to his first career ARCA Menards Series victory on Saturday afternoon. Amidst the chaos of the situation, Jankowiak stayed in the throttle, not knowing the overtime attempt was just one lap. When reality did set in, the emotions quickly overwhelmed Jankowiak, who has worked tirelessly during the 2020s to find sustainability on the ARCA Menards Series p

On Saturday afternoon, he secured his inaugural victory in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at the Ag-Pro 300 held at Talladega Superspeedway. Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, he led only the final lap to achieve his first trophy in his debut full-time season. The 20-year-old sprint car driver from California delivered the first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win at Talladega for the Hendrick team, known for its multiple NASCAR Cup Series championships. Add

Alex Palou got the break he needed and fast work from his Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew, and then he ran away with a victory Sunday in the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. Palou earned his third victory in five races this season, the 22nd victory of his career and his first win at prestigious Long Beach in the No. 10 OpenAI Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, beating the No. 60 SiriusXM/Acura Honda of NTT P1 Award winner Felix Rosenqvist to the finish by 3.9663 seconds. Palou also took

Tyler Reddick is undoubtedly one of the most impressive drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series, having secured his fifth victory of the season on Sunday at Talladega. Tyler Reddick continues to dominate as the leading driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. And the gap is significant. He achieved his fifth win in nine races in the 2026 Cup Series, aided by a combination of strategic luck and a late surge in the AdventHealth 400, observed by 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan. Reddick overtook K

n two starts so far during the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season, Gio Ruggiero found Victory Lane in both. Ruggiero’s second win of the year proved to be slightly more difficult compared to his season-opening triumph at Daytona International Speedway. After fading during the final long green flag run, Ruggiero used two overtime restarts to cycle back to the front and emerge victorious Saturday in the Tide 150 at Kansas Speedway. Multiple factors motivated Ruggiero’s drive to th

The International Hot Rod Association delivered the kind of stock car racing action that fans have been asking for Saturday night. Tate Fogleman survived the chaos of 14 caution periods, and made a last-lap pass of Kade Brown to win a 125-lap Late Model Sportsman feature for the IHRA Stock Car Series at Cordele Motor Speedway. Fogleman, a winner of a 2021 NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega, took home a $10,000 winner’s purse for conquering the 3/8-mile short track and a fi

The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series made a stop at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night for the Kansas Lottery 300. Carson Kvapil secured the pole position, with William Byron starting in second place. During the second lap, Carson Kvapil collided with William Byron at the exit of Turn 2, subsequently making contact with Parker Retzlaff. This resulted in Kvapil's car flipping multiple times before coming to rest on its roof. Safety crews promptly arrived to upright Kvapil's ve