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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 […]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Winner’s Circle! Moles Dominant at Circle City’s Ashlea Albertson Memorial

Sep 18, 2026It had been three months and 16 races since Mitchel Moles last led a single lap in a USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship feature. During Friday night’s Ashlea Albertson Memorial at Indianapolis, Indiana’s Circle City Raceway, he went ahead and led all 30 of them. Moles (Raisin City, California) didn’t waste any time at all in establishing his dominance. In all actuality, it took just 6 minutes an

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Sierra Davenport: Making History With a Family Number

By Ben Deatherage BISMARCK, N.D. — Nothing about Sierra Davenport’s night at Dacotah Speedway on June 26 suggested history was about to be made. The 17-year-old had started near the front of her heat race and gone backward. Way backward. “I struggled really bad in the heat race,” Davenport said. “I think I started second and finished pretty much last.” Back in the pits, Davenport and her team went to work. A few adju

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Shryock Charges From 11th to Capture Battle of the Blue Ribbon at Spencer

By Jane Burd SPENCER, Iowa (Sept. 17, 2026) — Kelly Shryock charged from 11th to capture the Sunoco IMCA Stock Car feature and highlight the Battle of the Blue Ribbon at Clay County Fair Speedway on Thursday night. The Fertile driver had plenty of ground to make up before finding himself in a battle with Jake Masters for the victory. Shryock ultimately prevailed to record his 12th EQ Cylinder Heads Northern Region vi

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Super Nationals Auction Adds to Championship Night Haul

By Ben Deatherage BOONE, Iowa (Sept. 16, 2026) — After the final championship features were decided at the Speedway Motors IMCA Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s, the annual auction in the NAPA Auto Parts Fan Zone added another chapter to Championship Saturday at Boone Speedway. Engines and chassis went across the auction block, generating additional money for competitors following America’s Racin’ Vacation. For two

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Speedway Motors IMCA Weekly Racing National Point Standings through Sept. 17, 2026

Karl Kustoms IMCA Modifieds – 1. Spencer Diercks, Davenport, Iowa, and William Gould, Calera, Okla., both 993; 3. Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa, 973; 4. Jed Freiburger, Dubuque, Iowa, 972; 5. Ty Clemens, Belgrade, Montana, 969; 6. Jeremy Mills, Clear Lake, Iowa, 963; 7. Matthew Sanders, Brookings, Oregon, and Chaz Baca, Jewell, Iowa, both 961; 9. Tyler Bannister, Bakersfield, Calif., 959; 10. Kevin Williamson, Harrisburg

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$30,000 Awaits Race for Hope 71 Winner at Batesville

By Ben Deatherage BATESVILLE, Ark. (Sept. 17, 2026) — One of the richest Karl Kustoms IMCA Modified events of the entire season returns to Batesville Motor Speedway Sept. 30-Oct. 3 with First Community Bank’s 10th annual Race for Hope 71 presented by IMCA TV. The four-day event culminates with a 71-lap championship feature paying $30,000 to win, while a deep purse will reward competitors throughout the field. The run

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Friday Circled! USAC Sprints Race to Circle City for Sep 18 Ashlea Albertson Memorial

Sep 17, 2026The USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship heads back to the circle city this Friday night, September 18, for the Ashlea Albertson Memorial. The 1/4-mile dirt oval of Circle City Raceway on the southeast side of Indianapolis, Indiana will host an all open wheel tripleheader night of racing in memory of Albertson, a TQ Midget racer whose life was tragically cut short in 2023. The third and final USAC