Due to ongoing and persistent rain showers around the Baytown, Texas area, NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) was left with no choice to postpone the NHRA Spring Nationals at Houston Raceway Park until Monday morning at 10 a.m.
After five races in the first round of Top Fuel category, Mother Nature returned to Houston Raceway Park interrupting the action and causing a delay in the action.
After securing his 161st No. 1 qualifier Saturday night at the Charlotte Four-Wide Nationals, John Force gained his first NHRA victory in over two years, his first since the 2019 US Nationals at Indianapolis.
Pato O'Ward passed then race leader Josef Newgarden going into Turn 3 for his first career NTT IndyCar Series victory and held off Newgarden by 1.2443 seconds.
Scott Dixon held off Scott McLaughlin for the victory at Texas in the remaining few laps Saturday night. Dixon dominated by leading all but six laps for his first checkered flag of the year.
Colton Herta qualified the No. 26 Andretti w/ Curb-Agajanian on the pole Saturday afternoon with a time of 1.00.3210 and 107.425 mph over another Andretti affiliate driver Jack Harvey.
In his first drive with Chip Ganassi Racing, Spaniard Alex Palou was able to fend off a hard-charging Will Power to win his first-ever IndyCar victory at Barber Motorsports Park Sunday afternoon.
Hendrick Motorsports enters this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway as the facility's all-time leader in wins (11), top fives (50), top 10s (93) and laps led (2,487).
NASCAR will make its first appearance in the Midwest this weekend as the 1.5-mile oval of Kansas Speedway will play host for a Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series doubleheader event.
Sonoma Raceway officials today announced a two-year extension of the co-entitlement sponsorship partnership with Pit Boss® Grills and FoodMaxx for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race scheduled for Saturday, June 27, 2026.