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Joey Danley Wins The 305 Nationals At The Belleville High Banks With Last-Lap Pass Off Turn 4 On Justin Fifield

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Briar Starr
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Credit: Oklahoma Tidbits

The final night of the two-night show concluded Saturday night for the 305 Nationals with the United Rebel Sprint Series at the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas, which saw a 30-lap feature for the main event. A 10-lap increase from Friday night.

Already having won the previous night’s prelim feature, Joey Danley was looking to go back-to-back and become the first driver since 2019, when Jake Bubak did it most recently. Danley was able to do so after starting in the fourth position in the main event by passing then race leader, Justin Fifield, off Turn 4 on the last lap to claim the win.

“I was thinking about a second place run too when I had a run on him (Justin Fifield) off Turn 2 once, and I could tell he didn’t know I was up there, so I stood on the brake,” Danley said in his post-race victory lane interview. “I figured there went the win, but his car must’ve been going away a little bit, his car wasn’t quite as running the wall. He just let me get one more run on him. Thank god for 30 laps.

“I lost one like that two years ago, and I guess I got redemption tonight.”

There were 39 Sprint Cars entered at the time of check-in.

Feature Recap – 30 Laps

Justin Fifield started on the pole for the feature with Jacob Gomola on the outside pole. Kaylee Bryson jumped down to the bottom of Turns 1 and 2 trying to make a run on the leader, Fifield. Bryson slid up to the third position right behind Gomola. However, she was challenged and battled side-by-side with Danley, almost making contact with each other. Danley had the high side and eventually passed her for second off Turn 2 with 26 laps to go.

Knowing Danley had a lot of ground to make up, four seconds behind race leader Fifield, he had to chase him down lap-by-lap. At the halfway mark with 15 laps to go, it was Fifield with the lead, Danley second, Garrett Benson, Jeremy Huish, and Gomola the top five.

With 10 laps to go, Danley cut Fifield’s lead down to 1.6 seconds as Fifield got into lap traffic. However, Danley was able to breathe a sigh of relief when the caution came out two laps later with eight laps to go. When the field got ready to go back racing, the top five were Fifield, Danley, Benson, Huish, and Bubak.

Danley lost momentum for a brief period, but gathered it back up and made a last-lap pass on Fifield off Turn 4 to take the win by just a mere margin of 0.077 seconds at the start/finish line.

Heat Race Recaps – Top Four Transfer – 8 Laps A Piece

Similar to Friday night, there were five qualifying sessions to rubber the track in. Bubak was fastest in Q1, Fifield fastest in Q2, Danley in Q3, Stuart Snyder in Q4, and Steven Richardson in Q5.

Heat 1 – Huish was your pole sitter for the first heat. Gomola, who started on the outside pole, remained side-by-side with the leader of Huish. Gomola finally got the better of Huish off Turn 2 with five laps to go. Gomola won the heat with Huish, Bubak, and Joe Bob Lee the top four.

Heat 2 – Benson was the top starter for the second heat with Wichita, Kansas native Jeremy Campbell on the outside pole. Fifield was strong early and attempted to challenge Benson for the lead, but was unsuccessful in doing so. Benson stormed away with the heat win and was followed by Fifield, Campbell, and Owen Carlson getting the transfer spots.

Heat 3 – Jon Freeman out of Salina, Kansas had the top spot with the third heat. The drivers were already three-wide down the backstretch with Freeman, Ty Williams, and Danley. Danley made his car work on the bottom and took the lead with Williams behind him. Danley won with Williams, Freeman, and Kyle Jones taking the top four.

This was a much different outing for Jones, who won the Saturday night feature the past two years, as he failed to make the show Friday night by not advancing out of the B-feature.

Heat 4 – Brandon Bosma had the No. 1 starting spot for the fourth heat. Bosma had a tremendous start, as everyone was jumbled up at the start/finish line. The caution was thrown, and this would be a complete restart. As soon as Bosma was getting ready to take the white flag as the leader, his engine expired, causing a caution with one lap to go.

The heat went back green with two laps to go. Bryant Wiedeman was the leader, and Stuart Snyder was second. Snyder threw a last-lap attempt on Wiedeman in the last turn, but Wiedeman got the better of him. For the transfers, it was Wiedeman, Snyder, Whit Gastineau, and Danny Nekolite.

Heat 5 – 2024 USAC Silver Crown at-track winner, Bryson, was on the pole for the fifth and final heat race. Bryson briefly left the door open for Steven Richardson on the backstretch, and the two nearly made contact with each other. Despite the close call, she powered away with the heat victory. Richardson was second, Trefer Waller third, and Ryker Pace fourth.

Winning the one and only B-feature was Tyler Drueke. He was followed by Bosma, Braxton Weger, and Trevor Serbus rounding out the final transfer spots. Drueke won in a last-lap pass off Turn 4, passing Bosma. 

For those that may have missed the race, you can check out the highlights below.

Official Race Results Following Night 2 For The 305 Nationals at the Belleville High Banks

  1. Joey Danley
  2. Justin Fifield
  3. Garrett Benson
  4. Jeremy Huish
  5. Jake Bubak
  6. Whit Gastineau
  7. Kyle Jones
  8. Bryant Wiedeman
  9. Jeremy Campbell
  10. Brandon Bosma
  11. Tyler Drueke
  12. Ty Williams
  13. Jon Freeman
  14. Owen Carlson
  15. Jacob Gomola
  16. Kaylee Bryson
  17. Braxton Weger
  18. Joe Bob Lee
  19. Trevor Serbus
  20. Ryker Pacee
  21. Stuart Snyder
  22. Trefer Waller
  23. Danny Nekolite
  24. Steven Richardson

Max Reaves perseveres for wild ARCA East victory at Flat Rock Speedway

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Andrew Kim
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Credit: ARCA Racing.

Max Reaves capped off a dominant run by outdueling a series of late-race competitions through a 10-lap shootout to win the Sunbelt Rentals 150 at Flat Rock Speedway in Ash Township, Michigan, on Saturday, August 1.

The 16-year-old Reaves from Trinity, North Carolina, motored his way from qualifying in third place to assume the lead for the first time on Lap 14. Leading three times for a race-high 130 of 150-scheduled laps, Reaves was challenged by championship rival Tristan McKee and Isaac Kitzmiller at the start of a 10-lap shootout, where the latter two took brief turns upfront amid on-track contacts and hard duels with Reaves. Amid the battles, Reaves prevailed by assuming the lead for good for the final time with seven laps remaining and muscling away to both add another victory to his ARCA Menards Series East column this season and maintain his lead in the championship battle.

With on-track qualifying that occurred on Saturday, August 1, Carson Brown qualified on the pole position with a pole-winning lap at 75.326 mph in 11.948 seconds. Tristan McKee started on the front row with the second-fastest lap at 74.3 mph in 12.113 seconds.

When the green flag waved and the event commenced, Carson Brown dueled with Tristan McKee for nearly a full lap before the former motored ahead through Turns 3 and 4. As Brown led the first lap, title contenders Max Reaves and McKee battled dead even for the runner-up spot in front of Isaac Kitzmiller while the rest of the 21-car field trailed behind.

By the fifth lap mark, the leaders caught the tail end of the field and started to lap the competitors racing at the rear. Amid the lapped traffic, Brown, who was getting intimidated and bumped by Reaves through the turns, maintained his early, steady advantage. Then on Lap 14, Reaves seized an opportunity through Turns 3 and 4 by going beneath Brown and dueling alongside the latter through the frontstretch. After leading his first lap on Lap 14, Reaves motored his No. 18 Cook Out Toyota Camry entry ahead of Brown through the first two turns. While Reaves had both lanes under his control with the lead, McKee followed suit in the runner-up spot while Brown slipped to third place in front of Kitzmiller.

On Lap 40, the event’s first caution flew due to Jeff Maczink spinning through the first two turns. Maczink’s incident occurred as he was racing beneath Toby Blanton through the frontstretch and briefly drove through the grass while kicking up some dirt in the process before he then came back across the racing surface and spun. The incident occurred in front of the leaders, led by Reaves.

As the event resumed on Lap 52, McKee launched ahead of Reaves from the outside lane, and he spent the following lap gaining a slight advantage over Reaves from his lane before he motored ahead and moved in front of Reaves through the backstretch. Reaves, though, would reassume the lead just past the Lap 55 mark. Despite getting hit and nearly turned by the lapped competitor of Alex Malycke through the first two turns, Reaves maintained his steady advantage over McKee.

At the event’s halfway mark on Lap 75, Reaves continued to lead ahead of McKee, Kitzmiller, Matt Kemp and Quinn Davis while Brown, Jackson McLerran, Esteban Rodriguez, Austin Vaughn and Craig Pellegrini Jr. were in the top 10 ahead of Blaine Donahue, Brian Barbarow, Maczink, Alex Clubb, Rita Goulet, Nate Moeller, Alex Malycke, Toby Blanton, Dan Boys and Michael Clayton, respectively.

Down to the final 60 laps, Reaves, who was leading by nearly half of the circuit and was mired in lapped traffic, retained the lead over McKee. Reaves proceeded to lead the next 10 laps over McKee while Kitzmiller, Kemp and Davis remained in the top five, respectively. Seconds later, Brown pitted and had both the hood and rear cover of his No. 28 Grizzly Coolers Chevrolet SS entry lifted up due to a fuel pump issue. With Brown out of contention, Reaves continued to lead until the caution flew with 46 laps remaining due to Jeff MacZink getting loose and spinning through the first two turns for a second time of the event.

The next restart with 38 laps remaining featured Reaves motoring away from McKee and the field from the inside lane. As Reaves led, Kitzmiller challenged McKee for the runner-up spot through half of the circuit. Despite contact ensuing, McKee fended off Kitzmiller for the runner-up spot. While Kemp and Davis trailed in the top five, Reaves extended his late advantage. Despite catching up to the tail end of the field, he maintained a steady gap both with 30 laps remaining and with 20 laps remaining. The caution then flew with 17 laps remaining due to MacZink and Blaine Donahue spinning simultaneously amid contact through the first two turns. This marked MacZink’s third incident of the event, all of which occurred through the first two turns.

For the restart that followed with 10 laps remaining, Reaves led through the first two turns while McKee drove right to the rear bumper of McKee. With McKee glued to the rear of Reaves through the backstretch, he then got Reaves loose entering the third turn. This allowed McKee to muscle ahead and lead the next lap, where McKee used the inside lane to motor ahead of Reaves. McKee maintained his steady lead over a side-by-side duel between Reaves and Kitzmiller through the backstretch before Reaves ran into the rear of McKee. This caused McKee to slide sideways entering the third turn and allowed Kitzmiller to storm to the lead with eight laps remaining.

Through Turns 3 and 4, Reaves bumped and moved Kitzmiller up the track. As the latter led the following lap (7 to go), Reaves got beneath Kitzmiller through the first two turns and returned atop the leaderboard. Kitzmiller then spent the next two laps making contact with Reaves and tried to get beneath him to motor ahead through the turns and straightaways, but Reaves motored ahead with five laps remaining as McKee bumped, got beneath and overtook Kitzmiller for the runner-up spot.

For the event’s remainder, final five laps, Reaves maintained a steady gap over McKee and cycled back to the frontstretch amid lapped traffic to achieve his second ARCA Menards Series East victory of the 2026 season, his fourth between the ARCA Menards Series & ARCA Menards Series East divisions and his second in a row at Flat Rock Speedway.

“My guys brought me such a good car, so we had to win this one,” Reaves said on FloRacing. “[I] Wanted to back it up from last year. There was a lot of good competition here this year. They all ran a good race, so I just gotta thank all my guys. This Cook Out Camry was so fast. I gotta thank Coach [Joe] Gibbs for the opportunity…I like this track. I’m learning to like it a lot, so I like these little tracks like this.”

With the victory, Reaves slightly extended his lead in the ARCA Menards Series East driver’s standings from three to seven over Tristan McKee. As the series looks ahead to its final two scheduled events of this season at Iowa Speedway and Bristol Motor Speedway, respectively, Reaves is not yet ready to crown himself a champion until the season’s conclusion.

“It’s never over till it’s over,” Reaves said. “I don’t want to say anything yet, but I’m very confident in me and my guys, so we’ll see.”

Tristan McKee, who led five laps at Flat Rock and led the series’ standings prior to last weekend’s event at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, settled in second place for his fifth top-five result of this season. Isaac Kitzmiller, the reigning ARCA Menards Series East champion who led two laps at Flat Rock, finished in third place for his fifth top-five result of this season. The latter is 14 points behind the series’ lead.

Matt Kemp and Quinn Davis finished in the top five. Esteban Rodriguez, Austin Vaughn, Jackson McLerran, Craig Pellegrini Jr. and Blaine Donahue completed the top 10 on the track. Meanwhile, Carson Brown, the pole winner who led the first 13 laps, ended up in 18th place.

The 2026 Sunbelt Rentals 150 at Flat Rock Speedway generated six lead changes for four different leaders, three cautions for 29 laps and four of 21 starters finishing on the lead lap.

Results

  1. Max Reaves, 130 laps led
  2. Tristan McKee, five laps led
  3. Isaac Kitzmiller, two laps led
  4. Matt Kemp
  5. Quinn Davis, one lap down
  6. Esteban Rodriguez, two laps down
  7. Austin Vaughn, three laps down
  8. Jackson McLerran, four laps down
  9. Craig Pellegrini Jr., four laps down
  10. Blaine Donahue, four laps down
  11. Brian Barbarow, five laps down
  12. Jeff MacZink, six laps down
  13. Alex Clubb, eight laps down
  14. Nate Moeller, 12 laps down
  15. Rita Goulet, 12 laps down
  16. Alex Malycke, 15 laps down
  17. Toby Blanton, 19 laps down
  18. Carson Brown, 27 laps down
  19. Dan Boys, 110 laps down
  20. Michael Clayton, 119 laps down

The 2026 ARCA Menards Series East season resumes next Friday, August 7, at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa, for the JR&CO 150, which will also be a combined event with the ARCA Menards Series. The event’s broadcast time is slated to commence at 7 p.m. ET on FS1.

Luke Powers Declared Winner in Race 1 at NJMP

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Photo by Gavin Baker Photography

Whitney Strickland Wins in Masters Cup

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 2, 2026) – Luke Powers earned his first Formula Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas) win in Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Saturday afternoon.

Notes of Interest:

  • A first-time winner in FR Americas, Luke Powers earned his first victory in a single-seater racecar with the Race 1 win at NJMP. A successful karter from New Castle Motorsports Park, Powers first joined the Racing America Formula Ladder through a scholarship for the Radford Racing School F4 U.S. Karts to Cars School. After his first laps in a single-seater car at the school, Powers engaged in an extensive testing program before joining F4 U.S. Championship the following season. This year, he’s competing as a rookie in FR Americas with Toney Driver Development.
  • Alejandro (“Alex”) Bobadilla scored his first FR Americas podium with a second-place result. Bobadilla has been racking up the victories in the F4 NACAM Championship, but the Race 1 podium marked his first at the Formula Regional level.
  • Christian Bogle recorded his fourth podium of 2026 with a third-place result.
  • Evagoras Papasavvas (No. 71 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) entered the weekend as the championship points leader, but an early mechanical issue led to his retirement from the event and left him unclassified in the final results.

The drama was in overdrive from the second the lights were activated at NJMP, as an issue for Kekai Hauanio (No. 29 N-E-Where Transport / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) triggered an aborted start. As a result, the field resumed their positions behind the safety car for one last formation lap before attempting a two-by-two rolling start. Second-place starter Brady Golan (No. 40 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) got the jump on polesitter Evagoras Papasavvas (No. 71 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) to clear the field before they even reached the start/finish line.

Able to get his car fired after the issue on the starting grid, Hauanio maintained his position to line up fifth in the rolling start. Showing impressive speed during the opening laps, he challenged Golan for the lead, but wasn’t able to get the pass completed. Then, a one-lap shootout to finish the race left Hauanio facing pressure of his own. Luke Powers (No. 5 Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) took advantage of an early restart to climb to third from his sixth-place starting position and maintained the position for the majority of the race. The one-lap dash to the checkered flag brought Powers to Hauanio’s gearbox and allowed him to make the pass driving around the outside in Turn 1 on the restart.

Hauanio’s last-lap pressure continued as Cooper Shipman (No. 10 Driven Dynamix / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F3) looked for a way around. The two raced side by side for most of the lap, but the aggressive battle and contact between the two in Turn 10 opened the door just long enough for Alejandro Bobadilla (No. 8 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) to sneak by and claim the third position.

Following the race, the Stewards reviewed a series of reports, resulting in impactful decisions:

  • The Stewards received a protest from Crosslink Motorsports on behalf of Papasavvas stating that Golan jumped the initial two-by-two rolling start. Reviewing the footage, they found that Golan accelerated before the No. 71 car accelerated, and before they reached the first start zone sign. As a result, Golan was issued a five-second time penalty, which dropped him to fourth in the final results.
  • Hauanio was issued a 10-second time penalty after the Stewards ruled that he was predominately responsible for a collision with Shipman during the final lap of the race. As a result, he dropped to 12th in the official running order.

As a result of the penalties, Powers was promoted to the race win, while Bobadilla rose to second and Christian Bogle (No. 7 Pelican Energy Consultants / Toney Driver Development Ligier JS F3) was scored third.

Whitney Strickland (No. 21 TF Companies / Hillenburg Motorsports Ligier JS F3) drove a clean race to extend his points lead in the Masters Cup Championship with his eighth win of the season. Behind him, Anthony Autiello (No. 07 Hope For The Warriors / Momentum Motorsports Ligier JS F3) finished second, while Kevin Janzen (No. 24 US Power Group / Data Center Solutions / Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F3) rounded out the podium.

FR Americas will contest a doubleheader today with races at 9:30 a.m. and 1:40 p.m. ET, respectively. Live timing and scoring will be available on the Race Monitor app with additional news and updates posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Justin Grant Takes Round 9 Victory at Tri-State Speedway in USAC National Sprint Car, Kyle Cummins Wins Indiana Sprint Week Championship

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Briar Starr
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Photo Courtsey of Rich Forman Photo

The ninth and final round of the 2026 Indiana Sprint Week concluded tonight at Tri-State Speedway after a week-long worth of races, which started back on July 23 on the Dirt Track at IMS. Kyle Cummins entered as the championship points leader by seven points over Justin Grant and was looking to lock the title up. In addition to a driver winning the title, they would have a $25,000 payday at the end of the night.

When all was said and done, Grant notched another victory in his win column in the ninth round of the ISW Series. Grant received a mix of cheers and boos as he celebrated in victory lane following an incident in the heat race with Robert Ballou.

“I knew we had a really good Nos Energy Drink No. 4,” Grant said in his victory lane interview to Flo Racing. “We weren’t very good all night long and try to keep my nose clean there early. I knew I had a good enough racecar to pick through guys and noticed everyone was getting freerer, and it was coming to me. I figured, ‘well, okay. Let things widen up here, and we’ll be good to drive by them.’ Once I got Kyle (Cummins) and Mitchel (Moles) put away early, I felt like I was going to be okay to get by Brady (Bacon) and Harley (Burns) there. It seems like a good thing getting them behind you.

“Everybody that is mad here booing about the heat race between Robert (Ballou) and I. I hate he got upside down there, but I felt like I was clear up alongside him off Turn 2 and all the way down the backstretch. Parked it on the first infield tire and felt like he had a whole racetrack above him, and tried to get to the first infield tire through the side of my racecar. I don’t know what else I could’ve done there other than disappearing out of his way. You got to go in the heat races, and they won’t see that way, and Robert might not either. I’m sorry he got tore up there, I just don’t know what else I could’ve done. I haven’t said anything to him yet, but I’ll catch up with him later and hopefully we can kind of work that out and figure out who was upset, and who was in the wrong there. It’s a shame when someone gets tore up.

“I, of all people, didn’t want him to get tore up there because I needed him to transfer, so we can keep one guy out and get me on the front row. It wasn’t in my best interest to do that, and I certainly didn’t want to do it.”

33 National Sprint Cars were on the entry list for Saturday night’s finale of ISW Week.

Feature Recap – 30 Laps

Brady Bacon and Harley Burns were the front-row starters for the feature. Burns got the advantage over Bacon on the backstretch, but the first caution of the night flew for Colin Parker, who was stopped sideways off Turn 4. This prompted a complete restart for the main. Once again, Burns was to the point with the lead. Unfortunately, just as the field went green, another yellow came out for a car stopped off Turn 2, which was for Carson Short.

The third yellow flew as the field went back to green once more for two cars stopped in the middle of Turns 1 and 2. They were for Mike Larrison and Aric Gentry.

The field tried again, and this time, Bacon took the lead from Burns off the restart, but Burns threw a slider on Bacon and retook the lead on Lap 1. With 25 laps to go, Cummins slipped to fifth. This is important as he needs a fifth or better to clinch the ISW Championship at the end of the feature. The fourth yellow flew with 22 laps to go for Chet Williams, who was stopped on the frontstretch by the wall.

Coming to the restart, it was Burns, Bacon, Chase Stockon, Mitchel Moles, and Cummins in the top five. Unfortunately for Stockon, he brought out the caution as he slowed with 21 laps to go and went off the track. Burns brought the field back to green once more with Bacon and Moles the top three. Bacon closed in on race leader Burns rapidly at the halfway mark to the point they were side-by-side with each other on the backstretch. With 13 laps to go, Grant passed Bacon for second, and eventually passed Burns for the lead off Turn 2 with 12 laps to go.

The caution came out with nine laps to go for Jadon Rogers, who came to a stop in Turn 3. Going back to green, it was Grant, Bacon, Moles, Cummins, and Burns. Cummins had a four-point advantage over Grant at this moment in the race. Grant would lead the final laps unchallenged and went on to secure the victory, but it was Cummins who would wind up with the 2026 ISW Championship.

“Thank the lord Jesus Christ, I did some praying there before hot laps and before the feature there,” Cummins told Flo Racing on the frontstretch. “I told him, whatever his will is, if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be, and if it’s not, we’ll just live with it and go on. It calmed me down a little bit. I tell you what, every time we had the restart, I felt great. Once the guys got out and (Mitchel) Moles got by on the bottom, I wasn’t great on the bottom. I found that top line a little bit, and I was like, oh, I can hustle here, and Justin (Grant) comes hustling by all of us.

“I was like, oh boy, if he wins and I finish fourth or fifth, I don’t know what the math is, but it’s not good. With the pressure of Jadon (Rogers) there behind me and it was three-wide for a while, and my car was only good plugged up in the fence. I got tight a couple of times, I was racing for my life. I wanted to win (Indiana) Sprint Week, and I was like, I don’t know how many more years I’m going to be able to do it. This was the best-case scenario. We had a great week. If I didn’t do it now, I probably wouldn’t ever get it done again. That put a little extra pressure on me. Thank you to everyone who has helped out on this team and all my sponsors.”

Heat Race Recaps – Top Five Transfer – 10 Laps A Piece

There was a brief rain delay early in the evening prior to hot laps and qualifying, but as soon as the rain passed through, Moles paced both the hot laps and qualifying session time. Moles had a time of 12.656 seconds in hot laps and then backed it up in qualifying with a pace of 12.862 seconds.

Heat 1 – C.J Leary was on the pole. Moles passed Leary for the top spot, and Leary slipped to third. Moles would wind up winning the heat with Burns, Rogers, Leary, and Logan Seavey being the transfers.

Heat 2 – Short started first for the second heat. Hayden Reinbold passed Short for the lead with eight laps to go using the bottom lane off Turn 2. Reinbold went on to win the heat race with Bacon, Kevin Thomas Jr, Williams, and Short moving on.

Heat 3 – Larrison sat on the top spot in the third heat. Red flag conditions were brought out immediately for Friday night winner Ballou, who went upside down in Turn 3. Ballou made contact with Grant that sent him up and over. Thankfully, he was okay and exited the car under his own power. Following the stoppage, the field went back green with nine laps to go.

Stockon later made the pass on Larrison with five laps to go for the lead and the ultimate heat victory. Larrison, Charles Davis Jr, Grant, and Hunter Schuerenberg made up the five transfers out of this heat.

Heat 4 – Cale Coons had the pole for this heat, but he was passed by Cummins in the opening stages before a caution with six laps to go for Jake Swanson spinning around at the entrance of Turn 3 following contact from Kendall Ruble. Cummins won the heat with Eli Wilhelmus, Gentry, Coons, and Swanson the final transfer spots

Official Race Results Following Tri-State Speedway

  1. Justin Grant
  2. Brady Bacon
  3. Kyle Cummins
  4. Mitchel Moles
  5. Kevin Thomas Jr
  6. Harley Burns
  7. Logan Seavey
  8. Jake Swanson
  9. Hayden Reinbold
  10. Dalton Stevens
  11. Jadon Rogers
  12. Eli Wilhelmus
  13. Briggs Danner, won semi-feature
  14. Carson Short
  15. Kendall Ruble
  16. Cale Coons
  17. Charles Davis Jr
  18. C.J. Leary
  19. Mike Larrison
  20. Aric Gentry
  21. Chase Stockon
  22. Chet Williams
  23. Colin Parker
  24. Hunter Schuerenberg

Cummins won the 2026 ISW Championship by seven points over Grant. He also continues to lead the overall USAC National Sprint Car Championship by 124 points over Grant as well.

Up Next – With the 2026 Indiana Sprint Week complete, the next event on the USAC calendar is Saturday, August 8 when the USAC Silver Crown Series visits Iowa Speedway on NASCAR race weekend. For the USAC National Sprint Car tour, their next event is Thursday, August 27 at Kokomo Speedway for what will be a three-day show. Finally, the USAC Nos Energy Drink National Midget will be back in action after a month off before then with two races at Coles County Speedway on Thursday and Friday, August 14 and 15. They’ll wrap up the weekend Saturday, August 16, at Jacksonville Speedway. Action can be seen live on Flo Racing.

Gastón Irazú Victorious in Race 1 at NJMP 

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Photo courtesy of Gavin Baker Photography

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 1, 2026) – Gastón Irazú scored his fourth win of the 2026 Formula 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.) season on Saturday afternoon at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP).

Notes of Interest:

  • Taking the checkered flag in Race 1, Gastón Irazú won his fourth race of the season. The Uruguayan is undefeated at NJMP after sweeping the weekend at the circuit while racing in Ligier Junior Formula Championship (Ligier JFC) last season.
  • Zach Fourie continued his podium run, earning his seventh of the season with a runner-up result.
  • Reuniting with Kiwi Motorsport, Clemente Huerta Raab returned to the podium for the first time this season.
  • With Gastón Irazú and Zach Fourie finishing on the podium and Caleb Campbell failing to make it to the checkered flag, the points championship tightened as both Irazú and Fourie closed the margin.

After securing pole position, Irazú (No. 27 Elia Group / Baly / Canal 4 / Ancap / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F422) brought the field to waving green flag to start the race, but faced immediate pressure from second-place starter Zach Fourie (No. 15 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422). Fending him off, the Champagne Racing driver was able to turn his focus forward and begin building a gap.

Just behind the front-row starters, Clemente Huerta Raab (No. 17 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) and Fernando Rivera (No. 16 Crosslink Motorsports Ligier JS F422) also found themselves battling for position as the race got underway. Rivera briefly came out on top, but Huerta Raab ultimately stuck the overtake and held the advantage all the way to the checkered flag, earning his first podium of the season.

Caleb Campbell (No. 68 Steele Auto Group / Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) entered the weekend as the championship leader. Starting sixth, his day came to an early end after contact with a barrier left him not classified in the final results. The result snapped Campbell’s podium streak and opened the door for Irazú and Fourie to gain ground in the championship standings.

Irazú took the checkered flag ahead of Fourie, Huerta Raab, Rivera and Cole Medeiros (No. 77 Firano Motorsports / MLT Motorsports Ligier JS F422), who rounded out the top five.

“It feels really great,” said Irazú as he climbed from his car. “I want to thank my team—they gave me a really fast car. Also, thanks to all my sponsors and the people who give me the chance to be here; my family, my mom, my dad, my girlfriend, and all the people who support me.”

F4 U.S. will race a doubleheader tomorrow, with the green flag scheduled to wave at 12 p.m. and 4:10 p.m. ET, respectively, for Races 2 and 3. Live timing and scoring will be available on the Race Monitor app, with additional news and updates posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir Win Ligier JFC Race 1 at NJMP

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Photo by Gavin Baker Photography

MILLVILLE, N.J. (August 1, 2026) – Edward Kennedy and Beckham Jacir collected class wins in Ligier Junior Formula Championship’s (Ligier JFC) Race 1 at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) on Saturday afternoon.

Notes of Interest:

  • Edward Kennedy scored his sixth win of the 2026 season with a victory in the Ligier JFC Gen. 2 Class.
  • With a podium finish in every round to date, Jack Speth continues to lead the Gen. 2 Class standings after a second-place result.
  • Taking the checkered flag in the Ligier JFC Gen. 1 Class, Beckham Jacir won his seventh race of the 2026 season.
  • Lazaro Bainotti scored his eighth podium of the season with a second-place result.
  • With three consecutive third-place finishes, Alexander Savage matched his best finish.
  • Five teams were represented across the Gen. 1 and Gen. 2 podiums, with MLT Motorsports and Champagne Racing capturing class wins, while Speed Factory, G Tech Motorsports and Kiwi Motorsport all tallied podium finishes.

As the lights went out at NJMP, the Gen. 1 Class led the Gen. 2 Class leaving Jacir (No. 7 Stonica / Bell / OMP / P1DOKS / Behind the Wheel / Champagne Racing Ligier JS F4) to bring the field down the starting grid. Immediately taking control of the race, Jacir’s Gen. 1 competitors battled for position behind him. Ava Hanssen (No. 26 One Powersports / Chiropractic Center of Elkhorn / NGK / Badger Mats Ligier JS F4) raced to second from her fourth-place starting position, while second-place starter Lazaro Bainotti (No. 11 Fundacion Fangio Rus seguros Cordoba deportes / Speed Factory Ligier JS F4) fell back to sixth.

While the Gen. 1 drivers battled for position, the Gen. 2 drivers took advantage of the close running order to race through the field. Kennedy (No. 30 MLT Motorsports Ligier JS F422) took the lead shortly after the five-minute mark, while Jack Speth (No. 07 Kiwi Motorsport Ligier JS F422) followed a few laps later.

Meanwhile, Jacir paced the Gen. 1 Class with them jockeying for position behind him. Bainotti first got around AJ Abdullah (No. 21 Freedom Detox / Grid State Digital / Berg Racing Ligier JS F4), and then engaged in a battle with Ava Hanssen (No. 26 One Powersports / Chiropractic Center of Elkhorn / NGK / Badger Mats Ligier JS F4). Passing Hanssen, there was only Jacir left in front of Bainotti in the Gen. 1 Class as the minutes ticked down. Hanssen then faced pressure from Alexander Savage (No. 33 KymaBoats.com / Triple Aim Medical Solutions / Nature Coast Health Care / G Tech Motorsports Ligier JS F4), who took the position as Hanssen suffered a mechanical issue that ended her day.

When the checkered flag waved, Kennedy led Speth in the Gen. 2 Class, while Jacir led Bainotti and Savage in Gen. 1.

“The car was amazing,” said Kennedy. “I was just trying to manage my tires, as I did a few laps less in qualifying. I kept an eye on Jack [Speth] and managed that gap. We stayed consistent the whole time—it was a good race. The car felt amazing. I’d like to thank MLT Motorsports, my mom and Anthony.”

“It was another good race,” said Jacir. “I can’t thank the team enough—thinking back over the whole year, I think the car is at its best now. It was on rails. It was a pretty calm race for me, it was just laying down laps and watching out for the tires. At one point, I thought, ‘Can I get the overall win?’ No, Edward [Kennedy] was way too fast, but we took the class win. The guys have been at it the whole year and continue to work hard. I have to thank all my sponsors, too.”

Ligier JFC will contest a doubleheader tomorrow as the lights go out at 10:45 a.m. and 2:55 p.m. ET for Races 2 and 3, respectively. Live timing and scoring is available on the Race Monitor app, with additional news and updates posted on the series’ Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

ARCA Menards East at Flat Rock Speedway: Sunbelt Rentals 150 Post-race Notes

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ARCA Menards East at Flag Rock Speedway:
Sunbelt Rentals 150 Post-race Notes

  • Current ARCA Menards Series East championship points leader Max Reaves (No. 18 Cook Out Toyota) scored his second series victory of the season and his second consecutive victory at Flat Rock Speedway in Saturday’s Sunbelt Rentals 150. Reaves led 130 of the race’s 150 laps but had to work for it late as he traded the lead with runner-up Tristan McKee (No. 77 Zeigler.com Chevrolet) and third-place finisher Isaac Kitzmiller (No. 79 A.L.L. Construction / Carter CAT Chevrolet) inside the final 10 laps.
  • Reaves extended his lead in the ARCA Menards East championship standings to seven points over McKee with two races remaining. Both races, at Iowa Speedway on Friday, August 8 and Bristol Motor Speedway on Thursday, September 17, are combination races with the ARCA Menards Series.
  • McKee led twice but only for a total of five laps; he led laps 53-56 and then for a single circuit at lap 141.
  • Kitzmiller restarted third at the final restart of the night with 11 laps remaining, but moved to the lead for a pair of circuits at lap 142 and 143. Kitzmiller’s third-place finish matches his career best, set earlier this season at both Hickory Motor Speedway and Rockingham Speedway.
  • Matt Kemp (No. 91 ELH Detailing / Michael Maples Motorsports Chevrolet) also matched his career-best finish, set at Flat Rock in 2025. All three of Kemp’s top-10 finishes have come at Flat Rock, a track that he’s won at multiple times in MCR Dwarf Car competition. Kemp’s fourth-place finish is also the best finish for the Michael Maples Motorsports team.
  • Quinn Davis (No. 85 Orlando Health Ford) scored her first career top-five finish in fifth. Davis is the sixth female driver to record a top-five finish in ARCA Menards East history joining Kenzie Ruston, Isabella Robusto, Dominique Van Wieringen, Toni Breidinger, and Mackena Bell.
  • Esteban Rodriquez (No. 38 MCM Racing Development / EMWA Toyota) finished sixth, besting his previous career best finish, seventh, set earlier this season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
  • Austin Vaughn (No. 19 First Alert Safes / Wood Sales Ford) scored his second top-ten finish of the season in seventh; the reigning ARCA Menards Series East Bounty Rookie of the Year finished tenth in the season opener at Hickory Motor Speedway.
  • Jackson McLerran (No. 95 JSJ Construction Toyota) continued his streak of impressive performances by finishing eighth. He finished just ahead of Craig Pellegrini, Jr. (No. 10 Lets Be Frank / Fleet Reps Toyota), who scored his fifth top-ten finish of the season in ninth. Blaine Donahue (No. 11 Atlantic Bay Mortgage Ford) gave team owner Andy Hillenburg two top-ten finishers in tenth.
  • Carson Brown (No. 28 Grizzly Coolers Chevrolet) set a new track record (11.948 seconds/75.326 miles per hour) to score the Sioux Chief PowerPEX Pole Award for the second consecutive week. Fuel pickup problems hampered Brown in the race, relegating him to 18th at the finish.
  • There were six lead changes among four drivers. Reaves led the most laps, 130; Brown led 13, McKee five, and Kitzmiller two.
  • There were three cautions for 29 laps; the race was run in 39 minutes, 50 seconds at an average speed of 56.485 miles per hour.
  • Reaves’ margin of victory was 0.403 seconds.
  • The next race for the ARCA Menards East is the JR & CO 150, a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series at Iowa Speedway on Friday, August 7. The race, set to begin at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT, will be televised live on FS1 and broadcast on select affiliates of the MRN Radio network nationwide. ARCARacing.com will have live timing & scoring data throughout all on-track activity and live race audio. Follow @ARCA_Racing on X (formerly Twitter) for up-to-the-minute updates.

About ARCA 
The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA), founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum in Toledo, Ohio, and acquired by NASCAR in April 2018, is the leading grassroots stock car sanctioning body in the United States. Bridging the gap between NASCAR’s top three national touring series and weekly and regional tour racing all across the country, the organization to sanctions over 100 races per year in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, ARCA Menards Series West, ASA STARS National Tour, ASA CRA Super Series, ASA Midwest Tour, ASA Southern Super Series plus weekly racing at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways. For more information about ARCA visit , or follow ARCA on Facebook (@ARCARacing) and Twitter (@ARCA_Racing). 

About Menards
A family-owned and run company started in 1958, Menards is recognized as the retail home center leader of the Midwest with 236 stores in 15 states.  Menards is truly a one-stop shop for all of your home improvement needs featuring a full-service lumberyard and everything you need to plan a renovation or build a home, garage, cabin, shed, deck, fence or post frame building.  You’ll find a large selection of lumber, roofing, siding, construction blocks, trusses, doors and windows, plus cabinets, appliances, countertops, flooring, lighting, paint, plumbing supplies and more.  To complete the job, Menards has quality hand tools, power tools, fasteners, electrical tools plus storage options and supplies for everyone from the weekend warrior to the pro!
 
Menards has what you need to complete your outdoor projects and keep your yard in tip-top shape including mowers, trimmers, blowers, pressure washers and more, plus a beautiful garden center stocked with plants, shrubs, trees, landscaping tools, grass seed, fertilizer options, outdoor décor and patio furniture.  Menards also has everyday essentials like health & beauty products, housewares, pet and wildlife supplies, automotive items and even groceries.  And at Christmas, an Enchanted Forest display area with impressive trees, lighting, decorations, ornaments, inflatables and more. 

Menards is known for friendly Customer Service and as the place to “Save Big Money” with low prices every day, and sales too!  For more information, please visit Menards.com to learn about our store locations, offerings and services.

Lone Star Racing Starts on Outside of Row Four in Sunday’s Inaugural Road America SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix

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  • First-Year Lone Star Racing Driver James Roe Jr. Clocks in Eighth Fastest in IMSA GTD Qualifying Debut at Road America
  • No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 Team and Co-Drivers Scott Andrews, Lin Hodenius and Roe Jr. Target Podium Finish and More in Sunday’s Fourth Round of the IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup

ELKHART LAKE, Wisconsin (August 1, 2026) – First-year Lone Star Racing team driver James Roe Jr. will start the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 from the outside of row four after an eighth-place qualifying run Saturday at Road America for Sunday’s inaugural six-hour SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix. Making his first career IMSA GT Daytona (GTD) class qualifying effort, Roe turned a top lap time 2:05.225 (116.372 mph) on the four-mile Road America circuit to ensure the Lone Star Racing No. 80 will start in the front half of the competitive 19-car GTD field in Sunday’s race.

The six-hour SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix is Road America’s longest race to date in the modern sports car racing era and Round 4 of the 2026 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup (IMEC), a championship within the overall IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship honoring the top performers in the year’s five long-distance races.

“An early accident by another competitor took away our chance to qualify one race ago at Watkins Glen, but it was great to have another opportunity to record another solid lap time again this season after strong qualifying runs at Daytona and Sebring,” said AJ Petersen, Lone Star Racing Team Manager and Technical Director. “It was good to give James a chance to qualify on a Road America circuit he knows well, and he did a great job. Our solid qualifying results at Daytona and Sebring led to career-best finishes in both races, and it is encouraging to be in the same position again for tomorrow’s six-hour race at Road America.”

Roe’s eighth-place run matched the top-eight qualifying effort his teammate Scott Andrews posted in January’s season-opening Rolex 24 At Daytona as the No. 80 team’s second-best qualifying efforts of the year. The top qualifying result in this year’s IMEC season for Lone Star is the fourth-place GTD run Andrews posted at March’s 12 Hours of Sebring.

“I had a bit more in it for sure,” Roe Jr. said. “On the best lap we lost some in the third sector. Obviously, the track conditions with the rain all day today are very different than what we tested with and what we had here on Friday. But nonetheless, we are one of two Mercedes-AMG GT3s starting in the top eight, and we’re in a good spot. Just keeping it clean for the first five hours, and then seeing what happens in that last stint is going to be the thing. It’s a long race. We saw what last year’s sprint race was like, so now we have got to see what six hours is like.”

Joining Roe and Andrews in the six-hour is IMEC teammate Line Hodenius, who hopes to celebrate his 20th birthday today with a top-three finish or better with his Lone Star teammates in Sunday’s race. Hodenius is making his first-career race start at Road America this weekend.

The Lone Star team and drivers are joined by the overall IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar GTD championship leaders as the only teams in the class to have completed every lap run to date in the opening 42 hours of IMEC competition in the Rolex 24 At Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring and the Sahlen’s Six Hours of the Glen. Lone Star’s top finish in that trio of races was a career-best fourth-place finish at Sebring in March.

The Inaugural six-hour SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix at Road America can be viewed live in its entirety tomorrow, Sunday, August 2, beginning at 11:30 a.m. EDT on NBC’s Peacock livestream network. International coverage is available at IMSA.TV or the IMSA YouTube channel.

About Lone Star Racing: Based at Motorsport Ranch within the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area in Cresson, Texas, Lone Star Racing is competing in the No. 80 Lone Star Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the 2026 IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup in the GTD class, in addition to other top sports car racing series. Lone Star Racing and its team members have won races across North America spanning sprint and endurance racing formats. The crew has worked together on many different teams and various types of cars, developing a strong bond and proven capability that gives them a competitive and winning advantage. Lone Star Racing competes with the support of primary partner ACS Manufacturing, Inc. (www.ACSManufacturing.com). Look for Lone Star Racing and team owner/driver Dan Knox on Facebook and follow the team on YouTube at Lone Star Racing, on Twitter and Instagram @LSRTeam and on the official team web site at www.LoneStarRacingTeam.com.

Rossi Completes First Validation Test Of New IR-28 Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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INDIANAPOLIS (Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026) – Alexander Rossi took another step into the future of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES on Saturday, completing the first on-track test of the new Dallara IR-28 chassis at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The 2016 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner put the all-new car through its initial paces during a productive development session on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course, helping begin the testing process for the chassis that will debut for the 2028 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season.

Rossi praised the preparation that led to the successful debut.

“I’ve been a part of some new car launches before, and I can’t say that any have gone as smooth as this one has,” Rossi said. “That’s down to everyone involved. We’ve all been waiting for this for a long time. Drivers, fans, teams, sponsors and all of you have been looking forward to it, and now it’s finally here.

“It’s like Christmas morning.”

Rossi said the session accomplished everything the development team aimed to achieve, despite intermittent damp conditions that limited running.

“It’s hard to do a full comparison because of the conditions we were dealing with, but everything you could hope for from a day like today was accomplished,” he said. “The fact that the car is completely new and the only real issue we had was replacing one sensor is phenomenal. That’s a huge testament to Dallara, INDYCAR and everyone involved.

“The car has a lot of incredible qualities that we haven’t even scratched the surface of yet. It was an incredible start and just a joy to drive.”

Rossi also offered high praise for the IR-28’s appearance and initial handling characteristics.

“Aesthetically, it ticks every box you could hope for,” he said. “I was blown away the first time I saw it. The pictures don’t do it justice. The presence it has in person is pretty amazing. It looks aggressive, and even with a completely new chassis, new aerodynamics, new electronics and a spec damper package, the baseline was very comfortable from the get-go. There’s obviously a lot more to unlock, but it was a great starting point.”

Testing the next-generation INDYCAR SERIES machinery at Indianapolis Motor Speedway made the experience even more meaningful for Rossi.

“To be able to be a part of this next evolution of INDYCAR and do it at IMS, a place that means so much to me and all of us here, is super cool,” Rossi said. “I get to play a small part in the history and the future of this championship, and that’s a big privilege. I enjoyed every minute of it.”

Four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2025 Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge winner Alex Palou is scheduled to test the car Sunday.

Joey Danley Leads Wire-to-Wire To Claim Night 1 of 305 Nationals at Belleville High Banks

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Photo Courtesy of URSS

The ninth annual 305 Nationals at the Belleville High Banks kicked off Friday night with their prelim night, which saw a 20-lap feature. Joey Danley out of Lincoln, Nebraska started on the pole position and led every lap, unfazed and unchallenged, to take the first night in Belleville, Kansas with the URSS (United Rebel Sprint Series).

“I wasn’t slowing down this time,” Danley said to Flo Racing in his victory lane interview. “It’s about time, second sucks. I got to thank Empire (Netting and Fence, Danley’s sponsors). Meyers (Racing Engines) gave me one hell of a motor for this weekend. Thank you to everybody who works on this car. I think that was the closest to cruise control in a Sprint Car you can get. They had it perfect.

“We are really excited for tomorrow (Saturday night). Hopefully, we can draw good. I mean, everything went perfect for us tonight, so hopefully we can do it again tomorrow.”

As previously mentioned, this is the ninth edition of the famed 305 Nationals at the Belleville High Banks dating back to 2018. The track originally hosted the Midget Nationals from 1978 through their last outing in 2017 and has seen a who’s who list of winners such as Christopher Bell, Kasey Kahne, Kyle Larson, Brad Sweet, and Rico Abreu, to name a few.

However, once the Midget Nationals went away the next year, a new event was formed and saw new stars created like the previous generation. Winning the first outing of the 305 Nationals back in 2018 was Jake Bubak, who also went on to win the year after in 2019. As a fun fact, Bubak remains the only driver to win the Friday night and Saturday night features, both of which came those same years.

Adam Trimble won in 2020. Ness City, Kansas native Luke Cranston won in 2021, while Ty Williams won in 2022. Another Kansas native out of Wichita, Jeremy Campbell, won the 2023 edition of this historic event, and most recently, Kyle Jones won the last two years.

Fast-forwarding to the 2026 edition, four out of the eight drivers (Bubak, Campbell, Jones, and Williams) who previously won this event were on the entry list, which includes 44 Sprint Cars.

Feature Recap – 20 Laps

Danley started on the (inside) pole with Kaylee Bryson on the outside pole. As the green flag flew, Danley jumped out in front with Bryson attempting to pass on the bottom off Turn 2, but she was unsuccessful in doing so and stayed in second. Danley would lead the first lap, while Garrett Benson made the pass on Bryson for second out of Turn 4 in the opening laps. With 17 laps to go, Danny Nekolite was off the pace with an issue from his Sprint Car.

The first yellow of the event came with 13 laps to go for Colton Fisher, who had an engine expire in Turn 2. The race went back green with Danley, Benson, and Bryson the top three. Bryson again went down low to take a second look at Benson, but had to slide back up in the third position. However, she was passed by Justin Fifield in the process for third. At the halfway mark with 10 laps to go, the rundown was Danley, Benson, Fifield, Bryson, and Bubak in the top five.

However, the second caution came two laps later with eight laps to go for Tyler Knight, who came to a stop in Turn 3. Despite the brief stoppage, the 305 Nationals Friday night feature was green once again. Danley had a fast Sprint Car and went on to pick up his first career at-track victory at the Belleville High Banks.

Heat Race Recaps – Top Four Transfer – 8 Laps A Piece

Prior to the heat races taking place, there were five different qualifying sessions that saw five different groups. Brandon Bosma Group 1, Fifield Group 2, Trevor Serbus Group 3, Benson Group 4, and Danley Group 5 were your five fastest qualifiers.

Heat 1 – Bryson started on the pole for this heat. She broke out with a sizable lead over Ryker Pace. A caution came out with three laps to go for Cole Cloud, who went upside down in Turns 3 and 4, and was nailed by Tyler Drueke. Drueke lost his left-front wheel in the process. Despite the scary incident, both drivers were okay.

Bryson went on to win the heat, with Bosma, Fisher, and Pacee being the top four to transfer on.

Heat 2 – Jon Freeman out of Salina, Kansas, was the top starter for the second heat with Whit Gastineau, who won the Friday night prelim the last two years. Gastineau challenged for the lead using the low lane to attempt a pass on Freeman, but was unsuccessful in doing so. After doing so, Fifield closed in on Gastineau for the second position, and threw a slide job pass in the middle of Turns 1 and 2 to slide into second.

Freeman held on to win with Fifield, Gastineau, and Williams for the transfer spots.

Heat 3 – Stuart Snyder started on the pole for the third heat. He was challenged early on by Joe Bob Lee on the outside and Jeremy Huish in Turn 3 on Lap 1. Lee barely made the top side work to his advantage and almost took the lead at the start/finish line, but Snyder remained the leader. This was the only time Snyder was challenged, as he won the third heat race. Lee, Serbus, and Huish were the transfers.

Heat 4 – Trefer Waller and Campbell were the front row starters. Waller had the early lead down the backstretch, but Campbell had momentum and took the lead off Turn 4 coming to the start/finish line with six laps to go. Campbell went on to win the heat with Waller, Benson, and Brayton Dewell taking the top four.

Heat 5 – For the fifth and final heat race, Bubak would be on the pole. Bubak won the eight-lap heat and was followed by Danley, Bryant Wiedeman, and Nekolite.

There were two B-features that only took the top two. Knight won B-feature 1 with Jordan Knight being the other transfer, while Johnny Boos won the second B-feature with Tyler Drueke taking the final transfer spot. Interestingly, the most recent winner of the Saturday feature in the past two years, Jones, did not make the A-main as he finished third in B-feature 1.

Official Race Results Following Night 1 For The 305 Nationals at the Belleville High Banks

  1. Joey Danley
  2. Garrett Benson
  3. Justin Fifield
  4. Brandon Bosma
  5. Jake Bubak
  6. Joe Bob Lee
  7. Jeremy Campbell
  8. Jeremy Huish
  9. Whit Gastineau
  10. Kaylee Bryson
  11. Stuart Snyder
  12. Jon Freeman
  13. Trevor Serbus
  14. Bryant Wiedeman
  15. Johnny Boos
  16. Trefer Waller
  17. Jordan Knight
  18. Ty Williams
  19. Tyler Drueke
  20. Ryker Pace
  21. Brayton Dewell
  22. Tyler Knight
  23. Colton Fisher
  24. Danny Nekolite

Up Next – The final night of the 305 Nationals at the Belleville High Banks takes place tonight at the Belleville Fairgrounds in Belleville, Kansas. As always, if you can’t make it out, you can catch the action live on Flo Racing.

For those who may have missed Friday night’s race, you can catch the highlights here.

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