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RCR NCS Race Recap: Phoenix Raceway

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Barry Albert
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Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet Team Showcase Speed Before Flat Tire Derails Top-10 Effort at Phoenix Raceway

Finish: 16th
Start: 25th
Points: 29th

“It’s unbelievable. I can’t believe our luck to start the season. We had a fast Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet. Handling was good all day, and I think our Chevy could have been even better if we could have figured out braking. We were in position for an eighth-place finish, and who knows, maybe even better if we would have gotten some cautions and restarts to fall our way, when we ended up with a flat tire with less than 25 laps to go. Regardless, this has been a much improved weekend in Phoenix for us. Everyone should be very proud of the effort we brought.” -Austin Dillon

Kyle Busch and the No. 8 zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet Team Show Grit to Cross Finish Line in 17th-Place at Phoenix Raceway

Finish: 17th
Start: 29th
Points: 20th

“The No. 8 zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet team battled adversity all day. After we didn’t have the qualifying effort we wanted, the guys got to work on the car to make the needed adjustments but a cut tire put us down two laps early. We never quit and were able to race our way back onto the lead lap and into the Top 20. We’ll leave Arizona with a few learning lessons and be ready to contend again next weekend in Las Vegas.” -Kyle Busch

Austin Hill and the No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet Team Battle for 21st-Place Finish at Phoenix Raceway

Finish: 21st
Start: 27th
Points: N/A

“Our United Rentals team had to grind that one out. Our Chevrolet fired off on the free side but then it quickly turned tight. It took us a while to get on the other side of it, but we got ourselves inside the top-20 when we cut down a tire under green. No one gave up and we kept pushing forward to end up with a 21st-place finish. The more I drive these Cup cars, the more I learn of how loose the car needs to be to make speed. I came into the weekend saying that a top-20 would be a good day for the No. 33 team. We came up just short, but can build on today. We’ll try again in a few weeks.” -Austin Hill

TOYOTA RACING – NCS Phoenix Post-Race Report – 03.08.26

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CHRISTOPHER BELL BRINGS HOME RUNNER-UP FINISH TO LEAD TOYOTA AT PHOENIX
Gibbs and Hamlin Round out Three Camry’s Among the Top Five Finishers

PHOENIX (March 8, 2026) – Christopher Bell led the Toyota contingent with a runner-up finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. Bell dominated the race, leading a race-high 176 laps and winning both stages, but late-race strategy shuffled the field with fewer than 30 laps remaining, leaving the Joe Gibbs Racing driver just short of the victory.

Ty Gibbs (fourth) and Denny Hamlin (fifth) helped Toyota place three drivers among the top five finishers Sunday afternoon. Bubba Wallace (sixth), Tyler Reddick (eighth) and Erik Jones (10th) helped propel drivers from all three Toyota teams — Joe Gibbs Racing, 23XI Racing and LEGACY MOTOR CLUB — inside the top 10.

Toyota Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Phoenix Raceway
Race 4 of 36 – 312 miles, 312 laps

TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS

1st, Ryan Blaney*
2nd, CHRISTOPHER BELL
3rd, Kyle Larson*
4th, TY GIBBS
5th, DENNY HAMLIN
6th, BUBBA WALLACE
8th, TYLER REDDICK
10th, ERIK JONES
18th, RILEY HERBST
25th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
37th, CHASE BRISCOE
*non-Toyota driver

TOYOTA QUOTES

CHRISTOPHER BELL, No. 20 Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 2nd

You led a total of 176 laps, was it a matter of that last caution?

“Yeah, I mean, ultimately. If we had more green flag laps, I think we could have made a run at him.

I don’t know. You win some, you lose some. This one stings, but on the positive side I’m really proud of our entire team. The pit crew did amazing. Adam brought an amazing car. Our mechanics, engineers did really good. It’s something to build on. I don’t know. It was a day that we needed. We got a lot of stage points, finished second. Yeah, just bummed whenever they get away like that.

TY GIBBS, No. 20 AM PM Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 4th

Are you satisfied with a solid top-five finish?

“We were really good today. I don’t know. That’s unfortunate. But we’ll keep rolling. I think I could have done some things better there. Yeah, unfortunate there. But very happy with my team. All the guys, I’m with the right guys. That makes a difference. So we’re running good because of that. It shows. Really happy with my team, everybody has done a great job, everybody believes in me, we all believe in each other. Happy with that.

Thank you to AM PM. Car looks great. It’s so rubbered up you can’t even see the number. Very happy with today and how everything went. Congrats to the 12 (Ryan Blaney), they were really fast. I’ll keep working, see where I can do better.

I thought the show was pretty cool. I had a lot of fun. It kind of sucks I didn’t win, but we had a lot of fun racing out there. It probably looked cool. We’ll keep rolling. Thank you to the man above, all my guys that believe in me, I really appreciate that.”

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 20 Bob’s Discount Furniture Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 5th

How were you able to bring home your first top-five finish of the season?

“Just a fringe top three to four car all day. That’s kind of all we had. The 20 and 12 were standouts there.

Yeah, great job by our Bob’s Furniture Camry. Need to be a little better. There’s not much else you can say. We’ll download, figure out how we can be a little better. Seemed like a couple of our teammates there were really good that we can learn from. Good top five and we’ll move on.”

TYLER REDDICK, No. 245 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 6th

You weren’t far off another victory, can you take us through the race from your perspective?

“We just kind of fought handling a little bit. Seemed like our Jordan Brand Toyota Camry had good speed. Kind of back and forth on which direction we needed to go with our Camry. We kind of just hovered around fifth all day. We took those two tires there. I got a little tight on us at the end. All in all, it would have been nice to make it four. Looking at the board over here, scored the fourth most amount of points on the day. That’s kind of what we need to keep doing all year to keep the lead that we have and try and hang on to it. Solid day. If we’re not going to win, these are the kind of days we need to have. Glad to get out of here with some points.”

CHASE BRISCOE, No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing

Finishing Position: 37th

Do you know what caused the incident?

“I don’t know. I’ve only seen the replay one time, it almost looked like something in my left front. When I had my vibration, I told them that I thought it was in the front end. Just par for the course for how this year started. It was another car that was extremely fast, felt like we were certainly going to be in contention for the win and just another failure for us. Definitely frustrating, we’ll go on to next week and see if we can turn it around with our Bass Pro Shops Toyota team.”

All the JGR Toyota’s seemed to be strong and marching towards the front, how was the racing in these hot and slick conditions?

“It was a blast, I was having a lot of fun. We were driving them extra power, it’s only 70 horsepower more, but it feels like way more than that. We were sliding all over the place and it made it a lot of fun. I think Darlington is going to be out of control when we go there with this package. It was a lot of fun, wish I was out there until the end and the JGR cars were certainly good.”

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CHEVROLET NCS AT PHOENIX RACEWAY: Post-Race Report

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NASCAR Cup Series
Phoenix Raceway
Straight Talk Wireless 500
Team Chevy Post-Race Report
March 8, 2026

  • Kyle Larson Drives to Season-Best Finish at Phoenix Raceway
  •  Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson, turned a challenging day in the desert into an impressive rebound – driving his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to a third-place finish in the Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The finish – his 12th top-five in NASCAR’s top division at the Arizona oval – marks the Elk Grove, California, native’s best finish of the season with four races complete.
  • Team Chevy wrapped up the ‘Desert Double’ weekend at Phoenix Raceway with a hard-fought three top-10 finishes with Kyle Larson leading his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, in seventh, and Michael McDowell and the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team with back-to-back top-10s with a ninth-place result.

Race Recap:

Stage One:

  • Back at the site that made him a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson drove to a front-row qualifying effort to lead Team Chevy to the green flag at Phoenix Raceway. Despite fighting loose conditions behind the wheel of his No. 5 Chevrolet, Larson held onto a top-10 running position throughout the first-half of Stage One. With the translation of the increased horsepower and tire falloff unknown, a short opening stage saw the opportunity for teams to go pit stop-free. After an alternator issue forced the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to the rear of the field for the start, Carson Hocevar wasted no time to start his charge through the field – working his way up into the top-25 in the opening 30 laps. After a strong Saturday performance, Daniel Suarez remained a consistent contender in the top-10 to ultimately lead Team Chevy to the first green-white checkered flag from the seventh position.

Stage Two:

  • On the horizon of his first trip to pit road of the day, Suarez reported that he fired-off free and progressively lost grip throughout the first 60-lap run. Also earning top-10 stage points, the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports pit crew boosted William Byron up two positions in the race off pit road to earn the seventh spot to start Stage Two. Settling into position during the next green flag run, Byron made an early report that the adjusts made during the stage break helped the handling of his No. 24 Chevrolet. Quickly approaching a green flag pit cycle, a pair of Team Chevy drivers, Kyle Busch and Shane van Gisbergen, suffered flat right-front tires to bring out the first natural caution of the day. While the majority of the leaders made a trip to pit road, Byron’s crew earned the driver yet another position on pit road. Electing the inside lane of row three, the field took the green flag with 84 laps left in Stage Two. But the run was short-lived with the second caution of the day falling just two laps later. After a 13-position gain in Stage One, the speed in the No. 77 Chevrolet continued to prevail with Hocevar already making an appearance in the top-10 early in Stage Two. With tire troubles looming, a late-stage caution triggered a mixed bag of pit strategy. Under the leadership of crew chief Luke Lambert, a call for tires kept Hocevar in position to take the second green-white checkered flag in the seventh position.

Final Stage:

  • Reporting that he was happy with the handling of his Chevrolet-powered machine, Hocevar’s trip down pit road under the stage break consisted of a fresh set of Goodyear tires, fuel and a tear off. With another position gained on pit road, Hocevar inherited the sixth position to take the green flag for the final 116-lap run to the finish. Under caution at the 100-lap marker, varying pit strategies saw the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet team make a gamble for track position – bypassing pit road to line up on the front row for the restart. But tires continued to pay dividends among the leaders. With a progressive climb back up through the field after a challenging start to the race, it was the reigning champion, Larson, that found himself back up into the top-five as the event reached 50 laps to go. With resilience behind the wheel and atop the pit box, Larson and the Cliff Daniels-led team earned their spot in the late-race fight for the win – ultimately coming home with a season-best third-place finish to lead Team Chevy to the checkered flag to culminate the ‘Desert Double’ weekend.

 Team Chevy Unofficial Top-10 Results

Pos. Driver
3rd – Kyle Larson
7th – William Byron
9th – Michael McDowell

Chevrolet’s season statistics with four NASCAR Cup Series races complete:

Wins: 0
Poles: 1
Top-Fives: 8
Top 10s: 14
Stage Wins: 1

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season continues at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube on Sunday, March 15, at 4 P.M. ET. Live coverage can be found on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Post-Race Driver Quotes:

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 16th

“It’s unbelievable. I can’t believe our luck to start the season. We had a fast Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Chevrolet. Handling was good all day, and I think our Chevy could have been even better if we could have figured out braking. We were in position an eighth-place finish, and who knows, maybe even better if we would have gotten some cautions and restarts to fall our way, when we ended up with a flat tire with less than 25 laps to go. Regardless, this has been a much improved weekend in Phoenix for us. Everyone should be very proud of the effort we brought.”

Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 3rd

What was the last run like and what more did you need at the end?

“It was an awesome finish for how much we struggled today. All day, I felt like we might not even be a top-15 car. This No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Chevrolet team just kept fighting. We gained some track position and made our Chevy better throughout the race. We had some good restarts. It just worked out for us there in the final stage. Just proud of this No. 5 team. We just need to be a lot better. Aside from strategy and pit road, we never really have a shot here at Phoenix (Raceway). We’ll just keep working hard on hitting the set-up to feel like we can be a contender here from start to finish.”

Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 17th

“The No. 8 zone Jalapeno Lime Chevrolet team battled adversity all day. After we didn’t have the qualifying effort we wanted, the guys got to work on the car to make the needed adjustments but a cut tire put us down two laps early. We never quit and were able to race our way back onto the lead lap and into the Top 20. We’ll leave Arizona with a few learning lessons and be ready to contend again next weekend in Las Vegas.”

AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 19th

“It was just a hard fight with a disappointing ending. I thought we did everything we could with where we were at. We struggled a little bit on long-run speed, but overall, I thought we executed pretty good. We got some track position, but unfortunately, we didn’t have new tires there at the end. We had scuffs and that ultimately put us in trouble there against the guys we were racing against. We just didn’t have enough speed to overcome a minor deficit like that. But we finished on the lead lap, so it was an OK day for this No. 16 Campers Inn RV Chevrolet team. We were close to having a really good day here at Phoenix (Raceway), so that’s just what’s disappointing.”

Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Finished: 21st

“Our United Rentals team had to grind that one out. Our Chevrolet fired off on the free side but then it quickly turned tight. It took us a while to get on the other side of it, but we got ourselves inside the top-20 when we cut down a tire under green. No one gave up and we kept pushing forward to end up with a 21st-place finish. The more I drive these Cup cars, the more I learn of how loose the car needs to be to make speed. I came into the weekend saying that a top-20 would be a good day for the No. 33 team. We came up just short, but can build on today. We’ll try again in a few weeks.”

Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Finished: 9th

“It was a good rally for this No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet team. We had that right-front tire go down when we were running eighth or ninth just before the end of Stage Two. That just put us in the back, and once we were in the back, we just really struggled. But Travis Peterson (crew chief) and everyone on this No. 71 team made some big adjustments, which helped us get through traffic. That last restart didn’t go great. The No. 5 (Kyle Larson) kind of got loose and slid up into my lane, and unfortunately, we lost a few spots there. But overall, we rallied back to a top-10. It was a solid day. We’ll keep building momentum. I thought we were going to have a shot at the top-five there for a few laps, but it just kind of slipped away there at the end.”

Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 29th

“It was just a tough day overall. We didn’t really have the speed we needed in our No. 88 Wendy’s Chevrolet. We fell behind early, but had strategy to get us back on the lead lap. We just tried really hard all day. This whole team worked really hard to get the car where we needed it, but we were just never really able to get it quite good enough to start getting momentum and make moves towards the front. We’ll go onto Las Vegas (Motor Speedway) and try again there.”

Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

Finished: 11th

“Excellent result for the crazy day we had. My SafetyCulture Chevy had a lot of speed, but just had those two spins that reset our progress each time. Passed a lot of cars and had a good points day. Headed to Vegas next weekend with a lot of momentum.”

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Ford Racing Notes and Quotes – Blaney Drives Ford Mustang Dark Horse to First Cup Win of 2026

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Ford Racing Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Straight Talk 500 — Phoenix Raceway
Sunday, March 8, 2026

RYAN BLANEY SCORES FIRST CUP OF 2026 FOR FORD RACING AND MUSTANG DARK HORSE; GIVES DOUG YATES 450TH CAREER NASCAR VICTORY

  • Ryan Blaney won his first race of 2026 and the 18th Cup race of his career today.
  • It also marks the 450th NASCAR win for Doug Yates (Cup, NOAPS and Truck combined) since beginning his career in 1990, and all of them have been with Ford.
  • The win for Blaney is his second straight at Phoenix Raceway after he won the 2025 season finale in November.
  • Today’s win is the first of the season for Ford and 749th all-time in NASCAR Cup Series competition
  • It also marks Team Penske’s 108th series win with Ford.

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 Dent Wizard Ford Mustang Dark Horse – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW

TALK ABOUT THE PERSEVERENCE TODAY. “That’s really what it’s all about. Perseverance. That’s a great word to kind of describe our day. I had a couple mistakes on pit road and learned from them and moved forward, and I didn’t have a mistake the rest of the day. It was unfortunate that they happened back-to-back, but these guys learned from it and rectified it and we were able to stay in the game. Our car was fast enough to be in the game. I thought the 20 was the best car on the day for sure, but we stayed in the game enough and Jonathan made a great call for two on the last caution and we were able to get the lead there and then hold the 20 off. I don’t know how many more laps I could have held him off, but it was enough laps to do it. I’m proud of the whole group for sticking with it all day and cool to win here again, just a handful of months later.”

HOW HAS THIS TRACK AGED TO GIVE YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO RALLY FROM THE BACK? “It definitely helps it out. It helps that it gets wider. Three and four got really wide. That part was cool. Three and four got up there and it was able to get used. It was a hot day. The tires wore out, more horsepower, I think you get that, so I thought it was a good race today.”

TEAM PENSKE SWEEPS THE WEEKEND. THE INDYCAR GUYS PUT THE HEAT ON YOU AFTER WINNING FOR ROGER YESTERDAY. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN BOTH RACES FOR HIM? “Anytime you can win for Roger it means the world, but those IndyCar guys put a lot of pressure on us yesterday. When Josef won I was like, ‘Alright, one of us has got to do it today.’ It’s a shame that the three others weren’t able to finish, but at least we got Roger back in Victory Lane for the second day in a row and completed the Penske sweep. That’s a cool deal.”

Ford Unofficial Finishing Results:

1st – Ryan Blaney
12th – Todd Gilliland
13th – Ryan Preece
14th – Chris Buescher
15th – Brad Keselowski
27th – Zane Smith
31st – Joey Logano
32nd – Josh Berry
34th – Austin Cindric
36th – Noah Gragson

JOSH BERRY, No. 21 eero Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I didn’t see a whole lot. Obviously, I saw the smoke there for a second and could tell that something was happening, and I checked up, someone got into me. Either way, I was wrecking. It was a tough day, a really tough day. We didn’t have the car like we wanted. We had some bright spots there and got some track position and looked alright. Ultimately, we were down a set of tires and, honestly, we were just trying to finish it out and take what we could today. We just got caught up in the issues. You know the old saying, you run with the squirrels, you get what you get.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “It just seemed like we were kind of three and maybe four-wide there and one ran out of space and when you’re that far away from each other it’s hard to tell who is where until they all kind of merge back together and I got on the wrong end of it.” WHAT HAPPENED? “It just seemed like everyone ran out of space. There were two cars on the outside of me. I thought I had one on the inside and you’re trying to just merge all back together and everyone ran out of space. I got the wrong end of it. It is what it is. It stinks. We had a pretty good car. I hate that I got into Ross. I had a good run there to try to slip him and he kind of anticipated and went down to the bottom and we got into each other. I just ended up spinning him, which I didn’t mean to, so it’s just not the greatest of days.”

NOAH GRAGSON, No. 4 Straight Talk Wireless Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “We blew a right-front rotor and then it blew the tire out. I started getting a long pedal a couple of laps prior to that and I made a comment about it after about a half lap saying, ‘Hey, my pedal is starting to get really long.’ So, I started lifting early and then it blew into one, and then blew the tire wheel in half and all the air-pressure left the tire. It was a hard hit, but it is what it is.” JUST HOW FRUSTRATING IS THIS START TO THE SEASON FOR YOU? “I was thinking about that on the golf cart ride over here. It definitely sucks having to go early next week in qualifying and try to put this behind us at Vegas, but, at the same time, this is the most amount of points I’ve had coming into Phoenix in my career into Vegas. Two years ago we were in the negatives and climbed back up into the top 24 in points, so we’ll just go on and work hard. It’s just a bummer that we didn’t get to the end today.”

AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Quaker State Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “Obviously, it’s a frustrating start with so many fast race cars and to have another one today with our Quaker State/Menards Ford Mustang. The restarts get crazy here and I’m not really sure what happened other than just cars jumping right across the racetrack. I’m not sure I’ve ever jumped head-on into a wall, but that changed today. It’s just a shame. I’m not discouraged. This 2 team has shown me a lot in the first four races, but it’s just a shame we don’t have the results for them.” WHAT DID YOU SEE ON THE TRACK? “A whole lot of cars going right when the cars need to be going left. It’s just a real shame. We had a really fast Quaker State/Menards Ford Mustang. We got points in both stages and were in desperate need of a race finish without a crash and we did not get that today. It’s a shame because I felt like we did all the right things throughout the afternoon, so that’s racing. I’m not discouraged by any means. It’s a long season. My team has brought me four fast race cars to start the year.”

DEREK MENHOLT GETS NHRA PRO MOD SERIES WIN IN GAINESVILLE TO OPEN 2026

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2026) – Derek Menholt knocked off Lyle Barnett in the final round on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway in the opening race of JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports.

The event was the first of 11 races in the series and was powered by FuelTech as part of this weekend’s Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals, kicking off NHRA Pro Mod’s 25th season.

Menholt, who qualified ninth, went 5.690-seconds at 251.02 mph in his ’69 Camaro as runner-up Lyle Barnett went red in the championship round. It’s the second career victory for Menholt and his first at Gainesville Raceway, as the Pro Mod veteran opened the season in style.

Menholt, who has now won two of the last three races, beat Mike Thielen, Chip King and reigning world champion J.R. Gray to reach the final round. Barnett left early by .003, handing Menholt the victory and the first NHRA 75th anniversary diamond Wally of 2026 for the class.

“It’s an amazing deal,” Menholt said. “I was worried the whole time about Lyle. He’s a great driver and it’s a good feeling to get this one. This is one we’ve been wanting. It’s a good race car.”

To get to the final round, Barnett knocked off Mason Wright, Kevin Rivenbark and former world champion Mike Castellana.

The JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports returns to action March 20-22 with the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs at Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA

Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag

Racing Series.

PRO MODIFIED:

  1. Derek Menholt; 2. Lyle Barnett; 3. JR Gray; 4. Mike Castellana; 5. Sidnei Frigo; 6. Kevin

Rivenbark; 7. Chip King; 8. Alex Laughlin; 9. Jason Scruggs; 10. Stan Shelton; 11. Nick Januik;

  1. Mason Wright; 13. Mike Thielen; 14. Steve Jackson; 15. Mike Stavrinos; 16. Travis Harvey.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s final results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals

at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

Pro Modified — Derek Menholt, Chevy Camaro, 5.690, 251.02 def. Lyle Barnett, Camaro, Foul – Red

Light.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final round-by-round results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA

Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

PRO MODIFIED:

ROUND ONE — Derek Menholt, Chevy Camaro, 6.665, 145.30 def. Mike Thielen, Camaro, Foul – Red Light;

Sidnei Frigo, Camaro, 5.716, 250.23 def. Stan Shelton, Ford Mustang, 5.752, 248.48; Lyle Barnett,

Camaro, 5.698, 251.06 def. Mason Wright, Camaro, 5.767, 250.32; Mike Castellana, Camaro, 5.793,

247.16 def. Travis Harvey, Camaro, Broke; Kevin Rivenbark, Mustang, 5.759, 246.39 def. Steve Jackson,

Camaro, 5.814, 249.16; Alex Laughlin, Camaro, 5.701, 249.86 def. Jason Scruggs, Camaro, 5.745,

250.09; JR Gray, Camaro, 5.750, 250.32 def. Nick Januik, Chevy Corvette, 5.761, 246.17; Chip King,

Dodge Charger, 5.788, 239.36 def. Mike Stavrinos, Camaro, 6.216, 205.26;

QUARTERFINALS — Menholt, 5.718, 250.13 def. King, 5.786, 250.23; Gray, 5.738, 251.11 def. Laughlin,

5.940, 247.75; Barnett, 5.703, 252.24 def. Rivenbark, 5.780, 247.57; Castellana, 5.755, 247.84 def.

Frigo, 5.755, 249.53;

SEMIFINALS — Menholt, 5.741, 248.25 def. Gray, 5.737, 251.77; Barnett, 5.709, 251.95 def.

Castellana, 5.776, 250.13;

FINAL — Menholt, 5.690, 251.02 def. Barnett, Foul – Red Light.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Point standings (top 10) following the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA

Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 11 events in the NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series.

Pro Modified

  1. Derek Menholt, 114; 2. Billy Banaka, 95; 3. JR Gray, 74; 4. Mike Castellana, 71; 5. Alex

Laughlin, 55; 6. Sidnei Frigo, 53; 7. (tie) Chip King, 51; Kevin Rivenbark, 51; 9. Mike Stavrinos,

38; 10. Steve Jackson, 36.

HART, GREEN, HARTFORD & GADSON OPEN 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH WINS AT AMALIE MOTOR OIL NHRA GATORATIONALS

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  • Hart gets win in JFR debut
  • Green goes back-to-back at Gators
  • First PS win for Hartford since ‘23
  • Gadson gets first PSM Gators win

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 8, 2026) – Ocala’s Josh Hart won in his debut with John Force Racing on Sunday at Gainesville Raceway, taking down reigning Top Fuel world champion Doug Kalitta in the final round of the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals.

Chad Green (Funny Car), Matt Hartford (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won in front of a capacity crowd at the first of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. It also marks the start of NHRA’s 75th anniversary season.

Hart, who set the track speed record on Friday, went 3.733-seconds at 337.83 mph in his 12,000-horsepower Burnyzz/Speedmaster dragster to knock off Kalitta, who slowed to a 3.877 at 319.60. It marks the third career win for Hart and first in nearly five years.

Since then, it had been a grind for Hart, who won in his Top Fuel debut in 2021 at Gainesville Raceway. Now with John Force Racing, Hart is off and running. He qualified No. 1 for the first time in his career on Saturday and then dispatched of Dan Mercier, Tripp Tatum and four-time champ Antron Brown to reach the final round. Hart quickly tracked down Kalitta and made a strong impression that he will be a championship threat in the loaded category in 2026.

“I’m so grateful for everybody,” Hart said. “I got the crap kicked out of me for four years and I’m having a hard time believing this is happening. I have so many people to thank and there was so much energy from these fans today. John Force, thank you for picking me.

“It was just awesome. It was a storybook. We crushed every record that I have had in my career, all in the first weekend with John Force Racing. Those guys are absolutely awesome. The most professional team I’ve ever been a part of and communication is second to none. I just want to say thank you to John Force and Brittany Force for even considering me, let alone picking me to take that seat, and I’ll get more comfortable, and we’ll win more races.”

In Funny Car, Green continued his dominant performance at Gainesville Raceway, making it back-to-back victories at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals thanks to a run of 3.959 at 329.91 in his 12,000-horsepower Bond-Coat, Inc. Ford Mustang against Alexis DeJoria in the final round. Green has three career victories and remarkably two of them have come at Gainesville Raceway, as he’s now posted eight straight round wins at one of the biggest races on the NHRA tour.

On Sunday, that included round wins against Terry Haddock, four-time world champ Matt Hagan and John Force Racing’s Jordan Vandergriff, who was making his first career start in the Funny Car ranks. That set up a matchup with another JFR driver, as DeJoria advanced to the final in her debut with her new team.

But she ran into trouble early and Green put together another solid performance to claim the victory and take the points lead at the first race in NHRA’s 75th anniversary season.

“Last year was actually so special to win the Gatornationals for the first time, and during the last couple of months here I’ve been thinking how awesome it’d be to win the race again,” Green said. “It’s so hard to win any race, especially for somebody like me. It all came together, and it’s so great to go back-to-back. I was also thinking, how nice it would be to win a Diamond Wally. To get it done on the first race, that’s just really awesome.

“It makes it so much easier as a driver when you’re not thinking about what this car is going to do. We qualified well, but that first round is always so nerve-racking to me. After we got past that, I really felt very confident in the car all day, and as each run went by, the car just made it down the track and that definitely helps you as a driver.”

DeJoria advanced to the final round for the first time in two years and 17th time in her career thanks to round wins against Cruz Pedregon, 2025 NHRA Rookie of the Year Spencer Hyde and J.R. Todd.

Pro Stock’s Matt Hartford had his own winless streak snapped on Sunday as well, picking up his first victory since 2023 by going 6.530 at 210.41 in his Total Seal Chevrolet Camaro to hold off six-time world champion Greg Anderson.

It’s the first win for Hartford in 40 races and after coming close multiple times in 2025, Hartford was more than ready to break through in Gainesville to open the 75th anniversary season. The victory is his first at the Gatornationals and the ninth in his career, getting past Kenny Delco, Aaron Stanfield and reigning world champion Dallas Glenn earlier in the day.

Hartford took down an impressive lineup just to reach the final round and then finished the job against Anderson, showcasing what he hopes will be a banner 2026 campaign.

“We were sitting having dinner the other night, and we were saying we need to get one of these Diamond Wallys and not one of them – we need to stack them up, and the best way to do that is to start with the first one,” Hartford said. “To get the first one in Pro Stock is incredible.

“This is going to be the most grueling Pro Stock season that I think you guys in the media have ever seen. The caliber of the drivers who are out there right now are over the top. It’s just so competitive from all the camps right now. You make one mistake, you’re not qualifying.”

Anderson reached the finals for the 192nd time in his career thanks to round wins against Deric Kramer, his son, Cody, who was making his Pro Stock debut, and longtime rival Erica Enders.

Reigning Pro Stock Motorcycle world champ Richard Gadson had a resounding start to his championship defense season, getting his first Gatornationals victory after taking down John Hall in the championship round with a 6.753 at 200.05 on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki.

That the win came on his birthday made it that much sweeter, as Gadson claimed his fifth career victory, displaying the kind of consistency that led to his breakout season a year ago. He was presented with his championship jacket and ring during pre-race introductions and it seemed to spur him along, taking down Geno Scali, Chase Van Sant and Clayton Howey.

In the finals, Gadson led wire-to-wire thanks to an .018 reaction time, getting his first diamond Wally of the season.

“I’d say this is a pretty resounding statement to open the season,” Gadson said. “You know, I like to say it was a long winter. I kind of still felt like I had something to prove.

“Matt Hines [team member] told me before we left the shop. He said, ‘Don’t race like you’re the world champion. Race the same way that got you the championship. Don’t let up.’ So, that was what I did and it worked out for me this weekend.”

Hall reached the finals for the eighth time in his career thanks to Brayden Davis, Gaige Herrera and Steve Johnson.

The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to action March 20-22 with the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals presented by NGK Spark Plugs at Firebird Motorsports Park in Phoenix.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final finish order (1-16) at the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series.

TOP FUEL:

  1. Josh Hart; 2. Doug Kalitta; 3. Antron Brown; 4. Maddi Gordon; 5. Tripp Tatum; 6. Tony Stewart; 7. Tony Schumacher; 8. Leah Pruett; 9. Shawn Langdon; 10. Justin Ashley; 11. Billy Torrence; 12. Shawn Reed; 13. Dan Mercier; 14. Gary Pritchett; 15. Clay Millican; 16. Jasmine Salinas.

FUNNY CAR:

  1. Chad Green; 2. Alexis DeJoria; 3. Jordan Vandergriff; 4. J.R. Todd; 5. Matt Hagan; 6. Spencer Hyde; 7. Daniel Wilkerson; 8. John Smith; 9. Jack Beckman; 10. Hunter Green; 11. Julie Nataas; 12. Ron Capps; 13. Dave Richards; 14. Terry Haddock; 15. Paul Lee; 16. Cruz Pedregon.

PRO STOCK:

  1. Matt Hartford; 2. Greg Anderson; 3. Erica Enders; 4. Dallas Glenn; 5. Aaron Stanfield; 6. Cody Coughlin; 7. Matt Latino; 8. Cody Anderson; 9. Deric Kramer; 10. Troy Coughlin; 11. Chris McGaha; 12. Jeg Coughlin; 13. Stephen Bell; 14. Kenny Delco; 15. Eric Latino; 16. Greg Stanfield.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

  1. Richard Gadson; 2. John Hall; 3. Clayton Howey; 4. Steve Johnson; 5. Gaige Herrera; 6. Angie Smith; 7. Chase Van Sant; 8. Matt Smith; 9. Jianna Evaristo; 10. Brayden Davis; 11. Ryan Oehler; 12. Geno Scali; 13. Kelly Clontz; 14. Chris Bostick; 15. Marc Ingwersen; 16. Kimberly Morrell.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Sunday’s final results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway. The race is the first of 20 in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

Top Fuel — Josh Hart, 3.733 seconds, 337.83 mph def. Doug Kalitta, 3.877 seconds, 319.60 mph.

Funny Car — Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 3.959, 329.91 def. Alexis DeJoria, Chevy Camaro, 5.003, 167.59.

Pro Stock — Matt Hartford, Chevy Camaro, 6.530, 210.41 def. Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.562, 209.72.

Pro Stock Motorcycle — Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.753, 200.05 def. John Hall, Beull, 6.799, 198.38.

Top Alcohol Dragster — Jamie Noonan, 5.249, 273.22 def. Anthony Troyer, 5.259, 276.92.

Top Alcohol Funny Car — Sean Bellemeur, Chevy Camaro, 5.439, 268.28 def. Chris Foster, Camaro, 5.484, 267.06.

Competition Eliminator — Peter D`Agnolo, Chevy Cobalt, 8.415, 158.86 def. Matthew Alvey, Cobalt, 8.581, 157.61.

Super Stock — Dan Fletcher, Chevy Camaro, 9.558, 129.13 def. Kent Hanley, Chevy Cavalier, 9.274, 138.58.

Stock Eliminator — Jeff Adkinson, Chevy Camaro, 9.138, 138.91 def. Jim Marshall, Chevy Malibu Wagon, 11.243, 113.72.

Super Comp — Kelly Kundratic, Dragster, 8.879, 173.23 def. Tim Millwood, Dodge Daytona, Foul – Red Light.

Super Gas — Jason Dewitt, Chevy Corvette, 9.875, 166.58 def. Steve Furr, Chevy Camaro, 9.872, 173.76.

Top Sportsman — James Hinkle, Pontiac Grand Am, 7.301, 182.80 def. Bruce Thaxton, Ford Mustang, 7.393, 186.12.

Top Dragster — Jackie Bennett, Dragster, 6.132, 223.80 def. Holden Laris, Dragster, 6.092, 229.08.

Pro Modified — Derek Menholt, Chevy Camaro, 5.690, 251.02 def. Lyle Barnett, Camaro, Foul – Red Light.

Factory Stock Showdown — Ricky Hord, Chevy Camaro, 7.735, 178.28 def. David Janac, Ford Mustang, 7.792, 180.69.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Final round-by-round results from the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series:

TOP FUEL:

ROUND ONE — Tony Stewart, 3.713, 338.68 def. Clay Millican, 7.811, 80.19; Leah Pruett, 3.713, 333.41 def. Jasmine Salinas, 8.765, 77.77; Maddi Gordon, 3.762, 334.48 def. Shawn Langdon, 4.494, 190.81; Josh Hart, 3.751, 335.65 def. Dan Mercier, 5.107, 143.08; Antron Brown, 3.764, 331.20 def. Gary Pritchett, 5.778, 111.73; Doug Kalitta, 4.338, 237.96 def. Justin Ashley, 4.586, 221.27; Tony Schumacher, 4.182, 260.86 def. Shawn Reed, 4.684, 158.99; Tripp Tatum, 4.563, 234.33 def. Billy Torrence, 4.603, 197.39;

QUARTERFINALS — Gordon, 3.783, 331.53 def. Schumacher, 3.863, 298.87; Brown, 3.821, 327.82 def. Stewart, 3.813, 332.10; Kalitta, 3.764, 332.34 def. Pruett, 3.871, 318.47; Hart, 3.845, 334.57 def. Tatum, Foul – Red Light;

SEMIFINALS — Hart, 4.488, 289.51 def. Brown, 4.552, 246.93; Kalitta, 3.754, 333.91 def. Gordon, 4.630, 165.07;

FINAL — Hart, 3.733, 337.83 def. Kalitta, 3.877, 319.60.

FUNNY CAR:

ROUND ONE — Chad Green, Ford Mustang, 4.022, 316.60 def. Terry Haddock, Mustang, 6.650, 110.15; Spencer Hyde, Mustang, 4.632, 281.54 def. Paul Lee, Dodge Charger, 6.956, 92.91; J.R. Todd, Toyota GR Supra, 4.509, 268.49 def. Dave Richards, Mustang, 5.788, 133.24; John Smith, Charger, 4.511, 303.64 def. Ron Capps, GR Supra, 5.074, 158.82; Matt Hagan, Charger, 3.976, 326.63 def. Julie Nataas, GR Supra, 5.059, 155.58; Alexis DeJoria, Chevy Camaro, 4.545, 298.40 def. Cruz Pedregon, Charger, Foul – Centerline; Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.027, 317.79 def. Hunter Green, Charger, 4.263, 294.95; Jordan Vandergriff, Camaro, 3.970, 327.35 def. Jack Beckman, Camaro, 3.987, 326.87;

QUARTERFINALS — DeJoria, 4.040, 324.59 def. Hyde, 4.066, 314.39; Todd, 4.033, 326.95 def. Wilkerson, 4.154, 267.43; Vandergriff, 3.993, 327.82 def. Smith, 6.767, 100.41; C. Green, 3.975, 326.08 def. Hagan, 3.967, 328.14;

SEMIFINALS — C. Green, 3.980, 324.83 def. Vandergriff, 4.068, 300.40; DeJoria, 4.040, 325.45 def. Todd, Foul – Red Light;

FINAL — C. Green, 3.959, 329.91 def. DeJoria, 5.003, 167.59.

PRO STOCK:

ROUND ONE — Erica Enders, Chevy Camaro, 6.587, 208.94 def. Eric Latino, Camaro, 6.633, 207.56; Aaron Stanfield, Camaro, 6.581, 208.01 def. Troy Coughlin, Camaro, 6.576, 208.75; Dallas Glenn, Camaro, 6.583, 209.39 def. Jeg Coughlin, Camaro, 6.606, 208.26; Greg Anderson, Camaro, 6.564, 209.17 def. Deric Kramer, Camaro, 6.568, 209.43; Matt Hartford, Camaro, 6.574, 209.82 def. Kenny Delco, Camaro, 6.619, 208.42; Cody Anderson, Camaro, 6.585, 209.33 def. Greg Stanfield, Camaro, 11.128, 79.59; Cody Coughlin, Camaro, 6.566, 210.24 def. Chris McGaha, Camaro, 6.602, 209.85; Matt Latino, Camaro, 6.583, 209.98 def. Stephen Bell, Camaro, 6.611, 209.04;

QUARTERFINALS — Glenn, 6.588, 208.55 def. M. Latino, 6.600, 208.52; Hartford, 6.567, 207.66 def. A. Stanfield, 6.581, 207.88; Enders, 6.563, 208.14 def. C. Coughlin, 6.585, 209.36; G. Anderson, 6.542, 209.23 def. C. Anderson, Foul – Red Light;

SEMIFINALS — Hartford, 6.576, 208.84 def. Glenn, 17.832, 45.48; G. Anderson, 6.571, 209.17 def. Enders, 6.602, 208.33;

FINAL — Hartford, 6.530, 210.41 def. G. Anderson, 6.562, 209.72.

PRO STOCK MOTORCYCLE:

ROUND ONE — Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.830, 196.99 def. Jianna Evaristo, Buell, 6.799, 199.52; Chase Van Sant, Suzuki, 6.826, 198.23 def. Ryan Oehler, Buell, 6.832, 197.28; Angie Smith, Buell, 6.747, 200.47 def. Kimberly Morrell, Suzuki, 18.402, 40.79; Clayton Howey, Suzuki, 6.786, 200.00 def. Kelly Clontz, Suzuki, 6.854, 198.90; John Hall, 6.796, 199.11 def. Brayden Davis, Buell, 6.800, 198.85; Gaige Herrera, Suzuki, 6.755, 201.46 def. Marc Ingwersen, Buell, 8.746, 102.14; Richard Gadson, Suzuki, 6.769, 200.83 def. Geno Scali, Suzuki, 6.836, 198.44; Matt Smith, Buell, 6.739, 201.67 def. Chris Bostick, Suzuki, 6.873, 195.28;

QUARTERFINALS — Gadson, 6.757, 200.59 def. Van Sant, 6.808, 198.82; Johnson, 6.863, 196.36 def. A. Smith, 6.796, 198.52; Hall, 6.748, 200.68 def. Herrera, 6.758, 200.65; Howey, 6.822, 197.33 def. M. Smith, 6.836, 199.11;

SEMIFINALS — Gadson, 7.118, 150.06 def. Howey, Foul – Red Light; Hall, 6.836, 199.46 def. Johnson, 6.862, 194.27;

FINAL — Gadson, 6.753, 200.05 def. Hall, 6.799, 198.38.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Point standings (top 10) following the 57th annual AMALIE Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals at Gainesville Raceway, the first of 20 events in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series –

Top Fuel

  1. Josh Hart, 122; 2. Doug Kalitta, 96; 3. Antron Brown, 76; 4. Maddi Gordon, 74; 5. Leah Pruett, 57; 6. Tony Stewart, 54; 7. Tripp Tatum, 53; 8. Tony Schumacher, 48; 9. Shawn Langdon, 44; 10. (tie) Justin Ashley, 32.

Shawn Reed, 32.

Funny Car

  1. Chad Green, 115; 2. Alexis DeJoria, 93; 3. J.R. Todd, 82; 4. Jordan Vandergriff, 71; 5. Matt Hagan, 59; 6. Daniel Wilkerson, 56; 7. (tie) Spencer Hyde, 51; John Smith, 51; 9. Ron Capps, 41; 10. Paul Lee, 37.

Pro Stock

  1. Matt Hartford, 125; 2. Greg Anderson, 92; 3. Dallas Glenn, 74; 4. Erica Enders, 72; 5. Cody Coughlin, 65; 6. Matt Latino, 57; 7. Aaron Stanfield, 54; 8. Cody Anderson, 52; 9. Greg Stanfield, 39; 10. Deric Kramer, 35.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

  1. Richard Gadson, 124; 2. John Hall, 94; 3. Clayton Howey, 74; 4. Steve Johnson, 73; 5. Matt Smith, 64; 6. Angie Smith, 63; 7. Gaige Herrera, 59; 8. Chase Van Sant, 53; 9. (tie) Kelly Clontz, 32; Brayden Davis, 32; Jianna Evaristo; 32. Ryan Oehler, 32.

Ciaran Naran, Lyndon Snodgrass Win 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Motorcycle Race

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The #N2 team of Ciaran Naran and Lyndon Snodgrass mounted a strong late-race charge to score the victory in the 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Motorcycle Race on Saturday, haunting top qualifier Dalton Shirey through the first two-thirds of the race before claiming the lead before the final lap and never looking back. Their finishing time of 7:44:26.254 denied Shirey back-to-back Mint 400 victories, while also backing up a second-place run in the American Off-Road Racing Championship season-opening Parker 400 in January.

“I’m super ecstatic,” Naran said from the podium. “First time at the Mint 400, first time on a Ducati. We had a great race and charged hard, but couldn’t have done it without my teammate Lyndon Snodgrass. I’m just super stoked to be standing here.”

“It was a really good day,” Snodgrass added. “Ciaran did the first three laps and had us in a really good position. I jumped on the bike and put my head down and went as hard as I could. I was able to make a few passes and get us into the lead, and it was a really good first time here.”

This year’s Mint 400 Motorcycle Race made history by welcoming quads for the first time, part of the combined efforts between UNLTD Off-Road Racing and Best in the Desert to create a unified AORC. That led to an entry list of 160 racers this year, 60 more than last year’s Mint 400 Motorcycle Race, and a major part of the race’s expansion to 550 total entries in 2026.

Atop that entry list was perhaps the deepest Open Pro Motorcycle class in recent memory. They set a blistering pace from the green flag, and the riders were on top of one another’s times all day long. In contrast to past Mint 400s where other classes have cracked the top five, the Pros had a stranglehold on the top spots throughout the race. While Shirey, Naran, and Parker 400 winner Shane Logan ran in that order for much of the day, they were still separated by under two minutes through four of six laps.

It was the fifth lap that proved consequential, as the entire podium order changed hands. Snodgrass would finally find his way into the lead, while Logan would suffer setbacks that would drop him to the back of the Open Pro running order. That opened the door for 2024 winner Preston Campbell and Nolan Cate to crack the top three, and they’d back that up by sneaking past Shirey on the final lap to score Campbell’s second straight runner-up finish.

When all was said and done, Open Pro racers claimed the top six spots and seven of the top 10. Open Expert winner Caleb Tate was the highest finisher from another class, coming in seventh overall with an 8:46:56.886. Top finishing honors in Quad Pro went to Roberto Villalobos, who completed five laps of the course in 7:49:58.035.

Top finishers from the 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Motorcycle Race were as follows:

  1. N2 Ciaran Naran, Open Pro Motorcycle, 7:44:26.254
  2. N3 Preston Campbell, Open Pro Motorcycle, 7:51:15.712
  3. N46 Dalton Shirey, Open Pro Motorcycle, 7:53:26.800
  4. N15 Nic Colangeli, Open Pro Motorcycle, 8:06:16.944
  5. N13 Caiden Fenstermaker, Open Pro Motorcycle, 8:36:27.174
  6. N18 Matthew Grant, Open Pro Motorcycle, 8:37:27.348
  7. 312 Caleb Tate, Open Expert Motorcycle, 8:46:56.885
  8. N1 Shane Logan, Open Pro Motorcycle, 9:02:22.049
  9. N7 Danny Cooper, Open Pro Motorcycle, 9:04:33.265
  10. 315 Logan Freeman, Open Expert Motorcycle, 9:11:16.392

For full results from the 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, visit www.themint400.com/live.

The Mint 400 has carried the reputation as the toughest, most spectacular off-road race in North America since 1968, when it first roared to life in the Nevada desert. What began as a clever public relations stunt to promote the Mint Hotel’s annual deer hunt quickly evolved into something far bigger. A legitimate desert race forged in dust, horsepower, and bravado. By the 1970s, the Mint wasn’t just a race. It was a cultural moment. Immortalized by Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it became a symbol of American excess, grit, and wide-open desert freedom.

After decades of dormancy, the event was revived in 2008 by brothers Matthew and Joshua Martelli, who rebuilt it from the ground up with a singular mission. To restore its mythic status while elevating the professionalism, safety, and prestige of modern desert racing. Since that revival, “The Great American Off-Road Race” has only grown larger, deeper, and more competitive. The fields get stronger every year. The stakes get higher. And winning The Mint 400 remains one of the hardest achievements in off-road racing.

This year’s Mint 400 will take place from March 4th – 8th in Las Vegas. More information on the event for racers and spectators is available at TheMint400.com, or follow the event on Facebook and Instagram.

Details regarding racer registration, sponsorship packages, exhibitor vending, spectator tickets, camping, and parking passes for the American Off-Road Racing Championship are live on americanoffroadracingchampionship.com.

About The Mint 400
The Mint 400 is the oldest and most prestigious off-road race in America, and is held each March in the treacherous foothills of Sin City. The multi-day event features a massive vehicle parade down the world famous Las Vegas Strip, a two day festival on historic Fremont Street, and two days of grueling off-road racing on a desolate and punishing 400-mile racecourse. Nearly 65,000 off-road and recreational enthusiasts come to watch 500 race teams in 50+ classes from 25 different states and 15 different countries go door to door, while the Livestream coverage is beamed to over 800,000 viewers worldwide. No other off road race allows fans the thrilling experience of watching the top off-road race teams from around the world battle for fame and glory, in a festival setting – complete with a luxury VIP section. The Mint 400 is “The Great American Off-Road Race”!

INDYCAR Announces Single-Car Qualifying in Firestone Fast Six for Java House Grand Prix of Arlington

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INDIANAPOLIS (Sunday, March 8, 2026) – INDYCAR has announced an update to the race qualifying format for the Java House Grand Prix of Arlington on Friday-Sunday, March 13-15 on the streets of Arlington, Texas.

For NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying, while the “knockout” format of Segments 1 and 2 will remain unchanged, the Firestone Fast Six segment will be adjusted to single-car, single-lap qualifying beginning with the sixth-fastest qualifier from Segment 2 and working toward the fastest from the previous round.

During the Firestone Fast Six at Arlington, drivers will leave pit lane and get an opportunity for one lap – starting and ending at the alternate start/finish line. Once the car enters pit lane following that driver’s attempt, the next car will be released for its attempt. Tire allotments and tire rules will remain unchanged throughout the event.

With the update for the Streets of Arlington event, FOX Sports has agreed to expand its coverage of qualifying to a robust, two-hour window.

The move is designed to create a greater opportunity to spotlight and translate the challenge and expertise required by INDYCAR SERIES teams and drivers competing for the top positions on the starting grid.

“I am excited about this opportunity to put more focus on individual teams and drivers and appreciate FOX Sports providing INDYCAR with an expanded broadcast window to accommodate this change,” INDYCAR President J. Douglas Boles said. “This format will allow the competitors and sponsors who earned spots in the Firestone Fast Six the full attention of the broadcast during its qualifying attempt. It also allows for viewers at home to see just what makes qualifying in INDYCAR so competitive and the perfection that it takes to sit atop the grid and earn the right to lead the field to the green flag on race day.”

Added FOX Sports CEO and Executive Producer Eric Shanks: “We continue to search for new, unique and innovative ways to tell the stories of the remarkable competition in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and appreciate INDYCAR’s willingness and partnership to do the same. This updated qualifying format will be an exciting way to showcase the stars of the series and dig deeper into what it truly takes to drive on the razor’s edge. I cannot wait to see how it plays out.”

If the Firestone Fast Six single-car qualifying segment is impacted by weather or conditions that cause significant track surface change from one attempt to another, INDYCAR will have the following options:

  • Revert to standard Firestone Fast Six qualifying procedures, which features all competitors vying for the NTT P1 Award in the standard timed window.
  • Use the results from Segment 2 to set the starting lineup for the race.

Following the Arlington event, INDYCAR will evaluate the updated qualifying format to determine its possible use and implementation at future street and road course events.

Coverage of NTT INDYCAR SERIES qualifying from Arlington is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET Saturday, March 14 on FS2, FOX One, the FOX Sports app and INDYCAR Radio, powered by OnlyBulls. Coverage of Sunday’s Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, round three of the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship, begins at 12:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One, the FOX Sports app and INDYCAR Radio, powered by OnlyBulls.

Kyle Jergensen Wins 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Unlimited Race

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For the first time in four years, Kyle Jergensen is an overall champion of the BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, completing four laps of this year’s grueling course in a rapid 6:47:23.597. After taking the lead from two-time defending race winner Adam Householder on the final lap, Jergensen and the #222 The Beast/Camburg/Magnaflow team put their Unlimited Truck SPEC entry on top of the box, giving their class an upset overall win while competing against other teams with twice the horsepower.

“Our gameplan was to let them make mistakes, and they all made mistakes,” said Jergensen. “We made no mistakes—no flats, no nothing, the truck was perfect, the team was perfect. That’s what won us the Mint today, no mistakes. We actually had a surprising amount of dust behind Arciero for a couple laps. Arciero is fast enough that we can’t pass him. We have half the horsepower and half the top speed, so we’d do what we could in the tight stuff.”

Brett Sourapas, Tracy Graf, and Householder were the first three trucks off the line after qualifying up front on Friday, and they held the top three overall spots through the first lap. As the field hit the first timing loop on Lap 2, Graf and Householder were scored ahead of Sourapas, although the trio were still separated by under a minute. Householder would take the overall lead through the second loop as Arciero and Jergensen jumped past the 4WD trucks for second and third, even though Sourapas and Graf would still hold physical second and third at halfway.

But Jergensen would pick up the charge on the third lap to become the biggest challenger to Householder’s winning streak. He’d slice three minutes off the gap to get it down to 46 seconds at the first pit on Lap 3, and shave it further to just eight seconds at the second loop. After a slightly longer pit stop for Jergensen at the end of the lap, the 2022 overall winner would trail the 2024 and 2025 winner by just over a minute going into the final circuit.

It wouldn’t take much longer for the door to open for Jergensen, as Householder needed to make a tire change just a few miles into Lap 4. 20 minutes later came the break that changed the race, as Householder’s lower A-arm failed. Joining him on the sidelines on the “heartbreak lap” were SPEC truck standouts Stephen Beal, who has been in contention for the overall podium, Dustin Grabowski, and defending SPEC class winner Conner McMullen.

As Jergensen had already put himself in the lead both physically and on time, he hung on to secure the victory by more than four minutes apiece over Sourapas and Arciero. By the end of the race, the front-runners were managing not only their equipment, but also an unforgiving course that only got rougher as the day went on.

“I feel like every single year we race here we say it was rougher than the previous year, but this was no joke,” said Sourapas, the top finisher in Unlimited Truck 4WD. “Lap 4, you can’t even get on top of anything. When we finished the opening ceremony, my paddle shifter wasn’t working, I could only downshift. My right-hand man Evan (Weller, co-driver) was shifting up for me the entire race, so he had his hands full. We got four well-deserved flats, it was super rocky out there, but all in all we’re happy to be here.”

For Arciero, whose heart has been broken many times by the Mint in recent years, today served as partial redemption. While he didn’t win the race overall, he was the top driver in the Unlimited 2WD class—and he admits that he at least considers winning his class at the Mint a “box half-checked.”

“Today went fairly good,” he said. “I lost third gear, our high gear, so the third and fourth lap, the fastest I could go was like 90, 95 miles an hour. We had no top speed and we were just hoping for attrition at that point. I know the Mint has it, and when we saw Adam pulled over on the side of the road, I knew we had it. But I knew we had to catch and pass Kyle since we started side by side, and that was going to be a tall feat.”

Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson made his return to the desert for the first time in more than 30 years, teaming up with Troy Herbst as part of a multi-truck effort for Terrible Herbst Motorsports. While Johnson started near the rear due to a rollover in Friday’s qualifying, he finished the first two laps of the race without major incident before handing the truck over to Troy Herbst, who brought it home sixth in class and 12th overall with a 7:31:34.479.

Top finishers from the 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400 Unlimited Race were as follows:

  1. 222 Kyle Jergensen, Unlimited Truck SPEC, 6:47:23.597
  2. 88 Brett Sourapas, Unlimited Truck 4WD, 6:51:09.561
  3. 32 Ryan Arciero, Unlimited Truck 2WD, 6:53:23.447
  4. 18 Nic Whetstone, Unlimited Truck 2WD, 6:58:07.935
  5. 282 Brent Fox, Unlimited Truck SPEC, 6:59:28.145
  6. 19 Tim Herbst, Unlimited Truck 2WD, 7:02:27.027
  7. 279 Cole Hardin, Unlimited Truck SPEC, 7:03:59.995
  8. 58 Tracy Graf, Unlimited Truck 4WD, 7:10:24.259
  9. 85 Mikey Lawrence, Unlimited Truck 2WD, 7:12:31.189
  10. L15 David Ziegler, Unlimited Truck Legends, 7:27:51.934

For full results from the 2026 BFGoodrich Tires Mint 400, visit www.themint400.com/live.

The Mint 400 has carried the reputation as the toughest, most spectacular off-road race in North America since 1968, when it first roared to life in the Nevada desert. What began as a clever public relations stunt to promote the Mint Hotel’s annual deer hunt quickly evolved into something far bigger. A legitimate desert race forged in dust, horsepower, and bravado. By the 1970s, the Mint wasn’t just a race. It was a cultural moment. Immortalized by Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, it became a symbol of American excess, grit, and wide-open desert freedom.

After decades of dormancy, the event was revived in 2008 by brothers Matthew and Joshua Martelli, who rebuilt it from the ground up with a singular mission. To restore its mythic status while elevating the professionalism, safety, and prestige of modern desert racing. Since that revival, “The Great American Off-Road Race” has only grown larger, deeper, and more competitive. The fields get stronger every year. The stakes get higher. And winning The Mint 400 remains one of the hardest achievements in off-road racing.

This year’s Mint 400 will take place from March 4th – 8th in Las Vegas. More information on the event for racers and spectators is available at TheMint400.com, or follow the event on Facebook and Instagram.

Details regarding racer registration, sponsorship packages, exhibitor vending, spectator tickets, camping, and parking passes for the American Off-Road Racing Championship are live on americanoffroadracingchampionship.com.

About The Mint 400
The Mint 400 is the oldest and most prestigious off-road race in America, and is held each March in the treacherous foothills of Sin City. The multi-day event features a massive vehicle parade down the world famous Las Vegas Strip, a two day festival on historic Fremont Street, and two days of grueling off-road racing on a desolate and punishing 400-mile racecourse. Nearly 65,000 off-road and recreational enthusiasts come to watch 500 race teams in 50+ classes from 25 different states and 15 different countries go door to door, while the Livestream coverage is beamed to over 800,000 viewers worldwide. No other off road race allows fans the thrilling experience of watching the top off-road race teams from around the world battle for fame and glory, in a festival setting – complete with a luxury VIP section. The Mint 400 is “The Great American Off-Road Race”!

Hunter Lawrence Prevails with Indianapolis Triple Crown Victory to Extend Championship Lead Inside Lucas Oil Stadium

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Cole Davies Breaks Through for Dominant First 250SMX Class Win of Season

INDIANAPOLIS (March 7, 2026) – Just seven days after racing in one of the world’s most storied motorsports venues, the Monster Energy SMX World Championship traveled to the most famous racing city on the planet as a huge crowd gathered inside Lucas Oil Stadium for the ninth race of the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship. The second Triple Crown event of the 2026 season produced another captivating night of racing as 450SMX Class points leader and Honda HRC Progressive rider Hunter Lawrence emerged with his second win of the year via tiebreaker over championship rival Eli Tomac, which allowed Lawrence to add to his slim lead in the championship.

450SMX Class

The first 12 Minute + 1 Lap premier class race of the evening featured an impressive performance by Progressive Insurance Cycle Gear Suzuki’s Ken Roczen, who charged his way to the front early and cemented control to take a pressure-free win by 5.4 seconds. The battle behind him was anything but calm, as several of the championship’s key players duked it out for a spot on the podium. In the end, Lawrence came away with second, followed by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Tomac, who overcame a start outside the top 10. Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cooper Webb finished fourth after running most of the race in second, while teammate Justin Cooper rounded out the top five.

The intensity picked up in Race 2 and it ultimately ended Roczen’s chances at victory when he mistimed a rhythm section on the opening lap and landed on Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Aaron Plessinger, which took Plessinger out of the race and dropped Roczen to the tail end of the field. Out front, it looked to be Tomac’s win for the taking after an early pass for first around early leader Cooper, but the Yamaha rider recollected himself, found a rhythm, and closed back in. Cooper pulled the trigger on a pass to reclaim the lead from Tomac and carried on to win by 3.5 seconds over his KTM counterpart. Webb followed with an uneventful third place, while Lawrence suffered a costly incident with lapped riders that dropped him from third to fourth.

The third and final race of the night saw Lawrence and Tomac seize the moment to put themselves out front early. The deteriorating racetrack made track position a priority and Lawrence’s holeshot allowed him to settle into the lead by about a second over Tomac. As the race wore on, Lawrence slowly added to his advantage over Tomac, and it continued to grow as lapped riders factored into the race. Behind them, Roczen settled into third, while the Yamaha teammates of Webb and Cooper battled it out for fourth. Lawrence was never challenged when it mattered most and put together a wire-to-wire effort to end the night on top by a margin of 5.5 seconds over Tomac. Roczen bounced back from his difficult second race in third, while Webb kept Cooper at bay for fourth.

Lawrence picked an opportune time to have his best race of the night as it carried him to the overall victory. The Australian and Tomac ended the night tied in points, with seven apiece, but Lawrence’s 2-4-1 effort bettered Tomac’s 3-2-2 performance by virtue of Lawrence’s better result in the Race 3 tiebreaker. It was Lawrence’s second win of the second and the second of his career. Webb and Cooper ended the night tied for third overall at 11 points each, with the edge going to Webb’s 4-3-4 effort over Cooper’s 5-1-5 finishes.

The biggest win of the season thus far for Lawrence allowed him to extend his lead in the title fight to four points over Tomac heading into the lone off weekend of the 17-race championship. Webb sits third, 25 points out of the lead.

Hunter Lawrence
The Race 3 triumph by Honda HRC Progressive’s Hunter Lawrence vaulted him to the Triple Crown victory for the points leader’s second win of the season.

Hunter Lawrence – 1st Place – 450SMX Class
“This win means a lot. This is my fifth day riding in-a-row this week testing with the team. Those guys will never give up, nor will I. This is the ultimate thank you for going through the ringer this week, riding five days in-a-row, and coming out and performing [tonight]. This is cool. It’s a Triple Crown, so it’s a tough one.”

Eli Tomac – 2nd Place – 450SMX Class
“I made one mistake [in the final race] and Hunter [Lawrence] pulled out a second or two. I just wasn’t able to bring that back. I had a sketchy moment in the whoops and feel like I lost the race there. I started jumping but got a little squirrely and then started skimming again at the end and it was better. I don’t know, I’m glad to get out of here [with a good finish]. It’s just a tough night of racing here with the Triple Crown and this soil.”

Cooper Webb – 3rd Place – 450SMX Class
“Overall, it was kind of a plateau night for me across the board. I’m bummed because I felt great yesterday and today, so I’m pretty bummed with those results, if I’m being honest. I felt like I could come in and compete tonight, but those two ahead of me were on another level. We’ve got work to do and will try to get better. We’ll keep our head down. There’s a lot of racing left and anything can happen.”

250SMX Class

The annual visit to Indy not only served as the third race of the Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class Championship, but it also signified the division’s first Triple Crown action of the season. The first of three 10 Minute + 1 Lap races proved to be the beginning of an overdue breakthrough for Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies, who came into the season as the title favorite. The young New Zealander was in complete control during Race 1 and took the win by two seconds over Honda HRC Progressive’s Jo Shimoda, with Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Seth Hammaker in third. However, the most notable outcome of the race was a 10th-place finish by Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Pierce Brown, as the entering points leader faced adversity off the start and was forced to fight back from a last-place start.

Davies had his work cut out for him in Race 2, when he and Shimoda duked it out as both riders looked for a way past Triumph Factory Racing’s Jalek Swoll, the early leader. Davies and Shimoda traded positions several times, but Davies got the upper hand, made his way past Swoll, and carried on to victory. Shimoda followed into second and gave chase late but crossed the finish line 2.2 seconds behind Davies. Brown rebounded from his challenging first race in third. Hammaker was the rider who faced the most adversity in the second race, as an early crash put him deep in the field and resulted in a ninth-place finish.

The third and deciding race once again saw Davies lock in as he secured another good start and methodically worked his way to the front where he closed in on Swoll for the race lead for the second time. Davies made the pass and then sprinted away from the field. As Swoll settled into second, Shimoda was in an extended battle with ClubMX Yamaha’s Devin Simonson for third. Shimoda made the pass and then tracked down Swoll to take second just before time ran out on the race clock and brought Hammaker along with him into third. Hammaker then went on the attack on the final lap, as both he and Shimoda closed in on Davies and reduced the deficit to just over a second. Hammaker made the pass on Shimoda, who briefly went off track, while Davies completed the Triple Crown sweep by a margin of just eight tenths over Hammaker. Shimoda settled for third, while Brown followed in fourth ahead of Swoll.

Davies’ first-ever 1-1-1 effort in a Triple Crown put him atop the podium for the first time this season and the third time in his young career. Shimoda earned his second runner-up finish of the season with seven points following 2-2-3 scores, while Hammaker overcame his troubles in the second race to grab a podium result in third with 14 points on 3-9-2 finishes. Brown missed the podium for the first time this season in fifth with 17 points following 10-3-4 finishes.

The early title fight has tightened up dramatically as four riders now sit within two points of one another. Davies has grabbed hold of the points lead by a single point over Hammaker, while Brown and Shimoda sit tied for third, two points out of the lead. What lies ahead is the first East/West Showdown of the 2026 season, which is poised to dramatically alter what has been a close battle in the Eastern Division thus far.

Cole Davies
Monster Energy Yamaha Star Racing’s Cole Davies dominated the first Eastern Divisional Triple Crown with a 1-1-1 sweep.

Cole Davies – 1st Place – Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class
“I guess I was just too excited to go [to start the season] and was a bit too antsy [on the track], but we settled down a bit. I just let the race come to me [tonight] and made some passes in every race. I’m just stoked. It’s a bit of a relief now. I’ve been pissed off at all the rounds, getting beat, and I don’t do well with that. It’s good to come back and have a good Triple Crown.”

Jo Shimoda – 2nd Place – Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class
“I think I got decent starts today. Not the best ones, but I was able to sneak around the inside and get up in the front. I pulled it off as much as I could, but I just need to ride faster. I need to update myself and the bike and we should be good. There’s a lot more to go.”

Seth Hammaker – 3rd Place – Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class
“It was a pretty hectic night. I couldn’t get off the gate too well, which kind of cost me. I just didn’t put myself in great positions off the start. Thankfully we salvaged a podium. I was just riding in the middle of the pack tonight and need to figure the starts out. But, like I said, we salvaged a podium and are second in points, so all good.”

The Monster Energy SMX World Championship and Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship will observe its lone break in action next weekend before returning on Saturday, March 21, for the 10th race of the season from Birmingham, Alabama’s Protective Stadium. Live broadcast coverage on Peacock will begin at 1 p.m. ET with Race Day Live, followed by the Gate Drop at 7 p.m. ET. Additionally, a domestic Spanish language broadcast is available on Peacock while international viewers can choose from dedicated English, French, and Spanish broadcasts via SMX Video Pass (www.SMXVideoPass.com).

The Birmingham round will also include a special encore network presentation on NBC, which will air on Sunday, March 22, at 1 p.m. ET.

All 17 rounds of the 2026 Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and 11 rounds of the Pro Motocross Championship are on sale. Tickets for the SMX World Championship Playoff Rounds and Final are now on sale at SuperMotocross.com. Saturday FanFest will take place at all postseason races, Friday FanFest and camping will be available in Columbus and Ridgedale, additional details to follow.

For information about the Monster Energy SMX World Championship, please visit www.SuperMotocross.com and be sure to follow all of the new SMX social media channels for exclusive content and additional information on the latest news:
Instagram: @supermotocross
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About the Monster Energy SMX World Championship:

The Monster Energy SMX World Championship™ is the premier off-road motorcycle racing series in the world that combines the technical precision of stadium racing with the all-out speed and endurance of outdoor racing. Created in 2022, the Monster Energy SMX World Championship Series combines the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship and the AMA Pro Motocross Championship into a 28-round regular season that culminates with the season-ending SMX World Championship Playoffs. Visit SuperMotocross.com for more information.

About Monster Energy AMA Supercross Championship:

Monster Energy AMA Supercross is the most competitive and highest-profile off-road motorcycle racing championship on the planet. Founded in America and sanctioned by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) since 1974. Over 17 weeks, Supercross attracts some of the largest and most impressive crowds inside the most recognizable and prestigious stadiums in North America to race in front of nearly one million live fans and broadcast to millions more worldwide. For more information, visit SupercrossLIVE.com.

About Pro Motocross Championship:

The Pro Motocross Championship features the world’s fastest outdoor motocross racers, competing aboard homologated bikes from one of seven competing manufacturers on a collection of the roughest, toughest tracks on the planet. Racing takes place each Saturday afternoon, with competition divided into two classes: one for 250cc machines, and one for 450cc machines. MX Sports Pro Racing, the industry leader in off-road powersports event production, manages the Pro Motocross Championship. For more information, visit ProMotocross.com.

About Feld Motor Sports, Inc.:

Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is the worldwide leader in producing and presenting specialized arena and stadium-based motorsports entertainment. Properties include Monster Jam®, Monster Energy AMA Supercross, and the Monster Energy SMX World Championship. Feld Motor Sports, Inc. is a subsidiary of Feld Entertainment, Inc. Visit monsterjam.com, SupercrossLIVE.com, and feldentertainment.com for more information.

About MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc.:

MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc., manages and produces the world’s premier motocross racing series – the Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing. MX Sports Pro Racing is an industry leader in off-road powersport event production and management, its mission is to showcase the sport of professional motocross competition at events throughout the United States. Through its various racing properties, partnerships and affiliates, MX Sports Pro Racing, Inc., organizes events for thousands of action sports athletes each year and attracts millions of motorsports spectators. Visit MXSportsProRacing.com for more information.

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