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CHEVROLET NCS AT DAYTONA 2: Daniel Suarez Media Availability Quotes

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NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway
Team Chevy Driver Quotes
August 28, 2026

 Daniel Suarez, driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

Media Availability Quotes:

Are you officially on baby watch yet, or are you a few weeks out?

“It is funny you ask that question because we were just talking that last night I had my official hospital tour, and I’m ready to drive as quick as possible, whenever the moment presents. Hopefully I’m home for that. I already know which floor I have to go, where I can park, where I’m going to chill, where I’m going to stress. I had an hour-and-a-half tour last night.

I think it’s considered already full term because we are getting into 38 weeks, so it can happen anytime. She can call me right now and say, hey, you have to come back. We’ll see how things happen. Hopefully, things work out for me to be there.”

Speaking of that, what’s the plan? Do you have a plan to leave the team and have a backup driver? Are you going to be here? What’s the strategy?

“Honestly, I haven’t really had a conversation with anyone about this besides with myself. My strategy, in my mind, is that if baby was coming like right now, I think it will be okay for me to skip qualifying. That’s just me saying that, just because it’s a superspeedway. Any other weekend, I don’t think that would be the case, especially being in the Chase. If it’s Saturday or Sunday, I think it’s going to be tough. Julia and I, we already had a conversation, but hopefully it’s a Monday through Friday baby (laughs).”

Do you have any idea who the team may have as a standby?

“I have no idea. Do you want to sign up? We’re looking for someone. He has to speak Spanish now (laughs).’

With these new superspeedway changes for tomorrow, do you have any idea of what the racing will be like potentially?

“Personally, I love unknowns. I love the challenge of something new. I find that actually quite exciting. I don’t think anyone really knows. We study data and we study information, but the reality is that – it has happened several times in the past where we study all the different things and then sometimes the numbers, the data, it doesn’t match exactly with real life.

My mind is just to be open-minded; try to have fun and try to adapt. If we get lucky, we’re going to have one lap in qualifying, if it doesn’t rain. And then, we go tomorrow for racing. Nobody’s going to know what to expect. I think that we have a great group of engineers that have worked very hard during the week to try to prepare for as much as adjustability on the car as possible to be prepared for any scenarios. But the reality is that we don’t really know. We don’t know if it’s going to be a super tight pack or if everyone is going to be spread out. We don’t really know. We’re going to have to wait and see.”

Can you just kind of describe your comfort level now? Last year, the system was so different, as far as how you got into the playoffs. But you did this on merit. You did this on just the type of numbers that you put out. To be able to do that, what’s your comfort level now going into the Chase?

“Yeah. It’s everything about the people. You have to have the right people around you and everything clicking at the right time, as well as the right manufacturer time. Right now, we know that Chevrolet has been working very, very hard to try to improve our packages, especially on short tracks. Overall, I feel pretty good about our team. We know our strengths, and we also know our weaknesses. We’ve been working hard and trying to improve those weaknesses.

We still have a lot to improve. I believe that we’re a very young team still with a bright future ahead, but we’re still very young. Jonathan, my engineer and I, we talk about this all the time that him and I, we don’t have a notebook built yet. Most of the racetracks, 90% of the racetracks that we’ve been this year, it’s our first time ever working together. We’re building the notebook and I promise you that the second time around on some of these tracks, we’re going to be better just because now we have an experience, not just basing things off previous experience with a different driver, with a different package and things like that. I believe that the potential of this team is big and we are only seeing the beginning of it.”

You’re wrapping up your first regular season with Spire tomorrow night and you’re already locked in the Chase. What has the move to Spire and the success you’ve had with the 7 team meant for you at this point in your career?

“It’s not a secret that last year, the 7 team was struggling and Daniel Suarez was struggling in different places, in different situations, with different circumstances. But we both were struggling. I know how good I am. I know what I’m capable of and Spire Motorsports is the same way. They have great people and they have a good structure. They have a good system. They knew that they can make the team successful. When we started having conversations at the end of last year, about this year, I knew that they had the pieces of the puzzle within the team to be successful, but we needed to build the puzzle. We worked very hard for that. Obviously, it’s been a lot of fun to see some of the results of that hard work. With that being said, we still have a long ways to go. We’re not winning on a weekly basis yet. We still have a long ways to go.

I like to be very honest with myself. I would be lying if I told you that right now we’re championship favorites. We’re not, but we are working towards that. We just have to keep pushing, keep learning, keep getting better and stay humble because it’s very easy to not stay humble in this sport. I have seen many horror stories when it comes to that. We just need to keep moving forward.”

Coming into this weekend with the aero changes, should there have been practice of some form, even just a few minutes, for everybody to get a feel for it?

“That’s a great question, Kelly. But I think that even if there was practice, I feel like NASCAR knows this — even if there was practice, I feel like it would have helped, yes. But we’re not going to experience what we’re going to experience tomorrow night because there were going to be packages of maybe 10 cars, 12 cars, 15 car max, and that’s kind of like maybe. And tomorrow, it’s going to be 36, 38 of us. It would have been nice, but I don’t think that we’re going to learn everything that we’re going to learn tomorrow. Sometimes a little bit is better than nothing, but who knows?

Like I said, personally, I believe very highly on my engineers. I feel like I have a great group of guys, and they’ve been working very hard all week long to try to make our car as versatile as possible because we don’t know if the adjustments are going to ask for left or right. So just trying to be versatile is going to be important because there is going to be a lot of cars, especially if we don’t qualify today, there’s going to be a lot of cars making adjustments in Stage One tomorrow.”

About General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM’s Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry’s widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future.

GM Motorsports, including the Cadillac Formula 1® Team develops and proves advanced technologies in the most demanding environments, accelerating innovation in performance, safety, efficiency, and electrification for its production vehicles. Cadillac Racing is one of the leading manufacturers in the IMSA and FIA World Endurance Championships (WEC). Chevrolet competes in single seaters in the US IndyCar series, and in NASCAR with multiple team partners and drivers. Corvette customer teams compete in GT series across the globe including IMSA and WEC. Learn more at GM.com.

CHEVROLET NCS AT DAYTONA 2: Austin Hill Media Availability Quote

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NASCAR Cup Series
Daytona International Speedway
Team Chevy Driver Quotes
August 28, 2026

Austin Hill, driver of the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro SS, met with the media in advance of running double duty in the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Daytona International Speedway.

Media Availability Quotes:

Did you have a timeline of moving up to Cup next year? If that wouldn’t have happened, did you have a personal timeline where you would want to move up to Cup? And how close was it to that?

“Yeah, that’s a really good question. I would say I had been wanting to go to Cup for a little while now, but I wanted to make sure it was the right opportunity for me and not just jumping… any Cup car, and just to say I’m a cup driver, right? And that was something that I have always thought of for a very long time. I didn’t just want to jump in any type of Cup car just to say I’m racing in Cup now. I wanted to do it for the right organization, for the people that I wanted to be surrounded by. And I’ve always thought that since being at RCR for the last five years now, that that was the organization I wanted to be at.

“You know, I was kind of just biding my time. At the time, I didn’t know for sure what Kyle was going to be doing going into ’27. Obviously, there was a lot of speculation, rumors, all those things, and so I didn’t know what he was doing. Then with everything that’s transpired over the last several months, things quickly changed, and I had to kind of question myself on like, did I still want to do this? Do I still want to be in the Cup car, did I want to be taking the place of Kyle Busch? A lot of things were going through my head, and then I just kind of kept reminding myself that someone was going to be in the car. You know, they weren’t going to just retire that team. Someone was still going to run in that car, and so I just was like, ‘Well, I’ve been here for five years.’ You know, I feel like I’ve been extremely loyal to RCR. And roles reversed, kind of the same way. So I thought this was a great opportunity for me. If it wouldn’t have happened and they would have gone a different route, that would have been totally fine, too. I would have stayed in the O’Reilly Series and stayed in the 21 car for another year or two and just seen where that progressed and where that went. I haven’t been rushing it by any means on trying to get to the Cup level, but yeah here we are now. We’re going into the rest of the season trying to learn as much as I can, trying to balance both series and be ready and prepared as I can going into 2027.”

How nerve-wracking is that to know that there’s a possibility you’ll take a green flag never having raced this package here?

“Yeah, so qualifying, if it gets rained out, that’s not a huge concern to me because they have the car set up so much different in qualifying. Honestly, the car doesn’t drive very good in qualifying. It doesn’t matter if you’re the guy that’s sitting on the pole or you’re the guy that’s 36th, 38th on the grid. They just don’t drive very good in qualifying here. You know, they have them as low as they can possibly get them. They’re hitting the stops, the limiters, all those things, and so they kind of move around a lot. The car drives a lot different when you are in the draft and you are not in qualifying trim. So not having that lap really doesn’t concern me. What does concern me is that it is a totally different package, and we aren’t practicing. There’s a lot of different agendas. You’re going to have guys that are fully trimmed out for just straight raw speed, and you’re going to have guys that are full downforce and want to have a lot of balance in their car. We’re not going to know until that green flag drops on Saturday night what’s going to be the right case scenario. The only thing I am a little bit excited about with the Cup package is that from everything that I’ve been told and all of the data that I’ve gotten from GM, it seems to be as close as it can get to the O’Reilly side, and that makes me really excited. So I’m hoping that’s how it all is. But until the green flag drops, none of us are really going to know.”

What would it mean for you to get your fifth O’Reilly Series win here and potentially your first Cup Series win here, and potentially sweep the weekend?

“Yeah, I think that opportunity is definitely there. We’ve been good here at Daytona. Daytona’s been good to us, right? There’s been situations where we’ve won a race here and we didn’t think it was going to happen. The next thing you know, we just kind of find ourselves in the front at the very end, and the right runs happen or the right things happen. So yeah, I have a lot of confidence going into this weekend. I would love to check that box of getting a summer Daytona win. That’s something that’s kind of eluded me for a little while now. I can’t tell you the rhyme or reason why because it’s still Daytona. The only thing that I’ll say is, I think when you start out in February, people might be a little more reserved. I don’t know the exact answer to that, but when it comes down to the last race before the Chase… They want to get that last win and get all the points they can, and the intensity level picks up.

“On the Saturday night Cup deal, I think we have as good a chance as anyone. RCR has been very well-known for being fast on these super speedways, whether it’s the O’Reilly Series or the Cup Series. And it’s hard to win in Cup. You see it time and time again. Guys going on droughts and not winning races and things like that. So it’s going to be hard to get it done, but I think we have a really good shot at getting it done and going for Number Five on the O’Reilly side and getting the first one on the Cup side. That would be a perfect weekend for us. So yeah, hopefully that ends that way on Saturday night.”

You’re in your fifth full-time season with RCR in the O’Reilly Series. Looking back on that time, what do you think that’s taught you?

“Anytime you make a jump from one series to the next, it’s all always a transition. It’s a little bit of a jump, right? When I went from the truck level to the O’Reilly level, we obviously started off with a bang, winning here at Daytona. But then we kind of had some roller-coaster finishes where we’d have some decent days, and then other days wouldn’t be so good.

“I would say within these five years, just the effort and everything that I put into racing has went up. I’ve always felt like I put a lot of effort in, but I didn’t realize how much more effort I could be putting in and more time that I could be putting into the racing side of things… learning the cars better, figuring out setup packages and things like that that I like to drive because every driver is a little different, and I think that’s going to help me going into the Cup level. With me getting these opportunities of running the Cup car like I’m doing. I’m going to be a little bit ahead of the game going into next season, but in this offseason coming up, just figuring out exactly what I need in a Cup car to go fast. Now it might take a while throughout the season. Once it gets started, we might have those roller-coaster finishes. But I think where my mindset is now versus in 2022 when I got in the O’Reilly car, I think it’s a lot higher in my broad spectrum that I have of how I think about things is a lot greater, and I think that’s going to help me when I get in the Cup car. “

Is there one area that you really feel like you need to improve? What’s lacking from your repertoire that you feel you really need to buckle down on before you go full-time Cup racing?

“It’s a tough question because we’ve won at a lot of various different tracks on the O’Reilly series. But the only thing that sticks out to me, time and time again, is some of the short-track stuff that we run. Even though we’ve won at Martinsville with that chaotic finish, and I’ve had signs of running well at Bristol. I’m either running top-five at Martinsville or Bristol, or I’m running 20th. There’s no in between.

“I think that’s been our Achilles’ heel as a team and maybe me as a driver. Maybe I’m producing some of that. I’m not sure. So I would say effort-wise, I probably put even more effort into when we go to short-track racing than I do anything else. That’s one area that going into the Cup level, you’ve got to be good at every single racetrack, right? You’ve got to be good at various different things. So I think that’s something that I can work on, get better at, and then figuring out the way these Cup cars are in the dirty air. That’s one thing that’s kind of caught me off guard, especially with the C3 package that the Cup car runs on the mile-and-a-halfs and stuff. I think it’s tough for everyone, but it’s extremely tough for me right now on just how to position the car and the things that I need to do with the car on restarts. You see guys that’ll drive really deep in the corner, and they’re not really trying to pass you, but they’re trying to drive close enough to you where they can put dirty air on the car and get dirty air underneath the diffuser. The next thing you know, you are like getting tight off the corner and having to lift. All those things, I am still trying to learn on the fly, and I think throughout the rest of the season, that’s something I really need to hone in on and get a lot better at —how the dirty air and everything works to be better going into next year.”

When you stepped into the Cup car, going back several months, you stepped into a very emotional situation that was beyond anybody’s control. What have you done, and how have you worked with the team to be a comfort to everyone and be a leader and team building? And how will that help going into next season?

“I think for me, I’ve just been trying to show a ton of effort, right? I’m trying to just give all I can in both series, but especially on the Cup side – being at any type of simulator time that needs to be done. I’m in the simulator a few times a week, and then if I don’t feel like we’re in a good spot, I go up to RCR, run some more sim time on their static rig up there. So there’s things that I’m constantly doing, trying to get to know the team a lot better. A lot of these guys that I’m working with are kind of first time working with these guys. The one thing that’s been a little bit easier transition for me, I guess you’d say, is I’ve worked with Andy Street before. He’s my crew chief, right? So I’ve worked with him in the past. We’ve won races together on the O’Reilly side, so that kind of helped with things when I was coming over and doing this deal. And then Derek Nealon, my spotter, having that familiar voice on the radio spotting me, that’s kind of made everything a little bit easier for me. And then the pit crew. Most of the pit crew I know from the 21 team, so that’s kind of been an easier transition. But the rest of the team, you know, just trying to get to know them on a personal level because it’s always business related, right? We’re always working each and every week. It’s seven days a week. We’re just constantly going, going, going. I’m trying to get to know these guys on a personal level outside of the racing world, and just to show them that I care about these guys more than just what the results are on the racetrack.”

You’ve talked about the conversations that you had with Kevin Harvick after being thrust into the situation, and kind of tying it back to the situation that he was in as well. Are there any specific examples of you putting something into practice that he told you, and it helping the 33 and 8 teams?

“The biggest takeaway that I got from Kevin was just to be mentally tough and not to show your emotion in front of everyone. If you’re going to have a breakdown moment or anything like that happen, do that behind closed doors. You need to be the tough guy when it comes to driving the race car and being in the shop and being prepared and showing those guys that you mean business… that you’re here for them and you’re here to be that shoulder to lean on. That’s kind of one of the biggest takeaways for me. I’ve had to get a lot more mentally sharp than what I feel like I was, and I think that’s helped me as a person as a character.

“As a human being, I really appreciate the conversation that Kevin and I had. I could sit here and talk all day about some of the takeaways from it, but one of the biggest things that stuck with me is that you’ve just got to be that guy. You’ve got to be that leader. I’ve been trying to do that as best I can.”

And how would you describe the current morale on your team right now? How are Andy and his guys doing given the circumstances?

“I think everyone’s doing well for the situation at hand. It’s still very new. I saw Samantha (Busch) this weekend at afar, and it’s very emotional when you see her. I haven’t gotten to see her up close and have a conversation with her yet this weekend. But just seeing her, there’s a lot of things that go through my mind, and the biggest thing is family. You just hold your loved ones tighter at night and check in on people that maybe you haven’t checked in on for a while. I think the team’s doing good for the situation at hand, but they still need a shoulder to lean on every now and then. We’re kind of trying to have that bond and everything within the entire 33 / 8 team.”

About General Motors

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is driving the future of transportation, leveraging advanced technology to build safer, smarter, and lower emission cars, trucks, and SUVs. GM’s Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, and GMC brands offer a broad portfolio of innovative gasoline-powered vehicles and the industry’s widest range of EVs, as we move to an all-electric future.

GM Motorsports, including the Cadillac Formula 1® Team develops and proves advanced technologies in the most demanding environments, accelerating innovation in performance, safety, efficiency, and electrification for its production vehicles. Cadillac Racing is one of the leading manufacturers in the IMSA and FIA World Endurance Championships (WEC). Chevrolet competes in single seaters in the US IndyCar series, and in NASCAR with multiple team partners and drivers. Corvette customer teams compete in GT series across the globe including IMSA and WEC. Learn more at GM.com.

EDINBURG MOTORSPORTS PARK SET TO JOIN NHRA MEMBER TRACK NETWORK IN SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION

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EDINBURG, Texas (Aug. 28, 2026) – NHRA officials are thrilled to announce Edinburg Motorsports Park as the newest member of the NHRA Member Track Network in the South Central Division (Division 4).

CEO Albert Rodriguez owns the standout South Texas facility, which continues to experience impressive growth in the area.

The facility, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, recently enjoyed a spectacular inaugural NHRA event, which awarded competitors the special NHRA 75th anniversary Diamond Wally, capping off a great weekend that featured strong support from both fans and race teams.

“Joining NHRA feels like coming home,” Rodriguez said. “As NHRA celebrates 75 years, EMP is proud to mark our 10th anniversary by beginning this new chapter together. We are honored to welcome NHRA competition back to our facility and to join an organization whose history and commitment have shaped the sport. Our inaugural Wally Weekend brings that spirit to life — from Jr. Dragsters to bracket and index racers — giving competitors of all ages a shot at one of the sport’s most respected trophies.

“We’re just as excited for our fans, too, longtime supporters and first-timers alike, to experience the energy and family atmosphere that define NHRA racing. The response from our racers has been incredible, and we look forward to building the future of drag racing in South Texas as part of the NHRA family. As NHRA celebrates 75 years and EMP celebrates 10, we couldn’t think of a better way to mark this milestone than bringing NHRA racing back to Edinburg. Joining NHRA feels like coming home, and we’re excited to give our racers and fans an even bigger stage for years to come.”

By joining the NHRA Member Track Network, Edinburg Motorsports Park is eligible to offer racers in the area a variety of NHRA-sanctioned racing opportunities when the facility opens, including the NHRA Summit Racing Series presented by Hoosier, the NHRA Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League, NHRA Street Legal, NHRA Jr. Street and more. Additionally, the track will have the chance to host NHRA specialty events like the NHRA Summit King of the Track and more.

The facility will also get access to NHRA’s extensive support programs as part of the member track network, insurance benefits and national marketing platforms.

The facility is also in an area that continues to see growth when it comes to racer participation and fan turnout, showcasing a strong future outlook for Edinburg Motorsports Park and its partnership with NHRA.

“Bringing Edinburg Motorsports Park into the NHRA Member Track family is another important step in continuing to grow the South Central Division,” NHRA Division 4 Director Jonathan Johnson said. “The Rio Grande Valley has a strong racing community and having an NHRA Member Track serving that area gives us an opportunity to provide those racers with a pathway into our Summit Racing Series, Jr. Drag Racing League and the many other programs available through NHRA. We are excited about what Albert and his team are building and even more excited about what we can build together.”

For more information on NHRA, including the full 2026 schedule, visit www.nhra.com.

About NHRA

NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 20 national events featuring the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as well as the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports and NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown™ at select national events. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series presented by Hoosier and NHRA Street Legal™. NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Street® program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League® for youth ages 5 to 17. With more than 100 Member Tracks, NHRA allows racers to compete at a variety of locations nationally and internationally. NHRA’s Youth and Education Services® (YES) Program reaches over 30,000 students annually to ignite their interest in automotive and racing related careers. NHRA’s streaming service, NHRA.tv®, allows fans to view all NHRA national events as well as exclusive features of the sport. In addition, NHRA owns and operates three racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park; and In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Southern California. For more information, log on to www.NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Daniel Dye Signs Multi-Year Agreement to Drive No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport

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Daniel Dye Signs Multi-Year Agreement

Daytona Beach, FL. (August 28, 2026) – Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport announced today that 22-year-old Daniel Dye has signed a multi-year agreement to drive the team’s No. 32 Chevrolet full-time beginning in 2027.

Longtime sponsor Champion Container will continue its support of the DeLand, Florida, native during his 2027 campaign. Dye will also continue using his racing platform to raise awareness for Race to Stop Suicide, a national suicide-prevention initiative focused on breaking the stigma surrounding mental health and encouraging open and honest conversations about it.

“I am excited to have found a home here with Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport for the near future,” said Dye. “I am grateful for this group and for them giving me the opportunity to drive one of their Chevrolets on a regular basis.

“I feel like there is so much that I want to prove as a driver and show that I belong at this level each week. I think Jordan and everyone at the team have very similar goals to mine. They’ve been steadily climbing the ladder year after year, and I’m proud that I have the chance to be a part of this team’s growth.

“I want to thank Jordan Anderson, John Bommarito, Chevrolet, Champion Container, and all of our partners that make this entire deal possible. I am very excited for our four remaining races this year and am hoping we can use that as a foundation for 2027.”

Dye brings experience with him to Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport with 48 starts in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and having two full seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on his resume. He has continued to stay active behind the wheel while running a part-time schedule in 2026 in all three of NASCAR’s national touring series,in addition to making select starts in the ARCA Menards Series.

“When we first began putting the four-race program together, our focus was on making the most of those opportunities this season,” said team president Jordan Anderson. “As we worked through the process and spent more time together, the relationship came together naturally. The importance we both place on faith and family gave us confidence that this could become a lasting partnership, and before we ever got to the first race, we knew we wanted Daniel to be part of the team’s future.

“A multi-year agreement provides both Daniel and our organization with the long-term stability that is so valuable in racing. It allows us to plan beyond one season, make deliberate investments in the people, tools and resources around the No. 32 program and continue growing together with a clear direction. Our responsibility is to give Daniel everything he needs to succeed, and we are committed to building an environment where he and this team can compete at a high level for years to come.”

About Jordan Anderson Bommarito Autosport

Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport was built from the ground up, fueled by passion, persistence, and a bold vision for what an independent NASCAR team could become. Founded by driver and owner Jordan Anderson, the organization has grown from a grassroots operation hauling a single truck across the country into a competitive multi-car NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series team through a pivotal partnership with St. Louis automotive dealer John Bommarito. Along the way, the team has earned wins, poles, and a reputation for grit, growth, and opportunity within the NASCAR garage. Today, Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito AutoSport is investing in talent, innovation, and culture to challenge the status quo and build a new kind of racing legacy.

ZONED IN: WWT RACEWAY TO UNVEIL NEW FOUR-ZONE FAN EXPERIENCE DURING ENJOY ILLINOIS 300 NASCAR WEEKEND

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car, headquartered in Clayton, Missouri, will serve as title sponsor for the new Infield Fan Zone at World Wide Technology Raceway, debuting during the Sept. 12-13 Enjoy Illinois 300 race weekend. Rendering courtesy of Parties and Props Event Production Group.
  • Reimagined fan experience will feature four distinct zones across the infield and an expanded Ameren Kid Zone in the Midway during the Sept. 12-13 NASCAR doubleheader.
  • Enterprise will serve as title sponsor, with Toyota, Ameren and Prairie Farms as entitlement partners for individual zones.
  • Weekend highlighted by NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase races, plus the Confluence Music Festival.

MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 28, 2026) – World Wide Technology Raceway will unveil a reimagined fan experience showcasing four distinct zones of interactive entertainment and an array of food options during the Sept. 12-13 Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR weekend.

The Enterprise Infield Fan Zone will span nearly 71,000 square feet inside the 1.25-mile oval and feature four themed areas: the Toyota Speed Zone, Prairie Farms Fun Zone, Food Zone and Chill Zone. The expanded Ameren Kid Zone will occupy a larger footprint on the Midway. The infield fan zone will welcome guests through a high-impact, branded entrance visible from the grandstands and create a festival-style destination in the heart of the infield.

“We wanted to create a destination that gives fans even more to experience between the on-track action,” World Wide Technology Raceway Executive Vice President and General Manager Chris Blair said. “The Enterprise Infield Fan Zone brings together racing, music, food and interactive entertainment in one energetic setting, while the expanded Ameren Kid Zone gives families even more to enjoy throughout the weekend.”

With an Enterprise Infield Fan Zone upgrade, fans can enjoy:

Toyota Speed Zone: This showcase for car enthusiasts will feature show cars, electric vehicles and racing karts, creating a natural first stop and photo opportunities for fans. In addition, fans also can compete on a bank of racing simulators.
Prairie Farms Fun Zone: Designed to deliver the energy of a music festival, this area will feature axe throwing, rock climbing, cornhole, lounge seating and a shaded relaxation tent. Fans also can add a Ryan Blaney-inspired mustache through face painting from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday. The stage will host NASCAR driver Q&A sessions throughout each day.
Food Zone: Although food and beverage options will be available throughout the Enterprise Infield Fan Zone, this area will be serving up an expanded selection of food trucks, specialty vendors and St. Louis favorites not offered elsewhere at the track, with plenty of seating to enjoy your meal. In addition, select food and beverage items will be offered at discounted prices ranging from $3 to $5.
Chill Zone: The name says it all. Fans can recharge in a man cave-style tent or boho-inspired lounge, with glamping stations, Chill buses, tasting stations and specialty snacks adding to the laid-back festival atmosphere.

Midway activations, including the Ameren Kid Zone, will be free throughout the weekend. Located on an expanded 7,000-square-foot footprint, the family-focused Ameren Kid Zone will feature a bounce house, inflatable slide, carnival games, pit stop challenge, mini golf, a giant coloring car and more.

On-track action includes Chase races for both the NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. The O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog will take the green flag Saturday, Sept. 12, at 6:30 p.m. CT, followed by the Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m. CT.

The main stage, located in the center of the Enterprise Infield Fan Zone, will host pre-race driver introductions and Victory Lane celebrations following Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race and Sunday’s Cup Series race.

The Confluence Music Festival will run throughout the weekend, with Old Dominion and Busta Rhymes headlining a lineup that also includes Stella Lefty, Chris Janson, Dasha, the Ying Yang Twins and more. Admission to Confluence Music Festival performances on the Midway is included with a race-day ticket. Click HERE for full schedule.

The Enterprise Infield Fan Zone upgrade, on sale now, is $50 for Saturday, $100 for Sunday and $135 for a multi-day ticket. To purchase an upgrade, visit www.tixr.com/groups/wwtraceway or buy one on site at a WWT Raceway Midway kiosk.

For ticket information and the latest news on the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR race weekend, visit www.wwtraceway.com.

About World Wide Technology Raceway

World Wide Technology Raceway (WWTR) is the home of NASCAR, INDYCAR and NHRA racing in St. Louis’ Metro East region. Located just five minutes from downtown St. Louis and covering 700 acres, WWTR is the largest outdoor entertainment facility in the area. WWTR’s facilities include a 1.25-mile superspeedway; 1/4-mile drag strip; 2.0-mile road course; the Gateway Kartplex state-of-the-art karting facility; and the adjacent Gateway National Golf Links. WWTR and Owner & CEO Curtis Francois have been recognized with several awards, including: 2023 St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame induction; 2023 Innovation in Philanthropy Award by the St. Louis Business Journal; 2022 Explore St. Louis Hospitality Hero Recognition; 2022 Best in Show and Best Event & Festival from the Illinois Governor’s Conference on Tourism; 2021 Comcast Community Champion of the Year; 2021 Jack Buck Award; 2020 NASCAR Drive for Diversity Track Award; 2018 Innovator Award from the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission; 2017 Outstanding Facility of the Year Award from the Race Track Business Conference; and the 2017 Spirit of St. Louis Award from the St. Louis Attractions Association. Our mission: We are committed to making a difference in our community, while providing first-class entertainment and memories that last a lifetime.

Kyle Cummins Claims Night 1 of USAC Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo Speedway

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For the first time since the start of this month, the USAC National Sprint Cars returned to action Thursday night of night 1 for their 15th annual Smackdown event at Kokomo Speedway. Last time out, the tour had recently completed the Indiana Sprint Week, which saw Kyle Cummins win the championship and Justin Grant win the race at Tri-State Speedway. However, coming off the heels of winning the ISW Championship, Cummins kept momentum rolling by winning night 1 of the Sprint Car Smackdown.

“I didn’t know what to do because I would get such a run in (Turns) 1 and 2, I’m like if I get plugged in the curb, I might get myself in trouble here,” Cummins said to Flo Racing in his victory lane. “I was like, well, it was a couple of laps in, and then I saw Justin (Grant), and I knew it was time to race.

“The car was the weirdest thing I ever drove. It won’t come to the green, it won’t go down the straightaway, but you put on the curb, it’ll run. We did some different stuff tonight that was pretty cool. I’m kind of exhausted after that one. I haven’t been feeling well all week. Thank you to all my sponsors who have supported me. My crew made a bunch of changes. They put a fresh wrap on it. We’ve been doing some R&D here and there. It was definitely different. I’m glad we won, but with a different kind of racecar. We’ll jot it down. We’ll go on here for a couple of more nights. We have good points going into tomorrow night (Friday). Hopefully have a good night again tomorrow.” 

There were 50 cars entered on the entry list for Thursday’s event.

Feature Recap – 30 Laps

Gavin Miller started on pole position for the feature with Kevin Thomas Jr on the outside pole. Miller led the first lap with Thomas Jr keeping him close at bay, but Miller eventually pulled away with a bigger gap as the lead car. Gunnar Setser and Cummins began challenging Thomas Jr for second. However, it was Cummins who was successful in passing Thomas Jr for second with 24 laps to go.

From there, Cummins began closing in on the race leader, Miller, with 20 laps to go, but the first caution flew for Jacob Denney, who went spinning around. Denney kept his car going to avoid losing his position.

Coming to the restart, it was Miller, Cummins, Thomas Jr, Grant, and Jake Swanson in the top five with 20 laps to go. Just as soon as the field went back racing, Swanson was upside down in Turns 1 and 2 to bring out the red flag. Miraculously, Swanson’s car sustained no damage despite the flip.

After going back green, Cummins still challenged Miller for the lead, and eventually took the top spot midway at Lap 16 in the race. Cummins used the bottom lane off Turn 2 for a great slide job on Miller. Grant also followed suit and got around Miller for second. Another caution was seen for Brady Bacon, who was stopped at the exit of Turn 2 with four laps to go.

At the end of the 30-lap feature, the checkered flag went to Cummins, who went on to grab his 10th career win of the season and for the 40th time of his USAC career.

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

Prior to the heat races, there was a hot lap and a two-lap qualifying session. Chase Stockon was the quickest in hot laps with a time of 12.766 seconds. Meanwhile, the defending Smackdown champion, Grant, set the quickest time in qualifying with a pace of 12.658 seconds.

Heat 1 – Zack Pretorius had the pole for this heat. Pretorius was unchallenged and easily won the heat race. Grant barely made the transfer as he spent the heat race below the transfer, but was able to lock himself in by getting the fourth position. Others transferring were Swanson and C.J. Leary.

Heat 2 – Logan Seavey would start from the No. 1 position in the second heat. Red flag conditions came out a lap later for Eli Wilhelmus, who went up and over in Turn 2. Wilhelmus got up on the cushion, which caused his car to go upside down. Fortunately, Wilhelmus ended up being okay as he exited the car.

Once the race went back green, it was Jadon Rogers with the lead over Seavey. Rogers maintained his lead with the eventual heat race win. He was followed by Cale Coons, Thomas Jr, and Seavey rounding out the top four.

Heat 3 – Beau Brandon had the top spot for the third heat, but it was Hayden Reinbold who took the lead from Brandon shortly thereafter. Cummins tried challenging for the lead from Reinbold and took the lead with four laps to go. Cummins won the heat race, with Miller, Reinbold, and Stevie Sussex III the top four transfers.

Heat 4 – Anton Hernandez was slated to start on the pole position for this heat; however, he was scratched from the field and did not participate. Harley Burns had the lead at the drop of the green flag, but Stockon grabbed the lead away moments later. A caution flew with five laps to go for Bryce Andrews. Andrews spun around off Turn 4 all by himself and was able to keep going.

There were a couple of laps of green-flag racing, but another caution came out with two laps to go for Brady Bacon in Turn 4. Bacon ended up slightly on top of a tire and had contact from Shane Cottle. Unfortunately, for Cottle, he was unable to continue.

Following the restart, Setser took the lead and went on to secure the heat race win. Stockon, Burns, and Brandon Mattox moved on.

Heat 5 – Kyle Sipley would be the pole sitter for the fifth and final heat of the evening. As the heat went green, the caution flew for Jake Simmons, who spun off Turn 2. Following the eight-lap heat, the victor went to Trey Osborne. Robert Ballou, Briggs Danner, and Thomas Meseraull collected the remaining transfer spots.

Dalton Stevens won the C-Main, while Colin Parker, Kobe Simpson, and Devan Myers transferred to the feature. For the B-Main, the win went to Mitchel Moles, Bacon, Ricky Lewis, and Denney. 

Official Race Results Following Night 1 of Sprint Car Smackdown at Kokomo Speedway

  1. Kyle Cummins
  2. Justin Grant
  3. Cale Coons
  4. Kevin Thomas Jr
  5. Jadon Rogers
  6. Briggs Danner
  7. Mitchel Moles
  8. Thomas Meseraull
  9. Stevie Sussex III
  10. Robert Ballou
  11. Gavin Miller
  12. Chase Stockon
  13. Hayden Reinbold
  14. Gunnar Setser
  15. C.J. Leary
  16. Ricky Lewis
  17. Harley Burns
  18. Jacob Denney
  19. Jake Swanson
  20. Zack Pretorius
  21. Logan Seavey
  22. Trey Osborne
  23. Brady Bacon
  24. Brandon Mattox

Up Next – Night 2 of Sprint Car Smackdown will take place Friday night, with championship night on Saturday night, live on Flo Racing.

MASSIVE LIST OF LEGENDS TO CELEBRATE NHRA’S 75TH ANNIVERSARY AT CORNWELL QUALITY TOOLS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS

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The Big Go will feature some of the sport’s biggest names at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 28, 2026) – The world’s biggest drag race will have one of the biggest collections of NHRA legends on hand, as a huge list of the most iconic names in NHRA history will help celebrate the prestigious 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals at the famed Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park on Sept. 2-7.

As part of NHRA’s 75th anniversary season, fans will have the opportunity to see an incredible gathering of legends at The Big Go, including Don Garlits, Don Prudhomme, Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Shirley Muldowney, Larry Dixon, John Force, Linda Vaughn, Richard Tharp, Darrell Gwynn, Steve Torrence, Al Segrini and many more.

All weekend in Indy, fans will have the chance to meet and interact with NHRA legends who played a massive role in NHRA’s spectacular 75-year history, as it won’t get much bigger than the all-star lineup scheduled for Indy on drag racing’s grandest stage.

  • The iconic Garlits was named the No. 1 driver in NHRA history during the 50th anniversary celebration, winning 35 Top Fuel races and three world titles.
  • Bernstein enjoyed an illustrious career that included four Funny Car world championships and two Top Fuel world titles.
  • Prudhomme has long cemented himself as one of the sport’s biggest stars, winning four world titles. “The Snake” had an incredible run in Indy, winning seven times between Top Fuel and Funny Car.
  • Muldowney was a trailblazer as a dominant female in drag racing, winning three world championships in the Top Fuel ranks. She won 18 career races, including a thrilling U.S. Nationals victory in 1982.
  • The winningest driver in NHRA history, the iconic Force is a 16-time world champion and a five-time Funny Car winner at Indy, tied for the most in U.S. Nationals history in the category.
  • Amato was a remarkable force in Top Fuel, as the standout won five world championships. He thrived in Indy, winning three times at The Big Go.
  • Dixon was tremendous in Indy, winning four times en route to 62 career victories and three world titles.
  • Named one of NHRA’s Top 50 drivers, Tharp won in Top Fuel at The Big Go in 1976.
  • Torrence is a four-time Top Fuel champion and enjoyed a dominant run in the Top Fuel ranks, winning three times at Indy among his 56 career victories.
  • Gwynn was a star in the Top Fuel ranks, winning 18 times, including a memorable 1989 victory at Indy.

On the track, the event is jammed with excitement, as all the current stars in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle compete for the special 75th anniversary Diamond Wally on the sport’s biggest stage. From Friday qualifying under the lights, to the final Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge of the year on Saturday to the thrilling PlayNHRA Funny Car All-Star Callout on Sunday and eliminations on Labor Day Monday, there’s no weekend quite like Indy,

Plus, there’s other major items during the weekend, including:

  • The Sox & Martin Hemi Challenge returns as the longest-running continuous specialty race in NHRA history, featuring exciting heads-up, wheelstanding, and side-by-side racing of Hemi-powered ’68 Super Stock Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas competing in the NHRA SS/AH class.
  • A celebration of NHRA’s 75-year history with exhibition runs on Friday and Sunday from the classic Rat Trap and Bradford’s Fiat nitro Fuel Altereds.
  • Push-start cackle cars on Friday and Sunday driven by NHRA legends.
  • Free parking for the entire weekend.
  • SealMaster Track Walk before Monday’s eliminations.
  • Multiple autograph sessions throughout the weekend.
  • A can’t-miss Hot Rod Junction.
  • Children 12-and-under get in free to an event offering all-day entertainment.

Last year’s Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals saw Austin Prock (Funny Car), Justin Ashley (Top Fuel), Erica Enders (Pro Stock) and Gaige Herrera (Pro Stock Motorcycle) win the world’s biggest drag race. This year’s event will once again be broadcast on FS1 and FOX, including Monday’s eliminations on FOX at 2 p.m. ET.

Also competing will be drivers in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports, NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown and Right Trailers Outlaw Street.

As always, fans get an exclusive pit pass to the most powerful and sensory-filled motorsports attraction on the planet. Fans get a unique chance to see teams in action and service their hot rods between rounds, get autographs from their favorite NHRA drivers, and more. They can also visit Manufacturers Midway, an exciting atmosphere that includes interactive displays, merchandise, food and fun for the entire family.

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series qualifying will feature one round at 6:15 p.m. ET on Friday, Sept. 4, two rounds at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sept. 5 and the final two rounds of qualifying on Sunday, Sept. 6 at 12 and 2:45 p.m. Final eliminations are scheduled for 10 a.m. ET on Monday, Sept 7.

Television coverage includes qualifying action on FS1 at 3 and 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, and eliminations at 12 p.m. on FS1 on Monday, shifting to FOX at 2 p.m.

The first round of the Funny Car All-Star Callout takes place at 12:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, with the semifinals at 2:15 p.m. and the final round at 3:40 p.m. A special broadcast of the Callout takes place on FS1 at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.

To purchase tickets to the 72nd annual Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals, fans can visit www.NHRA.com/tickets. For more information about NHRA, visit www.NHRA.com.

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About NHRA

NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. NHRA presents 20 national events featuring the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series and NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, as well as the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports and NHRA Flexjet Factory Stock Showdown™ at select national events. NHRA provides competition opportunities for drivers of all levels in the NHRA Summit Racing Series and NHRA Street Legal™. NHRA also offers the NHRA Jr. Street® program for teens and the Summit Racing Jr. Drag Racing League® for youth ages 5 to 17. With more than 100 Member Tracks, NHRA allows racers to compete at a variety of locations nationally and internationally. NHRA’s Youth and Education Services® (YES) Program reaches over 30,000 students annually to ignite their interest in automotive and racing related careers. NHRA’s streaming service, NHRA.tv®, allows fans to view all NHRA national events as well as exclusive features of the sport. In addition, NHRA owns and operates three racing facilities: Gainesville Raceway in Florida; Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park; and In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip in Southern California. For more information, log on to www.NHRA.com, or visit the official NHRA pages on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.

Exploring Lake Tahoe: Fun Things to Do in California’s Mountain Paradise

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Lake Tahoe is one of the most beautiful destinations in the Sierra Nevada, famous for its crystal-clear waters, mountain scenery, sandy beaches, and year-round outdoor adventures. Located on the California-Nevada border, the lake attracts travelers looking for a combination of natural beauty, relaxation, and exciting activities. From scenic hikes and water sports to winter skiing and peaceful lakeside escapes, there are plenty of fun things to do in Lake Tahoe.

For travelers visiting from outside the United States, staying connected can make it easier to navigate mountain roads, check weather conditions, find nearby attractions, and communicate while exploring the area. A Holafly e-SIM can be a convenient connectivity option for a trip to the United States, allowing travelers to focus more on enjoying Lake Tahoe’s spectacular landscapes.

Enjoy the Beaches of Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe has numerous beaches where visitors can relax, swim, picnic, and enjoy spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. The water is famously clear, while the contrast between the deep blue lake and the surrounding forest creates an unforgettable setting.

Sand Harbor is one of the most popular places to enjoy the lake, particularly during the warmer months. Its rocky shoreline, clear water, and mountain backdrop make it ideal for swimming, kayaking, photography, and relaxing.

Other beaches around the lake offer different experiences, from lively recreational areas to quieter stretches of shoreline. Arriving early during busy summer periods can make it easier to find parking and enjoy a peaceful spot by the water.

Go Hiking Around the Lake

Hiking is one of the best ways to experience Lake Tahoe’s natural beauty. Trails around the region lead through forests, along mountain ridges, and toward viewpoints overlooking the lake.

The Rubicon Trail is a popular option for travelers who want a scenic route along the shoreline. The trail provides impressive views of the water and surrounding mountains while passing through forests and rocky landscapes.

For more challenging adventures, hikers can explore trails in the surrounding Sierra Nevada. Before starting a hike, check trail conditions, bring enough water, and wear appropriate footwear.

Try Kayaking and Paddleboarding

The clear waters of Lake Tahoe make kayaking and paddleboarding popular summer activities. Exploring the shoreline from the water provides a different perspective of the surrounding landscape and allows visitors to reach quieter areas.

Morning is often a good time for paddling because conditions can be calmer. Beginners can choose shorter routes close to shore, while experienced paddlers may want to explore longer sections of the coastline.

Rental services are available in several areas around the lake, making it easy for visitors to try these activities without bringing their own equipment.

Take a Scenic Drive

A drive around Lake Tahoe is an excellent way to experience the area’s changing scenery. The road around the lake passes through forests, mountain communities, viewpoints, beaches, and recreational areas.

Allow plenty of time rather than treating the drive simply as transportation. There are numerous places where you can stop for photographs, short walks, or a lakeside break.

Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains, particularly outside summer, so check road conditions before setting out.

Explore Emerald Bay State Park

Emerald Bay State Park is one of Lake Tahoe’s most recognizable landscapes. The bay’s distinctive shape, forested surroundings, and deep blue water create spectacular views from several locations.

One of the park’s best-known attractions is Vikingsholm, a historic mansion located near the shoreline. Visitors can also explore hiking trails and viewpoints in the surrounding area.

Emerald Bay is an excellent place for photography, sightseeing, hiking, and learning more about the region’s history.

Visit Heavenly Mountain Resort

Heavenly Mountain Resort is a major destination for outdoor activities in South Lake Tahoe. During winter, it attracts visitors for skiing and snowboarding, while summer brings hiking, scenic rides, and mountain activities.

One of the highlights is the opportunity to enjoy panoramic views from high above the lake. The combination of mountain scenery and Lake Tahoe’s blue water makes the area particularly impressive.

Even visitors who are not interested in skiing can find plenty to enjoy around the resort and South Lake Tahoe.

Go Skiing and Snowboarding

Lake Tahoe is one of the most popular winter destinations in the western United States. The surrounding mountains receive substantial snowfall, creating excellent opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities.

Several resorts around the lake cater to different experience levels. Beginners can take lessons and practice on easier terrain, while experienced skiers and snowboarders can explore more challenging runs.

Winter travelers should monitor snowfall, road conditions, and resort operations before traveling into the mountains.

Try Snowshoeing and Winter Hiking

Not every winter adventure requires skis or a snowboard. Snowshoeing provides an enjoyable way to explore forests and snowy landscapes at a slower pace.

Several trails and recreational areas around Lake Tahoe offer opportunities for winter walks. The peaceful atmosphere of snow-covered trees and mountain scenery can make a winter hike particularly memorable.

Dress in layers, carry appropriate equipment, and check local conditions before heading into snowy areas.

Enjoy a Boat Tour

A boat trip offers another excellent way to experience Lake Tahoe. From the water, visitors can appreciate the lake’s enormous scale and see its mountains, beaches, forests, and bays from a different perspective.

Sightseeing cruises are available during the warmer months, while private boating options can provide a more personalized experience. Sunset cruises can be particularly enjoyable for travelers looking for a relaxing evening activity.

Explore Tahoe City

Tahoe City is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Tahoe and provides a relaxed base for exploring the surrounding area. The community has restaurants, shops, parks, and access to outdoor activities.

Visitors can walk along the waterfront, enjoy local food, or use the town as a starting point for nearby hikes and scenic drives.

Its laid-back atmosphere makes Tahoe City a good choice for travelers who want to combine outdoor adventures with a comfortable mountain-town experience.

Discover South Lake Tahoe

South Lake Tahoe is one of the region’s busiest visitor areas and offers a wide selection of restaurants, accommodations, shops, entertainment, and outdoor activities.

Its location provides convenient access to beaches, hiking trails, ski resorts, and attractions such as Emerald Bay. Visitors can easily spend several days exploring the surrounding area while using South Lake Tahoe as a base.

The town also has a lively atmosphere, particularly during summer and winter travel seasons.

Go Fishing

Fishing is another popular outdoor activity around Lake Tahoe. The lake and surrounding waterways support several fish species, providing opportunities for both casual and experienced anglers.

Fishing regulations vary depending on location and season, so visitors should check current local requirements before heading out. Early morning can be a peaceful time to enjoy the water while fishing.

Even if you are not an experienced angler, spending a quiet morning beside the lake can be a relaxing addition to a Tahoe itinerary.

Enjoy Cycling

Cycling is a fun way to explore the Lake Tahoe area while enjoying mountain and lake views. Road cycling, recreational rides, and mountain biking are available in different parts of the region.

Some routes can be physically demanding because of elevation and steep terrain, so choose a trail or road that matches your experience level.

Cyclists should also pay attention to traffic, weather, and changing road conditions.

Best Time to Visit Lake Tahoe

Lake Tahoe is a year-round destination, but the best time to visit depends on the activities you want to enjoy.

Summer is ideal for beaches, hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, boating, and sightseeing. Autumn brings cooler temperatures and beautiful scenery, while winter transforms the surrounding mountains into a major destination for skiing and snowboarding.

Spring can be quieter, although conditions can vary considerably depending on snow levels and elevation.

How Many Days Do You Need in Lake Tahoe?

A three-day trip is enough to experience several of Lake Tahoe’s major attractions. You could spend one day exploring beaches and viewpoints, another hiking or taking a boat trip, and a third exploring nearby towns or mountain attractions.

With four or five days, you can create a more relaxed itinerary and include additional outdoor activities such as kayaking, cycling, skiing, or longer hikes.

The region rewards travelers who avoid rushing from one attraction to another and leave time to enjoy the scenery.

Tips for Exploring Lake Tahoe

Because Lake Tahoe is located in a mountainous region, preparation is important. Bring comfortable clothing suitable for changing weather and wear proper footwear if you plan to hike.

During summer, sunscreen, sunglasses, water, and sun protection are essential. In winter, check snow and road conditions before driving and carry suitable cold-weather gear.

It is also important to respect the natural environment. Stay on designated trails, dispose of waste properly, and avoid disturbing wildlife.

A Destination for Nature and Adventure Lovers

Lake Tahoe offers an impressive variety of experiences within one destination. Visitors can spend the morning hiking through mountain forests, enjoy an afternoon on the lake, and finish the day watching the sunset over the Sierra Nevada.

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Final Thoughts

Exploring Lake Tahoe is about more than simply seeing a beautiful lake. Its beaches, forests, mountain trails, ski resorts, scenic viewpoints, and charming communities provide countless ways to enjoy the outdoors throughout the year.

Whether you visit during the sunny summer season or arrive in winter for snow-covered adventures, Lake Tahoe offers a memorable combination of natural beauty and outdoor fun. With thoughtful planning and enough time to explore, this California mountain paradise can easily become one of the highlights of a trip to the western United States.

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA head to COTA looking to build on strong result in São Paulo

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August 28th, 2026 – Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA head to Circuit of the Americas (COTA) next week for the Lone Star Le Mans, looking to build on the strong result from their last outing in São Paulo.

Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA scored their first podium finish of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship season in Brazil, with the No.12 taking the checkered flag in P3, whilst the sister car (No.38) crossed the finish line just behind in P4.

The latest round of the WEC takes place at the 5.513 km (3.426 mile), 20-turn COTA track, which features a 40-metre (133 foot) elevation climb up to the iconic first corner.

The No.38 car Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R will be driven by Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Sebastien Bourdais. Cadillac Racing driver, Ricky Taylor will joing Norman Nato and Will Stevens in the No.12 car, as Alex Lynn continues his recovery from surgery ahead of his anticipated return to racing in Barcelona.

The six-hour Lone Star Le Mans gets underway with two Free Practice sessions on Friday September 4th. A third Free Practice on Saturday will be followed by Qualifying and the 10-minute Hyperpole session. The Race is scheduled for 1pm local time on Sunday September 6th.

 What they’re saying:

Jeromy Moore, Chief Engineer Cadillac Racing: “Racing at our home race is always a special feeling. The local fans always get behind us! Last year we had a downpour of rain making conditions tricky in the race, but generally COTA can be very hot. This is a challenge for the drivers around the very “busy” track layout, but also to keep the tyres in their ideal operating temperature window. COTA is quite a techncial circuit, it has a lot of corners in quick succession, with a relatively short straight that builds tyre temperature rapidly.”

No. 12 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R:

Norman Nato: “COTA is such a nice place and circuit to drive. I’m pleased to have Ricky Taylor joining us. He has a lot of experience, he knows the car very well, is fresh from winning in IMSA, so I have no doubt he will will be a great addition to the team. The main target continues to be to win races. We had a great result in Brazil and will be looking to build on that after the summer break.”

Will Stevens: “I’m really looking forward to getting back to COTA, especially coming off a strong result for us in Sao Paulo. Hopefully we can keep the momentum going and come away with a strong result for the team. It’s always a special weekend racing for Cadillac in the US. We also welcome Ricky to our line up in the 12 car, I have raced with Ricky many times over in IMSA so I am sure he is going to fit in great with the team and will hit the ground running. Let’s have a good weekend!.”

Ricky Taylor: “I’m really excited to join Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA for the COTA round of the WEC championship. I’ve always been a big fan of the team and it was great working with them this year at Le Mans as a teammate car. I know Will and Norman well from their time with WTR. COTA is an amazing track and it will be great to go back to Austin. Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA has been so strong all year, we’ve all been watching and cheering them on. I’ll be doing my best to help contribute to another good result at COTA.”

No. 38 Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA V-Series.R

Jack Aitken: “COTA is one of the great American circuits I still haven’t raced at, so I’m looking forward to ticking it off! I’ve heard it’s a physical one, and it certainly looks like an amazing place to get the most out of our Cadillac.”

Earl Bamber: “It’s been good to get a bit of a break and recharge the batteries. The team had a strong outing in Brazil, where we finished third and fourth, picking up a good haul of manufacturer points. COTA was a wet and wild run last year. In both the wet and dry the car had good pace. I’m looking forward to going to our home race for Cadillac in WEC and kicking off the second half of the calendar.”

Sebastien Bourdais: “The second part of the season starts now. We’ve shown a lot of pace at the start of the season, including two strong results in Brazil. The aim is now to build on this momentum and deliver some more great results for the team. COTA is a challenging track. It has a variety of different speeds and is bumpy in places. You never know how bumpy, or where the bumps will be until you get there as the track changes a lot year on year. Let’s see what the weather holds – it can be incredibly hot but there can also be torrential rain. No matter what the weather, the whole team is ready to push for a strong result.”

To download our 2026 media materials, please visit: https://tracksideracingnews.egnyte.com/fl/Cvbw4pWh37QJ

About General Motors

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GM Motorsports, including the Cadillac Formula 1® Team develops and proves advanced technologies in the most demanding environments, accelerating innovation in performance, safety, efficiency, and electrification for its production vehicles. Cadillac Racing is one of the leading manufacturers in the IMSA and FIA World Endurance Championships (WEC). Chevrolet competes in single seaters in the US IndyCar series, and in NASCAR with multiple team partners and drivers. Corvette customer teams compete in GT series across the globe including IMSA and WEC. Learn more at GM.com.

Best American Football Coaching Apps for Coaches and Training Staff

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A head coach in Ohio told me once that he didn’t lose sleep over play calls. He lost sleep over whether the strength coach’s spreadsheet matched the trainer’s injury log from the week before. Different files, different formats, half the team’s data living in someone’s inbox. That’s not a coaching problem. It’s a tools problem, and it’s more common than most programs like to admit. 

Football staff run on information moving fast between a lot of people. Coordinators, position coaches, trainers, parents, and sometimes a whole booster club. When that information lives in five separate apps and a printed depth chart taped to a wall, something eventually falls through. Usually it’s the small stuff: a player who should’ve been held out of contact drills, a reminder that never reached a freshman’s parent, a practice script that got texted to half the staff and emailed to the other half. 

The real test for a coaching app 

Plenty of software promises to fix this. Fewer actually survive contact with a real season. The honest test isn’t how the demo looks in August. It’s whether a tired offensive coordinator can still use it correctly at 9pm on a Thursday in October. Programs looking at american football coaching apps should ask pointed questions before signing anything. Does it work on a phone that is standing in the rain? Can an assistant coach find what they need without digging through six menus? Does it get used over the past week three? 

What Waresport does differently 

Waresport didn’t start as a generic sports app that got a football skin bolted on afterward. The platform is built around how football programs are structured day to day: position groups, depth charts, practice reps, and the constant handoffs between staff. Its Coaching Hub is where most of that shows. A coordinator builds a practice plan, assigns it to specific position groups, and it’s on every assistant’s phone instantly. No group chat, no printed sheet left in someone’s truck. 

Small things on paper. In practice, it’s the difference between a staff member that’s on the same page and one that’s reconstructing Tuesday’s plan from memory on Wednesday. That’s the kind of american football coaching software that earns its place on a coach’s phone instead of getting deleted after the first busy week. 

Athlete records that don’t disappear when someone leaves 

Here’s where a lot of teams quietly bleed information. A trainer keeps injury notes in a personal file. A strength coach tracks conditioning numbers in a spreadsheet only they can open. Then that person takes another job, or a player switches position groups mid-season, and the new staff is starting from nothing. 

Good sports coaching management is supposed to prevent exactly that. On Waresport, a player’s record, attendance, conditioning benchmarks, injury history, coaching notes, stays attached to that athlete, not to whichever staff member happened to be tracking it. A defensive coordinator and a strength coach end up looking at the same information instead of two different versions of the truth. For programs running varsity and JV or feeder squads under one roof, that alone tends to cut down on a surprising amount of confusion. 

This is really the point of good american football athlete management software: athlete management only works if the coaching side and the training side aren’t operating in separate silos. Waresport treats them as one continuous record rather than two products glued together. 

Built from what coaches actually complained about 

The features that stick in a platform like this usually trace back to some coach’s frustration, not a product roadmap meeting. Faster lineup edits before kickoff. Injury flags that sync automatically instead of needing a manual update from three different people. An american football app those scales from a single high school program up to a multi-team club setup without turning into a bloated mess of settings nobody understands. 

None of it replaces actual coaching. A good app doesn’t call better plays or teach better techniques. What it does is get the busywork out of the way, the admin, the chasing people down, the duplicate data entry, so that time goes back into film study and actual practice planning, where it belongs. 

Worth the switch? 

Switching platforms mid-career is annoying, and most coaches would rather stick with what they know than learn something new in-season. But the programs that do make the jump to something purpose-built for football, rather than a repurposed multi-sport tool, tend to notice the payoff fast. Specifically, in the parts of the job nobody signed up to enjoy chasing paperwork, untangling miscommunication, tracking down who has the latest version of a plan. For staff tired of stitching together five different tools to run one practice, Waresport is worth an actual look, not just a bookmark for later. 

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