𝙃𝙪𝙙𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙊’𝙉𝙚𝙖𝙡, 𝙅𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙎𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙨 CASA GRANDE, Ariz. (Jan. 18, 2026) — The 2026 Rio Grande Waste Services Wild West Shootout presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts drew to a close Sunday evening with 164 race cars filling the pit area at FK Rod Ends Central Arizona Raceway in Casa Grande, Arizona, presented by Low Voltage Solutions for the sixth and final round of the miniseri

📸 KG Media | Koty Geyer Quincy, MI - Officials with Butler Motor Speedway released the full 2026 schedule of events, which features 22 race nights from May to September and eight different sanctioning bodies visiting the 3/8th high-banked oval in southern Michigan. Weekly shows will continue to be highlighted by 410 Winged Sprint Cars, DIRTcar UMP Modifieds, Street Stocks, and 4-Cylinders. The season begins with a Test and Tune on Saturday, April 25th, with a built-in rain d

📸 Todd Boyd Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 17, 2026) A dream come true for Emerson Axsom, the 21-year-old from Franklin, Ind., parked the Kevin and Jo Swindell No. 39a in Victory Lane for the first time in the 40th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink. “I won’t believe this until next year, or until I see my name on that trophy with everyone else that’s won this race,” stated Axsom. Chasing Kyle Larson through the first four laps, Axsom carried a wa

📸 Buck Monson Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 16, 2026) Chaos reigned, and so did Logan Seavey, who landed his fourth JST Motorsports preliminary A-Feature win in as many years during Hard Rock Hotel Casino Tulsa Qualifying Night at the 40th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink. The second win of the week for car owners Kevin and Jordan Swindell, the win for Seavey’s fifth overall preliminary night win since 2019. Giving chase to Justin Grant through

Merrill, MI - Officials with the Great Lakes Super Sprints (GLSS) have announced American  Racer as the official tire provider for the 2026 season, concluding a 10-year relationship with  Hoosier Racing Tire.   The decision follows ongoing concerns from GLSS teams over the last few years. Series officials determined that introducing additional competition into the tire market was necessary to help control costs and provide racers with a more sustainable long-term option.   Be

Horsepower Happenings Podcast, 500 Sprintcast, KG Media, Gridline Social Among MARC Network Members Jonesville, MI - In 1965, Dick and Pat Beebe launched the Michigan Auto Racing Chronicles after discussion with friends around a dining-room table. Dick wrote in the paper with the Fifth Turn and Pat wrote Grandstand with Pat. The paper featured results from around the state, editorials, and other news, giving fans one place to keep up on everything going on in racing. The MARC

📸 Richard Bales Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 15, 2026) A late race caution turned into a late race charge for the win, as Oklahoma’s Christopher Bell rolled the hub of the Tulsa Expo Raceway to Victory Lane during Thursday’s Hasty Bake Qualifying Night at the 40th annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink.   Already a winner during Monday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions, Bell’s Thursday win is his ninth in JST Motorsports prelimina

📸 Trent Gower CONCORD, NC (January 15, 2026) - The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series is coming back to Colorado. A date has been added to the 2026 schedule at Calhan, CO’s El Paso County Raceway on Monday, Sept. 14. The Rocky Mountain Rumble is set to mark the state’s first time hosting The Greatest Show on Dirt in a decade. The most recent visit came in 2016 when the tour debuted at El Paso County. Colorado is home to 36 past World of Outlaws races sprea

📸 Emily Schwanke CONCORD, NC (January 15, 2026) – When  Jake Timm  chased the full World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision for the first time in 2025, it was much more than a one-time, bucket-list endeavor. The former Modified standout has every intention of being a long-term fixture at the pinnacle of Late Model racing, and the next step on that path comes in 2026 with his second season as one of  The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet . Timm’s first

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 14, 2026) Going back-to-back with Wednesday York Plumbing and Mechanical Qualifying Night wins, Emerson Axsom delivered big in traffic, as well as holding off the many challenges of Daison Pursley. “I tried to show the good lapped cars and nose a couple times, and unfortunately, those guys wouldn't budge, which is fair enough; you've got to run your own race,” stated Axsom of the race through traffic. On whether or not he could hear anyon