The release of the 2026 USAC East Coast schedule brings with it a familiar feeling — anticipation mixed with respect for the tracks that continue to define this tour. From tight bullrings to historic half-miles, the calendar once again showcases the backbone of USAC East Coast Non-Wing Sprint Car racing. Even more fitting, many of these venues served as the stage for some of the most memorable moments of the 2025 season. Bridgeport Motorsports Park stands as the heartbeat of

Anderson, IN (January 14, 2026) — Rising pavement sprint car talent Colin Grissom has officially set his focus on competing for Rookie of the Year honors during the 2026 yourBIGplans.com 500 Sprint Car Tour season, bringing momentum, experience, and proven performance into his first full year on the national tour. Grissom enters the 2026 campaign with a strong foundation built on success in some of pavement racing’s most demanding environments. Most notably, he earned Rookie

On July 23rd, 2025, NASCAR officially announced their newest race in Southern California around Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, with the track set to utilize the airfield as part of NASCAR's next street race adventure in 2026. This comes after NASCAR considered several  cities such as Pittsburgh , Baltimore , and Seattle to replace the race in Chicago .  In a letter written to Mayor of Chicago Brandon Johnson , race president Julie Giese made the clear intention of a return

Hi readers!  For those of you that don’t know who I am or why I am writing this, let me fill you in a little bit.  I am Kyle Hayden, a 40 year old father, husband, middle school teacher, and racecar driver from Clio, MI.  I have been around racing all of my life and I still race and work on racecars today.  Both of my grandfathers raced, my dad raced, my uncles on both sides of my family raced, my brother raced, and cousins still race today.  Racing is just my thing.  But I a

📸 Emily Schwanke CONCORD, NC (January 14, 2026) – For most dirt Late Model drivers, the winter months involve recharging their batteries after a long season and restocking parts and pieces ahead of the new year. But if you’re  Tristan Chamberlain , the break also includes graduating high school. The 18-year-old’s first two seasons on the road with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision were a balance between attending online school while also racing f

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 13, 2026) Jubilation might be an understatement when describing Victory Lane during Tuesday’s Warren CAT Qualifying Night, as Sapulpa’s Blake Hahn captured his first career JST Motorsports Preliminary A-Feature win. The 56th different driver to win a JST Motorsports' preliminary night A-Feature, Hahn’s win is his first atop Tulsa Expo Raceway clay outside the Hyper Racing Tulsa Shootout powered by NOS Energy Drink, and the first for his g

📸 Emily Schwanke CONCORD, NC (January 13, 2026) - Some Sprint Car drivers spend their off-season relaxing. Others fly to Australia or New Zealand for the southern hemisphere’s summer to continue racing. One opted to jump behind the wheel of a Monster Truck. Less than three weeks after Ashton Torgerson revealed his 2026 plans of a rookie season with the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series in the Shark Racing No. 1A, he climbed aboard one of the 12,000-pound be

CONCORD, NC (January 13, 2026) – Last fall, Dennis Erb Jr.’s trip to Victory Lane at  Humboldt Speedway  signaled to the world that he was back. Now, he’s ready to maintain his status as a nightly contender in his full-time return to the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision. The 2022 Series champion’s Kansas win was far from a fluke – rather, it was one of three top fives in four races in October, a run that highlighted a larger stretch of 10 top 10s in

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2026) Taking over as the winningest driver in preliminary night competition, defending Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink champion, Kyle Larson, rolled fourth to first for his ninth career preliminary night win during Monday’s 2nd Opinion Auto Center Qualifying Night. In a four-way tie for the record with Rico Abreu, Christopher Bell, and Sammy Swindell all having eight wins going into Monday’s JST Motorsports A-Feature,

Bryan Hulbert – TULSA, Okla. (January 12, 2026) Grabbing his fourth career win in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Invitational Race of Champions, Oklahoma’s Christopher Bell led start to finish during Monday’s special feature event. The win nabbed Bell an extra $3,224, with the extra $224 for leading the “Race For Chase White Flag” presented by the Ultimate Sprint Car Series in California. His first time winning the 25-lap affair as an owner-driver, the PristineAuction.com No. 21cb