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August 16, 2026

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[ August 16, 2026 ] Kyle Larson Wins Beaver Drill & Tool/MPV Express/Mike and Kathy Hulbert Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Award! _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] Cole Croft races to 3rd win of Placerville season on Kings Meats Night _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] MONTGOMERY TAKES NST FINALE; WILLISON CLAIMS WEEKEND TITLE AT SARATOGA _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] HERRICK OUTDUELS GRAVES AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN, SNAPS NEARLY TWO-YEAR CRSA WINLESS STREAK _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] BUD KAEDING RACES TO 1ST WATSONVILLE WIN OF SEASON _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] PHOTO FINISH FOR CONNOR LUNDY’S SECOND WIN AT PERRIS _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] McMullen soars back to top at Plymouth _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] Spithaler and Jordan take Wayne County feature wins _Front Page News
[ August 16, 2026 ] T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2026 Knoxville Nationals Finale _Top Features
[ August 16, 2026 ] Larson Flies to Fourth Knoxville Nationals Title _Top Stories

Kyle Larson Wins Beaver Drill & Tool/MPV Express/Mike and Kathy Hulbert Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” Award!

Kyle Larson’s improbable trip from racing with the NASCAR Cup Series in Richmond, Virginia to making it to win his fourth Knoxville Nationals propelled him to his first ever Beaver Drill & Tool/MPV Express/Mike & Kathy Hulbert Jesse Hockett “Mr. Sprint Car” title worth $10,000.

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Cole Croft races to 3rd win of Placerville season on Kings Meats Night

Fourteen-year-old Cole Croft continued his fantastic rookie season by racing to his third Sprint Car victory of the Placerville Speedway campaign during Kings Meats Burger Night on Saturday.

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MONTGOMERY TAKES NST FINALE; WILLISON CLAIMS WEEKEND TITLE AT SARATOGA

Jeff Montgomery scored a popular victory Saturday night at Saratoga Speedway to claim the final Northwest Sprint Tour (NST) feature event of the year before a packed grandstand. It was the first feature victory of the season for the Vancouver Island local.

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HERRICK OUTDUELS GRAVES AT THUNDER MOUNTAIN, SNAPS NEARLY TWO-YEAR CRSA WINLESS STREAK

Thunder Mountain Speedway crackled with anticipation Saturday night as the top two in the A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints standings, Dalton Herrick and Tyler Graves, delivered a wheel-to-wheel showdown for the ages.

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BUD KAEDING RACES TO 1ST WATSONVILLE WIN OF SEASON

Campbell’s Bud Kaeding scored his first Gold Star GMC Sprint Car triumph of the season, while Camron Diatte topped a 38-car SSSP Dwarf Car field to grab the Mark Biscardi Memorial at Watsonville Speedway on Friday.

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PHOTO FINISH FOR CONNOR LUNDY’S SECOND WIN AT PERRIS

After one of the closest finishes in the history of the Avanti Windows & Doors USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series, Connor Lundy of Peoria, Arizona emerged victorious at Perris Auto Speedway. After stalking point leader R.J. Johnson during the closing laps, Lundy surged off the final corner in the Matt Lundy owned #97 Apache Transport / JUGO Superfoods Sherman to claim his second consecutive victory by 0.01 seconds.

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McMullen soars back to top at Plymouth

From PDP August 15, 2026 – One week after dropping to second on the Akright Auto Plymouth Dirt Track Racing 360 Sprint Car all-time A-main victory list, three-time division champion Brandon McMullen of Oostburg regained […]

Spithaler and Jordan take Wayne County feature wins

The OVSCA Sprint feature got off to a tough start as Tyler Street and Nash Gierke, who would both continue action, along with Danny Mumaw, Shawn Hubler and Trinity Ramseyer got tangled up in turn two on the start.

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Brenham Crouch Transported to Des Moines After Accident at Knoxville

Brenham Crouch suffered a broken right arm and is being admitted for neurological observation following a crash during the daytime portion of the program during the 65th Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway.

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Beaver Racing Wins Best Appearing Car at the 2026 Knoxville Nationals

The Beaver Tracing Team throwback car driven by Landon Crawley was named best appearing car for the 2026 edition of the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s.

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FAST/GLTS Rained Out at Millstream

The Great Lakes Traditional Sprints and FAST on Dirt sprint car double header scheduled for Saturday at Millstream Speedway was cancelled due to inclement weather.

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USAC Midgets Postponed at Coles County; Cancelled at Jacksonville

The USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget Car Series events scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Coles County Speedway and Jacksonville Speedway have been rained out.

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GLSS at Butler Rained Out

The Great Lakes Super Sprints / Winged 410 Sprint Car double header scheduled for Saturday at Butler Motor Speedway has been cancelled due to inclement weather.

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Brandon Carlson in victory lane at Saratoga Speedway. (David Sink Photo)

Feature Winners: Friday, August 14, 2026

Even though things were rainy at Knoxville, plenty of other tracks and series were able to complete on Friday. Check out who won feature events.

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Brandon Carlson (#14) and Jeff Montgomery (#33J) racing for position Friday at Saratoga Speedway. (David Sink Photo)

Carlson Wins Opening Night of the Montgomery Memorial

Brandon Carlson took advantage of Jeff Montgomery’s misfortune and held off Aaron Willison to win night #1 of the Neal Montgomery Memorial Friday night at Saratoga Speedway on Vancouver Island as part of the Lordco Parts Ltd. Sprint Car Spectacular. It was Carlson’s first career sprint car feature victory.

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