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One championship is pretty nice. But a second one was twice as nice for Tyler Nelson. The Olathe, Kansas racer successfully defended his USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget championship in 2026 by racking up three feature victories, plus a series-leading 10 top fives, 13 top tens, three fast qualifying times, and seven heat race wins during the 13-race series to defeat Bryce Massingill by a 40-point margin in the final tally.
A chip off the old block. Cale Coons has earned honors as the 2026 USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car National Championship Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Year with a superb season in which he became a first time series feature winner.
The A-Verdi Storage Containers CRSA Sprints were guaranteed a first-time winner when 15 drivers took the grid for Friday night’s Non-Winners event in the Hoag Memorial. Dustin Sehn and Nolan Groves battled on the front row for the $250 prize—Sehn’s No. D9 then held off a late-race charge from Groves for his first career CRSA A-Main victory.
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