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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

T.J.’s Takeaways from the 2026 Knoxville Nationals Finale

In one of the craziest stories I have witnessed in my 30 years of covering motorsports, here are my takeaways from Kyle Larson flying from Richmond, Virgina after a NASCAR race to win the rain [...]

Garet Wiliamson (#23) racing for the lead with Kyle Larson (#57) Thursday at Knoxville Raceway. (T.J. Buffenbarger Photo)

T.J.’s Takeaways from Thursday at the 65th Knoxville Nationals

This edition of the takeaways goes in depth about why TJ doesn’t have an issue with Kyle Larson not being able to compete on Saturday at Knoxville, still thinking Garet Williamson will score his first [...]

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 & [...]
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. […]
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 [...]
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. […]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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. […]
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. […]