The eagerly anticipated 2026 FIA European Rally Championship will begin with the 43rd Andalusia Rally – Sierra Morena – Córdoba World Heritage Site from 17 – 19 April.
Using all-asphalt stages, the spectacular event in southern Spain, an ERC newcomer in 2025, replaces Rally Hungary as the first of what will now be a seven-round calendar.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2026) – One of the world’s longest tenured and most exciting racing esports series enters its 17th season in 2026, as iRacing and NASCAR are pleased to announce the return of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. 2026 takes the series’ established talent pool and $500,000 purse to the next level with an all-new format, giving more drivers than ever a chance to make it to the championship.
Auburn Hills, Mich. – One week ahead of Ram Racing’s return to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, the brand has officially crowned the winner of its competitive reality series, Race for the Seat. Timothy “Mini” Tyrrell claimed the final open seat on Kaulig Racing’s 2026 Truck Series roster and will drive the No. 14 Ram 1500 when the season kicks off next weekend at Daytona.
Lou Modestino sends us a report by Joseph Srigley of TobyChristie, that Gio Ruggiero, the defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year (ROTY), will get the nod to compete in a pair of NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series events this season for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Preece Claims First Career Cup Victory, Buescher 8th
CONCORD, NC (February 5, 2026) – It was worth the wait for Roush Fenway Keselowski (RFK) Racing. After a snow storm blanketed the Winston Salem, NC area January 30, forcing the postponement of the Cook Out Clash from Sunday to Wednesday, the three car RFK team came to Bowman Gray Stadium with a blizzard of its own. Ryan Preece scored his first career Cup Series victory while Chris Buescher and Corey LaJoie held nothing back.
STAMFORD, Conn. – February 4, 2026 – The Monster Energy 2026 SMX World ChampionshipTM series and Monster Energy AMA Supercross season continues with an action-packed February with stops at four venues, including the iconic Daytona International Speedway, AT&T Stadium, and Lumen Field. All four races this month will be presented across Peacock and NBCSN.
BECHTELSVILLE, PA February 2, 2026 – The 37th season of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series at the Grandview Speedway will showcase three premier events in 2026 and we are pleased to have Alpine Building Supply returning as a key sponsor. Alpine Building Supply is part of the Pioneer group of companies led by President and Owner Bob Greene.
— Race of Champions “Family of Series” to Return to Shangri-La II Speedway in 2026 —
Owego, NY (January 26, 2026) — Race of Champions management, along with Ray Hodge and Shangri-La II Speedway management, is pleased to announce that the Race of Champions “Family of Series” will return to Shangri-La II Speedway during the 2026 season with four (4) events scheduled at the Owego, NY facility.
Barre, VT – The North East Short Track Network (NESTN) has signed on with the top sanctioning bodies including the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour, Pro All Stars Series and Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series along with iconic speedways like Vermont’s Thunder Road Speedbowl, New Hampshire’s Lee USA Speedway and White Mountain Motorsports Park, Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway and Seekonk Speedway in Massachusetts to stream events live for 2026 and beyond.
SpeedFest 2026 Rescheduled as Part of Georgia Summer Nationals Weekend at Cordele Motor Speedway
CORDELE, GA – Officials with SpeedFest, Track Enterprises, and Cordele Motor Speedway have announced that SpeedFest 2026 has been rescheduled and will now be contested as part of the 14th Annual Georgia Summer Nationals, featuring a SpeedFest / SuperFest doubleheader weekend on Friday–Saturday, July 31–August 1.
