As part of a lavish, globally streamed Ford Racing online presentation from Detroit late Thursday and in what he called “a new era” for his organization, Bob Tasca III of Hope, RI announced he is stepping away from the driver’s seat and becoming an NHRA Funny Car team owner only, at least for now.
And he has hired two-time and reigning champion Austin Prock to drive the Dark Horse Mustang, starting in the 2026 season that will kick off in March with the NHRA Gatornationals at Florida’s Gainesville Raceway.
(Stafford Springs, CT)—After capturing the 2025 SK Light championship, second-generation driver Meg Fuller of Auburn, MA will move up the Stafford Speedway ladder into the track’s premier SK Modified® division for the 2026 season. Fuller will join forces with Dan Avery and Keith Rocco Racing to pilot an Avery Construction car adorned with her familiar #2 and support from longtime partners Propane Plus, P.T. Watts, Wally and Jason Koza, Rob from TFR, Interstate Transmission, RaceChoice, Metro Door, Gary Rice Shop Equipment, Renee and Ed Bennett, Avery Construction, and VR Wraps, while welcoming P.J. Ladola and Sons as a new sponsor for 2026.
Pure ARCA spirit in motion: Sandy Leith and the “Scrambling Egg” Bugatti T37 Special.
Dear Historic Festival Competitors, Collectors, and Friends of Lime Rock Park,
As we look ahead to Historic Festival 44, we are proud to extend a special invitation—one Skip Barber has been eager to make—to owners and caretakers of Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) cars.
Our featured marque for HF44 is Alfa Romeo, and it is fitting that this story begins there. The final ARCA race, run in 1940, was won by Frank Griswold driving an Alfa Romeo Grand Prix car. Eight years later, as American road racing re-emerged after World War II, it was Griswold once again—this time winning the inaugural SCCA-sanctioned Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1948 in a different pre-war Alfa Romeo, an 8C 2900. Few moments illustrate the continuity of American sports car racing more clearly.
The Flying Tiger division at White Mountain Motorsports Park has partnered with The Farmyard Store and Newport Rental in Derby, Vermont for the 2026 season! (Johnny Racer photo)
N. Woodstock, NH — Officials with White Mountain Motorsports Park are excited to announce an expanded partnership for the 2026 season at New Hampshire’s Favorite Short Track. The Farmyard Store, after supporting several teams and the track as a billboard sponsor, has signed on to support the famed Flying Tiger division for the upcoming season!
For over two decades The Farmyard Store and Newport Rental have been a staple place to shop in Derby, Vermont. Whether for True Value Hardware, farm, garden, pet or animal supplies they have it. The expansive stove and generator divisions offer sales, service and installation of all the major brands like Harman, Vermont Castings, Kohler and Generac standby generators. Newport Rental Center incorporates a large inventory of rental equipment, contractor supplies, septic, pipe and precast products.
With the Milton CAT American-Canadian Tour joining forces with the Pro All Stars Series to promote racing at Lee USA Speedway, the ACT Late Models make their return to the 3/8-mile four times in 2026. (Erik Tavares photo)
Lee, NH & Epping, NH— A new twist has been added into the 2026 Southern New Hampshire racing schedule! Two previously announced 100-lap events for ACT Late Models at Lee USA Speedway have been joined with two 100-lap events at Star Speedway to create a new Seacoast Late Model Challenge with each event featuring a $1,500 to win purse plus a $2,000 championship point fund for the top-three point chasers at season’s end!
AUSTIN, TX – (January 12, 2025) – The 40th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink will be available in more homes than ever before. In an effort to grow the audience for the elite short track dirt race, FloSports will expand the stream of select live event coverage to its newly launched FloRacing 24/7 FAST channel on Prime Video and Fubo as well as FloRacing’s YouTube channel. The Chili Bowl Nationals powered by NOS Energy Drink will run from January 12–17, at the famed SageNet Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will be streamed exclusively on FloRacing.
(Nashville, TN) Grandstand tickets are now on sale the zMAX CARS Tour Presented by SoundGear Late Model Stock Car (LMSC) and Pro Late Model divisions will take on the historic Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway.
The most anticipated event of the season at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway — the zMAX CARS Tour is scheduled for Saturday, April 11.
MOORESVILLE, NC & AUSTIN, TX – (January 9, 2026) – Competitors in both the Late Model Stock and Pro Late Model divisions of the zMAX CARS Tour will have the chance to battle for additional bonus money during the upcoming season.
FloSports and the CARS Tour today announced the introduction of the Flodium program, which will payout $100,000 over the course of the season. The program, funded by FloSports, divides each respective season into several three-race segments with the eligible driver who records the best finish at the end of each segment receiving $10,000. The new payout structure means $50,000 is up for grabs in the Late Model Stock Car Tour and $40,000 in the Pro Late Model Tour through Flodium.
(Stafford Springs, CT)— Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that Sign Pro will serve as the title sponsor of the SK Modified® Triple Crown for the 2026 season. The popular Triple Crown will continue with the same three-race format that has helped make it one of the most anticipated storylines on the Stafford calendar.
