The penultimate round of the 2026 Mustang Cup USA season saw a first-time winner as Steve Luca brought home not only the Dark Horse Legends class win but also the overall victory in Sunday’s Parnelli Cup race.
In Saturday’s Miles Cup race, Logan Adams led from flag-to-flag to bring home the Dark Horse class win. Luca started from pole position in Dark Horse Legends, and he took the overall lead on lap one. He remained in the lead until he had an issue with 30 minutes remaining in the race that ended his day early and gave Craig Capaldi the Dark Horse Legends lead. Capaldi stayed in the lead for the remainder of the race to claim his seventh victory of the season.
In Sunday’s Parnelli Cup race, Adams took home the Dark Horse class victory and gained points on his championship rival Kale Buhl who had to retire the car after sustaining damage early in the race. In Dark Horse Legends, Steve Luca bounced back after a tough Miles Cup race, taking the overall race lead with 28 minutes remaining and bringing home his first Mustang Cup USA win.
Mustang Cup USA will be back on track for the final round of the season September 11-13 at Road Atlanta.
RACE 1: MILES CUP
UNOFFICIAL DH CLASS TOP-THREE FINISHERS
Logan Adams – No. 86 Capaldi Racing
Kale Buhl – No. 8 Leif Johnson Ford Racing
Carlton MacFarlane – No. 21 McCumbee McAleer Racing
UNOFFICIAL DHL CLASS TOP-THREE FINISHERS
Craig Capaldi – No. 68 Capaldi Racing
Michael Levitas – No. 36 TPC Racing
Steve Denton – No. Capaldi Racing
RACE 2: PARNELLI CUP
UNOFFICIAL DH CLASS TOP-THREE FINISHERS
Logan Adams – No. 86 Capaldi Racing
Corey Howard – No. 2 Paley Motorsport / All American Motorsports
Harris Levitas – No. 36 TPC Racing
UNOFFICIAL DHL CLASS TOP-THREE FINISHERS
Steve Luca – No. 24 Serpent Stangs Racing
Craig Capaldi – No. 68 Capaldi Racing
Miller Richmond – No. 5 C Miller Racing
DARK HORSE CLASS
LOGAN ADAMS, No. 86 Capaldi Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R – “I had some good battles with Steve (Luca) this weekend in both races, and was just doing what I could to bring my Dark Horse R home in a good position. I’m happy to come away from the weekend with two class wins, and it puts me in a good position heading into the final round to hopefully bring home two championships.
DARK HORSE LEGENDS CLASS
CRAIG CAPALDI, No. 68 Capaldi Racing Ford Mustang Dark Horse R (DHL) – “It takes the whole team, it takes the whole family. It takes everybody from the bottom up. It’s incredible to see the young drivers and how they’re progressing. I’m still going for Logan (Adams), I’m going to get him one of these times and bring home the overall win.”
