Summary

Rebelle Rally (October 9-17 – Nevada to California) - FORD VICTORY

• Team #188 Utah Raptors (Laura Wanlass and Teralin Petereit) secured Ford's first-ever Overall and 4x4 class victory at the 2026 Rebelle Rally in their 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor.

NASCAR Cup Series (October 18 – Phoenix)

• Ryan Blaney finished second and Joey Logano sixth in Sunday’s race.

• Blaney won the pole and gained 45 points on the championship lead while Logano won the first two stages and cut his deficit by 48.

• Blaney is 40 points out of first while Logano is 44 with three races remaining.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (October 16 – Phoenix)

• Layne Riggs topped Ford with a third place finish, but lost ground in the championship race.

• Ty Majeski, who won the first two stages, finished fourth and Jake Garcia was fifth.

FIA WEC (October 16 - 18 - Barcelona)

• The Proton Competition-prepared Ford Racing Mustang GT3 entries would challenge in the top ten most of the six hour race before finishing 17th (No. 77) and 18th (No. 88)  in the LMGT3 class. 

• One race remains on the FIA WEC calendar with the Six Hours of Monza scheduled for November 6 - 8 at the world famous italian circuit. 

SRO GT World Challenge Europe (October 17 – Portimão)

• The No. 65 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Nicolas Baert, Eduardo Coseteng and Maxime Oosten, climbed more than 40 positions during its race to finish fifth in Silver Cup and 20th overall.

• HRT Ford Racing secured the runner-up positions in both the Teams' and Drivers' Championships in the Silver Cup Endurance category, with Coseteng finishing second in the Drivers' standings (66 points, -47).

SRO GT4 European Series (October 17 - 18 – Portimão)

• The No. 68 TeamFloral Ford Mustang GT4 of Sam Paley and Kiano Blum, both members of the Ford Racing Driver Development Team, captured a third-place finish during the season finale in Portimão.

• TeamFloral concluded its 2026 series campaign by collecting a class podium in each of the last five events, with Paley concluding the season ranked fourth (102 points, -25).

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series (October 16 - 18 – Dallas)

• Austin Prock raced to second round at the NHRA Texas FallNationals after qualifying 14th. 

• He will enter Las Vegas third in the championship hunt.

Details

Rebelle Rally (October 9-17 – Nevada to California) - FORD VICTORY

• Team #188 Utah Raptors (Laura Wanlass and Teralin Petereit) secured Ford's first-ever overall and 4x4 class victory at the 2026 Rebelle Rally in their 2025 Ford Ranger Raptor, scoring 1,533 points (91%) over the weeklong competition.

• Karisa Haydon and Trista Smith finished second in their 2024 Ranger Raptor with 1,506 points (89%), repeating their 2025 runner-up finish.

• Serena Pruett and Heather Eich completed Ford's podium sweep in a 2023 Bronco Raptor, finishing with 1,475 points (87%).

• The all-women competition traversed Nevada, Utah and California, challenging teams to navigate using only paper maps, compasses and roadbooks, without GPS or electronic navigation.

NASCAR Cup Series (October 18 - Phoenix)

• Ryan Blaney finished second and Joey Logano sixth in Sunday’s race.

• Blaney won the pole and gained 45 points on the championship lead while Logano won the first two stages and cut his deficit by 48.

• Blaney is 40 points out of first while Logano is 44 with three races remaining.

• Logano led the second-most laps on the day with 84 while Blaney held the top spot for 51 circuits.

• There are three races remaining with the next being Sunday, Oct. 25 at Talladega Superspeedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM, HBO Max)

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (October 16 – Phoenix)

• Layne Riggs topped Ford with a third place finish, but lost ground in the championship race.

• Ty Majeski, who won the first two stages, finished fourth and Jake Garcia was fifth.

• With three races remaining, here is where Ford drivers stand: Riggs (2nd, -39); Chandler Smith (4th,  -117); Ty Majeski (5th, -135); and Ben Rhodes (9th, -188).

• Ford continues to lead the manufacturer’s standings by 25 points over Toyota.

• The Chase continues on Friday, October 23 at Talladega Superspeedway (4 p.m., ET, FS1, NRN, SXM).

FIA WEC (October 16 - 18 - Barcelona)

• The Proton Competition-prepared Ford Racing Mustang GT3 entries would challenge in the top ten most of the six hour race before finishing 17th (No. 77) and 18th (No. 88)  in the LMGT3 class in Barcelona. 

• Both Mustang GT3 machines qualified for Hyperpole at the Spanish track, taking to the grid in 8th and 9th. 

• The No. 88 shared by Logan Sargeant, Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato currently sits 15th in the LMGT3 World Championship Team standings while the No. 77 of Seb Priaulx, Ben Tuck and Eric Powell is 17th.

• One race remains on the FIA WEC calendar with the Six Hours of Monza scheduled for November 6 - 8 at the world famous italian circuit. 

SRO GT World Challenge Europe (October 17 – Portimão)

• The No. 65 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Nicolas Baert, Eduardo Coseteng and Maxime Oosten, climbed more than 40 positions during its race to finish fifth in Silver Cup and 20th overall.

• HRT Ford Racing secured the runner-up positions in both the Teams' and Drivers' Championships in the Silver Cup Endurance category, with Coseteng finishing second in the Drivers' standings (66 points, -47).

• The No. 64, co-piloted by Arjun Maini, Thomas Drouet and Fabio Scherer, concluded its season with a 10th place finish, 16th overall.

• In the Pro Cup Endurance standings, HRT Ford Racing ranked 14th (16, -71).

SRO GT4 European Series (October 17 - 18 – Portimão)

• The No. 68 TeamFloral Ford Mustang GT4 of Sam Paley and Kiano Blum, both members of the Ford Racing Driver Development Team, captured a third-place podium during the season finale in Portimão.

• TeamFloral concluded its 2026 series campaign by collecting a class podium in each of the last five events, with Paley concluding the season ranked fourth (102 points, -25).

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series (October 16 - 18 – Dallas)

• Austin Prock raced to second round at the NHRA Texas FallNationals after qualifying 14th. 

• He will enter Las Vegas third in the championship hunt.

• The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series heads to Las Vegas next for the penultimate race of the 2026 season, the Las Vegas Nationals at the Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Oct. 29 - Nov 1. 

• The Cobra Jet 2200 will return for exhibition runs in Las Vegas after a record-breaking performance at Charlotte earlier this year.