Summary

Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 10 - 12 - Goodwood) - FORD VICTORY

• Romain Dumas secured Ford’s third consecutive Timed Shoot-Out win at the Goodwood Festival of Speed driving the Mustang Super Mach-E EV Demonstrator. 

• Dumas' time of 41.98 seconds bettered even Ford Racing’s own simulator models for a perfect run up the historic hill. 

NASCAR Cup Series (July 12 – Atlanta) – FORD VICTORY

• Ford won its 750th all-time NASCAR Cup Series race after Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag at EchoPark Speedway in suburban Atlanta.

• The win is Blaney’s second of the season and completed a weekend that saw him win the pole and sweep all three race stages.

Repco Supercars Championship (July 11 - 12 – Townsville, Australia) – FORD VICTORIES

• Ford swept the Supercars Townsville 500 weekend with three drivers sharing the three races. Cam Waters won Race 1, Matt Payne Race 2 and Brodie Kostecki took victory in Race 3. 

• Payne moved to the top of the points standings ahead of fellow Ford driver Broc Feeney. Currently, the top-five in points is made up of Ford Mustangs while nine of the top-20 carry the Blue Oval. 

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 11 – Lime Rock Park)

• Cole Butcher led 11 laps, the most in his career, and was the highest-finishing Ford driver in 11th.

• Layne Riggs, winner in three of the previous four events, won the pole and led every lap in Stage 1, but finished 23rd after getting hit from behind and then encountering battery issues.

FIA World Endurance Championship (July 12 – Brazil)

• The Ford Mustang GT3 customer cars of Proton Competition raced at or near the front of the field for over half the six-hour Brazilian round. 

• No. 88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 earned a top-five finish (P5) in LMGT3 while the  No. 77 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 was tenth at the checkered flag.

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (July 12 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• Chris Mies and Frédéric Vervisch jumped five spots to take fifth-place in the GTD Pro class driving the No. 65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3.

• The No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Ben Barker and Dennis Olsen, gained two spots from its starting position, finishing seventh in the GTD Pro class. 

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (July 11 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• The No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing (MMR) Ford Mustang GT4, shared by Ford Racing Driver Development Team members Nate Cicero and Robert Noaker, secured a second consecutive podium with a third-place finish. 

• Team TGM raced to fifth place after leading 16 laps overall in the No. 46 Ford Mustang GT4.

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge (July 11 - 12 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• The No. 58 Kohr Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 of Ray Mason finished in ninth place in the GSX class of both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. . 

• The IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge will next race at Road America with a two-hour feature, on August 16 (11:05 a.m. ET, Peacock Streaming app and IMSA Radio).

ADAC GT Masters (July 11 - 12 – Nürburgring)

• Niklas Kalus and Kiano Blum teamed for a pair of second-place finishes in the No. 2 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 in Saturday and Sunday’s Nürburgring races.

• ADAC GT Masters will run its penultimate race weekend at Salzburgring, September 4 - 6. 

Drift Masters (July 11 - 12 – Finland)

• James Deane finished seventh in Finland in round four of the 2026 Drift Masters season. 

• Drift Masters will be back in action July 24 - 25 for round five of the season in Latvia. 

Details

Goodwood Festival of Speed (July 10 - 12 - Goodwood) - FORD VICTORY

• Romain Dumas secured Ford’s third consecutive Timed Shoot-Out win at the Goodwood Festival of Speed driving the Mustang Super Mach-E EV Demonstrator. 

• Dumas' time of 41.98 seconds bettered even Ford Racing’s own simulator models for a perfect run up the historic hill. 

• Dumas drove the same Ford Mustang Super Mach-E to the overall victory and King of The Mountain honors at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in June. 

• In 2024, Dumas drove the Ford SuperVan 4.2 up the Hill in a time of 43.98 seconds and improved that mark in 2025 with the F-150 Lightning SuperTruck in a time of 43.22 seconds.

Repco Supercars Championship (July 11 - 12 – Townsville, Australia) – FORD VICTORIES

• Ford swept the Supercars Townsville 500 weekend with three drivers sharing the three races. Cam Waters won Race 1, Matt Payne Race 2 and Brodie Kostecki took victory in Race 3. 

• Payne moved to the top of the points standings ahead of fellow Ford driver Broc Feeney. Currently, the top-five in points is made up of Ford Mustangs while nine of the top-20 carry the Blue Oval. 

• Wanneroo Raceway will host rounds 23 and 24 on August 1 and round 25, the Perth Super 440 on August 2. 

NASCAR Cup Series (July 12 – Atlanta) – FORD VICTORY

• Ford won its 750th all-time NASCAR Cup Series race after Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag at EchoPark Speedway in suburban Atlanta.

• The win is Blaney’s second of the season and completed a weekend that saw him win the pole and sweep all three race stages.

• Blaney led 14 times for a race-high 171 laps.

• Joey Logano was ninth and Chris Buescher 10th as Ford had three drivers in the top 10.

• The NASCAR Cup Series continues next Sunday, July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (7 p.m. ET, TNT, PRN, SiriusXM).

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 11 - Lime Rock Park)

• Cole Butcher led 11 laps, the most in his career, and was the highest-finishing Ford driver in 11th.

• Layne Riggs, winner in three of the previous four events, won the pole and led every lap in Stage 1, but finished 23rd after getting hit from behind and then encountering battery issues.

• Riggs led a race-high 48 laps in a race that featured seven cautions for 39 of the 100 laps.

• Riggs maintains a 44-point lead atop the series standings with four races remaining in the regular season.  Chandler Smith (3rd), Ty Majeski (6th) and Ben Rhodes (7th) are also in the Top 10.

• The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will compete again on Saturday, July 18 at North Wilkesboro Speedway (12:30 p.m. ET, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).

FIA World Endurance Championship (July 12 – Brazil)

• The Ford Mustang GT3 customer cars of Proton Competition raced at or near the front of the field for over half the six-hour Brazilian round. 

• No. 88 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 earned a top-five finish (P5) in LMGT3 while the  No. 77 Proton Competition Ford Mustang GT3 was tenth at the checkered flag.

• The pair of Ford Mustang GT3s ran one-two in the early going of the race. 

• WEC brings the series to the Circuit of The Americas (COTA) in the United States for round six of the championship. The Austin, Texas track will host the pair of Ford Racing Mustang GT3 race cars and Mustang Challenge North America, September 4 - 6.  

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (July 12 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• Chris Mies and Frédéric Vervisch jumped five spots to take fifth-place in the GTD Pro class driving the No. 65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3.

• The No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Ben Barker and Dennis Olsen, gained two spots from its starting position, finishing seventh in the GTD Pro class. 

• In the GTD customer class, the No. 16 Meyer Riley Mustang GT3 (Felipe Fraga and Sheena Monk) finished in seventh while the No. 66 Gradient Racing Mustang GT3 was 10th with drivers Jake Walker and Corey Lewis. 

• The full WeatherTech Championship will travel to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the first IMSA endurance race at Road America. The six-hour, SportsCar Endurance Grand Prix will be run on Sunday, August 2. (11:30 a.m. ET, Peacock Streaming App, IMSA Radio).

IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (July 11 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• The No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing (MMR) Ford Mustang GT4, shared by Ford Racing Driver Development Team members Nate Cicero and Robert Noaker, secured a second consecutive podium with a third-place finish. 

• Team TGM raced to fifth place after leading 16 laps overall in the No. 46 Ford Mustang GT4.

• Cicero and Noaker moved into the GS class points lead with four races remaining on the schedule.

• The IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge will race next at Road America, July 30 - August 1. (August 1, 1:45 p.m. ET,  Peacock Streaming app, IMSA Radio). 

IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge (July 11 - 12 – Canadian Tire Motorsport Park)

• The No. 58 Kohr Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 of Ray Mason finished in ninth place in the GSX class of both Saturday’s and Sunday’s races at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park. . 

• The IMSA VP Racing SportsCar Challenge will next race at Road America with a two-hour feature, on August 16 (11:05 a.m. ET, Peacock Streaming app and IMSA Radio).

ADAC GT Masters (July 11 - 12 – Nürburgring)

• Niklas Kalus and Kiano Blum teamed for a pair of second-place finishes in the No. 2 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 in Saturday and Sunday’s Nürburgring races.

• This marked the sixth and seventh podiums of the ADAC GT Masters season for the Mustang GT3.

• The No. 1 HRT Ford Mustang GT3 of Max Reis and Emil Gjerdrum collected 14th and seventh respectively in the pair of races. ADAC GT Masters will run its penultimate race weekend at Salzburgring, September 4 - 6. 

Drift Masters (July 11 - 12 – Finland) 

• After qualifying sixth, James Deane had strong runs to kick off event day in Finland, winning both his Top 32 and Top 16 tandem battles. 

• Deane fought hard in his Great Eight battle but did not advance to the Final Four. He ultimately earned a seventh-place finish. 

• With three rounds left in the 2026 season, Deane sits second in the championship standings, just 12 points behind the championship leader.