Summary

Crandon World Championship  (September 4 - 6 - Crandon) — FORD VICTORY

• Loren Healy earned his fifth Crandon Ultra4 championship in the 4400 at Crandon International Raceway. 

• He battled through Saturday night’s Rage on the Rocks and secured the 4400 championship by going back-to-back on Sunday, winning the 4400 race. 

Formula 1 (September 4 - 6 - Monza)

• Max Verstappen, in third-place, scored Red Bull Ford Powertrains its sixth podium of the 2026 season at Monza in Italy. 

• Arvid Lindblad (eighth) and Yuki Tsunoda (tenth) scored top-10 finishes for Visa Cash App Racing Bulls while Liam Lawson was 14th in the second Oracle Red Bull Racing entry. 

• Verstappen is currently sixth in the 2026 Drivers World Championship with Hadjar and Lawson in eighth and ninth respectively.  Lindblad is 11th. OBRB is fourth in the Team Championship while VCARB is fifth. 

FIA World Endurance Championship (September 5 - 6 - Austin)

• The No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang GT3  driven by Seb Priaulx, Ben Tuck and Eric Powell earned a top-five finish in the US-round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Circuit of The Americas. The No. 88 team car shared by Logan Sargeant, Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato finished the six hour race in ninth-place. 

• The No.88 Proton Competition Mustang GT3 is currently 15th in the FIA WEC GT3 Team Championship, one position ahead of teammate No. 77.

ADAC GT Masters (September 5 - 6 – Salzburgring)

• The No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Emil Gjerdrum and Fabian Dybionka, led Ford to a second-place podium finish at Salzburgring.

• The No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, co-piloted by Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Kiano Blum and Niklas Kalus, finished narrowly behind the No. 1 in third.

• Blum and Kalus both rank third in the championship (128, -43), and Gjerdrum ninth (88, -83).

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series (September 4 - 7 – Indianapolis)

• Austin Prock and Tasca Racing qualified second in Nitro Funny Car with a 3.921 at 317 mph and made it to the semi-finals on raceday. 

• Prock locked up the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty championship with his Saturday win at the US Nationals, earning valuable bonus points for his championship hunt.

Mustang Challenge North America (September 4 - 6 – Circuit of The Americas)

• Cole Loftsgard was crowned Dark Horse champion, Tom Tait claimed the Dark Horse Legends title, and Round 3 Racing earned the team championship as Mustang Challenge North America closed out its season at Circuit of The Americas. 

• Devin Anderson swept the weekend in the Dark Horse class, scoring pole position and winning both races. 

• Chris Clarke claimed the Dark Horse Legends victory in race one and Brad McCall was victorious in race two. 

NASCAR Cup Series (September 6 – Darlington)

• Ryan Blaney led Ford with a fourth-place finish in the annual Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

• Josh Berry (7th), Joey Logano (9th) and Ryan Preece (10th) also finished in the top 10.

• Ford drivers in the Chase with nine races remaining: 3rd - Ryan Blaney  (-16 behind leader Denny Hamlin), 8th – Joey Logano (-72), 11th – Chris Buescher (-88), 14th – Austin Cindric (-102), 15th – Ryan Preece (-104)

Details

Crandon World Championship  (September 4 - 6 - Crandon) — FORD VICTORY

• Loren Healy earned his fifth Crandon Ultra4 championship in the 4400 at Crandon International Raceway. 

• He battled through Saturday night’s Rage on the Rocks and secured the 4400 championship by going back-to-back on Sunday, winning the 4400 race. 

Formula 1 (September 4 - 6 - Monza)

• Max Verstappen, in third-place, scored Red Bull Ford Powertrains its sixth podium of the 2026 season at Monza in Italy. 

• Arvid Lindblad (eighth) and Yuki Tsunoda (tenth) scored top-10 finishes for Visa Cash App Racing Bulls while Liam Lawson was 14th in the second Oracle Red Bull Racing entry. 

• Verstappen is currently sixth in the 2026 Drivers World Championship with Hadjar and Lawson in eighth and ninth respectively.  Lindblad is 11th. OBRB is fourth in the Team Championship while VCARB is fifth. 

• The F1 World Championship travels to Spain’s Madrid circuit , September 11 - 13. 

FIA World Endurance Championship (September 5 - 6 - Austin)

• The No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang GT3  driven by Seb Priaulx, Ben Tuck and Eric Powell earned a top-five finish in the US-round of the FIA World Endurance Championship at the Circuit of The Americas. The No. 88 team car shared by Logan Sargeant, Stefano Gattuso and Giammarco Levorato finished the six hour Lone Star Le Mans  in ninth-place. 

• The No.88 Proton Competition Mustang GT3 is currently 15th in the FIA WEC GT3 Team Championship, one position ahead of teammate No. 77.

• The WEC title chase travels to Japan for the seventh round of the season for the Six Hours of Fuji, September 25 - 27. 

ADAC GT Masters (September 5 - 6 – Salzburgring)

• The No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Emil Gjerdrum and Fabian Dybionka, led Ford to a second-place podium finish at Salzburgring.

• The No. 2 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, co-piloted by Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Kiano Blum and Niklas Kalus, finished narrowly behind the No. 1 in third.

• Haupt Racing Team has collected nine podium finishes during the 2026 ADAC GT Masters season, with one event remaining.

• Blum, competing at his home event in Austria, earned pole position for the second race of the weekend with a lap time of 1:17.044.

• Blum and Kalus both rank third in the championship (128, -43), and Gjerdrum ninth (88, -83).

• Haupt Racing Team ranks second in the Team Championship (223, -37).

• Kalus has a narrow two-point advantage over Blum for third in the Road to DTM race.

NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series (September 4 - 7 – Indianapolis)

• Austin Prock and Tasca Racing qualified second in Nitro Funny Car with a 3.921 at 317 mph and made it to the semi-finals on raceday. 

• Prock locked up the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty championship with his Saturday win at the US Nationals, earning valuable bonus points for his championship hunt.

• The team battled through hot and tricky track conditions all weekend long to earn yet another semi-final finish after striking the tires in a challenging right lane. 

• Daniel Wilkerson qualified ninth with a 3.97 and advanced to second round on race day. 

• The US Nationals wrap up NHRA’s regular season, and now class points reset for the final leg of the season. Next, the series heads to Martin, MI for the first time September 18-20 for the NHRA Great Lakes Nationals. 

  • Austin Prock is sixth in standings, now 54 points behind first. 

Mustang Challenge North America (September 4 - 6 – Circuit of The Americas)

• Cole Loftsgard was crowned Dark Horse champion, Tom Tait claimed the Dark Horse Legends title, and Round 3 Racing earned the team championship as Mustang Challenge North America closed out its season at Circuit of The Americas. 

• Devin Anderson swept the weekend in the Dark Horse class, scoring pole position and winning both races. 

• Anderson also earned both of the weekend’s JKTG Driving Research Awards by being the highest-finish Ford Racing Driver Development team member in both races.

• In race one, Chris Clarke claimed the Dark Horse Legends victory after inheriting the lead in the final minutes of the race. 

• In race two, Tait started third and moved forward to finish first on the track, but a post-race penalty for incident responsibility dropped him to third. Round 3 Racing team owner McCall was promoted to first place, earning his first Mustang Challenge victory as a driver. 

NASCAR Cup Series (September 6 – Darlington)

• Ryan Blaney led Ford with a fourth-place finish in the annual Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.

• Josh Berry (7th), Joey Logano (9th) and Ryan Preece (10th) also finished in the top 10.

• Berry extended his streak of top-10 finishes to six.

• Ford drivers in the Chase with nine races remaining::

  • 3rd – Ryan Blaney (-16 behind leader Denny Hamlin)

  • 8th – Joey Logano (-72)

  • 11th – Chris Buescher (-88)

  • 14th – Austin Cindric (-102)

  • 15th – Ryan Preece (-104)

• The Chase continues on Sunday, Sept. 13 at World Wide Technology Raceway (3 p.m. ET, USA, MRN, SiriusXM, HBO Max).