Ford Racing Weekend Highlights September 14, 2025

By Ford Racing Staff

September 13, 2025

Summary

Repco Supercars Championship (September 13 - 14 – The Bend) – FORD VICTORY
- Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood led Ford to victory, as Mustang secured the podium.

ADAC GT Masters (September 13 - 14 – Red Bull Ring) – FORD VICTORY
- The No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Finn Wiebelhaus and Salman Owega, extended its championship points lead with a victory at Red Bull Ring.

DTM (September 13 - 14 – Red Bull Ring)
- The No. 36 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Arjun Maini, scored a Ford best fifth to earn points toward the championship.

NASCAR Cup Series (September 13 – Bristol)
- Ford had four drivers finish in the top five on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, led by Brad Keselowski in second place.

NASCAR Xfinity Series (September 12 – Bristol)
- Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer finished second and third, respectively, while Harrison Burton was seventh in the series playoff opener.

High Limit Racing Series (September 12 -13 – Lernerville)
- Justin Peck finished fourth and fifth respectively in Friday and Saturday’s main features.

NHRA (September 12 - 14 – Maple Grove)
- Dan Wilkerson qualified sixth at the Reading Nationals with a 3.912 at 329.34 mph.

Drift Masters (September 12 -13 – Warsaw, Poland)
- James Deane made a Final 4 appearance in the final round of Drift Masters’ 2025 season.

Details

Repco Supercars Championship (September 13 - 14 – The Bend) – FORD VICTORY
- The No. 38 Shell V-Power Racing Team Brodie Kostecki and Todd Hazelwood led Ford to victory, as Mustang swept the podium to open the enduro portion of the season.
- Kostecki, who holds the track record at The Bend Motorsport Park, clinched a spot in the Finals along with Cam Waters and Chaz Mostert.
- Waters and Mark Winterbottom placed second; Matthew Payne and Garth Tander rounded out the podium.
- Payne, of Penrite Racing, currently ranks second in the Drivers’ Championship.
- The next round is “The Great Race” through Mount Panorama, the Repco Bathurst 1000, scheduled for October 9-12.

ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (September 13 - 14 – Nürburgring) – FORD VICTORY
- The No. 6 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 of Frank Stippler and Vincent Kolb recovered from Saturday’s early exit in NLS 7 to win the overall NLS 8 race.
- The performance marked the first overall victory by the Mustang GT3 on the Nordschleife, accompanying a Pro-Am class victory in June’s 24-hour race.
- The Mustang GT3 has earned 12 global wins since its 2024 debut, with Haupt Racing Team accounting for four of them.

ADAC GT Masters (September 13 - 14 – Red Bull Ring) – FORD VICTORY
- Haupt Racing Team collected three ADAC GT Masters podiums, which included a victory by the championship leading No. 1 Ford Mustang GT3 of Finn Wiebelhaus and Salman Owega.
-The No. 3 Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Max Reis and Niklas Kalus, scored its third podium of the season.
- Both the Haupt Racing Team operated Mustang GT3's shared the podium for the third time this season, which includes the season kick-off at DEKRA Lausitzring and Nürburgring.
- Wiebelhaus and Owega extend their co-championship campaign to a 40-point advantage, with 56 points left in play.
- The final round of the season is set for October 3 - 5 at Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (September 11 – Bristol ) – FORD VICTORY
- Layne Riggs captured his third win of the season and clinched a spot in the Round of 8 by winning Thursday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- The win is Ford’s fifth of the year and third for Riggs, who led the final 110 laps.
- Ben Rhodes was second to give Ford a 1-2 finish while Ty Majeski ended up fourth.
- Jake Garcia won the pole and then captured Stage 1, but a mechanical failure sent him behind pit wall and even though he returned to the race, he finished 33rd.
- With one race remaining in the opening round, Majeski is fourth in the playoff standings, 46 points above the cut line, while Garcia and Chandler Smith are both in danger of being eliminated as they trail eighth-place Rajah Caruth by 14 and 24 points, respectively.
- The final race in the Round of 10 is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Noon, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM Radio).

NASCAR Cup Series (September 13 – Bristol)
- Ford had four drivers finish in the top five on Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, led by Brad Keselowski in second place.
- Zane Smith (3rd), Ryan Blaney (4th) and Joey Logano (5th) rounded out the top five.
- Blaney, who won Stage 1, along with Logano and Austin Cindric advanced to the Round of 12 while Josh Berry was eliminated.
- The second round of the playoffs begin next Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (2 p.m. ET, USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM Radio).

NASCAR Xfinity Series (September 12 – Bristol)
- Ford’s three playoff drivers all posted top 10 finishes in the opening race of the first round at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer finished second and third, respectively, while Harrison Burton was seventh.
- Mayer was one of six drivers who took a turn at the front, leading 68 of the 300 laps.
- As a result of their strong runs, all three drivers are now above the cut line with two races remaining in the Round of 12.
- Mayer is third in the standings (+35) while Burton is fifth (+9) and Creed is seventh (+7).
- The Xfinity Series has next weekend off before returning to the track at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, September 27 (4 p.m., CW, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

DTM (September 13 - 14 – Red Bull Ring)
- The No. 36 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Arjun Maini, led Ford to a fifth place finish.
-The No. 64 of Fabio Scherer scored a weekend best 14th during the weekend’s first race, however battled into the podium within the first three laps of the second race before retiring due to a technical issue.
- Maini ranks 14th and Scherer 21st in the Drivers’ Championship.
- The penultimate round of the season is scheduled for October 3 - 5 at Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg.

NHRA (September 12 - 14 – Maple Grove)
- Dan Wilkerson qualified sixth at the Reading Nationals with a 3.912 at 329.34 mph.
- Bob Tasca III qualified tenth with a 3.945 at 327.59 mph.
- Both saw first round exits in the first race of the Countdown to the Championship.
- NHRA returns to zMAX Dragway next for the 4-Wide Carolina Nationals September 11-14.

Drift Masters (September 12 -13 – Warsaw, Poland)
- James Deane made a Final 4 appearance in the final round of Drift Masters’ 2025 season.
- He finished fifth overall in the 2025 Championship with 323 points.

High Limit Racing Series (September 12 -13 – Lernerville)
- Justin Peck finished fourth and fifth respectively in Friday and Saturday’s main features.
- He started third on the grid in Friday’s feature and fifth in Saturday’s.
- High Limit returns Wednesday, September 17 to Lawrenceburg Speedway for the Driven2SaveLives Battle at the 'Burg.

Ford Racing Weekend Highlights September 14, 2025

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