Summary
ADAC GT Masters (October 4 - 5 – Hockenheimring) - FORD CUSTOMER CHAMPIONSHIP, VICTORY
- The No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3 led the charge to victory, securing the Drivers’ and Team Championship.
DTM (October 4 - 5 – Hockenheimring)
- Arjun Maini led Ford to a 13th place finish in the season finale at Hockenheimring.
NASCAR Cup Series (October 5 – Charlotte)
- Two Ford Mustangs qualified for the Round of 8 as Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano advanced.
NASCAR Xfinity Series (October 4 – Charlotte)
- Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer advanced to the Round of 8, but Harrison Burton was eliminated after Saturday’s race on the Charlotte ROVAL.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (October 3 – Charlotte)
- Playoff drivers Ty Majeski (eighth) and Layne Riggs (21st) battled adversity but remained in contention to advance after the opening race in the Round of 8.
F1 Academy (October 3- 5 - Singapore)
- Chloe Chambers started and finished third in the first of the two F1 Academy races at Singapore in the Red Bull Ford entry. Chambers is fourth in the championship standings with one race - Las Vegas - remaining.
IMSA Mustang Challenge (October 3-4 — Charlotte)
- Robert Noaker scored his twelfth win of 2025 to cap off a perfect season. Noaker has led every practice and qualifying session, as well as race lap, in 2025. Alex Bachoura swept the weekend in Dark Horse Legends, winning race two to secure his second Dark Horse Legends championship.
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ADAC GT Masters (October 4 - 5 – Hockenheimring) FORD CUSTOMER CHAMPIONSHIP, VICTORY
- The No. 1 Haupt Racing Team Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Finn Wiebelhaus and Salman Owega, led the charge to titles in the Drivers’ and Team Championship.
- The Mustang GT3 earned its first season championship globally, as the No. 1 clinched the title after the penultimate race.
- The No. 1 made the pass for the lead within the final eight minutes of the season-ending race, capturing its third victory of its championship campaign.
- Wiebelhaus was awarded the “Road to DTM” title and funding toward DTM participation next season.
DTM (October 4 - 5 – Hockenheimring)
- Arjun Maini, driver of the No. 36 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3, placed a Ford best 13th during the final race; he recorded a 14th position finish in the first race.
- Fabio Scherer, driver of the No. 64 HRT Ford Performance Ford Mustang GT3, finished 17th and 18th in the double-header event.
- Maini concluded the DTM debut season of Mustang GT3 in 15th out of 24 competitors; Scherer ranked 23rd.
NASCAR Cup Series (October 5 – Charlotte)
- Two Ford Mustangs qualified for the Round of 8 as Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano advanced.
- Logano, who finished 20th, claimed the final spot by four points after a dramatic final lap that saw Ross Chastain drive backwards to the checkered flag and Logano pass him just before the finish line to claim the last spot.
- Austin Cindric was eliminated after getting collected in an accident and being forced to the garage for repairs.
- The RFK Racing duo of Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece led Ford in the race as they finished fourth and sixth, respectively.
- The Round of 8 opener will take place on Sunday, October 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM Radio).
NASCAR Xfinity Series (October 4 – Charlotte)
- Sheldon Creed and Sam Mayer advanced to the Round of 8, but Harrison Burton was eliminated after Saturday’s race on the Charlotte ROVAL.
- Creed led Ford with an 11th-place finish in a race that went to overtime while Mayer was 19th.
- Burton’s bid to advance was spoiled in the first stage when a fuel pick up issue forced him to the garage, resulting in a 34th-place result.
- The Xfinity Series will open its Round of 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 11 (7:30 p.m. ET, CW, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (October 3 – Charlotte)
- Ford’s two playoff drivers battled through adversity in the opening race in the Round of 8.
- Defending champion Ty Majeski battled to an eighth-place finish, surviving a chaotic final lap that saw him get bottled up behind a truck that spun and stopped in front of him.
- Layne Riggs got hit from behind going into turn one of the first lap and then had a mechanical issue on the final restart to finish 21st.
- As a result, both drivers are below the cut line with two races remaining in the round. Riggs is fifth, one point behind fourth-place Rajah Caruth, while Majeski is two points out of the final transfer spot.
- The series has a week off before returning to action for the second race in the Round of 8 at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, Oct. 17 (4 p.m. ET, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM Radio).
F1 Academy (October 3- 5 - Singapore)
- Chloe Chambers started and finished third in the first of the two F1 Academy races at Singapore in the Red Bull Ford entry.
- Chambers was fourth quickest in the practice session on the Marina Bay Street Circuit and challenged for the pole position before setting the third fastest time. A reversed grid moved her back to sixth for the Saturday race but she fought back to a podium result.
- Chambers finished 11th in Race 2 after being unable to battle back on the final lap restart.
- Chambers is currently fourth in the championship standings with one race remaining. However, she has been mathematically eliminated from winning the F1 Academy Drivers Championship title.
- The season will conclude in Las Vegas, November 20 - 22.
IMSA Mustang Challenge (October 3-4 — Charlotte)
- After clinching the Dark Horse championship a round early at Circuit of The Americas, Robert Noaker swept the final weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, completing a perfect season.
- Devin Anderson of TechSport finished second in the Dark Horse championship, and Robert Noaker Racing’s Sandy Satullo finished third.
- The fight for the Dark Horse Legends championship went to the final checkered flag of the season, with Alex Bachoura claiming his second DHL title.
- Zachry Lee finished second in the Legends champions, and Alfonso Diaz finished third. Both Lee and Diaz also earned podium finishes in race two.
