Summary
Mustang Challenge North America (March 18 - 20 – Sebring International Raceway)
Cole Loftsgard in the Dark Horse class and Alex Bachoura in the Dark Horse Legends class both swept the weekend, with each driver claiming pole position and winning both races in their respective classes.
Mustang Challenge North America will travel to California for round two of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, May 1 - 3.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (March 18 - 21 – Sebring International Raceway)
The No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3 led Ford with a sixth-place class finish.
The two customer Mustang GT3s in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class will take center-stage, Apr 17 - Apr 18, during the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Race coverage is available on IMSA.tv, NBC Sports and Peacock.
ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (March 21 – Nürburgring Nordschleife)
HRT Ford Racing made its season debut with the Evo package of Mustang GT3, finishing 11th in class.
NLS 3 is scheduled for April 11, with live race coverage on the Official Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie YouTube channel.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (March 18 - 20 – Sebring International Raceway)
Ford Mustang GT4 represented three spots in the GS class Top-10, led by Steven Cameron Racing in seventh.
Michelin Pilot Challenge will join Mustang GT3 and Dark Horse R for consecutive events, May 1-3, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Event coverage will be livestreamed on IMSA.tv and YouTube.
NASCAR Cup Series (March 22 – Darlington)
Brad Keselowski led three Fords in the top five with a second-place finish in Darlington.
Keselowski led a race-high 142 laps and won the first two stages.
The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, March 29 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (March 20 – Darlington)
Layne Riggs recovered from a couple of on-track incidents to lead Ford with a 12th-place finish.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will return to action on Friday, April 3 at Rockingham Speedway (4:30 p.m., FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (March 21 – Darlington)
Nick Sanchez finished 16th to lead Ford in Saturday’s race at Darlington.
The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, March 28 at Martinsville Speedway (3:30 p.m., CW, MRN, SiriusXM).
NHRA (March 20 - 22 – Phoenix)
Chad Green qualified third and made it to the second round at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Next on the NHRA 2026 schedule is the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA, April 9 - 12.
Details
Mustang Challenge North America (March 18 - 20 – Sebring)
In his first Mustang Challenge weekend, Cole Loftsgard took pole position in the Dark Horse class and won both of the weekend’s races. Loftsgard drives for Round 3 Racing, a team that is also new to the Mustang Challenge series.
Two-time Dark Horse Legends class champion Alex Bachoura had a perfect weekend, not only taking pole position and winning both races but also setting the fastest Dark Horse Legends lap in each race.
Michael Tosi in the Dark Horse class and Chris Clarke in the Dark Horse Legends class also had great debut weekends, with both drivers finishing on their respective class podiums in both races of the weekend.
Mustang Challenge North America will travel to California for round two of the season at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca May 1 - 3.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (March 18 - 21 – Sebring International Raceway)
The No. 64 Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Dennis Olsen, Ben Barker and Mike Rockenfeller, led Ford to a sixth-place GTD Pro class finish from 11th.
The No. 65 Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Christopher Mies, Frédéric Vervisch and Sebastian Priaulx, advanced two positions to eighth in class.
The No. 66 Gradient Racing Mustang GT3, shared by Till Bechtolsheimer, Joey Hand and Jake Walker, placed eighth in GTD.
The No. 16 Myers Riley Motorsports Mustang GT3, piloted by Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Jenson Altzman, Felipe Fraga and Sheena Monk, completed 279 laps before retiring with extensive damage from an incident in Turn 1.
The two customer Mustang GT3s in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTD class will take center-stage, Apr 17 - Apr 18, during the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Race coverage is available on IMSA.tv, NBC Sports and Peacock.
ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (March 21 – Nürburgring Nordschleife)
The No. 64 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Arjun Maini, Fabio Scherer and Emil Gjerdrum, finished a Ford best 11th in the SP9 Pro class (13th overall of 129 cars).
The No. 65, driven by David Schumacher, Frank Stippler and Hubert Haupt, were unable to finish the race due to mechanical issues.
NLS 3 is scheduled for April 11, with live race coverage on the Official Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie YouTube channel.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (March 18 - 20 – Sebring International Raceway)
The No. 19 Stephen Cameron Racing Ford Mustang GT4 of Gregory Liefooghe and Sean Quinlan led a line of three Mustangs to the finish in the Top-10 – its second straight in the GS class this season.
Liefooghe successfully battled the No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Ford Mustang GT3 of Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Nate Cicero, and fellow developmental driver Robert Noaker, in the final laps for seventh position.
The No. 59 KohR Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 of Billy Johnson and Bob Michaelian rounded out a 7-8-9 finish for their best finish so far this season.
McCumbee McAleer Racing was presented the CrowdStrike Endurance, Teamwork, and Speed Award, which recognizes race teams in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and Michelin Pilot Challenge that excel in performance and consistency.
Michelin Pilot Challenge will join Mustang GT3 and Dark Horse R for consecutive events, May 1-3, at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Event coverage will be livestreamed on IMSA.tv and YouTube.
NASCAR Cup Series (March 22 – Darlington)
Brad Keselowski led three Fords in the top five with a second-place finish in Darlington.
Keselowski led a race-high 142 laps and won the first two stages.
Ryan Blaney was third, Austin Cindric fifth and Chris Buescher ninth.
The NASCAR Cup Series will head to Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, March 29 (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (March 20 – Darlington)
Layne Riggs recovered from a couple of on-track incidents to lead Ford with a 12th-place finish.
Riggs and Ty Majeski were in the top five with 25 laps to go, but made contact with each other that resulted in damage to both of their F-150s.
Jake Garcia was running eighth, but got collected in a multi-truck accident shortly after an overtime restart and finished 23rd.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will return to action on Friday, April 3 at Rockingham Speedway (4:30 p.m., FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (March 21 – Darlington)
Nick Sanchez finished 16th to lead Ford in Saturday’s race at Darlington.
The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, March 28 at Martinsville Speedway (3:30 p.m., CW, MRN, SiriusXM).
NHRA (March 20 - 22 – Phoenix)
Chad Green qualified third and made it to the second round at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.
Austin Prock qualified 14th to make his first race day Sunday in the Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Mustang nitro funny car.
Dan Wilkerson qualified 15th and made it to second round on race day.
Next on the NHRA 2026 schedule is the Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, CA, April 9 - 12.
