Summary
NASCAR Cup Series (March 8 – Phoenix) – FORD VICTORY
Ryan Blaney won his first race of 2026 and the 18th Cup race of his career Sunday, passing Ty Gibbs for the lead with 10 laps to go.
The NASCAR Cup Series will stay out west as the circuit heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400, where Josh Berry is the defending winner, on March 15 (4 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM).
Mint 400 (March 6 - 7 – Primm, Nevada) – FORD VICTORIES
Ford finished on the podium in all four classes it competed in, including three class wins with Brad Lovell, Bailey Campbell and Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Repco Supercars Championship (March 5 – 7 – Melbourne, Australia) – FORD VICTORIES
Broc Feeney and Brodie Kostecki split wins in four races at the Melbourne SuperSprint, sharing six victories of the first seven races of the season.
NHRA (November 6 - 8 – Gainesville) – FORD VICTORY
Chad Green opened the 2026 NHRA season with a victory in Nitro Funny Car at the Gatornationals.
Formula 1 (March 8 - Melbourne, Australia)
Max Verstappen used the new Red Bull Ford Powertrain unit to lead Ford Racing’s long-awaited return to Formula 1 with a sixth place finish in Australia.
Arvid Lindblad, making his F1 debut as a teenager, scored points in Australia as well, finishing eighth in the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls entry.
Formula 1 travels to Shanghai, China for round two of its season next weekend, March 13 -15. All sessions air live on AppleTV.
Mustang Cup USA (March 6 - 8 – Sebring International Raceway)
Logan Adams in the Dark Horse class and Chris Clarke in the Dark Horse Legends class swept the weekend, claiming victories in both the Miles Cup and Parnelli Cup races.
The next round for Mustang Cup USA is March 27 - 29 at Barber Motorsports Park.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (March 7 – Phoenix)
Daniel Dye led Ford with a 20th-place finish Saturday in Phoenix while Chandler Smith, making his first start for Hettinger Racing, was 21st.
The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, March 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET, CW, PRN, SiriusXM).
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NASCAR Cup Series (March 8– Phoenix) – FORD VICTORY
Ryan Blaney won his first race of 2026 and the 18th Cup race of his career Sunday, passing Ty Gibbs for the lead with 10 laps to go.
The win for Blaney is his second straight at Phoenix Raceway after he won the 2025 season finale in November.
Blaney, who also won Stage 1, led 28 laps while Joey Logano won the pole and led 73 circuits.
It also marked the 450th NASCAR win for Doug Yates (Cup, NOAPS and Truck combined) since beginning his career in 1990, and all of them have been with Ford.
The NASCAR Cup Series will stay out west as the circuit heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Pennzoil 400, where Josh Berry is the defending winner, on March 15 (4 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM).
Mint 400 (March 6 - 7 – Primm, Nevada) – FORD VICTORIES
Ford finished on the podium in all four classes it competed in, including three class wins with Brad Lovell, Bailey Campbell and Vaughn Gittin Jr.
Brad and Adam Lovell wheeled the 3.5L F-150 Raptor to a victory in Stock Production Truck Full-Size, the F-150’s third win in a row, in Friday’s Limited race.
Bailey Campbell and Bryan Crofts were victorious in the Rock600 class, Campbell’s first win in her new Bronco Raptor 4600.
Vaughn Gittin Jr. took his Raptor 4400 to a Class 1 Unlimited victory in Saturday’s Unlimited Race.
Loren Healy finished second in the Stock Production Truck Mid class.
Repco Supercars Championship (March 5 – 7 – Melbourne, Australia) – FORD VICTORIES
Broc Feeney and Brodie Kostecki helped Ford to a sweep of the Melbourne SuperSprint weekend, sharing three season wins a piece toward the championship standings.
Ford occupies the first four spots in the championship: Kostecki (485), Cam Waters (457), Feeney (442) and Matthew Payne (412).
In four races, Ford collected 11 podiums which also featured Payne, Waters, Will Brown and Thomas Randle.
The Supercars Championship first visits Taupō International Motorsport Park, April 10 – 12, as a part of a New Zealand doubleheader. Full race coverage of the Taupō Super 440 is available on SuperView.
- NHRA (November 6 - 8 – Gainesville) – FORD VICTORY
Chad Green opened the 2026 NHRA season with a victory in Nitro Funny Car at the Gatornationals in Gainesville, FL, defending his 2025 victory.
Green also led Ford in qualifying, earning the fourth spot on the sheet with a 3.926 at 326.08 mph.
His final round pass was low of race day in the class: 3.959 at 329.91 mph at 1000’.
2026 marks NHRA’s 75th anniversary. The series heads to Firebird Motorsports Park in Arizona next, Mar 20-22, 2026.
Formula 1 (March 8 - Melbourne, Australia)
Max Verstappen used the new Red Bull Ford Powertrain unit to lead Ford Racing’s long-awaited return to Formula 1 with a sixth place finish in Australia.
After an accident early in Q1, Verstappen failed to set a qualifying time and started 20th on the grid. In his remarkable run through the field, he set the fastest race lap of the day.
Arvid Lindblad, making his F1 debut as a teenager, scored points in Australia as well, finishing eighth in the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls entry.
Isack Hadjar was the highest qualifying Ford Racing-powered entry - third on the grid - but finished 20th, not classified, following a power unit failure.
Liam Lawson was 13th with the second Visa Cash App Racing Bulls entry .
Formula 1 travels to Shanghai, China for round two of its season next weekend, March 13 -15. All sessions air live on AppleTV.
Mustang Cup USA (March 6 - 8 – Sebring International Raceway)
In the Miles Cup race, which was cut short due to inclement weather, Logan Adams led from pole position until the end of the race to take the win. Chris Clarke battled his way to the Dark Horse Legends lead after starting sixth in class.
Adams again led from green to checkered in the Parnelli Cup race, and Clarke led most of the race in the Dark Horse Legends class after taking the lead from Chris Capaldi in the early laps.
In the Mustang Cup Classic class, Paolo Salvatore put on a strong performance in both races, competing with the field of Dark Horse R cars.
The next round of Mustang Cup USA is March 27 - 29 at Barber Motorsports Park, where the series will race as part of the IndyCar Series event weekend.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (March 7 – Phoenix)
- Daniel Dye led Ford with a 20th-place finish Saturday in Phoenix while Chandler Smith, making his first start for Hettinger Racing, was 21st.
- The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, March 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET, CW, PRN, SiriusXM).
