Summary
Repco Supercars Championship (April 11 - 12 – Taupō, New Zealand) – FORD VICTORY
Brodie Kostecki helped Ford to a third straight event with at least one victory, with Broc Feeney and Will Brown also finishing on the podium during a two-race condensed race program.
NASCAR Cup Series (April 12 – Bristol)
Ryan Blaney’s bid for a second win this season came up just short on a green-white-checker restart as he settled for the runner-up spot Sunday in Bristol.
Todd Gilliland had a season-best sixth-place finish while Joey Logano was seventh and Ryan Preece eighth.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (April 10 – Bristol)
Chandler Smith finished second to lead Ford in Friday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jake Garcia finished sixth, marking his best run of the season
ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (April 11 – Nürburgring Nordschleife)
HRT Ford Racing scored a third-place overall finish on the Nordschleife, recruiting Ford factory drivers Frédéric Vervisch, Christopher Mies and Dennis Olsen, alongside NLS race winner Vincent Kolb..
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (April 11 – Bristol)
J.J. Yeley finished 26th on Saturday in Bristol.
The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, April 18 at Kansas Speedway (7 p.m., CW, MRN, SiriusXM).
Formula Drift (April 10-11 – Long Beach)
After earning the top seed in qualifying and advancing to the Top 16, James Deane did not advance to the Great Eight, ultimately getting a ninth place finish.
Ben Hobson qualified P7 and advanced to the Top 16, but was eliminated in that round and ultimately finished 13th.
SRO GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (April 10 - 11 – Circuit Paul Ricard)
HRT Ford Racing kicked off its Endurance Cup campaign with a fifth place finish in the Silver Cup class.
SRO GT4 European Series (April 11 - 12 – Circuit Paul Ricard)
The No. 61 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 of Erik Evans and Nathan Vanspringel led Ford to a fourth-place Silver Cup finish.
NHRA (April 10 - 12 – Pomona)
Austin Prock had his strongest qualifying effort of the season thus far on tricky track conditions, placing fifth with a 3.967 at 323.58 mph.
Details
Repco Supercars Championship (April 11 - 12 – Taupō, New Zealand) – FORD VICTORY
Brodie Kostecki helped Ford to a third straight event with at least one victory, his fourth of the season.
Will Brown and Broc Feeney shared second-place podium finishes in the condensed, two-race program due to cyclone warnings in the area.
Ford leads the championship, representing the top four spots: Kostecki (657), Feeney (638), Matthew Payne (569) and Cam Waters (544).
The 2026 Supercars Championship continues with the second New Zealand event, the ChristChurch Super 440, from April 17 - 19.
NASCAR Cup Series (April 12 – Bristol)
Ryan Blaney’s bid for a second win this season came up just short on a green-white-checker restart as he settled for the runner-up spot Sunday in Bristol.
Todd Gilliland had a season-best sixth-place finish while Joey Logano was seventh and Ryan Preece eighth.
Blaney, who won the pole, led the second-most laps on the day with 190.
The NASCAR Cup Series continues next Sunday, April 19 at Kansas Speedway (2 p.m. ET, Fox, MRN, SiriusXM)
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (April 10 – Bristol)
Chandler Smith finished second to lead Ford in Friday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jake Garcia finished sixth, marking his best run of the season.
Ben Rhodes, who won Stage 2, was just outside the top 10 in 11th place.
Smith leads the point standings as Ford has five drivers in the top 10.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has two weeks off before returning to action on Friday, May 1 at Texas Motor Speedway (8 p.m., FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).
ADAC Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie (April 11 – Nürburgring Nordschleife)
The No. 65 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 of Frédéric Vervisch, Christopher Mies, Dennis Olsen and Vincent Kolb earned a third place SP9 Pro class podium after four hours of NLS racing at the Nürburgring.
The podium marks the first series podium of the season and sixth since 2025.
The Mustang GT3 has collected 45 global podiums since its competitive debut in 2024.
The next round of NLS action, the ADAC 24h Nürburgring Qualifiers, is scheduled for April 18 - 19.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (April 11 – Bristol)
J.J. Yeley finished 26th on Saturday in Bristol.
The next race for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series is Saturday, April 18 at Kansas Speedway (7 p.m., CW, MRN, SiriusXM).
Formula Drift (April 10-11 – Long Beach)
James Deane and Ben Hobson both qualified well in the return of the single-car, two-run qualifying format, with Deane earning the top seed and Hobson earning the seven seed.
Both drivers won their Top 32 tandem battles to advance to the Top 16.
In the Top 16, Deane and Hobson both had strong lead runs, but issues in their chase runs prevented them from advancing to the Great Eight. Ultimately, Deane finished ninth and Hobson finished 13th.
SRO GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup (April 10 - 11 – Circuit Paul Ricard)
HRT Ford Racing kicked off its Endurance Cup campaign with a fifth place Silver Cup finish by Eduardo Coseteng, Maxime Oosten and Finn Wiebelhaus.
The team’s Pro Cup entry, piloted by Thomas Drouet, Arjun Maini and Fabio Scherer, placed 13th.
SRO GT4 European Series (April 11 - 12 – Circuit Paul Ricard)
The kick-off round of the GT4 European Series hosted three Mustang GT4s, all featuring a full Ford Racing Driver Development Team line-up.
The No. 61 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4 of Erik Evans and Nathan Vanspringel led Ford to a fourth-place Silver Cup finish in Race 1, as well as led the Mustang charge in seventh for Race 2.
The No. 62 Academy Motorsport Ford Mustang GT4, driven by Jenson Altzman and Marco Signoretti exclusively for the opening rounds, placed 11th in the Silver Cup class for both races.
The No. 68 TeamFloral Ford Mustang GT4, debuting Sam Paley and Michiel Haverans, rebounded from a Race 1 ending incident to a 15th place Silver Cup finish.
The next round of the GT4 European Series is slated for May 29 - 31 in Monza, with live coverage on the official series website or YouTube.com/GTWorld.
NHRA (April 10 - 12 – Pomona)
Austin Prock had his strongest qualifying effort of the season thus far on tricky track conditions, placing fifth with a 3.967 at 323.58 mph.
Chad Green led Ford on race day, advancing to second round after a sixth-place qualifying effort with 3.97 at 322.65.
Next on the NHRA 2026 schedule is the NHRA 4-Wide in Charlotte, NC April 24-26.
