Summary
NASCAR Cup Series (April 26 – Talladega)
Chris Buescher led eight times for 22 laps, but settled for a second-place finish Sunday.
Four Ford drivers finished in the top 10 as Zane Smith, Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson joined Buescher.
NHRA (April 24 - 26 – Charlotte)
The Ford Racing Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 debuted at NHRA Charlotte and with multiple record-breaking runs became the quickest and fastest EV car on the planet.
ADAC GT Masters (April 24 – 26 – Red Bull Ring)
Haupt Racing Team collected two podiums in the opening two rounds of the season.
Mustang GT3 has recorded 47 podiums since its competitive debut in 2024, nearing a 50 podium milestone.
DTM (April 24 – 26 – Red Bull Ring)
Arjun Maini and Finn Wiebelhaus shared top-10 finishes during the 2026 season opening weekend, earning valuable points toward the championship.
SRO GT World Challenge America (April 24 – 25 – Circuit of The Americas)
Dollahite Racing recovered from an early breakage to complete 70 laps and finish the race at Circuit of The Americas.
SRO GT4 America (April 24 – 25 – Circuit of The Americas)
TechSport Racing’s Frankie Muniz and Tyler Stone placed fourth in the Am class; McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Jenson Altzman and Zachry Lee eighth in Pro-Am.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (April 25 – Talladega)
J.J. Yeley finished 11th on Saturday in Talladega.
Details
NASCAR Cup Series (April 26 – Talladega)
Chris Buescher led eight times for 22 laps, but settled for a second-place finish Sunday.
Four Ford drivers finished in the top 10 as Zane Smith, Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson joined Buescher.
Ryan Preece, who won Stage 1, was seventh, but got shuffled back on the final restart and finished 18th.
The NASCAR Cup Series continues next Sunday, May 3 at Texas Motor Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, PRN, SiriusXM)
NHRA (April 24 - 26 – Charlotte)
The Ford Racing Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 debuted at NHRA Charlotte and laid down multiple record-breaking runs to become the quickest and fastest EV car on the planet.
Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 ran a low ET of 6.76 and a top mph of 222.
Chad Green qualified eighth and led Ford with a second-round appearance.
NHRA makes their first national event appearance at South Georgia Motorsports Park for the NHRA Southern Nationals May 1-3.
ADAC GT Masters (April 24 – 26 – Red Bull Ring)
Haupt Racing Team collected two podiums in the opening two rounds of the season, led by Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Kiano Blum and Niklas Kalus in second.
Alain Valente and Max Cuccarese placed third, marking 13 series podiums since 2025.
Max Reis and Emil Gjerdrum placed a weekend best fifth.
ADAC GT Masters will share the weekend with the DTM, May 22 – 24, at Circuit Zandvoort.
DTM (April 24 – 26 – Red Bull Ring)
The No. 36 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 of factory driver Arjun Maini placed a Ford best seventh.
The No. 64 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 of Finn Wiebelhaus, making his debut since winning the 2025 “Road to DTM,” placed a weekend best eighth.
Wiebelhaus, a Ford Racing Driver Development Team member, qualified on the front row for the second race; Wiebelhaus’s lap time of 1:27.660 was 0.085 from pole position.
Wiebelhaus ranks fifth in the Drivers’ Championship (15 points); Maini trails by one point in sixth.
The next round of DTM is scheduled for May 22 – 24 at Circuit Zandvoort.
SRO GT World Challenge America (April 24 – 25 – Circuit of The Americas)
Dollahite Racing’s Cameron Lawrence and Alex Sedgwick placed fifth in the Pro class, 20th overall during the team’s homecoming event in Austin, Tex.
The team cited a broken axle, which sent the Mustang GT3 back to the garages; the team made the necessary repairs to reenter the race, completing 70 laps.
Alex Sedgwick’s runner-up qualifying performance of 2:04.961– one of two drivers in the field to record a sub-2:05.000 lap time – helped the Mustang GT3 to a start on the second-row.
The series heads to Sebring International Raceway, May 7 – 9, for its next round of action.
SRO GT4 America (April 24 – 25 – Circuit of The Americas)
McCumbee McAleer Racing, represented by Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Jenson Altzman and Zachry Lee, drove the Ford Mustang GT4 to an eighth place Pro-Am finish.
TechSport Racing’s Frankie Muniz and Tyler Stone placed fourth in the Am class, despite a drive-through penalty for pit speed.
The next stop for GT4 America is scheduled for May 7 – 9 at Sebring International Raceway.
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (April 25 – Talladega)
J.J. Yeley finished 11th on Saturday in Talladega.
