Summary
Formula Drift (May 7 - 9 – Road Atlanta) – FORD VICTORY
Vaughn Gittin Jr. earned the victory at Road Atlanta after facing off against his teammate James Deane in an all-Ford final battle.
NORRA’s Baja (May 1 - 7 – Ensenada to Los Cabo) — FORD VICTORY
Brad and Adam Lovell drove the Ford Ranger Raptor to a Showroom Stock class win after the 6-day rally through the Baja peninsula.
SRO GT4 Australia (May 8 – 10 – Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at The Bend ) – FORD VICTORY
The Ford Mustang GT4 collected six podiums across all three classes, which included an Am victory by Gomersall Motorsport’s Glenn Walker.
FIA World Endurance Championship (May 6 - 9 - Spa)
The No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang GT3 led early in the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Franchorchamps in Belgium before finishing 16th. The No. 88 would finish 12th.
Both of the factory supported Mustang GT3 entries qualified in the top five at Spa.
NASCAR Cup Series (May 10 – Watkins Glen International)
Austin Cindric led Ford to a ninth place finish.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (May 8 – Watkins Glen International)
Chandler Smith led Ford to a fifth-place finish Friday at Watkins Glen International.
After eight starts, Smith ranks second in the championship; Layne Riggs third.
SRO GT World Challenge America (May 7 – 9 – Sebring International Raceway)
Cameron Lawrence and Alex Sedgwick of Dollahite Racing earned their second Pro-class podium of the season, finishing second.
SRO GT4 America (May 7 – 9 – Sebring International Raceway)
TechSport Racing’s Frankie Muniz and Tyler Stone led Ford to a weekend best sixth place Am class finish.
McCumbee McAleer Racing’s Jenson Altzman and Zachry Lee had a weekend best eighth place Pro-Am finish.
Mustang Cup USA (May 7 - 9 – Circuit of The Americas)
In Friday’s Miles Cup race, Logan Adams earned the win in the Dark Horse class, and Craig Capaldi claimed the victory in Dark Horse Legends.
In the Parnelli Cup race on Saturday, Kale Buhl brought home the victory at his home track, and Craig Capaldi took the win in Dark Horse Legends
Mustang Cup Australia (May 8 -10 – Shell V-Power Motorsport Park)
In the Dark Horse class, Josh Anderson won both the Johnson Cup and Ambrose Cup races.
In Dark Horse Legends, Ben Dunn scored the win in the Johnson Cup race, and John Goodacre was victorious in the Ambrose Cup race.
Details
Formula Drift (May 7-9 – Road Atlanta) – FORD VICTORY
Vaughn Gittin Jr. and James Deane faced off in an all-Ford final battle, and Gittin Jr. claimed the win after Deane went off course in his chase run.
After Gittin Jr. qualified 12th and Deane qualified second, both drivers won their Top 32, Top 16, Great Eight and Final Four battles to go against each other in the final.
Ben Hobson in the third RTR entry was unable to advance past qualifying into the top 32.
NORRA’s Baja (May 1 - 7 – Ensenada to Los Cabo) — FORD VICTORY
Brad and Adam Lovell drove the Ford Ranger Raptor to a Showroom Stock Late Model class win after the 6-day rally through the Baja peninsula.
The pair completed the 1,400-mile rally in a cumulative time of 25:28:23
Jamie Groves and team wheeled the Ford Bronco to a second-place finish and Erick Jacobs third in a Ford F150 Raptor.
SRO GT4 Australia (May 8 – 10 – Shell V-Power Motorsport Park at The Bend ) – FORD VICTORY
The Ford Mustang GT4 collected six podiums across the Silver Cup, Pro-Am and Am classes, which included an Am victory by points-leading Glenn Walker of Gomersall Motorsport.
Silver Cup points leaders George Miedecke and Blake Tracey of Miedecke Motorsport placed second in the first race.
The polesitting Multispares Racing Mustang GT4, driven by Aaron Cameron and Lochie Dalton, rebounded in the second race by finishing runner-up in Silver Cup.
Multispares Racing also held the third podium position in the second race with Cam McLeod and Mason Harvey.
In the second race, Ekebol MPC’s Tony D’Alberto and Jarod Keyte rounded out the Silver-Am class podium, bouncing back from an unfortunate crash in the opening race.
Walker followed up his victory with a second-place Am class finish.
The fifth and sixth rounds of action will be held at Queensland, June 12 – 14. Live coverage is on the GT World YouTube channel and also on the series website.
FIA World Endurance Championship (May 6 - 9 - Spa)
The No. 77 Proton Competition Mustang GT3 led early in the second round of the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at Spa-Franchorchamps in Belgium before finishing 16th. The No. 88 would finish 12th.
Both of the factory supported Mustang GT3 entries qualified in the top five at Spa.
The No. 77 Mustang GT3 started third at Spa and led the LMGT3 class before going wide and spinning into the gravel in the first hour. It returned to competition but was unable to race back to the front.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans will be the next round for the FIA WEC series. The grandfather of all endurance races will be run June 13 - 14 at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France.
NASCAR Cup Series (May 10 – Watkins Glen International)
Austin Cindric, who was the fastest in practice and top Ford qualifier for the 100-lap race, led the Mustang Dark Horse to a ninth place finish.
Ryan Blaney, who suffered collateral damage during the race from a spinning competitor, rebounded to an 11th place finish.
Blaney earned valuable points toward his championship campaign in the first stage, leading Ford in fourth with 405 points (-162).
Chris Buescher, who finished 12th, ranks fifth in the championship with 375 points (-192).
The Cup Series will head to Dover Motor Speedway next for the NASCAR All-Star Race, scheduled for Sunday, May 17 at 1:00 PM ET (FS1, MRN, Sirius XM, HBO Max).
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (May 8 – Watkins Glen International)
Chandler Smith placed a Ford best fifth Friday at Watkins Glen International.
Smith earned valuable points toward the championship, placing third in the second stage.
Layne Riggs also placed third in the first stage, before an incident on Lap 66 halted his progression through the field.
Jake Garcia (12th), Ty Majeski (16th) and Riggs (24th) were the next Fords in line to the finish.
Smith ranks second in the championship (283, -29), with Riggs following by a narrow margin in third (269, -43).
Four Fords rank inside the top-10 for the championship, which includes Ben Rhodes (sixth, 228) and Majeski (seventh, 225).
The next race for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is Friday, May 15 at Dover Motor Speedway (5:00 p.m. ET, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).
SRO GT World Challenge America (May 7 – 9 – Sebring International Raceway)
The No. 6 Dollahite Racing Ford Mustang GT3, co-driven by Cameron Lawrence and Alex Sedgwick, placed second overall after a rebound performance at Sebring.
Dollahite Racing battled to its second Pro class podium of the season, preparing its Mustang GT3 through the night ahead of Saturday afternoon's qualifying and three-hour race.
The Mustang GT3 qualified in the second row of the overall starting grid, consistently competing for the top spots on the way to its 49th global podium since its competitive launch in 2024.
The next round of GT World Challenge America is scheduled for June 12 – 14 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, with live coverage on the series official YouTube channel and website.
SRO GT4 America (May 7 – 9 – Sebring International Raceway)
The No. 30 TechSport Racing Ford Mustang GT4 of Frankie Muniz and Tyler Stone led Ford to a weekend best sixth place Am class finish, two spots better than an eighth place result in Race 1.
The No. 48 McCumbee McAleer Racing Ford Mustang GT4 of Jenson Altzman and Zachry Lee had a weekend best eighth place Pro-Am finish, unable to complete Race 2.
The series debut of the No. 137 LAP Motorsports Ford Mustang GT4 of Lawrence and Freddie Tomlinson posted a ninth place Pro-Am class finish in both races.
The next round of GT4 America is scheduled for June 12 – 14 at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, with live coverage on the series official YouTube channel and website.
Mustang Cup USA (May 7-9 – Circuit of The Americas)
In Friday’s Miles Cup race, Logan Adams was victorious in the Dark Horse class and Craig Capaldi earned his fourth win of the season in Dark Horse Legends.
Also in the Miles Cup race, Dwayne Moses scored a Dark Horse Legends podium in his Mustang Cup debut.
In the Parnelli Cup race on Saturday, Kale Buhl fought hard to bring home the win at his home track in Dark Horse Legends, and Craig Capaldi won in Dark Horse Legends.
Mustang Cup Australia (May 8 - 10 – Shell V-Power Motorsport Park)
In the Johnson Cup race, Josh Anderson completed a last-lap pass on Jack Perkins to claim the victory.
In the Ambrose Cup race, Anderson took the lead after starting second and kept the lead for the remainder of the race to earn his second win of the weekend.
In the Dark Horse Legends class, Ben Dunn was victorious in the Johnson Cup race and John Goodacre earned the win in the Ambrose Cup race in his first weekend racing in the Mustang Dark Horse R.
