Highlights July 26 2026

Summary

Formula 1 (July 24 - 26 – Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring)

Max Verstappen had a masterful drive to a second place finish in Hungary.
All four of the Red Bull Ford Powertrains entries finished in the top 10 with Verstappen’s Oracle Red Bull Racing teammate Isack Hadjar in sixth. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls was eighth (Liam Lawson) and 10th (Arvid Lindblad.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 24 – Indianapolis) – FORD VICTORY

Layne Riggs led all but two of the 200 laps Friday night in winning for the second year in a row at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
Ty Majeski was third and Chandler Smith fourth for Ford.

NASCAR Cup Series (July 26 – Indianapolis)

Joey Logano’s third-place finish paced four Ford drivers in the top 10 Sunday.
Todd Gilliland won the NASCAR In-Season Challenge by finishing ahead of Ryan Blaney and took home the $1 million bonus.

SRO GT4 Australia (July 24 - 26 – Darwin) - FORD VICTORIES

Ford Mustang GT4 earned a pair of AM class victories on both Saturday (Jarrod Keyte) and Sunday (Glenn Walker) and earned a Silver-AM class victory (Cody Burcher and Dean Campbell) on Sunday at Darwin.
Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx was the top Ford finisher overall in both SRO GT4 Australia rounds at Darwin with Blake Tracey and George Miedecke topping the ten Ford Mustang GT4 entries finishing second in Saturday’s Race 1.

NHRA (July 24 - 26 – Seattle)

Austin Prock battled to the final round of the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Funny Car after qualifying eleventh with a 3.96 at 318 mph.
Daniel Wilkerson took home his first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the season after defeating Ford Racing teammate Prock on Saturday.

DTM (July 25 - 26 –Oschersleben )

Ford factory driver Arjun Maini drove the No. 36 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 to a pair of sixth place finishes in the two DTM races at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
The No. 64 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 of Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Finn Wiebelhaus retired in both Saturday and Sunday’s races.

Mustang Cup Australia (July 24 - 26 – Darwin)

Bryce Fullwood won both races of the weekend at Hidden Valley Raceway as he made his Mustang Cup Australia debut.
In the Dark Horse Legends class, John Goodacre was victorious in the Johnson Cup race and Ben Dunn brought home the win in the Ambrose Cup race.

Drift Masters (July 24 - 25 – Latvia)

James Deane finished 13th in round five of the 2026 Drift Masters season in Latvia.
With two rounds remaining, Deane currently sits third in the championship standings.

Details

Formula 1 (July 24 - 26 – Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring)

Max Verstappen had a masterful drive to a second place finish in Hungary.
All four of the Red Bull Ford Powertrains entries finished in the top 10 with Verstappen’s Oracle Red Bull Racing teammate Isack Hadjar in sixth. Visa Cash App Racing Bulls was eighth (Liam Lawson) and 10th (Arvid Lindblad.
This was Verstappen’s second consecutive podium and fourth of the season.
Verstappen is now sixth in the Drivers’ Championship with Hadjar in eighth, Lawson in ninth and Lindblad in 11th..
Oracle Red Bull Racing is fourth in the Constructors’ Championship while Visa Cash Apps Racing Bulls are fifth.
F1 now enters its summer break during which time no one can work in F1. The World Championship will return at Zandvoort in the Netherlands, August 21 - 23.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (July 24 – Indianapolis) – FORD VICTORY

Layne Riggs led all but two of the 200 laps Friday night in winning for the second year in a row at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.
The win is his fifth of the season, a career-best, and matches his total from the previous two years combined.
Ford has seven wins this season and five of the last seven overall.
Ty Majeski was third and Chandler Smith fourth for Ford.
Smith clinched a spot in the Chase, joining Front Row Motorsports teammate Layne Riggs with two races remaining in the regular season..
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will have two weeks off before returning to action on Friday, Aug. 14 at Richmond Raceway (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, NRN, SiriusXM).

NASCAR Cup Series (July 26 – Indianapolis)

Joey Logano’s third-place finish paced four Ford drivers in the top 10 Sunday.
Brad Keselowski, Josh Berry and Ryan Preece were sixth, seventh and eighth, respectively.
Todd Gilliland won the NASCAR In-Season Challenge by finishing ahead of Ryan Blaney and took home the $1 million bonus.
The NASCAR Cup Series will have a week off before returning to action on Sunday, August 9 at Iowa Speedway (3:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, MRN Radio, SiriusXM, HBO MAX).

SRO GT4 Australia (July 24 - 26 – Darwin) - FORD VICTORIES

Ford Mustang GT4 earned a pair of AM class victories on both Saturday (Jarrod Keyte) and Sunday (Glenn Walker) and earned a Silver-AM class victory (Cody Burcher and Dean Campbell) on Sunday at Darwin.
Miedecke Motorsport with Lubrimaxx was the top Ford finisher overall in both SRO GT4 Australia rounds at Darwin with Blake Tracey and George Miedecke topping the ten Ford Mustang GT4 entries finishing second in Saturday’s Race 1.
The Ford Mustang GT4 took second through fifth overall in Race 1 while capturing six of the top ten in Race 2.
SRO GT4 Australia will be back on track for the GT Festival Sydney, September 18 - 20.

NHRA (July 24 - 26 – Seattle)

Austin Prock battled to the final round of the NHRA Northwest Nationals in Funny Car after qualifying eleventh with a 3.96 at 318 mph.
Daniel Wilkerson took home his first Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge win of the season after defeating Ford Racing teammate Prock on Saturday.
Seattle marked the second consecutive race a Ford Mustang Dark Horse Funny Car was in the final round.
NHRA will take their summer break and return August 20-23 for the NHRA Brainerd Nationals in Minnesota.

DTM (July 25 - 26 –Oschersleben)

Ford factory driver Arjun Maini drove the No. 36 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 to a pair of sixth place finishes in the two DTM races at Motorsport Arena Oschersleben.
The No. 64 HRT Ford Racing Mustang GT3 of Ford Racing Driver Development Team member Finn Wiebelhaus retired in both Saturday and Sunday’s races.
DTM will return to competition at the Nürburgring, August 14 - 16, for round six of the eight race season.

Mustang Cup Australia (July 24 - 26 – Darwin)

In Saturday’s Johnson Cup race, Bryce Fullwood started from pole position and led from flag-to-flag to bring home the win at his home track.
In Sunday’s Ambrose Cup race, Fullwood had a strong start and moved up to second place. From there, he battled Josh Anderson for first, ultimately taking the lead with less than 25 minutes remaining in the race.
In the Dark Horse Legends class, John Goodacre was victorious in the Johnson Cup race and Ben Dunn brought home the win in the Ambrose Cup race.
Mustang Cup Australia will be back on track at Sydney Motorsport Park September 18-20.

Drift Masters (July 24 - 25 – Latvia)

After qualifying 13th, James Deane won his Top 32 battle to advance to the Top 16.
Deane had an extremely close Top 16 battle that led to the judges calling for One More Time. He put on another impressive performance in the One More Time run but was unable to advance to the Top 8 and ultimately finished 13th.
With two rounds remaining, Deane sits third in the championship standings.
Drift Masters will be back in action in Germany August 13-15.

Ford Racing Weekly Racing Highlights July 26, 2026