It has been another huge week around the world of dirt racing! Scroll down for a quick recap of the highlights and results we've been following.
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ASCS National 360 Sprint Cars - Salina Highbanks, OK
Sam Hafertepe Jr won his 79th career ASCS National 360 Sprint Car feature on Saturday night. Seth Bergman was second and Sean McClellend third. The win was Hafertepe Jr’s second at Salina Highbanks and ties the Texan with Jason Johnson for second on the all-time ASCS win list.
Links: Results, Highlights
Tags: ASCS National Sprint Cars, Salina Highbanks, Sam Hafertepe Jr
World of Outlaws Sprint Cars - I-55 Raceway - Pevely, MS
Carson Macedo (Friday) and Logan Schuchart (Saturday) split weekend wins in World of Outlaws action at I-55 Raceway. Schuchart was runner up on Friday with David Gravel third. Macedo and Schuchart flipped finishing positions on Saturday, the win was Schuchart’s first on the season. Macedo came home second in front of Donny Schatz who claimed his first podium and best finish of the year to date. Points leader David Gravel was sixth, his first finish outside the top five in 15 races this season.
Links: Friday Results, Friday Highlights, Saturday Results, Saturday Highlights
Tags: World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, I-55 Raceway, Carson Macedo, Logan Schuchart
Xtreme Outlaw Midgets - Farmer City Raceway, IL
Jacob Denney and Karter Sarff were winners in Extreme Outlaw Midgets competition at Farmer City Raceway. Sarff backed up a strong third place on Friday by winning his first Illini 100 on Saturday. Zach Daum ran second between winner Denney and third place Sarff on Friday night. Kameron Key and Thomas Meseraull completed the Saturday podium.
Links: Friday Results, Friday Highlights, Saturday Results, Saturday Highlights
Tags: Xtreme Outlaw Midgets, Farmer City Raceway, Tanner Denney, Karter Sarff
USAC National Sprint Cars - Lawrenceburg Speedway, IN
Justin Grant continued a mighty consistent start to the 2025 USAC National Sprint Car season with win number two of the year coming Saturday night at Lawrenceburg Speedway. Grant now has seven top 5’s in eight races. Chase Stockon ran second to Grant and Robert Ballou rounded out the podium positions. Points leader and Friday night winner at Lincoln Park Kyle Cummins could only manage seventh in the Saturday feature which has allowed Grant to close the points gap to just 10 markers.
Links: Results, Highlights
Tags: USAC National Sprint Cars, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Justin Grant
Australian Speedcar (Midget) Championship - Murray Bridge Speedway, SA
Kaidon Brown has reclaimed the Australia #1 in Speedcars (Midgets) after winning the title fight at Murray Bridge Speedway in South Australia over the weekend. Brown led New Zealander Hayden Williams home by 1.5 seconds, Victorian Nick Parker was third.
Links: Results, Friday Highlights, Saturday Highlights
Tags: Australian Speedcar Title, Murray Bridge Speedway, Kaidon Brown
Red Hot Shootout - Toowoomba Speedway, QLD
Lachlan McHugh ousted preliminary night winner James McFadden in the 35 lap Saturday Shootout. Sydney-sider Michael Stewart had his best finish of the year away from home, finishing third just in front of Marcus Dumesny, and the ultra-impressive local Nicholas Whell who finished the weekend with dual top-5 finishes.
Links: Results, Friday Highlights, Saturday Highlights
Tags: 410 Sprint Cars, Toowoomba Speedway, Lachlan McHugh