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September 6, 2026

Jose Vitor Leme sets PBR Teams ride streak record

Jose Vitor Leme kept adding to his place in PBR Teams history, setting a league record with his 12th consecutive ride and becoming the only rider in PBR Teams history to post four straight 3-for-3 events. His performance came during a busy weekend across the league that also featured a tight standings race and several key team results.

The Austin Gamblers beat the Missouri Thunder 261.5-256.6 in Ridgedale, Missouri, with Sage Steele Kimzey and Vinicius Pinheiro Correa also riding successfully for Austin. The win kept Missouri from completing a perfect weekend at home.

Elsewhere, the Arizona Ridge Riders defeated the Kansas City Outlaws, the New York Mavericks beat the Florida Freedom, the Oklahoma Wildcatters edged the Carolina Cowboys in the longest game in PBR Teams history, and the Texas Rattlers outlasted the Nashville Stampede. Nashville finished the weekend first in the standings, narrowly ahead of Missouri, and PBR Teams was set to resume Sept. 11-13 in Anaheim.
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September 6, 2026

Kofoid wins Saturday prelim, nears Huset’s all-time mark

Emerson Axsom capped the L.G. Everist Huset’s Shootout by earning his first World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series victory Sunday night at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota. Axsom won the 40-lap, $25,000 finale after a back-and-forth battle with Carson Macedo and held off late restarts from Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and David Gravel. Kofoid finished second, Gravel third, Macedo fourth and Spencer Bayston fifth. Axsom, racing full time with the series for the first time in 2026, said the win meant a lot after a year of highs and lows. His father, Joe, served as crew chief. Axsom became the 160th different winner in World of Outlaws history, the 21st different driver to win in 2026 and the fifth first-time winner this season.

Saturday’s 35-lap preliminary feature went to Kofoid, who passed early leader Steven Snyder Jr. on lap 7 and controlled the race to earn $15,000. It was Kofoid’s 12th World of Outlaws victory of the season and his ninth at Huset’s, leaving him one win behind Sammy Swindell on the track’s all-time list. Garet Williamson finished second for the second straight night, Sheldon Haudenschild was third, and Steven Snyder Jr. and Logan Schuchart rounded out the top five in the different event reports.

The Shootout opened Friday with Haudenschild’s 35-lap victory. He took the lead from Garet Williamson on lap 12 and held on through a late restart to win by 0.527 seconds and collect $15,000. Williamson finished second, Kofoid third, with David Gravel and Carson Macedo completing the top five. The race featured several cautions and red flags, including flips involving Sean Rayhall and Riley Goodno, who both climbed out safely.
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September 6, 2026

Some of Marcis’s stolen memorabilia found at flea market, arrest made

Retired NASCAR Cup driver Dave Marcis said burglars stole several irreplaceable pieces of racing memorabilia from his home in Arden, North Carolina, while he was out of town for about a week. The missing items included thousands of dollars in valuables, Rolex watches given by Roger Penske, one-of-a-kind rings, rifles and a firesuit. Among the stolen guns was a rifle Marcis said Dale Earnhardt Sr. had given him.

The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office said the break-in led to at least one arrest on felony breaking-and-entering charges. Investigators traced the case after Marcis’s daughter, Shawna Beam, was contacted on Facebook by a stranger who said some of the stolen property had been bought at a flea market in Fletcher, North Carolina.

Beam said some of the property had surfaced at Smiley’s Flea Market in Fletcher, but not everything taken from the home had been recovered. The family said it hopes to get back the most sentimental items, and Beam said some may never be returned.
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September 6, 2026

Antonelli storms from 19th to win Italian GP at Monza

Kimi Antonelli produced the defining drive of the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, charging from 19th on the grid to win his home race for Mercedes and deliver the team a one-two finish with George Russell in second. The 20-year-old became the first Italian to win at Monza since 1966, a result that extended his championship lead over Russell to 66 points and marked his seventh victory of the season. Antonelli said the result felt like a dream, and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff praised the performance as an amazing drive.

Ferrari’s home race unraveled early when Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc clashed on the opening lap, sending Hamilton onto the gravel and dropping him from fourth to 10th. Leclerc later crashed heavily at the Parabolica on lap two, triggering a red flag and a long stoppage for barrier repairs. He was taken to the medical center, cleared of immediate injuries, and reported temporary vision trouble in his right eye before saying he expected to be fit for Madrid next weekend. Hamilton finished sixth after repeatedly complaining of a lack of power, then said Ferrari had left it too late to back him properly in the title fight and needed clearer rules of engagement and better strategy calls.

Mercedes split strategies during the interruption and a later virtual safety car, putting Antonelli on fresher tires while Russell stayed out, a decision Wolff said was the safer call. Antonelli used that tire advantage to catch and pass Russell late, while Russell said the decision cost him the win but credited his teammate’s pace. Max Verstappen finished third, ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly took seventh after his first Formula 1 pole, and Franco Colapinto recovered to ninth after a restart mistake. Yuki Tsunoda finished 10th after stewards cleared him in a restart review, while Alpine and Racing Bulls left Monza with points after a demanding race.
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September 6, 2026

BKFC 93 brings Perdomo-Hill heavyweight main event Friday

BKFC 93 is set for Friday at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, with the event streaming live worldwide on The BKFC App. The heavyweight main event pairs undefeated Leonardo “El Zambo” Perdomo with Bear “The Last Barbarian” Hill, as Perdomo looks to improve to 12-0 and extend his streak of stoppage wins to 12.

The co-main event features Bryan “El Gallo” Duran against Charles “Felony” Bennett, with Duran seeking another shot at featherweight champion “King” Kai Stewart. The featured bout is a bantamweight rematch between Andrew “Legend” Strode and Gee “The Cutman” Perez, after Strode beat Perez in 2025.

The card also includes cruiserweight champion Esteban “Mohawk” Rodriguez against Jeremy “Tomahawk” Townsel in BKFC’s new ironweight division. Other announced bouts are Chris “Dynamite” Garcia vs. Tyler “Rookie” Randall at 125 pounds and Jancarlos “Baby Tank” Rivera vs. Matt “Rambo” Russo at 135 pounds.
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September 6, 2026

Vettel drives Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 in Monza tribute

Sebastian Vettel made an emotional return to the Formula 1 paddock at Monza on Sunday, driving Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari F2002 in a tribute marking 30 years since Schumacher began his Ferrari career. Vettel completed an honorary lap in the car and later did donuts for the Italian crowd, with his laps serving as the centerpiece of Ferrari’s tribute to the seven-time world champion.

Vettel said he was “mixed up in feelings” during the run and told F1TV that he felt Schumacher’s presence on the track. He called Schumacher his boyhood hero, said it felt like he had won the race before it even started, and described the F2002 as “such a beautiful piece of machinery,” made even more meaningful because it had belonged to Schumacher. Vettel said the day was “Michael’s moment.”

After the drive, Vettel said he “felt him a lot today,” described the experience as “beautiful” and “deeply emotional,” and said the car “felt alive.” He said he was torn between pushing the car and savoring the moment. Ferrari also marked the anniversary with a special livery inspired by Schumacher’s first Ferrari, the F310, while running both SF-26 cars in the tribute design. Schumacher has not been seen in public since a ski accident in December 2013.
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September 5, 2026

Pit Strategy Lifts Sheldon Creed to Darlington Win

Sheldon Creed won the Fleetio 200 at Darlington Raceway, using pit strategy to take the lead with 49 laps remaining and then hold off Corey Day by 2.961 seconds in the Chase opener. The victory was Creed’s second career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win, his first at Darlington, and Haas Factory Team’s first win of the playoff run. Justin Allgaier won Stage 1 and Anthony Alfredo won Stage 2, while Brent Crews, Sammy Smith and Austin Hill completed the top five.

The race also featured a late incident between Day and William Sawalich that carried over onto pit road after the checkered flag. Day said Sawalich threatened to wreck him and told him to “go f*** myself,” while Sawalich rejected that account and said Day ran into his rear bumper first, turning him into the wall and ending his race. Sawalich’s No. 18 Toyota was heavily damaged on lap 68, and he finished 30th after falling 41 laps down. The two prospects spoke for nearly two minutes after the race.

Day recovered from the contact to finish second and move from seventh to fifth in the standings, cutting his points deficit from 55 to 46 with eight races left. Creed’s win moved him to second in the playoff standings, seven points behind Allgaier, who finished 17th after hitting the wall late. Post-race inspection found no overall issues with Creed’s victory, but Creed, Crews and Hill each lost pit-stall selection for the next race after unsecured lug nuts were found, and Jesse Love was penalized for an at-track inspection issue.
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September 5, 2026

Thunderstorms cancel Darlington qualifying; NASCAR uses metric order

Lightning and thunderstorms canceled Saturday practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying at Darlington Raceway, forcing NASCAR to set the Cook Out Southern 500 starting lineup by its performance metric. Tyler Reddick inherited the pole for the playoff opener, with Daniel Suárez alongside him on the front row and Ryan Preece and Denny Hamlin in Row 2. Michael McDowell was set to start fifth, while Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Austin Dillon and Alex Bowman completed the top 10. NASCAR also moved the 367-lap race up 10 minutes to a 5:00 p.m. ET green flag because of rain in the forecast.
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September 5, 2026

C.J. Leary Leads All 100 Laps to Win Ted Horn 100 Again

C.J. Leary won the 72nd Ted Horn 100 at Du Quoin State Fairgrounds in Illinois on Sept. 5, 2026, leading all 100 laps after starting second. Leary beat Chase Stockon by 1.840 seconds, and after the race said he would jump into the infield pond, carrying out a pre-race promise. The victory was Leary’s second straight Ted Horn 100 win, his eighth career USAC Silver Crown victory and his third win of the 2026 season.

Briggs Danner finished third after charging from 16th and earned the Hard Charger award. Justin Grant placed fourth and Jake Swanson was fifth. Jimmy Light flipped on lap 15 and was scored 19th in the feature.

Leary extended his USAC Silver Crown top-five streak to 14 races, a series record, and increased his championship lead from 69 points to 81. He left Du Quoin with 555 points, while Grant was second in the standings with 474. Two races remained on the schedule, with the next Silver Crown event set for Sept. 25-26 at Eldora Speedway for the 4-Crown Nationals.
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