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September 27, 2026

Pursley Leads All 50 Laps to Win 4-Crown Silver Crown

Daison Pursley made a dominant debut with the CB Industries/Spire Motorsports USAC Silver Crown team at Eldora Speedway, earning the pole in qualifying and then leading all 50 laps to win Saturday night’s 4-Crown Nationals feature. Pursley turned a 16.428-second lap to top the 32-car field, started on the front row beside Mario Clouser, and beat Brady Bacon by 1.331 seconds. Matt Westfall was third, Logan Seavey fourth and C.J. Leary fifth, a result that clinched Leary his first USAC Silver Crown driving championship with one race left. Leary’s title was his second USAC national championship, following his 2019 USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car crown, while Team AZ Racing/Petty-Rossi/Curb-Agajanian secured its first Silver Crown entrant title.

The Silver Crown feature also produced several incidents, including flips by Mario Clouser and Justin Grant. One report said a red flag was shown for a Daison Pursley flip during the race, though Pursley still completed the win. Friday’s Silver Crown qualifying also sent the top 20 into the feature, and Carmen Perigo won the eight-lap semi-feature after Jason York advanced into his first Silver Crown main event following major qualifying damage repairs.

The 4-Crown Nationals at the half-mile dirt track in Rossburg, Ohio, featured High Limit Racing, USAC Silver Crown, USAC Midgets and USAC National Sprint Cars. Rico Abreu won Friday night’s 30-lap High Limit main after a late battle with Aaron Reutzel and Giovanni Scelzi, while Ryan Timms swept the Night BeFour the Crowns Showdown by qualifying fastest, winning his heat, winning the dash and leading all 25 laps for his first career Eldora victory. Kyle Cummins won Saturday’s 44th 4-Crown Nationals 410 Sprint Non-Wing feature from the third starting spot, with Justin Grant second and Jake Swanson third, and Parker Price-Miller won Friday’s Great Lakes Super Sprints main event. Price-Miller, Timms and Cummins joined a weekend that also included results from the USAC Midgets, though those feature results were not listed in the available reports.
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September 27, 2026

Darren Till pushes BKFC to book Mike Perry next year

Darren Till said after his BKFC 94 win over Yoel Romero that he wants Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship to book him against Mike Perry, a matchup he said has been discussed for a long time. Till said the fight could sell out a stadium and said he wants it to happen next year.

Till said he recently signed a new long-term deal with BKFC and would even let Perry be the “A” side if that helped make the fight happen. Perry has spent his last two fights back in MMA, so it remains unclear when he might return to bare-knuckle.

Till also brushed aside questions about Tommy Fury, saying he had no interest in talking about Fury or his family unless Fury was standing across from him in the ring.
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September 27, 2026

Erik Jones signs Legacy Motor Club extension through 2027

Legacy Motor Club announced at Kansas Speedway that Erik Jones signed a multi-year contract extension that will keep him in the No. 43 Toyota Camry XSE in the NASCAR Cup Series through 2027 and beyond. Jones joined the organization in 2021, has driven the No. 43 since 2022, and has delivered one win, 10 top-five finishes and 37 top-10 finishes for the team.

Jones’ lone victory for the organization came in the 2022 Southern 500 at Darlington, which gave the No. 43 its first win in eight years. He also finished third in the 2025 Southern 500. Co-owner Jimmie Johnson and president Michael Guttilla said Jones’ consistency and experience make him a cornerstone of the team’s long-term plans, and Jones said he is excited to keep building with the organization.

The extension comes as Legacy Motor Club prepares for major changes in 2027, when Josh Berry is set to replace John Hunter Nemechek in the No. 42 Toyota, Riley Herbst is set to join full time in the No. 84 Toyota, and the team plans to expand to three cars. With six races left in the 2026 season, Jones and the No. 43 team said they are focused on finishing the year strong before turning to the next chapter.
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September 27, 2026

Corey Heim punched after Martinsville post-race clash

Corey Heim was punched multiple times in a post-race altercation at Martinsville Speedway after a final-lap clash with Treyten Lapcevich in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. Video showed Heim being struck near the infield hot dog stand by a member of Chad Bryant Racing after the race, and a police officer later escorted Heim from the scene. Heim appeared to try to back away during the confrontation, and no injuries were reported.

The trouble started on the final lap when Heim made contact with Lapcevich while racing for the lead, then hit him again after the checkered flag. That contact sent Lapcevich’s car airborne and left both cars heavily damaged. Heim said he believed Lapcevich turned left into him, while also saying he thought Lapcevich tried to squeeze him into the curb.

Heim finished third in the No. 22 car, behind winner Caden Kvapil. Later that night, Heim posted a thumbs-up selfie on X and joked about the incident.
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September 27, 2026

F1 moves Bahrain Grand Prix to Sepang after cancelation

Formula 1 will return to Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia for a one-off Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix after the original April date in Bahrain was canceled. The move from Sakhir is linked to conflict in the Middle East, and Bahrain is helping cover much of the cost of staging the race in Malaysia.

Malaysia last hosted a Formula 1 race in 2017, when Max Verstappen won, and the country dropped off the calendar in 2018 because of rising costs and declining attendance. The 2026 event is set for Oct. 1-4, with racing scheduled for Oct. 2-4, and the grand prix itself due to start at 8 a.m. UK time on Sunday, Oct. 4. The race was added after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were removed from the schedule because of the US-Israeli war with Iran, as Formula 1 sought to avoid losing another round from the calendar. The Malaysian race will sit between the Azerbaijan and Singapore grands prix, while uncertainty remains over Qatar and Abu Dhabi, with Imola listed in a contingency plan if needed.

Friday’s program includes practice at 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. BST, with final practice and qualifying on Saturday at 5:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. BST. Every session will air on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event, with highlights on Channel 4 for non-subscribers and live U.S. coverage on Apple TV’s new F1 channel. The Sepang weekend is expected to bring tropical heat, humidity, thundery showers and temperatures up to 33C.
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September 27, 2026

Alpine condemns online abuse after Baku crash fallout

Alpine issued a statement condemning online hate and abuse after the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, saying abusive comments aimed at drivers, media and other Formula 1 personnel were unacceptable. The team said it would work with Formula 1, the FIA and the championship promoter to help tackle online abuse.

The statement followed Franco Colapinto’s crash in Baku, where he locked up and went deep into Turn 1 on the first Safety Car restart. The incident triggered a three-car crash that ended Colapinto’s race and Pierre Gasly’s race, and sent Lando Norris into the barriers. Colapinto accepted full responsibility and apologized to Alpine, Norris and Gasly.

Colapinto received a 10-second penalty that was converted into a five-place grid drop for the next race because he did not finish. Norris received a flood of abusive messages after the incident, with many coming from Argentinian fans. Reports also said Alpine was considering internal action, and executive advisor Flavio Briatore said he was extremely disappointed and would reflect on what course of action to take.
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September 27, 2026

Ocon scores best Haas result yet in Baku

Esteban Ocon’s eighth-place finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku gave him his best result of the 2026 Formula 1 season and Haas a double points finish, with Oliver Bearman placing ninth. Ocon said Haas made the right calls on pit stops and Safety Cars, credited the team’s pace, and said the VF-26 finally felt competitive. He was beaten to seventh by Arvid Lindblad at the finish, with reports varying on the margin, and said the result showed he could deliver in a strong car.

The Baku drive came after a difficult qualifying session, when Ocon was left 14th after yellow flags ruined his final Q2 lap. He said he believed he had a Q3 car and had expected more from a weekend when the Haas felt its best all season in practice. Ocon said the result should give Haas momentum for the upcoming high-speed races and the next two rounds of the triple-header.

The result also came against a backdrop of uncertainty over Ocon’s future with Haas. He said he will be a free agent for 2027, has already spoken with other teams, and still does not have a contract for that season. Ocon said he deserves to be in Formula 1, has “a lot more to give,” and repeated, “I’m one of the best out there.” Haas is still expected to move on from him with eight races left, while speculation has linked the team to Formula 2 title leader Rafael Camara.
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September 26, 2026

Kyle Larson says revised NASCAR format rewards steady points

Kyle Larson’s climb to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series Chase standings has become a case study in the sport’s revised playoff format, with the Hendrick Motorsports driver saying the changes reward consistency over a longer stretch of races. Larson arrived at Kansas Speedway leading the standings after three playoff races, with sources describing a 56-point swing since the Chase began and Larson saying he had erased a 55-point postseason deficit to reach first place.

Larson said the current system, which removed eliminations and resets, still can produce big swings because wins carry so much weight. He said stage points may matter more than ever under the format, and pointed to RFK Racing driver Ryan Preece as an example of a driver whose strong runs had not generated enough points. Larson also said the setup better rewards a deserving champion.

Through the first three Chase races, Larson was the only driver to finish in the top five each time, and he took the points lead by finishing second at Bristol Motor Speedway last Saturday. He said his team had been strong in speed and execution and called the opening stretch “pretty flawless” for the No. 5 Chevrolet. Larson led Denny Hamlin by one point, said he would rather be one point ahead than one point behind, and said some of the upcoming tracks might suit his team even more. With seven races left before the title is decided at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Larson said the championship battle remained unsettled.
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September 26, 2026

Darren Till Outpoints Yoel Romero at BKFC 94 in Manchester

Darren Till beat Yoel Romero by unanimous decision in the BKFC 94 main event at AO Arena in Manchester, England, with all three judges scoring it 49-46. The bare-knuckle catchweight bout aired live on DAZN and improved Till to 2-0 in BKFC, while Romero fell to 1-2. Romero pressed forward and landed some of the more effective shots in several rounds, and he scored a knockdown at the end of the third round, but Till stayed active in the clinch and finished strongly enough to secure the win.

The matchup drew a strong crowd for BKFC, with the promotion saying 15,800 tickets had been sold at AO Arena, setting an arena record and making BKFC 94 the biggest show at the venue this year. The event was also said to be performing well on DAZN. Till said the fight with Romero was driving interest in the card, and he was already looking ahead to a possible future bout with Mike Perry. Both headliners made weight at Friday’s weigh-in, with Till at 188.8 pounds and Romero at 189 pounds, before exchanging final remarks at their faceoff. Romero said, “I come for win,” while Till said he respected Romero but described bare-knuckle fighting as “gladiator shit” and said he was coming “for war.” The card also featured Dave Mundell defending the middleweight title against Jack Cullen, along with bouts between Gaz Corran and Mac Bygraves and Karl Thompson and Andy Thornton.
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