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September 9, 2026

Misano hosts tight MotoGP title fight as Bagnaia sets Ducati mark

MotoGP heads to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for Round 14, with the San Marino Grand Prix set to shape a tightly packed title fight. Jorge Martín leads the standings on 256 points, Marc Márquez is 19 points behind him, and Marco Bezzecchi is also in the mix as the front-runners arrive at one of the sport’s key home races. The 4.23-kilometer track has 16 corners, including the fast Curvone at Turn 11, and its clockwise layout is expected to test Aprilia on home soil.

Aprilia arrives with Martín and Bezzecchi looking to build on their Aragón form. Martín said Misano is special for Aprilia and its fans, and he wants to keep improving and fight for podiums on the RS-GP26 after a strong showing at Aragón, where he finished fifth in both races. Martín also won both the Sprint and the Grand Prix at Misano in 2023. Bezzecchi returns to his home circuit after taking two third-place finishes in Aragón, and he is still recovering from the injury he suffered at Sachsenring. He is aiming for another strong result in front of Italian supporters.

Márquez comes in after scoring maximum points at Aragón and said Misano will be tougher, though the track still suits him and Ducati’s home crowd can give him an extra boost. He has won at Misano five times, including the 2024 and 2025 San Marino Grands Prix. On the Ducati side, Francesco Bagnaia will make his 142nd MotoGP start for Ducati Corse on Sunday and move past Andrea Dovizioso’s 141 starts to become Ducati’s all-time leader in MotoGP starts. Bagnaia said he is not giving up after recent crashes and that the support of the Ducatisti can help him and the team rebound, with this weekend also set to be his final home race with Ducati.
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September 9, 2026

BKFC seeks 50 fighters for $20M bare-knuckle event

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship is launching a global search for fighters ahead of its $20 million “World’s Baddest Man” tournament, with open tryouts set to begin later this month in Manchester, England, before BKFC 94 on Sept. 26. Additional tryouts are scheduled for Brisbane, Belgrade, Tampa and Las Vegas as the promotion looks to build the field for the competition.

BKFC plans to select 50 fighters for the tournament, with entrants weighing between 185 and 275 pounds. The format will be one-round, single-elimination, starting in Miami in December 2026. Sixteen fighters will move on to a Round of 16 in Philadelphia in early February 2027, and the final eight will advance to a live finale in late July 2027.

The finale will determine prize money and BKFC contracts. BKFC president Dave Feldman said some well-known fighters have already applied, but he did not identify them because of confidentiality agreements. Fox Nation will air a six-episode docu-series beginning in June 2027.
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September 9, 2026

Travis Kvapil’s son Caden debuts for Freedom Racing at Bristol

Caden Kvapil is scheduled to make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sept. 17, driving the No. 76 Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises. Team owner and regular driver Spencer Boyd said he is stepping out of the truck to help launch Kvapil’s career and said Bristol’s Night Race weekend was the right place for the debut.

Kvapil enters the race as the current CARS Tour points leader after winning his third race of the season at Florence Motor Speedway. Nor-Cal Equipment Rentals and Dirty Graphix are listed among the supporters of the entry, and the UNOH 250 is set to air live on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET.

Kvapil comes from a racing family as the son of former Truck Series champion Travis Kvapil and the brother of JR Motorsports driver Carson Kvapil. Boyd said Kvapil had been on the team’s radar, and Freedom Racing Enterprises said it is building for the future.
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September 9, 2026

Trestles Pro opens Friday with fun-sized southwest swell

The Trestles Pro contest window is expected to open Friday the 11th with a fun-sized southwest swell that should bring 4- to 6-foot faces, with morning sets sometimes slightly overhead. South to southeast winds are expected to make conditions bumpy and crumbly at the start of the event.

Surf is forecast to ease through the weekend, with 4- to 5-foot waves on Saturday and 3- to 4-foot surf on Sunday. By Monday and Tuesday, smaller mixed swells in the 2- to 4-foot range are expected, along with lighter winds and cleaner mornings.

A stronger south-southwest pulse from a compact Central South Pacific low is forecast to arrive from the 16th through the 18th, bringing chest- to head-high surf and best sets that could be slightly overhead. By the final two days of the window, surf is expected to stay contestable in the chest-shoulder-high range, with some inconsistent head-high sets from fading and new swells.
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September 9, 2026

Till could land Liverpool showcase if he beats Yoel Romero

BKFC boss Dave Feldman said Darren Till could be in line for a mega-fight at Anfield in Liverpool if he beats Yoel Romero in the BKFC 94 main event on Sept. 26 in Manchester, England. Feldman said the promotion would consider staging an event at the 61,000-seat stadium in Till’s hometown if he wins, putting a possible UK showcase at the center of Till’s next step in bare-knuckle fighting.

Till signed a three-fight BKFC deal in April and made a winning debut earlier this year, knocking out Aaron Chalmers after being dropped. BKFC still wants a fight with Mike Perry, but Perry’s shoulder injury has complicated that matchup, and Feldman also mentioned Michael “Venom” Page as another possible opponent.

Feldman said he would be interested in matching Page with Till after Dana White confirmed Page will not re-sign with the UFC. He called it a potential “tremendous all-English fight” in the UK and said BKFC would try to “force excitement” out of Page. Feldman added that he has worked with Page before and promoted Page’s close 2022 bout with Perry.
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September 9, 2026

NASCAR playoff round opens at Gateway this weekend

NASCAR’s playoff field has been cut to 16 drivers, and the second round opens this weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway with a setup expected to test tire wear and pit strategy on the 1.25-mile track in Madison, Illinois. Goodyear is using a familiar tire package for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, the same configuration used in last season’s Gateway race and the first time that setup has been used this season. The race is the 28th points-paying event of the 2026 Cup Series season and is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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September 9, 2026

Dave Smith Motors signs on for World of Outlaws World Finals

Dave Smith Motors has joined as the title sponsor of the World of Outlaws World Finals, the four-day championship event set for Nov. 4-7 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina.

The World of Outlaws World Finals crowns champions in the World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series presented by DIRTVision and the Super DIRTcar Series. Drivers in all three divisions qualify on Wednesday, the rest of the week features full programs, feature winners are recognized from Thursday through Saturday, and the three champions are crowned at the end of Saturday’s program.
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September 9, 2026

National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame unveils 2026 class

The National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame announced its 2026 class of inductees last Sunday night during the Firemen’s Nationals USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship event at Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, the home of the Hall of Fame. The class includes Darren Hagen, Brad Kuhn, Lee Kunzman, Henry Pens and Glenn “Bud” Trainor.

Hagen won the 2012 USAC national title and finished his career with 25 USAC National Midget victories. Kuhn was the 2009 national champion and compiled 25 Badger wins, 23 POWRi victories and 10 USAC wins. Kunzman collected 16 USAC National Midget wins from 1968 to 1972, and Pens won 24 UARA races and 16 USAC National Midget features.

Trainor was honored for his longtime work as a mechanic, car owner and series founder in Arizona midget racing. The announcement came during the championship event at Angell Park Speedway, which serves as the Hall of Fame’s home.
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September 9, 2026

George Russell to get GRandstand at Silverstone in 2027

George Russell will have a dedicated fan grandstand at the 2027 F1 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with the section named the “GRandstand” after his initials. The stand will be located at Farm Curve, at the exit of Turn 1, and will look over Turns 1 through 4, including an overtaking spot into Turn 3. Russell announced the news on social media and said the location was “one of the best places on the circuit.”

The project follows comments Russell made earlier in 2026 that he and his team had been working toward having a grandstand at his home race. Tickets for the GRandstand are expected to go on sale soon, and the section comes as Lando Norris’s long-running “Landostand” at Silverstone is set to return for a third time in 2027. Russell is still seeking his first home win at Silverstone; he took pole there in 2024 but retired from the race, while Norris won at the circuit for the first time in 2025.
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