Brandon Carr, 18, from Sheffield, England and now based in Mooresville, North Carolina, will run the full 29-event 2026 USAC NOS Energy Drink Midget National Championship with Keith Kunz/Curb-Agajanian Motorsports (KKM) and is targeting the Max Papis Innovations Rookie of the Year honor.

Carr moved to the United States three years ago and advanced to USAC competition after a decorated karting career. His karting titles include the Florida Winter Series (2017), the British Kart Championship (2022), Kart Masters (2022) and the Stars Championship (2023).

He made five USAC National Midget feature starts in 2025 and began racing on dirt in late 2024, making his first dirt midget start at Du Quoin in December 2024.

Carr won the POWRi Charlene Meents Memorial at Port City Raceway in Tulsa in October 2025, leading all 30 laps, and captured the inaugural IHRA Pro Late Model at Pulaski County Motorsports Park in March 2026.

Carr says the extra dirt experience has boosted his confidence for a full national campaign, and he credits KKM with accelerating his development.

J. Davidson Scrap Metal, with assistance from fellow Brit Tom Harris, backed Carr and helped secure the full-season ride with KKM.

He will launch his USAC campaign at Kokomo Speedway’s Kokomo Grand Prix on April 24–25, will adapt to the busy national schedule while pursuing rookie honors, and aims to become the first British winner of a USAC National Midget feature since Paul Bates in 1968.