AVONDALE, La. Liam McNeilly was peerless today in the first of three races that will comprise the Continental Tire USF2000 Grand Prix of Louisiana at NOLA Motorsports Park.

The youngster from London, England, led throughout the 15-lap race under sunny skies to secure his third win in as many races for the Jay Howard Driver Development team. He also extended his lead in the USF2000 Presented by Continental Tire title-chase.

Jack Jeffers, from San Antonio, Texas, ensured the top two places in all three races to begin the new season were the same, finishing second for Exclusive Autosport, while Thomas Schrage, from Bethel, Ohio, drove a superb race for VRD Racing by climbing from 10th on the grid to third.

McNeilly continued his hot start to the season by posting the fastest lap in qualifying on Friday to snare his second Continental Tire Pole Award in just three attempts. And he was untouchable this afternoon. McNeilly romped away to a lead of more than 2.3 seconds inside the first five laps before the 19-car field was neutralized by a full-course caution due to an incident in the midfield.

He was even more imperious at the restart, jumping out to an advantage of 1.6 seconds on the first green-flag lap, then controlling the remainder of the race to win by a comfortable four seconds over Jeffers, who had grabbed second place from front row qualifier Brad Majman (Jay Howard Driver Development) on the opening lap.

Majman, from Melbourne, Australia, couldnt maintain the front-running pace but looked fairly comfortable in third until coming under pressure from the impressive Schrage in the closing stages.

Schrage made a flying start after a poor qualifying session yesterday, during which he spun twice. He made up three places on the first lap before quickly picking off Colombian Sebastian Garzon (DEForce Racing) and Evan Cooley, from Mokena, Ill., who had started fifth for Exclusive Autosport.

Schrage actually lost a position after the restart to Pabst Racings G3 Argyros, from Newport Beach, Calif., but it proved to be a temporary blip. Schrage soon found his way into fourth before scything past Majman to assume third on the final lap.

Schrages teammate Teddy Musella, from Orlando, Fla., also muscled past Argyros on the last lap to take fifth, with a third VRD Tatuus in seventh in the hands of the youngest driver in the field, 15-year-old Christian Cameron, from Sonoma, Calif.

AVONDALE, La. After each claimed a victory in the opening rounds of the USF Pro 2000 Presented by Continental Tire season on the streets of St. Petersburg, Fla., Turn 3 Motorsports Alessandro de Tullio and Pabst Racings Max Garcia once again were the pair to beat in todays opening race of a tripleheader event at NOLA Motorsports Park.

It was Garcia who took the pole, but that wasnt enough to prevent de Tullio, from Miami, Fla., from taking a hard-earned victory under a cloudless sky.

Garcia, from Coconut Grove, Fla., had to be content with second plus the additional bonus point for a new fastest race lap record. The final position on the podium went to Canadian Mac Clark (Exclusive Autosport) for the second time this season.

Garcia carried on from where he left off in St. Pete by nabbing the Continental Tire Pole Award during qualifying on Friday with a new lap record of 1:29.7842, an average speed of 109.863 mph. Pabst Racing teammates Jacob Douglas, from Christchurch, New Zealand, and Michael Costello, from Naples, Fla., lined up on the second row of the grid behind de Tullio on the outside pole.

Garcia maintained his advantage at the green flag but was unable to shake off de Tullio. On Lap Two, de Tullio glimpsed the smallest of openings on the inside of Turn Five. He and Garcia ran side by side through the next corner, Turn Six, but it was de Tullio who had the inside line and the lead as they headed into Turn Seven.

That was pretty much it. De Tullio edged away to a lead of almost two seconds inside the first four laps, even though Garcia wasnt about to give up. He whittled away at the deficit, such that the two cars were virtually together with five laps remaining. Garcia had marginally the faster car at this stage of the proceedings, but de Tullio had the lead. And he had no intentions of giving it up. He eventually took the checkered flag after 18 hectic green-flag laps a scant 0.8084 seconds to the good.

Douglas lost a couple of places on the opening lap, to teammate Costello and Clark, but at that stage the trio remained very much in contention with the two leaders, de Tullio and Garcia. However, an attempt by Costello to wrest away second place from Garcia on the third lap ultimately proved costly as the loss of momentum allowed Clark, Douglas and the leading TJ Speed Motorsports entry of Israeli Ariel Elkin to steam past.

The leading positions remained unchanged thereafter. Clark couldnt match the two leaders but never looked likely to lose out to either Douglas or Elkin.

Costello slipped back in sixth, holding off an extended challenge from 2024 USF Juniors champion Max Taylor (VRD Racing), from Hoboken, N.J.

Joey Brienza (Exclusive Autosport), from Golden, Colo., Jace Denmark (TJ Speed), from Brownsburg, Ind., and Tyke Durst (Turn 3 Motorsport), from Charlotte, N.C., completed the top 10, just ahead of Comet/NCMP Racings impressive privateer Logan Adams, from Greenfield, Ind., who picked up four positions to claim the Tilton Hard Charger Award.

LONG BEACH, Calif.  After the first two IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup rounds of 24 hours and 12 hours in Florida, the much shorter 100-minute Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in California produced the same IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship winners as the last race.

Felipe Nasr and Nick Tandy captured their third consecutive overall and Grand Touring Prototype class win in Saturdays Long Beach race. The pair co-drove the winning No. 7 Porsche Penske Motorsport Porsche 963, parlaying a better move ahead on an early and singular pit stop to leapfrog the Motul Pole Award-winning No. 24 BMW M Hybrid V8.

The Porsche Penske Motorsport team completed its second straight 1-2 finish, with Mathieu Jaminet and Matt Campbell again finishing second in their No. 6 Porsche 963. The No. 24 BMW, started by Dries Vanthoor and finished by Philipp Eng, came home third for both the pair and the teams first GTP podium finish of 2025.

Its the first time a top level IMSA prototype class team has won the first three races of a season since the Wayne Taylor Racing crew of Jordan and Ricky Taylor did so in the 2017 Daytona Prototype international (DPi) class, when they won the first five races.

Nasr and Tandys co-driver from the first two races of the season, Laurens Vanthoor, added his third IMSA win of the season as well, but with a twist. The Belgian shifted into the No. 177 AO Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R (992), which made a cameo appearance in the Grand Touring Daytona class and won that class with Jonny Edgar. Its the teams second straight win this year, as its Grand Touring Daytona Pro full-season No. 77 Porsche of Laurin Heinrich, Klaus Bachler and Alessio Picariello won the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring.

Similar to the Porsche in GTP, this car moved ahead on pit strategy albeit running a lap later than most of the leaders after GTD teams completed the minimum drive time of 35 minutes and then exited ahead of one of the Vasser Sullivan Racing Lexus RC F GT3 cars that pitted on the same lap.

In GTD behind Rexy, which added its first GTD class win to four previous GTD PRO class wins, came the pair of Vasser Sullivan Lexus entries. That team came up just short of its own three-peat, having won at Long Beach in GT in two different classes the last two years.

The polesitting No. 12 Lexus RC F GT3 of Parker Thompson and Jack Hawksworth finished second ahead of the No. 89 Lexus RC F GT3 of Aaron Telitz and Frankie Montecalvo, third in a one-off entry.

The GTD debut of Robert Wickens, racing with a specially designed Bosch electronic braking system in his No. 36 DXDT Racing Corvette Z06 GT3.R, produced a mixed bag similar to his weekend. Wickens handed over the car with an 18.7 second driver change to Tommy Milner. Milner gained four spots on his stint up to fifth in class, but contact with another car in the hairpin, Turn 11, saw the No. 36 car incur a mechanical black flag that dropped the car to an unrepresentative 15^th-place finish.

LAS VEGAS The final pass of Saturday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway proved to be a great one for Doug Kalitta, as the former Top Fuel world champion picked up the win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge and rolled to the No. 1 position in one impressive pass at the 25th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.

Spencer Hyde (Funny Car) and Dallas Glenn (Pro Stock) also won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge bonus race on Saturday, while Paul Lee (Funny Car) and Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) qualified No. 1 at the fourth of 20 races during the 2025 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.

Kalitta went 3.730 seconds at 331.04 mph in his 11,000-horsepower Mac Tools dragster in a standout quad that featured No. 2 qualifier Brittany Force, Tony Stewart and Clay Millican, handing the former world champion his second No. 1 qualifier of the year and 60th in his remarkable career. Kalitta Motorsports teammate Shawn Langdon won the first two Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenges this year, as Kalitta kept the Top Fuel team perfect this season in the bonus race.

Kalitta will take on Justin Ashley and Clay Millican in the opening round on Sunday, looking to repeat last years four-wide win in Las Vegas and sweep the weekend. He was also the No. 1 qualifier last April before rolling to the victory.

Yeah, I really like the format, being able to race on Saturdays. Its brought a lot more to the fans, Kalitta said. I think theyre all engaged a little more on Saturdays. We ended up winning this race last year. So, for me, coming to these races that you won the previous year, you really want to get it done again.

Besides Pomona, I think this is the closest track to where Alan [Johnson, crew chief] lives, so he typically has a lot of people that come out. So, Im going to have to give the love to Alan on this one, because this is like his home track and maybe has something to do with it. Forces 3.754 at 333.16 in that same quad on Saturday put her second, while Antron Brown jumped to third after going 3.787 at 326.08.

In Funny Car, Spencer Hydes rookie season continues to progress at a rapid rate, as the newcomer picked up the win in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge with a run of 3.968 at 318.54 in his 11,000-horsepower Head Contractors & Engineers Ford Mustang. After not qualifying at the first two races, Hyde has made rapid improvements, advancing to the semifinals at the most recent race in Pomona.

That put him in the bonus race in Las Vegas and Hyde took advantage on Saturday in a major way, winning a quad that featured Cruz Pedregon, Matt Hagan and Chad Green. The car has performed at a consistent clip the past two races and Hyde been on his game. He thrilled with Saturdays outcome, marking his first major accomplishment in the NHRA ranks.

Its pretty cool. Obviously, we had a little rough start to the season didnt qualify in Gainesville, didnt qualify in Phoenix but were putting that behind us, Hyde said. We had a great outing in Pomona, going to the semifinals and obviously here with this win. Im getting more comfortable in the car, getting some good, clean runs in.

Thats the first time its blown up on me at the finish line, so that was exciting. Ive been waiting for the last couple runs. I knew it dropped a hole [cylinder] in the last run, and its not if, its when in these things, so I just been kind of waiting for it. It wasnt too bad it just popped blower off but there was no big fireball or anything, so all good.

Paul Lee was challenged by Austin Prock on Saturday, but he maintained the No. 1 qualifying spot for the first time this season on the strength of Fridays 3.940 at 326.08 in his 11,000-horsepower McLeod/FTI Performance Dodge Charger SRT.

Its his second career top spot and he finished Saturday with a strong 3.981, giving him confidence for Sunday. His opening quad includes Daniel Wilkerson, Bob Tasca III and Gainesville winner Chad Green as Lee aims for his second win in three races.

We feel good about tomorrow. That [3.981 in Q4], was going to be a low 3.90, but it dropped a hole about half track and slowed up, Lee said. This has been our goal, to be a top-five car. We want to be able to roll in the gate and be able to win a race, and were getting there.

Prock is currently second with a 3.948 at 322.58 and Hydes 3.965 at 320.20 has him third.

Dallas Glenn won a thrilling Pro Stock final in the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge on Saturday, winning over KB Titan Racing teammate Greg Anderson on a holeshot with a run of 6.637 at 206.13. Anderson was quicker with a 6.614, but Glenns strong .022 reaction time handed the young standout his first victory of the season in the specialty race in his RAD Torque Systems Chevrolet Camaro.

Im really thrilled, because three of us basically staged at the same time, and then I didnt feel like I hit the tree, Glenn said. I was happy to see I was .022, and then the car made a right turn. I was out in the weeds and it was spinning and bouncing. It was a little more shocking to see the win light come on.

It was definitely a big confidence boost. You know, I feel like were still working on the car. Were still getting a little bit better, and I feel like I can miss it and still be .022, so Im definitely feeling more comfortable in the car, too. We have a lot of momentum going into Sunday.

That run from Anderson gave him the quickest pass in both sessions on Saturday, as he qualified in the No. 1 spot in his HendrickCars.com Camaro for the third time this season and the 135th time in his career. Hell look for his third straight win on Sunday, starting with an opening-round quad that also features Cristian Cuadra, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Eric Latino.

I feel fantastic about the car, the loose nut behind the wheel, maybe not so much, Anderson said. Just the four-wide is a tricky deal. We both hit the light at the exact same time and every time that seems to happen, it seems like its an extra-long light. Thats my kryptonite against me every time and it got me.

Bottom line is, Im proud of the guys. Im proud of the product weve got out here. Im proud of the race cars everybody under this KB Titan banner right now. Its a hell of a feeling, like I said, a proud papa. Well come back tomorrow with a little bit more fire in the belly and hopefully close the deal, because I dont like to lose.

Cody Coughlin qualified second with a 6.636 at 205.60 and Glenn took third. Remarkably, six-time Pro Stock champion Erica Enders, whose 10 wins in Las Vegas are the most in NHRA history at the track, did not qualify. Its the first time the 49-time event winner hasnt qualified since the Charlotte fall race in 2016, a span of nearly nine years.

BRISTOL, Tenn. Pole winner Kyle Larson brought a bazooka to Saturdays shootout at Bristol Motor Speedway.

His 37 opponents brought pea shooters to the Last Great Coliseum or so it seemed, given the degree of domination Larson exhibited in winning the SciAps 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.

The driver of the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led 277 of 300 laps in securing his first victory in two series starts this season, his second at Bristol and the 16th of his career. At the finish, there were only 12 cars on the lead lap.

Larson finished 2.054 seconds ahead of Carson Kvapil, who passed series leader Justin Allgaier for second place in traffic on Lap 298. Allgaier held third and collected his record seventh $100,000 Xfinity Dash 4 Cash bonus as the highest finisher among four eligible drivers.

To Larson, the victory was a fitting tribute to his friend and PR representative, Jon Edwards, who passed away suddenly during the week leading up to the Bristol race weekend.

Its awesome, said Larson, who finished second in Friday nights NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. I wish I could have won last night just came up a little bit short. Its cool to get a win this weekend for Jon and everybodys whos been a part of his life.

Weve got one more tomorrow (in Sundays Food City 500 NASCAR Cup race). Thered be nothing better than to cap it off with a Cup win for Jon and all of Hendrick Motorsports Ive got a great car there for (Sunday). Weve just got to execute like we did today.

Kvapil matched his career-best finish, having run second at Dover last year. His No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet was at its best in the closing laps.

We just kept working on it and made it better and better every pit stop, Kvapil said. I felt like toward the end we had a pretty fast car, but there was just so much traffic, it was hard to really get into a good rhythm.

Sammy Smith ran fourth, as JR Motorsports drivers took the three positions behind Larson and locked into Dash for Cash eligibility for next Saturdays race at Rockingham, along with fifth-place finisher Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing.

Larson was cruising to a wire-to-wire victory in the first stage, having lapped Jeb Burton in the 14th position, when Sheldon Creeds Ford spun sideways off Turn 4 after a bump from Dean Thompsons Toyota.

Charging through the corner behind the spin, Brennan Poole couldnt avoid Creeds car, and his Chevrolet collided with Creeds Mustang in a vicious crash that destroyed both machines and eliminated two of the four eligible Dash 4 Cash drivers from the race.Both drivers were evaluated and released from the infield care center. For Brennans sake, it happens so quick, Creed said. And I was sitting right there in the middle of the track.

NASCAR red-flagged the race for 14 minutes 8 seconds, and Larson lost the 3.4-second lead he held over second-place Justin Allgaier and the advantage of more than 10 seconds over Connor Zilisch in third.

After the red flag was lifted, Larson and Allgaier paced the lead-lap cars to pit roadwith the exceptions of Sam Mayer and Ryan Sieg, who stayed on the track and finished 1-2 in Stage 1 after a three-lap dash that ended on Lap 85.

Larson finished third in Stage 1, and after Mayer and Sieg pitted during the break, Larson regained the top spot for a restart on Lap 97. The clinic continued, with Larson winning Stage 2his 17th stage win in the seriesby nearly nine seconds over Allgaier.

After pit stops and wave-arounds, 16 drivers took the green flag for the final stage on the lead lap, and Allgaier snatched the top spot from Larson moments after the Lap 182 restart.

It didnt last. Ten circuits later, Larson gave Allgaiers Chevy a bump in Turn 1, moved him up the track and shot past into the lead. Allgaier kept Larson within shouting range until the lapped car of Mason Massey blocked Allgaiers line off Turn 4 and turned sideways near the start/finish line after contact between the Camaros.

Collected in the incident and eliminated from the race was the Toyota of William Sawalich, who had been running in the top 10.

For Allgaier, the Dash 4 Cash bonus was something of a consolation prize.

Im just bummed about the day a little bit, to come out of here in third, he said. You know, I had the mistake there with the lapped car, and I wish it had gone green, because it probably would have helped us

But to lock three of the four (JR Motorsports drivers) into the next Dash 4 Cash is huge. I got out front there, and I just felt like we needed a little bit more to keep up with Kyle. He was obviously really good, and his pace in traffic was phenomenal.