Caio Collet pulled off a two-for-one deal Saturday, sweeping the poles for both races in the INDY NXT by Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

Collet drove to his first and second poles of the season – and second and third in his career – in the INDYCAR development series, edging championship leader Dennis Hauger for the top spot in both 35-lap races. Race 1 starts at 4:30 p.m. ET today, with Race 2 taking the green flag at 1 p.m. ET Sunday (Both races FS1, FOX Sports app, INDYCAR Radio Network).

SEE: Race 1 Qualifying Results | Race 2 Qualifying Results

The pole winner has won the last 10 INDY NXT races at this picturesque 11-turn, 2.238-mile permanent road course adjacent to the Pacific Ocean, which bodes well for Collet. His first career victory, in July 2024 at Mid-Ohio, came from his only other career pole. He also won this season at Road America from the second starting spot.

“Very fortunate,” Collet said. “It was a little too late in the championship, to be honest, to get our first pole, but better late than never. The team did a phenomenal job since yesterday.

“The car was quite tricky. I made a couple of little mistakes, but I was glad I could pull both laps together. It was a tough session, to be honest. I’m just happy to start on pole for both races.”

Collet, who led practice Friday, earned the top spot for the first race with his top lap of 1 minute, 13.2566 seconds in the No. 76 HMD Motorsports car. His second-best lap of 1:13.3283 was good enough for pole for Race 2.

Hauger recovered from a rare crash in practice Friday to qualify second for both races in the No. 28 Nammo car of Andretti Global with his top two laps of 1:13.3275 and 1:13.3585.

Josh Pierson will start third in both races in the No. 14 HMD Motorsports car after his best laps of 1:13.4363 and 1:13.4499.

The mirror-image starting lineups for both races ended starting with the fourth spot. Myles Rowe, winner of the most-recent race at Iowa Speedway, will start fourth in Race 1 after his best lap of 1:13.6423 in the No. 99 Abel Motorsports/Force Indy car. Lochie Hughes, second in championship points, will start fourth in Race 2 with his lap of 1:13.7569 in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic/USF Pro Championships machine of Andretti Global.

The third row in both races also featured a mixture of drivers. Callum Hedge will start fifth in both races after his best times of 1:13.5210 and 1:13.7659. Hughes will join Hedge in Row 3 for Race 1, while Rowe will start sixth in Race 2.

This is the second and final doubleheader of 2025. Hauger leads teammate Hughes by 76 points with five races remaining this season.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two laps at Texas could be worth $1 million Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for Ty Dillon and Kaulig Racing.

In an In-Season Challenge finale no one could have foreseen, Dillon —the last seed in the 32-driver event — will race Ty Gibbs. Whoever finishes the best among those two will win the big paycheck.

Dillon looks back to his overtime restart at Texas with setting him up for this magical run.

Ty Dillon’s overtime charge netted a season-best finish and made the disappointment of recent races fade away.

Dillon went from 18th to 12th in the final two laps at Texas in May for what was then his best finish of the season. He passed Gibbs, Zane Smith, Chris Buescher, Justin Haley and Riley Herbst before moving ahead of William Byron just before the finish line.

“The thing about me beating William to the line there, it’s probably insignificant at the end of the day, it’s one point different, that’s it … but for me it was a check on my list,” Dillon told NBC Sports in May. “OK, I feel confident in making that move for when it is for something super important.”

That came two weeks ago at Sonoma and then last week at Dover as Dillon found ways to advance in the In-Season Challenge.

Dillon was matched against Alex Bowman at Sonoma in the third round. On the final lap, Bowman was ahead of Dillon entering the final corner.

For Dillon, that brought to mind his Texas finish.

“That Texas restart where we passed a lot of cars … built confidence,” Dillon said this week in response to a question from NBC Sports. “It builds confidence that the next time you get in that situation, you feel like you can get it done again.

“Sonoma was the first time where backs against the wall, last restart, couple of laps to go, here’s one of those moments. And was able to capitalize on that.”

Denny Hamlin has raced his entire Cup career with Joe Gibbs Racing and has a deal in place to keep them there through 2027.

Dillon advanced when he moved Bowman up the track to get by.

Dillon then faced John Hunter Nemechek in last weekend’s semifinals at Dover. They raced each other late to be in the free pass position if there was a late caution.

“Last week, it looked even more grim from my position of I don’t know if we’re going to make it around here, but if I can just get one more restart, that’s the only moment I need,” Dillon said this week.

On a restart eight laps from the scheduled distance, Dillon went to the bottom lane to go three-wide with Nemechek and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in Turn 1. Dillon cleared Stenhouse and then completed the move by Nemechek in Turn 3.

There are only three former winners in the field of the crown jewel event.

A caution soon came out, keeping Dillon ahead of Nemechek. Dillon held off Nemechek on the next restart before the caution came back out, going him the free pass over Nemechek. Dillon would finish as the last car on the lead lap. Nemechek would finish one spot behind, the first car a lap down.

“The moments have been happening and I have been able to step through, so the confidence is there,” Dillon said. “All I can hope is that the moment comes up again and I feel, ultimately, supremely confident that myself and our team will walk through that door and be able to capitalize.

“So, I’m not really thinking about the magnitude of the situation (at Indy) … I think we’ve already won as a team and as a driver making it this far.”

July 26, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. (July 26, 2025) – Practice and qualifying are complete for the Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli Western Championship at Portland International Raceway. Ken Sutherland (No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang) qualified fastest overall with a blazing time of 1:11.467, setting the fastest time of any Trans Am class in Portland history.

“Well, so far so good,” said Sutherland. “We went out for the two test sessions yesterday. The car was super fast and good, we didn’t even go out for our practice session. I always question, what could we learn? But the car was too good to be messing with, especially knowing we have two very long races this weekend. In qualifying, the car was just like it was in testing; it was super fast. Jeff Jefferson, Chris Evans and guys just did a great job getting the car ready and prepared. The car was just right on when we were out there. As far as the race goes, I’ve got to be careful. They’re going to start us from the back, behind all the TA2 cars. So, just getting through traffic will be the critical part and not getting too anxious to get by some of those slower cars. Hopefully we’ll bring home a win or two.”

Brody Goble in the No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang qualified fastest in the CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series, laying down a lap time of 1:12.638, qualifying first in class for the third time this season. Goble was followed in time trials by Jade Avedisian (No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry) in her first Trans Am start, and Mia Lovell (No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry), marking the first time two female drivers have qualified in the top three in the class.

“It’s a doubleheader this weekend, so we’ve got to be focused on a race later today and a race tomorrow,” said Goble after qualifying. “Every session’s been going in the right direction; we’re making small changes, which is nice not having to do anything crazy. We know the track super well. It makes me feel old now, but I’ve been racing here since about 2010 in Spec Miata stuff and a whole bunch of things in between, and now doing Trans Am here, so I love the track. It’s about four and a half hours from where I live, so it’s almost my home track. We bested the track record by over a second from what it was last year.”

Simon Asselin (No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup) was the fastest in the XGT class with a time of 1:13.866, and Cole Beaudreau (No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang) was the quickest in TA with a time of 1:15.545.

Race 1 at Portland International Raceway will be contested today at 5:40 p.m. ET/2:40 p.m. PT. The race will be streamed LIVE on Trans Am’s YouTube channel, @TheTransAmSeries.

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Qualifying Top Five:
1. Brody Goble, No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang (1:12.461)
2. Jade Avedisian, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:13.594)
3. Mia Lovell, No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:13.762)
4. Jack Perkins, No. 19 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:13.865)
5. Kyle Kelley, No. 80 UPR.com/PK+k Motorsports Ford Mustang (1.14.677)

TA Cup Qualifying:
1. Ken Sutherland, No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang (1:11.467)
2. Ken Thwaits, No. 9 Franklin Road Chevrolet Camaro (1:12.461)
3. John Moore, No. 27 JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1:13.594)
4. Chris Evans, No. 92 Central Welding Supply/Pinnacle Alloys Ford Mustang (1:13.733)

XGT Qualifying:
1. Simon Asselin, No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup (1:13.866)

TA Qualifying:
1. Cole Boudreau, No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang (1:15.545)

Full qualifying results can be found here.

CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series Practice Top Five:
1. Brody Goble, No. 69 Brown Bros. Ford Lincoln Ford Mustang (1:14.095)
2. Jade Avedisian, No. 10 Nitro Motorsports Toyota Camry (1:14.427)
3. Mia Lovell, No. 40 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:14.496)
4. Seamus McKendree, No. 20 Nitro Motorsports Ford Mustang (1:14.629)
5. Cole Moore, No. 99 Moore Motorsport/JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1.14.677)

TA Cup Practice:
1. John Moore, No. 27 JM Environmental Ford Mustang (1:12.939)
2. Ken Thwaits, No. 9 Franklin Road Chevrolet Camaro (1:13.077)
3. Chris Evans, No. 92 Central Welding Supply/Pinnacle Alloys Ford Mustang (1:14.343)
4. Ken Sutherland, No. 85 Kallberg Racing Ford Mustang (No Time)

XGT Practice:
1. Simon Asselin, No. 81 Infillion Porsche 991.2 GT3 Cup (1:15.945)

TA Practice:
1. Cole Boudreau, No. 88 Boudreau Racing Ford Mustang (1:14.431)

Full practice results can be found here.

Nobody kisses the bricks after qualifying, but still, it’s best to approach Turn 1 with everyone in your mirror.

A pair of first-day INDY NXT by Firestone practices at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna left series leader Dennis Hauger with a damaged car and Caio Collet with a fast car.

SEE: Practice 1 | Practice 2

Driving the No. 76 HMD Motorsports entry, Collet posted the quickest overall lap, a time of 1 minute, 14.0546 of a second that bested Andretti Global’s Lochie Hughes (1:14.3332 in the No. 26 McGinley Clinic/USF Pro Championship car) and HMD Motorsports’ Josh Pierson (1:14.6193 in the No. 14 HMD Motorsports entry). Hauger had the best lap in the first session – 1:14.7484 – but his opportunity to improve in the second practice was lost when he hit the tire barrier in Turn 6.

Hauger finished with the 16th-best lap overall in Andretti Global’s No. 28 Nammo car, a position he won’t want to be in when qualifying is held Saturday at 1 p.m. ET on FS1. That session will set the starting lineups for each of the two races held this weekend. The past 10 pole winners of the Grand Prix of Monterey have gone on to win the race.

Hauger, who leads the series with five wins and six poles, holds a 76-point lead over Hughes (two wins, two poles) with five races remaining. Collet, a one-race winner this season, stands 94 points out of the series lead.

Nineteen car-and-driver combinations participated after Andretti Cape INDY NXT and driver Ricardo Escotto parted ways.

The weekend’s first race is Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET on FS2. Race 2 will be at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on FS1.

INDIANAPOLIS – Kyle Larson hit the bricks this Saturday afternoon in qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

During qualifying today, he set a lap time of 54.641 seconds, good enough for a 19th place starting spot in today’s race, but he is far from being done on track today. Due to weather cancelling practice for the NASCAR Cup Series yesterday, the governing body moved the session to today for a 2 p.m. start time. There will be 25 minutes allotted for all entries to test their cars on track before qualifying begins at 2:35 ET. 

Following the conclusion of Cup Series qualifying, Larson will climb back into his Xfinity Series car for 250 miles on the yard of bricks.

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Here is the starting lineup for the Xfinity Series race today:

NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup:

1. Sam Mayer, No. 41, 54.014
   
2. Nick Sanchez, No. 48, 54.060
   
3. Sheldon Creed, No. 00, 54.098
   
4. Jesse Love, No. 2, 54.104
5. Brandon Jones, No. 20, 54.117
6. Aric Almirola, No. 19, 54.118
7. Connor Zilisch, No. 88, 54.196
   
8. Justin Allgaier, No. 7, 54.204
9. William Sawalich, No. 18, 54.286
   
10. Carson Kvapil, No. 1, 54.371
    
11. Sammy Smith, No. 8, 54.463
    
12. Jermey Clements, No. 51, 54.470
    
13. Austin Hill, No. 21, 54.477
    
14. Taylor Gray, No. 54, 54.488
15. Christian Eckes, No. 16, 54.534
    
16. Dean Thompson, No. 26, 54.558
    
17. Leland Honeyman, No. 70, 54.569
    
18. Daniel Dye, No. 10, 54.641
19. Kyle Larson, No. 17 #H1100 Chevrolet, 54.641
20. Harrison Burton, No. 25, 54.678
    
21. Ryan Sieg, No. 39, 54.700
    
22. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42, 54.710
    
23. Jeb Burton, No. 27, 54.749
    
24. Katherine Legge, No. 32, 55.026
    
25. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99, 55.051
    
26. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4, 55.066
    
27. Brennan Poole, No. 44, 55.169
    
28. Kyle Seig, No. 28, 55.177
    
29. Blaine Perkins, No. 31, 55.364
    
30. Josh Bilicki, No. 91, 53.365
    
31. Josh Williams, No. 11, 55.371
    
32. Garrett Smithley, No. 14, 55.416
33. Mason Massey, No. 45, 55.782
    
34. Ryan Ellis, No. 71, 55.899
35. Logan Bearden, No. 07, 56.540
36. Joey Gase, No. 53, 56.767
37. Dawson Cram, No. 74, 57.122
38. David Starr, No. 35, 57.907

NASCAR on TV this weekend

(All times listed in eastern time)

Saturday, July 26

• 2 – Cup Series practice, TruTV
• 2:35 – Cup Series qualifying, TruTV
• 4:30 – Xfinity Series race, CW

Sunday, July 27

• 2 p.m. – Cup Series race, TNT

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Where is NASCAR racing this weekend? 

This week, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway while the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and ARCA series visit Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Where is IRP?

Indianapolis Raceway Park is in Brownsburg, Indiana.