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   It's days away! The 57th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville August 6th through the 9th at the  Kentucky Expo Center. There will be thousands old classic cars and trucks hanging out at hotels and restaurants in the Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana.  Yes, there is AC inside too the Expo Center!  THE NSRA show  has something for everyone! Including some very old cars, like the ones used to race in the early days of NASCAR!  Shopping, music, competition, swap shop, music, food, kid's games, vendors, and much more!  You can get your tickets at the Kentucky Fair and Expo Center.  Learn about the event and other activities throughout the area and country on the NSRA website: www.https://nsra-usa.com.  (See our special video below about the NSRA Show!)   

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  The Brickyard 400 is next for the NASCAR Cup Series this weekend.  Bubba Wallace is the defending champion.  In the last event at North Wilkesboro, Joey Logano got his first win of 2026 edging out Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe in a great night of racing in some very hot weather.  Five races remain in the regular season. 16 racers get in the post-season playoffs.  Several nervous racers are hanging around the "cut-line" including Logano who moved up to the 15th spot with the win.

 

All 3 major NASCAR series compete in Indianapolis this weekend, as well as ARCA.  Louisville's Ben Rhodes will try to secure more points, or even a win as he prepares for the fall playoffs in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.   The 2-Time Truck Series Champion takes the green flag Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. See the action on Fox Sports 1.  Before that race at 5:30 on Fox Sports 1, the ARCA Series line-up at the same short track.  Louisville's Landon Brown returns to ARCA Racing. He's competed in a handful of events this year. His car is owned and prepared by Kimmel Racing.  Yes, Will has run a limited schedule in ARCA this year. He and his father, Bill Jr. also prepare cars in different series for other racers. The 20 year old Brown started at a young age racing go-carts. He later advanced to Kenyon Midgets. The Louisville Trinity High School graduate is getting valuable experience the right way. Working his way upwards in different levels of racing. ACRA is a big step. The Kimmel's have a proven track record. At Chicago a few weeks ago, Brown finished 15th in a field of 27 drivers.  It's good to see another local racer moving up. We wish him the best!  

   A familiar name took the latest victory in the  Indy Car Series. Alex Palou claimed the checkered flag at Nashville.  Up next: August 9th in Portland.  Also competing this weekend, the NHRA. Teams line-up in exciting side-by-side action in Washington State. Lucas Oil is a longtime sponsor of the NHRA. 

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​​​​​​   The races are also narrowing for racers at the local tracks too!  The Sportsdrome Speedway, just off I-65 in Jeffersonville, is a small flat track full of fun and excitement. It is just 10 minutes from the bridges in downtown Louisville.  The half-mile high banked track at the Salem Speedway is only an hour from Louisville in Southern Indiana.  Other area tracks include the Ponderosa Speedway (the Baddest Bullring in the Bluegrass state) located in central Kentucky at Junction City near Danville (About an hour and fifteen minutes southeast of Louisville). The 2026 event schedule may be the best in years!  Just south in Bowling Green (KY) and you'll enjoy Beech Bend. There is an amusement park, camping, and racing. The Beech Bend dragstrip brings in the fans and has a wide range of events. And if you like local drag racers, one fun place to witness side-by-side battles is in West Point Kentucky, the Ohio Valley Dragway. It is a 1/8th mile track on Dixie Highway, less than a half-hour from downtown Louisville.  A reminder, be sure to check out track websites and social media for the latest news and information, and that includes any late schedule changes and potential weather issues.   

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  ​  We always thank our supporters, including our main sponsor, Lucas Oil Products!  Also, Herrings Outdoor Sports!  It is a great place for all of your summer attire. They carry the most famous and best clothing beach-lake outdoor brands. & accessories!  They ship throughout the US!  Other sponsors include locally owned Bright Pest Control and Bright Retail in Louisville, (Offering Do-It-Yourself Professional Pest Products with a retail store), PNC Bank (Sponsor of Scott Dixon's Indy Car Series Car), Sportsdrome Speedway  (Celebrating nearly 80 years of Racing!), VoiceTel Kentucky (Offering consulting, telephone service, security, and network installation to businesses throughout Louisville and Southern Indiana. When experience counts: Call VoiceTel, locally owned and operated (502-493-3200), Jim Ellis/Attorney-At-Law [Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, and Contract Law (502) 58-Ellis], ICA Dumpsters, Dynamic Chiropractic Louisville, Lyndon Mower Repair, Temco Roofing, and Apple Appliance Repair Service in Louisville.  

 

  We also thank our media connections in all series, NASCAR/NASCAR Media, Indy Car, Monster Jam, ARCA, Google Images, media directors, other contributors, and NHRA for helping us bring the sport to the fans!  ​​ 

  Scott and Craig talk local racing on the Lucas Oil Online Race Report !