Rubbins' Racing News

11/25/2025

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli is excited to announce a new sprint-race competition debuting in 2026, the TA Sprint Championship. Designed to provide racers with the opportunity to compete under the Trans Am Series banner in shorter races and with reduced entry fees, the TA Sprint Championship will consist of TA2-based cars that can currently compete in the Trans Am Series, as well as older TA2 cars running in the SCCA Club Racing GT2 class, and other club racing platforms.

Races will be 50 miles or 35 minutes, with the shortened distances making the move to the Trans Am Series easier for drivers accustomed to running sprint races in their club series.

Entry fees will be $1,800 per race, with a season-ending purse that will pay out $10,000 to first place, $7,000 to second place, $5,000 to third place, $2,000 to fourth place and $1,000 to fifth place. Championship trophies will also be awarded to the top-three finishers in points.

TA Sprint will host five races, which will be held on Trans Am event weekends. The championship will debut at Sebring International Raceway, followed by a race at Lime Rock Park. Then, Road America will be a doubleheader weekend with two races, followed by the season finale at Watkins Glen International in July. The championship will count a driver’s best four results, and competitors must participate in a minimum of four races to be eligible for the title or associated prize money.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to announce the TA Sprint Championship”, said Trans Am President, Andy Lally. “With shorter races and a limited schedule, we believe that TA Sprint will be an exciting opportunity for non-Pro club racers who want to experience a professional-level event with live streaming. With TA Sprint holding its own races, it’s a great first step for those who may want to eventually step up into our TA2 Pro/Am Challenge. TA Sprint will also be a great place for sportsman drivers who previously ran in the TA2 class and appreciated racing in a professionally-run series, but have stepped back to racing in a club series due to business or personal reasons.”

The Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli

11/01/2025

Corey Heim wins at Phoenix for a TWELTH TIME this season and is your 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series CHAMPION! The first title for both Heim and Tricon Garage!

10/31/2025

If Corey Heim fails to win the Truck Championship tonight, he might as well change his name to Corey Hamlin. Hopefully he doesn't get the "can't win a big race" tag.

10/29/2025

Carson Kvapil will indeed be full-time next year for JR Motorsports. Earlier this year, it was announced that Carson and Connor would share a car but JR Motorsports has put together a sponsor deal to keep Carson in the car all year.

Can say for a fact that making the Xfinity Champ 4 changed that conversation.

10/29/2025

For all you race fans hoping for a Season long format, keep this is mind. The reason the playoff format was created was because Matt Kenseth won the 2003 title with just one win. And fans were outraged that it was so boring to have a driver with such little dominance win a championship.

Now look at Joey Logano. Two of his championship seasons were complete struggles. Joey made the Playoffs, got hot at the right time and was clutch. But the same questions are asked, how can a driver have such a lack of dominance and still win a championship?

So is going back to that old system the answer?? No. I think the answer that's best at this moment is a 3-3-4 format. Having 4 races to determine a champion makes sense, you can't put all your chips into one race, and the 4 drivers will have to be both consistent and push hard to maximize points. Win win to me.

We would get the rush of the elimination races and the Hail Mary moves, but also point racing at the end with a mix of chaos. NASCAR wins, and the fans win.

10/28/2025

NEWS: Tickets for the 2026 Indianapolis 500 are now available for sale!

10/27/2025

Seriously Fast Motorsports always has the good stuff. I need to start making cool graphics like these.

The NASCAR Winston Cup Standings following the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.

Brought to you by NASCAR Winston Cup Standings on X

(yes, we are all well aware that they would race different or something would’ve been done differently… Yada yada yada. This is just for fun, treat it as such)

10/26/2025

Called that. Everyone takes 4 tires here. Someone like Logano might take 2. But that's a huge gamble.

10/26/2025

No way this ends without a caution. Something will happen.

10/26/2025

This Martinsville race will come down to one more pit stop. Not done with cautions yet either.

08/15/2025