Summary
NASCAR Xfinity Series (August 2 – Iowa) - FORD VICTORY
- Sam Mayer earned Ford’s first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season at Iowa Speedway.
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (July 31- August 2 – Road America) — FORD VICTORY
- Jenson Altzman and Nate Cicero led Ford to victory in the Mustang GT4.
Mustang Challenge (August 1 - August 3 – Road America)
- Robert Noaker, Alex Bachoura and Alfonso Diaz named weekend winners at Road America.
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (August 1-3 – Road America)
- Mike Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx led Ford to a second place class finish in GTD Pro.
NASCAR Cup Series (August 2 – Iowa)
- Ford placed three cars in top five, at the Iowa NASCAR Cup Series race.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series (August 2 – Iowa) - FORD VICTORY
- Sam Mayer earned Ford’s first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the season at Iowa Speedway.
- Mayer contended throughout the day leading the final 28 laps of the race.
-The win secures a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs for Mayer.
- Four Ford Mustang Dark Horse race cars finished in the top ten. In addition to Mayer’s first place, Harrison Burton scored a top five, Sheldon Creed added a seventh place to Haas Factory Team’s results while Ryan Sieg brought home an eighth place finish.
- This was the first career win for the Haas Factory Team.
- The Xfinity Series continues on Saturday, August 9 at Watkins Glen International (3:00 p.m., CW, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge (July 31- August 2 – Road America) — FORD VICTORY
- The No. 13 McCumbee McAleer Racing (MMR) Ford Mustang GT4, driven by Ford Performance Junior Team driver Jenson Altzman and Nate Cicero, helped the team to its first series victory.
- The win marks the third by Mustang GT4 in the series at Road America.
- Mustang GT4 has collected a GS class podium in the last three races.
- Cicero set the overall pace in qualifying, recording a 2:14.441 for his second consecutive IMSA Motul Pole Award in Mustang GT4.
- MMR has been awarded pole position at Watkins Glen International, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park and Road America.
- Cicero has claimed a starting podium position in all three of his appearances in Mustang GT4, dating back to last year's debut at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course).
- McCumbee McAleer Racing closes the gap to first in the Team Championship to 90 points in second, while Ford ranks third among manufacturers.
- The next Michelin Pilot Challenge round is scheduled for August 22-23 at Virginia International Raceway. Event coverage will be broadcasted on Peacock, IMSA YouTube and IMSA.tv.
Mustang Challenge (August 1 - August 3 – Road America)
- Ford Performance Junior Team driver Robert Noaker swept the weekend at Road America to claim his sixth victory.
- Dark Horse Legends points leader and reigning series champion Alex Bachoura was awarded the class win in the first race.
- Marcos Vento and Tate Pritt each earned their first Mustang Challenge podium in the first race of the weekend.
- Alfonso Diaz, ascended up the overall field from 18th to win the Dark Horse Legends class in the second race – with a Dark Horse R provided by Spark Performance.
- Sam Paley, running a spare Robert Noaker Racing car, charged forward from a 17th-place overall starting position to finish on the Dark Horse podium in second.
- The next round of Mustang Challenge is scheduled for August 22-24 at VIRginia International Raceway.
NASCAR Cup Series (August 3 – Iowa)
- Ford placed three cars in top five, four in the top ten, at the Iowa NASCAR Cup Series race.
- Brad Keselowski (3rd), Ryan Blaney (4th), Ryan Preece (5th) and Joey Logano (9th).
- Keselowski wins Stage One and Stage Two, leads 68 laps.
- RFK placed two Fords in the top five for the second consecutive weekend.
- The NASCAR Cup Series will return to road racing on Sunday, August 10 at Watkins Glen International (2 p.m., USA, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (August 1-3 – Road America)
- The No. 64 Ford Multimatic Motorsports Ford Mustang GT3, driven by Mike Rockenfeller and Sebastian Priaulx, battled up the class field to its third podium of the season.
- Mustang GT3 has been represented on the podium 20 times globally since its 2024 competitive debut.
- Rockenfeller, who helped earn the first IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship podium by Mustang GT3, has been represented in five of the team's six series podiums since 2024.
- The No. 64 climbed from 8th to second; the No. 65 improved one place into the top-five from a sixth position start.
- The No. 64 ranks fourth in points; the No. 65 eighth.
- Ford ranks fourth in the IMSA GTD Pro Manufacturers’ Championship.
- The No. 66 Gradient Racing Mustang GT3, driven by Jenson Altzman and Robert Megennis, was forced to retire from the lead with about one hour, 10 minutes remaining due to irreparable damage sustained by contact during a restart.
- The next IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship round is scheduled for August 22-24 at Virginia International Raceway. Event coverage will be broadcasted on Peacock, IMSA YouTube and IMSA.tv.
