Steven Drevicki extended his own record with a sixth USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Presented by Baer Den Farms championship in 2026, holding off Christian Bruno by 28 points in the closest title fight in series history to complete his second three-peat in the No. 19.

“It doesn’t ever get old.”

Steven Drevicki can confidently say that after achieving his record-extending sixth career USAC East Coast Sprint Cars Presented by Baer Den Farms driving championship in 2026.

In what was the closest points race in series history, Reading, Pennsylvania’s Drevicki claimed the title by a 28-point margin over Christian Bruno. The previous closest title fight (44 points) came during the series’ inaugural season in 2018 and had the very same driver standing at the top — Steven Drevicki.

Drevicki won the first three series crowns in 2018, 2019, and 2020. He has now achieved his second three-peat after grabbing the championship in 2024, 2025, and 2026, all six of which have come in his own No. 19.

“It’s wild to think about six,” Drevicki reflected. “I don’t know that it’s even sunk in.”

Drevicki achieved two feature victories, both at New Jersey’s Bridgeport Motorsports Park, to go along with a series high 11 top five finishes, plus top 10 results in all 12 of his feature starts during the 2026 campaign.

After chasing after the point lead for much of the season, Drevicki took over the top spot from Bruno with three races remaining, then capped the title with a 4th, a 1st, and a 6th in his final three outings of the year.

“This one was tougher,” Drevicki acknowledged. “The competition keeps getting tougher and tougher every year with where the series is at. The series is really going into a good direction. The level of competition took a big step up again this year and they kept the pressure on and that makes it cool to win them.”

Drevicki credits a midseason stretch in which he delivered top five after top five from Pennsylvania to New Jersey, including a dominant wire-to-wire win at Bridgeport in August where he led all 25 laps. In a September return to Bridgeport he slid J.R. Fulper for the lead amid a three-car battle with two laps remaining; Fulper’s car soon began to stumble without fuel. As Drevicki quipped, “a little luck never hurts.”

Drevicki is a mechanical engineer by trade for the Industrial Crane Company, a graduate of Penn State University’s Mechanical Engineering department, and grew up in a racing family. He started in quarter midgets in 2000, advanced to micros and then to midgets, where he was a two-time American Racing Drivers Club titlist in 2014 and 2015.

“My mom and dad have been huge supporters throughout my entire racing career,” Drevicki praised. “I wouldn’t be where I am without all of their support through the years. I basically own the team, more or less, myself. Dad helps where he can, but it’s pretty much my team. Scott (Gantert) has been helping on the crew for 17 years.”

He credits longtime supporters DeGre Engineering, Roadrunner Race Fuels, Fastener Specialties, Fastlane Jewelry, BDB Graphics, NAPA of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania, RPM Chassis, and Penske Shocks.

“When you think about that part, most of the sponsors and people that I’ve been with have been with me for 10 years in one capacity or another. They’re not sponsors; they’re friends at this point. To keep those relationships and that support structure around me intact for that long is really special to me.”

Five different drivers earned USAC East Coast victories in 2026: Christian Bruno, Briggs Danner, Steven Drevicki, Kenny Miller III, and Chelby Hinton.

Bruno was runner-up for the second time in three years, led all drivers with five victories (Big Diamond Speedway in May, all three Selinsgrove Speedway events, and Port Royal Speedway in September), and led in feature laps led (69) and heat race victories (7).

Briggs Danner raised his USAC East Coast record win total to 32 with two wins in the Hogue Racing Enterprises No. 39 at Bridgeport Motorsports Park and Action Track USA.

Kenny Miller III won twice in nailbiters (Bedford in April and Action Track USA in August), took third in the standings in the family owned No. 23m, and made the biggest charge of the season, +11 from 19th to 8th in July at Action Track USA.

Chelby Hinton took over the Hogue Racing Enterprises No. 39 at season’s end and swept the final Halloween weekend events at Bridgeport in his USAC East Coast debut, winning Friday’s Non-Winners Showdown and Saturday’s final points race.

Kyle Spence finished fourth and Joe Kata fifth, both with their best career points performances. Olivia Thayer finished eighth and was honored as Rookie of the Year. Bob Swavely, crewman on Christian Bruno’s JMO Motorsports No. 3BC, was named Mechanic of the Year.

Four drivers started all 12 feature events in 2026: Christian Bruno, Steven Drevicki, Joe Kata, and Kenny Miller III.

Stat leaders: Driver Champion Steven Drevicki; Rookie of the Year Olivia Thayer; Most Wins 5 — Christian Bruno; Most Laps Led 69 — Christian Bruno; Most Top-Fives 11 — Steven Drevicki; Most Top-Tens 12 — Steven Drevicki; Most Heat Race Wins 7 — Christian Bruno; Biggest Charge (+11) Jul 8 at Action Track USA — Kenny Miller III (19th to 8th).

Final driver points (top 10): 1 Steven Drevicki, Reading, Pennsylvania — 847; 2 Christian Bruno, Deptford, New Jersey — 819; 3 Kenny Miller III, Morgantown, Pennsylvania — 787; 4 Kyle Spence, Bear, Delaware — 671; 5 Joe Kata, Goshen, New York — 643; 6 Ed Aikin, Lincoln University, Pennsylvania — 572; 7 Ronald Helmick, Quakertown, Pennsylvania — 551; 8 (R) Olivia Thayer, Hanover, Pennsylvania — 496; 9 Bruce Buckwalter Jr., Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — 433; 10 Chris Allen Jr., Old Bridge, New Jersey — 419.

By Richie Murray — USAC Media

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