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Stevie Sussex Charges From Seventh to Win USAC Southwest Sprint Car Feature at Central Arizona

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November 15, 2026

Stevie Sussex in the red No. 2 sprint car on the dirt at Central Arizona Raceway

Winner #2 Stevie Sussex at Central Arizona Raceway. Photo by Ben Thrasher.

Stevie Sussex made the long way look like the fast way at Central Arizona Raceway, charging from seventh to take the lead on lap 17 and leading the final nine laps for his fourth USAC Southwest Sprint Car win of the year and the 17th of his career.

Stevie Sussex raced to his fourth USAC Avanti Windows & Doors Southwest Sprint Car victory of the year on Saturday night at Casa Grande’s Central Arizona Raceway.

Starting seventh in the 25-lap main event, the Tempe, Arizona native took over the lead from Charles Davis Jr. on the 17th circuit, then led the final nine laps to capture his 17th career USAC Southwest Sprint Car feature win, third most all-time.

At the get-go, the series’ second all-time winningest driver, Charles Davis Jr., led the opening lap before giving way to A.J. Hernandez who surged into the lead on lap two. Hernandez paced the next five laps before Davis reclaimed the top spot on the seventh go around.

Sussex, driving the Jack Yeley owned No. 2, then tracked down Davis on lap 17, and led the remainder of the way to score the win over runner-up Davis with point leader R.J. Johnson in third. Cameron La Rose crossed the stripe in fourth while Dayton Shelton rounded out the top five.

Bruce St. James was the fastest qualifier while heat races were won by Davis and Sussex.

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: November 14, 2026 – Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, Arizona

QUALIFYING: 1. Bruce St. James, 1AZ, St. James-15.850; 2. Cameron La Rose, 1p, Petty-15.852; 3. Connor Lundy, 97, Lundy-15.939; 4. R.J. Johnson, 33p, Petty-15.944; 5. Charles Davis Jr., 11c, DAR-15.968; 6. Bryan Ledbetter Jr., 7OH, Ledbetter-16.111; 7. Daylin Perreira, 21p, Perreira-16.174; 8. A.J. Hernandez, 72, Hernandez-16.191; 9. Jonas Reynolds, 0, Reynolds-16.246; 10. Stevie Sussex, 2, Yeley-16.285; 11. Dayton Shelton, 4D, Shelton-16.312; 12. Jordan Stetson, 8AZ, Stetson-16.377; 13. Austin Ervine, 21, AJ-16.650; 14. Mickey Gile, 23AZ, Sussex-16.857; 15. Dan Klinder, 30K, Klinder-17.432.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Charles Davis Jr. (4), 2. Dayton Shelton (1), 3. Connor Lundy (5), 4. Bruce St. James (6), 5. Austin Ervine (7), 6. Dan Klinder (8), 7. Daylin Perreira (3), 8. Jonas Reynolds (2). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps, top 5 transfer to the feature, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stevie Sussex (2), 2. R.J. Johnson (5), 3. Jordan Stetson (1), 4. A.J. Hernandez (3), 5. Cameron La Rose (6), 6. Mickey Gile (7), 7. Bryan Ledbetter Jr. (4). NT

FEATURE: (25 laps, starting positions in parentheses) 1. Stevie Sussex (7), 2. Charles Davis Jr. (2), 3. R.J. Johnson (3), 4. Cameron La Rose (5), 5. Dayton Shelton (11), 6. Connor Lundy (4), 7. Jordan Stetson (12), 8. Mickey Gile (14), 9. Bruce St. James (6), 10. A.J. Hernandez (1), 11. Austin Ervine (13), 12. Jonas Reynolds (10), 13. Dan Klinder (15). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Charles Davis Jr., Laps 2-6 A.J. Hernandez, Laps 7-16 Charles Davis Jr., Laps 17-25 Stevie Sussex.

**Jonas Reynolds flipped during the first heat. Bryan Ledbetter Jr. flipped during the second heat.

USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-R.J. Johnson-1128, 2-Dayton Shelton-911, 3-Bruce St. James-842, 4-Daylin Perreira-835, 5-Koen Crawford-811, 6-A.J. Hernandez-782, 7-Stevie Sussex-769, 8-Jordan Stetson-669, 9-Charles Davis Jr.-654, 10-Elijah Gile-641.

NEXT USAC AVANTI WINDOWS & DOORS SOUTHWEST SPRINT CAR RACES: November 20-21, 2026 – Central Arizona Raceway – Casa Grande, Arizona

World of Outlaws Finalize Eight Pennsylvania Dates for 2027 as Posse Rivalry Renews

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November 13, 2026

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World of Outlaws sprint cars in the four-wide salute at Williams Grove Speedway

The World of Outlaws and the PA Posse will settle their rivalry over eight Pennsylvania rounds in 2027, from Lincoln Speedway in May to the 65th National Open at Williams Grove in October.

Sprint Car racing’s fiercest rivalry is set for another eight rounds in Pennsylvania on the 2027 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series schedule.

The Greatest Show on Dirt owns bragging rights heading into 2027 with the 2026 scoreboard showing five wins for the World of Outlaws and three for the PA Posse.

The rivalry will be rekindled on Wednesday, May 12, at Lincoln Speedway’s Gettysburg Clash. Michael “Buddy” Kofoid and the Roth Motorsports crew have topped the last two runnings in the Pigeon Hills.

Then, it’s over to the iconic Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA for the HVAC Distributors Morgan Cup on Friday-Saturday, May 14-15. Kasey Kahne got his first World of Outlaws win in this year’s opener before David Gravel claimed the finale and possession of the coveted Cup.

A trio of faceoffs await in the summer beginning with the Bricker’s Bash at York Haven, PA’s BAPS Motor Speedway on Thursday, July 29. Chase Dietz bagged the Bricker’s french fries for the Posse at BAPS this year.

Williams Grove takes center stage once again the following two nights for the C&D Rigging Summer Nationals on July 30-31. Buddy Kofoid and David Gravel gave the World of Outlaws a Summer Nationals sweep in 2026.

The final showdown is one of the sport’s crown jewels as the 65th J&S Classics National Open puts huge money and bragging rights up for grabs at Williams Grove on Friday-Saturday, Oct. 1-2. This year’s edition was split with David Gravel grabbing the opener before Chase Dietz took the ultimate prize with a “Natty O” title and $75,000, making all of Pennsylvania proud.

Stay tuned to the World of Outlaws website and social media channels for further updates regarding ticketing to all Pennsylvania races.

The 2027 World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car season launches at Volusia Speedway Park’s Federated Auto Parts DIRTcar Nationals on Feb. 10-13 in Barberville, FL.