News From 2026:
Rauscher Wins 11 Straight @ Daytona Beach Over Steven Hyde, Daytona Int'l Speedway Results Due This Sunday Night!
Monday, February 9th, 2026, 3:57 pm.....
On February 1st, the SSRA N3OCS tackled the 4.22 mile Daytona Beach Road Course oval, with the 13th annual running of the Daytona Beach 100. In qualifying points leader "Big" Gregg Rauscher won his 4th pole of the season(and the 76th of his career) and then despite some serious challenges early on from Steven Hyde, went on to score his 4th victory of the season, by 7 seconds over Hyde. Hyde, who ran close to Rauscher for the entire race before struggles in the pits relegated him to 2nd, scored his best finish of the season. Ghostface Racer tied his season's best finish and kept his streak of top 5 finishes intact with a 3rd place finish, while "Chicago" Chris Primerano finished 4th. Second place point man Todd "Primo" Primerano rounded out the top 5 finishers.
Here are the top 5 finishers from the Daytona Beach RC. Be sure to check out the SSRA website for complete results.
Daytona Beach 100 @ Daytona Beach Road Course:
Pole: Gregg Rauscher
1. Gregg Rauscher
2. Steven Hyde
3. Ghostface Racer
4. Chris Primerano
5. Todd Primerano
With only 1 race remaining in the 2026 season, 4-time race winner this season, "Big" Gregg Rauscher now has a 25 point lead over Todd "Primo" Primerano. Assuming 11 or fewer cars enter the season ending Neil Bonnett/ Dale Earnhardt Memorial 150, all Rauscher has to do is take the green flag to claim his 14th title. 2nd place Todd Primo, who had a clean sweep of both New Smyrna races, has a 5 point lead over 3rd place Ghostface Racer, who despite not winning a race in 2026, has yet to finish out of the top 5. 4th place Chris Primerano, has a runner-up finish at Firebird and 3 other top 5's and is 7 points further back. Rounding out the top 5 is "Steady" Eddie Sedlacek, who has a 2nd in the season opener at Rockingham and a 5th place at Stockton, to go along with multiple finishes just outside the top 5. Sedlacek is 7 points out of 4th, but only 1 point ahead of 6th place Steven Hyde and 2 points ahead of 7th place Tony Plumadore Jr., so there could be some serious shake-ups in the top 5 in standings, after the checkered flag flies at Daytona. By winning the pole at Daytona Beach, Gregg Rauscher has already locked up the season long Bud Pole Championship.
Here are the top 10 in points. Once again check out the SSRA website for more detailed points standings. * represents a race win.
1. Gregg Rauscher 88****
2. Todd Primerano 63**
3. Ghostface Racer 58
4. Chris Primerano 51
5. Eddie Sedlacek 44
6. Steven Hyde 43
7. Steven Hyde 42
8. Matt Yeager 26**
9. Dusterman 21
10. Jeff Hill 18
The 2026 SSRA N3OCS season finale takes place at the 2.5 mile Daytona International Speedway tri-oval. Championship leader Gregg Rauscher will attempt to earn his 5th victory in the Neil Bonnett/ Dale Earnhardt Memorial 150, while 2nd place points man Todd Primerano has never won on a superspeedway, but has been performing better as of late on the big tracks the past couple seasons. Other contenders include former 5-time Daytona winner "Rocket" Randy Cowen who is hoping to turn around a miserable season, 2-time Daytona winner Dusterman and 2017 winner Ghostface Racer, as well as 3 drivers who have ran well at Daytona over the years, but have yet to visit victory lane at the "World Center of Racing", "Chicago" Chris Primerano, Steven Hyde and Eddie Sedlacek. Race settings have been posted on the SSRA website. Results from Daytona are due this coming Sunday night, February 15th. Thanks to everyone that competed throughout the season and good luck at Daytona International Speedway!
Thank you and God Bless,
Gregg :-)
Yeager Earns 12th Daytona RC Win, Daytona Beach Results Due This Sunday Night!
Tuesday, January 27th, 2026, 3:21 pm.....
On January 18th, the SSRA N3OCS made it's 22nd appearance at the 12 turn, 3.562 mile Daytona International Speedway Road Course with the running of the Rolex 24 @ Daytona. "The Qualifying Machine" Matt Yeager making his second start of the season, won his won his 71st career pole position in qualifying, then parlayed that into his 10th straight Daytona RC victory (and 12th overall at the track). As evidence of Yeager's dominance on the road and street courses, since the league switched to the winter format for the 2020 season, he has won all but one race on that type of circuit (Chris Primerano won on the streets of Surfers Paradise in 2021.) Points leader "Big" Gregg Rauscher, who also has multiple wins at the Daytona RC qualified mid-pack and finished 2nd, 16.7 seconds back of Yeager. "Chicago" Chris Primerano, who always runs well on the road courses took the final spot on the podium. Steven Hyde finished a solid 4th, tying his season's best result, while Ghostface Racer kept his streak of top 5 finishes alive by finishing 5th.
Here are the top 5 finishers from the Daytona RC. Be sure to check out the SSRA website for complete results.
Rolex 24 @ Daytona at Daytona International Speedway Road Course:
Pole: Matt Yeager
1. Matt Yeager
2. Gregg Rauscher
3. Chris Primerano
4. Steven Hyde
5. Ghostface Racer
With a runner-up finish at the Daytona RC "Big" Gregg Rauscher, who opened the season with 3 straight wins, extended his points lead slightly over New Smyrna Race 1 & 2 winner Todd Primerano (who finished 6th at the Daytona RC) to 19 markers. Ghostface Racer who has yet to visit victory lane during the 2026 season, but finished in the top 5 in every race, holds onto 3rd place, only 7 points out of 2nd. Long-time competitors "Chicago" Chris Primerano and "Steady" Eddie Sedlacek are in 4th and 5th place. Although they no longer have any realistic chance at the championship, both drivers still have a chance at a top 3 points finish if they finish the season strong. The battle for the Bud Pole championship will like come down to Gregg Rauscher who has 3 pole positions and Matt Yeager, who has won the pole for both events he entered. Also, Todd Primerano, who won the pole at New Smyrna, could tie Rauscher for qualifying title if he qualifies #1 for the final 2 races.
Here are the top 10 in points. Once again check out the SSRA website for more detailed points standings. * represents a race win.
1. Gregg Rauscher 77***
2. Todd Primerano 58**
3. Ghostface Racer 51
4. Chris Primerano 45
5. Eddie Sedlacek 40
6. Tony Plumadore Jr. 39
7. Steven Hyde 35
8. Matt Yeager 26**
9. Dusterman 20
10. Jeff Hill 18
Round 8 of the 2025 SSRA N3OCS championship takes place at the 4.22 mile long sand and paved oval known as the Daytona Beach Road Course. Championship leader Gregg Rauscher will look to make it 11 wins in a row on the "Beach", while Matt Yeager (if he competes), Todd and Chris Primerano, Steven Hyde (who is hoping to score his win since 2019) and others will provide some serious competition for the 13-time SSRA N3OCS champ. Race settings have been posted on the SSRA website. Results from Daytona Beach are due this coming Sunday night, February 1st. Good luck at Daytona Beach and thank you for racing in the SSRA N3OCS!
Thank you and God Bless,
Gregg :-)
Todd Primerano Wins Both New Smyrna Races To Stay In Title Contention, Daytona RC Results Due This Sunday Night!
Thursday, January 15th, 2026, 9:05 pm.....
On January 4th, the SSRA N3OCS staged the first event of the 2026 calendar year, when the New Smyrna Speedway hosted twin 25 lap Features. In qualifying for the first 25 lap race, Todd "Primo" Primerano won his 1st pole position of the season and the 10th of his career. Primo was also fast in the race and despite a couple of serious challenges from Jeff Hill (who was making his first start of the season), he led every lap to score the victory. Hill finished second only 0.8 seconds back, with former New Smyrna winner Tony Plumadore Jr. taking the 3rd spot, after a race long battle with championship leader "Big" Gregg Rauscher, who finished 4th. Ghostface Racer's streak of top 5 finishes continued with a 5th place effort.
For the second 25 lap feature there were no time trials held and all drivers would have to start scratch in their individual races. Despite the difference in qualifying formats, the top 5 finishers were identical to those in the first feature, with the exception of Rauscher finishing ahead of Plumadore in the second race. This time Primo's margin of victory was even smaller over Hill, just over half a second. The 2 victories at New Smyrna increased his career win total to 8.
Here are the top 5 finishers from both races at New Smyrna. Be sure to check out the SSRA website for complete results.
Winter Heat 25 Race 1 at New Smyrna Speedway:
Pole: Todd Primerano
1. Todd Primerano
2. Jeff Hill
3. Tony Plumadore Jr.
4. Gregg Rauscher
5. Ghostface Racer
Winter Heat 25 Race 2 at New Smyrna Speedway:
Pole: N/A
1. Todd Primerano
2. Jeff Hill
3. Gregg Rauscher
4. Tony Plumadore Jr.
5. Ghostface Racer
With the 2026 SSRA N3OCS season now at the 2/3 mark, the field has been narrowed down to 3 possible championship contenders. Despite finishing no better than 3rd in the past 3 races (after opening the season with 3 straight wins), 13-time series champion Gregg Rauscher leads Todd Primerano, who scored maximum points at New Smyrna (with his pole and 2 feature wins) by 15 points. Ghostface Racer, who despite not seriously contending for any victories this season, has been a model of consistency, finishing all 6 races in the top 5, which leave him 3rd. Although all but mathematically eliminated from championship contention, the 3 drivers tied for 4th place, Eddie Sedlacek, "Chicago" Chris Primerano and Tony Plumadore Jr., still have a realistic chance to finish in the top 3 in the standings and possibly even as high as 2nd. Although none of those 3 drivers have visited victory so far this season, they all have contended for race wins and each have a runner-up result.
Here are the top 10 in points. Once again check out the SSRA website for more detailed points standings. * represents a race win.
1. Gregg Rauscher 67***
2. Todd Primerano 52**
3. Ghostface Racer 44
4. Eddie Sedlacek 36
4. Chris Primerano 36
4. Tony Plumadore Jr. 36
7. Steven Hyde 27
8. Dusterman 18
9. Jeff Hill 18
10. Matt Yeager 13*
Round 7 of the 2026 SSRA N3OCS championship takes place at the 12 turn, 3.562 mile Daytona International Speedway Road Course. Matt Yeager has won the last 9 races at the Daytona Road Course and between him and Gregg Rauscher, they have won the last 17 races at the track. Other possible contenders include brothers Chris and Jeff Primerano, who both have won on SSRA N3OCS road courses in the past and "Rocket" Randy Cowen who won on the road course at Mexico City in 2009 and hopes to turn around his miserable season. Race settings have been posted on the SSRA website. Results from the Daytona RC are due this coming Sunday night, January 18th. Thanks to all the drivers that helped make the New Smyrna event a success and good luck at the Daytona RC.
Thank you and God Bless,
Gregg :-)