2026 ASA STARS National Tour

The 2026 Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour is the 4th season of the ASA STARS National Tour, a stock car racing series. It began at New Smyrna Speedway with the SIG Sauer Academy Clyde Hart Memorial 200 on February 10, and will end at the same track with the Florida Governor’s Cup on November 15.[1][2]
Cole Butcher entered the season as the defending champion,[3] but will not return full-time for a second championship, as he moved up the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series full-time, driving for ThorSport Racing.[4]
Schedule
Source: [5]
Notes: The race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed and marked with star.
| No. | Race title | Track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIG Sauer Academy Clyde Hart Memorial 200 | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida | February 10 |
| 2 | Sunshine State 200 | Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, Florida | March 14 |
| 3 | Tar Heel 250 | Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, North Carolina | May 21 |
| 4 | Badger State 325 | Slinger Speedway, Slinger, Wisconsin | June 21 |
| 5 | Capital 200 presented by Sucker Punch | Madison International Speedway, Oregon, Wisconsin | June 23 |
| 6 | Newport 325 | Newport Speedway, Newport, Tennessee | July 25 |
| 7 | Michigan 300 | Owosso Speedway, Ovid, Michigan | August 26 |
| 8 | Carolina 250 | Tri-County Motor Speedway, Hudson, North Carolina | September 9 |
| 9 | Glass City 200 | Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio | September 19 |
| 10 | Winchester 400 | Winchester Speedway, Winchester, Indiana | October 11 |
| 11 | All American 400 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville, Tennessee | November 8 |
| 12 | Florida Governor’s Cup | New Smyrna Speedway, New Smyrna Beach, Florida | November 15 |
Results and standings
Races
| No. | Race | Fastest qualifier | Most laps led | Winning driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIG Sauer Academy Clyde Hart Memorial 200[6] | Kyle Steckly | Carson Brown | Carson Brown |
| 2 | Sunshine State 200[7] | Dustin Smith | Carson Brown | Carson Brown |
| 3 | Tar Heel 250[8] | Carson Brown | Carson Brown | Caden Kvapil |
| 4 | Badger State 325[9] | Ty Majeski | Ty Majeski | Carson Brown |
| 5 | Capital 200 presented by Sucker Punch[10] | Luke Fenhaus | Tristan McKee | Kyle Steckly |
| 6 | Newport 325[11] | Matt Craig | Matt Craig | Carson Brown |
| 7 | Michigan 300 | Keelan Harvick | Keelan Harvick | Keelan Harvick |
Drivers' championship
(key) Bold - Pole position awarded by time. Italics - Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led.
| Pos | Driver | NSM | FIF | HCY | SLG | MAD | NPS | OWO | TRI | TOL | WIN | NSV | NSM | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carson Brown | 1* | 1* | 2* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 594 | |||||
| 2 | Kyle Steckly | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 477 | |||||
| 3 | Tristan McKee | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6* | 14 | 13 | 420 | |||||
| 4 | Jade Avedisian | 7 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 352 | |||||
| 5 | Derek Thorn | 18 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 352 | |||||
| 6 | Chase Pinsonneault | 20 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 325 | |||||
| 7 | Derek Kraus | 14 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 313 | |||||
| 8 | Casey Roderick | 26 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 303 | |||||
| 9 | Stephen Nasse | 9 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 297 | ||||||
| 10 | Kasey Kleyn | 19 | 23 | Wth | 12 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 250 | |||||
| 11 | Matt Craig | 11 | 15 | 9 | 2* | 219 | ||||||||
| 12 | Isaac Kitzmiller | DNQ | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 215 | ||||||
| 13 | George Phillips | 15 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 193 | ||||||||
| 14 | Ty Majeski | 2* | 3 | 173 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Spencer Davis | 4 | 10 | 8 | 170 | |||||||||
| 16 | Keelan Harvick | 10 | 1* | 162 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Bubba Pollard | 31 | 22 | 25 | 15 | 136 | ||||||||
| 18 | Penn Sauter | 7 | 9 | 117 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Ty Fredrickson | 22 | 26 | Wth | DNS | 4 | 112 | |||||||
| 20 | Conner Jones | 8 | 24 | 24 | 106 | |||||||||
| 21 | Cory Hall | 6 | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Austin Nason | 14 | 10 | 100 | ||||||||||
| 23 | William Sawalich | 12 | 5 | 95 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Justin Mondeik | 7 | 19 | 89 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Levon Van Der Geest | 15 | 8 | 87 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Colby Howard | 11 | 9 | 86 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Max Reaves | 23 | 14 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Dawson Sutton | 2 | 81 | |||||||||||
| 29 | Caden Kvapil | 1 | 78 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Gabe Sommers | 28 | 12 | 77 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Jake Finch | 17 | 14 | 75 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Justin Crider | 22 | 11 | 74 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Paul Shafer Jr. | 13 | 20 | 71 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Jett Noland | 18 | 17 | 69 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Cole Butcher | 3 | 67 | |||||||||||
| 36 | Hudson Bulger | 25 | 12 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Michael Simko | 6 | 60 | |||||||||||
| 38 | Carson Hocevar | 5 | 59 | |||||||||||
| 39 | Chase Burda | 5 | 59 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Dustin Smith | 19 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 41 | Jake Garcia | 4 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 42 | Nicholas Naugle | 21 | 25 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Dylan Bates | 5 | 55 | |||||||||||
| 44 | Luke Fenhaus | 15 | 51 | |||||||||||
| 45 | Michael Hinde | 10 | DNS | 48 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Brandon Lopez | DNQ | 18 | 48 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Kaden Honeycutt | 16 | 40 | |||||||||||
| 48 | Nick Tucker | 14 | 38 | |||||||||||
| 49 | Bryce Miller | 16 | 36 | |||||||||||
| 50 | Vito Cancilla | 19 | 33 | |||||||||||
| 51 | Dylan Fetcho | 20 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 52 | Carson Ware | 20 | 32 | |||||||||||
| 53 | Anthony Bello | 24 | 28 | |||||||||||
| 54 | Brad May | 27 | 25 | |||||||||||
| 55 | Kyle Benjamin | 29 | 23 | |||||||||||
| 56 | Kole Raz | 30 | 22 | |||||||||||
| 57 | Hunter Wright | 32 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 58 | Derek Griffith | DNQ | 15 | |||||||||||
| 59 | R. J. Braun | DNQ | 12 | |||||||||||
| 60 | Billy VanMeter | DNQ | 5 | |||||||||||
| 61 | Cody Brinson | DNQ | 5 | |||||||||||
| Chase Elliott | Wth | |||||||||||||
| Wes Burton | Wth | |||||||||||||
| Tyler Di Legge | Wth | |||||||||||||
| Albert Francis | Wth | |||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | NSM | FIF | HCY | SLG | MAD | NPS | OWO | TRI | TOL | WIN | NSV | NSM | Points |
See also
References
- ↑ "2026 Appalachian Sucker Punch ASA STARS National Tour Schedule". ASA STARS National Tour. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "ASA STARS National Tour Championship to be Held at New Smyrna November 15". ASA STARS National Tour. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- ↑ "How Cole Butcher crafted a career Super Late Model season just in time for the Snowball Derby". NASCAR. December 4, 2025. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ Hammonds, Kelli (January 15, 2026). "COLE BUTCHER TO PILOT THE NO. 13 FORD F-150 FOR THORSPORT RACING FULL-TIME IN 2026". ThorSport Racing. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ↑ "ASA STARS National Tour Announces 2026 Schedule Featuring Iconic Venues and New Adventures". ASA STARS National Tour. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 SIG Sauer Academy Clyde Hart Memorial 200 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 10, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Sunshine State 200". The Third Turn. Retrieved March 16, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Tar Heel 250". The Third Turn. Retrieved May 30, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Badger State 325 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 Capital 200 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch". The Third Turn. Retrieved June 28, 2026.
- ↑ "2026 HickoryHillTN.com 325 presented by Appalachian Sucker Punch". The Third Turn. Retrieved August 3, 2026.