Major Motorsports 2026 Mid-Season Recap Before End of Season Grind

The first half of the 2026 season has seen steady progression, key career milestones, and signs of front-running speed for Major Motorsports and Paul Major.

Alongside the classic challenges of chasing track conditions and dodging unpredictable summer weather, the first half of 2026 has had its challenges, successes and leaves a hunger to close out the season on a high note.

Key Highlights & Milestones

• First APC Series Top 10: Stacked up a P9 finish in the United Racing Series 100-lap season opener at Delaware Speedway (May 9).

• Career-Best Feature Finish: Earned a P6 finish during Feature 2 on July 17.

• First Feature Laps Led: Rolled off P1 and cleared the field to lead career-first feature laps (July 17).

• Personal Best Pace: Set a new personal best lap time during practice on June 5.

Event Breakdown

May 9 | United Racing Series Opener (Delaware Speedway)

• Results: Feature: P9

• Summary: We kicked off the year in the APC Series Dayco 100. Despite the car not being fully dialed in, we brought home a clean P9 for the team's first APC Series top-10 finish and used the track time as a baseline for weekly racing.

May 15 | Weekly Opening Night (Delaware Speedway)

• Results: Heat: P3 | Feature: P7

• Summary: With the main handling issues resolved from the week prior, Paul led the heat race early before taking 3rd. Started front-row (P2) for the feature, ran 3rd behind the leaders for 10+ laps, and held strong for P7 after getting moved out of the way and falling behind the line of cars in a tightly contested race.

June 5 | Rain-Shortened Night

• Results: Practice: P7 | Heat: P4

• Summary: Weather cut the program short, but practice yielded a new personal best lap time. The team fought through minor handling issues in the heat race to pull off a 4th-place run.

June 19 | 75-Lap Special

• Results: Feature: P13

• Summary: Showed improved speed early in practice, but fell behind on adjustments for the extra distance that left the car too loose in the feature, resulting in a P13 finish.

July 3 | Mid-Summer Thunderstorm

• Results: Heat: P6 | Feature: Rainout (Stopped Lap 9)

• Summary: Under-adjusted for a hot, slick track in the heat race. Made big setup swings for the feature that felt promising, but a sudden thunderstorm called the race just 9 laps in.

July 17 | Twin Feature Night

• Results: Feature 1: P9 | Heat: P4 | Feature 2: P6 (Career Best)

• Summary: A standout night for the team. After a P9 in Feature 1, Paul engaged in an intense 9-lap side-by-side battle for the lead in the heat race before a last lap slip-up resulted in a 4th place result. In Feature 2, Paul started P1, led his first-ever career feature laps, and locked in a career-best P6 finish.

Driver Lineup & Schedule Ahead

• Substitutions: Ryan Dyson once again stepped into the seat for 2 races on May 22 and July 24 allowing the team to stay in the points hunt. Mechanical issues derailed a positive night on May 22, but a P7 on July 24 delivered a solid points night.

• Summer Break: The team now enters a mid-summer break, with Paul returning behind the wheel on August 28thto start of 4 week string of racing to close out the season. With 3, possibly 4 weekly races (1 make up race) and a special event to end the year.

We thank our partners for their continued support, our friends and family who join us at the track, support from home and represent our team, and our crew who sacrifices their time to be at the track.