DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Mustang Challenge North America travels to the scenic Finger Lakes region of New York State for the fourth round of the 2026 season at Watkins Glen International. The June 25 – 27 weekend marks the second time the Ford Mustang Dark Horse R cars take on the 3.377-mile road course in recent one-make series history.
Current Dark Horse Legends points leader Tom Tait looks to replicate the success he had last time the series raced at Watkins Glen. In 2024, Tait earned a podium in race one of the weekend and backed it up with a top-five finish in race two. The series missed the 2025 stop at The Glen having just completed the Mustang Challenge Le Mans Invitational.
Last time out at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, one driver earned his first Mustang Challenge North America victory. In race one, Cole Loftsgard won in the Dark Horse class after hard-fought battles with Nolan Allaer and second-place finisher Devin Anderson. In Dark Horse Legends, Paolo Salvatore was victorious for the first time after comfortably leading the whole race. In race two, Devin Anderson brought home the win in the Dark Horse class after taking the lead at the race start and remaining in the lead for the rest of the race. The fight for the Dark Horse Legends victory was incredibly close, with Paolo Salvatore finishing first on the track, but Tom Tait was awarded the victory after Salvatore was given a post-race penalty for incident responsibility.
The Ford Mustang® coupe is America’s best-selling sports car and has a global racing presence. With Mustang-based race cars competing in international sports car competition (GT3 and GT4), NASCAR, NHRA, Formula Drift, in Supercars, at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb and in its own bespoke regional one-make series – Mustang Cup and Mustang Challenge – the platform has an unprecedented global reach. This weekend, 44 Mustang race cars are scheduled to compete across all active disciplines. Learn more about Mustang at www.FordRacing.com.
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ORDER OF EVENTS
Thursday, June 25
8:15 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Practice 1
12:15 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Practice 2
Friday, June 26
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.: Qualifying
1:55 p.m. – 2:40 p.m.: Race 1
Saturday, June 27
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.: Race 2
*Times EDT