This Week In AARN // January 13, 2026

TOP HEADLINES

Kyle Larson Wins Monday Night Prelim Chili Bowl Opener; Allentown Indoor TQ Friday Night Winner Briggs Danner Second

Stewart Friesen Has Successful Test In Modified In First Time In Car Since Serious Crash; Crew Chief Jay Castimore Felled But Recuperating

Late Race Pass Earns Matt Swanson First Career Ironton Global Indoor Auto Racing Series Win In Allentown’s PPL Center; Briggs Danner Takes Friday Night Prelim

Two Prominent Dirt Modified Owners, Herb Vail & Bob Fenimore Pass Away

One-Two Times Two: Doug Stearly, Quentin Graham, Jr. Each Win Allentown Indoor Auto Racing Series Champ Kart Features

Jimmie Johnson To Run In NASCAR Cup 2026 Daytona 500

Dylan Hoch Sweeps Slingshot Indoor Auto Racing Weekend Features Inside Allentown’s PPL Center

Super Late Model Aces Ricky Thornton, Hudson O’Neal Win Rich Wild West Shootout Weekend Features At Central Arizona Raceway

Wave Of The Future? Florida’s Orlando Speedworld Bans All Future Race Events For Electric Cars

Lebanon Valley Big Block Modified Favorite Ryan Larkin Retires From Racing To Mentor Son’s Go-Kart Career

Western PA Dirt Late Model Standout Driver Michael Duritsky, 28, Killed In Highway Car Crash

NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Steps Down In Aftermath Of NASCAR Antitrust Lawsuit Revelations