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2026’s Eight-Event Super Cup Stock Car Series Slate Features Annual Favorites, First-Time and Revisited Venues, and Possibly More to Come

Statesville, North Carolina (March 24, 2026) – Months of wintertime phone calls, messages, and conversations have culminated in what Super Cup Stock Car Series officials feel is a well-rounded 2026 tentative schedule that race teams and fans alike will enjoy, and there could even be another exciting addition to follow.

“I would like to express my appreciation to every individual who helped us get to where we are with this schedule,” said series director Bill Ashton.  “It is a solid foundation of tracks we get the chance to visit that will grow us into the future.”

The first event, which was announced shortly after the series composed of “Gen 4” type stock cars last competed at the beginning of November in 2025, will be at Shenandoah Speedway on Saturday, April 18th.  It will mark the third time in 19 years of existence that the opener is being hosted at the 3/8-mile progressively banked track in northern Virginia.  The only past occurrence this early in the year was in 2013 when 17 cars turned out with 11 of them finishing on the lead lap.  Three unique drivers took victory at Shenandoah during 2025’s appearances, including eventual champion Mitch Gibson, 2021 champion Ben Ebeling, and first-time winner Damian Payton at what he called his home track early in his career.

Next up on Saturday, May 2nd will be a continuing theme of familiar venues in the commonwealth embarking upon a revitalization.  It will be the fourth consecutive year that the SCSCS has stopped by Lonesome Pine Raceway, but things will look quite different for all when they arrive in Coeburn.  Under new ownership by area racer Joey Owens, he and various personnel have been putting in a vast amount of work with repaving the 3/8-mile oval surface, a new tech shed and infield concession stand being built, and a brand-new digital scoreboard planned to be in place.

A late addition on Saturday, May 16th is a long-awaited revisit to a storied facility.  Hickory Motor Speedway hosted the very first exhibition race for the series on October 13, 2007.  In the early years, the 0.363-mile oval was the site that crowned the inaugural, 2010, and 2011 champions.  Aside from a rained out start to 2014 that featured a Friday optional practice session, the 3,300-pound, 600 horsepower machines have not taken to the Newton, North Carolina track since.

That all changes for the third event of 2026 thanks to coordination with longtime promoter Kevin Piercy and recently hired track operations, media, and marketing manager Gina Schild-Knowles.  The 60-lap main event that will score double points for competitors could be one of the final opportunities on the current characteristic surface as it was revealed that “The Birthplace of NASCAR Stars” is proposed to undergo a full repave around the summer months.

For Saturday, June 6th it is an inaugural trip to the coast.  The decorative Carteret County Speedway led by Bob Lowery and staff has invited the series to be part of their growing history with an event at the 4/10-mile oval in Swansboro, North Carolina.  Located less than 10 miles from Emerald Isle Beach, this pre-summer weekend will be a destination for all.  Encouraged by multiple competitors to pursue landing a date for some time, this track offers overnight camping with electric and water hookups available and even features the full-service Moonshiner’s Bar and Grill located in the infield.

Keeping with the Tarheel State and first-time visits trend, a track with an immense amount of history is slated for the SCSCS to come to town on Saturday, June 20th.  Rougemont, North Carolina’s Orange County Speedway may have a similar configuration to other tracks on paper, but will offer its own variety of action, referred to as the fastest 3/8-mile racetrack in the country featuring 19-degree banking in the turns and 16-degree banking on the straightaways.  The surface was paved in 1983 and has since hosted such organizations as the NASCAR O’Reilly Series when it was known as NASCAR Busch Grand National, the former Goody’s Dash Series, various Modified and Supermodified tours as well as the Pro Cup series in which many of the SCSCS cars originated from.

Series officials would like to thank Brian Orvine with the Virginia Mini Cup Racing Association, which has been on the docket on the same race day at tracks such as Shenandoah previously, for helping connect with OCS director of operations Terry Deal for this fine opportunity.

A summer break has been allocated in which no racing will take place throughout July.  The purpose of this was to allow for drivers and their families, almost entirely of which do not work full time within the motorsports industry, a designated period to spend planning their own vacations away from the racetrack if they wish during a month with a history of not drawing the greatest numbers compared to other months.

The closing stages of the schedule pick up immediately upon entrance into August.  Saturday the 1st of the month will be the second year in a row in which the SCSCS gets to be a part of the Putnam County Bank Throwback Classic at Ona Speedway.  Promoted by T.J. Layne, last year’s return to West Virginia’s only pavement short track for the first time since 2013 was a big hit among home state racers, but it was North Carolina’s “ShoTime” Mike taking home both victories with numerous drivers who were unable to make the trip in 2025 planning to go this time around.

Two weeks later on Saturday, August 15th and on the heels of a very popular and successful non-points finale last year when Ashton and general manager Skip Moser ended up in talks for a late addition, the series comes back for an event in which every finishing position counts toward the championship this time.  This year’s late summer night show at Tri-County Speedway should be a good one in Hudson, North Carolina.  During the early November event third-generation driver Chrissy Wallace swept both races in her debut, becoming the first woman to win in the series since the inaugural season when Megan Reitenour won on three occasions, including once at the 4/10-mile oval.

The month of September is reserved for an event to be determined or a rain date, if the need should come about.

Currently closing out the campaign on Saturday, October 10th, it is back to the commonwealth for a second date at Shenandoah Speedway, the third time in four seasons in which a champion would be crowned at the facility in its second year being promoted and operated by accomplished racer and one-time SCSCS driver Chris Lilly.  Most race days will once again feature twin main events in which drivers are required to run both distances on the same tires they qualify and potentially must adapt to different conditions between daylight and nightfall.

As always, the overall schedule remains tentative and is subject to change with little or no notice.  Competitors are advised to keep the date of Saturday, October 17th open for a race at another possible marquee venue.

Driver and team registration forms as well as the rulebook for 2026 are now available at http://supercupstockcarseries.com/SCSCS-TeamForms.htm.  One interesting addition as an experimental class includes the allowance of trucks that utilize truck arm type suspension and meet the remainder of existing rules.

More information will become available closer to each event and can be found on the Super Cup Stock Car Series official web site supercupstockcarseries.com with interactive updates throughout race days and in between available on Facebook (search Super Cup Stock Car Series), Twitter (@SCSCSRacing), Instagram (SCSCS_Racing), and https://www.youtube.com/SCSCSRacing.

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