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06/05/2026

🩷💚 Quick Update from Russell Racing Crew! 🩷💚
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🍩 Happy National Donut Day! 🍩The kids kicked off their morning the right way—with donuts for breakfast and plenty of smi...
06/05/2026

🍩 Happy National Donut Day! 🍩

The kids kicked off their morning the right way—with donuts for breakfast and plenty of smiles with their friends!

With this weekend's race being pushed from Saturday to Sunday, we're hoping those donuts stick around when it's time to hit the tree. 😎

Forget chasing those "double-oh" lights... we're aiming for double donuts on Sunday!

Reaction time goals:🍩🍩❔

Because around here, the only thing sweeter than donuts is seeing that win light come on! 🏁🍩

Hoping for some good luck for Ethan and Elena on Sunday. May their lights be quick, cars be consistent, and donuts be plentiful! 😄🏎️💨

05/29/2026

🇺🇸 🏁 Ethan Memorial Day Race Recap 🏁 🇺🇸

Just like Elena, there were no time trials to start the day at US 131. Once the call went out for Juniors to the lanes, it was straight into Round 1 eliminations.

Since Ethan’s car has been consistently right around the 8.90 range — give or take a few numbers — we decided to dial the car an 8.90 to start the day.

Round 1:
Both cars staged, the lights dropped, and the race was on.

Ethan came out swinging with a killer .015 reaction time to his opponent’s .051. Both cars were dialed 8.90, making it a heads-up race, and by the top end it turned into a DOUBLE breakout race.

Ethan said he gave the car a few quick “rips” at the finish line trying to avoid breaking out too much and ended up running an 8.86 to his opponent’s 8.84, giving Ethan the win light by breaking out less. 🏁

His .015 reaction time was also good enough to earn the “wait and see bye.” Unfortunately, there ended up being an even number of cars left, so he still had to race Round 2 — but at least he earned lane choice.

Round 2:
We kept Ethan dialed 8.90 while his opponent dialed 9.21.

This time Ethan didn’t have the advantage on the starting line with a .046 reaction time to his opponent’s .023. Luckily, Ethan was able to track them down toward the finish line and gave the throttle a couple quick rips to avoid breaking out.

Ethan ran an 8.94 to their 9.28, putting him closer to his dial and securing another win light.

Round 3:
Another heads-up race with both cars dialed 8.90.

Again, Ethan found himself behind on the tree with a .041 light to his opponent’s .014. And once again… it became a double breakout race.

Ethan drove the finish line hard, gave it a few quick rips, and ran an 8.89 to his opponent’s 8.88 — breaking out by less and picking up yet another win. 💚

Round 4 — Semi-Finals:
Ethan dialed 8.90 against his opponent’s 8.93.

This time the reaction times were much closer with Ethan cutting a .033 light to his opponent’s .023. Ethan again had to work the finish line, giving the car a few rips trying to avoid breaking out, and ran an 8.93 while his opponent ran a 9.01.

That win sent him to the FINALS. 🏁🔥

Round 5 — Finals:
It was Ethan’s 8.90 dial against his opponent’s 8.91.

The tree dropped… and then came the dreaded red light.

Ethan went -.002 red in the finals, ending his day with a Runner-Up finish.

And honestly? That’s still not a bad way at all to kick off the points season at US 131.

Making the finals on a day with no time trials, multiple double breakout races, and having to drive the finish line nearly every round shows just how tough this kid can be behind the wheel. We’re incredibly proud of him and excited to see what the rest of the season holds. 💚🏁

05/26/2026

🇺🇸 🏁 Elena Memorial Day Race Recap 🏁 🇺🇸

Yesterday’s race at US 131 started off a little differently than normal — there were NO time trials. Once your class was called to the lanes, it was straight into Round 1 eliminations.

Unfortunately, Round 1 didn’t go Elena’s way.

She went red with a -.034 reaction time, and honestly… had she not been red, she very likely would have taken the win. Her opponent had a .254 reaction time and was further off their dial than Elena was. At that point it became pretty obvious what was happening — Elena was consistently leaving at nearly the same spot on the tree every run, but that spot was just a little TOO soon.

So a decision was made to make an adjustment to the car.

And WOW… what a difference it made.

Elena bought back in for Round 2 and came out FIRED UP.

She was dialed a 14.07 against her opponent’s 11.93 and absolutely nailed the tree with a killer .010 reaction time to their .063. She then ran a nearly dead-on 14.08 while her opponent ran 11.98, giving Elena the win light! 🏁

Even sweeter? That .010 reaction time earned her the Bye Run for Round 3.

And she somehow got EVEN BETTER on the tree.

In her bye run she cut an incredible .004 reaction time! 🤯

At that point, Elena was absolutely on fire on the starting line… but now we had a different issue developing. The car just wasn’t staying consistent.

Normally, her car tends to pick up and run slightly quicker by a few numbers. Since she had just run a 14.08 in Round 2, we dialed the car a 14.04 for the bye run thinking it might speed back up a bit.

Instead, the car slowed down significantly and ran a 14.14.

So heading into Round 4 — the Semi-Finals — the big question became:
“What do we dial?”

Since we knew the car WAS capable of the 14.08 from earlier in the day, we decided to stay with that number. We didn’t want the car to suddenly pick back up and have Elena lose by breaking out.

Turns out… we had nothing to worry about there.

In the Semi-Finals, Elena was dialed 14.08 against her opponent’s 11.94. Once again, she crushed the tree with another amazing .012 reaction time to their .041.

But the car slowed down even more.

Elena ran a 14.17 while her opponent went 11.97, ending her day with a Semi-Final finish.

But honestly? This still feels like a HUGE win for us.

We hopefully found the right adjustment to help her reaction times because red lights don’t win races. Elena also spent extra time in the pits practicing with the car running and working on taking smaller bumps during staging to help improve consistency there too.

Now the focus shifts to figuring out how to make the car itself more consistent. Rorric is already brainstorming what other changes can be made moving forward.

And truthfully… we can’t wait until next year when she turns 8 and we can put an 11.90 motor on the car and finally say goodbye to the LO206 setup that’s notorious for inconsistency 😂

No final round appearance this time, but seeing this little girl go from red lighting Round 1 to throwing down .010, .004, and .012 reaction times the rest of the day? THAT is progress and something to be proud of. 🩷🏁

05/26/2026

Mother Nature may have prevented us from finishing Saturday and Sunday’s races, but today we finally got the beautiful weather we had been waiting for at US 131 Motorsports Park! Even better, today marked the first points race of the season that we were actually able to complete.

And what a day it was for Russell Racing.

All three drivers put together strong performances and by the end of the night Russell Racing walked away with:
🏁 2 Runner-Up finishes
🏁 1 Semi-Final finish

With TWO drivers making it all the way to the finals, today turned into a very late night at the track — and honestly, trying to keep up with live posting while also handling car prep, data logging, and getting all 3 cars turned around between rounds became nearly impossible once the rounds started moving faster and faster.

But trust me… there’s a LOT to catch everyone up on.

I’ll be posting full recaps for Ethan, Elena, and Rorric throughout tomorrow, along with updates about some very special visitors we had stop by the track this weekend too!

Thank you to everyone who followed along with us this weekend despite all the rain delays and schedule changes. Now it’s time to get caught up on all the win lights, close races, and memories made.

Keep an eye on the page tomorrow — you won’t want to miss these recaps 👀

05/25/2026

Round 1 loss for Rorric. Both cars had great reaction times with Rorric having the slight advantage with his .011 to their .018. With the different weather conditions today, Rorric thought the Camaro would pick up a bit and changed the dial to a 5.90. He hit the brakes a bit at the end and ran a 5.93 putting him further off his dial than his competitor taking the L. Hindsight being what it is, had he left the dial at 5.92 it would have been his race. He bought back in to give it another try in Round 2.

05/25/2026

Ethan and Elena finally got their time trials under the lights last night at 8:13PM and 8:19PM… which is definitely much closer to bedtime than race time for these kiddos. 😅 At that point, it was anyone’s guess what the starting line reactions were going to look like!

Ethan was first up and cut a .053 light. Not terrible by any means, but not quite up to his usual standard either. His car ran an 8.92, which was right around what we expected considering the humidity and all the water grains hanging in the air after the rain delays.

Then it was Elena’s turn.

She is still working on consistently bumping into the Stage bulb correctly. When she gets it just right, she can cut some REALLY impressive lights. But when she rolls in a little too deep — like she did during this time trial — we usually know there’s a pretty good chance she’s going red. Unfortunately, this pass was no different as she turned on the red bulb with a -.037 reaction time. Even with the red light, the car still made a solid pass running a 14.22.

And just like that… that was all the racing the kids got yesterday!

But today is the BIG one. 💰💲

The track is combining all three pots from Saturday, Sunday, and Memorial Day into ONE payout for today’s race, so these kids are racing for it all!

Here’s hoping for great lights, consistent cars, and lots of round wins today! 🏁

05/25/2026

Rorric’s Sunday recap… and what a strange day it turned out to be.

He was able to get his time trial in before the rain rolled through, but as any racer knows, rain can completely change track and weather conditions. That always makes picking a dial after a long delay a bit of a guessing game.

During his time trial at 9:48am, Rorric went out and cut a solid .012 light with the car running a 5.92. We felt pretty decent heading into eliminations, but by the time Round 1 of Pro finally rolled around at 6:24pm, the conditions were much different.

For whatever reason — and Rorric still has no idea why — he got out of his normal routine on the starting line. Normally, once both cars are staged, he gets up on the trans brake and waits for the tree to fall. This time though, the first bulb dropped before he was even fully up on the trans brake. I noticed it immediately while recording the run too. It completely threw him off and unfortunately resulted in a -.0082 red light. Honestly, he expected it to be much worse than that considering how off the run felt.

The good news? The car stayed very consistent and ran a 5.91.

Not ready to call it a night, he bought back in for another shot in Round 2.

At 9:05pm, Rorric rolled back into the lanes and this time looked much more like himself. He cut a .027 light, dialed a 5.92, and after giving it a couple rips, the car ran a 5.92 to take the win light! 💡

Since racing was called after Round 2 of Pro and Super Pro due to the dew and fog rolling in, he’ll receive his cut of the payout today.

And now… onto Memorial Day racing! 🇺🇸
No time trials today — straight into Round 1 eliminations. Let’s hope for plenty of win lights and round wins!

05/25/2026

High hopes after yesterday’s rain delay… but unfortunately, that’s all they ended up being. 🌧️

Once the rain finally stopped and the track crew got everything dried off, they were able to finish up the remaining Super Pro time trials. From there, Round 1 of Pro and Super Pro was completed before Ethan and Elena finally got their time trial passes in a little after 8PM. Sportsman followed shortly after, and they were even able to complete Round 2 of Pro and Super Pro before Mother Nature stepped back in once again.

As the dew and fog started rolling in, the track made the call to end racing for the night. The remaining Pro and Super Pro competitors will split the pots, with payout checks expected to be ready sometime today.

I’ll be making separate posts later with recaps of Rorric’s runs along with Ethan and Elena’s time trials from yesterday, so stay tuned for those updates!

But on the bright side… TODAY is absolutely beautiful! ☀️
The sun is shining, race cars are warming up, and for the first time all weekend, it actually feels like we might end this holiday weekend with a real race day!

As we race this Memorial Day, we also remember the brave men and women whose sacrifice gave us the freedoms we enjoy. May we never forget the true meaning of Memorial Day and pause to honor and remember those who gave everything for our freedom. 🇺🇸 ❤️ 🤍 💙 🇺🇸

Today is about so much more than racing, cookouts, or a long weekend.Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor the br...
05/25/2026

Today is about so much more than racing, cookouts, or a long weekend.

Memorial Day is a time to remember and honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. As the saying goes, “All gave some, some gave all.” 🇺🇸

Because of their sacrifice, we are blessed to live where we do, enjoy the freedoms we have, and spend our days doing the things we love with the people we love most. That freedom is never something we should take for granted.

As we enjoy time at the racetrack with family and friends today, we also pause to reflect on the true meaning of Memorial Day and to honor those who gave everything for this nation. 🇺🇸

Please take a moment today to remember the fallen, honor their sacrifice, and keep their families in your thoughts.

From all of us at Russell Racing — thank you to those who served and especially to those who never made it home. ❤️🤍💙🇺🇸

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