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Russell Racing Crew, Adrian, MI (2026)

09/01/2026

🏁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮’𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 🏁
📍 US 131 Motorsports Park

Elena made her first appearance on the track at 11:34 a.m. for her time trial. She went -.047 red while the car ran a 13.98. Like Ethan, she was a little quicker on the tree than we wanted—but the car gave us a nice, solid pass to work with heading into eliminations.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭
At 1:55 p.m., it was time for Round 1. Elena was dialed a 13.94 to her opponent’s 11.90. When the tree dropped, Elena was at a slight disadvantage with her .076 light to her opponent’s .053. However, she made up the difference at the finish line, running a 13.98 to her opponent’s 11.98 and picking up the win by being closer to her dial!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮
Round 2 took place at 4:18 p.m. Elena was once again dialed a 13.94 to her opponent’s 11.90. Although she was facing a different competitor, the race played out very similarly. Elena’s .040 light put her behind her opponent’s .013 at the starting line, but once again, she got the job done at the finish! Elena ran another 13.98 to her opponent’s 11.98, putting her closer to her dial and sending her on to the next round!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯
That .040 reaction time was also good enough to earn Elena the “wait-and-see BYE” for Round 3. With five cars remaining, the numbers worked in her favor, and she received the BYE run! We dialed the car a 13.97, and Elena went -.004 red—but if there is ever a time to go red, it’s on a BYE run! The car was right on the money, running a 13.97 dead-6 pass!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟰
At 6:34 p.m., it was time for Round 4 and the semifinals. Elena was dialed a 13.95 to her opponent’s 11.90. Her opponent held a slight advantage off the starting line with a .039 light to Elena’s .047, but for the third time that day, Elena made up the difference at the finish! She ran a 14.01 to her opponent’s 12.03, scoring another round win and earning herself a spot in the final!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟱
At 7:08 p.m., it was time to race for the win! Elena was dialed a 13.97 to her opponent’s 14.36. This matchup was a little different for Elena because she is typically the slower car and accustomed to leaving the starting line first. This time, she was the faster car and would have to leave second. We reminded her to focus on her own tree and ignore the sight and sound of the other car leaving so she wouldn’t be pulled into a red light.

When the tree dropped, Elena cut a .191 light to her opponent’s .276. Neither light was particularly pretty, but Elena’s advantage was more than enough to get the job done! She crossed the finish line with a 13.99 to her opponent’s 14.37 and parked it in the Winner’s Circle once again! 🏆

This girl is on a roll! Elena collected five round wins, earned another final-round appearance and finished the night with another victory! Her fantastic performance on Saturday also moved her up to third place in the points standings with just two races remaining! 🩷💜🏁

09/01/2026

🏁 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻’𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 🏁
📍 US 131 Motorsports Park

Ethan made his first appearance on the track at 11:28 a.m. for his time trial. He kicked it -.033 red while the car ran an 8.76—yikes to both! Ethan was a little quicker on the tree than we wanted, and the car was much quicker than expected, so we had some adjustments to make before eliminations began.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭
At 1:46 p.m., it was time for Round 1. We were hoping for a green light from Ethan and a slower pass from the car—and thankfully, we got both! Ethan cut a .050 light to his opponent’s .045, putting him at a slight disadvantage off the starting line. He made up for it at the top end with a few quick rips of the throttle, crossing the finish line with an 8.91 to his opponent’s 9.01 to pick up the round win!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮
Round 2 took place at 4:02 p.m. With both Ethan and his opponent dialed an 8.90, it was a heads-up race! Ethan once again found himself at a disadvantage off the starting line with a .079 light to his opponent’s .056. Both drivers ran under their dial-ins, but Ethan broke out by just .0016 less, running an 8.8956 to his opponent’s 8.8940 to pick up the double-breakout win!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯
At 5:38 p.m., it was time for Round 3—and another heads-up race with both drivers dialed an 8.90. When the tree dropped, Ethan kicked it -.006 red to his opponent’s .044 light, handing them the automatic win. Ethan let them go and coasted through the finish line, bringing his day of racing to an end.

It wasn’t quite the ending Ethan wanted, but after a time trial that showed both the driver and the car were quicker than expected, he made the necessary adjustments and collected two round wins—including one decided by just sixteen ten-thousandths of a second! That’s bracket racing for you! 💚🖤🏁

08/29/2026

🏁𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟-𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗠𝗬𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗛𝗔𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗗! 🏁

Our original teaser asked which Russell Racing kiddo collected 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 during our two-track, two-day race weekend.

After Saturday’s race at Summit Motorsports Park, the score was tied: Ethan and Elena had each reached the final round. Elena parked her car in the winner’s circle, while Ethan earned a runner-up finish.

That meant Sunday’s race at Darana Dragway–Milan would determine the answer…

Ethan put together a strong day and made it through Round 3, but Elena kept going—all the way to another final!

So, if you voted ❤️ for Elena, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆!

🏆 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮: 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀—𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽
🥈 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻: 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲—𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽

Three final-round appearances between two Russell Racing kiddos at two different tracks in one weekend. We’d say that was a pretty successful weekend for the team! 💚🩷

Thank you to everyone who followed along, cast a vote and waited for the full story!

08/29/2026

🏁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 — 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘆–𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 — 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟯 🏁

After wrapping up the Summit Motorsports Park points series on Saturday, we headed to Darana Dragway–Milan that evening to compete in its Sunday bracket and points program.

Elena made her first appearance on the track at 11:01 a.m. for her time trial. She cut a nice .058 light and ran a 13.94—a good, solid pass all around to start the day!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭:
At 1:27 p.m., Elena was dialed 13.90 against her opponent’s 12.10. Unfortunately, she kicked it just a little too hard and went -.004 red, giving the automatic win to her opponent, who cut a .013 light. Elena ran a 13.91 while her opponent broke out with an 11.99.

No worries—this is exactly what buybacks are for!

We bought Elena back into the race, giving her another opportunity in Round 2.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮:
At 3:45 p.m., it was Elena’s 13.88 dial against her competitor’s 13.90. Elena grabbed a nice starting-line advantage with an .085 light to her competitor’s .154.

At the finish line, Elena lit up the board with the win! She ran a 13.94 while her competitor crossed with a 14.04.

Buyback put to good use—Elena was moving on!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯:
At 5:57 p.m., Elena was dialed 13.90 against her opponent’s 12.85. She cut another excellent light, leaving with a .055 to her competitor’s .173.

That was as far as her competitor made it, though, as their car immediately shut off after breaking the starting-line beam. Since the beam had been broken, it was still an official race—which meant Elena still needed to avoid breaking out.

Rorric and I watched with bated breath, waiting for the scoreboard to light up. We could finally breathe when it showed a 13.91 and the win light in Elena’s lane!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟰 — 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹:
With three cars remaining, someone was going to receive the bye into the final—and that someone was Elena!

On her bye run at 7:21 p.m., she cut an awesome .032 light, although the car slowed down quite a bit and ran a 14.01.

With the bye complete, Elena was headed to her 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱!

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
At 8:00 p.m., Elena was dialed 13.92 against her opponent’s 11.95. When the tree dropped, Elena left with a devastating -.001 red light—just one thousandth of a second too soon—giving her opponent the automatic win with a .090 light.

Elena crossed the finish line with a 13.97 while her opponent ran a 12.29.

She was so incredibly close! Had that -.001 been green, the race very likely would have gone Elena’s way. She ran just .05 above her dial, while her opponent was .34 above theirs. But as the saying goes, close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades.

Elena was understandably pretty upset, but we reminded her that we would much rather see her lose because she was trying hard on the tree and went just a little red than because she wasn’t putting forth the effort and had a really slow reaction time. She was focused, aggressive and doing everything she could to win—and that is all we can ask of her!

What a weekend for Elena: a win at Summit Motorsports Park on Saturday, followed by a runner-up finish at Darana Dragway–Milan on Sunday! That’s 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, with one win and one runner-up finish.

Our little racer had one incredible weekend! 🩷💜

08/29/2026

🏁 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 — 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝗴𝘄𝗮𝘆–𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻 — 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟯 🏁

After wrapping up the Summit Motorsports Park points series on Saturday, we headed to Darana Dragway–Milan that evening to compete in its Sunday bracket and points program.

Ethan was the first Russell Racing driver on track, making his time run at 10:58 a.m. He cut a .033 light and ran an 8.88—both the driver and the car were on point!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭:
At 1:20 p.m., Ethan was dialed 8.92 against his competitor’s 9.76.

Fun fact: This was the same competitor who defeated Ethan in the final round at Summit the day before!

When the tree dropped, Ethan was just slightly behind with a .061 light to his competitor’s .056. At the finish line, however, Ethan snagged the win light by running an 8.94 to a 9.80.

Summit final rematch: 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲!

Darana Dragway–Milan determines matchups, lane choice and any available bye through a chip draw. When it was time to draw for Round 2, wouldn’t you know it—Ethan drew the 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 😂

That made it three consecutive rounds between these two drivers: the Summit final on Saturday, followed by Rounds 1 and 2 at Milan on Sunday. His competitor won the first matchup, Ethan won the second, and now it was time for the tiebreaker!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮:
Ethan was dialed 8.93 against a 9.80. This time, he grabbed a big starting-line advantage with a .051 light to his competitor’s .104.

After a few rips at the top end, Ethan lit up the board with another win, running an 8.98 to his competitor’s 9.82!

Three consecutive matchups, with Ethan taking two of the three. At that point, the only thing we knew for certain was that there was no chance he could draw the same competitor again in Round 3! 😂

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯:
At 5:53 p.m., Ethan was dialed 8.96 against his competitor’s 10.35. When the tree dropped, Ethan found himself at a starting-line disadvantage with a .040 light to his competitor’s .014.

At the finish, the win light went to the other lane as Ethan broke out by just one hundredth, running an 8.95 on his 8.96 dial. His competitor paired the .014 light with a 10.36 on the 10.35 dial, ending Ethan’s day in Round 3.

It wasn’t the ending Ethan wanted, but he still put together another solid race day with a .033 time-trial light, two round wins and one very entertaining three-race series against the same competitor! 💚🖤

08/29/2026

We’re going to pause our Sunday race recaps for a moment because something pretty special happened today! 🩷

The guys from Steady GRIND approached us because they wanted to interview our very own Elena! They had watched a couple of her time trials and were impressed by her age, reaction times and runs.

What an honor to have them notice her focus and talent—and give her an exciting new experience: 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄! 🎤🏁

I know I may be a little biased, but I think she absolutely nailed it. She looked completely comfortable in front of the camera and may just be a natural!

Thank you, Steady Grind, for taking the time to talk with Elena and making her feel so special. This is definitely a race-day memory she won’t forget! 💟

08/29/2026

Remember our teaser asking which Russell Racing kiddo was collecting those final-round appearances? After Saturday’s recaps, the score is officially tied! 🏁

Both Ethan and Elena made it to the final round at Summit Motorsports Park—one finished the day with the win, while the other brought home a runner-up finish! 🏆🥈

That’s one final-round appearance apiece…but Sunday’s recaps from Darana Dragway–Milan could change everything! 👀

Who do you think finished the weekend with the most final-round appearances?

❤️ Elena
👍 Ethan

08/29/2026

🏁 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 — 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 — 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟮 🏁

Our final points race of the season at Summit Motorsports Park got off to a later start after overnight rain left the track needing some extra drying time. Because of the delay, the usual two time trials were reduced to just one.

Elena made her only time trial at 9:33 a.m., cutting a .113 light while the car ran a 13.96—not a bad way to start the day!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭:
Elena was dialed 13.93 against her opponent’s 11.90. The reaction times were close, with her opponent holding a very slight advantage—a .090 to Elena’s .097.

At the finish line, Elena ran a 13.935 on her 13.93 dial—dead 5! Her opponent ran an 11.94, sending Elena on to the next round!

There were six cars in Elena’s class, and Summit Motorsports Park does not offer buybacks. You win, you move on. You lose, your race day is over.

That left three cars heading into Round 2, which meant someone would receive a bye into the final—and that someone was Elena! Her .097 was the best winning reaction time from the previous round, earning her the bye.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮:
On her bye run, Elena cut an improved .055 light while the car ran a 13.97. With that, she was headed to the final round!

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
At 1:01 p.m., Elena was dialed 13.92 against her opponent’s 11.93. The car had run a 13.93 in Round 1, while both the time trial and bye run had been slightly slower. Knowing the potential was there for it to pick back up, we didn’t want to dial up too much and risk losing on a breakout. We went with the 13.92 and hoped for the best!

When the tree dropped, Elena grabbed the starting-line advantage with a .066 light to her opponent’s .086.

At the finish line, the win light came on in Elena’s lane! She ran a 13.98 on her 13.92 dial while her opponent broke out, running an 11.91 on an 11.93 dial.

🏆 𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗔 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥’𝗦 𝗖𝗜𝗥𝗖𝗟𝗘! 🏆

Elena entered the final points race sitting fourth in the standings. By parking her car in the winner’s circle, she earned enough points to move up and finish the 2026 Summit Motorsports Park season in 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲!

A final-round starting-line advantage, a race win and a third-place points finish—what an incredible way for Elena to close out her season at SMP! 🩷💜

08/29/2026

🏁 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗽 — 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 — 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟮 🏁

Our final points race of the season at Summit Motorsports Park
got off to a later start than usual after overnight rain left the track needing some extra drying time. Because of the delay, the normal two time trials were reduced to just one.

Ethan rolled out for his only time trial at 9:24 a.m. and kicked it -.006 red while the car ran an 8.80. Apparently, both the car and the driver were feeling a little too fast! 😂

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭:
Ethan was dialed 8.90 against his opponent’s 8.95. He grabbed a big starting-line advantage with a .028 light to an .087. After a few rips at the top end, Ethan turned on the win light with an 8.93 while his opponent broke out with an 8.94.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟮:
It was an 8.90 dial for Ethan against an 8.92. His .063 light gave him a slight advantage over his opponent’s .078. Ethan gave the car a couple of rips to tighten things up, then realized he may have given it just a little too much. He ran an 8.93 to his opponent’s 8.94—but still got the win by just .𝟬𝟬𝟰 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀, or roughly 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀! 😳

Just before Round 3, the rain returned. What began as a light sprinkle quickly turned into a steady rainfall, so we pushed the car underneath the bleachers and waited it out. After several starts and stops, the rain finally moved out, the track crew got everything dried again and we were ready to race!

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟯:
At 12:59 p.m., Ethan was dialed 8.90 against a 9.38. He was first off the starting line with a .024 light to his opponent’s .087, then crossed the finish line with the win, running an 8.95 to a 9.39.

𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟰:
With three cars remaining, Ethan’s .024 reaction time earned him the semifinal bye into the final! Since the race had moved into round-robin mode, we decided to have him simply break the starting-line beams instead of making another full pass. Once he did, we stayed near the starting-line area and waited for his final-round opponent to make their way back to the lanes.

𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱:
At 1:50 p.m., Ethan was dialed 8.90 against his opponent’s 9.72. The tree dropped, and both drivers cut identical .079 reaction times! Ethan gave the car a couple of rips, but the win light went to the other lane. Ethan ran an 8.96 to his opponent’s 9.76, giving him a 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿-𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵.

Looking back at the time slip, Ethan’s 60-foot and 330-foot times were both a little slower than they had been during the earlier rounds which slowed the car down more than we would have thought.

Even though the final didn’t go his way, making it all the way to the final round of the last points race was an awesome way to close out the season at SMP!

But the biggest news of the day?

🏆 𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗜𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡! 🏆

A final-round appearance, a runner-up finish and a championship secured—what an incredible season for "Big E" at Summit Motorsports Park! 💚🖤

08/24/2026

One of the Russell Racing kids was collecting final-round appearances this weekend… 👀

Who do you think it was—Ethan or Elena? Make your prediction by reacting to this post!

❤️ Love for Elena
👍 Like for Ethan

Stay tuned as we break down the weekend, one kiddo and one track at a time! 🏁

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