Hazelwood Racing

05/25/2026

We’re thankful our kids get to chase dreams, travel the country, and do what they love because of those who served and never made it home.

Thinking of the families carrying that loss today. We remember and honor them. 🇺🇸🏁

05/09/2026

You won’t find someone more excited to start P2 than her! 🩷🏁

After going 6th to 2nd in her stacked heat race, Brighton officially earned her spot in her very first Senior Animal A Main!

The goal was simple: don’t get lapped and make one pass.
Goal achieved ✔️

Proud of this girl for jumping into one of the toughest classes with a smile and zero fear. ✨


NASCAR Youth Series
Petty Performance Racing

05/06/2026

Meet Brighton — a quarter midget racer from Connecticut in the Top 48 of the Petty Performance Edge Program. Driven to improve with every lap and make the most of every opportunity, she brings both heart and purpose to the track!

Petty Performance Racing | Cook Out

04/24/2026

Talladega update

Send all the positive vibes ✨ Tough one today things out of our control, but we’re not quitting we’re just getting started 🩷🏁

NASCAR Youth Series
Petty Performance Racing

04/02/2026

Brighton tends to be a little shy and reserved, but she’s soaking it all in and grateful for every opportunity to learn and grow in the 2026
Petty Performance Racing competition with NASCAR Youth Series 🏁❤️

03/29/2026

Brother vs. sister

The longest running rivalry in racing 🫣🏁

03/19/2026

Las Vegas Recap 🎰🏁

We were excited to learn Brighton made the Top 48 for the Petty Performance EDGE this weekend in Las Vegas. Grateful for the opportunity Petty Performance Racing 🙏 ✨️

Brighton knew moving into the Senior class was always going to be a challenge. The competition is tough and the learning curve is real, but she keeps showing up, taking it all in, and getting a little better each time she hits the track. She’s thankful to be surrounded by so many talented drivers and to have the chance to learn from the seasoned seniors around her.

In between races she started collecting plastic bottles around the pits to recycle and help protect sea turtles. She even recruited a few racing moms (thank you!) to help out, and before we knew it we had a little Turtle Crew going. She has a goal of collecting 1,000 bottles this year at races!

Just a kid learning the sport and trying to do a little good where she can. 🐢🏁🌊

Special thanks to:
Norah Bertrand Racing
Jaiden Baptiste Racing Jermaine
Storm Chassis

01/17/2026

Excited to share this next chapter!

We’re proud to be part of your journey as you move forward and can’t wait to see what the 2026 season brings 🏁💙

11/04/2025

2025 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

If you’re looking for a play-by-play, you’re in the wrong place.This mom doesn’t watch. 😅
I’m the one hiding behind the trailer pacing, and waiting for my kids to tell me how it ended.
But even from the sidelines of the sidelines… I couldn’t be prouder of what they did this year. 🩷🏁

-BRIGHTON-
Dad had one simple goal: make one national A-Main.

This girl did that and so much more
3rd nationally in two divisions
and Top-5 in every division regionally. 🏆✨

Both of her national wins came at tracks where there were no track notes and no setups.Just time. Sacrifice.Trusting each other.
And every ounce of her dad’s determination to carve out her own lane.

Watching these two work together this year has been nothing short of inspiring and it all came together at Topeka track. 🏁

Brighton even brought home the Dixie Shootout Sportsmanship Award that one that says everything about who she is. 🩷🏁

She’s humble, goofy, and shy about the spotlight… but fierce the second the green drops. She’s come so far this year.

-TRIGG-
There were so many races where the A-Main felt like another world.That senior class is not for the weak. 🛠️🔥
But he kept digging and this year, he earned his first national A-Main podium in the NASCAR Youth Series.He even snagged his first podium in the Dixie Shootout Series to cap off the season.

He also secured a Top-20 spot in the Petty Performance Edge Program, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with some of the best kids in the country.Keep digging, buddy.The best is still ahead. ✨🏁

Another highlight is both kids earning the MPI Up On The Wheel Award this season. It’s one of the most coveted awards in the series honoring the drivers who dig deep, climb through mains, and show they’re up on the wheel when it counts. 🛠️

-Our GLUE aka Dad-
Quarter midget racing isn’t easy.
It takes time, money, late nights, and more patience than anyone warns you about.

But this dad? He does it anyway.
Every setup change.
Every mile on the road.
Every “we’ll try again next heat.”
Every pep talk in the trailer.

We’re proud of the racers they’re becoming… but we’re even more proud of the man teaching them how to get there. 🤍

OUR COMMUNITY
We are forever grateful for every family, every friend, every hand in the pits who helped lift our kids up whether it was a borrowed part, a cheer from the bleachers, or simply believing in them when they needed it most. 🫶✨

And to the ones who hold everything down at home so we can chase these dreams on the road your support means more than you’ll ever know. 🤍🏁

Special thanks for all the help and support:
Storm Chassis
BRE
R Motorworks
Bertrand Racing
Norah Bertrand Racing
JB Racing
TJ Shaffer Racing
Comen Racing
Aubree Warner
Paiten Burnham Racing
Taylor Watson Racing
Tim Bertrand
Steve Moore and AJ
Cody Nye
Zak Schrenker aka "Globetrotter"
Hazelwood Excavating employees

09/18/2025

Brighton and Trigg made their weekly pit stop off the track to donate supplies to the Humane Society 🐾 🏁❤️

Fun fact: all of Brighton’s race cars are named after her three rescue pups! 🐶🐶🐶

Thank you so much to Brighton and Trigg for their most generous donations!!!