08/31/2026
This is how you do Championship Weekend… 🏆
(Last weekend — delayed post, as usual! 🤣)
5 Finals • 3 Wins • 2 Runner-Up Finishes
1 Points Championship • 2 Runner-Up Points Finishes
What a way for Cohen to wrap up the 2026 points season!
🏆 HIGH SCHOOL — 2026 POINTS CHAMPION
Cohen went into Championship Weekend leading the points by 55 and only needed one round win to officially clinch the championship.
Not only did he get that first-round win, but he kept going, earned a bye into the final, and finished the day with the WIN! That made Sunday pretty much pressure-free, but he still went right back to the final again, finishing runner-up.
Out of the 9 points races this season, Cohen went to 6 finals and won 5 of them, earning the 2026 High School Points Championship!
This one feels especially good after last season. The Camaro was new to Cohen and, to put it nicely, it was a pretty rough year. The car let him down several times, but Co paid attention, took notes, and knew exactly what mechanical changes he wanted to make over the winter. He also decided he wanted to learn HP Tuners so he could tune the car himself round by round.
It was a lot of work — and a lot of money 🤣 — but seeing the success he had with it this season made it all worthwhile.
The Camaro has really become Cohen’s special project. He pretty much runs the car on his own, and there is a whole lot to be proud of there.
🥈 SPORTSMAN — POINTS RUNNER-UP
Cohen put on one heck of a show in the final two Sportsman races of the season, which also happened to be two of the biggest races of the year with more than 30 cars in the field.
He came into the weekend sitting 3rd in points — 49 points out of 2nd and 98 points out of 1st.
On Saturday, he turned on six win lights, including the one that mattered most in the final.
Then he came back Sunday and DID IT AGAIN. 🏆🏆
Those back-to-back wins moved him all the way into 2nd place for the season, just 21 points behind the champion.
Sunday’s win also gave him the opportunity to race in the King of the Track race, where he made it all to the final before breaking out by just .002.
Not bad for a “bonus” class that he originally planned to run mostly for extra laps and to use the free entries he earned through High School! The Camaro not only carried him to the High School Championship, but also made for a pretty exciting late-season run in Sportsman.
🥈 JR. LIGHTNING — POINTS RUNNER-UP
Jr. Lightning was definitely a season of ups and downs.
Cohen started the year a little slow, but once things started clicking, he went to back-to-back finals and made up 76 of the 77 points he had been behind.
Then…the motor broke.
He swapped in one of our backup motors for the next race, and that turned into a total disaster. 😅 Thankfully, we were able to get his original motor repaired in time for Championship Weekend. Also of note, Cohen did both of these complete motor swaps by himself (Doug was at work). Junior crew chief for hire next season...who needs one? 😆
Saturday ended early with a red light. He went some rounds Sunday, but just couldn’t make up enough ground to take over the number-one spot.
He finished the season Runner-Up in Jr. Lightning.
There are still about 6–7 Jr. races left on Cohen’s farewell tour, but I don’t think it’s much of a secret where his heart has been this season. He’s licensed and ready for Super Pro next year, and there’s a pretty good chance you’ll still see that Camaro in the lanes too.
Very proud of Co for all the hard work he has put in this year and for his ability to jump from car to car, run back-to-back classes, and keep his head in the game through all of it.
This was the first season in two years that he didn’t have a schedule conflict and was able to make every points race — and he had an absolute blast doing it.
Without a doubt, this was his best overall year of driving yet.
2026 High School Champion.
Sportsman Points Runner-Up.
Jr. Lightning Points Runner-Up.
He’s definitely ready for whatever comes next.
