By S.M.A.S.H — June 14, 2026 Season 1 is complete. After weeks of racing, pressure, points battles, long green-flag runs, late-race heartbreak, statement wins, tough tracks, and championship nights under the lights, S.M.A.S.H has officially crowned its Season 1 champions across all four major series. The first season of S.M.A.S.H competition delivered exactly what this league was built for. Integrity. Respect. Competition. From the Challenger Truck Series to the East Coast Tr

By S.M.A.S.H — June 12, 2026 Darlington Raceway does not hand out easy nights. It never has. The wall is always close. The groove is narrow. The tires matter. The track wears on a driver lap after lap until mistakes start showing up. On championship night, that pressure only gets heavier. For the S.M.A.S.H East Coast Truck Series, the season came down to one final trip through “The Lady in Black.” A full season of work, points, wins, mistakes, recovery drives, and championshi

By S.M.A.S.H — June 11, 2026 Tonight, Behind the Horsepower goes live for Episode 3, and this one carries real weight. Championship Weekend is here, the East Coast Truck Series title fight is down to its final stretch, and before the championship is decided on track, S.M.A.S.H is bringing the top two drivers in the points battle to the microphone. This is not just another podcast night. This is the final conversation before the pressure hits the race session. The Top Two Take

By S.M.A.S.H — June 10, 2026 This is the week everything comes together. After a full season of racing, battles, points swings, hard lessons, and big moments, S.M.A.S.H heads into Championship Weekend for the Challenger Truck Series, East Coast Truck Series, O’Reilly Series, and Cup Series. Four series. Four final races. Four championships on the line. And when the weekend closes, S.M.A.S.H immediately turns the page into something brand new as the Super Late Model Series mak

By S.M.A.S.H — June 8, 2026 The championship battle is coming to Behind the Horsepower Podcast. This Thursday night, June 11, 2026, at 9:00 PM EST, Behind the Horsepower presented by S.M.A.S.H goes live with one of its biggest episodes yet. Episode 3 will feature a full Championship Weekend Showdown as hosts Daryl Griffin and Lee Richardson IV sit down with the top two drivers in the East Coast Truck Series points battle: Braxton DeWeese and Dillon Canova. Episode 3: Champion

By S.M.A.S.H — June 5, 2026 The S.M.A.S.H East Coast Truck Series rolled into Texas Motor Speedway with the points battle tightening and the season closing in fast. With only two weeks left in the championship fight, Friday night was not just about winning a race. It was about execution. It was about discipline. It was about taking care of the truck, managing the run, and making every lap count. When the checkered flag fell after 90 laps, Dillon Canova stood on top. Canova dr

By S.M.A.S.H — June 5, 2026 It is race day in S.M.A.S.H. Tonight, the first half of the Texas Motor Speedway weekend goes green as the S.M.A.S.H Challenger Truck Series and the S.M.A.S.H East Coast Truck Series roll into one of the final race weekends of the Season One points battle. The pressure is different now. There are only two weeks left. Every lap matters. Every restart matters. Every finish matters. Drivers are no longer just trying to put together a good race night.

By S.M.A.S.H — June 2, 2026 The season is getting tight. This week, all four S.M.A.S.H series roll into Texas Motor Speedway, and the pressure is no longer building slowly. It is here. With only two weeks remaining in the points battle, every lap matters more. Every finish carries more weight. Every mistake has a bigger cost. Drivers are no longer just racing for a good night. They are racing for position, momentum, and the chance to close out Season One the right way. The Ch

By S.M.A.S.H — May 29, 2026 It is race day in S.M.A.S.H. Tonight, the league rolls into Martinsville Speedway for the first half of a four-series weekend, with the S.M.A.S.H Challenger Truck Series opening the night before the East Coast Truck Series takes over under the live broadcast spotlight. This is the kind of night where drivers do not get much room to breathe. Martinsville is short, tight, flat, and unforgiving. It is the type of track where patience matters as much a

By S.M.A.S.H — May 28, 2026 The wait is almost over. S.M.A.S.H is one day away from kicking off a full Martinsville weekend, and all four series are preparing for one of the tightest, toughest, and most mentally demanding stops of Season One. This is not a horsepower weekend. This is not a place where drivers can stretch the field out and breathe. This is Martinsville. Flat corners. Heavy braking. Short tempers. Long nights. The weekend begins Friday with the S.M.A.S.H Challe

By S.M.A.S.H — May 26, 2026 The paperclip is next. This week, all four S.M.A.S.H series head to Martinsville Speedway, and there may not be a track on the schedule that tests patience, discipline, and respect quite like this one. Martinsville is not about wide-open speed. It is not about hiding behind horsepower. It is not about getting comfortable and riding around until the race comes to you. Martinsville forces drivers to earn every corner, every pass, every restart, and e

By S.M.A.S.H — May 22, 2026 Memorial Day weekend continued at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the S.M.A.S.H East Coast Truck Series taking over the track for the second half of Friday night’s truck doubleheader. After the Challenger Truck Series opened the evening, the East Coast field rolled into Charlotte for 100 laps with a full race still ahead and the meaning of the weekend still sitting heavy over the grid. This was not just another points night. This was Charlotte. This

By S.M.A.S.H — May 22, 2026 It is race day in S.M.A.S.H, and this one carries more weight than a normal Friday night. Tonight, the Challenger Truck Series and East Coast Truck Series roll into Charlotte Motor Speedway to open Memorial Day weekend under the S.M.A.S.H banner. The Challenger Truck Series will kick off the night first, followed by the East Coast Truck Series in the second half of the Friday night doubleheader. Charlotte is already one of the biggest stages on the

By S.M.A.S.H — May 15, 2026 Braxton DeWeese came into Kansas Speedway and left with control of the East Coast Truck Series field. In a 100-lap Friday night race that doubled as the East Coast Truck Series points event and the Challenger Invaders crossover test, DeWeese delivered the kind of run that sets the tone for the rest of the garage. He started from the pole, led 90 laps, kept the truck clean, and took the checkered flag in front of a 26-truck field. This was not just

By S.M.A.S.H — May 15, 2026 The stage is set, and Friday night at Kansas Speedway is going to carry some extra weight. S.M.A.S.H rolls into one of its biggest race nights yet with a full Challenger Truck Series points race first, followed by a 100-lap East Coast Truck Series showdown featuring 12 locked-in Challenger Invaders. That means the Challenger drivers are not walking into the East Coast field fresh. They have to qualify, race 50 laps, survive their own points event,

By S.M.A.S.H — May 13, 2026 The list is final, and the stage is set. This Friday night at Kansas Speedway, the Challenger Truck Series Invaders get their shot at the East Coast Truck Series field in one of the most anticipated S.M.A.S.H events of the season so far. But they are not walking into this fresh. First, the Challenger Series drivers have to run their own scheduled points race. They have to qualify, race 50 laps, survive, and try to grab every point they can in their

By S.M.A.S.H — May 12, 2026 Kansas Speedway is about to carry one of the busiest weekends S.M.A.S.H has put together this season. Four series. Two nights. A Friday night crossover between the Challenger Series and the East Coast Truck Series. A Saturday doubleheader with the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Cup Series both looking to make noise. The East Coast Truck Series may get the live spotlight, and for good reason. It has become one of the most entertaining shows in t

By S.M.A.S.H — May 11, 2026 This Friday night, S.M.A.S.H is putting the next wave of drivers directly in the fire. During the normal East Coast Truck Series time slot, 10 Challenger Truck Series drivers will move up for a special head-to-head event against the East Coast Truck Series field at Kansas Speedway, live on SimSational TV. The Challenger Series has been the proving ground. It is where drivers come in, learn the standard, sharpen their racecraft, and show whether the

By S.M.A.S.H — May 8, 2026 Talladega delivered exactly what everyone expected. Fast packs. Tight margins. Big momentum swings. And a finish that came down to inches. Friday night’s S.M.A.S.H East Coast Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway gave the premier truck division one of its most intense races of the season, with Braxton DeWeese taking the win after 50 laps of superspeedway pressure. DeWeese started second, led 12 laps, and held on at the end by just 0.0842 seco

By S.M.A.S.H — May 8, 2026 It is race day for the trucks. Tonight, both S.M.A.S.H truck divisions roll into Talladega Superspeedway for one of the most important Friday nights of the season. The S.M.A.S.H Challenger Truck Series opens the night with new drivers getting their first official taste of league competition, and the East Coast Truck Series takes over afterward as the premier truck division heads into Week 7 with championship points becoming more valuable every lap.