First half of the 2026 season for Cup Karts North America is complete and now the attention turns to the second half with the July events on the horizon. The organization has one divisional complete – CKNA South – with three others all in action. The East (Quaker City), North (Road America) and Canada (Brechin) divisions all hosted events in June. Cup Karts North America will be in action from the start of the month to the end, celebrating the Fourth of July weekend in New York, returning to Lombardy Motorsports Park in Canada and heading into August with the third edition of the CKNA Summer Nationals.

CKNA East:

The second event of the CKNA East division will take place this weekend. The location for the July 3-5 event to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend was moved from Kelly’s Motorsports Park to the LaFayette Motorsports Park in Lafayette, New York. Permit issues with the Batavia, New York circuit and the ownership at LaFayette was excited to help fill the void. The format will be the standard three-day schedule for the second event of the divisional program that will host Round Three and Round Four. Friday practice with one round Saturday and another round on Sunday.

Registration – available at the CKNA Race Select page – is still open with late registration fees, however total number of entries is reach the 100 mark!

CKNA East: LaFayette Motorsports Park – July 3-5, 2026

Tentative Schedule:
Friday, July 3: Practice
Saturday, July 4: Round Four
Sunday, July 5: Round Five

CKNA Canada:

Following the inaugural CKNA Canadian 4-Cycle Nationals in Quebec during the month of May, CKNA Canada division is underway. The program hosted the opening rounds of the 2026 this past weekend at the Brechin Motorsports Park in Ramara, Ontario. The second event is under a month away, returning to Lombardy Motorsports Park in Lombardy, Ontario on July 24-26.

Gerald Caseley, CKNA Canada promoter, has told competitors to take advantage of the early bird discount for registration and to be able to get the best choice of pit spots before they are gone. If competitors are planning to camp, contact him via phone 506-874-3251.

Registration is now open, welcoming over 75 entries already less than 24 hours, available at the CKNA Race Select page.

CKNA Canada: Lombardy Motorsports Park – July 24-26, 2026

Tentative Schedule:
Friday, July 24: Practice Day
Saturday, July 25: Warm-Up, Qualifying, Two Heats, Feature
Sunday, July 26: Warm-Up, Qualifying, Heat, Feature

CKNA Summer Nationals:

The third edition of the Cup Karts North America Summer Nationals is set for July 31-August 2 at the Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati. The 2026 event marks the second straight year at the Batavia, Ohio facility after the inaugural event was held at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Over 200 entries took part in last year’s event with a great build up for the 2026 edition.

Registration is set to open on July 7, available at the CKNA Race Select page.

Cup Karts North America Summer Nationals: Motorsports Country Club of Cincinnati – July 31-August 2

Tentative Schedule:
Friday, July 31: Practice Day – Four Rounds
Saturday, August 1: Warm-up, Qualifying, Heat One, Heat Two
Sunday, August 2: LCQ Warm-up, LCQs, Warm-up, Feature

August Preview:

July ends and the month of August begins with the CKNA Summer Nationals. The CKNA North and CKNA East programs will be calling it a season as they host their third and final events of the year, hitting Illinois and New Jersey in back to back weekends at the end of August. Canada is the lone event during the month of September and everyone is preparing for the CKNA Grand Nationals 10 in October.

To learn more about Cup Karts North America, head to www.cupkarts.com

To register for any events, head to the series’ page on Race Select: https://raceselect.com/ckna/2026

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