Sep 03, 2026

The final two rounds of the 2026 Cup Karts North America East Division were held over the August 29-30 weekend at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. The Millville, New Jersey facility hosted Round Five and Round Six, welcoming the second largest attendance of the season. With the last two rounds of the championship contested for […]

Aug 31, 2026

The time has come. Registration for the biggest 4-cycle race in the world begins tomorrow. Just like previous years, our Divisional racers this season are being given the first opportunity to register. Beginning on September 1 at approximately 8pm EDT / 5pm PDT, drivers whom have participated in the 2026 Divisional season will be able […]

Aug 28, 2026

The final stop on the 2026 Cup Karts North America North Division took the program to the Norway Motorsports Park for the final two rounds of the championship chase. The Sheridan, Illinois facility was host to Round Five and Round Six of the series with picture perfect weather for the seven Briggs & Stratton categories […]

Aug 25, 2026

eKartingNews.com is thrilled to have signed on as the Official Media Partner with Cup Karts North America, the leading four-cycle Briggs 206 racing program in the United States and Canada. As part of this new partnership, EKN has launched a new podcast series – ‘On Track with CKNA’ – which will welcome guests from the […]

Aug 24, 2026

The Tillotson T4 karting package continues to grow throughout the racing market in the United States and around the world. The program’s T4 Nations Cup 2026 is slated for September 30-October 4 in Valencia, Spain with competitors from all over the globe competing. Here in the USA, the T4 KartPlex in Palmetto, Florida is ramping […]

Aug 13, 2026

The following is a column from Keith Warren, who is a karting dad from Kentucky and the owner of Race Select, a motorsports registration and operating system that is used widely across the industry. The usual answers all point upward. National racing is too expensive. There are too many series. The driver pool is spread […]

Aug 04, 2026

The second stop of the 2026 Cup Karts North America Canada Division took competitors to the Lombardy Raceway Motorsports Park over the July 24-26 weekend. The Lombardy, Ontario facility is located roughly between Toronto and Montreal, welcoming a season high total of 136 entries across the eight Briggs & Stratton 206 categories. “I just wanted […]

Jul 23, 2026

eKartingNews.com is thrilled to have signed on as the Official Media Partner with Cup Karts North America, the leading four-cycle Briggs 206 racing program in the United States and Canada. As part of this new partnership, EKN has launched a new podcast series – ‘On Track with CKNA’ – which will welcome guests from the […]

Jul 16, 2026

Faced with growing economic issues outside of its control, the Xtream Rock Island Grand Prix, the world’s most prestigious karting street race, has decided to suspend the race for 2026. Increasing costs, declining participation at kart races across the country, and the rising costs for air and auto travel for race teams, race officials and spectators, […]

Jul 15, 2026

The following is a statement released by Briggs & Stratton Racing on July 10, 2026 regarding the update of spark plug allowed for competition with the Briggs 206 powerplant. Back in March, we shared that our engineering team was deep into testing replacements for the discontinued Autolite AR3910X spark plug. Today, we have great news: […]

Jul 08, 2026

The second stop on the 2026 Cup Karts North America East Division took the program to the LaFayette Motorsports Park on July 3-5. The Lafayette, New York facility welcomed the third and fourth rounds of the championship program in a late move of location after issues forced the event to be relocated from Kelly’s Motorsports […]

Jul 03, 2026

The 37th edition of the Quincy Grand Prix took place from June 27-28 with karters gathering from all over the country to the South Park in Quincy, Illinois. The 2026 edition was the third year for event promoter Jeff Scott hosting the historic street race with roots dating back to 1970. The city and region […]

Jul 02, 2026

The fifth season for the Cup Karts North America Canada Division opened over the June 26-28 weekend, visiting the Brechin Motorsport Park for the second straight season. The Ramara, Ontario facility welcomed over 130 entries over the eight categories competing the first two rounds of the 2026 championship program. The season began back in May […]

Jul 01, 2026

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) […]

Jun 19, 2026

The second event of the 2026 Cup Karts North America North Division was held at the historic Road America facility and the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The third and fourth rounds of the championship welcomed the eight Briggs & Stratton categories competing on the 9/10-mile circuit that featured four double winners […]

Jun 18, 2026

The following is a statement from Cup Karts North America on the location move for the second round of the CKNA East Division. As some of you may know, some unforeseen hurdles have come up regarding our race on the 4th of July weekend at Kelly’s Motorsports Park. These issues were 100% out of our […]

Jun 11, 2026

The 2026 Cup Karts North America East Division hosted the opening two rounds of its championship season on the June 6-7 weekend at the new Quaker City Motorsports Park. The Salem, Ohio karting circuit that opened last year welcomed drivers competing in eight Briggs & Stratton 206 categories to begin its fourth season under the […]

Jun 10, 2026

eKartingNews.com is thrilled to have signed on as the Official Media Partner with Cup Karts North America, the leading four-cycle Briggs 206 racing program in the United States and Canada. As part of this new partnership, EKN has launched a new podcast series – ‘On Track with CKNA’ – which will welcome guests from the […]

Jun 03, 2026

The Cup Karts North America South Division closed out the 2026 season with the final two rounds contest at the Bushnell Motorsports Park. The Bushnell, Florida facility brought great weather and the largest fields of the season to wrap up the championship program. Saturday hosted Round Seven before Sunday action to complete Round Eight to […]

May 29, 2026

The first half of the 2026 season will wrap up with the events scheduled for the month of June with three set to take place under the Cup Karts North America umbrella. The organization has hosted three major events, spanning the entire east coast from Florida (Winter Nationals), North Carolina (Spring Nationals) and now Canada […]