Skip Barber Racing School alumni Colton Herta secured the requisite number of points to apply for an FIA Super License this weekend, placing him on the doorstep of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship grid. Herta, who began his racing career with the Skip Barber Racing School, has been competing in FIA Formula 2 this season.
While his plans for 2027 are not yet confirmed, Herta’s broader connections with the powers behind the Cadillac Formula 1 Team, have placed him at the forefront of the conversation for a seat in the team next season. Herta has amassed five top-ten finishes in his first season of racing outside of North America since 2016.
Skip Barber graduate Brandon Jones closed the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season with victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He started eighth, led 25 laps and finished 3.937 seconds clear of the runner-up. Four different Skip Barber alumni won seven different races throughout the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season including Austin Hill’s pair of wins at Daytona and San Diego and Connor Zilisch finding victory lane in Bristol and at Watkins Glen. Parker Retzlaff added a fifth-place finish on Saturday, and Hill finished eighth to end his 2026 season which included an unexpected stint in the NASCAR Cup Series following the unexpected passing of Kyle Busch.
In the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Skip Barber alumni won 36% of the season’s 25 races with graduate Chandler Smith’s three victories setting the benchmark for the season. Standout wins this season included Smith at Daytona, Grant Enfinger at Lime Rock Park and Busch’s final win from Dover the week before his death.
On Friday, Christian Eckes produced the best Truck Series result for graduates, advancing from 17th to second. He led 46 of the race’s 134 laps and finished just 1.038 seconds behind the winner. Smith finished seventh and secured third in the final championship standings. Jake Garcia gained 16 positions to finish eighth after starting 24th, while Enfinger moved from 13th to ninth.
Bubba Wallace led the field of Skip Barber alumni in the NASCAR Cup Series with a fifth place in Sunday’s Cup Series finale, improving 13 positions from his 18th-place starting spot. Austin Cindric finished seventh, Noah Gragson delivered a substantial gain, climbing from 33rd to ninth., and Michael McDowell finished tenth after starting 12th. Alumni Joey Lognao ended the season with three victories, the most of any Skip Barber graduate in the Cup Series, all of which came on short tracks.