2026 MUSTANG CUP SCHEDULE RELEASED

We launched Mustang Cup North America in 2025, and we are excited to announce its growth
into something even bigger and better in its second season. The series serves as the starting
point for the Ford Performance Motorsports Pyramid, allowing drivers – like you – to get a start
driving a platform you could race your entire career, no matter where your professional
aspirations may take you.

We want our one-make racers to have the best experience possible. The first step to curating
that experience is picking the best venues and dates.

We will open our year by making our debut at Sebring International Raceway March 6-8. Being
at the iconic track just weeks before it hosts the 2026 12 Hours of Sebring is an incredible
opportunity and the perfect way to kickstart the season.

For our second weekend of racing March 27-29, we will visit Barber Motorsports Park, another
new track for the series but a favorite stop on anyone’s wishlist. We will be racing during the
Indycar weekend at Barber, giving our drivers an exciting opportunity to race alongside a major
North American motorsports series. We will head to Circuit of The Americas for the season’s
midpoint May 7-9, a track where we saw plenty of exciting racing in 2025.

We will make our return to two tracks in the second half of the season, starting with Virginia
International Raceway June 19-21. VIR will host our 2025 season finale in November, and few
venues boast such a challenging track surrounded by such beautiful scenery. Next up, August
14-16, is Elkhart Lake’s Road America, an impressive circuit characterized by elevation changes
and high speed sections. To wrap up the 2026 season, we will make our debut at another
legendary track, Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta, September 11-13.

The 2026 Mustang Cup North America calendar will allow competitors to learn tracks in their
Dark Horse Rs they will likely visit in higher levels of sports car racing. Three of the six tracks on
the schedule will also host Mustang Challenge North America rounds, and all six tracks will host
Mustang GT4 or GT3 racing.

From Mustang Cup North America, you can move up to Mustang Challenge North America,
where you will race the same Dark Horse R alongside IMSA and WEC rounds. Then,
opportunities could arise for you to race a Mustang GT4, then a Mustang GT3, and maybe you
could take it all the way to the top: the new-in-2027 Ford WEC Hypercar program.

There are two rounds of thrilling Dark Horse R racing remaining in the 2025 Mustang Cup North
America season, and while we gear up for those rounds, we are also excited about what 2026
has in store. With a calendar like this, it’s hard not to be. With our returning teams and more
reaching out each day to join the series, our sophomore season is set to take us to the next
level. We hope to have you join us as we build your career through Mustang Cup North
America.

Learn more by visiting us at FordRacing.com