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2026 Racing Schedule Announced

. Indianapolis racing driver Stephen Cox has announced an eleven-race schedule over seven weekends for the 2026 season, mixing endurance road racing with high-speed straight-line testing aboard Blue Thunder, his 1980 Fox body Mustang. Cox is sponsored by Sopwith Watch Company, Geezzup Collector Cars and Cars-n-Convos.com. The season opens April 11th with the 14 Hours of Daytona, one of the marquee events on the Champcar Endurance Series calendar. Cox returns to the legendary Florida circuit with Allen Martin’s Ford team after competing in multiple endurance events throughout 2024 and 2025, including a national championship run with Wittenauer Racing. From there, Read More

STA-BIL BMW Finishes 2nd at Gingerman

Competing against one of the deepest fields in the Champcar Endurance Series, the STA-BIL Brand Fuel Stabilizer/JR Fastener/Gorilla Sticker BMW 328i managed a runner-up finish in C class and 3rd overall at Michigan’s Gingerman Raceway on April 12th. Driver Stephen Cox’s endurance racing record at Gingerman has been stellar, posting a win, two second places and one fourth place finish in four tries at the 11-turn, 2.1-mile course. “I love the driving style that this track demands,” Cox said after the race. “It’s filled with sweeping corners and double apex turns and really suites me and (teammates) Barry, Joe and Read More

Stephen Cox Chases National Championship, March 15-16

Indianapolis driver Stephen Cox is poised for a share of the amateur endurance racing national championship next month with two different teams in the Champcar Endurance Series. In 2024, Cox served as a reserve driver for both ATL Speedwerks in C class and Wittenauer Racing in F class. Remarkably, both teams have qualified for the national championship event scheduled for March 15-16 at NCM Motorsports Park in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Cox emphasized his limited role with each team, having participated in four events in the 2024 season. “Both of these teams would have been in the title chase with or Read More

Sopwith Meets Sponsors, Teams at PRI

The recent Performance Racing Industry Trade Show held in Indianapolis served as a pivotal platform for industry professionals to convene and exchange insights. Notably, Stephen Cox, a racing driver representing Sopwith Motorsports, utilized this event to engage in critical meetings with his sponsors and business associates. Among those present were representatives from Stifflers Engineering of Mooresville, Indiana, the Champcar Endurance Series, and Tosot Bathica. Additionally, discussions with Wittenauer Racing highlighted collaborative opportunities within the sector. “I just enjoy walking the floor and meeting up with old friends from the industry,” said Cox, who posted 5 victories during the 2024 racing Read More

Cox Signs 2-Race Deal With National Champs

Atlanta Speedwerks – the reigning Champcar Endurance Series national championship team – has signed Indianapolis racing driver Stephen Cox for their upcoming events in Dawsonville, Georgia on October 26-27. Cox will team up with fellow racers Todd Lamb and Skyler Cottrell in an 8-hour race on Saturday and a separate 7-hour event on Sunday at Atlanta Motorsports Park. “My teammates are gonna lead the way, that’s for sure,” said Cox, who is sponsored by Sta-bil brand fuel stabilizer, 303 Products and JR Fastener Corporation. “They’re both experienced and super fast and they drive for the best team in the country. Read More

JR Fastener-Section 8 Crew Salvages Tough Night at Sebring

Indianapolis racing driver Stephen Cox returned to Sebring International Raceway Saturday for the 12 hour Champcar endurance event scheduled to begin at 6 pm with the checkered flag falling at 6 am Sunday morning. Plagued by a series of mechanical woes, the team’s crew worked feverishly to keep their Ford Mustang GT in the race. The team eventually secured a 4th place finish in class through attrition and determination. “The car is super fast. It’s well engineered and the suspension and brakes are fantastic. My co-drivers were superb and no one works harder than Allen, Richard, Alex and the crew, Read More

Cox to Vie for Landjager Cup at Road America

Indianapolis race driver Stephen Cox will return to Gorilla Sticker racing in late October for a pair of sportscar endurance races at Road America. The former GT Challenge Series road racing champion will join a team of four drivers for the Champcar Landjager Cup endurance races on Saturday and Sunday, October 21-22 at the famed 4-mile course. Saturday’s event will run 8 hours in length with another 7 hours of racing on Sunday. Sponsored by CarsandConvos.com and Geezzup.com classic car services, Cox is looking to score a third consecutive podium and his first victory of the season in the team’s Read More

Podium for Cox and AOA Racing at 14 Hours of Road Atlanta

After TravelCamp Racing’s EC class Mustang broke a transmission in the opening laps of last weekend’s 14 Hours of Road Atlanta sportscar endurance race, Indianapolis racing driver Stephen Cox was left without a ride. By lunch time he had another one. Road Atlanta is the home track of Kennesaw, Georgia’s AOA Racing and the team put together a spontaneous deal to have Cox join as the fifth driver in their Mazda MX-5. Nine hours and two transmissions later, the team scored a third place finish in EC class to earn a spot on the Champcar podium. “I didn’t know anyone Read More

Sopwith to Televise Rally North America on MavTV

. Sopwith Motorsports Television Productions is proud to bring a new season of Rally North America to MavTV, the auto enthusiast’s network, early next year. This is the third season of Rally North America (RNA), featuring six episodes of thirty minutes each. Eighty-five teams are scheduled to compete in RNA’s “RentJDM Great Lakes Rally” to be held July 18-22 (TV airings to begin in the first quarter 2022). This year’s event travels through the states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio over four days, starting in Eau Claire, Wisconsin and ending in Bellville, Ohio. Rally drivers will participate in lapping sessions Read More

JR Fastener Joins Sopwith for Season Opener

. Sopwith Motorsports is proud to announce its second advertising partner for the 2021 racing season. JR Fastener of Bensenville, Illinois will join the team as the primary sponsor for the CRS Super Truck Series race at Midvale Speedway with driver Stephen Cox this weekend. Since 1984, the specialists at JR Fastener Corporation have been proudly serving and satisfying OEM’s, secondary, machine shop (large and small), and countless manufacturing customers. The mission at JR has been and still is, offer a quality product at the most cost effective price combined with outstanding personal service. JR Fastener is also active on Read More

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