Jace Coates Racing

Mark Hagopian Memorial Race-Friday Night Results—

Qualified 3rd fastest out of 16

Heat: P3-P4

Main: P6-P7

What a day! Jace woke up at 4am so excited to get the show on the road, or plane I should say. After a solid 13 hours it was finally time to hit the track!

He showed speed right out of the trailer by qualifying 3rd. As the track slicked up later in the night, things got tricky. Jace worked to adapt his driving to the changing surface, and dad chased the setup to keep up with the track. Neither seemed to be quite on point, but he gave it what he had and finished one position behind where he started.

While we didn't get the finish we hoped for, we're proud of the effort and thankful to have more info to work with. Excited to get some rest and go racing again tomorrow!

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Plaza Park Raceway

Heading to the Mark Hagopian Memorial Race at Plaza Park Raceway for Jace’s very first time racing the Jr Sprint out of state!

HUGE THANK YOU to the Hills for hauling our car there and back. Seriously, we would not be going without you guys. We are beyond grateful for your help and support to have this incredible opportunity 👊🏼

Next stop, California! 🏁

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What a consistent season for Jace at Deming Speedway. Despite missing three races, he finished every single race he started.

Across 17 A-Main starts, Jace earned 7 podium finishes and 14 top-5s, with his worst finish of the entire season being 7th — and that happened only once.

We may not have been the fastest car every night, and we never quite got that A-Main win we were chasing, but we were definitely one of the most consistent cars all season. No DNFs and not a single finish outside the top 7. Week after week, Jace kept the car clean, finished races, and put together solid results.

Even with Jace missing three races, we finished the season 4th overall in points. A huge thank you to Kennedy Myers Racing and the entire Myers family for stepping in and driving our car for those three races. We really appreciate you guys helping us out and keeping the car on the track!

We’re extremely happy with the season Jace put together and proud of the consistency he showed all year. Now we’re ready to build on it and start planning for the 2027 season!

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Deming Speedway

Deming Race Results- (9/18)

Championship Night at Deming Speedway is in the books, and what a night it was!

With the top 6 in season points skipping regular qualifying and heats, it all came down to a 6-lap scramble to set the feature lineup.

Starting P4, Jace picked up a spot to finish 3rd, locking him into a P3 starting position for the Main.

Main— P3-P2🥈

Jace was patient, smart, and just drove a great race. To wrap up the season with a podium on Championship Night—and lock in 4th place overall in season points—is pretty awesome.

We are so beyond proud of Jace and everything he has accomplished this year.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us, helped out, and cheered Jace on all season long. We appreciate you more than words can say 🏁

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2026 NASCAR Youth Series- Western States Results—

Jr Honda- CHAMPION 🏆

Jr Animal- 2nd🥈

Jr 160- 2nd🥈

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NASCAR Youth Series

Johnny Cash Classic- A Main Results—

Jr Honda: P2-P2🥈

A surprising green to checkered.

Jace ran a good, clean race. He gained enough points with his finish to earn the Jr Honda championship! 🏆

Jr Animal: P4-P12

This one was the heartbreaker.

There were 12 cars in the main, Jace ran a majority of the race in the front half of the pack, and got up to P2. On the last lap he went for the pass for 1st, when the car behind him threw it three wide into the corner. Jace was caught in the middle with nowhere to go, made contact with the car on the outside, and was sent to the back with just one lap left.

Just like that, his shot at the championship was over.

He was devastated, and honestly, it was a hard one for all of us. Sometimes you can run a great race, put yourself exactly where you need to be, and still have things happen that are completely out of your control.

Definitely not the way we hoped to see the championship decided after everything Jace and our team put into this series, but that's racing sometimes. We're incredibly proud of the season he put together and everything he did to put himself in championship contention going into that final lap 💔

Jr 160: P3-P2🥈

Another solid race.

Jace didn’t have the speed to catch P1 but he gave it everything he had and finished in 2nd!

That’s a wrap on the 2026 Nascar Youth Western States Series. Congratulations to all the winners and podium finishers 🏁

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Motors By Mike
Hawkins Racing ent

Today was filled with great pride and great devastation. Truly the highest high and lowest low. But that is racing. That is life. And at the end of the day we can hang our hat knowing Jace/we did everything we could and gave it 110%.

Nascar Youth Series Western States Jr Honda Champion ❤️

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Sherman Race Cars
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Swift Springs
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A MAIN DAY— At Johnny Cash Classic! 🎸

Yesterday’s Heat Race Results-

Jr Honda: P1-P1 🥇
Jr Animal: P5-P2
Jr 160: P5-P2

Today Jace will be starting P2 in Honda, P4 in Animal, and P3 in 160! Time to finish this series strong! 💪🏼

Jr Honda- race #43
Jr Animal- race #50
Jr 160- race #55

📹: FloRacing

Thank you Castle Rock Quarter Midget Club!! 🏁

These boys are in it to win it - The Western States Championship!! Go get em, boys!! Safe travels and best of luck to you. Darn chatgpt put in Bakersfield, CA. Location is Rancho Codova, CA

Deming Race Results- (8/28)

Qualified 2nd out of 15

Heat race: P4-P1 🏁

Jace was cruisin! On the start he dropped to 5th on the first corner, and then charged all the way up to the lead and took checkered flag!

Main: P2-P2🥈

He drove really well. He couldn’t quite catch the leader, his cousin 🤣, but held his position the whole race and finished in 2nd! ✌🏼

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Swift Springs
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Jimmie Phelps's Mission Impossible Racing - CSI Shocks