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Richard Golardi, Reporter/Photographer at and Author of "Racers in the Sun, Volume One." To purchase:

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Hoseheads Article - "Landon Butler: 2026 Racing Plans and Beyond"

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Florida sprint car racing this weekend :
Southern Sprint Car Series at Citrus County Speedway on Saturday

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Video - Floridian Davey Hamilton Jr. surged to the lead in the USAC Silver Crown Series race at St. Louis on Sunday. He is out after 35 laps led due to overheating.

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Sport Allen won the winged sprint car feature race at Showtime Speedway, Pinellas Park, FL, on Saturday, June 6 (Showtime Speedway photo)

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Bobby Santos III wins the Must See Racing sprint car feature driving car of Floridian Richard Fieler at Berlin Raceway, Michigan, on Saturday

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Ryan Newman, 6th place finisher, 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Floridians in the top ten at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, Saturday, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photos

Car No. 14, Davey Hamilton Jr., 2nd Place
Car No. 26, Colton Bettis, 9th Place

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Hoseheads Article - "Davey Hamilton Jr.: Relaxed and Happy"

It may have been a new and improved version of Davey Hamilton Jr. that race fans saw at the Little 500.

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Video - Start of the 2026 Little 500 sprint car race at Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 20026, Video Produced by Richard Golardi

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Kody Swanson, race winner, with the winning car and the trophy at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Kody Swanson, race winner, with the trophy at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Mario Clouser, 2026 Little 500 Rookie of the Year, with track owner Rick Dawson, at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Top Three Finishers: (1) Kody Swanson, center, race winner; (2) Davey Hamilton Jr., right, 2nd place; (3) Dakoda Armstrong, left, 3rd place; at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Kody Swanson and family, race winner, with winner's wreath at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Kody Swanson, race winner, enjoys the winner's milk at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Kody Swanson, race winner, raises the trophy at the 2026 Little 500, Anderson Speedway, Indiana, May 23, 2026, Richard Golardi Photo

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Video- Tyler Roahrig crashed in turn two with less than 100 laps to go in the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway.

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Hoseheads Article - "Tyler Roahrig Confirms He is OK and Describes His Little 500 Crash"

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Hoseheads Article - "Kody Swanson: Looking For That Winning Form Once Again at the Little 500"

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Shane Butler has been assigned car #10 for the 2026 Little 500.

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Florida Drivers Qualified for the 2026 Little 500:
4th - Davey Hamilton Jr., Car No, 14
13th - Colton Bettis, Car No. 26
20th - Landon Butler, Car No. 18
29th - Shane Butler, Car No.