MADDIE AUST and RILEY PEGRAM Earn Top-Ten Finishes at Road America

August 4, 2026

• MADDIE AUST qualified tenth and ran competitively in wet conditions, climbing to eighth before strategy shuffled her back. Finished tenth with Mark Wilkins, remaining sixth in championship standings with 1,790 points after seven rounds.
• RILEY PEGRAM and father Larry secured season-best seventh place from 12th on grid. Well-timed pit strategy during multiple cautions delivered the family-run Pegram Racing Honda its first top-ten finish of 2026, moving RILEY to 12th in points.
• AUST demonstrated strong wet-weather pace early, running third-fastest lap times and overtaking into eighth before cautions disrupted momentum. The #98 Hyundai showed podium potential but couldn’t capitalize on speed after strategic shuffles.
• Changing weather conditions and four caution periods created strategic chess match. PEGRAM’s delayed pit stop proved decisive, vaulting the #72 Honda from 13th to seventh, while AUST’s earlier stop cost track position in compressed field.
• Final caution with nine minutes remaining froze running order, ending advancement opportunities. Both drivers delivered clean, mistake-free performances in challenging conditions at the iconic four-mile Wisconsin circuit ahead of VIR on August 20-23.

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