2026 Spotify Empire State 300

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2026 Spotify Empire State 300
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Date February 22nd, 2026
Location Albany Superspeedway
Laps 133
Polesitter ENG.png Dorothy Davenport
First JPN.png Honoka Kousaka
Second ENG.png Dorothy Davenport
Third USA.png Tyler Everett
Fourth USA.png Scarlett Sanders
Fifth ENG.png Lillie Corden
Cautions 4
Race Results

The 2026 Spotify Empire State 300 was the first race of the season and the sixth and final race of Speedweeks for the 2026 STARS Lowe's Premier Series season.

Race Recap

Condition From Lap To Lap No. Of Laps Reason
Greenflag.png 1 32 32
Yellowflag.png 33 36 4 #4, #5, #7, #8, #02, #04, #15, #18, #34, #36, #51, #54, #55, #63, #72, #88, #91, #94 accident
Greenflag.png 37 55 19
Yellowflag.png 56 59 4 #8, #42, #95 accident
Greenflag.png 60 64 5
Yellowflag.png 65 67 3 #00, #2, #12, #19, #21, #28, #33, #34, #42, #64 accident
Redflag.png 67 N/A N/A Halfway break
Greenflag.png 68 78 11
Yellowflag.png 79 82 4 #5, #02, #11, #20, #27, #34, #44, #51 accident
Greenflag.png 83 113 41

Race Stats

Average Speed: 177.385mph
Pole Speed: 209.156mph
Lead Changes: 69
Leaders: 28
Most Laps Led: Caitlin Conway (14)
Most Positions Gained: Nell Kaplan (41st to 7th)
Most Positions Lost: Riko Sakurauchi (8th to 41st)

Penalties

#04 - Ellie Thuram - 15 points deducted for an incident involving Daniel Leckliter on pit exit.