2026 NERRC Road Racing Champions

23 Season Champions Named

The 2026 NERRC (New England Road Racing Champions) concluded with the final Championship Weekend event at Thompson Motor Speedway. When all the final results were calculated, many of those races were the deciding factor in which driver finished atop the podium, and which ones will be standing in the 2nd and 3rd place positions.

The club racing program is proud to announce the 23 drivers claiming a 2026 NERRC title. Each of these drivers completed at least four race weekends, and accumulated the most points across all eligible participants.

Notable achievements this year include back-to-back winners: Dan Sheppard (EP), Chase Johnson (FV), Hans Morris (SE30), Anthony Bogue (SM2) and Craig Chase (SRF3). Drivers who are at 3-or-more consecutive class championships include Jim Cutler (C-Spec), Doug Valley (GT1), Paul Omichinski (P2), and Colin Duffy (T3).

Two drivers were also 2025 & 2026 Champions, but did it in different classes. Mark Wheatley won SSM last year, and took the SMT title this year. Tim Ginalski won SRF in 2025, and now in 2026 is the IT7 winner.

The five 2026 class winners of Historic Racing Group are also included below. While HRG keeps its own points and rules, we are happy to include them in our season championship list.

Each of these winners, along with the 2nd and 3rd place finishers, will be recognized and honored at our Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet scheduled for January 23 at the Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlborough, MA. Please plan to join us to celebrate our champions.

Photography Credits

The photos below are all courtesy of James Ray. James continues to volunteer his time and talents to photograph our drivers and workers at most of the NER club racing events throughout the season. Because of his contribution, we are able to put together these images of each of the champion drivers.

Thank you James!

James’s full portfolio of photos is available for region members to view on his Flikr account. Check in out!

2026 NERRC Championship Points