09/21/2026
🏁 MARYSVILLE NATIONALS — SEASON FINALE (Saturday night videos in comments)
September 18th & 19th brought us to Marysville for our final race weekend of the 2026 season. To say we didn’t exactly end on a high note would be an understatement. 😅 Three of the four cars rolled or should we say limped into the trailer broken and hurt. But thankfully, the weekend had some BIG positives, especially for Elijah!
FRIDAY NIGHT
Dylan’s night got off to a rough start when his motor blew during his heat race.
Elijah’s motor was also starting to show signs of trouble during his heat, but he pushed through to finish 4th, transferring directly to the A Main. After many conversations, the boys decided to push the car into the main and run it until it simply wouldn’t run anymore.
Our Friday night goal is always a Top 10, which automatically puts us into Saturday’s A Main—and somehow, Elijah’s motor held together until the checkered flag! 🏁 He finished a strong 9th!
Unfortunately, Dylan’s night ended in the heat race, meaning he would have to work his way through heats and a B Main on Saturday.
Brenden drew the 99 pill, putting him starting at the back of Heat 4. He charged forward to finish 2nd, transferring to the A Main starting 9th and finishing an awesome 4th!
Cody started 4th in his heat and finished 4th, unfortunately missing the transfer by just ONE spot. 😬 That sent him to the B Main, where he started 2nd and WON, putting him 16th for the A Main. He worked his way forward and finished 14th!
And in the middle of all that racing was happening, it was all hands on deck getting Dylan’s motor pulled.
Finally, around 3:00 AM, both Dylan and Elijah’s motors were out of the cars. Unfortunately, we only had one spare motor. But fortunately, we have an amazing racing family. ❤️
A HUGE thank you to Dave and David Hays for allowing us to borrow a motor that was already at the track. We truly appreciate you stepping up when we needed it!
SATURDAY
Bright and early Saturday morning, the work began. Motor parts needed to be swapped, everything needed to go back together, and somehow we had to get these cars ready to race again.
By Saturday afternoon, the motors were back in and running. A couple little hiccups, but we were ready to go!
🏁 SATURDAY NIGHT
Elijah pulled the 9 pill for the Fast Dash and finished 8th, putting him 8th in the A Main.
And then he put on a SHOW. 🔥
Starting 8th, Elijah drove his way forward to finish a HUGE 3rd PLACE! 🥉
What a way to finish the season for our youngest driver! After everything this season has thrown at him, watching him continue to improve and finish the Nationals with a podium was pretty damn special. ❤️
Brenden pulled the 5 pill for his Fast Dash and finished 5th, putting him 5th for the A Main.
Unfortunately, on Lap 4 in the main, B had nowhere to go and ended up flipping, bringing his night to an early end. Thankfully, the car did its job and protected him.
Dylan finished 3rd in his heat, putting him 7th in the B Main. Unfortunately, with about 8 laps to go, a series of unfortunate events ended his night. He spun and then was hit full speed on the left side by another car, quickly ending his night.
Cody started 7th in his heat and finished 7th, then started 13th in the B Main and drove his way to a 3rd-place finish!
That put him starting 13th in the A Main. Unfortunately, around Lap 3, Cody spun to avoid another car that was spinning and broke the right front. He tried to get it repaired, but simply ran out of time.
It definitely wasn’t the ending we were hoping for. Three out of four cars came home damaged, and there’s going to be plenty of work waiting for us during the off-season.
But when you step back and look at the bigger picture, there’s still a LOT to be proud of.
Four brothers. Four cars. Countless late nights, early mornings, broken parts, victories, disappointments, laughs, frustrations, and memories.
And most importantly, four drivers who came home safe. The cars took the hits and did their job protecting our boys—and that’s what matters most.
Now we have a whole off-season to assess the damage, rebuild, regroup, and get ready to do it all over again.
2026, you were one hell of a ride. 🏁
Thank you to everyone who supported ShrumBros Racing this season, our sponsors, family, friends, crew, and everyone who cheered us on from the stands or followed along from home.
See you in 2027. 🏁🔥
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