09/17/2026
Hibbard Clinches ISCS Championship as Hood Breaks Through in Roseburg Finale
By Ben Deatherage
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Sept. 12, 2026) — Bailey Hibbard capped a dominant season by winning Saturday night’s Dave’s Home Supply Interstate Sprint Car Series finale at Douglas County Dirt Track and securing his first career series championship.
The two-night championship weekend opened Friday with Jared Hood overcoming early trouble to capture his second career series victory and first in a full points-paying event.
Friday’s 25-lap feature began with a red flag on the initial start before Kyle Alberding seized the lead aboard the Brian Crockett-owned No. i1.
A caution with one lap complete was followed by another on lap two. Alberding pulled away when racing resumed, while championship leader Hibbard soon worked his way into second and began trying to close the gap.
A lap-six caution erased Alberding’s advantage and put Hibbard directly behind him for the restart. Hibbard immediately challenged for the top spot and completed the pass on lap seven.
Hibbard’s stay out front was brief.
Hood, who had been involved in a pair of earlier cautions, charged back through the field in the Dirty Dave Racing-owned No. A-1. The Grants Pass driver ran down Hibbard and took command on lap eight.
Once in front, Hood was untouchable. He dominated the remainder of the distance to collect his second career Dave’s Home Supply Interstate Sprint Car Series victory.
Hood’s first series triumph came Aug. 14 at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. Because that weekend awarded show-up points only, Friday’s victory marked his first in a full points-paying series event.
Hibbard finished second, with Alberding holding on for third. Idaho’s Tyson Burman was fourth, and Dave Hibbard completed the top five.
Bailey Hibbard set quick time earlier in the evening with a lap of 13.776 seconds. Dave Hibbard and R.J. McGahuey were the heat race winners.
Saturday’s 20-lap championship finale belonged to Bailey Hibbard.
The Medford driver grabbed the lead at the start and quickly built a commanding advantage. A caution erased the sizable margin he had established over second, but it did little to slow Hibbard’s charge.
When racing resumed, Hibbard again pulled away from the field and rebuilt his advantage. He controlled the remainder of the distance to earn his 13th career Dave’s Home Supply Interstate Sprint Car Series victory and put the finishing touch on his first career series championship. The victory also moved Hibbard into a tie with Jake Wheeler for the most wins in series history.
While Hibbard controlled the race out front, the battle for second remained unsettled into the closing laps. Dave Hibbard ultimately secured the runner-up position with a couple of laps remaining.
Alberding finished third to complete a pair of podium performances during championship weekend. Burman was fourth, and Austin Sause rounded out the top five.
Dave Hibbard paced Saturday’s qualifying with a 15.109-second lap. Bailey Hibbard and Burman collected the heat race victories.
Bailey Hibbard’s Saturday triumph put the finishing touch on a championship season that saw the Medford driver establish himself as the driver to beat throughout the 2026 Dave’s Home Supply Interstate Sprint Car Series campaign. His father, Dave Hibbard, finished second in the final championship standings, with R.J. McGahuey third, Austin Sause fourth, and Chris Linder fifth.