Round Five and Round Six of the 2026 Cup Karts North America East Division ran August 29–30 at NJMP. Four drivers posted double wins across Briggs & Stratton classes as the series closed its East Division schedule.
Four drivers left New Jersey Motorsports Park with two wins apiece across the weekend’s eight Briggs & Stratton categories.
Brady Atwood recorded wins in two different senior classes, including a last-lap pass for the Senior Medium feature.
Tim Stiefel and Jacob Gibbons each swept their Legends and Sportsman divisions, respectively, across the two-day program.
# Weekend summary Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey, over the August 29–30 weekend. NJMP hosted Rounds Five and Six and attracted the second-largest attendance of the season. The final rounds covered eight Briggs & Stratton categories and produced multiple tight finishes and four drivers who doubled up on wins.
# Who won across the weekend
Atwood was also active in Senior Heavy. He was fastest in qualifying for the Saturday session but Jake Heavlow ran strong in the heats and led wire-to-wire in the Saturday Feature. Atwood turned that around on Sunday, taking the RLV Fastest Qualifier award, winning the heat and leading all 16 Feature laps for his fourth win of the season in Senior Heavy.
Tim Stiefel won both Legends Features. He swept Saturday — fastest qualifier, two heat wins, and the Feature — and followed with a Sunday Feature win to complete a six-win season in Legends. Eric King challenged both days and finished very close on Saturday, missing the win by 0.043 seconds.
Jacob Gibbons delivered a near sweep in Sportsman. He earned the RLV Fastest Qualifier time on Saturday, won the opening heat, and claimed his first season victory in the Feature by leading the final stint. Gibbons then swept Sunday's action, taking another fastest qualifier and the Feature.
# Notable races and margins Several Features were decided by fractions of a second. The Senior Medium Saturday Feature was won by 0.2 seconds, while Sunday's Senior Medium was decided by 0.079 seconds. Legends and Sportsman podium battles were similarly tight, with sub-tenth margins appearing across the weekend.
Jake Heavlow produced dominant runs in both Senior Medium heats and the Senior Heavy Saturday Feature, including a wire-to-wire Senior Heavy win on Saturday. Cooper Van Horne and Fotios Tsakonas finished behind Atwood in Senior Heavy on Sunday.
# Series context and next steps East schedule for 2026. Cup Karts North America runs multiple divisions and will recognize divisional champions and podium finishers at the CKNA Grand Nationals event in early October. NJMP's turnout for these final rounds was the second-largest attendance of the East Division season, marking a strong close to the divisional slate.
# Practical takeaways for teams and drivers
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