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As the 2026 sprint car season kicks off, Preston Lattomus and the Capitol Custom Trailers and Coaches, EZGO / Golf Cart Services, Betts Garage, Magoo’s Motorsickles No.91 team are reflecting on their early progress and continued development. A key focus for Lattomus has been improving his qualifying performance, a strategy that has already seen positive results.

QUALIFYING SUCCESS

Lattomus has successfully earned top-ten starting positions in his last three races, partially attributing this achievement to consistent speed, particularly at BAPS Motor Speedway. 

“Qualifying has definitely been a positive this year, especially at BAPS.  To be able to carry that effort to other tracks is still a goal.” Lattomus shared, commenting on the importance of maintaining qualifying performance across various tracks.

CHALLENGES

Despite strong starts, each A-main presented unique challenges.  

“The goal is always to go forward in the A-main, and I didn’t get that done the last three starts. The first race at BAPS (Motor Speedway) was me just making mistakes early, and then as I started making good laps, everything just got spread out,” Lattomus explained.

“At Port Royal, I feel I learned every time I hit the track. In the feature, I put myself in a bad spot at the start, and it took a few laps to recover. After those first few laps, I got into a groove, running solid, consistent laps, but then got swallowed up with lap traffic, and it pretty much finished my race.”

“Last weekend at BAPS (Motor Speedway), we showed our speed all day.  I lost all my ground in the first few laps. The track prep before the feature made it heavier than we expected.  I just had no power and got driven around until about lap 4.  It was tough to pass and make up ground all day.“

“I know that is something to aim my sights on, being better and more aggressive on the starts.”

IIMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS

Good communication is key to making good decisions, not just in racing but almost anywhere.

Lattomus and his team felt improved communication among team members would make a notable difference in their performance, so during offseason meetings, it became one of the team’s key goals for 2026.

“Our communications seem to be getting better every night now that it is a known priority among everyone.  It has really helped us make the car and me better as the night goes on compared to last year,” Lattomus noted, emphasizing the ongoing focus on collaboration among team members.

EQUIPMENT CONSISTENCY

Lattomus knows he has good equipment.  With equipment largely unchanged from last season, he and his team are building on their existing setup. 

“We have the equipment to compete for wins.  We haven’t made any major changes equipment-wise yet this season.  We are working on improving in the areas we know we need to, while continuing to build on the progress we have made with what we have.  ” Lattomus added.

UPCOMING PLANS

Lattomus will compete at Williams Grove Speedway and Lincoln Speedway in Pennsylvania this weekend, followed by a return to BAPS Motors Speedway the following weekend.

Fans can keep up with Preston’s schedule, results, team news, and all the latest information at PrestonLattomus.com.

Preston Lattomus closed out his rookie 410 sprint car campaign last season by making his first High Limit Racing and World of Outlaws features at Bridgeport and New Egypt in New Jersey, then returned to familiar turf in Pennsylvania to record a top-ten finish in Lincoln Speedway’s Final 50.

In 2026, he returns for his sophomore season, aiming to continue that momentum, once again at the wheel of the Capitol Custom Trailers and Coaches, EZGO / Golf Cart Services, Betts Garage, Magoo’s Motorsickles No.91.

THE FOCUS

Lattomus is approaching the 2026 season with continued improvement in mind.  To do that, he plans to use a formula that has worked for him at every level he has competed at on his way up to 410 sprint cars.

The Lewes, DE driver has always challenged himself by running a variety of tracks and racing against the best competition he can find.

The team will make the PA Posse Sprint Series a primary focus, but also plans to do some traveling.

“The PA Posse series will keep us moving around to a lot of different tracks, but we are also looking at following the Outlaws and High Limit on their New York swings, hitting part of Ohio Speedweek, and maybe adding a couple of trips to Lernerville Speedway in Western, PA,” Lattomus explained.

“I think racing at a variety of tracks helps me shorten the learning curve when I get in a new race car.  It helps me learn more about the car, what it needs, and how to drive it compared to running the same track every week.”

Some may agree, some may disagree with his thinking, but there’s no arguing that it has worked for him at every level of racing so far in his young career.

The tentative schedule for the 19-year-old Lattomus and team will take them to at least four or five different regions and numerous tracks in pursuit of seat time and experience.

THE GOALS

The schedule and the venues will provide the opportunities, but what are the things Lattomus and his team will aim for to continue to improve?

“One of the big things we talked about in our meetings over the winter was communications.” Lattomus shared.

“These cars were new to me last year.  The difference from 358 sprint cars was enough that sometimes I wasn’t sure how the car should feel, so it was hard for me to explain to Kyle (Reinhardt) and the guys what I needed. I got a lot better as the season went on, and I need to continue that this year. We agreed we can all do better and that will be a key to getting to the next level.”

Lattomus plans to focus on improving his qualifying efforts as a foundational piece of reaching the team’s goals.  

“We have a lot of big races on the schedule, and your qualifying laps are the key to those nights.  We want to put ourselves in a position to compete from the beginning of the night.” Lattomus said.  

“The competition is too tough to dig out of an early hole from a poor qualifying effort.”

Another goal the team has is more consistency.  It sounds cliché, and of course, it’s something every team strives for, but it’s true that consistency is key.  Better qualifying efforts and improved communications are a great first step toward achieving consistency, but Lattomus knows part of the formula also involves improved decision-making behind the wheel.  He believes that goes hand-in-hand with gaining experience, something he clearly showed to be true late in 2025 after he had a lot more laps under his belt.

Lattomus has his sights set on continuing to make more ‘big shows’ as he did late in 2025.  He also believes he and his team are capable of finding victory lane at least once in 2026.

“I know we have the equipment to win, and I know I’m capable.  If we keep doing the work, it will come.  I believe in my team and in myself.” Lattomus commented.

Fans can keep up with Preston’s schedule, results, team news, and all the latest information at PrestonLattomus.com.

Preston Lattomus battled through an end-of-summer slump and bounced back by checking off a career first.  

The momentum continued with a top ten finish last weekend in the longest A-main of his rookie 410 sprint car campaign.

The young Delaware product is looking to keep it rolling over the coming weeks as he closes out his first season at the wheel of the Capitol Custom Trailers & Coaches, E-Z GO, Betts Garage No.91.

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED

Lattomus closed out September by joining the High Limit Racing series at Bridgeport Motorsports Park in New Jersey.  In his first visit to the high-banked, 4-tenths mile oval, he overcame a disappointing qualifying lap by fighting his way through the B-main to make his first national touring series feature event.  Unfortunately, the event was cut short when rain came after lap ten, stealing his opportunity to move forward in the A-main.

“Making our first national series feature at Bridgeport was a very cool moment for me, even though it got cut short by the weather,” Lattomus shared.

“I love Bridgeport as a racetrack, and I call it my home track because I’ve been going there my whole life to watch national touring races. It’s always been the closest track to us to have those races.”

Two weeks later, Lattomus backed up the accomplishment by duplicating the achievement against the World of Outlaws at New Egypt Speedway in New Jersey on his first visit in a 410 sprint car.  He brought home a 20th-place finish.

“Both series were a privilege to race with and I’m excited to race with them again,” Lattomus said.

BIG REBOUND

Lattomus returned to more familiar turf on October 11th, once again taking on the World of Outlaws, this time at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, PA.  A poor qualifying lap put the Lewes, DE driver in a hole he could not dig out of, ending his night short of the A-main.

The following Saturday, Lattomus and team returned to Lincoln Speedway to wrap up the speedway’s season in the Final 50 event.  They brought back the same car they raced the week before against the Outlaws, a car that the team has struggled with recently.

On this night, it was a different story.  Adjustments led to a good qualifying lap, 5th in his flight.  Lattomus followed it up with a heat race podium, then charged from 11th to 7th in the 50-lap finale to record his 5th top-ten of the season.

“Our last two Saturdays were in the PA car.  We finally made progress on it, and we put together a good night. The qualifying lap set us up for the 50-lapper,” Lattomus commented.

WRAPPING IT UP

Lattomus will wrap up his season in the coming weeks.  The next two weekends are set in stone with a possible third race in mid-November.

“We will be at BAPS (Motor Speedway) this weekend, and we are running Bridgeport (Motorsports Park) at the end of the month.  The November BAPS race is tentative, depending on the weather,” Lattomus shared.

“BAPS is a track we haven’t had much time on this year due to weather and mechanical problems, but the last feature we ran there, we had great speed.  I can’t wait to get back to Bridgeport.  I really like the track.  I love racing there.”

Lattomus has diligently worked through the challenges and learning curve of his first 410 sprint car season, and as he approaches the conclusion of his rookie season, his optimism and growing confidence are apparent.

RECENT RESULTS (starting position in parentheses)

• Date/Location:  September 26, 2025 / Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA
  • Event:  Outlaw Tune-Up
  • Results:  Qualifying 12th, Heat 5th (4), A-main 19th (15)

• Date/Location:  September 27, 2025 / Bridgeport Motorsports Park, Swedesboro, NJ
  • Event:  High Limit Racing
  • Results: Qualifying 25th, Heat 8th (9), B-main 6th (5), A-main 23rd (24)

• Date/Location:  October 10, 2025 / New Egypt Speedway, New Egypt, NJ
  • Event:  New Egypt Showdown / World of Outlaws
  • Results:  Qualifying 19th, Heat 8th (7), B-main 6th (6), A-main 20th (24)

• Date/Location:  October 11, 2025 / Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
  • Event:  Keystone Showdown / World of Outlaws
  • Results:  Group Qualifying 21st, Heat 10th (11), C-main 4th (5)

• Date/Location:  October 18, 2025 / Lincoln Speedway, Abbottstown, PA
  • Event:  Final 50
  • Results:  Group Qualifying 5th, Heat 3rd (2), A-main 7th (11)

Fans can keep up with Preston’s schedule, news, and all the latest information at PrestonLattomus.com.