The LVGP500 is sold out again, and that is exactly what makes it one of the biggest karting mornings in the Lehigh Valley. There is a reason teams lock in their spot early and why people talk about this race all year. It is not a short sprint where you can roll the dice and get away with it. It is 500 laps of endurance racing run the morning of the Daytona 500, and it demands discipline from the moment the green flag drops until the final laps.
Hornet Nation Racing is running the Pro division this Sunday with Brady, Colin, and Max, and we are coming into this one with unfinished business. Last year, we finished 2nd, only 15 seconds behind the leader. The team that beat us was the two-time defending champion, and they are as good as it gets in this race. The fact that we pushed them to the line tells us our pace belongs here. The part we are focused on now is not proving we can run up front. It is making sure we do not give away time when the race gets long, and everyone starts slipping.
That is what makes the LVGP500 so hard. The start is intense, but it is manageable. The end is adrenaline. The middle is where teams crack. Focus fades, communication grows quieter, and drivers start forcing passes that aren’t there. Pit decisions start getting sloppy. Over nearly four hours, those tiny mistakes stack up fast, and the leaderboard changes without anyone realizing why.
Our approach this year is simple. We are going to win the middle.
That means clean laps, calm decision making, and staying sharp when everyone else starts to drift. I will be on top of the overall team strategy and the full windows the entire race so we stay ahead of problems instead of reacting to them. When you are chasing 500 laps, the teams that look fast are not always the teams that win. The teams that stay organized, stay patient, and protect their time are the ones that finish the job.
Event details
- Date: February 15, 2026
- Green Flag: 9 AM
- 500 laps
- Teams of 2 to 5 drivers
- Pro and Am divisions
Partners will be at the track too, including Wealth Education Company and Mint Digital Marketing. If you are there Sunday morning, come find us, because this one is going to be a fight all the way to lap 500.
