DNQ Season Heats Up: Three Races to Go

With just three races left on the 2025 DNQ calendar, every lap now carries championship weight across the five divisions. From Cup veterans to Dash rookies, the points battles are tightening, and familiar names are feeling the pressure.

Net Positive Pool Services Cup Series

Robert Showalter continues to set the pace, holding a 25-point advantage over Jimmy Allen. But unlike past seasons, he hasn’t been invincible. Inconsistent runs from Darlington to the short track have opened the door for Allen and Jeremy Murphy, who sits just 39 points back.

Showalter still has the edge in overall wins, but with the Hoosier Fall Final looming, DNQ’s most decorated driver knows he can’t afford a bad night. The veterans behind him—Allen, Murphy, and Conarino—are poised to strike if the door cracks open.

One Zee Tee’s Dash Series

The Dash Series has once again delivered pure chaos. Zac Campilonga leads the standings, riding consistency and multiple wins to a 106-point cushion over rival Steven Tautges. But the gap isn’t as safe as it looks. Tautges has shown strength on both the Darlington and short track layouts, and with rain, cautions, and the patented “five-to-go” drama, this championship could still flip.

Behind them, Kasey Meyer, Joel Farlow, and Roger Diebold are locked in a tight battle for third, showing just how deep this rookie-focused series has become. Every restart feels like a powder keg, and the championship trophy may be decided more by survival than speed.

Professor Clutch Werx Pro Cup Series

The Pro Cup has been the Dustin Dunn show—until now. Dunn still leads, but his 129-point advantage over Alex Kirk doesn’t tell the whole story. On the short track and Darlington-style layouts, Dunn has looked vulnerable, and both Kirk and Brad McElrath have taken full advantage.

Kirk, in particular, has stepped up his program this year with help from James Edwards, and his consistency has kept him in striking distance. McElrath, meanwhile, has found speed at the right time, making this the most competitive Pro Cup chase in years.

Busch Grand National Series

The Busch Series has become a two-man prizefight. Robert Showalter and Zac Campilonga have split the season’s wins, with Showalter holding a razor-thin 13-point edge. Neither driver has truly dominated—each has relied on being in the right place at the right time—but both know the margin for error is gone.

Lurking just behind are Tyler Deering and the father-son duo of Coleman and Carson Dollarhide. Both Dollarhides are within 65 points of the lead, and a single upset could make this a five-way brawl to the finish. Add in Carl Haag’s rookie campaign, and the Busch Classic remains DNQ’s most unpredictable show.

SKE USACK Series

Consistency is the name of the game in USACK, and Steven Tautges has delivered. He leads by 30 points over Kyle Beattie, with Mickey Roop and Matt Holzbaur both within 70. That quartet has been the class of the field, but David Cropps remains a wildcard, especially on the road course layout.

For Tautges, balancing his Dash and USACK commitments could become the story of the final stretch. With championships on the line in multiple series, he’s carrying more weight than anyone else in the DNQ garage.

The Final Stretch

With Millbridge, the short track challenge, and the Hoosier Fall Final still ahead, the 2025 DNQ season is set to end with fireworks. Showalter looks for another Cup crown, Campilonga hunts history in Dash, Dunn tries to hang on in Pro Cup, and the Busch Series teeters on a knife’s edge.

As always in DNQ, the only certainty is chaos.