Pro Color Collision USACK

Steve Tautges Repeats as USACK Knupp Cup Winner

Steve Tautges won the USACK Knupp Cup at Darlington, matching his 2025 victory in the specialty event. The result is also his second USACK win of 2026.

Steve Tautges repeated as the USACK Knupp Cup winner Monday at Darlington, adding another specialty-event victory to his résumé during Knupp Cup Night.

Tautges previously won the USACK Knupp Cup in 2025, according to the supplied history records. His Darlington result therefore makes him a two-time winner of the event and gives the Pro Color Collision USACK a clear repeat champion in its latest edition.

The victory is also Tautges' second recorded USACK win of the 2026 season. His other listed 2026 victory came at Short Track. He entered Darlington fifth in the standings with 212 points, only one point behind Ethan Holzbaur for fourth and 62 behind championship leader Carson Dollarhide.

Tautges' career record lists seven feature wins, one championship and eight starts, although the dossier flags a discrepancy between the full career win total and reconstructed race rows. The fully supported current-season record still confirms the Darlington win and his 2025 Knupp Cup success.

Carson Dollarhide remains the USACK leader on 274 points, with Gary Labertone second on 223. Tautges' victory does not change the supplied championship order, but it gives the reigning 2025 USACK champion another notable specialty-cup result before the Oct. 12 Clements Cup Fall Final at Short Track.