SANDUSKY, Ohio — Fourteen-year-old sprint car standout Colton Bettis will make his 410-winged sprint car debut in Must See Racing competition July 24 at Sandusky Speedway.
Bettis will pilot the No. 26 AP Driver Development/LSI Racing /SamPierceChevy.com Beast
for Sam Pierce Racing. The formidable No. 26 car is the same machine that SPR Team Principal Aaron Pierce utilized to set the track record and win multiple events at Sandusky in previous years.
“This is definitely one of the biggest races of my career, I’ve really been looking forward to traveling up north and running a 410 with those guys. I really want to thank Sam and Aaron Pierce and AP Driver Development, Sam Pierce Chevrolet and the Must See Racing Series for this opportunity,” said Bettis.
Bettis is no stranger to success with new endeavors. He made his midwestern debut last July at Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and won the 100-lap Don and Mel Keyon Classic  despite having never driven any type of midget race car.
“I think that I am ready for this,” Bettis said. “My only concern is that this is the first time racing a car that I have not been able to test first, but I have had a lot of success in winged sprint car racing on pavement so I’m actually looking forward to the increased horsepower with the 410 engine on a larger track with higher speeds.”
A lot of success is an understatement. In 2021 the humble young man became the youngest pavement sprint car champion in the world at the ripe old age of 12. Bettis has gone on to win countless feature races in both sprint cars and pro late models, including the coveted 2024 Dave Steele Championship.