Naugle dominates en route to victory in Bigley Tune-Up 125

Nicolas Naugle outpaced a strong field to a statement victory in the third annual Bigley Tune-Up 125, holding off strong competition from George Gorham, Jr. and Colin Allman. Naugle stated his car was “on point” and praised all involved for his dominant performance.

“Yeah, no, it was really on point. I can’t thank my team enough,” said Naugle in victory lane. “Big thanks to my dad, Nick Manfull, Mikey, the whole team that’s been here with us, my mom, girlfriend, all my sponsors, and everyone that makes this happen. For us to be able to come down here and run against such a class field and come out on top is amazing.”

Allman qualified fastest with a lap time of 14.93, however started sixth after the inversion, giving the top spot to Naugle, who never looked back.

Gorham Jr. quickly dispatched of Dylan Bigley at the start, then began pressuring Naugle for the lead before Shawn Senokossoff and Chad Rutherford spun separately on the frontstretch. The first restart of the night was short-lived when Rutherford went for another slide, this one with bigger implications.

Jesse Dutilly ramped off the right rear fender of Stephen Nasse’s No. 51 machine, sending the nose of Dutilly’s car airborne before coming back down to the asphalt as he made contact with the turn one wall. Fluid began to pour from below Dutilly’s No. 30, ending his night prematurely.

After the second restart, laps ticked away like clockwork with Naugle getting out to a healthy lead again over Gorham Jr., Allman, and Daniel Webster who appeared slow on lap 54 and ultimately pulled off the track from fourth.

Allman had caught the cars in first and second, however wasn’t able to take advantage with lapped cars halting any effort made by those behind Naugle to pass.

Naugle had a comfortable margin late, however his work wasn’t done yet. On lap 117, the final caution flew after fourth-place Palmer Haag made contact with the wall, slowing to a stop in turn three with heavy damage to the right side of Haag’s car. Naugle lined up with Gorham Jr. for one last restart, timed it to perfection, and escaped the chaos behind him to win the Bigley Tune-Up 125 while leading every lap, from start to finish.

Cody Struble won the Oscar Holmes Memorial over Doug Miller after a chaotic 60-lap feature, and Miller was crowned the 2026 UARA Pure Stock champion after his second-place finish.

Sadie Parsons won the Crown Vic feature that closed out the night, beating Cody Allen and Codey Benoit en route to her victory.

Bigley Tune-Up 125 Race Results (UARA National)

1. Nicolas Naugle
2. George Gorham, Jr.
3. Colin Allman
4. Michael Atwell
5. Chad Rutherford
6. Cody Brinson
7. Isaac Kitzmiller
8. Michael Goddard
9. Aaron Anderson
10. Dylan Bigley
11. Hayden Mowery
12. Brey Holmes
13. Scott Grossenbacher
14. George Gorham III
15. Kyle Crain
16. Palmer Haag
17. Stephen Nasse
18. Nick Neri
19. Evan Bookmiller
20. Daniel Webster
21. Brandon Anderson
22. Shawn Senokossoff
23. Anastasia Markovic
24. Jesse Dutilly
25. Holden Myers

The next and final National race of the season will be back at the Freedom Factory, on November 28th, for the Bill Bigley Sr. Memorial 128.