Harley-Davidson Announces 2026 Racing Contingency Programs
Harley-Davidson announced more than $600,000 in contingency program cash awards supporting MotoAmerica and American Flat Track racers in the 2026 season.
The funds are available for qualified Harley-Davidson riders competing in the King of the Baggers, Super Hooligan, AFT SuperTwins, and AFT Adventure Trackers classes in 2026.
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Harley-Davidson Reveals 2026 Race Season Contingency Programs
Harley-Davidson Offers More Than $600,000 to Harley-Davidson Racers in MotoAmerica® Mission Foods King of the Baggers and Super Hooligan Series and Progressive American Flat Track Mission AFT SuperTwins and AFT AdventureTrackers™ Classes
Harley-Davidson has announced a 2026 race season contingency program supporting road racing and flat track competitors with cash awards totaling more than $600,000. These funds will be available for qualified H-D racers competing in select classes in the MotoAmerica® AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship and the Progressive American Flat Track series.
The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team returns to the track in 2026 to defend its championship in the MotoAmerica Mission Foods King of the Baggers road racing series, won in 2025 by Factory Race Team rider Kyle Wyman. The team will field race-prepared Harley-Davidson® Road Glide® motorcycles powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle® Milwaukee-Eight 131 Performance Crate Engines. In addition, privateer teams racing Harley-Davidson motorcycles in the King of the Baggers series can benefit from racing contingency and available racing parts for purchase.
Mission Foods King of the Baggers Contingency
The Mission Foods King of The Baggers series offers exciting competition between American V-Twin touring motorcycles prepared for competition and equipped with stock frames and a fairing/windscreen and saddlebags. The 2026 King of The Baggers series features 14 races over seven doubleheader weekends held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Superbike series. The series opens on the high banks of Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida, March 5-7. Harley-Davidson will offer a $224,500 cash contingency program for qualified Harley-Davidson racers competing in the Mission Foods King of the Baggers series, with a contingency payout from first to 10th place and a $25,000 championship bonus. Terms and conditions apply; please email contingencyracing@harley-davidson.com for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
Mission Foods Super Hooligan Contingency
Harley-Davidson will offer contingency opportunities for racers competing in the Mission Foods Super Hooligan National Championship Brought To You By Roland Sands Design. KWR Harley-Davidson rider James Rispoli captured the 2025 Mission Super Hooligan National Championship aboard a race-prepared Harley-Davidson Pan America® 1250 ST motorcycle. The road racing series features 750cc-and-up high-bar race-prepared street bikes. Held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Superbike series, the 2026 Super Hooligan Championship includes 12 races over six double-header weekends, beginning with two races at Daytona International Speedway March 5-7. Harley-Davidson will offer a $144,200 cash contingency program for qualified Harley-Davidson racers competing in the Mission Foods Super Hooligan series, with a contingency payout from first to 10th place and a $20,000 championship bonus. Terms and conditions apply; please email contingencyracing@harley-davidson.com for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
Mission AFT SuperTwins Contingency
Harley-Davidson will offer contingency opportunities for racers competing on Harley-Davidson XG750R motorcycles in the premiere Mission AFT SuperTwins class on the 16-event 2026 Progressive American Flat Track series, the most prestigious and competitive form of dirt track motorcycle racing in the world. Harley-Davidson has committed $188,000 in contingency funds for qualified SuperTwins class riders. Harley-Davidson contingency will pay first to fifth place and a $20,000 championship bonus. The season opens March 5-6 with the Daytona Short Track double-header at Daytona International Speedway. Terms and conditions apply; please email contingencyracing@harley-davidson.com for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
AFT AdventureTrackersâ„¢
Harley-Davidson will offer contingency opportunities for racers competing on eligible Harley-Davidson Pan America 1250 models in the 2026 AFT AdventureTrackersâ„¢ series, a professional class for production-based adventure touring motorcycles with engine displacement over 1,000cc. Harley-Davidson has committed $46,000 in contingency funds for qualified AdventureTrackersâ„¢ class riders. Payouts will be awarded for first through fifth place in each race, with a championship bonus of $10,000 for the season champion. In its third season the 2026 AdventureTracker series will expand to six events held in conjunction with Progressive American Flat Track series. The season opens March 5-6 at the Daytona Short Track double-header at Daytona International Speedway. Terms and conditions apply; please email contingencyracing@harley-davidson.com for full details, eligibility requirements and deadlines.
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Wow that's a good deal of contingency cash from a struggling company. I guess they are still holding onto the win on Sunday sell on Monday mantra that really isn't all that applicable in the modern world.