The 2026 Top Dog Championship is in the Record Book!
53 military motorsports enthusiasts met at Dominion Raceway, Thornburg, Virginia, on September 12, 2026 to do battle for the coveted Rally4Vets/DVEN Top Dog Trophy.
The Army Team marched away with the win this year. Congratulations Army!
Final 2026 Service Team Top Dog Champion Standings
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Army
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Marine Corps
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Air Force
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Navy
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Space Force
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Coast Guard
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National Guard
2026 Top Dog Class Champions
This year Army topped the list of Top Dog Class champions, with six drivers taking the title. The Marine Corps was second with 5 Top Dogs. Space Force and Navy crowned two each, while the Air Force Team crowned one.
The following drivers joined the ranks of DVEN/Rally4Vets "Top DGZ" Champions by winning their class [some for the second time and fourth time!:
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Adam Benaway
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Daniel Bish (3 olc)
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David Boone
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Santiago Castillo (1 olc)
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Benjamin Dao
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Billy Howell
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Marcin Jablonski
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Matthew Kelly
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Eric Kreitzer
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Ian Nacke
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William Olsen
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Thiago Santos
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Ryan Schoolscraft
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Mark Sentner
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Kevin Swords
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Daniel Villanueva
Army
Army
Marine Corps
Army
Marine Corps
Space Force
Marine Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Space Force
Army
Army
Air Force
Over team score and individual driver times/standing by experience level, car class, and military service. Well done, everyone.
See you in September 2027!
Feel free to share your service pride. Or, just maybe, a bit of friendly service smack:-)
The 2026 Rally4Vets Top Dog Championship
Dominon Raceway
Thanks to our participants, spectators, sponsors, and volunteers for giving us a great day of camaraderie and helping us fund a service dog for a disabled veteran in need. Mark your calendars for September 2027. Exact date TBD. #Hooah
More Photos and Videos are available online at: https://bit.ly/2026TopDogPhotosandVideos
About The Top Dog Championships
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The annual DVEN/Rally4Vets Top Dog Championships provide the amateur motorsports community the opportunity to help reduce the annual veteran suicide death toll and sponsor the opportunity to engage with the 10+ million active-duty and veteran community.
The competition is open to everyone: veterans, active-duty personnel, and civilian drivers who simply want to support their veteran community.
Drivers compete in classes based on their car's technical specifications and their own driving experience. This ensures everyone competes on a level playing field.
The DVEN/Rally4Vets Top Dog Championships are the only inter-service military motorsports championships in the world!
The team that accumulates the most points across all categories is the overall Top Dog Champion for the year. Each car class crowns an individual Top Dog Champion. View the past Top Dog champions: Winners join the DVEN/Rally4Vets "Top DGZ."
We look forward to seeing you at one of our 2027 events!
EARLY NOTIFICATION 2027
The 7th annual Top Dog Championships will be back at Dominion Raceway in September 2027. Exact date TBD.
We will have just 70 grid slots available for 2027. Complete the form on the right to join the early notification list to ensure your spot.
Click the link below to join our private Facebook page and form your team to de-throne the Marine Corps in 2026. Navy - 2026 could be your year!
Contact
You can be part of our veteran suicide prevention campaign. Email Robert Hess and we'll be happy to share our program plans.
877.383.6674