Harvest 2026 Championship Racing: Six Races. Every Point Counts.

Six weeks of racing. Twelve spots on the road to Genesis Week. One Harvest champion crowned on points.

Harvest 2026 Championship Racing is bringing a new reason to keep your foot on the gas. This season, we’re replacing the standalone Season Championship Final with a sixth points-scoring race, giving racers another full week to climb the standings, close the gap, and fight for a place in the top 12.

The Harvest 2026 Championship Racing Pass is live in the Upland Store now and remains available until Wednesday, October 7 at 9 AM PT. Get your pass, get your setup ready, and make every week count.

Six Races to Make Your Move

Your season will no longer come down to a separate championship final. Instead, the racer with the most season points after all six weeks will be crowned the Harvest champion.

That means Week 6 is another opportunity to earn points, not a race reserved for racers who have already qualified. A rough opening week does not end your run. Keep racing, keep improving, and use every opportunity to move up the leaderboard.

There is more than a title on the line, too. The top 12 racers at the end of Harvest will qualify for the Harvest semifinal during Genesis Week 2027, held on the Paris Monument track. Whether you are chasing first place or fighting your way into the top 12, you have six weeks to make your move.

There is no standalone Season Championship Final during Harvest. The weekly competition format stays the same, including its qualifying rounds, semifinal heats, and final heat. What changes is how the season champion is decided and when the season’s top 12 move on.

The Road to Genesis Week

The season earns you your place. Genesis Week is where you race for the Grand Final.

During Genesis Week, racers will compete in each seasonal semifinal they have qualified for. Qualifying across multiple seasons gives you more opportunities to race and accumulate points during Genesis Week.

There will be six races in total during Genesis Week, including the Grand Final. Points earned in the Genesis Week semifinals will determine the top six racers who advance to the Grand Final.

For Harvest, the route is clear: race all six weeks, finish in the top 12, and earn your place in the Paris semifinal at Genesis Week. Then compete for the points that can put you on the final starting grid.

Week 5 Is Bonus Points Week

Week 5 remains Bonus Points Week, giving racers another opportunity to close the gap, climb the standings, or defend their position.

The exact bonus point boost will be announced before Week 5 qualifying begins. And this time, the fight continues afterward: Week 6 is another points-scoring week, with the Harvest title and Genesis Week qualification decided only once the season’s racing is complete.

Register, Race, and Start Your Championship Run

This is Championship Racing, where skill, speed, and strategy lead to real rewards.

To compete in the Harvest 2026 Championship Racing Season, players must purchase the collectible Harvest 2026 Championship Racing Pass from the Upland Store for 30,000 UPX, with up to 1,000 passes available.

Players must continue holding the Racing Pass through the eligibility snapshot to compete. Only players holding the pass at that time will be eligible for the season. Your name will appear on the leaderboard after your first race on the designated track.

All registration UPX goes directly into the seasonal prize pool, creating a purse that will be distributed among the season’s top-performing racers.

Sale Status: Live now in the Upland Store
Sale End: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9 AM PT
Eligibility Snapshot: Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9 AM PT

Harvest 2026 Racing Schedule

Registered racers will compete across six weeks of points-scoring racing. Qualifying runs from Thursday at 9 AM PT through Monday at 9 AM PT. Weekly race events take place at the times below. Please note that Week 2 races on Thursday, October 22, rather than Friday.

Week 1: Fairgrounds NOLA by Greenturtle

Distance: 2.38 miles
Address: 1645 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans
Qualifying: Thursday, October 8 through Monday, October 12
Race Event: Friday, October 16 at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET

Week 2: Lightnings Speedway by Lightningleg

Distance: 2.44 miles
Address: 19780 Greydale Ave, Detroit
Qualifying: Thursday, October 15 through Monday, October 19
Race Event: Thursday, October 22 at 3:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM ET

Week 3: C3 KC Run by Crowly27

Distance: 2.27 miles
Address: 106 W 51st St, Kansas City
Qualifying: Thursday, October 22 through Monday, October 26
Race Event: Friday, October 30 at 10:30 AM PT / 1:30 PM ET

Week 4: AVG BALLIN OUT by Vapehiguy

Distance: 1.33 miles
Address: 3722 Ballina Canyon Rd, Los Angeles
Qualifying: Thursday, October 29 through Monday, November 2
Race Event: Friday, November 6 at 3:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM ET

Week 5: Legends Of Kansas by Cerebroic

Distance: 2.39 miles
Address: 7533 E Bannister Rd, Kansas City
Qualifying: Thursday, November 5 through Monday, November 9
Race Event: Friday, November 13 at 3:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM ET
Special: Bonus Points Week. The bonus point boost will be announced before Week 5 qualifying begins.

Week 6: Interlagos by SCP

Distance: 2.67 miles
Address: Avenida Senador Teotonio Vilela, 170, São Paulo
Qualifying: Thursday, November 12 through Monday, November 16
Race Event: Friday, November 20 — 10:30am PT/ 1:30pm ET
Season Format: A sixth points-scoring race, not a standalone Season Championship Final.

Alternate Tracks: #1 Woodhaven Stretch Queens and #2 Shadow Hills Circuit may be used if issues arise with the scheduled track.

Built by the Community, for the Community

Upland provides the tools and platform, but Championship Racing is led by the community. Community Racing Commissioners Masschef and Antman89 will coordinate championship races, live shows, qualifying results, and leaderboard updates throughout the season.

Each week’s racing competition will be featured during the Weekly Racing Stream, bringing the action front and center with live commentary, results, and updated standings.

For a full race season explanation and q and a session tune in to the Commissioners Corner Monday Oct 5th at 8:30pm est/ 5:30PT.

To join the racing community, ask questions, or follow race-day updates, head to the Racing Channels in the official Upland Discord. Players can opt in to racing notifications through the racing role in the #about-racing channel.

Prizes and Rewards

Every registered racer contributes to the seasonal prize pool through the 30,000 UPX registration fee. Racers will earn weekly UPX prizes based on placement, with payouts tracked and distributed after the season’s sixth race.

Upland will also add a bonus contribution to the seasonal prize pool, increasing the rewards available to the top racers. The top three racers in the final Harvest season standings will earn exclusive racing badges recognizing their place on the podium.

The race for bigger rewards continues at Genesis Week 2027. Annual Championship prizes will include larger UPX payouts, custom-made prizes, and exclusive rewards for Upland’s elite racers, with full details announced closer to Genesis Week.

Community Tracks and Creator Rewards

Community-designed track submissions remain open through the official Upland Discord. Selected tracks will be reviewed for fairness, balance, and reliable racing before being featured in official competition.

The creator of each selected track will receive 25,000 UPX after the track is featured in a live competitive week. Every UPX race completed on a featured track also supports the track owner, so practicing on the official courses helps both racers and the builders behind the raceways.

Ready to Race?

One difficult week should not be your cue to park the car.

Harvest gives you six weeks to earn points, another race to make up ground, and a clear target: the top 12 and a place at Genesis Week. Chase the season title, battle for qualification, and keep pushing through the final week.

Grab your Racing Pass before Wednesday, October 7 at 9 AM PT. Your next race could be the one that moves you up the standings.

Complete Racing Rules

That is everything you need to know about what is new, how to register, where to race, and what is at stake in Harvest 2026. The remainder of this announcement is the complete rules reference. Returning racers who have read the format changes above and already know the weekly Championship Racing rules can stop reading here.

Season Format

The Harvest 2026 Championship Racing Season includes six weeks of points-scoring racing, with no standalone Season Championship Final.
Each week features a public track on the official schedule.
Qualifying runs from Thursday at 9 AM PT through Monday at 9 AM PT.
Racers may run the qualifying track as many times as they want. Only their fastest time counts.
The top 24 fastest drivers qualify for that week’s competition.
Weekly points accumulate across all six weeks. The racer with the most points at the end of the season is the Harvest champion.
The top 12 racers in the final Harvest standings qualify for the Harvest semifinal at Genesis Week 2027 on Paris.
Week 5 is Bonus Points Week. The bonus point boost will be announced before Week 5 qualifying begins.
Week 6 is open through the same weekly qualifying process as the other weeks; it is not restricted to the season’s top 12.
At Genesis Week, racers compete in each seasonal semifinal they have qualified for. Points earned in those semifinals determine the top six racers who advance to the Grand Final. Genesis Week includes five races total, including the Grand Final.

Weekly Race Settings and Advancement

Max Performance Score Cap: All Championship races are limited to MPS 260.
Public Races: All qualifying and competition races must be set to public.
Qualifying Phase:Thursday at 9 AM PT through Monday at 9 AM PT on the designated weekly track.
Eliminations: The six slowest qualifiers are eliminated. The top 18 advance.
Weekly Semifinals: The 18 advancing racers are split into three balanced heats based on qualifying times:
Heat 1: Positions 1, 6, 7, 12, 13, and 18
Heat 2: Positions 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17
Heat 3: Positions 3, 4, 9, 10, 15, and 16
Weekly Final Heat: The top two finishers from each weekly semifinal advance to the final heat, for a total of six racers.
Weekly Final Rankings: All 24 racers are ranked across the three race phases:
Positions 1 through 6 are based on final heat results.
Positions 7 through 18 are based on semifinal race times.
Positions 19 through 24 are based on qualifying times.

Weekly Points System

Points are awarded by finishing position for all 24 weekly competitors:

1st Place: 40 points
2nd Place: 37 points
3rd Place: 35 points
4th Place: 33 points
5th Place: 31 points
6th Place: 29 points
7th Place: 27 points
8th Place: 25 points
9th Place: 23 points
10th Place: 21 points
11th Place: 20 points
12th Place: 19 points
13th Place: 18 points
14th Place: 17 points
15th Place: 16 points
16th Place: 15 points
17th Place: 14 points
18th Place: 13 points
19th Place: 12 points
20th Place: 11 points
21st Place: 10 points
22nd Place: 9 points
23rd Place: 8 points
24th Place: 7 points

The Week 5 bonus will be applied to this points system. The exact boost will be announced before Week 5 qualifying begins.

Power-Ups and MPS

Power-ups are included in a racer’s total Max Performance Score.
Racers may choose a higher-performance vehicle with fewer boosts or a lower-MPS vehicle that leaves more room for power-ups.
The stronger power-up boosts introduced in Sizzle remain part of Championship Racing. Racers are responsible for testing their boosts and understanding their effect before competition.
Power-ups may be purchased on the secondary market and are also available in the Upland Store every Thursday.