2026 season
Overmountain Rally Tennessee
Newport, Tennessee
ARA National · Round 7East Super Regional
Fri–Sat, September 18–19, 2026
Winner Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja
About this rally
Twisty mountain roads in the Cherokee National Forest of east Tennessee, based in Newport.
On hiatus for 2027, while the US rally community supports the World Rally Championship’s Rally US in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Result
| Pos | Crew | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja | 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 |
| 2 | Brandon Semenuk / Keaton Williams | 2024 Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 |
| 3 | Seth Quintero / James Morgan | 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 |
2019 world champion Ott Tänak won on his American rally debut, 1 minute 4.3 seconds ahead of four-time ARA champion Brandon Semenuk. Seth Quintero’s third place cut Lia Block’s championship lead to 17 points with one rally left.
Class winners
| Class | Crew | Car |
|---|---|---|
| RC2 | Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja | 2026 Toyota GR Corolla Rally RC2 |
| LN4 | Madelyn Tabor / Sophia McKee | 2025 Ford Fiesta Rally3 |
| O2WD | Danny Shalev / Glen Ray | 2025 Peugeot 208 Rally4 |
| L2WD | Henry Tabor / Dylan Hooker | 2015 Ford Fiesta ST |
| East Super Regional | Andrew Williamson / Julia Stewart | 1993 Subaru Impreza |
The facts
- When
- Friday and Saturday, September 18–19, 2026
- Length
- 2 days
- Where
- Newport, Tennessee map
- Surface
- Gravel, clay and dirt
- Stage miles
- 100 scheduled
- Sanctioned by
- American Rally Association
- Counts toward
- ARA National Championship, ARA East Regional Championship
- Round
- 7 of 8