OTB Racing Announces
Expanded Five-Rider Program
for 2026 Season
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Posted on behalf of
On The Box Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, FL
(February 27, 2026) - On
The Box Racing (OTB Racing) is
proud to officially announce
its five-rider team for the
2026 Progressive American
Flat Track season, marking a
significant expansion for
the team across three
premier classes: Mission
AFT SuperTwins, KICKER AFT
Singles, and AFT
AdventureTrackers.
The 2026 program represents
the largest and most
comprehensive effort in the
team’s existence and
reflects the continued
support and investment from
our sponsors.
Competing in AFT’s premier
division, the Mission AFT
SuperTwins, OTB Racing will
field Declan Bender and Brandon
Price. Price sat
out a majority of the season
in 2025 due to injury, where
OTB picked up Bender for the
remaining eleven races of
the season. Bender finished
10th overall in 2025 with
one podium finish, four top
five finishes, and nine top
10 finishes. Price finished
13th overall, with only
competing in five of the
seventeen races last year,
two of which were podium
finishes.
“I am so excited to be back
with OTB racing for this
season,” says Bender. “After
how we finished 2025, I
can’t wait to get back in
the saddle and continue
where we left off. The team
and I have been putting in a
lot of work this off-season,
and are very confident in
where we believe we should
be, so now we just have to
turn it into reality!”
Price also chimed in on his
gratitude. “I'm grateful to
Wayne for the opportunity to
race a full season at the
top level once again with
OTB Racing. I'm really
comfortable on the Yamaha
MT-07’s and I'm looking
forward to working with Mike
Luczak and Wyatt Neal. I've
been putting in the work
this offseason to run up
front more consistently and
contend for wins.”
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For the first time, OTB also
has brought on a KICKER AFT
Singles rider, Bradon
Pfanders. Last
year, Bradon finished 6th
overall in the standings
with one podium and eleven
top ten finishes.
Pfanders is super excited
for the opportunity to ride
for the OTB racing team in
2026. “It’s a fresh start
for me, after riding another
brand for most of my career
and having this opportunity
to ride Yamahas I was a
little skeptical at first,
but maybe it’s the piece of
the puzzle that’s been
missing to be where I know I
should be. I am confident
with myself and all the
people in my corner we can
consistently be fighting at
the front all season long.”
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Brandon
Pfanders (No. 83)
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Wrapping up the team’s line
up is the two riders who
will be competing in the AFT
AdventureTrackers series, Austin
Luczak and Will
Harris. Both Luczak
and Harris competed in the
class last year. Luczak ran
all four races of the
series, finishing 6th
overall and grabbing a third
place finish as well as
three tops fives.
Team Owner, Wayne Sody is
looking forward to the new
challenges. “2026 is our
year. We have researched and
developed new technologies
which will take us to the
top. Crew chief, Mike Luczak
has prepared our bikes for
the last two years with
absolute perfection and we
are so excited to have the
best equipment for our
riders this season. I am
thrilled to have OTB
represented in three classes
and see what is in store for
us this season. We need to
show our sponsors that their
dedication to the team is
well deserved and will bring
home the consistent podium
finishes that we strive
for!”
OTB has also added some new
faces to the pit. Mike
Luczak returns as crew chief
along with Wyatt Neal as
Brandon Price’s mechanic and
Meg Neal as team manager.
Rich Pfanders will be
wrenching for Declan Bender,
and Ryan Wells will wrench
and coach the young gun,
Bradon Pfanders.
Thank you to our sponsors
who make this all possible –
Memphis Shades, Corbin, Sody
Concrete, Glen’s Auto,
Luczak Racing, Rausch
Racing, Vortex Brewing
Company, Fredericktown
Yamaha, Lisa Niner, Black
Hills Powersports, Vinson
Construction, Motion Pro,
Vortex, Arai, ODI, RP
Exhausts, and Upstate
Coatings.
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Next Up
The 2026 Progressive
American Flat Track season
will kick off with the Royal
Enfield Short Track at
DAYTONA doubleheader at
the DAYTONA Flat Track
during Daytona’s Bike Week
festivities. The twin short
track races will take place
at the “World Center of
Racing” on Thursday,
March 5 and Friday,
March 6.
To purchase tickets to the
Royal Enfield Short Track at
DAYTONA I & II, visit: https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack.
After the season opener,
America’s Original Extreme
Sport will head north for
the Yamaha Atlanta
Short Track at
Senoia Raceway on March
21.
Tickets are available now
at https://www.tixr.com/groups/americanflattrack/events/2026-atlanta-short-track-165280
How to Watch
FloRacing
For those that can’t catch
the live action at the
track, FloRacing is the live
streaming home of
Progressive American Flat
Track. Motorsports fans can
subscribe to FloRacing to
enjoy over 1,000 live
motorsports events in 2026.
FloSports is available by
visiting https://flosports.link/aft or
by downloading the FloSports
app on iOS, Android, Apple
TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and
Chromecast.
FS1
FOX Sports will provide
in-depth coverage of the
Royal Enfield Short Track at
DAYTONA doubleheader
featuring rider features and
thrilling onboard cameras.
Stay tuned for an upcoming
announcement regarding
premiere airdates on FS1 and
re-airs on FS2. The full
listing of American Flat
Track’s television premieres
will be posted to the AFT
website at https://www.americanflattrack.com/events-foxsports.
About AMA Pro Racing
AMA Pro Racing is
the premier professional
motorcycle racing
organization in North
America, operating a full
schedule of events and
championships across
multiple disciplines. The
organization is
headquartered in Daytona
Beach, Fla. More information
is available at
AMAProRacing.com.
About Progressive
American Flat Track
Progressive
American Flat Track,
sanctioned by AMA Pro
Racing, is the world’s
premier dirt track
motorcycle racing series and
one of the longest-running
championships in motorsports
history.
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