ALTON, VA | Nov 6, 2025 — The Radical World Finals return to the United States this week at Virginia International Raceway, supporting the inaugural North American Veterans Race of Remembrance, a first-of-its-kind USAC-sanctioned tribute event. The Finals gather Radical’s best from North America and beyond, racing across Platinum, PRO 1500, and PRO 1340 classes. . It is a fitting stage: four days, more than five hours of track time, and a purpose larger than trophies as Radical teams converge on one of America’s most storied circuits.
For Crown Racing, it is also a continuation. After acquiring Radical Arizona this summer, Crown will arrive at VIR with its full PRO 1340 “super” squad and a clear signal about where the program is headed. Forward.
Four drivers. One class. Four different ways to tell the weekend.
Chris McMurry | The measured veteran
Before Radical, McMurry built a career in endurance racing — American Le Mans Series wins, a 2005 LMP2 title fight, and starts at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. That past is not nostalgia, it is context. He returns to VIR carrying the same determination that guided those long races through dusk and into morning.
This season he reminded the paddock he can still reset the bar. McMurry swept the weekend in PRO 1340 at Laguna Seca in July, after a 2024 campaign that featured poles and wins from Sebring to Sonoma. Experience, skill and the ultimate competitor.
Brady Clapham | This season’s standard bearer
Clapham arrives at VIR as the freshly crowned 2025 Radical Cup North America PRO 1340 champion, with a year that stacked wins across the calendar and a sweep at Road Atlanta. His run blended poise with pace, building what Radical called an essentially insurmountable margin well before the finale. Canadian roots, two series, one arc.
The ledger shows form on both sides of the border, victories in Radical Cup Canada and momentum that led straight into North America. The champion’s title is well earned and just the beginning.
Jace Bacon | The young driver with a season that points only up
Bacon spent time in the USF2000 paddock in years past, then brought that sharpened racecraft back to Radical Cup. He won PRO 1340 Race 3 at the 2025 opener in Sebring, a day that felt less like surprise and more like recognition. The Apex Motor Club champion from May carried club-level consistency into national form, with recent wins at Inde Motorsports Ranch adding weight to the resume and his promising young career.
Bacon’s story is not about noise, it is about steps. Club to national. Testing to timing sheets. Practice to podium. VIR is the next page.
Seth Bacon | The craftsman with nothing to lose and plenty to say with pace
Father to Jace, Seth brings presence and persistence. Years at Apex Motor Club. Select Radical Cup appearances over multiple seasons. A Toronto weekend in 2024 that started with a first-corner spin and ended with a podium tells you most of what you need to know: patience, recovery, and an ability to push harder than most, regardless of the circumstances. He returns to VIR ready to create opportunities rather than wait for them..
Why this week matters
VIR rewards the teams that prepare and the drivers who feel the car beneath them. The Radical World Finals add layers of meaning this year, pairing the competition with a weekend honoring veterans and their families. For Crown Racing, it is also the first World Finals weekend since bringing Radical Arizona into the fold, a marker in a longer plan to grow the sport across Apex Motor Club, Inde Motorsports Ranch, Podium Club, and other national events.
From the pit wall
“World Finals weeks are about discipline,” said CEO Curtis Brown. “You get lots of windows to make the car right, the driver right, and the calls right. VIR makes you discern all of it.”
“VIR has a way of telling you the truth,” added race engineer Joey Martin. “When the car is in its window, the driver can breathe. That’s the goal every run.”
About Crown Concepts
Crown Concepts builds, restores, and races high-performance and collectible vehicles from its headquarters in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to its custom car operations and motorsport services, Crown offers full support for Radical, LMP3, vintage and other race cars across North America and beyond. More at: www.crownconceptsusa.com
Contact
Austin Martin
Crown Concepts
amartin@crownconceptsusa.com
