16 Teams Qualify for 2026 American Solar Challenge as ÉTS Wins SOV With 345 Laps
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Updated · Electrek · Jul 24
16 Teams Qualify for 2026 American Solar Challenge as ÉTS Wins SOV With 345 Laps
2 articles · Updated · Electrek · Jul 24
Summary
Sixteen teams cleared the mileage threshold for the 2026 American Solar Challenge by Thursday’s close in Brainerd, up from 12 earlier in the day, with Illinois, SIUE and Wisconsin added as provisional entries.
Teams needed 200 miles in one day or 300 miles across two straight days to qualify; 13 of the 16 qualifiers are single-occupant cars and only three are multi-occupant vehicles.
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