Eight North Texas teams are registered for the 2026 Solar Car Challenge, a five-day high-school race scheduled to run 650 miles from Fort Worth to Fort Stockton from July 19 through July 23.
The students will test solar cars they designed and built. The registration roster establishes registration only; it does not confirm that every listed team passed scrutineering or started the race.
North Texas teams on the registration roster
- Fort Worth: Old Rip Racing and Los Tigres Calientes
- Denton: TAMS/Ethos
- Coppell: Coppell Solar Car
- Plano: Plano Green Team
- Dallas: Sol-Pinnacle
- Wylie: Wylie East Solar Car Team
- Greenville: Iron Lions
The organizer’s official team profiles, dated July 11, also provide the division and vehicle name recorded for each entrant.
Five scheduled race legs
- July 19: Fort Worth to Palestine
- July 20: Palestine to Round Rock
- July 21: Round Rock to Fredericksburg
- July 22: Fredericksburg to San Angelo
- July 23: San Angelo to Fort Stockton
Before the first leg, the official calendar scheduled three days of scrutineering at Texas Motor Speedway from July 16 through July 18. The organizer’s event overview describes the full challenge as a 650-mile trip.
