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• NASCAR's Times Square Billboard Sets Guinness World Record

  10-02-2026 22:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCARThe 2026 DAYTONA 500 at Daytona International Speedway is less than a week away, and even before cars have hit the racetrack for practice at 'The World Center of Racing', NASCAR is already smashing records, and in doing so, bringing new eyes to the sport.On Tuesday, NASCAR launched a historic and unique activation in Times Square, one of the world's most iconic urban settings, which brought the unmistakable roar of a NASCAR engine to the heart of New York City and those in the typically cr
  
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• NASCAR Introduces Fuel by Franzia as First Pit Road Sponsor for 21+ Fans

  10-02-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR issued a press release on Tuesday afternoon announcing its first-ever Pit Road Entitlement Sponsor. This will be the wine-based ready-to-drink, Fuel by Franzia. They will add new elements, sponsorship and signage, and pit road experiences. The 21+ age group will have the opportunity to check out this new product at NASCAR events. Fuel by Franzia is a sub-brand of The Wine Company, Franzia. As bottled/canned drinks have become a big trend in recent years, we now see a wine-based option. Th
  
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• NASCAR smashes a Guinness World Record for loudest billboard in NYC

  10-02-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThe NASCAR Cup season officially gets underway this weekend with the 68th running of the Daytona 500 on February 15.Before that, NASCAR sent eighth-generation watermelon farmer and Trackhouse Racing star Ross Chastain to New York City for a very unique activation.As part of the sport's new 'Hell Yeah' campaign, NASCAR fitted a mock 1:1 replica of a Chevrolet Cup engine to a billboard, complete with sound, and set a Guinness World Record for the world's loudest billboard. The
  
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• NASCAR Makes Decision on Cleetus McFarland's Daytona Eligibility

  10-02-2026 20:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  Good news for Cleetus McFarland and Niece Motorsports. The YouTube personality and part-time racer has been approved by NASCAR for the Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona. Last year, Cleetus McFarland competed in a few ARCA races. That included the season opener at Daytona where he finished P30 in a DNF effort. He bounced back for a P10 finish at Talladega not long after. NASCAR took his experience into consideration and figured he's going to be fine to compete in the Daytona Truck Series rac
  
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• Child's play: Reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson adds team owner to his renowned racing resume

  10-02-2026 20:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Larson’s latest racing endeavor might be more challenging than “The Double.”The two-time and reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion recently started his own micro-racing team — for his kids. Trucks, trailers, cars, engines, parts, shop space, employees, Larson added it all for his 11-year-old son, Owen, and his 7-year-old daughter, Audrey, to race scaled-down sprint cars more often in 2026.“We are fully invested,” Kyle Larson
  
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• Jimmie Johnson Given $500,000 Worth of Leeway After Cashing In on ControversialDaytona 500 Rule

  10-02-2026 20:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA DAYTONA 500 Feb 16, 2025 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson 84 walks to the drivers meeting before the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xPeterxCaseyx 20250216_mcd_bc1_47 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesHelio Castroneves’ open exemption provision last year created a controversy after NASCAR did not allow the sa
  
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• Every open entry fighting to qualify for the 2026 Daytona 500

  10-02-2026 20:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoFor some, their Daytona 500 dream will end on Thursday night at the end of the Daytona Duel races. Along with the 36 chartered entries that are guaranteed a spot in the race, nine open entries have also entered the Daytona 500 – bringing the entry list to 45 cars.The problem is that there are only 41 spots available on the grid for NASCAR's biggest race. Through time trials on Wednesday and the heat races on Thursday, eight drivers will be vying for the final four spot
  
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• How NASCAR's founding family transformed Daytona Beach into a motorsports mecca

  10-02-2026 20:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Before a new landlord shuttered the iconic Brickyard Lounge and Grill last month, you could walk into the tiny, race-themed restaurant located two miles from Daytona International Speedway, skip the menu and ask them to bring you what NASCAR chairman Jim France orders.A 1-pound cheeseburger burger and basket of crispy fries appeared.At 70-year-old Mario's Restaurant in nearby Ormond Beach, the hostess says with first-hand knowledge that the late Bill France Sr. o
  
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• Wendy's Returns to Trackhouse Racing for Third Season

  10-02-2026 19:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  Tom Copeland, HHPWendy's, the globally recognized fast-food chain known for its square hamburger patties, is continuing its support of NASCAR Cup Series operation Trackhouse Racing, the team confirmed on Tuesday. The brand will serve as a primary sponsor for all three full-time entries fielded by Trackhouse at NASCAR's top-level in 2026, driven by Ross Chastain (No. 1), rookie Connor Zilisch (No. 88), and Shane Van Gisbergen (No. 97).We're cooking something up.Use code DAYTONA in the @Wendys app
  
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• Wausau native Luke Fenhaus' 2026 NASCAR prospects all over the board

  10-02-2026 19:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Luke Fenhaus’ 2026 outlook paints the perfect picture of the business of NASCAR from the up-and-coming driver’s standpoint.Less than two weeks before the season openers for three national series, the 21-year-old prospect from Wausau was talking about his plans for the season. His O’Reilly Auto Parts Series debut at Daytona International Speedway with Hettinger Racing, a new team, had been announced the week prior.But after that?“It’s hard for me to really say how ma
  
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• How to watch the 2026 Daytona 500, full NASCAR Speedweek schedule

  10-02-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photo, so all the momentum is with the No. 60 team heading into Daytona. William Byron enters the race seeking a historic three-peat in NASCAR’s biggest race, which has never been done before. Kyle Larson is the reigning Cup Series champion, and this year, every point matters more as NASCAR has changed the format back something similar to The Chase of old.
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• Kevin Harvick Discusses Potential Impact New Championship Format will have on Chase Elliott

  10-02-2026 17:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR championship will be decided under different rules in 2026. Kevin Harvick believes drivers like Chase Elliott will only benefit from the Chase, no pun intended, and he's probably not wrong.Looking back on the last two seasons in the Cup Series, Chase Elliott has been the most consistent. For the most part, his bad days end in P15 finishes, and he has two or three DNFs scattered throughout the season. That could benefit him in the Chase format. On Kevin Harvick's podcast, the former Cu
  
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• Spectrum Signs On For 13-Race Sponsorship of Carson Hocevar

  10-02-2026 17:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  Spire MotorsportsThird-year NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar is bringing a new sponsor into NASCAR, Spectrum, which will debut its partnership with Spire Motorsports in the 68th DAYTONA 500 on Sunday, February 15.The leading broadband connectivity company will sponsor the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in a total of 13 NASCAR Cup Series events in 2026, beginning with the season-opener in Daytona Beach, Florida, and continuing throughout the year with stops all over the country. One powerful
  
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• Kyle Busch Solidifies Eight-Race Truck Schedule for Spire in 2026

  10-02-2026 16:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  Greg Atkins-Imagn ImagesKyle Busch, the winningest driver in the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, is back for an expanded schedule with Spire Motorsports in 2026.The Las Vegas, Nevada-native will get behind the wheel of the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado RST in a total of eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events in 2026, starting with the second race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway (February 21).Getting Rowdy eight times in '26.@KyleBusch returns to the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverad
  
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• NASCAR announces multiyear partnership with Fuel by Franzia

  10-02-2026 16:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — From pre-race rituals to unforgettable race-day celebrations, NASCAR today announced a new multiyear partnership with Fuel by Franzia, naming the brand the Official Wine-Based Ready-to-Drink (RTD) Partner of NASCAR beginning in 2026.The partnership unites two brands rooted in bold innovation and creating unforgettable moments — bringing Fuel by Franzia’s full-throttle flavor, ready-to-drink offerings into the heart of NASCAR’s live event environment
  
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• NASCAR Weekend Schedule: TV Info, Qualifying Time, Practices, More for Daytona

  10-02-2026 15:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mike Watters-Imagn ImagesThe 2026 NASCAR season has officially arrived, will all three series headed to Daytona International Speedway for the first points races of the regular season. From Thursday’s Duel at Daytona to the Daytona 500 on Sunday, the NASCAR weekend schedule will tell you everything you need to know for the days ahead.We’ll first break it down day-by-day for the NASCAR schedule this weekend and then have it split up for the Truck Series, O’Really Auto Parts Seri
  
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• Report: Spire Motorsports Ready to go ‘Big-Game Hunting’ in 2026-27 NASCAR Silly Season

  10-02-2026 14:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  Jim Dedmon-Imagn ImagesSpire Motorsports has been busy in recent months shaping its Cup Series lineup for both 2026 and the long-term future. As the team looks beyond the upcoming season, it appears that there’s a very real chance of Spire being a major player in NASCAR silly season this year.NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic shared on the season preview episode of The Teardown that if Daniel Suarez doesn’t perform well enough this year in the No. 7 car, Spire Motor
  
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• What's the weather forecast for Sunday's Daytona 500?

  10-02-2026 13:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  The 2026 NASCAR season is set to begin this week with Speedweek activities at Daytona International Speedway. We can only hope Mother Nature is an auto racing fan.As is always the case this time of year in Florida, rain could factor into the festivities.According to AccuWeather, the forecast looks pretty good overall for the early-week schedule, but things could get complicated by Sunday, Feb. 15, for the Daytona 500. Of course, things can and will change before the green flag is set to drop sho
  
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• The great debate: Is the 1976 or 1979 Daytona 500 the greatest finish ever?

  10-02-2026 11:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  Although not quite in focus, perhaps because of the stunning surprise of the moment, the photograph is a NASCAR classic, one reprinted so many times it is embedded in the mind‘s eye of longtime stock car racing fans.The landscape is the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway. It is the final lap of the 1976 Daytona 500, and chaos has erupted. The cars of Richard Petty and David Pearson are spinning and sliding, and smoke from the tires clouds the image. Petty‘s bright red and
  
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• The great debate: Is the 1976 or 1979 Daytona 500 the best finish ever?

  10-02-2026 11:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  Although not quite in focus, perhaps because of the stunning surprise of the moment, the photograph is a NASCAR classic, one reprinted so many times it is embedded in the mind‘s eye of longtime stock car racing fans.The landscape is the frontstretch of Daytona International Speedway. It is the final lap of the 1976 Daytona 500, and chaos has erupted. The cars of Richard Petty and David Pearson are spinning and sliding, and smoke from the tires clouds the image. Petty‘s bright red and
  
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• NASCAR kicks off 2026 season by setting Guinness World Records title with 'World's Loudest Billboard'

  10-02-2026 11:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  NEW YORK — NASCAR is starting its engines for the 2026 season by setting a Guinness World Records™ title with the World’s Loudest Billboard, following a historic activation in Times Square that brought the unmistakable roar of a NASCAR engine to the heart of New York City, introducing new audiences to what NASCAR truly feels like ahead of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, Feb. 15 at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.The custom billboard featured a 1
  
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• NASCAR, Mack Trucks reach multiyear extension

  10-02-2026 10:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  GREENSBORO, North Carolina — Mack Trucks and NASCAR® today announced a multiyear extension of their partnership, continuing the designation of Mack as the “Official Hauler of NASCAR.” As part of the expanded agreement, NASCAR has added 11 all-new Mack Pioneer™ 76-inch High-Roof Sleeper models to its fleet, with the trucks making their debut during Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway, Feb. 11-15, leading up to the 68th annual Daytona 500.The addition of t
  
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• Did Rick Hendrick Himself Race in NASCAR? Everything About the Legendary Owner’s Racing Career

  10-02-2026 05:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Nov 1, 2025; Avondale, Arizona, USA; Hendrick Motorsports team owner Rick Hendrick attends qualifying at Phoenix Raceway | Credits- Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesRick Hendrick is the most successful team owner in the NASCAR Cup Series by a mile. His outfit, Hendrick Motorsports, has won 320 races so far and is strides ahead of second-placed Petty Enterprises, which has 268. Not much, however, has been said about his career behind the wheel in recent years.Off the racetrack, Hendrick is one of the
  
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• “You Don’t Have to Worry So Much”: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Admits NASCAR Drivers Are Under More Pressure Than Team Owners

  10-02-2026 04:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Nov 1, 2025; Avondale, Arizona, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr during the Xfinity Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesDale Earnhardt Jr. spent nearly two decades driving in the highest levels of professional stock car racing. He founded JR Motorsports in 2006 and began focusing on race organization fully after his retirement as a driver in 2017. This career path has exposed him to two different realities: The first is that
  
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• Kyle Busch Not Worried About NASCAR Future With Richard Childress Racing Despite Repeated Failures

  10-02-2026 04:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Sep 6, 2025; Madison, Illinois, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (8) looks on during practice and qualifying for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. | Credits- Joe Puetz-Imagn ImagesTwo-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has been struggling a lot with his performances over the last couple of years, and steps into the 2026 season hoping to turn that around. He will be under extra pressure to do so, considering this is the final year of his contract with his team.Busc
  
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• NASCAR’s Ryan Preece rises from Connecticut short tracks to enjoy Cup Series success

  10-02-2026 04:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR driver Ryan Preece plans to one day settle down in his native Connecticut, where he fell in love with working on cars, racing, and chasing speed and championships.As the 2024 Cup Series season wound down, Preece faced an early retirement — a driver without a ride.Now at home with Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Preece delivered a long-awaited, emotional and defining win last Wednesday during sleet and near-freezing conditions at The Clash. He now plans to spend his peak years at the
  
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• Kyle Busch to run maximum allowed Truck races with Spire in 2026

  10-02-2026 01:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSpire Motorsports has confirmed that two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch will run eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races with the organization this year. Fellow Cup drivers Ross Chastain and Carson Hocevar will also be running a large chunk of the NCTS schedule alongside their Sunday duties.Busch, 40, has more wins than any other driver in the history of the Truck Series. In addition to 63 Cup and 102 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series wins, he also has 67 Truck wins.His mo
  
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• Full entry list for all NASCAR Speedweek races at Daytona, featuring 181 entries

  10-02-2026 00:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThe 68th running of the Daytona 500 has 45 entries, but the NASCAR Cup Series drivers aren't the only ones on track this week. Daytona will also feature the season-opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity) Series (NOAPS), and the ARCA Menard's Series.The Daytona 500 entry list features eight former winners of the Daytona 500 and seven NASCAR Cup Series champions. Eight open entries will be fighting over the final four o
  
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• Full entry list for all 2026 NASCAR races at Daytona, featuring 181 entries

  10-02-2026 00:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThe 68th running of the Daytona 500 has 45 entries, but the NASCAR Cup Series drivers aren't the only ones on track this week. Daytona will also feature the season-opener for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity) Series (NOAPS), and the ARCA Menard's Series.The Daytona 500 entry list features eight former winners of the Daytona 500 and seven NASCAR Cup Series champions. Eight open entries will be fighting over the final four o
  
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