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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Praised Martinsville. Then Came Its Longest Green Run Since 1987

  04-11-2026 23:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is standing by his praise for Martinsville after fans pushed back when the race went green for what he called “like 250 laps straight.”Earnhardt praised the improvements on X during Sunday’s race. He appeared on Denny Hamlin’s Actions Detrimental this week and explained what he meant.“I sent out a social media post. I said, ‘Martinsville has been unwatchable. This is way better. Good direction. Whatever we’re doing, keep going. Tire, car, there’s been a lot of
  
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• Richard Petty Calls Denny Hamlin’s Martinsville Race ‘Really Disappointing’

  04-11-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Petty called Denny Hamlin’s Martinsville race “really disappointing” after the polesitter finished sixth and gained only three points on Kyle Larson.The Joe Gibbs Racing driver had a chance to cut into Larson’s lead from the pole, and Petty thought that was the day he would make his move. He gave his verdict on the Petty Racing Recap.“I figured if Denny was ever going to show anything, it was going to be at Martinsville,” Petty said.“When he started on pole, I said, ‘Okay
  
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• NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer Teases Real-Time Penalties to Eliminate Post-Race Drama

  04-11-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  August 16, 2025, Richmond, Va, USA: Richmond, VA USA – August 16, 2025: NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series driver, RYAN PREECE 60 of Berlin, CT races for the Cook Out 400 in Richmond, VA. Richmond USA – ZUMAa161 20250816_aaa_a161_171 Copyright: xWalterxG.xArcexSr.x ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireThe Martinsville incidents exposed a weakness in NASCAR’s ability to police on-track retaliation in real time. NASCAR Senior Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer now wants the sanctioning body to imp
  
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• Carson Hocevar Will Address the Media at Homestead-Miami Speedway

  04-11-2026 20:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Archive: Carson Hocevar Talladega Press Conference October 2026HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar will address the media Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.NASCAR released its weekly availability schedule Tuesday, showing Hocevar has an availability starting at 2:30 p.m. ET at the track's media center desk.Hocevar will not be racing in the season finale this Sunday at the 1.5-mile south Florida track. Spire Motorsports suspended him for the race over his action
  
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• Carson Hocevar Needs a Waiver to Stay in the Chase, and NASCAR Expects to Grant It

  04-11-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Hocevar needs a NASCAR waiver to stay in the Chase standings after Spire Motorsports suspended him for Sunday’s finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Spire suspended Hocevar for the finale on Tuesday after he repeatedly brake-checked Austin Cindric at Martinsville. NASCAR fined him $100,000 and docked him 25 points later that day.What Sawyer Said About the WaiverDrivers have to attempt every race to stay eligible for the Chase standings. NASCAR senior vice president of competition Elton Sa
  
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• Axed Legacy MC Star Forced Down to O’Reilly Series Amid Haas Factory Team Announcement

  04-11-2026 19:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 20: John H. Nemechek, driver of the #4 Mobil 1 Toyota, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Toyota 200 presented by CK Power at Gateway Motorsports Park on August 20, 2021 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesA NASCAR Cup Series seat was supposed to be John Hunter Nemechek’s next step toward establishing himself among the sport’s top drivers. Instead, the 29-year-old now finds himself facing an unexpected
  
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• NASCAR Championship Weekend 2026: Full Homestead Schedule, Race Times and TV Channels

  04-11-2026 19:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - MARCH 23: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 23, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyThe entire NASCAR season comes down to one final weekend, and Homestead-Miami Speedway is about to take center stage.After months of racing, three national series will crown their champions in South Florida fr
  
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• Former NASCAR Cup Driver Weighs in on Carson Hocevar

  04-11-2026 18:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  After Spire Motorsports suspended Carson Hocevar for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, many have weighed in on the young driver.Among them are former Cup Series driver Rick Mast. He made this post on social media:"Concerning @CarsonHocevar He said “today is an embarrassing day” for him. When and if he ever understands that SUNDAY is the day that’s much more embarrassing, then that’s when he’ll start winning multiple races and contend for championships. His dr
  
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• “It Ain’t Going to Go Well”- Dale Jr. Issues Harsh Reality Check on Dodge’s NASCAR Return

  04-11-2026 18:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Xfinity Series 2023: Food City 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 takes to the track for the Food City 300 at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol TN. LicenseRM 20751467 Copyright: xZoonar.com/LoganxTxArcexGrindstonexMediaxGroup/ActionxSportsxPhotographyx 20751467 ©IMAGO/ZoonarDodge’s return to NASCAR marks a significant moment for the sport, which will once again have four manufacturers competing at the highest level. But while the announcement ha
  
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• Eckes and Hemric Re-Signed to NASCAR Truck Rides for 2027

  04-11-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  STATESVILLE, N.C. — Christian Eckes and Daniel Hemric are returning to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s NASCAR FedEx Freight Trucks Series lineup in 2027.MHR announced the duo will return after their first season together in 2026. They signed Hemric in 2025 to take over for Eckes, who moved up to the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series that year before he came back to Trucks in 2026.Hemric and Eckes made the 2026 Chase field in their No. 19 Chevrolet and No. 91 Chevrolet. Going into the season fina
  
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• Rajah Caruth Secures 2027 Ride Despite Sponsorship Struggles

  04-11-2026 18:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesRajah Caruth is not leaving JR Motorsports after all, even though the team faced real cash challenges to keep him. The 24-year-old driver will pilot the No. 88 Chevrolet full-time in the 2027 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Kelley Earnhardt Miller, the team’s co-owner and CEO, broke the news on Tuesday during a radio appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. She called the move “Super exciting. He deserves to be here another year,” as quoted by Jayski, according to Yah
  
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• Ryan Preece will switch to No. 6 for 2027 NASCAR Cup season

  04-11-2026 17:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Preece will have a new car number next year, taking over Roush's historic No. 6 with the looming exit of Brad Keselowski. Preece joined RFK Racing ahead of the 2025 season, driving the No. 60 Ford. He has since earned an impressive win in the Bowman Gray Clash exhibition race, while also claiming his first-ever points paying win in the Daytona cutoff race, which vaulted him into the Chase. He's also the first driver to win a Cup race in the No. 60 since 1950 NASCAR Cup Seri
  
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• John Hunter Nemechek joins Haas NASCAR O'Reilly team for 2027

  04-11-2026 17:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJohn Hunter Nemechek has revealed his plans for the 2027 NASCAR season, returning to the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) in a new deal to drive the No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet. Pye-Barker Fire & Safety  will serve as the primary sponsor.Nemechek is set to lose his full-time Cup ride with Legacy Motor Club at the conclusion of the year after three years as the driver of the No. 42 Toyota. Nemechek has nearly 150 Cup starts, but no wins and a career-best points resul
  
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• “Keep Their Thoughts to Themselves”—Mark Martin Calls Out Heartless Social Media Responses to Florida Jet Tragedy

  04-11-2026 17:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  November 02, 2007 – Fort Worth , TX, USA: Mark Martin waits to qualify at Texas Motor Speedway for the running of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Dickies 500 in Fort Worth, TX. ©IMAGO/DepositphotosMark Martin is not a driver who picks fights online. The Hall of Famer has spent decades being measured, polite, and careful with his words, which is exactly why his latest message landed the way it did. It was short, it was blunt, and it came from a place most people scrolling past it will never have to visi
  
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• NASCAR Hall of Famer Delivers Blunt Verdict on Martinsville Penalties

  04-11-2026 16:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - MARCH 29: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Hardee's Toyota, Ross Chastain, driver of the #1 Safety Culture Chevrolet, and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chili's Ride The 'Dente Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyDale Earnhardt Jr. has backed NASCAR’s decision to punish Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry following separate brake-check inci
  
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• “Needed to Be More Than Just $50,000”-NASCAR’s Elton Sawyer Explains Why Carson Hocevar Was Hit Twice as Hard as Josh Berry

  04-11-2026 15:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireNASCAR has finally handed down its verdict on the Martinsville brake-checking controversy, and the financial consequences are steep for Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry. On Tuesday, NASCAR fined Hocevar $100,000 and docked him 25 driver points, while Berry received a $50,000 fine and the same points deduction. Both penalties followed incidents that damaged rival drivers’ cars and ended their races. But with Hocevar facing twice the financial punishment, NASCAR’s Elton Saw
  
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• "Pulled in a Lot of Different Directions"—Kelley Earnhardt Clarifies JRM Champ's Final Retirement Timeline

  04-11-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  A championship, a family business facing uncertainty and a racing career that still has plenty left to offer. Few drivers would find it easy to walk away with all three pulling at them. For one veteran, the decision became particularly difficult when a season he had earmarked as his last turned into the most successful campaign of his career. What began as a plan to step away soon became a question of whether he was really ready to leave.Justin Allgaier had set 40 as the age at which he would br
  
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• NASCAR Reveals Troubling Details Behind Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry Punishments

  04-11-2026 15:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 31: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 31, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR has explained why Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry received major penalties following separate brake-checking incidents during Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.NASCAR Vice President of Competition Elto
  
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• JR Motorsports Announces Major Team News Before Homestead Race

  04-11-2026 13:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  JR Motorsports has finalized its full-time driver lineup for the 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season, confirming Rajah Caruth’s return to the organization. The 24-year-old will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for the entire campaign after splitting his 2026 schedule between JR Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing.The announcement came ahead of this weekend’s championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kelley Earnhardt Miller, JR Motorsports’ co-owner and CEO, revealed the news
  
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• NASCAR Announces Punishment for Carson Hocevar and Three Others After Martinsville

  04-11-2026 12:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR handed down multiple penalties after Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, with Carson Hocevar receiving the harshest punishment. The sanctioning body fined the Spire Motorsports driver $100,000 and deducted 25 points from his championship total for multiple violations of the sport’s code of conduct.The penalty report also confirmed disciplinary action against three other individuals: Josh Berry, along with No. 60 team members James Price and Samuel Wright.Austin Cindric
  
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• Qualifying orders for 2026 Homestead-Miami Speedway Championship races

  04-11-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Championship Weekend has arrived! All three NASCAR national series will crown champions at Homestead-Miami Speedway — the first time the season-ending events have returned to South Beach. The Craftsman Truck Series race is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday on FS1, followed by the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at 5 p.m. ET on Saturday on The CW. The Cup Series caps everything off Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, where Kyle Larson can win his third Bill France Cup in the last six seasons. See qua
  
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• “This Is Not Corporate Welfare”- Veteran Broadcaster Defends SMI Deal Against Anti-Racing Smears

  04-11-2026 02:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway’s future has hung by a thread for nearly 15 years, even after 70% of residents voted in 2011 to protect racing at the historic venue. With a new development threatening the track’s legacy, racing enthusiasts and Nashville residents are trying to create awareness around the malpractices, pretenses, and false narratives surrounding the new petition. NASCAR-associated sports announcer and broadcaster John Roberts, who is also a Nashville resident, has taken the in
  
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• NASCAR’s JR Motorsports Announces Significant Decision Before Championship Race

  04-11-2026 02:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rajah Caruth, driver of the #88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. GettyRajah Caruth will drive the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports full-time in 2027, and the team’s CEO let the news slip on the radio while walking through the lineup, according to On3.Kelley Earnhardt Miller, co-owner and CEO of JR Motorsports, confirmed Caruth’s return for the full season Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s “The Morning Drive.” “Super exciting. He deserves to be here another year,” she said, as quoted
  
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• NASCAR Slams Carson Hocevar With Harsh Punishment For Martinsville Race Actions

  04-11-2026 01:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR hands Carson Hocevar a harsh punishment for his actions during the Martinsville race ahead of championship weekend. Here's what happened. GettyNASCAR fined Carson Hocevar $100,000 and docked him 25 driver points Tuesday for repeatedly brake-checking Austin Cindric at Martinsville Speedway, NASCAR Communications announced Tuesday.The penalty arrived the same day Spire Motorsports pulled its No. 77 driver from the Homestead-Miami Speedway season finale, leaving Hocevar facing two punishment
  
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• Truck Series Legend Set to Headline NASCAR’s Championship Weekend a Year After Racing Exit

  04-11-2026 01:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 11: Matt Crafton, driver of the #88 Mold-Armor/Menards Toyota, sits in his truck during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series NextEra Energy 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesMatt Crafton spent much of his life climbing into the same NASCAR Truck Series garage, usually with Menards on the side of his truck and ThorSport Racing behind him. Last
  
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• Rajah Caruth Signs Extension With JR Motorsports

  04-11-2026 01:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rajah Caruth will be back behind the wheel full-time with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027. It was announced by the team that the 24-year-old out of Washington D.C. will return to the seat of the No. 88 JR Motorsports Chevrolet full-time next year.Caruth is completing a full-time slate in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series this season. However, not all of his starts came with JR Motorsports. In an effort to complete the full 2026 schedule, Caruth has jumped between
  
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• Who Is Justin Haley? Meet Carson Hocevar’s NASCAR Replacement at Homestead

  04-11-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 30: Justin Haley, driver of the #16 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches RAM, walks on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 presented by Down East Heating & Air Conditioning at Martinsville Speedway on October 30, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyJustin Haley is heading back to a familiar car for one of NASCAR’s biggest weekends of the year.With Carson Hocevar suspended from Sunday’
  
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• Dale Jr Sets The Record Straight on Martinsville Praise After Brutal Fan Backlash

  04-11-2026 00:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Xfinity: NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Dover Jul 19, 2025 Dover, Delaware, USA NASCAR Xfinity Series owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks on from pit road during the BetRivers 200 at Dover Motor Speedway. Dover Dover Motor Speedway Delaware USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMatthewxO Harenx 20250719_tcs_bm2_067 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesDale Earnhardt Jr. posted a short, optimistic take on Martinsville and then watched the race work against him. With
  
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• Spire Motorsports Benches Hocevar After Martinsville Chaos

  04-11-2026 00:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nov 1, 2026; Martinsville, Virginia, USA;Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar (77) signs autographs before the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.Mandatory Credit: Greg Atkins-Imagn ImagesSpire Motorsports made a bold call on Tuesday that shook up the NASCAR Cup Series. The team suspended driver Carson Hocevar for the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway this Sunday. This move comes after Hocevar intentionally brake-checked Austin Cindric at Martinsville last Sunday.
  
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• NASCAR VP explains Carson Hocevar, Josh Berry penalties

  04-11-2026 00:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR Vice President of Competition Elton Sawyer took to SiriusXM Radio on Tuesday to explain the rationale behind a pair of penalties to Carson Hocevar and Josh Berry for brake checking over the weekend at Martinsville Speedway.First and foremost, the decision to issue the $100,000 fine to Hocevar and the $50,000 fine to Berry, plus 25 driver points each, came down to SMT data. NASCAR could see very decisively that both drivers retaliated on Sunday by slamming on their brakes a
  
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