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• 23XI Racing announces 12-race Cup Series schedule for Corey Heim

  06-02-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  23XI Racing has announced a 12-race NASCAR Cup Series schedule for development driver Corey Heim in the No. 67 Toyota for the 2026 season. Heim, the defending Craftsman Truck Series champion, kicks off his slate by attempting next Sunday’s Daytona 500 (Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: 2026 Cup Series schedule | Daytona Speedweeks scheduleHeim’s full schedule is as follows:Feb. 15: Daytona International SpeedwayApril 19: Kansas SpeedwayMa
  
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• Samantha Busch complete speech from emotional Kyle Busch Celebration of Life

  10-10-2026 04:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoOn Friday, NASCAR held a Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch, which was free and open to the public.Before the special event turned to remarks from his widow, Samantha Busch, those in attendance heard speeches from Kurt Busch, Joe Gibbs, Austin Dillon, and others.To conclude the night, Samantha delivered an emotional speech, talking about how much Kyle meant to her and the greater racing world. She remarked how while Kyle's No. 8 team was struggling for results in recent year
  
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• Why Is NASCAR Not Racing on the Charlotte Roval This Weekend?

  10-10-2026 04:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 05: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 05, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR is back at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, but fans tuning in for Sunday’s Bank of America 400 will notice something different.For the first time in nine years, the fall Cup Series race won’t feature the Charlotte Roval.Instead of navigat
  
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• Joe Gibbs remembers Kyle Busch with humorous story at Celebration of Life

  10-10-2026 03:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoHosted by Mike Joy, the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life immediately followed Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, and featured several of those closest to him.Among them was Joe Gibbs, who was Kyle Busch's team owner from 2009 through the 2022 season. Together, they won 56 Cup races, as well as the 2015 and 2019 NASCAR Cup Series championships.Kyle remains the team's most recent champion in Cup, and is second only to Denny Hamlin on JGR's all-time wins list. The event
  
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• Kyle Busch's 11-year-old son highlights his father's 'celebration of life' ceremony with burnout

  10-10-2026 03:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — The NASCAR community and more than 10,000 race fans celebrated the life of the late Kyle Busch during an uplifting ceremony Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Busch's widow, Samantha Busch, spoke at the free event and shared memories of their life together during an emotional 10-minute speech. But it was 11-year-son Brexton, a budding racer, who stole the show with a burnout on the track's frontstretch in his father's No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Cup Series car
  
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• Brexton Busch does burnout in No. 8 car, then bows at celebration of life for dad Kyle Busch

  10-10-2026 03:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  The celebration of life for Kyle Busch on Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway ended as races often have over the last 20 years — with a Busch burnout.Brexton Busch, Kyle's son, drove the No. 8 Chevrolet driven by his late father onto the Charlotte Motor Speedway tri-oval after introduced by his mother Samantha.Brexton Busch circled the tri-oval, then eventually did a burnout across the tri-oval.After finishing the burnout, Brexton Busch hopped out of the car, stood on the roof and bowed to
  
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• Brexton Busch drives NASCAR Cup RCR No. 8 in touching tribute to father Kyle

  10-10-2026 03:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoFollowing the Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch, his 11-year-old son Brexton got behind the wheel of the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Cup car his famous father once drove.The special ceremony featured speeches from Joe Gibbs, Austin Dillon, and Samantha Busch, as well as Q&As with Kurt Busch, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson, and Christopher Bell.When the hour of remembrance ended and Samantha Busch finished a ten-minute speech, she struggled to hold back te
  
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• Kyle Busch Celebration of Life: Full Recap of The Public Memorial Service

  10-10-2026 03:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Charlotte Motor Speedway was the site of the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life, a public memorial service honoring the late two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. The public service featured many special guest speakers who knew “Rowdy” the best, from family, to former teammates, to former drivers of Kyle Busch Motorsports.Mike Joy, Kurt Busch Kicked Off The Celebration of LifeThe FS1 broadcast of the event began with a montage video of some of Busch’s greatest highlights. Jamie Litt
  
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• Brexton Busch Honors Father With Burnout in His NASCAR Cup Car

  10-10-2026 03:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. -- Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of NASCAR Cup Series legend Kyle Busch, closed out his father's celebration of life with a burnout in his car.The younger Busch strapped into the No. 8 Lucas Oil Chevrolet his father won with at Auto Club Speedway in February of 2023 and did a burnout in the dogleg at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He then exited the car, wearing his helmet and firesuit, grabbed the checkered flag and bowed while standing on the roof of the car. His mother, Samantha
  
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• Layne Riggs Tightens NASCAR Truck Series Chase With Win at Charlotte

  10-10-2026 03:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Wire ServiceIn the opening laps of Friday’s Ecosave 200, as he was slicing his way forward from the 13th starting position, Layne Riggs declared on his team radio “They’re in trouble”—meaning the competition.Riggs’ seventh victory of the season wasn’t quite as easy as that assessment might have implied. In fact, the driver of the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford had to pass Chase leader Kaden Honeycutt on Lap 128 of 134 to secure his second NASCA
  
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• Hurricane Isaias Threatens NASCAR Charlotte Weekend: Will Sunday’s Race Be Postponed?

  10-10-2026 02:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 29: A general view of cars covered and parked on the grid during a weather delay of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Alsco Uniforms 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 29, 2023 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyHurricane Isaias is threatening to throw NASCAR’s Charlotte race weekend into chaos, with heavy rain expected to move into North Carolina just as teams prepare for one of the most important races of the season.The stor
  
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• Race Results: 2026 NCTS Ecosave 200 at Charlotte

  10-10-2026 02:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs came out on top of a spirited late-race battle for the win with Kaden Honeycutt, his rival for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, in Friday night’s Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.As Riggs got to the inside of Honeycutt off of Turn 4 with seven laps remaining, Honeycutt would slap the outside wall.Riggs would go on to score his seventh win of the season by a margin of victory of 0.596 seconds over Christian Eckes, who would scoot past Honeycutt for the runn
  
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• Layne Riggs closes to 17 points of NASCAR Truck lead with Charlotte win

  10-10-2026 01:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWith just a few laps to go, Kaden Honeycutt slid up into the wall and his title rival Layne Riggs snatched the win away in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Riggs now has seven wins this year, and 12 in his NCTS career. He is now just 17 points behind Honeycutt in the battle for the 2026 championship."I love that," exclaimed Riggs after the race. "Let's go guys. Let's go! Thank you everybody. We really needed that one. Thank you for sh
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Truck Series points update after Charlotte race

  10-10-2026 01:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs cut into Kaden Honeycutt's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead after the Ecosave 200 race on Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Riggs passed Honeycutt in the final laps to take the lead and the win in Charlotte to flip the 20-point bonus that goes to the winner compared to second.The two points leaders stretched their advantage ahead of Chandler Smith.Here's the updated NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings:CHARLOTTE TRUCK RESULTS:Who won NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte
  
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• Who won NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte race? Winner is Layne Riggs, plus full results

  10-10-2026 01:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs passed Kaden Honeycutt in the final laps to win the Ecosave 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Honeycutt's block attempt in turns 3 and 4 forced him into the wall, allowing Riggs to make the pass for the lead with under 10 laps to go.Riggs got a boost in the points standings to cut into Honeycutt's lead.Here are the full results for Friday's Truck Series race at Charlotte:CHARLOTTE WEEKEND SCHEDULE:NASCAR Charlotte full weekend track schedule
  
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• NASCAR Truck Standings Right Now: Truck Series The Chase Points Leaders after Charlotte

  10-10-2026 01:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThere are now four races left in The Chase for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series following Friday night’s Ecosave 200. With three races in the rearview mirror, headlined by tonight’s action headlined by drivers already atop the NASCAR Truck Series standings, there’s a clear small group of favorites emerging to win the championship in 2026.Following the race tonight, here are the NASCAR Truck Series The Chase standings after Charlotte.Related: NAS
  
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• Rockingham Speedway, iconic NASCAR track, is up for auction

  10-10-2026 01:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Uncertainty continues to loom over a once-iconic NASCAR track, Rockingham Speedway.The 0.94-mile D-shaped asphalt oval nestled in the sandhills of south central North Carolina is on the auction block. It’s one of 12 race tracks owned by Darryl Cuttell and the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) that were recently listed for auction.Auction house Tranzon is handling the sale and sealed bids are due by Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. ET.Initially, Rockingham Speedway was for sale at an asking price n
  
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• Why Isn’t Frankie Muniz Driving in Today’s NASCAR Truck Race? Where Is He?

  10-10-2026 00:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 17: Frankie Muniz, driver of the #33 Morgan & Morgan Ford, waves to fans as he walks onstage during driver intros prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 17, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyFans of TV star-turned-NASCAR-driver Frankie Muniz are certainly wondering why the 40-year-old is missing from Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Serie
  
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• Kyle Busch Celebration of Life at Charlotte: Schedule, Speakers and How to Watch

  10-10-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  There will be no checkered flag waiting for Kyle Busch at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night. Instead, the NASCAR community will gather at the start/finish line to honor a driver whose legacy extends far beyond the races he won.Nearly five months after Busch’s death on May 21, Charlotte Motor Speedway will host a public Celebration of Life on Friday, Oct. 9. His wife, Samantha Busch, will be joined by some of the biggest names in NASCAR to share memories of the two-time Cup Series ch
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Veteran Sounds Alarm Over O’Reilly Series’ Troubling Future

  09-10-2026 23:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 03: Corey Day, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Road Ranger Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 03, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin has raised concerns about the financial stability of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, warning that losing one major team could weaken the competi
  
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• 99-Year-Old NASCAR Fan Finally Gets Her Dream Ride at Michigan Speedway

  09-10-2026 23:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For nearly 70 years, Shirley Hipple experienced NASCAR the same way millions of fans do: from the comfort of her living room, watching the cars race around the track on television.But at 99 years old, with her 100th birthday approaching, Hipple finally got to experience something she’d spent decades watching from afar.She climbed into a stock car at Michigan International Speedway and went for a ride.The experience, arranged through a senior living community’s adventure program, gave
  
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• Gallery: All five Kyle Busch tribute paint schemes for Charlotte NASCAR Truck race

  09-10-2026 22:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThis weekend, NASCAR returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time since a very somber Memorial Day Weekend in May.The track hosted the first race weekend after the tragic death of Kyle Busch, who suffered a medical emergency at the GM Technical Center in Charlotte and later passed away due to pneumonia that progressed into sepsis.As the sport returns to Charlotte -- a place most teams and drivers call home -- they will honor the two-time Cup Series champion with a Celeb
  
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• Tyler Ankrum Makes Stunning Reveal Regarding 2027 Plans In Media Scrum

  09-10-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tyler Ankrum is officially on the move at the end of the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. No, McAnally-Hilgemann Racing didn’t make the official announcement in the form of a press release, a social media video, or anything of that nature.Instead, the driver revealed that he will depart the team at season’s end to JosephSrigley.com’s Jared Haas during a media scrum ahead of Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Ankr
  
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• Too Little, Too Late for Tyler Reddick in the NASCAR Chase?

  09-10-2026 21:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Tyler Reddick went from a rough NASCAR Cup Series Chase race at Kansas Speedway to a spinning success Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.Reddick's No. 45 Jordan Brand Toyota Camry XSE finished third after Kyle Larson collected him in a wreck exiting the final corner on the final lap of the South Point 400. Despite a battery issue that kept him from possibly earning another seven stage points in the second stage, Reddick earned the fourth-most points (41) and gained five on Lars
  
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• Kasey Kahne Not Ruling Out a One-Off NASCAR Cup Series Start

  09-10-2026 21:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  The Key Comment from Kasey Kahne is at 29:41MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Kasey Kahne said Wednesday he isn't ruling out a one-off NASCAR Cup Series start as he is set to return to full-time NASCAR competition in 2027.During a Spire Motorsports press conference to introduce him as the new NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series driver, Kahne said his health will never allow him to run a full Cup Series again. However, he said a one-off start isn't off the table."I know that, what I've always kind of felt
  
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• Lucky No. 7! Riggs passes Honeycutt late for Charlotte Truck Chase win

  09-10-2026 21:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Layne Riggs made up for his tumultuous start to the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase presented by Mobil 1, passing Kaden Honeycutt with seven laps to go to win his seventh race of the season Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Riggs led 47 laps and won Stage 1, completing a sweep of the series’ races at the 1.5-mile oval this year in Concord, North Carolina.With the victory, Riggs unofficially trims 20 points off his points deficit to Honeycutt, now sitting just 17 markers back with
  
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• Mosack Blasts to Charlotte Truck Pole; Official Ecosave 200 Starting Lineup

  09-10-2026 21:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Connor Mosack rocketed to his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole on Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and he’ll lead a hungry field of drivers to the green flag in the Ecosave 200 on Friday night.Driving a special No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado, paying homage to Kyle Busch’s 2023 win at Pocono (his final win with Kyle Busch Motorsports), Mosack turned an impressive lap time of 29.961 seconds (180.234 mph) to take the top qualifying speed.“Obviously,
  
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• Mosack Wins Truck Pole at Charlotte; Honeycutt (3rd) Leads Chasers

  09-10-2026 20:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectConnor Mosack, who was second-fastest in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway, claimed the pole position for the Ecosave 200. This is the second career pole position for Mosack, and it comes in the 27-year-old driver's 46th Truck Series start.Driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado which is battling for an owner's championship, Mosack turned a blistering-fast lap time of
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte lineup, TV schedule for Friday's race

  09-10-2026 20:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Connor Mosack is on the pole for the Ecosave 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Mosack's lap of 29.961 seconds was a half-tenth faster than Tanner Gray's effort in qualifying.Kaden Honeycutt (third) was the fastest Chase driver in qualifying.Gio Ruggiero will start 36th after not recording a qualifying lap following an issue in practice.Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Friday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.TR
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR Race Today at Charlotte Motor Speedway: TV Coverage and Streaming

  09-10-2026 20:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 24: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Black's Tire Chevrolet, and Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops/Winchester Patriotic Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR fans have one national-series race to watch at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, October 9, as the Craftsman Truck Series takes on the 1.5-mile oval.
  
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