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• Bubba Wallace Fed Up With San Diego Race Penalty, 'I Hate It'

  23-06-2026 17:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  At the Anduril 250 on Sunday, Bubba Wallace came the closest he's been all year to getting his first checkered flag of 2026. But a frustrating penalty left him fuming at the end of his second-place finish.A seemingly unsecured lugnut caused him to lose his right-front tire during Stage 1, which resulted in a two-lap hold and two of his crew members getting suspended. After the race, he expressed his frustration at both the situation and how bad it was for his crew. He believes that the penalty w
  
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• Austin Green smashes Sonoma hairpin barrier after scary brake failure

  26-06-2026 22:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at Sonoma Raceway was red-flagged on Saturday following a scary crash in the Turn 11 hairpin.Austin Green, driving the No. 87 Peterson Racing Chevrolet, lost brakes on entry of the Turn 11 hairpin. He slammed the tire barrier, sending bundles flying, and digging underneath them. The car even pushed the concrete barrier back.HUGE CRASH for Austin Green.He lost his brakes in one of worst possible spots, the tight hairpin turn at Sonoma. pi
  
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• Amazon’s NASCAR Bet Is Paying Off as Prime Keeps Winning Over New Fans

  26-06-2026 20:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Amazon’s partnership with NASCAR isn’t just holding steady. It’s building momentum.New Nielsen data released by Prime Video shows the streaming giant averaged 2.29 million viewers across its five-race exclusive NASCAR Cup Series schedule this season, marking a 6% increase over last year’s package. Even more telling, every race attracted a larger audience than its comparable event in 2025.For a sport that continues to balance its loyal television audience with an increasin
  
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• NASCAR Teams Up With The Rolling Stones for First-of-Its-Kind Collaboration

  26-06-2026 19:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is adding a rock-and-roll twist to race weekend.The sanctioning body announced Tuesday a first-of-its-kind partnership with legendary rock band The Rolling Stones and longtime series partner Goodyear, bringing together one of motorsports’ biggest brands and one of music’s most iconic groups ahead of the Chicago Street Race weekend.The collaboration extends well beyond merchandise, featuring limited-edition collectibles, an immersive fan activation and original content designed
  
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• Guy Fieri Is Officially a NASCAR Team Owner

  26-06-2026 19:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR has welcomed another celebrity into the garage.Food Network star and restaurateur Guy Fieri has officially joined Legacy Motor Club as a strategic owner, becoming part of the ownership group led by seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson.The announcement gives one of NASCAR’s fastest-evolving organizations another recognizable face away from the racetrack while adding one of America’s most recognizable lifestyle brands to the sport.Rather than serving as a passive invest
  
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• Kyle Busch Remembered: Rowdy's best drives at Sonoma Raceway

  26-06-2026 18:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAs NASCAR returns to Sonoma Raceway, we remember the most memorable drives of Kyle Busch's career at the historic road course. He won twice there at the Cup level, and once in the Truck Series.Busch is the winningest driver in NASCAR history with 234 victories across the top three series, earning his final win just days before his unexpected passing on May 21st, at the age of 41.We have decided to remember Kyle with this weekly series, highlighting his most impressive, memorable,
  
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• NASCAR Qualifying Order Sonoma: Cup Series Qualifying Order This Weekend

  26-06-2026 17:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is at Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the second consecutive road-course race in California in as many weeks. Before Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 can begin, there’s Cup Series qualifying on Saturday to determine the starting lineup.We’re keeping a particularly close eye on qualifying this weekend because of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge that begins this weekend, with Round 1 turning the top 32 drivers into a field of 16 next week. All of this, of course, works toward t
  
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• NASCAR Sonoma Weekend Schedule and Weather Forecast: Full 2026 Schedule, Start Times, TV Channels

  26-06-2026 17:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR heads to California this weekend for one of the most technical road-course events on the calendar, with three days of on-track action featuring the Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, and ARCA Menards Series West.Unlike last weekend’s inaugural street race in San Diego, the series returns to the familiar 1.99-mile Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. The forecast also looks favorable throughout the weekend, giving teams uninterrupted track time to prepare fo
  
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• NASCAR Sonoma Weather Forecast: Will Weather Affect This Weekend’s Racing?

  26-06-2026 15:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The forecast calls for warm temperatures and dry conditions throughout NASCAR's race weekend at Sonoma Raceway, including Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350. GettyNASCAR returns to one of its most demanding road courses this weekend, and unlike several races earlier this season, weather is expected to stay out of the spotlight.The forecast for Sonoma Raceway calls for warm temperatures, dry conditions and plenty of sunshine throughout all three days of on-track activity, giving teams a full weekend t
  
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• 2026 Sonoma Raceway pit stall assignments

  26-06-2026 14:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  See where your favorite NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers will pit this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.NASCAR Cup Series
  Stay tuned.NASCAR Cup Series Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: Sonoma weekend schedule | How to watch NASCAR on TNT Sports/truTV/HBO Max
  NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts SeriesNASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma
  
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• NASCAR's Amazon Prime Move Sees 6% Increase in Viewership in Year 2

  26-06-2026 02:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is seeing good, early returns in the move to Amazon Prime.The debates surrounding sports broadcasts and streaming platforms is ongoing - and not going away. The NFL is airing games on Neflix, Amazon Prime, Peacock, etc. MLB airs Sunday games on Peacock. The NBA airs a bunch of its regular season and now playoff games on streaming platforms.Last year, NASCAR made the move to Amazon Prime, airing several races per season on the streaming platform. And it's so far, so good for the streaming
  
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• Michael Jordan's NASCAR team will feature a 'Space Jam' car driven by Bubba Wallace

  25-06-2026 22:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace was three years old when NBA legend Michael Jordan teamed up with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the hit Hollywood movie, Space Jam.Three decades later, Jordan co-owns the NASCAR Cup Series team that Wallace drives for, 23XI Racing. To commemorate the movie's anniversary, one of Wallace’s sponsors — trading card and sports collectibles company Upper Deck — is throwing a Space Jam paintscheme on his No. 23 Toyota for the eero 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway on July 5
  
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• Bubba Wallace to drive ‘Space Jam’ themed car in NASCAR race for Jordan's team

  25-06-2026 22:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace was three years old when NBA legend Michael Jordan teamed up with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in the hit Hollywood movie, Space Jam.Three decades later, Jordan co-owns the NASCAR Cup Series team that Wallace drives for, 23XI Racing. To commemorate the movie's anniversary, one of Wallace’s sponsors — trading card and sports collectibles company Upper Deck — is throwing a Space Jam paintscheme on his No. 23 Toyota for the eero 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway on July 5
  
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• How to watch NASCAR at Sonoma: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

  25-06-2026 22:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is racing at a road course for the fourth and final time during the 2026 Cup season, heading to Sonoma Raceway. TNT Sports takes over from Prime Video for the next five weeks, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max.Despite a disappointing result last weekend after a mid-race wreck, Shane van Gisbergen again enters as the favorite, and is the defending winner at Sonoma.Last weekend, Corey Heim became the 209th different driver to win a NASCAR Cup r
  
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• Celebrity chef Guy Fieri joins ownership group of Jimmie Johnson’s NASCAR team

  25-06-2026 22:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, welcome to Flavor Town.Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is getting involved in the premier series of stockcar racing by investing in Legacy Motor Club. The NASCAR team — which has seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson as its majority owner — has added Fieri to its stable of investors, calling the chef a "strategic owner."Other investors into the team, which fields Cup Series cars for John Hunter Nemechek and Erik Jones, include Grammy-winning musician Darius Rucker and busine
  
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• Guy Fieri joins Legacy Motor Club NASCAR team as 'strategic owner'

  25-06-2026 22:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEmmy Award-winning television host and restaurateur Guy Fieri has joined a growing list of celebrity investors at Legacy Motor Club, named a 'strategic owner' by LMC on Thursday.The Jimmie Johnson-led team recently announced singer/songwriter Darius Rucker as part of the ownership group as well.“Motorsports and race cars have always had that raw energy I love — the people, the passion, the culture, the speed,” said Guy Fieri. “Legacy Motor Club is building
  
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• NASCAR on Prime viewership numbers released for San Diego

  25-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race from Naval Base Coronado in San Diego earned an average of 2.28 million viewers to close out the five-race broadcast stretch for Amazon Prime Video.The race, which technically took place on NAS North Island, saw a viewership increase of nine percent from the same race last year from Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.The NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at NAS North Island drew 1.16 million viewers for the CW Netwo
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series race features rematch of road-course royalty

  25-06-2026 18:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In last season‘s NASCAR O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series event at Sonoma Raceway, Connor Zilisch held off pole winner Shane van Gisbergen by a mere 0.438 seconds.Both drivers are back in JR Motorsports Chevrolets for a rematch in Saturday‘s Pit Boss/Food Maxx 250 at the 1.99-mile circuit (5:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).“I‘m really pumped about getting back to Sonoma with JR Motorsports,” Zilisch said. “Shane and I had a great race for
  
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• IROC will hold support race to IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington D.C.

  25-06-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe International Race of Champions (IROC) cars are coming to Washington D.C. as part of IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend in the streets of the U.S. Capitol.  On Saturday, August 22, the Ray Evernham-led series will bring classic IROC cars for an exhibition, which will feature legends from both NASCAR and IndyCar. Former NASCAR Cup champions Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott will all race on the 1.7-mile street circuit,
  
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• IROC to hold support race to IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington D.C.

  25-06-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe International Race of Champions (IROC) cars are coming to Washington D.C. as part of IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend in the streets of the U.S. Capitol.  On the Aug. 22-23, the Ray Evernham-led series will bring classic IROC cars for an exhibition, which will feature legends from both NASCAR and IndyCar.Former NASCAR Cup champions Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott will all race on the 1.7-mile street circuit, alongside f
  
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• Katherine Legge argues there's "no reason for segregation" as she raises F1 Academy concern

  25-06-2026 16:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKatherine Legge, who has competed in various championships including the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup and Formula E, has delivered a strong assessment of F1 Academy.The British driver described the all-female racing series as a "gimmick" that needlessly segregates women and ultimately halts their career progression on the traditional single-seater ladder.Speaking on the Welcome To The Party show, Legge raised concerns about the idea of an all-female series."The problem we have now
  
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• Prime Video’s NASCAR viewership rises 6% in second season

  25-06-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: AmazonThe second year of the short NASCAR on Prime Video series is over, and the Amazon-owned streamer is reporting strong viewership.Amazon revealed that its five-race NASCAR schedule averaged 2.29 million viewers in 2026, up 6% from last year. Amazon also reported a median age of 57.7 for its viewers, the youngest among NASCAR broadcasters.Notably, unlike most ratings comparisons these days, the viewership comparison is apples-to-apples. Prime Video was one of the few networks to repor
  
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• NASCAR at Sonoma: How to watch, schedule, predictions for Toyota/Save Mart 350

  25-06-2026 14:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR at Sonoma: How to watch, schedule, predictions for Toyota/Save Mart 350 originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaNASCAR is staying in California for the second straight week, but it’s now heading up the Pacific Coast Highway.After a thrilling event at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego last Sunday, the Cup Series will visit Sonoma Raceway in Wine Country for another road race.The Northern California track is a staple on the NASCAR schedule, holding races at the venue since 1989.
  
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• Steve Letarte switches broadcasting gears to TNT as NASCAR heads to Sonoma

  25-06-2026 14:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When fans tune into the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 28, the channel and presentation will be a bit different, but they’ll still be listening to the same voices that have called the competition for the past five weeks.The trio of Adam Alexander, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are good at what they do. It’s why they work for multiple NASCAR media partners as they have emerged as a fan-favorite combination in the broadcasting booth.A veteran play-by-play voice, Alexande
  
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• Preview: Round 1 of the 2026 In-Season Challenge at Sonoma Raceway

  25-06-2026 10:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Year 2 of the In-Season Challenge kicks off Sunday when the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series head to the winding hills of Sonoma Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Commencing this year’s five-week, head-to-head bracket battle at a road course is a change from last year, when the inaugural In-Season Challenge kicked off at the EchoPark Speedway drafting track. A superspeedway-like race as the opener busted some early brackets with eight Round
  
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• Spire and Chris Gabehart countersue Joe Gibbs Racing

  25-06-2026 07:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn responding to the second amended revision of the Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit against Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports, both defendants re-established their defense and denials while also filing countersuits against the plaintiffs.Joe Gibbs Racing has argued that Gabehart, who worked at the organization from 2012 to 2025 as an engineer, crew chief and competition director, misappropriated trade secrets for the benefits of his new employer, Spire.The entire ordeal has played ou
  
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• Shane van Gisbergen on Austin Hill: “Two weeks in a row, taken out by the same spud”

  25-06-2026 04:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a recap video posted to his YouTube channel this week, Shane van Gisbergen reflected on a disappointing result at San Diego, and appeared to take aim at Austin Hill for the race-ending restart crash.Van Gisbergen didn't say much about the incident itself at the infield care center on Sunday, even telling reporters to "ask the next guys."But in the recap video, he briefly looked back on the weekend, and appeared to call out Austin Hill as the 'spud' responsible for wreckin
  
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• Noah Gragson warned of serious 'consequences' after planning to punch Kevin Magnussen

  25-06-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a new interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson revealed that he planned to punch Kevin Magnussen in their San Diego post-race confrontation, but was warned of "long-term consequences with my job" if he followed through on such a plan.Racing at Naval Base Coronado, Gragson engaged in a multi-lap feud with Trackhouse Racing's Kevin Magnussen, who was making his NASCAR Cup debut in the Project 91 entry.Motorsport.com has
  
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• Noah Gragson planned to punch Kevin Magnussen, but was warned of serious 'consequences'

  25-06-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a new interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson revealed that he planned to punch Kevin Magnussen in their San Diego post-race confrontation, but was warned of "long-term consequences with my job" if he followed through on such a plan.Racing at Naval Base Coronado, Gragson engaged in a multi-lap feud with Trackhouse Racing's Kevin Magnussen, who was making his NASCAR Cup debut in the Project 91 entry.Motorsport.com has
  
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• "We Have The Capability"- NASCAR Exec Comes Clean On Truth Behind HMS Leniency Amidst Fan Backlash

  25-06-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 11: Corey Day 17 Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet watches the action from pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA O Reilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 on April 11, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 11 NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2604112016300 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireLap one. That’s all it took. Corey Day’s H
  
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