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• Carson Hocevar 2025 season in review

  26-11-2025 10:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  Editor‘s note: This is the eighth in a series in which we review the top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in reverse order of the 2025 final standings.Driver: Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
  Crew chief: Luke Lambert
  Final 2025 ranking: 23rd
  Key stats: 0 wins, 2 top fives, 9 top 10s, 122 laps ledHow 2025 ended: To no one’s surprise, Hocevar was a firecracker in 2025. The No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet was bad fast for a good chunk of the s
  
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• RFK Racing honors Greg Biffle with new museum display

  07-01-2026 17:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLast month, NASCAR legend Greg Bifflewas among seven killed in a tragic plane crash in Statesville, North Carolina. The veteran driver spent the majority of his career with RFK Racing, which took it upon themselves to honor Biffle with a new display at their team museum, which is open to the public.It includes the car Biffle won his 19th and final Cup race with at Michigan in 2013, which was also Ford's 1000th NASCAR victory. The trophy from that day is also present, along with a
  
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• DXDT Racing confirm Scott McLaughlin as part of Rolex 24 roster

  07-01-2026 17:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoDXDT Racing finally revealed its driver roster for the upcoming Rolex 24 At Daytona.The team, which is entering its second season in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Series, confirmed the No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R that competes in the Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class will be shared by IndyCar star Scott McLaughlin, along with Charlie Eastwood, Mason Filippi and Salih Yoluc.McLaughlin, who drives for Team Penske in IndyCar, has three previous starts in the endurance classic. In 202
  
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• Scott McLaughlin set to have new spotter for 2026 IndyCar season

  07-01-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThere will be a few things to get used to for Scott McLaughlin when the 2026 season for the IndyCar Series gets underway, most notably a new spotter.The 32-year-old New Zealander confirmed on social media he will have veteran spotter David Hunt as his trusty eyes in the sky for the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet, replacing Adam Fournier. Now in addition to losing @spotterAJ - I’m very lucky to welcome Mr @GoDavidHunt to the #thirsty3s. A legend up there in the spotters st
  
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• McLaughlin set to have new spotter for 2026 IndyCar season

  07-01-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThere will be a few things to get used to for Scott McLaughlin when the 2026 season for the IndyCar Series gets underway, most notably a new spotter.The 32-year-old New Zealander confirmed on social media he will have veteran spotter David Hunt as his trusty eyes in the sky for the No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet, replacing Adam Fournier. Now in addition to losing @spotterAJ - I’m very lucky to welcome Mr @GoDavidHunt to the #thirsty3s. A legend up there in the spotters st
  
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• Chili Bowl 2026: Schedule, entry list, results and more for this year's Nationals in Tulsa

  07-01-2026 11:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  The 2026 Chili Bowl has arrived.Considered the Super Bowl of midget car racing, the Chili Bowl Nationals presented by NOS Energy Drink attract more than 300 competitors from across the United States and the world to compete at Tulsa Expo Raceway, a temporary circuit constructed inside the SageNet Center at Tulsa’s Expo Square in Oklahoma.This year marks the 40th running of the event, which began in 1987 and has continued to grow in prestige each year since.A number of NASCAR drivers have m
  
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• 2026 season preview: Rick Ware Racing

  07-01-2026 10:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: Today’s Rick Ware Racing preview continues NASCAR.com’s countdown of team previews for the 2026 Cup Series season.RICK WARE RACINGManufacturer: Chevrolet
  Engine: ECR Engines
  Driver-crew chief pairings: Cody Ware-Billy Plourde (No. 51)Team outlook: Rick Ware Racing will switch to Chevrolet ahead of the 2026 Cup Series season after fielding Ford entries since 2022. To go along with the new General Motors partnership, RWR will begi
  
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• NASCAR Driver Advisory Council reorganized for 2026 season

  07-01-2026 01:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLongtime NASCAR executive, and formerly Daytona International Speedway president, Chip Wile is taking over as Drivers’ Advisory Council executive director.Wile assumes the position previously held by Cup Series veteran Jeff Burton, who is remaining with the group as an advisor.  From the press release announcing the organizational structure for 2026, ‘the move is part of a broader effort to enhance alignment between drivers, NASCAR governance, and racing teams du
  
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• Xfinity Series champion enters Chili Bowl with Cup crew chief

  07-01-2026 00:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoFresh off an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship, Jesse Love is returning to the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals following a one-year hiatus driving a car with another NASCAR connection, in that it will be fielded by Cup Series crew chief Blake Harris.2nd Opinion Auto Center Racing, owned by Dan and Patricia Harris, have fielded Midgets in the Tulsa Expo for over a decade and the car owned by Blake is part of a larger organizational effort that includes Matt Sherrell, Luke Storer
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps to step down following text message controversy

  06-01-2026 23:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps speaks to reporters at Phoenix Raceway on Oct. 31, 2025. Phelps resigned Tuesday after more than 20 years with the racing series. (Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images)Steve Phelps will step down as NASCAR's commissioner and leave the company after more than 20 years by the end of the month, the racing behemoth announced Tuesday.Phelps had come under fire after inflammatory texts that he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations with the organization's
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Phelps steps down

  06-01-2026 19:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps is stepping down amid backlash over insulting texts (Sean Gardner)Steve Phelps, the commissioner of closed-cockpit NASCAR series, said Tuesday he will resign from the post and leave the company where he has worked for 20 years by the end of January.The move comes following the revelation of insulting 2023 text messages by Phelps, which came to light during an anti-trust trial involving a team co-owned by retired NBA legend Michael Jordan.Phelps insulted team owne
  
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• GP of Arlington President Miller bullish over event’s long-term future

  06-01-2026 19:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoGrand Prix of Arlington President Bill Miller is bullish over the long-term future of the event in the IndyCar Series.While it isn’t a surprise for a promoter to tout their own horn, it sends a different kind of statement when the inaugural event is a little over two months away.This might feel like history repeating itself for IndyCar fans - and maybe even some in the paddock - as pushing a new event in a new location is, well, nothing new. There was hype around putting a
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Resigns in Wake of Jordan Case

  06-01-2026 17:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigned Tuesday, ending a 20-year tenure with the race series. The move came one month after a settlement in the high-profile trial between NASCAR and Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing that painted Phelps in a negative light.“It gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR’s first commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incredible challenges, opportunities and firsts over my 20 years,” Phelps said in a statement. “
  
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• NASCAR boss resigns after trial exposes inflammatory texts

  06-01-2026 17:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has announced his resignation after more than two decades with the premier racing series in the United States, following a contentious federal trial that exposed inflammatory text messages he had sent.Phelps is set to depart the organization at the end of the month, just ahead of the start of the new season. He was appointed NASCAR’s first commissioner last season, a role he took up after being courted for a similar position by the PGA golf tour. This inter
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after texts revealed in trial

  06-01-2026 17:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR's first-ever commissioner, Steve Phelps, has resigned after two decades with the organization, he announced in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 5.Stock racing's top series said hiring a new commissioner is not in its plans, and Phelps' duties will be handed down to other NASCAR executives.Phelps, who started at NASCAR in 2005 as a vice president of corporate marketing, will leave the company at the end of the month. "As a lifelong race fan, it gives me 
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps decides to 'step away' from the sport

  06-01-2026 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  In what’s being termed a “personal decision to step away,” longtime executive Steve Phelps is departing NASCAR after 20-plus years in upper and uppermost management. Though his exit comes in the roiling wake of his role in the recent antitrust case, NASCAR’s Tuesday morning press release treated the Phelps decision in traditional business terms.From the release: “NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the compa
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after shocking texts revealed in Michael Jordan antitrust trial

  06-01-2026 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the season. He was named NASCAR’s first commissioner last season after a courting process for the same role by the PGA golf to
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Resigns after Fallout from Lawsuit

  06-01-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesNASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announced his resignation on Tuesday, with the move coming less than a month after the sport settled a federal antitrust case following the lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.Phelps, who was still in his first full year as commissioner, announced in a statement that he would be stepping down at the end of January and ahead of the 2026 season. Both his testimony during the trial and text messages revealed during the
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Announces His Resignation

  06-01-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Last March, Steve Phelps was named the new commissioner of NASCAR after decades as a top executive at the racing promotion. Today, he's out.The company announced in a statement on Tuesday that Phelps is stepping down as NASCAR commissioner and will leave the role at the end of the month. “As a lifelong race fan, it gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR’s first Commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incredible challenges, opportunities and firsts over my 20
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial

  06-01-2026 16:08 via yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the season. He was named NASCAR’s first commissioner last season after a courting process for the same role by the PGA go
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after over 20 years with the organization

  06-01-2026 16:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after over 20 years with the organization.
  
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• Steve Phelps to resign as NASCAR Commissioner ahead of 2026 season

  06-01-2026 15:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSteve Phelps became NASCAR's first Commissioner in March of 2025 after previously working as the president of NASCAR since 2018.However, he will leave that position at the end of January, and NASCAR does not plan to replace the role of Commissioner for the time being. Instead, his duties will be shared by other existing executives. "As a lifelong race fan, it gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR's first Commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incr
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announces resignation at the end of January: 'It has been an honor'

  06-01-2026 15:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps will resign from his position at the end of January. Phelps, who has been with NASCAR since 2005, announced his resignation in a statement Tuesday.Steve Phelps statement as he will leave NASCAR at end of month. NASCAR will spread his duties across other executives. No other leadership changes: pic.twitter.com/SKnBN5oT2v— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) January 6, 2026The news comes months after court filings revealed Phelps made derogatory comments about RCR ow
  
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• Steve Phelps to step away from NASCAR

  06-01-2026 10:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2026) — NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the company and his role as Commissioner of America‘s top motorsport. Phelps, who joined NASCAR in 2005, will transition out of the company by the end of the month leaving a legacy of leadership and a strategic vision that delivered significant growth and lasting innovation, championed equity and social justice initiatives and created industry-wide oppor
  
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• 2026 season preview: Kaulig Racing

  06-01-2026 09:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: Today’s Kaulig Racing preview begins NASCAR.com’s countdown of team previews for the 2026 Cup Series season.KAULIG RACINGManufacturer: Chevrolet
  Engine: ECR Engines
  Driver-crew chief pairings: Ty Dillon-Andrew Dickeson (No. 10); AJ Allmendinger-Trent Owens (No. 16)Team outlook: A building year for Kaulig Racing in 2025 has led to measured optimism for the two-team outfit based in Welcome, North Carolina. Both Dillon and Allmendinger returned to full-tim
  
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• Daytona 500 Odds: Blaney Favored for First Victory in NASCAR's Signature Event

  05-01-2026 22:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Daytona 500 odds have hit the board as we close in on the start of the 2026 NASCAR season.The February 15 event, sometimes described as the Super Bowl of stock car racing, sees a wide-open betting board, with Ryan Blaney among the more popular choices.Let's take a look at the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds to win the Daytona 500.Daytona 500 oddsDriverRyan Blaney<<+1000>>Joey Logano<<+1000>>William Byron<<+1100>>Austin Cindric<<+1200>>Kyle Larson<
  
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• Tony Stewart named Chili Bowl grand marshall

  05-01-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIt’s been a bit since Tony Stewart has attended the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, but the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and overall motorsports legend is synonymous with the Tulsa Expo Center and that will be celebrated next week.'Smoke' has been named Grand Marshal for Championship Saturday.“Not only is Tony a winner here, but he was also part of what really made the Chili Bowl take off in the early 2000s, and was the one who really started to rebuild the conn
  
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• Get ready for the 40th Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

  05-01-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photo“ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHILI BOWL!?!”That is how event publicist, and everyman, Bryan Hulbert opens the main event portion of the Chili Bowl Nationals every year and it signifies that the week long effort for nearly 400 drivers will soon pay off for one of the 84 that remain.By this point, on Championship Saturday, 26 races have taken place, whittling the field down through a process called The Alphabet Soup, with drivers starting based on how their qualifying day wen
  
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• A deadly plane crash, a burning home and a tense trial add up in NASCAR's offseason of heartbreak

  05-01-2026 20:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The new year began with a celebration of life for Emma Biffle, the 14-year-old daughter of one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers who was among seven people killed when Greg Biffle’s plane crashed just a week before Christmas. The service Sunday was standing room only as the performing arts center in suburban Cornelius wasn't large enough to accommodate the turnout from the racing community and Davidson Day, the private school where many sent their children
  
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• Legacy Motor Club reveals new crew chief for Erik Jones, other changes

  05-01-2026 19:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLegacy Motor Club has made some personnel changes ahead of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season. They have named Justin Alexander as the new crew chief for Erik Jones and the No. 43 LMC Toyota Camry XSE, replacing Ben Beshore in the role.Alexander has plenty of experience atop the pit box, winning five races with Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing, including the 2017 Coca Cola 600 and the 2018 Daytona 500.Beshore will transition to the role of Director of Race Engineering, whil
  
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