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• Cup practice, qualifying canceled by rain; Logano on pole for Kansas Chase race

  26-09-2026 12:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Kansas Speedway were canceled after inclement weather washed out Saturday‘s on-track sessions.After winning last Saturday at the Bristol Night Race, Joey Logano will start on the pole for Sunday‘s Hollywood Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), per the NASCAR Rule Book.RELATED: Starting lineupKyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, will join the No. 22 Team Penske Ford on t
  
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• Kaden Honeycutt Dominates NASCAR Craftsman Truck Race at Kansas

  27-09-2026 02:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt made a statement in the second race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase. The driver of the No. 11 drove to victory in Saturday’s Race to Stop Suicide 200 at the Kansas Speedway in dominant fashion. Honeycutt fended off fellow championship contender Layne Riggs on a few late-race restarts to secure his third win of the 2026 season and third career win overall. After significant contact with the wall in the closing laps, Riggs slipped to 19th in the final running
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Truck Series points update after Kansas race

  27-09-2026 02:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt took the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead after winning the RaceToStopSuicide.com 200 at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 26.Honeycutt took the lead on a restart with less than 15 laps to go, then held off Layne Riggs in the final laps to claim the win.Riggs brushed the wall with three laps to go and sunk to 19th by the end. Other Chase drivers too had late trouble with tire failures after contact, including Grant Enfinger and Tyler Ankrum.Here's the updated NASCAR Craftsman Tru
  
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• NASCAR Truck Standings Right Now: Truck Series The Chase Points Leaders after Kansas

  27-09-2026 02:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSaturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway marked the second race in The Chase. With the NASCAR race today dominated by Kaden Honeycutt, we’ve got a new leader atop The Chase points leaders in the Truck Series right now.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Truck Series The Chase standings with five to go.Related: NASCAR Truck Series Results at KansasNASCAR Truck Standings: The Chase Points Leaders Right NowHere are the Truck Seri
  
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• Who won NASCAR Truck Series Kansas race? Winner is Kaden Honeycutt, plus full results

  27-09-2026 02:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt wrestled control of the lead on a late restart after the four-hour rain delay to win the RaceToStopSuicide.com 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 26 at Kansas Speedway.Honeycutt took the lead after the lengthy red flag, then passed Layne Riggs for the lead after the final stop of the day on a restart.Riggs brushed the wall with three laps to go in pursuit of the leader and slipped to 19th.After a multi-car incident at the start of the final stage, rain began to fell
  
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• ‘Truthfully Pretty Nervous’: Denny Hamlin Reflects on Ryan Blaney Podcast Appearance

  27-09-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin reflects on having Ryan Blaney on his podcast. GettyFollowing a chaotic post-race brawl from the NASCAR Cup Series race last Saturday at Bristol, Denny Hamlin landed the podcast guest of the week. Ryan Blaney appeared on “Actions Detrimental” on Monday, breaking his silence on his fight with Carson Hocevar.Days removed from the podcast, Hamlin admits he had nerves going into it as he expected the interview to make huge headlines. Overall, the driver of the No. 11 felt it
  
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• Joey Logano Admits Fourth NASCAR Championship Would Be ‘The Sweetest One’

  27-09-2026 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano has heard the criticism.He has heard the arguments about NASCAR’s former championship format. He has heard people question what his three Cup Series titles are worth because of the system under which he won them. And as NASCAR determines its champion differently in 2026, Logano isn’t pretending a fourth title wouldn’t carry a little something extra.It would.Speaking during his media availability at Kansas Speedway, Logano acknowledged that winning another championsh
  
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• Frankie Muniz earns another GT4 America win with co-driver Tyler Stone at Barber

  27-09-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photo'Malcolm in the Middle' star Frankie Muniz, 40, earned his second career GT4 America win this weekend alongside co-driver Tyler Stone, claiming the Am class victory in Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park. Muniz and Stone drive the No. 30 Ford Mustang for TechSport Racing, which Muniz does full-time along with the majority of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. He is skipping the Truck race at Kansas due to a schedule clash.At Barber, the duo of Muniz/Sto
  
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• NASCAR’s Rainout Qualifying Formula Has Become a Chase Problem

  27-09-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR cannot control the weather. Four races into the Chase, however, the weather is exposing a problem NASCAR can control.Cup Series qualifying at Kansas Speedway was washed out Saturday, forcing NASCAR to set Sunday’s starting lineup by its performance metric. Joey Logano will lead the field to green, with Kyle Larson alongside him on the front row.There is nothing unusual about NASCAR having a contingency plan for a rainout. There is something unusual about how often that contingency p
  
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• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Kansas Halted Due to Rain

  26-09-2026 23:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been halted at Kansas. GettyMother Nature has halted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Kansas Speedway just after Stage 2 ended. If the race cannot resume, the current running order will become the official results of the race.Weather already washed out Cup Series qualifying and practice at the Kansas Speedway, with tomorrow’s lineup being set by the metric. After 69 of 134 laps of the Race to Stop Suicide 200, Grant Enfinger is the leader.NASC
  
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• Cleetus McFarland buys Greg Biffle's 2004 NASCAR Cup race car for $47,000

  26-09-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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  As part of the Mecum auction at Nashville Superspeedway, RFK Racing put forward a collection of performance vehicles and motorsports artifacts to be auctioned off.Among the items was the iconic No. 16 'National Guard' Ford Taurus (chassis RK-195) that Biffle drove throughout the 2004 NASCAR Cup season. The car includes a Roush-built 358 cubic-inch (5.8L) Ford V-8 engine. Biffle won two of his 19 career Cup Series victories during that year. All proceeds go to the Biffle Family L
  
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• NASCAR Chase has been best blend of entertainment and integrity

  26-09-2026 22:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn many ways, the current Chase for the Championship was a response to Joey Logano’s success in The Playoffs, just as much as The Playoffs were a response to Jimmie Johnson winning six titles under the previous version of the Chase.The original Chase was a response to Matt Kenseth winning the 2003 Winston Cup with races left in the season with just a single win to his credit.Such is life in NASCAR, the endless pursuit of a format that combines entertainment and integrity in
  
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• “Not Quite as Confident” – Denny Hamlin Drops Honest Admission on Baffling Chase Decline Ahead of Pivotal Intermediate Stretch

  26-09-2026 21:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 25: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing JGR Toyota GR Camry sits in hit pit box during qualifications for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Brickyard 400 on July 25, 2026 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUL 25 NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon072526013400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireHaving dropped to second in points, Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team might begin
  
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• What to Watch: Kansas showdown looms large in crucial Chase stretch

  26-09-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Track: Kansas Speedway
  Location: Kansas City, Kansas
  Track length: 1.5 miles
  When: 3 p.m. ET
  Where to tune in: USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  Race purse: $11,233,037
  Race distance: 267 laps | 400.5 miles
  Stages: 80 | 165 | 267
  Sunday’s starting lineup| Pit stall assignmentsIntermediate-sized tracks, big-sized pressure in ChaseKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Times have radically changed in the roughly five months since the NASCAR Cup Series last visited Kansas Speedwa
  
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• Denny Hamlin Hesitant During Kansas Practice Run: ‘It Was Sprinkling’

  26-09-2026 21:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin was one of four drivers who made a single-lap practice run during Saturday’s rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series practice session at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin, along with Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano all completed a lap before the session was ultimately canceled due to inclement weather.On his practice lap, Hamlin proceeded with caution. As the driver of the No. 11 made his way around the 1.5-mile track, light rain started to trickle down on the racetrack. Fortunately
  
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• Richard Childress Racing President Addresses Front-Office Overhaul

  26-09-2026 20:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Childress Racing president Mike Verlander says the team has not set a timeline to name Austin Dillon‘s next crew chief. The opening comes from a front-office overhaul RCR announced this week.Verlander addressed the changes on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, in comments. He said RCR is talking to candidates inside and outside the company.RCR announced on Sept. 23 that Richard Boswell will become vice president of competition in 2027. Boswell has been Dillon’s crew chief on the No. 3 Ch
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series race at Kansas weather delay update

  26-09-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The RacetoStopSuicide.com 200NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 26 is under a weather delay for rain at Kansas Speedway.The red flag was displayed after 69 laps, with Grant Enfinger as the leader.Kaden Honeycutt swept the first two stages. If the race cannot resume today, it will be official.Rain has been falling off and on throughout the last 24 hours in Kansas City, Kansas, with Cup Series practice and qualifying canceled earlier on Sept. 26.Truck Series practice and qualifying was al
  
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• Joey Logano Lands Kansas Pole as Rain Washes Out NASCAR Qualifying

  26-09-2026 20:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Randy SartinJoey Logano is heading to the front of the field at Kansas Speedway after securing the pole position for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. Rain washed out NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying on Saturday, forcing NASCAR to determine the starting lineup using its performance-based metric.For Logano, the timing couldn’t be much better.The Team Penske driver is coming off a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway and will now lead the field to the green flag at Kansas
  
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• Carson Hocevar Has No Regrets About Bristol Fight With Ryan Blaney

  26-09-2026 20:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - SEPTEMBER 26: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway on September 26, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) GettyCarson Hocevar isn’t looking back at his fight with Ryan Blaney and wishing he had handled things differently.Six days after the two NASCAR Cup Series drivers traded punches on pit road at Bristol Motor Speedway, Ho
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying, Practice Canceled at Kansas: Who Has The Pole?

  26-09-2026 20:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, practice canceled at Kansas. GettyNASCAR Cup Series qualifying was canceled on Saturday morning at Kansas Speedway due to inclement weather. The starting lineup for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 was set by the metric, the third of four Chase races to have its qualifying session washed out.Based on the metric, Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday at Kansas. Kyle Larson will start on the outside of the front row, followed by Christopher Be
  
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• Joey Logano's Kansas 'pole' is another #4theHaters moment

  26-09-2026 19:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIs there any other championship format you want to throw at Joey Logano because he will probably find a way to contend in that one too?There was a subset of NASCAR fans who felt like they locked the Team Penske No. 22 driver out of the mix when the Sanctioning Body brought back the Chase for the Championship to replace The Playoffs that Logano won three times in 11 years.In those years, the critics concluded that Logano did not have the overall body of work to warrant the champio
  
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• NASCAR Truck Race at Kansas Delayed by Weather: Latest Update

  26-09-2026 19:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway is moving forward Saturday after weather caused a brief delay.NASCAR needed some additional time to dry the racing surface ahead of the Race to Stop Suicide 200, scheduled for 1 p.m. ET. But the delay proved relatively minor, with the trucks moving to pit road as officials prepared to get the afternoon’s race underway.It is an encouraging development after rain has already caused significant changes to the NASCAR weekend at Kansas.N
  
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• Is the NASCAR Cup Race Happening Sunday at Kansas? Latest Weather Forecast

  26-09-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rain has already wreaked havoc on NASCAR’s weekend at Kansas Speedway. Now, all eyes turn to Sunday.Weather forced NASCAR to scrap on-track activity Friday, and continued problems Saturday ultimately wiped out Cup Series qualifying, leaving the starting lineup to be determined without a traditional qualifying session.That naturally raises a much bigger question for fans: Will Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway actually happen as scheduled?For now, the latest forecast
  
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• NASCAR’s Horsepower Problem Is Heading in a New Direction

  26-09-2026 18:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 19: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell has opened the door to major changes in NASCAR horsepower. Speaking on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour podcast, O’Donnell said NASCAR is looking at more power, tires, and the role of V8 engines as it w
  
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• NASCAR at Kansas: Logano, Larson Front Row For 3rd Race in a Row

  26-09-2026 18:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Joey Logano and Kyle Larson will start on the front row for the third NASCAR Cup Series race in a row.For the first time in the NextGen era and first time at Kansas Speedway (excluding the pandemic era), inclement weather canceled qualifying and set the lineup based on the metric, putting Logano and Larson first and second to start Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400.This is the second time in the last three weeks Logano will start first. He started first at World Wide Technology
  
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• Ross Chastain was just a fan when he saw client Carson Hocevar in a fight

  26-09-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLooking up at the video board, Ross Chastain was just a race fan in the immediate aftermath of the Bristol Night Race, even if his client was the one involved in a post-race fracas.Carson Hocevar is represented by Motorsports Management International, which boasts Chastain as one of its ownership members, but the Trackhouse Racing veteran did not have a role to play that night.That was all in the hands of his MMI partner, Phillip Smalley, and the public relations team at Spire Mo
  
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• Hendrick Enters Spire/Joe Gibbs Lawsuit in Latest Court Twist

  26-09-2026 17:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hendrick Motorsports is entering the court in the latest development in the ongoing lawsuit between NASCAR Cup Series teams Joe Gibbs Racing and Spire Motorsports. NASCAR’s winningest organization is entering to protect their own interests as JGR seeks technical documents from Spire, a team closely aligned with HMS.The lawsuit stems from Chris Gabehart, former crew chief for Denny Hamlin and former JGR Director of Competition, leaving the organization at the conclusion of 2025. Gabehart to
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR Race Today at Kansas Speedway: TV Coverage and Streaming

  26-09-2026 17:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - APRIL 19: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Supply House Toyota, leads Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, and Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 National Debt Relief Toyota, during the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on April 19, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR race day at Kansas Speedway is here, with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series taking center stage Saturday. The Race to Stop Suici
  
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• Rain Cancels Cup Practice and Qualifying Again; Logano on Kansas Pole

  26-09-2026 17:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Late-summer showers at Kansas Speedway on Saturday morning brought good fortune for Joey Logano and the No. 22 Team Penske team. The weather wiped out NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. As a result, the starting lineup was set by NASCAR’s performance metric formula.This handed the pole position on a silver platter to Logano, one of the 16 drivers chasing the championship. Logano, who scored his third victory of the season last weekend at Bris
  
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• Kaden Honeycutt wins Craftsman Truck Series Chase race at Kansas

  26-09-2026 17:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt won Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase presented by Mobil 1 race at Kansas Speedway — the second race in the seven-event battle for the 2026 championship.It’s the third win for the driver of the No. 11 Tricon Garage Toyota, who unofficially assumed the championship lead at the 1.5-mile oval, and now holds a 37-point advantage over No. 1 seed Layne Riggs. Honeycutt swept both stages and led a dominant 111 laps en route to the checkered flag.RELATED: U
  
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