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• Did North Wilkesboro Deliver? Rating Both NASCAR Races

  23-07-2026 02:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Jim DedmonNorth Wilkesboro Speedway delivered a weekend packed with old-school NASCAR racing, with both the Craftsman Truck Series and Cup Series putting on entertaining shows at the historic short track. From Chandler Smith’s dominant Truck Series performance to the Cup Series’ long-awaited return for a points race, each event brought its own unique storylines, battles and memorable moments. Now, it’s time to break down both races and give them a rating based on the
  
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• Judge issues mixed rulings after Gibbs, Gabehart, Spire hearing

  26-08-2026 21:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoFollowing a two-hour hearing on Wednesday at the Charles R. Jonas Federal Building, Judge Susan C. Rodriguez issued rulings on the motions from Joe Gibbs Racing to dismiss countersuits from Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart.As is typical in such litigation, a lawsuit is followed by a countersuit of some kind, and this was no different with the defendants making a variety of counterclaims on their own. Joe Gibbs Racing sued Gabehart, who worked at the organization fro
  
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• NASCAR Reportedly Set for Major Truck Series Sponsor Change in 2027

  26-08-2026 21:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Another major change is reportedly coming to one of NASCAR’s three national series.NASCAR is finalizing a multi-year agreement with FedEx Freight to become the entitlement sponsor of the Truck Series beginning in 2027, according to Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic, who broke the news Wednesday.The reported agreement would put an enormously familiar NASCAR brand atop the series while ending Craftsman’s latest run as its title sponsor.Bianchi reported that NASCAR granted anonymity to sou
  
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• 2027 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule: Full List of Races, Dates and Tracks

  26-08-2026 21:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series 2027 Schedule GettyNASCAR has officially mapped out the road to its 2027 championship.The sanctioning body unveiled the complete 2027 NASCAR Cup Series schedule Wednesday, setting the dates and tracks for a season that will feature several notable changes, including the return of Chicagoland Speedway, a new date for the Bristol Night Race and the second running of NASCAR San Diego at Naval Base Coronado.The season will once again culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway, which ret
  
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• Chase 101 – NASCAR Playoffs Explained

  26-08-2026 20:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Whether it is the NFL, NBA, MLB, or any other major sports league, every one of them has a playoffs. At the end of the playoffs, one team is hoisting a championship trophy, whether it be for the Super Bowl, the NBA finals, or the World Series.Since 2004, NASCAR has had its own version as playoffs. While it has undergone changes throughout the years, the sport’s postseason is widely known as The Chase. It is a 10-race, playoff-style run that ends with one driver holding up the championship
  
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• “Wipe Out Half the Field”- Kevin Harvick Calls Out NASCAR Flawed Judgement Jeopardizing Entire Cup Field at Daytona

  26-08-2026 19:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV – OCTOBER 18: Kevin Harvick 62 Busch Lite Super Late Model prepares for qualifying for the Star Nursery Super Late Models during Star Nursery Classic on October 18, 2024 at the Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV. Photo by Chris Williams/LVMS/Icon Sportswire AUTO: OCT 18 Star Nursery Classic EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon007241018082 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireDaytona is all set to host the final regular-season race of 2026, and there are plenty of storylines to wa
  
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• Entry List For The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour's Long-Awaited Return To Stafford Speedway

  26-08-2026 19:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour makes its long-awaited return to Connecticut’s Stafford Motor Speedway on Friday night for the first time since 2021. In those days, Stafford had three dates on the calendar. In some years it had more. Which is what makes Friday’s race feel like a wrong that has lasted for five years is finally being righted. Watch Live2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford SpeedwayThe last time the Tour raced at Stafford, Justin Bonsignore claimed the victo
  
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• NASCAR Daytona Weekend Schedule: Race Times, TV Channels, Qualifying

  26-08-2026 19:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 15: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 Chumba Casino Toyota, drives through the infield grass after winningthe NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 15, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR heads back to one of its biggest stages this weekend, and there is plenty on the schedule before Saturday night’s main event at Daytona International Speedway.The NASCAR Cup Series and O&rsquo
  
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• NASCAR unveils 2027 schedule, which includes a return to Naval Base Coronado

  26-08-2026 18:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve.The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Among the highlights: a return to San Diego for the Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parks series. NASCAR and the Department of Defense unveiled a multi-year plan to host events beyond Coronado. In
  
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• Rajah Caruth must have strong race at Daytona to make the Chase

  26-08-2026 18:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Rajah Caruth must have a strong race at Daytona International Speedway. If Caruth wants to make the Chase, he must run well during the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series regular-season finale at Daytona. The JR Motorsports driver sits 14th in the standings with a 15-point deficit to the Chase bubble.It has been an up-and-down season for Caruth, who has been switching between JR Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing. However, this is the perfect opportunity for Caruth. The driver of the No. 88 car's bi
  
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• Parker Retzlaff close to securing spot in Chase during 2026 season

  26-08-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Parker Retzlaff is nearing a locked spot in the Chase. Entering the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, Retzlaff sits ninth in the standings with a 46-point advantage over the Chase bubble. While the driver of the No. 99 car isn't safe, it is a fairly large cushion.In the worst-case scenario, Retzlaff would wreck at Daytona and get jumped by four drivers. This seems like a long shot, but it shouldn't be out of the equation. For now, Retzlaff has t
  
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• NASCAR Veteran Blasts Pit Crews’ Secret Code Words After Hamlin Disaster

  26-08-2026 17:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectNASCAR teams spend millions trying to find an advantage. A tenth of a second. One position on pit road. A surprise strategy call that catches another team sleeping.But after what happened to Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire, there is a fair question NASCAR fans could be asking: Have teams started overthinking pit strategy so badly that they are now creating their own mistakes?Former Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) crew chief and current NASCAR analyst Steve Letarte thinks
  
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• NASCAR TV Ratings Are In for New Hampshire Cup Series Race

  26-08-2026 17:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway delivered an audience of roughly 2 million viewers despite weather interrupting Sunday’s Cup Series race.USA Network averaged 2.0 million viewers for the Dollar General 301 when excluding the rain delay, according to figures reported by Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern.When the rain delay is included, the entire broadcast averaged 1.793 million viewers.The numbers provide another encouraging television result for NASCAR as the
  
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• NASCAR at Daytona: How to watch, schedule and preview for the Coke Zero Sugar 400

  26-08-2026 17:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR at Daytona: How to watch, schedule and preview for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaNASCARis going home for its regular season finale.The Cup Series will visit Daytona International Speedway in Florida for its second race of 2026 at the historic track. While it’s not as prestigious as the season-opening Daytona 500, the annual summer event serves as the last race before the Chase for the Championship begins.The regular season started at Daytona i
  
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• Complete 2027 NASCAR schedule released for Cup, O'Reilly, and Craftsman Trucks

  26-08-2026 17:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAfter weeks of individual track announcements, NASCAR has finally released the full and complete schedules for the Cup Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and Craftsman Truck Series.There are no new venues on the Cup schedule, but as previously reported, The Clash is back at Daytona International Speedway, the All-Star Race is back at North Wilkesboro while Dover regains a points race, Richmond Raceway opens the Chase and the Southern 500 at Darlington is now the regula
  
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• How to watch 2026 NASCAR Cup race at Daytona: TV/ stream info, schedule, entry list, Chase standings, preview

  26-08-2026 17:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR will set the field for the 2026 Chase for the Cup Series championship Saturday night with a 400-mile race at Daytona International Speedway on NBC and Peacock.Daytona will mark the first of four NASCAR Cup Series races this season on NBC and Peacock with both also broadcasting the final three races of the 2026 season at Talladega Superspeedway (Oct. 25), Martinsville Speedway (Nov. 1) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Nov. 8).NASCAR opened the season at Daytona International Speedway in Febru
  
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• NASCAR Officially Reveals 2027 National Series Schedules

  26-08-2026 17:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  USA TODAY Network via Reuters ConnectAfter weeks of announcements coming out track-by-track, NASCAR finally ripped the Bandaid off on Wednesday, as the sanctioning body revealed the full official 2027 schedules for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.As previously announced, The Clash, a season-opening exhibition event, will return to Daytona International Speedway after several years of stops at quarter-mile short tracks.Additionally, the
  
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• 2027 NASCAR Nashville race date will be later for Cracker Barrel 400

  26-08-2026 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2027 NASCAR Nashville race at Nashville Superspeedway will take place on June 6, NASCAR announced on Aug. 26.That means the Cracker Barrel 400 will be slightly later in the season than it was in 2026, when the Cup Series was run on May 31. The 2025 race did not end until near midnight due to a weather delay. Denny Hamlin won the 2025 race, holding off teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe.The seventh annual NASCAR tripleheader weekend at Nashville Superspeedway will begin on June 4 wi
  
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• William Byron’s Team Hit With NASCAR Suspensions Ahead of Daytona

  26-08-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  William Byron will arrive at Daytona International Speedway this weekend with two members of his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team beginning NASCAR-imposed suspensions.NASCAR suspended crew members Orane Ossowski and Allen Holman for the next two NASCAR Cup Series championship points events following a wheel-related violation during Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The suspensions run through and include Darlington, meaning both crew members are set to miss this weekend’s
  
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• Richard Childress Racing announces new 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly driver lineup

  26-08-2026 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRichard Childress Racing has announced its new driver lineup for the 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season, signing Carson Brown and Chandler Smith.Jesse Love to leaving the No. 2 to go race for the Wood Brothers full-time in Cup next year, while Austin Hill is leaving the No. 21 to race for RCR full-time in Cup next year as well.In their place, Brown (No. 2) and Smith (No. 21) will become the new faces of the RCR NASCAR O'Reilly program.Brown, 18, is just beginning his NASCAR j
  
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• William Sawalich holds Chase spot by 1 point entering Daytona

  26-08-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  William Sawalich has zero wiggle room. Entering the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, Sawalich sits 11th in the standings with a one-point advantage over Taylor Gray for a Chase spot. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver is also tied with his teammate, Brent Crews, in the standings.This is going to be one of the biggest races of Sawalich's career. If the driver of the No. 18 car wants to chase a championship in 2026, he has to execute at a high level. It
  
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• For Frank Kelleher, Daytona is more than a racetrack — it’s a calling

  26-08-2026 16:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  If family history is any indication, Frank Kelleher is just getting warmed up in his fifth year as president of Daytona International Speedway.The Kellehers have shown remarkable staying power.The family’s tire shop in Scranton, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1927 and has spanned three generations. There, Kelleher developed a passion for cars and racing, along with a work ethic he carries each day to the track.“I still love going to work every day,” he said. “I’m a mo
  
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• NASCAR Team Hit With Penalties After New Hampshire Wheel Failure

  26-08-2026 16:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 22: William Byron, driver of the #24 Raptor Chevrolet, enters his car during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Dollar Tree 301at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 22, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyWilliam Byron’s NASCAR team will head into the final regular-season race without two key pit crew members after NASCAR issued suspensions following a serious wheel failure at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The penaltie
  
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• “Get a TikTok Girlfriend”– Kevin Harvick Sounds Alarm on Carson Hocevar’s Distractions Amid Growing Doubts on Chase Hopes

  26-08-2026 16:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FORT WORTH, TX – APRIL 14: Broadcast announcer and NASCAR, Motorsport, USA legend Kevin Harvick smiles before the NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on April 14, 2024 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, TX. Photo by Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 14 NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon240413147400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireCarson Hocevar was on top of the world in April. He had just become a Cup Series winner at Talladega
  
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• 23XI Racing’s ‘We Win, You Win’ Program Gives NASCAR Fans a Chance to Win Big

  26-08-2026 16:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Winning already carries plenty of weight for 23XI Racing over the final stretch of the NASCAR season.Now, every trip to Victory Lane could mean something for a fan, too.23XI Racing and Mobil 1 are launching the “We Win, You Win” program beginning Aug. 26, giving NASCAR fans a chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Charlotte and attend a Cup Series race in 2027.The premise is fittingly simple: When 23XI wins, somebody watching at home can win, too.And considering how often the org
  
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• Qualifying orders for 2026 Daytona International Speedway summer weekend

  26-08-2026 16:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Both the NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series host their regular-season finales at the famed Daytona International Speedway. There will be one DNQ from both series, as Cup has 41 entries for 40 spots and O’Reilly has 39 entries for 38 spots. There will be two rounds in both qualifying sessions, with the top 10 speeds in Round 1 advancing to compete for the pole. See qualifying orders for both series this weekend.MORE: Weekend schedule | How to watch NASCAR
  
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• Sam Mayer enters Daytona with Chase bubble pressure in 2026

  26-08-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sam Mayer is entering the NASCAR O'Reilly Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway with Chase bubble pressure. Despite sitting 10th in the standings, Mayer only has a 19-point advantage over Taylor Gray and a 33-point gap over Rajah Caruth for a spot in the Chase.While William Sawalich and Brent Crews are each 18 points back, the Haas Factory Team driver is not going to sleep well leading up to Daytona. The track has the opportunity for major point swings, as the racing pro
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Found Freedom at the Place His Father Died

  26-08-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. Celebrates alongside Michael Waltrip after winning the 2001 Pepsi 400 (Source: Getty Images)On February 18, 2001, Dale Earnhardt Sr. lost his life in a freak accident at Turn 4 of the Daytona International Speedway that sent shockwaves through the motorsport community.At the time, Earnhardt Sr. was racing the No. 3 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, but it was Dale Earnhardt Incorporated (DEI), the team he'd founded alongside his wife Teresa, that dominated the day with M
  
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• NOTEBOOK: Stafford Speedway's proving grounds are nothing new for many of the Modified Tour's best

  26-08-2026 14:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Through the years, some of the best and brightest Modified racers have called Stafford Speedway home.Legends like Bugsy Stevens, Richie Evans, Fred DeSarro, Geoff Bodine, Reggie Ruggiero, Charlie Jarzombek, Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher are among those who have claimed track championships at the historic half-mile oval located in Stafford Springs, Connecticut.Fast-forward to today, and Stafford continues to be a proving ground for future NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour stars. Many of the series&
  
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• 2027 NASCAR national series schedule features new-look Chase, San Diego return

  26-08-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2027 schedule for NASCAR’s three national series came into full view Wednesday, with the remaining dates on a variety-packed list now set for next year’s racing calendar.A steady, track-by-track flow of announcements this month helped connect the dots for a host of returning favorites, strategic date shifts and a new-look Chase postseason slate. The full schedule arrives just days before this year’s regular-season finales for both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Re
  
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