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• Dirt Late Model series denounces playoff format after three years

  13-12-2025 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoAfter three seasons utilizing a playoff format of some kind, the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series is reverting back to a season long championship format.The first version, attempted in 2023, basically culminated with a one-race winner-take-all style championship race amongst four drivers that NASCAR has ended its seasons with since 2014. The past two seasons feature a four-driver finale but amongst multiple races.Tour director Rick Schwallie said that will change on Saturday duri
  
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• Former Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman to race NASCAR Truck Series in July

  24-06-2026 23:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For the first time in nearly 30 years next month, NASCAR will host a points race in the Cup Series at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. The race weekend will be a mark of the sport returning to its roots.Preceding the top-level Cup Series race that weekend will be a Truck Series race on July 18, which will feature a comeback for one of the sport’s greatest drivers.Former Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman will get behind the wheel of the No. 25 Ram for Kaulig Racing, marking the first ti
  
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• NASCAR instructs Cup teams to remove bumper foam from short track races

  24-06-2026 23:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR has issued a rules bulletin to Cup Series teams in advance of a stretch of races under a mile in which foam is being removed from the front and rear bumpers during those race weekends.The upcoming races these rules apply to are the following:North Wilkesboro, July 19
  Richmond, August 15
  Bristol, September 19
  Martinsville, November 1The bulletin instructs teams, with instructions for how to do so properly, to remove foam from the front and rear bumpers while also modifying
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Sonoma Raceway: NASCAR’s Iconic California Road Course

  24-06-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sonoma Raceway has long stood apart from nearly every other stop on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Instead of high-speed drafting or tight short-track racing, drivers face a twisting road course filled with elevation changes, heavy braking zones and corners that punish even the smallest mistake.Located in California’s famous Wine Country, Sonoma has produced some of NASCAR’s most memorable road-course finishes while rewarding patience, precision and strategy over outright speed. Her
  
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• The part-time drivers who have beaten the odds to win a modern NASCAR Cup race

  24-06-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCompeting as a part-time driver was very common in the early years of NASCAR, with drivers even winning championships without committing to the full season-long schedule.But as the years went by and the sport moved into the modern age, the chances of a part-time driver prevailing at the top level of the sport became increasingly rare. It didn't happen at all in the 1990s, and since the turn of the 21st century, it's only happened nine times. At Naval Base Coronado in San Die
  
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• The part-time Cup drivers who have beaten the odds to win a modern NASCAR Cup race

  24-06-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCompeting as a part-time driver was very common in the early years of the sport, with drivers even winning championships without committing to the full schedule.But as the years went by and NASCAR moved into the modern age, the chances of a part-time driver and team prevailing at the top level of the sport became increasingly rare. It didn't happen at all in the 1990s, and since the turn of the 21st century, it's only happened nine times.At Naval Base Coronado in San Diego last w
  
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• NASCAR Sonoma Odds: Who Are the Favorites to Win the Toyota/Save Mart 350?

  24-06-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, the second consecutive road-course race on the 2026 schedule and one of the most unique events of the season.Unlike last week’s inaugural street race in San Diego, Sonoma is a permanent road course that rewards patience, precision, tire management, and experience. The 1.99-mile, 12-turn circuit has produced some of NASCAR’s most memorable road-course battles and often favors drivers with extensiv
  
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• Who Won Last Year’s Sonoma NASCAR Race?

  24-06-2026 19:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Sonoma Raceway this weekend, many fans are looking back at last year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 and wondering who took home the trophy.The answer is Shane van Gisbergen.The Trackhouse Racing driver delivered one of the most dominant road-course performances in recent Sonoma history, leading 97 of 110 laps and winning from the pole position in the 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350.Van Gisbergen crossed the finish line 1.128 seconds ahead of Chase Briscoe to earn his
  
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• Ryan Newman to make NASCAR Truck start with Kaulig and Ram

  24-06-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Newman hasn't started any NASCAR national-level race since 2021, and hasn't run a Truck race since the 2018 season, but that will change at North Wilkesboro Speedway on July 18.Newman, 48, will drive the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram 1500 as the newest driver in the team's 'free-agent' program, which has featured names such as Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray, and even Travis Pastrana. Other drivers have included Colin Braun, A.J. Allmendinger, Parker Kligerman, Co
  
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• NASCAR and The Rolling Stones Team Up On Unique Collaboration

  24-06-2026 18:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAROn Wednesday, NASCAR and The Rolling Stones revealed a new collaboration, which is designed to celebrate both iconic brands, which built their legacies through performance and life on the road.The Rolling Stones are set to release the band's latest studio album, titled Foreign Tongues, on July 10, and this collaboration with NASCAR will serve as a tie-in to the release of the new studio album. Foreign Tongues follows the band's Grammy Award-winning album Hackney Diamonds.As part of the par
  
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• Sonoma NASCAR Entry List: Every Driver Entered for the Toyota/Save Mart 350

  24-06-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s West Coast swing continues this weekend as the Cup Series heads north from San Diego to Sonoma Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.The official entry list is set, with 36 drivers scheduled to compete on the historic Northern California road course. There are no open entries this weekend, meaning every car entered will make the race.While much of the attention will be focused on Shane van Gisbergen this weekend, Sonoma Raceway presents a unique challenge. The 1.99-mile,
  
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• Ryan Newman Returns to NASCAR with RAM/Kaulig Racing at FaithFest 250

  24-06-2026 17:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR retiree, Ryan Newman, is coming back to the racetrack in a few weeks. The return of Newman will feature the Daytona 500 winner stepping into the RAM/Kaulig Racing No. 25 'Free Agent' truck at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The race Newman will run is the NASCAR Truck Series' FaithFest 250, presented by Mercer Transportation. They will go green on Friday, July 18.Newman will make his first start in any NASCAR race since 2023, which he last ran for Rick Ware Racing. Newman will make his first T
  
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• Where to watch NASCAR Cup races now that the Prime broadcast is over

  24-06-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is back on TNT (and HBO Max) for the next five weeks, following Prime Video's five-week run, which concluded with the San Diego street course race at Naval Base Coronado.Sonoma, Chicagoland, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro, and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis will all be broadcast live on TNT, and also streamed live on HBO Max (which will also continue to carry on-board cameras for every race weekend).So, it's fairly straightforward with options for streaming, but also traditi
  
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• NASCAR, Rolling Stones team up for first-of-its-kind collaboration

  24-06-2026 14:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR and the Rolling Stones today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration celebrating two cultural icons built on performance and life on the road.Launching ahead of the July 10 release of “Foreign Tongues,” the Rolling Stones’ highly anticipated new studio album, the collaboration brings together the worlds of racing and rock ‘n’ roll through officially licensed merchandise, special-edition collector vinyl, original content and a o
  
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• TNT Sports eliminates full-screen green-flag commercials for 2026 NASCAR coverage

  24-06-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Syndication: The Indianapolis StarTNT Sports is getting set for its second season airing NASCAR races, and it is the latest broadcaster to eliminate full-screen green-flag commercials.TNT today revealed a number of changes to its 2026 coverage. In addition to cutting full-screen green-flag ads, HBO Max viewers can isolate driver-radio communication from engine noise on in-car cameras and use race alerts to jump from the in-camera feeds to the main race feed for the best view of race action.Green
  
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• Fast track to growth: Corey Day learning Hendrick Motorsports ropes

  24-06-2026 11:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Homecomings are often a chance to reflect. For Corey Day, Saturday’s return to Sonoma Raceway (5:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), 200 miles northwest of his hometown of Clovis, California, offers an opportunity to measure just how far he’s come during a rookie season filled with lessons learned at NASCAR’s national level.Day has impressed the Hendrick Motorsports brass that put him in the No. 17 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series car full-time in 2026
  
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• 'A very hungry' Lee Pulliam is ready to chase his third Virginia Triple Crown with help from JR Motorsports and the NASCAR Channel

  24-06-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The last time Lee Pulliam contested the entirety of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown presented by FloRacing, he ended up securing his second championship in the three-race stretch.That was in 2019. Now one of Late Model Stock Car racing‘s heralded kings of the southeast is hoping and preparing to add another crown to his long list of conquests.Pulliam’s pursuit of a third Virginia Triple Crown will see him team back up with JR Motorsports after making his NASCAR O‘Reilly Au
  
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• Two Bubba Wallace crew members suspended after NASCAR San Diego loose wheel

  23-06-2026 23:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAs expected, NASCAR has suspended two crew members from the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota of Bubba Wallace.Rear tire changer Adam Hartman and jackman Nathan Ricketts have been suspended for the next two NASCAR Cup Series races, and will be forced to sit out events at Sonoma Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway. They can return for the weekend of July 12 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta).Wallace's right-front wheel became detached during a Lap 20 caution, and as a result, Wallace was held in
  
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• Disheartened Driver Pens Emotional 6-Word Message As NASCAR's Iconic Short Track Promise Remains Unfulfilled

  23-06-2026 23:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FONTANA, CA - MARCH 17: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Dow Coatings Chevrolet, and Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's Ford, take the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 17, 2019 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesAuto Club Speedway ran for 26 years before NASCAR pulled the plug on it. In that time, the Fontana track delivered wins, brutal losses, and plenty of agonizing seco
  
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• NASCAR Just Made Carson Hocevar the Face of Its New Docuseries

  23-06-2026 21:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR has spent the last several years searching for ways to connect fans with its next generation of stars.On Tuesday, the sanctioning body revealed exactly which young drivers it believes can help lead that future.NASCAR announced that its docuseries “RISING” will return for a second season in August, featuring Cup Series drivers Carson Hocevar and Connor Zilisch alongside Craftsman Truck Series standout Brenden “Butterbean” Queen. The series will debut exclusively on
  
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• AJ Allmendinger Aims for 500th NASCAR Start at Sonoma Raceway This Weekend

  23-06-2026 19:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  AJ Allmendinger is slated to be the next NASCAR driver to make history. How is that so? Allmendinger will be making his 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start when he takes the green flag on Sunday, June 28, at Sonoma Raceway.The feat marks Allmendinger as the 2nd driver to reach 500 career races this season. Casey Mears achieved the same historic mark at Pocono Raceway back on June 14, 2026. The best part of this matter, however, may not solely be that Allmendinger will make history in starts. It
  
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• Everyone Counted Kyle Larson Out. Now He’s Back in NASCAR’s Top Five.

  23-06-2026 18:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For weeks, Kyle Larson felt like the forgotten championship contender. Not because the speed disappeared. Not because Hendrick Motorsports suddenly lost its edge.And certainly not because Larson stopped looking like one of NASCAR’s most talented drivers. The results simply weren’t matching the performance.While Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin and a handful of Toyota drivers dominated headlines throughout the spring, Larson quietly endured one of the strangest stretches of his Cup Series
  
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• NASCAR Entry List Sonoma: 36 Cup Series Drivers for Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway

  23-06-2026 17:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is headed to Sonoma Raceway this weekend, staying in California for the second consecutive week. While last weekend’s Cup Series race at Naval Base Coronado had 39 drivers, we’re looking at a much smaller NASCAR entry list this weekend.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Cup Series entry list for Sonoma for the Toyota/Save Mart 350. Austin Hill is once again pulling double-duty for the Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series this weekend. Beyond him, there are no part-time
  
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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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• Connor Hall gunning for his third Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 victory Saturday at South Boston

  23-06-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SOUTH BOSTON, Va. — Connor Hall says winning South Boston Speedway‘s Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 the past two years was special. How about three in a row?“I feel like three would just be the cherry on top,” Hall said. “I feel that would be a pretty big statement.”The possibility of winning the race for the third straight year has lured Hall to return to South Boston Speedway for the 20th running of the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 on Saturday night, J
  
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• F1-like calendar, F1-like performance? How Formula E is "growing up" in its big brother's orbit

  23-06-2026 12:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWhen Formula E unleashes its brand-new generation of machinery – it will do so on its most diverse calendar yet, with a mixture of street circuits, classic permanent venues and abridged grand prix tracks.The time when relatively slow and unimpressive FE cars had to be kept to tight, chicane-laden venues to keep their batteries humming along appears to be finally over, and while the likes of Tokyo and Berlin Tempelhof are still on the 21-race 2026-27 schedule,
  
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• Larson leaves San Diego with momentum: 'It's giving me more confidence'

  23-06-2026 12:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CORONADO, Calif. — Don’t ever count out Kyle Larson.A third-place finish Sunday at Naval Base Coronado has the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion back inside the top five in the Cup Series points standings for the first time since May. And with a points reset lurking for The Chase in September, all he needs is a chance.MORE: San Diego results | San Diego photosLarson still trails series leader Tyler Reddick by 180 points with nine races remaining in NASCAR’s regular season, a
  
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• Kevin Magnussen vs. Noah Gragson NASCAR feud: A lap-by-lap breakdown

  23-06-2026 07:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKevin Magnussen got the full NASCAR experience in his Cup Series debut at the San Diego street course, highlighted by a multi-lap showdown with Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson.And while the on-track slugfest ended with a crash halfway through the race race, that was far from the whole story. NASCAR has compiled over seven minutes worth of onboard video and radio, showcasing every tense on-track moment between Magnussen and Gragson, which ultimately led to the crash
  
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• Denny Hamlin Publicly Slams F1 Ringer For 'Stereotyping' NASCAR As He Picks Sides In Noah Gragson Controversy

  23-06-2026 03:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Image Credits: Imago ©Image Credits: ImagoWhile Corey Heim was celebrating his first Cup Series victory, two backmarkers –Kevin Magnussen and Noah Gragson– became the spotlight of NASCAR’s first-ever Cup race inside an active military installation. And turns out, it was not an accident. And after everything was said and done, Denny Hamlin revealed what pushed Magnussen to do what he did.“If you’re coming over here for a one-off, you’ve got to show the com
  
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• First-time NASCAR Cup winner Corey Heim reaffirms Denny Hamlin’s shrewd eye for talent

  22-06-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The oldest and winningest active driver in the NASCAR Cup Series, as well as a shrewd team owner, Denny Hamlin has become a sounding board for his sage counsel.So he was a little surprised when protege Corey Heim went radio silent ahead of the inaugural race at Naval Base Coronado.“I asked Corey before the race, ‘This is the first week you haven’t called me for advice, you didn’t think I’d bring anything to the table?’” Hamlin said with a smile. “A
  
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