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• EchoPark Speedway’s Unique Pit Road Explained: Why NASCAR Drivers Must Slow Down Twice

  10-07-2026 01:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When the NASCAR Cup Series returns to EchoPark Speedway this weekend, fans will once again hear broadcasters talk about one of the circuit’s most unusual features before drivers ever take the green flag.It isn’t the drafting.It isn’t the banking.It’s pit road.Formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway, EchoPark Speedway has perhaps the most distinctive pit road layout in the Cup Series. The nearly 3,900-foot pit lane features NASCAR’s longest pit entry and requires dr
  
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• NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Text to Zane Smith After Chicagoland

  10-07-2026 07:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. reveals text message he sent to Zane Smith after Chicagoland. GettyDale Earnhardt Jr. revealed he texted Zane Smith following last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland. Smith was involved in an on-track incident with Carson Hocevar, which sent the two crashing into the wall.The Front Row Motorsports driver bumped Hocevar going into turn one. While it appeared Smith was aiming to send the driver of the No. 77 into the wall, the contact resulted in both of them p
  
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• NASCAR Race Team Forced to Scrap Planned Kyle Busch Tribute

  10-07-2026 05:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A planned Kyle Busch tribute paint scheme for ARCA Menards Series driver Thomas Annunziata will not make it to the track after Nitro Motorsports was forced to scrap the project before Lime Rock Park. GettyA heartfelt tribute to Kyle Busch will never make it onto the racetrack.Nitro Motorsports had planned to honor the late two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with a special paint scheme for ARCA Menards Series driver Thomas Annunziata during Friday’s race at Lime Rock Park. But before the t
  
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• NASCAR: Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing’s Future Unclear

  10-07-2026 04:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ty Dillon's NASCAR Cup Series future remains unclear. GettyTy Dillon and Kaulig Racing have not reached an agreement beyond the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. That leaves both the driver and team with a lot of questions of what their futures are in the series. Dillon is in his second full-time season behind the wheel of the No. 10 Chevrolet. The 34-year-old finished 33rd in the points standings last year, but notably made it to the final round of the In-Season Challenge, finishing runner-up
  
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• NASCAR: Why Austin Hill Winning Atlanta Would Be Storybook

  10-07-2026 04:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Austin Hill winning at Atlanta would be storybook. GettyThe NASCAR Cup Series circuit is heading to a track where Austin Hill has had a ton of success at. Hill, a 16-time winner in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, is a five-time winner at EchoPark Speedway, formerly known as Atlanta Motor Speedway.This Sunday’s Quaker State 400 is set to be Hill’s 10th Cup Series start of the season and the eighth since being called up as the replacement driver for the late Kyle Busch. Hill
  
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• Denny Hamlin Is Dominating NASCAR in 2026. Can He Finally Conquer EchoPark Speedway?

  10-07-2026 02:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin has looked nearly unbeatable for much of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.The Joe Gibbs Racing veteran enters this weekend atop the Cup Series standings, continuing one of the strongest championship campaigns of his career. But while Hamlin has been the driver everyone is chasing through the first half of the season, EchoPark Speedway presents a very different challenge.His overall résumé at the Hampton, Georgia, track is respectable, but his results since NASCAR tran
  
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• Dale Jr. Frustrated After JRM Let Chase Elliott Down at Chicagoland

  10-07-2026 00:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 14: Dale Earnhardt Jr. watches the action from the garage prior to practice for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 on February 14, 2025 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 14 NASCAR Xfinity Series United Rentals 300 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon25021410544300 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireChase Elliott’s coming to JR Motorsports at Chicagoland could’ve been a reunion wi
  
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• How to watch NASCAR at Atlanta and Lime Rock: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

  09-07-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is racing at both Atlanta and Lime Rock this weekend, with the top two divisions taking on EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta for another wild drafting race. TNT Sports is broadcasting the Cup race as the third of five events in their summer stretch, with all races simultaneously streamed on HBO Max along with live on-board cameras.Chase Briscoe earned his first win of the 2026 season last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, but Atlanta is a race where almost anyone can reach Victo
  
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• “What an idiot we are”- Kelley Earnhardt Reveals Costly Misstep Behind JRM's Cup Absence

  09-07-2026 22:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Sprint Cup Series: Daytona 500-Qualifying Feb 6, 2010 Daytona Beach, FL, USA Kelley Earnhardt prior to qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilas-USAxTODAYxSportsx 4409308 ©IMAGO/USA TODAY NetworkIn 2016, NASCAR awarded 36 charters, one for each full-time Cup Series team at the time. Think of these like NFL franchise licenses. Each one guar
  
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• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Odds: Hamlin Pulling Away From Reddick

  09-07-2026 21:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Denny Hamlin has caught and passed Tyler Reddick in the standings, as well as the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series odds, with 19 of 36 races in the books.Meanwhile, Kyle Larson is falling fast as the losses continue to pile up.Let's look at the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds.NASCAR Cup Series odds Driver Name
  ProbabilityAmerican
  OddsDenny Hamlin33%+203Tyler Reddick18%+456Ryan Blaney12%+733Christopher Bell11%
  
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• Zane Smith Slams Hocevar For Being Two-Faced In Podcast Interview

  09-07-2026 21:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Josh Calloni | TobyChristie.comAs Carson Hocevar's status within the NASCAR fanbase continues to climb, the ultra-aggressive racer is becoming less and less popular amongst some of his peers. The latest driver, who has had enough of Hocevar, is Zane Smith, the driver of the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford Mustang, who crashed Hocevar and himself early in last Sunday's eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.On this week's edition of "Racin' With The Boys," a podcast co-hosted by Taylor Lewan and Will
  
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• Top Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Quaker State 400: Key Sleepers and Fades Revealed

  09-07-2026 20:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCARCup Series season will now reach its 20th race, featuring the Quaker State 400, Available at Walmart, at EchoPark Speedway. The first race at EchoPark (Atlanta) Speedway back in February featured Tyler Reddick as the winner; it was the 2nd of 3 straight victories that began his 2026 season. Things have since changed in the past nearly five months. Reddick has dropped to 2nd place in the driver standings as Denny Hamlin has risen to 1st. Hendrick Motorsports seems to be getting things r
  
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• NASCAR driver Zane Smith calls Carson Hocevar ‘coward’ after Chicagoland incident

  09-07-2026 20:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Add Zane Smith to the list of NASCAR drivers who have no love for Carson Hocevar.The driver of the No. 38 Ford ranted about the hard-driving Hocevar during an interview on “Bussin’ With The Boys,” a podcast hosted by former NFL stars Taylor Lewan and Will Compton, calling him a “bum” and a “coward.”It’s unclear when exactly the interview took place, but the episode was released Thursday, days after Smith seemingly wrecked Hocevar during the Cup Ser
  
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• “Showing TV What They Are Capable of”- Hall of Famer Drops Strong Opinion on NASCAR’s Controversial Schedule Shakeup

  09-07-2026 19:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  July 2, 2023, Chicago, Illinois, USA: NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Driver, JENSON BUTTON 15 races for position through the city streets for the Inaugural Grant Park 220 on the Chicago Street Course. Chicago USA - ZUMAries 20230702_mda_a161_238 Copyright: xLoganxTxArcex ©IMAGO/ZUMA WireOver the past few seasons, NASCAR’s schedule has seen significant change. NASCAR dropped the classic calendar that older fans loved. Now, the sport races on city streets, military bases, and even in other
  
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• “Maybe His T-Shirt Sales Were Low”- Carson Hocevar Publicly Roasts Cup Driver After Chicagoland Payback

  09-07-2026 17:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - FEBRUARY 20: Carson Hocevar 77 Spire Motorsports Deleware Life Chevrolet looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Craftsman Truck Series FR8 Racing 208 on February 20, 2026, at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, GA. Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 20 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Fr8 Racing 208 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon260220147 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireCarson Hocevar is known for expressing his thoughts honestly. His unedited Twitch streams are must-wa
  
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• “Heard All These Bad Things About Ticket Sales”- Dale Jr Confirms NASCAR’s Stance on Chicagoland’s Future

  09-07-2026 16:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR President and CEO Steve O’Donnell ©NASCAR President and CEO Steve O’DonnellWhen NASCAR left Chicagoland Speedway in 2019, many people thought the track was gone for good. Small crowds made it seem like the track had no future. But that story completely changed in 2026. After a massive comeback race, NASCAR bosses are now eager to return to Illinois in 2027. According to Dale Earnhardt Jr., they were amazed by how many tickets were sold.Dale Jr.’s biggest Chicagoland
  
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• NASCAR truck that Kyle Busch got his final victory in will be driven by Chase Elliott

  09-07-2026 16:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Of Kyle Busch’s record 234 combined victories across NASCAR’s top three national touring circuits, 69 of them came in the Craftsman Truck Series. His last two wins came in the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, part of an eight-race deal that the two-time Cup Series champion was set to compete in during the 2026 Truck Series season.Following his shocking death on May 21 at the age of 41, Spire had to find replacement drivers for the No. 7 machine to finish Busch’s schedule.
  
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• Chase Elliott to drive truck Kyle Busch last won in at North Wilkesboro

  09-07-2026 16:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Of Kyle Busch’s record 234 combined victories across NASCAR’s top three national touring circuits, 69 of them came in the Craftsman Truck Series. His last two wins came in the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, part of an eight-race deal that the two-time Cup Series champion was set to compete in during the 2026 Truck Series season.Following his shocking death on May 21 at the age of 41, Spire had to find replacement drivers for the No. 7 machine to finish Busch’s schedule.
  
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• Preview: Round 3 of the 2026 In-Season Challenge at EchoPark Speedway

  09-07-2026 13:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2026 In-Season Challenge rolls into Round 3 this Sunday when the NASCAR Cup Series visits EchoPark Speedway (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). It’s the first track the series visits for a second time in 2026, and the hybrid superspeedway will almost certainly put on a summer showdown worth remembering for a long time.Round 2 at Chicagoland Speedway had plenty of excitement, featuring five statistical upsets — including No. 32 seed Alex Bowm
  
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• NASCAR Odds: Who Are The Favorites to Win at EchoPark Speedway?

  09-07-2026 04:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series odds at EchoPark Speedway. GettyThe NASCAR Cup Series circuit heads to the EchoPark Speedway this Sunday night for the Quaker State 400. It is the 20th race of the 2026 season and is the site for the third round of the In-Season Challenge.It is hard to pinpoint favorites on a drafting track, but the oddsmakers have a handful of drivers in mind. In addition, sports bettors can also place money on the four head-to-head matchups for the In-Season Challenge.Here, we will give a ful
  
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• The race to the NASCAR Chase is on: Who are the favorites?

  09-07-2026 02:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEarlier in the weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, when asked about his championship chances under the new Chase for the Championship format, Chase Briscoe said he would need to start winning in bunches.Why?After running thousands of simulations, NASCAR stated that nearly 70 percent of eventual champions started the final 10 races from inside the top five. That is because the top-16 in the standings get reseeded and consolidated for dramatic purposed.1st: 2,100
  2nd: 2,075 (-25)
  3rd:
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Reveals Hardest Part About Emotional 2001 Pepsi 400 Win

  08-07-2026 23:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed the hardest part about emotional 2001 Daytona win. GettyIt has been 25 years since Dale Earnhardt Jr. delivered one of the most emotional wins in NASCAR history. In the first race back at Daytona since the death of his father, Dale Earnhardt, Earnhardt Jr. drove to victory in the 2001 Pepsi 400.Prior to last Sunday’s Cup Series race at Chicagoland, TNT Sports played a special video honoring the win 25 years later — unbeknownst to Earnhardt Jr. at the momen
  
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• NASCAR CEO: Prime Video, TNT Sports ‘wish’ they bought more races

  08-07-2026 23:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesNASCAR is in Year 2 of a seven-year set of media rights deals across five separate broadcast partners for its premier Cup Series races: Fox, Prime Video, TNT Sports, NBC, and USA Sports. The sport’s move to split its rights from two partners under the old deals, Fox and NBC, to five under the new setup was at first divisive among NASCAR fans. However, midway through the second season of the new arrangement, fans have come around to some of the positive i
  
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• Who Won Last Year’s Summer NASCAR Cup Race at EchoPark Speedway?

  08-07-2026 22:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series returns to EchoPark Speedway this weekend, and if recent history is any indication, fans should expect another dramatic finish.Last summer’s race produced exactly that, as Chase Elliott thrilled the hometown crowd by making a last-lap pass to score his first victory of the 2025 season.Here’s a look back at how the race unfolded before the Cup Series returns to Hampton, Georgia.Chase Elliott Passed Brad Keselowski on the Final LapThe 2025 Quaker State 400 looked
  
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• NASCAR Weekend Schedule at EchoPark Speedway: Full TV Schedule, Start Times for Every Race

  08-07-2026 22:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A general view of the field racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the 1.54-mile oval this weekend. GettyThe NASCAR Cup Series returns to EchoPark Speedway this weekend for the third round of NASCAR’s inaugural In-Season Challenge, while the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races at Lime Rock Park and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series heads to EchoPark for Saturday night&rsq
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About EchoPark Speedway Before NASCAR’s Atlanta Weekend

  08-07-2026 22:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For decades, NASCAR fans knew it simply as Atlanta Motor Speedway. Today, it’s EchoPark Speedway, but while the name has changed, the Georgia track remains one of the sport’s most iconic and unpredictable venues.This weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and Craftsman Truck Series return to the 1.54-mile oval in Hampton, Georgia, where drafting packs, late-race passes and dramatic finishes have become the norm since the track’s massive reconfiguration
  
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• NASCAR official says not enough evidence to penalize Shane Van Gisbergen at Chicagoland

  08-07-2026 21:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoUltimately, NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran said the sanctioning body didn’t see anything that quite arose to a penalty regarding the various on-track incidents involving Shane Van Gisbergen, Austin Hill, Zane Smith and Carson Hocevar on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway.On Lap 48, Hill was spun hard into the wall off the nose of Van Gisbergen, and the Richard Childress Racing No. 33 team immediately felt like it was intentional and retaliatory for what transpir
  
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• Chase Elliott to make reare NASCAR Truck start at North Wilkesboro

  08-07-2026 20:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSpire Motorsports announced that Chase Elliott will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado at North Wilkesboro, making his first start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since the 2023 season-opener at Daytona. HendrickCars.com will sponsor the effort.This race was scheduled to be one of Kyle Busch's 2026 Truck appearances with Spire, before his unexpected passing last month.The No. 7 Spire truck has featured various drivers this year, including Busch, Rajah Caruth, Connor Mosack,
  
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• Chase Elliott to make rare NASCAR Truck start at North Wilkesboro

  08-07-2026 20:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSpire Motorsports announced that Chase Elliott will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado at North Wilkesboro, making his first start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since the 2023 season-opener at Daytona. HendrickCars.com will sponsor the effort.This race was scheduled to be one of Kyle Busch's 2026 Truck appearances with Spire, before his unexpected passing last month.The No. 7 Spire truck has featured various drivers this year, including Busch, Rajah Caruth, Connor Mosack,
  
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• NASCAR Decides Not to Penalize Drivers After Chicagoland Speedway Incidents

  08-07-2026 18:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR has gone back to the replays and come to a decision regarding the incidents at Chicagoland Speedway. It has been decided that neither Shane van Gisbergen, Austin Hill, Zane Smith, nor Carson Hocevar will be penalized for their on-track antics. The only penalty handed down regards the No. 51 team of Jeremy Clements in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. Due to a wheel falling off, the team will lose their front-tire changer and jackman for the next races.Austin Hill - Shane van Gisbergen NASCA
  
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