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• Full entry list released for 2026 NASCAR triple-header at Atlanta

  16-02-2026 22:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoThe entry lists have been released for the upcoming triple-header at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta, Georgia. The Cup race will feature 38 entries with the open teams of BJ McLeod (#78 Live Fast) and JJ Yeley (#44 NY Racing Team) joining the 36 chartered entries. Casey Mears and the No. 66 team originally planned to compete, but after damage suffered in Daytona Speedweek, they have withdrawn.There will be one full-time Cup driver in the NASCAR O'Reilly Series, and that's Ross
  
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• Kyle Larson Believes NASCAR’s Phoenix Showdown Will Reveal Where Hendrick Motorsports Really Stacks Up

  06-03-2026 03:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 12, 2025; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Peter Casey-Imagn ImagesThree races into the NASCAR Cup Series season, the sport now heads to Phoenix Raceway this weekend. As of last Sunday’s competition, Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing have exhibited serious pace among the field, winning the opening three rounds and sitting on top of the driver’s points table,
  
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• Danica Patrick breaks silence on Sky Sports F1 exit after five years

  06-03-2026 03:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoFormer NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has broken her silence after she was noticeably missing from Sky Sports Formula 1's on-screen broadcast line-up for the 2026 F1 season.While many assumed the decision had come from the broadcaster to change things up for the new season, Patrick has claimed that she decided it was time for her to step away and move on. "From my first Sky Sports F1 race in Austin to my last 5 years later… I had such a blast! The Sky team w
  
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• NASCAR driver Alex Bowman out with vertigo, will miss Phoenix race

  05-03-2026 23:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Hendrick Motorsports announced on Thursday that Alex Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, will not race this weekend at Phoenix Raceway due to vertigo, diagnosed this week.The NASCAR Cup Series driver began having symptoms during last Sunday’s road course race at Circuit of the Americas and got out of the car on lap 71.Former NASCAR champion Kyle Busch settles $8.5M lawsuit against life insurance company Bowman was checked at the infield care center and had
  
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• Alex Bowman out of NASCAR Cup Series Phoenix race due to vertigo

  05-03-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  Driver Alex Bowman won't race during this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series event in Phoenix.Hendricks Motorsports announced on Thursday, March 5 that Bowman had been diagnosed with vertigo earlier this week and hasn't been medically cleared to compete in Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway. He will be replaced in the No. 48 Chevrolet by driver Anthony Alfredo.Bowman, 32, began experiencing symptoms during last Sunday's NASCAR road coarse race at Circuit of the Americas and eventual
  
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• Vertigo sidelines Alex Bowman, forcing him out of Sunday’s Phoenix NASCAR race

  05-03-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  AVONDALE, Ariz. — Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will miss the NASCAR race Sunday at Phoenix Raceway after he was diagnosed with vertigo.Bowman was too ill to continue racing last Sunday at Circuit of the Americas in Texas and was replaced mid-race by Myatt Snider, who had been working in the pits for Fox Sports at the time of the driver change.Anthony Alfredo will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for Bowman this weekend at Phoenix. Alfredo has 210 NASCAR national series starts, includi
  
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• Alex Bowman Out of Phoenix Race Due to Vertigo; Anthony Alfredo Steps In

  05-03-2026 20:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  Hendrick Motorsports announced today that its driver, Alex Bowman, will not be returning to race at Phoenix. This follows his early exit from last week's COTA race due to illness. NASCAR fans anticipated that Bowman might miss this week, and now, Anthony Alfredo earns the job in the No. 48 car. The illness has been cited at vertigo that Bowman is dealing with. Jeff Andrews, the president of Hendrick Motorsports, stated, “Alex has worked very hard over the last several days.” “W
  
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• Vertigo sidelines Alex Bowman, forcing him out of Sunday's Phoenix NASCAR race

  05-03-2026 19:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will miss the NASCAR race Sunday at Phoenix Raceway after he was diagnosed with vertigo.Bowman was too ill to continue racing last Sunday at Circuit of the Americas in Texas and was replaced mid-race by Myatt Snider, who had been working in the pits for Fox Sports at the time of the driver change.Anthony Alfredo will drive the No. 48 Chevrolet for Bowman this weekend at Phoenix. Alfredo has 210 NASCAR national series starts, in
  
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• Alex Bowman Will Not Compete At Phoenix After Vertigo Diagnosis

  05-03-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 15, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman (48) during the 68th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesAlex Bowman, who had to exit the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet with roughly 20 laps remaining last weekend at Circuit of the Americas, has been ruled out of this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway.Anthony Alfredo, a 26-year-old full-time NASCAR O'Reilly Auto P
  
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• Alex Bowman will miss Phoenix NASCAR Cup race, suffering from vertigo

  05-03-2026 19:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photo32-year-old Alex Bowman had to step out of the #48 Hendrick Chevrolet in the middle of last weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Circuit of the Americas. The team lost five laps as Myatt Snider got behind the wheel.Over the past few days, Bowman was evaluated by medical professionals and has been diagnosed with vertigo. “Alex has worked very hard over the last several days,” said Jeff Andrews, president of Hendrick Motorsports. “We’re encouraged by the progre
  
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• Jesse Love returns to site of O'Reilly Series title at Phoenix

  05-03-2026 18:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  Certainly, Richard Childress Racing‘s Jesse Love is among the NASCAR O‘Reilly Auto Parts Series competitors most looking forward to a return to Phoenix Raceway for Saturday evening‘s GOVX 200 (7:30 p.m. ET, The CW, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).The 21-year-old reigning series champion earned his first major NASCAR title at the track last November and has turned in an impressive start in 2026 to back up that work.RELATED: O’Reilly Series standings | Weekend scheduleLov
  
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• Cleetus McFarland making NASCAR O'Reilly debut for RCR at Rockingham

  05-03-2026 18:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Garrett Mitchell, better known as Cleetus McFarland to NASCAR fans and his millions of YouTube followers, will make his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut in 2026 for Richard Childress Racing at Rockingham on April 4.McFarland made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut in February at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet for Neice Motorsports.He finished 37th at Daytona after a crash on Lap 6 while running in the top 10. He's hoping his O'Reilly Series debut in the Tommy&rs
  
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• How to watch the NASCAR and IndyCar doubleheader at Phoenix

  05-03-2026 17:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoTyler Reddick leads the NASCAR Cup championship standings after winning three consecutive races to open the 2026 season in a feat never seen before in the history of the sport.And speaking of dominant showings, four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou won the season-opener in St. Pete by over ten seconds.Now, the top level of stock car racing and open-wheel racing in the United States are joining up together for a doubleheader weekend in Phoenix. The Arizona oval hasn't hosted an In
  
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• Judge overseeing Gibbs v Gabehart and Spires issues formal restraining order

  05-03-2026 17:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoAs decided on Monday by Judge Susan C. Rodriguez of the Western District of North Carolina, Chris Gabehart will be permitted to continue working for Spire Motorsports but also under a limited restraining order regarding anything that overlapped with his previous duties at Joe Gibbs Racing.Gabehart and Spire have been sued by JGR for over $8 million in damages alleging a ‘brazen scheme’ to steal and potentially disseminate proprietary business information. The longtime
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. Issues 'Warning' To Family After Race Incident

  05-03-2026 15:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. issued a warning to his family following an incident in victory lane following a recent race.The former NASCAR Cup Series driver addressed the viral incident involving some of his nieces. His nieces tried to break up a confrontation in victory lane following a CARS Tour race. A scuffle broke out, after drivers Caden Kvapil and Doug Barnes Jr. got into it following the race.Dale Jr.'s nieces, Karsyn Elledge and Kennedy Elledge, stepped in and tried to break things up. Earnhardt
  
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• Alex Bowman sidelined for Phoenix weekend with vertigo; Alfredo to drive No. 48 car

  05-03-2026 14:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Alex Bowman, who exited Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race because of illness, will not compete in this weekend’s event at Phoenix Raceway.Bowman’s Hendrick Motorsports team said in a statement Thursday that Bowman was diagnosed with vertigo this week. He began experiencing symptoms during Sunday’s race at Circuit of The Americas before exiting his No. 48 Chevrolet early. A native of Tucson, Arizona, Bowman underwent two days of medical evaluation this week and drove laps Th
  
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• NASCAR's 'Full Speed: The Daytona 500' on Prime Video: Featured drivers, how to watch and more

  05-03-2026 11:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  ‘Full Speed: The Daytona 500’ | Now streaming on Prime VideoA feature-length documentary capturing the chaos, pressure and legacy of the “Great American Race”After two seasons focused on the NASCAR Cup Series championship fight, “Full Speed” turns its 2026 attention to a single event — the Daytona 500.“Full Speed: The Daytona 500” premieres Thursday exclusively on Prime Video, following the 2026 running of the sport‘s crown jewel, from
  
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• NASCAR Cool Shirt: Why Are They Necessary Now More Than Ever?

  05-03-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCARA driver Joey Logano | Credits- IMAGOA glaring issue with the cool shirts that NASCAR drivers wear became evident during the recent Cup Series at the Phoenix Raceway. Several drivers, including Alex Bowman and AJ Allmendinger, faced failed cool suits mid-race and had to struggle a lot in the heat. This incident has thrown a spotlight on how important this piece of technology is in the current age.The hot air from the radiator in the Next Gen car wraps around the A-post and heads into the c
  
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• Connor Hall to run Truck Series race at Rockingham, lead Niece Motorsports' new Late Model Stock Car program

  05-03-2026 10:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  SALISBURY, N.C. —  Niece Motorsports is proud to welcome renowned short-track talent Connor Hall to its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) driver lineup.The 29-year-old Hampton, Virginia native will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado RST for a select schedule beginning at Rockingham Speedway on April 3. He has made one prior start in the series, finishing 10th in his debut at Richmond Raceway in 2024.Hall joined Niece Motorsports over the offseason to oversee the team‘s newly
  
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• Mark Martin Believes Cleetus McFarland’s New Deal With RCR Is A Big Win for NASCAR

  05-03-2026 06:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 13, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Truck Series driver Garrett Mitchell during qualifying for the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesThe debut of Cleetus McFarland in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series stirred hot debate across the garage and beyond. Some insiders and fans raised eyebrows the moment his name appeared on the entry list. Their doubts found fuel when McFarland was caught in a wreck six laps into the race at
  
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• Cleetus McFarland Handed Richard Childress’ All-Star Seat Amid Growing Backlash From NASCAR Community

  05-03-2026 00:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 13: Garrett Mitchell Cleetus McFarland 4 Niece Motorsports Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet waves to the crowd prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Craftsman Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 on February 13, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL.Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 13 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Fresh From Florida 250 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2602133617250 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireGenerally, th
  
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• Cleetus McFarland Signs O'Reilly Series Deal with RCR

  04-03-2026 22:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesLess than a month removed from making his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona International Speedway, Garrett Mitchell, also known as "Cleetus McFarland", will be making his first career start in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.McFarland has partnered with Richard Childress Racing (RCR), the organization responsible for fielding last season's championship-winning entry for Jesse Love, to run a part-time schedule in NASCAR's second-tier division
  
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• Cleetus McFarland to make surprise NASCAR O'Reilly debut at Rockingham

  04-03-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoGarrett Mitchell, who is better known as YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, is set to make his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (NOAPS) debut at one of the trickiest tracks in the sport -- Rockingham.He will pilot the #33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, a historic organization and the defending NOAPS driver champions via Jesse Love. RCR also has six Cup titles, all with the legendary Dale Earnhardt.Tommy's Express will back the effort, and McFarland will be a teammate to Love and
  
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• Cleetus McFarland signs two-year deal with RCR to race NASCAR O'Reilly part-time

  04-03-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoGarrett Mitchell, who is better known as YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, is set to make his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (NOAPS) debut at one of the trickiest ovals in the sport -- Rockingham.He will pilot the #33 Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing, a historic organization and the defending NOAPS driver champions via Jesse Love. RCR also has six Cup titles, all with the legendary Dale Earnhardt.Cleetus has indicated that this will be a three-race deal for 2026 and again in 202
  
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• Tyler Reddick's next NASCAR record challenge: The rare four-peat

  04-03-2026 19:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLast year, Christopher Bell became the first driver in the Next Gen era (2022 onward) to win three consecutive Cup races, with Tyler Reddick recently becoming the second. However, Reddick is now the only driver in the 78-year history of NASCAR to win the first three races of a new season, winning two drafting tracks and a road course.Since the modern era of NASCAR began in 1972, only eight drivers have managed to win four consecutive Cup races and it's quite an impressive li
  
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• Sky Sports F1 confirms 2026 broadcast team as Danica Patrick drops off line-up

  04-03-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSky Sports has confirmed its broadcast team for the 2026 Formula 1 season, and the absence of former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has been picked up by fans. Joining lead commentator David Croft will be Simon Lazenby, Natalie Pinkham, Ted Kravitz, Rachel Brookes and Craig Slater as presenters and reporters.Martin Brundle, Jenson Button, Nico Rosberg, Jacques Villeneuve, Naomi Schiff, Bernie Collins, Karun Chandhok, Jamie Chadwick and Anthony Davidson have been co
  
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• Preece relates to injured RFK Racing co-owner Keselowski's grit: 'I've lived it'

  04-03-2026 17:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  RFK Racing co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski is in the early stages of what could wind up being his toughest NASCAR Cup Series season yet. But it hasn’t been for a lack of on-track performance.Keselowski continues to deal with the lingering effects of a broken femur, suffered in a freak accident during a December ski trip with his family. He’s spent hours rehabbing the injury daily, but despite a cane in hand and a noticeable limp, the 41-year-old has turned every lap over the firs
  
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• FICO Returns to RCR as Three-Race Sponsor for Kyle Busch

  04-03-2026 15:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  Richard Childress RacingFICO, a leader in global analytics software, is returning to Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in 2026, serving as a multi-race primary sponsor for NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1. The brand, which first partnered with Busch and RCR in 2024, will return for a three-race program in the NASCAR Cup Series this season, beginning with the Spring event at Martinsville Speedway in late March. FICO will also adorn the No. 8 Chevrolet in the B
  
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• Chase Elliott’s Big Brain Moment During Last Sunday’s NASCAR Race Leaves Fans in Awe

  04-03-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 11, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesChase Elliott played it smart during last Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Within moments of seeing the tire come off Ross Chastain’s No. 1 car just ahead of him, Elliott made a split second decision to duck onto pit road for fresh rubber before the caution flag
  
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• Michael Jordan Has a New Favorite in NASCAR and It Is Not Tyler Reddick

  04-03-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Michael Jordan at Tyler Reddick on Victory Lane. The 2026 Daytona 500 held Feb.15 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- © Tim Shortt/ News-Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesMichael Jordan has become a regular presence at NASCAR events, and when he walks into the garage, the spotlight usually follows. Still, he does not grant interviews every time. With Tyler Reddick delivering three consecutive wins for 23XI Racing, however, MJ has fielded more interview requests, drawing
  
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