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• Jeff Gordon Compares Kyle Larson’s Team to NASCAR Legends

  07-10-2026 00:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson went a lap down early at Las Vegas and still finished second. Jeff Gordon said the comeback is what championship teams do.The Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman spoke to reporters after Sunday’s South Point 400, in video posted by Frontstretch.“I mean, to see them struggle at the beginning and have to fight through that and make big changes and lose all their track position, go down the lap and fight back from that. That’s, to me, what championship-caliber teams do
  
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• NASCAR Rumors: Big Change Could Be Made for The Clash at Daytona in 2027

  09-10-2026 16:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectNASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell has made plenty of fans happy since he took over earlier this year with changes to the sport, seemingly taking feedback from drivers and fans to make adaptations during the 2026 season. With The Chase drawing to a close, it now appears NASCAR is contemplating a big change for The Clash at Daytona International Speedway in 2027.According to NASAR Rumors & Nostalgia, it appears there’s been talk that the 2027 The Clash coul
  
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• NASCAR Qualifying Order Charlotte: Cup Series Qualifying Order This Weekend

  09-10-2026 14:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe NASCAR Cup Series is racing at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with the Bank of America 400 on Sunday afternoon. Ahead of the sixth race in The Chase, we’ve got Cup Series qualifying on Saturday. With stage points proving incredibly crucial in the 10-race chase, starting position carries added importance which makes the Cup Series qualifying order on Saturday matter even more.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR qualifying order this weekend. Belo
  
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• Cole Custer returns to Haas Factory Team's No. 41 in 2027

  09-10-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Haas Factory Team announced Friday that Cole Custer will return for a third straight season as driver of the No. 41 entry in the NASCAR Cup Series next year.The news came as NASCAR’s top circuit prepares for Sunday’s Bank of America 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It also answers one of the few remaining questions surrounding the Cup Series’ “Silly Season” driver movement for 2027.RELATED: Key figu
  
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• What channel is the NASCAR Truck Series Charlotte race on today? Time, TV schedule

  09-10-2026 12:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to the track for the Ecosave 200 on Oct. 9 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Kaden Honeycutt grabbed the points lead with his win at Kansas two weeks ago, with Layne Riggs dropping to 37 points behind the points leader after finishing 19th.Chandler Smith (-71) and Gio Ruggiero (-72) are within a full race's amount of points behind Honeycutt, but the championship chase is likely to come down to Honeycutt vs. Riggs.Here's how you can watch the NASCAR Truck Serie
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte full weekend track schedule, TV schedule for the Bank of America 400, other races

  09-10-2026 12:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is back at Charlotte and on the oval for the fall race weekend, headlined by the Bank of America 400 Cup Series race on Oct. 11.The Truck Series opens the weekend with the Ecosave 200 on Oct. 9, followed by the public celebration of life for Kyle Busch at the track.Cup practice and qualifying takes place on Oct. 10, along with the full O'Reilly Auto Parts Series on-track schedule.Here is the full on-track schedule at Charlotte Motor Speedway:THE CHASE:How Christopher Bell ended up in a 'm
  
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• Spire places Chris Gabehart on administrative leave; JGR claims proof of wrongdoing

  09-10-2026 06:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJoe Gibbs Racing is pointing to Spire Motorsports placing Chris Gabehart on administrative leave over the past month as yet another reason the team should be placed in contempt for violating a restraining order and preliminary injunction.This is all part of the ongoing lawsuit and countersuit between the three parties that stemmed from Gabehart leaving JGR at the end of 2025, where he was accused of breaching contract and also taking proprietary information with him to benefit Sp
  
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• Midgets return to Anderson Speedway

  09-10-2026 05:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  ANDERSON – For the first time in several years Anderson Speedway will be hosting a full-size Midget event on the final weekend of the 2026 season.The All-Star Midget Series will be making their first appearance for a 100-lap feature event and 22 teams were entered by mid-week.Kyle O’Gara is leading the point standings with two victories with two-time Unified Group Services Little 500 winner Jake Trainor sitting second in points. Former NASCAR star Ryan Newman is third with just two r
  
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• 23XI Racing Makes Pit Crew Member Swap Ahead of Charlotte

  09-10-2026 05:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ahead of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, 23XI Racing has reportedly made a pit crew change. The No. 45 team with driver Tyler Reddick and the No. 35 team with driver Riley Herbst have swapped jackmen.Damian Jackson is now the jackman for Reddick’s No. 45 car, while Brandon Banks is the new jackman for Herbst’s No. 35 car. The move comes at an interesting time in the season as Reddick is competing for a championship, while Herbst is ou
  
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• Kasey Kahne Ready for 'One Strong Year' With Spire in 2027

  09-10-2026 05:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Kasey Kahne is ready for at least "one strong year" with Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series in 2027.Kahne will race Spire's No. 77 Chevrolet next season in a deal that stemmed from a conversation with Jeff Dickerson at a team owner meeting at the Knoxville Nationals."[Jeff] told a story, Carson was there at 360 Nationals and trying to figure out who they were gonna put in one of the trucks full-time and then have the other truck – and he as
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte Odds 2026: Three Championship Contenders Lead Bank of America 400 Favorites

  09-10-2026 03:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson has spent the opening half of NASCAR’s championship Chase building a cushion over the rest of the field. Now, the betting market is giving two of his closest pursuers just as much respect heading into Charlotte Motor Speedway.Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell enter Sunday’s Bank of America 400 among the favorites to win, setting up an intriguing weekend for three drivers with very different championship situations.Larson holds a 40-point advantage over Hamlin and
  
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• Kasey Kahne Reveals How Unexpected NASCAR Comeback Deal Came Together

  09-10-2026 01:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kasey Kahne wasn’t looking for a full-time NASCAR ride when he arrived at the Knoxville Nationals earlier this year. By the time he left, however, an unexpected conversation had given him something he hadn’t seriously considered in years: the opportunity to return to NASCAR for an entire season.And the offer caught him completely off guard.Kahne, an 18-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, will drive Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in
  
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• Kevin Harvick Reflects on Dramatic NASCAR Charlotte Win

  09-10-2026 01:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. was on the verge of breaking a nearly three-year winless drought in the NASCAR Cup Series in the 2011 Coca-Cola 600. As NASCAR’s most popular driver rolled the No. 88 National Guard Chevrolet into turn 3 on the final lap with the lead, something catastrophic happened.Earnhardt Jr. began to fall off pace and it was evident he was out of fuel. As he exited turn 4, Kevin Harvick blasted past the Hendrick Motorsports driver to steal the win in one of NASCAR’s crown jew
  
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• Can Kyle Larson Hold Off Denny Hamlin For The NASCAR Cup Series Title?

  09-10-2026 01:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson is on a heater and has climbed to the top of the NASCAR Cup Series standings ahead of Denny Hamlin. GettyNo one expected the NASCAR Cup Series championship to slip away from Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, the most dominant driver during the regular season. However, the No. 11 team has fallen victim to some old fashioned bad luck.Hamlin entered The Chase as the championship favorite, entering the postseason with a major points lead. But a surprise has emerged at the front of t
  
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• How to watch NASCAR at Charlotte II: Weekend schedule, start time, entry list, TV

  08-10-2026 23:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR returns to its home track at Charlotte Motor Speedway, with a triple-header weekend of racing.This is the first fall Cup race on the Charlotte oval since 2017, after utilizing the infield road course from 2018-2025. Shane van Gisbergen won that race last year, but Daniel Suarez is the most recent Charlotte oval winner after his victory in this year's rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600.Kyle Larson continues to lead the championship standings, 40 points clear of Denny Hamlin. Lars
  
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• With the Charlotte Roval gone, NASCAR drivers push for road course in Chase

  08-10-2026 21:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NC – Every year since 1960, NASCAR has held a fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on its mile-and-a-half asphalt oval.But for the past eight seasons, this race in early October had been held on a road course. The folks at Speedway Motorsports – the owner of the track in Concord, North Carolina – reconfigured the layout of the fall competition into a 2.28-mile road course with 17 turns. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson each took the checkered flag twice there, while road
  
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• Charlotte Roval is gone, but some NASCAR drivers want a road course in the Chase

  08-10-2026 21:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NC – Every year since 1960, NASCAR has held a fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on its mile-and-a-half asphalt oval.But for the past eight seasons, this race in early October had been held on a road course. The folks at Speedway Motorsports – the owner of the track in Concord, North Carolina – reconfigured the layout of the fall competition into a 2.28-mile road course with 17 turns. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson each took the checkered flag twice there, while road
  
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• Dale Jr. Questions NASCAR’s Controversial Call Against Denny Hamlin

  08-10-2026 21:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Practice Feb 13, 2026 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilasx 20260213_mjr_su5_044 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesDenny Hamlin looked every bit like a championship contender at Las Vegas. After securing pole position, the 23XI Racing star settl
  
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• Kevin Harvick Questions Denny Hamlin’s Title Mindset

  08-10-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick is worried about Denny Hamlin‘s confidence in the NASCAR title fight. Harvick discussed Hamlin on this week’s episode of Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, titled “Is Denny Hamlin Blowing Another Championship?”Harvick praised Hamlin’s preparation. He said the way Hamlin talks has changed.“I don’t think there’s anybody that prepares better than Denny Hamlin. I think that there is a sense to me that feels like when you listen to Denny sp
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte Weather Forecast: Rain Threatens Bank of America 400 Weekend

  08-10-2026 20:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A general view of cars parked and covered on the grid under a weather delay during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyRain could become the biggest storyline of NASCAR’s return to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, with a particularly concerning forecast developing for Sunday’s Bank of America 400.The NASCAR Cup S
  
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• Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing Earn Multi-Year Extension From Sponsor

  08-10-2026 20:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sep 13, 2026; Madison, Illinois, USA;23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace (23) during the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway.Joe Puetz-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectBubba Wallace will continue to sport the red and yellow colors of Hardee's, an American quick-service restaurant brand, in 2027 and beyond. On Thursday, 23XI Racing announced that the sponsorship partner, which joined the organization this season, has extended as a primary sponsorship partner of the driv
  
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• “Got to Know Your Place in Life”: NASCAR Loses Fans to NFL as Insiders Call Out “Horrible” Schedule

  08-10-2026 19:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  February 15, 2026, Daytona Beach, Fl, USA: CHRIS BUESCHER 17 of Prosper, TX battles for position during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , FL. Daytona Beach USA – ZUMAa161 20260215_aaa_a161_023 Copyright: xWalterxG.xArcexSr.x ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireNASCAR may have finally realized it cannot win every Sunday fight. As the NFL season takes over the sports calendar, NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy raised the question the sport has increasingly faced: “
  
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• Denny Hamlin Defends His Team After Las Vegas Pit Call

  08-10-2026 19:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin says he would have ignored the pit call that gave Kyle Larson his lap back at Las Vegas. Hamlin discussed the decision on this week’s episode of Actions Detrimental.Hamlin led early in Sunday’s South Point 400. When Zane Smith spun on Lap 45, Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Chris Gayle brought Hamlin in from the lead for two tires. Larson was a lap down at the time, and the stop let him take the wave-around.“Listen, had I known that Larson was a lap down and he would h
  
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• The unselfish anchor behind Jack Aitken’s first IMSA GTP title, Earl Bamber reflects on 2026 campaign

  08-10-2026 18:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLooking back on a hard-fought IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign, Earl Bamber sees a season defined not by individual standings, but by the relentless pursuit of team success. While a schedule conflict ultimately kept him from raising the drivers' trophy alongside co-driver Jack Aitken, Bamber was the indisputable anchor behind Action Express Racing’s title-winning #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R program.The season culminated in a dominant clean sweep for the b
  
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• How Patrick Emerling Can Win His First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship

  08-10-2026 18:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Patrick Emerling has done a lot in Modified racing at this point in his career, but he’s closing in on doing something that he’s never done before. Emerling is just days away from clinching his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.Watch Live2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson SpeedwayEmerling enters Sunday’s 150-lap season finale at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with a 30-point lead over defending champion Austin Beers. Emerling&rsquo
  
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• Dale Jr. Delivers Blunt Verdict on Kyle Larson’s Toyota Challenge as Chevy and Ford Fall Behind

  08-10-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 25: Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS on pit lane 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 Icon072526009400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireKyle Larson was running 14th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he pitted on lap 34 to make an adjustment to his
  
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• How Hurricane Isaias may impact NASCAR's Charlotte race weekend

  08-10-2026 18:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is hosting a fall race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval for the first time since 2017, after spending the last few years utilizing the infield road course. Unfortunately, they will likely to have to contend with significant rainfall as Hurricane Isaias moves inland. Isaias is the first hurricane of what has been a very tame 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and is set to make landfall very late Friday in Alabama. It's also the latest in the year where the first
  
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• Denny Hamlin Reveals Brad Keselowski Turned Down 23XI Racing Opportunity

  08-10-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Before Brad Keselowski became a co-owner of RFK Racing, he had another opportunity to help shape the future of a NASCAR Cup Series organization.It came from Denny Hamlin.With Keselowski’s departure from RFK now raising questions about his next move, Hamlin has revealed that he approached the former Cup Series champion about driving for 23XI Racing when Keselowski was preparing to leave Team Penske after the 2021 season.The conversation never produced a deal. According to Hamlin, the two dr
  
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• NASCAR Star Faces New Warning as Kevin Harvick Raises Fresh Championship Concerns

  08-10-2026 17:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 19: NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Kevin Harvick speak with the media during the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Day at Charlotte Convention Center on May 19, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina.(Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyKevin Harvick has raised concerns about Denny Hamlin’s mindset as the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs enter another key stage. Hamlin started the 2026 NASCAR playoffs as a top championship favorite after a strong regular season. He now tra
  
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• Dale Jr. Defends Chris Gayle After Las Vegas Pit Call

  08-10-2026 17:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is defending Chris Gayle after the pit call that has drawn criticism since Las Vegas. Earnhardt Jr. discussed the call on his latest Dirty Mo Media podcast.“I think he’s been doing a hell of a job all year, and it’s difficult to sit here and nitpick a single call in a series of hundreds that he made that day.”Denny Hamlin started from the pole in Sunday’s South Point 400. When Zane Smith spun on Lap 45, Gayle brought Hamlin in from the lead for tw
  
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