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• NASCAR champion Ned Jarrett dies at 93

  05-06-2026 19:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion whose legacy was extended across generations as an announcer, died on June 4, his family announced.Jarrett was 93. He died of natural causes at his home in Newton, North Carolina, according to a statement released by his family on June 5."Our father was a devout Christian and a devoted, loving family man. He was a friend to everyone he met and NASCAR’s oldest living champion," the Jarrett family said in a statement. "By all accounts, he wa
  
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• Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Gabehart, Spire agree to terms on deleted text message retrieval

  05-06-2026 22:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAs part of the ongoing Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit, fact discovery is currently taking place and includes the pursuit of a text message conversation between Gabehart and Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson that both individuals deleted from their phones.JGR is suing its former competition director and crew chief, and a rival organization, over allegations that Gabehart illegally misappropriated trade secrets and confidential data while transitioning
  
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• Cleetus McFarland earns pole position for ARCA race at Michigan

  05-06-2026 21:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn qualifying for the ARCA Menards Series Henry Ford Health 200 at Michigan International Speedway, a surprise rocketed to the time of the qualifying charts.Driving the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing entry, popular YouTuber and NASCAR hopeful Cleetus McFarland (real name Garrett Mitchell) earned pole position.With a fast lap of 38.987s, Cleetus beat Jake Bollman to pole position by just 0.025s, securing the top spot on the grid.Lanie Buice will start third, Connor Mosack fourth, and G
  
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• Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer, 2-time Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, dies at 93

  05-06-2026 21:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NEWTON, N.C. (AP) — Ned Jarrett, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and longtime broadcaster, died Thursday of natural causes in his home, his family announced. He was 93.Jarrett was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2011 after 50 career wins on the sport's top circuit, including championships in 1961 and 1965. He was part of the second five-member NASCAR Hall of Fame class.Jarrett, known as “Gentleman Ned” for his demeanor, may have been better known by younger NASCA
  
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• 'Thank you for loving Kyle': Samantha Busch releases statement weeks after NASCAR legend's death

  05-06-2026 21:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Busch celebrates with his wife Samantha and their children Lennix and Brexton, after winning a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Feb. 21 at Echo Park Speedway in Hampton, Ga. (Sean Gardner / Getty Images)Kyle Busch‘s family has dealt with a lot since the NASCAR legend’s sudden death at age 41 last month.On Friday, however, his wife Samantha and their two children — son Brexton, 11, and daughter Lennix, 4 — “wanted to take a moment to say thank you”
  
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• NASCAR Mourns the Loss of Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett at 93

  05-06-2026 20:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The two-time Cup Series champion helped shape NASCAR both behind the wheel and behind the microphone.NASCAR lost one of its most influential figures Thursday with the death of Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett. He was 93.Jarrett’s impact on the sport stretched far beyond his accomplishments as a driver. A two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, a 50-time race winner, and later one of the most recognizable voices in racing television, Jarrett spent decades helping shape NASCAR’s growth.NASCAR co
  
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• Ned Jarrett, Champion Stock Car Racer in the 1960s, Dies at 93

  05-06-2026 20:39 via nytimes.com
  He won the sport’s most important series, NASCAR’s Grand National, and his son followed in his footsteps. Both were inducted into the Hall of Fame.
  
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• NASCAR Hall of Famer, Ned Jarrett, dies at 93

  05-06-2026 20:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VA - NOVEMBER 01: NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett speaks with the media during a press conference prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 1, 2015 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via Getty Images)NASCAR via Getty ImagesNASCAR Hall of Fame driver and two-time Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett has died at the age of 93.His family said in a statement: "With profound sadness, the family
  
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• Former NASCAR champion, broadcaster Ned Jarrett dies at 93

  05-06-2026 20:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  To one generation of NASCAR fans, Ned Jarrett was one of the sport’s hard-charging and consistent drivers, winning a pair of championships in the 1960s – one in a Chevrolet and another in a Ford. To the next generation of NASCAR fans, Jarrett was a voice of the sport as a broadcaster as it rose in popularity through the 1980s and 1990s. Another generation viewed him as the father of Dale Jarrett, winner of the Cup Series in 1999.What’s inarguable is that Jarrett was part of the
  
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• NASCAR Hall Of Famer Ned Jarrett Has Died

  05-06-2026 19:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  On the heels of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch passing away at the age of 41, another NASCAR trailblazer has tragically left us this week as NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett passed away. He was 93 years old.Jarrett's family announced today that he passed away on Thursday at his home in Newton, North Carolina. He was surrounded by family and died of natural causes."With profound sadness, the family of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and radio/TV personality, Ned Jarrett, announces his passing on Thursday, J
  
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• Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Hall of Famer, Dies at 93

  05-06-2026 19:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ned Jarrett
  Credit: Brian Lawdermilk/NASCAR via GettyNEED TO KNOWNASCAR Hall of Fame member Ned Jarrett has died at 93, his family announced on Friday, June 5Jarrett died "peacefully of natural causes at his home in Newton, N.C. with his family by his side" on Thursday, June 4Jarrett is remembered as "an amazing man and truly the best father anyone could have wished for"NASCAR great Ned Jarrett has died at age 93.On Friday, June 5, Jarrett's family announced the driver's death in a statement to
  
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• NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time Cup champion Ned Jarrett dies, aged 93

  05-06-2026 19:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoTwo-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Ned Jarrett has passed away at the age of 93. He is also the father of 1999 NASCAR Cup Series champion Dale Jarrett.The elder Jarrett was an icon both on the track and off. 'Gentleman' Ned started 352 Cup races between 1953 and 1966, winning 50 races, which places him 14th on the all-time wins list. He became a champion in 1961, and won the title again in 1965.Jarrett took part in seven of the first eight Daytona 500s, finishing as high as thir
  
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• Ned Jarrett, NASCAR Legend and Two-Time Cup Champion, Dies at 93

  05-06-2026 19:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sad news from NASCAR this afternoon. NASCAR Hall of Famer and two-time Cup Series champion, Ned Jarrett, has died at the age of 93. Jarrett, the patriarch of one of the sport's family dynasties, leaves an immeasurable mark on American motorsports. Ned Jarrett had 50 wins in his Cup Series career to go along with the 1961 and 1965 Cup Series championships. He was one of the earliest stars in the sport, making his debut at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1953. Jarrett, the father of NASCAR champion Dale
  
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• Samantha Busch posts heartbreaking first statement since husband Kyle's death

  05-06-2026 19:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Samantha Busch, the widow of late NASCAR driver Kyle Busch, posted an emotional message on social media thanking fans for the messages and prayers she has received following her husband's death last month.Busch died at age 41 on May 21 from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia that led to sepsis. The couple have two children, son Brexton, 11, and daughter Lennix, 4."As a family, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you," Sam
  
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• NASCAR Hall of Famer Ned Jarrett dies at 93

  05-06-2026 19:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former NASCAR driver and broadcaster Ned Jarrett died Thursday. He was 93.Jarrett, a NASCAR Hall of Famer, won 50 Cup Series races across 352 starts from 1953 through 1966. He then became a revered TV analyst after he retired from driving and his call at the finish of the 1993 Daytona 500, when his son Dale beat Dale Earnhardt, is one of the most iconic broadcast moments in NASCAR history.“Our father was a devout Christian and a devoted, loving, family man,” a statement from the Jarr
  
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• Samantha Busch Shares Heartbreaking Letter Weeks After Kyle Busch's Death

  05-06-2026 19:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Samantha Busch, the widow of Kyle Busch, has released a statement just weeks after the NASCAR legend's death. The NASCAR community lost Kyle Busch on May 21. He passed away at the age of 41 due to severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. Prior to his death, he was found unresponsive while in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord, North Carolina.“Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’
  
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• Kyle Busch’s wife Samantha breaks silence after husband’s stunning death at 41

  05-06-2026 18:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Busch wife reactionKyle Busch’s wife Samantha shared an heartfelt message on social media a little more than two weeks after the NASCAR star died at 41.Busch died on May 21 after pneumonia progressed “into sepsis, resulting in rapid and overwhelming associated complications,” according to his family.“The prayers, messages, flowers, meals, hugs, and countless acts of kindness have carried us through the most heartbreaking days of our lives,” Samantha posted Frid
  
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• Samantha Busch releases message of thanks for support after death of Kyle Busch

  05-06-2026 18:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoSamantha Busch showed tremendous strength when she and the rest of Kyle's grieving family showed up to the Coca-Cola 600, where Kyle Busch was honored as part of the pre-race ceremonies, three days after he passed away.Samantha and Kyle were married for almost 16 years when he died suddenly on May 21, due to a severe case of pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. They had two children together -- 11-year-old Brexton, and four-year-old daughter Lennix. Brexton returned to the
  
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• Kyle Busch's Wife, Samantha, Breaks Silence After NASCAR Icon's Tragic Death at 41

  05-06-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Samantha and Kyle Busch in November 2025
  Credit: Taylor Hill/WireImageNEED TO KNOWSamantha Busch, the widow of late NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, publicly spoke out weeks after his death at age 41 on May 21Samantha welcomed two children with Kyle: son Brexton, 11, and daughter Lennix, 4She said she and their kids are grateful for "the prayers, messages, flowers, meals, hugs, and countless acts of kindness" since Kyle's death Samantha Busch broke her silence Friday, June 5, following the tragic death
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR at Michigan: TV Schedule, Streaming, Race Times for Every Series

  05-06-2026 18:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR returns to Michigan International Speedway this weekend for one of the fastest stops of the 2026 season.The FireKeepers Casino 400 headlines a three-day schedule featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series. Michigan’s sweeping two-mile layout routinely produces speeds approaching 200 mph, making it one of the most unique tracks on the NASCAR calendar.For fans looking to watch every session from Brooklyn, Michigan, here’s the complete
  
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• Michigan International Speedway: Everything NASCAR Fans Need to Know About MIS

  05-06-2026 16:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michigan International Speedway has been one of NASCAR’s premier venues for more than five decades.Located in Brooklyn, Michigan, the two-mile oval is known for producing some of the fastest racing in stock car competition. From record-setting qualifying laps to dramatic fuel-mileage finishes, Michigan has built a reputation as one of the most unique tracks on the NASCAR schedule.Here’s everything NASCAR fans need to know about Michigan International Speedway.Where Is Michigan Intern
  
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• Michigan NASCAR Weekend Guide: Schedule, Race Times, and Weather Forecast

  05-06-2026 16:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Michigan International Speedway hosts one of NASCAR’s fastest and most unpredictable weekends of the season, and fans heading into the FireKeepers Casino 400 weekend will want to keep an eye on both the forecast and the on-track schedule.The NASCAR Cup Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and ARCA Menards Series are all set to compete at the two-mile oval, with practice, qualifying, and race action spread across three days. While Sunday’s Cup Series race currently appears positioned for f
  
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• Kyle Larson’s Winless Streak Exposes a Bigger Issue at Hendrick, Says Kevin Harvick

  05-06-2026 16:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectKyle Larson has now gone 39 straight races without a win, dating back to Kansas in May 2025. That’s baseicall, an entire Cup season, and now gone over a full calendar year without a race win. It’s become his longest drought since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2021. For the defending Cup champion, who spent the last few years setting the standard at Hendrick Motorsports, it has started to raise bigger questions about where the organization really
  
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• Ned Jarrett, two-time Cup Series champion, dies at age 93

  05-06-2026 15:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ned Jarrett, twice a NASCAR premier-series champion as well as a second-year inductee into the NASCAR Hall of Fame and one of the first competitors to make a successful transition from the race car to the television booth, has died. He was 93.The Jarrett family made the following statement: “With profound sadness, the family of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and radio/TV personality, Ned Jarrett, announces his passing on Thursday, June 4, 2026. He died peacefully of natural causes at his home
  
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• How Danielle Trotta guided herself — and NASCAR — through the grief of Kyle Busch’s death

  05-06-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: AmazonThere is no blueprint in sports broadcasting for what Danielle Trotta has done in the last two weeks.The studio host for Amazon Prime Video’s coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series was ready for a celebration as the streamer took the baton from Fox Sports for its summer swing of five races, set to begin at a crown jewel event, the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte.Charlotte is meant to be a homecoming of sorts for the teams and families in the NASCAR community. It’s one of the prem
  
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• Ross Chastain seeking out fan injured by exploded brake rotor

  05-06-2026 14:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn the early laps of last weekend's NASCAR Cup race at Nashville, both the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet of Connor Zilisch and his teammate Ross Chastain in the No. 1 suffered brake rotor failures.Both right-front brake rotors exploded on approach into Turn 1, and there were reports from the track that some of that debris from Chastain's car got into the stands, with multiple fans suffering minor injuries.On a recent appeared with the Like a Farmer podcast, Chastain said tha
  
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• Dale Jr. Pushes Back as Brad Keselowski Camp Suspects Austin Dillon Retaliation at Nashville

  05-06-2026 12:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  via IMAGO ©via IMAGODuring the NASCAR Cup Series race in Nashville, Brad Keselowski’s car was wrecked in Stage 3, effectively ending his night. The perpetrator of this was Austin Dillon. The story, however, starts much earlier, when the RCR racer was left spinning after Keselowski bumped into him.As soon as Keselowski’s car was wrecked, his spotter knew what had happened. “The 3 (Austin Dillon) wrecked you on purpose; he’s mad at you from earlier,” spotter TJ M
  
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• “You Gotta Leave Some on the Table” – Denny Hamlin Confesses Why He Won’t Become NASCAR’s LeBron James

  05-06-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 12: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota is being interviewed prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Food City 500 on April 12, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 12 NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2604124297500 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireAt the age of 45, it feels almost unreal to imagine that a driver can go from first to last and claw back to
  
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• NASCAR crew member honored for saving reporter from runaway pit cart

  05-06-2026 07:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDonovan Williams, who works as a tire carrier for Spire Motorsports' No. 7 Chevrolet and is part of the Hendrick Motorsports athletics department, was involved in a freak accident during the Dover race weekend.A heavy pit cart rolled down a hill during All-Star Race Weekend, and NASCAR on FOX reporter Amanda Busick was directly in its path. Williams put himself between her and the cart, and had to be hospitalized for minor injuries. Busick later visited him at the hospital and th
  
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• Kyle Busch's Son Praised For His Return To Racing At 11

  05-06-2026 04:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Busch's son, Brexton, is back behind the wheel.The 11-year-old racing driver, who is expected by many to follow in his father's footsteps and one day join the NASCAR Cup Series, returned to the sport, roughly two weeks after his dad's tragic death at 41.Brexton Busch, one of Kyle Busch's two children, is taking part in the U.S. Legend Cars circuit. He was seen behind the wheel this week at the Charlotte Motor Speedway."A little Shootout shakedown," the track shared.A little Shootout shakedo
  
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