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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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• How to watch NASCAR at Michigan: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

  04-06-2026 22:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is heading to Michigan for the 15th round of the 2026 Cup season. Along with the top division, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series will also be racing there this weekend.Denny Hamlin earned his 62nd career win last weekend at Nashville after a thrilling battle with Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Christopher Bell and Chase Brisce.Hamlin is also the defending winner at Michigan, and has a chance to tie late NASCAR legend Kyle Busch on the all-time wins list
  
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• Carson Hocevar on acting in NASCAR vs Navy mini movie, going home, Cleetus McFarland

  04-06-2026 22:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Memorizing lines on a race track comes naturally to Carson Hocevar.Movie lines, however, are another story for the 23-year-old NASCAR driver from Portage, Michigan.Hocevar, along with fellow drivers Christopher Bell, Chase Briscoe, Ryan Blaney, Noah Gragson and Connor Zilisch, went "Hollywood" for three days in March in San Diego, where they filmed "NASCAR vs. Navy: The San Diego Mini Movie.""At the very start we're just doing what the script told us," Hocevar said. "By the end of it we were mak
  
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• Denny Hamlin Officially Collects On His Bet With Tyler Reddick

  04-06-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR's two leading men on the standings, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin, made a little wager ahead of last week's Cup Series race in Nashville. After Hamlin reached the checkered flag first, he won the bet. Now, he's enjoying the benefits.Taking to X, Hamlin revealed that he and Reddick made a bet that if he won the Cracker Barrel 400 that Reddick would have to put a "Denny Bros" sticker on his No. 45 car for the upcoming race in Michigan. He included a video of the sticker being affixed to Re
  
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• Ex-FOX Broadcaster Goes Against Dale Jr Slamming Naive Nostalgia Surrounding Iconic Short Track

  04-06-2026 19:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 13: Dale Earnhardt Jr. owner of the car driven by Justin Allgaier 40 JR Motorsports Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet waiting in garage during practice for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 13, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Photo by Michael Bush/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 13 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon260213059 ©IMAGO/Icon Sportswire“Did you see that show last night? My gosh. If
  
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• Reddick, Hamlin bring Cup Series title fight to Michigan

  04-06-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The two season-long NASCAR Cup Series championship leaders, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin arrive at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday‘s FireKeepers Casino 400 (3 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) as the last two race winners at the two-mile track.Hamlin, the defending race winner and driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, shows up in Michigan‘s scenic Irish Hills fresh off a hard-fought victory last weekend in Nashville. His series&lsqu
  
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• Fantasy NASCAR Picks: Sleepers and Fades for Michigan

  04-06-2026 17:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCARCup Series is past the midway mark of the regular season. Some drivers sit in comfort in the driver standings, including Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin. Others must now step up in a big way to get past average and clinch a postseason spot, including Joey Logano and Alex Bowman, who sit outside of the playoff bubble. The series heads to Michigan International Speedway this weekend for a 1.5-mile oval race. The track's nature is familiar, closely resembling Kansas Speedway and other 1.5-
  
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• Kyle Busch's Son, Brexton, Has Officially Returned To Racing

  04-06-2026 17:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brexton Busch, the 11-year-old son of Kyle Busch, seems determined to keep his father's legacy alive.Kyle Busch sadly passed away on May 21 at the age of 41. The two-time Cup Series champion suffered from severe pneumonia that progressed into sepsis. According to multiple reports, 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
  
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• Kyle Busch Honored With Lap Bonus Money At Eldora Dirt Late Model Dream

  04-06-2026 16:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  In the days following the tragic passing of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch there have been plenty of tributes throughout the racing world. On Saturday, Eldora Speedway and Hellraizer Jacks will pay tribute to Busch in their own way, with a special bonus to be paid to the driver of the 51st lap of the race.Watch Live2026 Dirt Late Model Dream at Eldora Speedway
  Hellraizer Jacks is putting up $1,000 to the leader of Lap 51, with Eldora Speedway adding in another $1,012 to bring the total to $2,012 to
  
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• "Part of The Plan"- Denny Hamlin Comes Clean on Corey Heim's Sidelined NASCAR Career With Subtle Warning

  04-06-2026 11:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Truck Series - Qualifying Feb 14, 2025 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Truck Series driver Corey Heim during qualifying for the Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilasx 20250214_mjr_su5_125 ©IMAGO/Imagn Images2025 NASCAR Truck Series champion. Two wins in four starts in the ongoing Truck Series season. It’
  
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• Gio Ruggiero's meteoric rise in the Craftsman Truck Series is becoming harder to overlook

  04-06-2026 11:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When Gio Ruggiero went NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racing in 2025, he faced an understandable learning curve — yet still put up numbers. Just over a year later, the defending Rookie of the Year is a premier contender.Ruggiero grew up in Seekonk, a Massachusetts suburb of Providence, Rhode Island. He began racing at 11 at the famed Seekonk Speedway — a twice-a-year stop on the Whelen Modified Tour. But instead of racing the ground pounders, he drove Bandolero and Legend cars, eventu
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr. has career advice for YouTuber and NASCAR hopeful Cleetus McFarland

  04-06-2026 05:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoBy all accounts, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been very supportive of Cleetus McFarland, as the YouTuber born Garrett Mitchell methodically works his way towards what he intends to be an eventual start in the Daytona 500.This all began when McFarland struck up a friendship with the late Greg Biffle while doing charity work towards the hurricane battered North Carolina high country region. McFarland, who races a variety of cars and owns a short track in Bradenton, Florida, suggested to
  
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• Understanding the new way TV ratings are measured ... including NASCAR

  04-06-2026 00:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoTo analyze NASCAR television ratings right now requires a little bit of arithmetic and critical thinking in equal parts.Television ratings have become a bit of a divisive subject in NASCAR circles right now due to the advent of a new way that Nielsen Media Research captures audience shares. The new metric is called Big Data + Panel.What does this even mean?For a vast majority of this century, Nielsen measured television audiences based on a version of one tool, and that is people
  
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