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• NASCAR Eyes Fuel-Saving Fix as ‘Project Number One’

  29-10-2026 18:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR says fixing fuel saving at superspeedways will likely be its top project this offseason. The slow start to Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway frustrated many fans.Brad Moran, NASCAR’s Cup Series managing director, discussed the problem Wednesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We want to correct that. It’s all got to do with strategy, fuel mileage, one can,” Moran said.“There’s so much engineering in the sport now, which has made some great improvements, but there�
  
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• Denny Hamlin needs major run at Martinsville for chance at 2026 title

  31-10-2026 05:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin kept his NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes alive with an eighth-place finish in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver started ninth and survived an eventful afternoon that eliminated several of his closest championship rivals.Hamlin was among the competitors involved in the 12-car accident on Lap 132, which caused damage to the front of his Toyota. However, his team was able to keep the car competitive, allowing him to remain on the lead l
  
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• Kyle Larson close to 2026 NASCAR Cup Series title, clinching scenarios

  31-10-2026 05:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson delivered one of the most remarkable finishes of his NASCAR Cup Series career on Sunday, winning the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after falling outside the top 10 on the final lap. The Hendrick Motorsports driver started 10th and led 23 laps before securing his third victory of the 2026 season.Larson appeared positioned for the victory when he took the white flag, but contact and shifting drafting lanes sent him backward coming off Turn 2. He dropped to 11th before findin
  
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• Layne Riggs had no problem with teammate going for the win despite title fight

  31-10-2026 05:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLayne Riggswill go to Homestead just 20 points behind Kaden Honeycutt in the battle for the championship, but he could gone to the finale as the points leader if he won the race.But on the final restart, Rigg's Front Row Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith passed him on the outside and claimed the victory for his No. 38 team, while Riggs placed third.No team orders at FRM, especially when Smith is on his way out the door to take on a NASCAR O'Reilly ride with Richard Childress Ra
  
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• Who Won The NASCAR Truck Series Race at Martinsville? Full Race Results

  31-10-2026 04:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results from Martinsville. GettyChandler Smith won a crash-filled NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at the Martinsville Speedway. Smith passed his Front Row Motorsports teammate, Layne Riggs, on a restart with just 12 laps remaining.The win was Smith’s 10th career Truck Series win and third win of the season. Riggs dominated the majority of the race, sweeping both stages and totaling 20 stage points. The driver of the No. 34 led a race-high 156 of
  
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• Two drivers and 20 points will determine NASCAR Trucks title at Homestead

  31-10-2026 04:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe difference between Kaden Honeycutt and Kaden Honeycutt is 20 points with just Homestead-Miami Speedway remaining but both feel like next Friday is basically winner-take-all.It’s a 20-point difference from first to second place on any given weekend so that’s why Riggs was seemingly thrilled with a third-place on Friday at Martinsville Speedway because he effectively closed the gap to within the tipping point.“All positivity,” Riggs said. “We’re going to go win it.�
  
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• WIRE: Chandler Smith steals win at Martinsville as teammate Riggs shrinks championship points deficit

  31-10-2026 03:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR MediaOct. 30, 2026
  By Holly Cain
  NASCAR Wire ServiceMARTINSVILLE, Va. – Chandler Smith muscled to the lead on a restart with 12 laps remaining to take the trophy in Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tires 200 at Martinsville (Va) Speedway.The 24-year old Georgia-native pulled ahead of his Front Row Motorsports teammate and the night’s most dominant driver, Layne Riggs, who started alongside him on the front row for that final green-flag run. And while Smith went
  
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• Chandler Smith Takes Martinsville Win; Riggs Cuts Into Point Lead

  31-10-2026 01:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chandler Smith took his third win of the 2026 season on Friday at Martinsville Speedway, while the championship battle tightened up. | Aaron Giffin | Racing America On SILayne Riggs drove nearly a flawless race in Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 at Martinsville Speedway. But on the final restart of the race with 12 laps remaining, he was unable to fend off Chandler Smith, his Front Row Motorsports teammate, who would go on to take the lead and, with it, the race win
  
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• Chandler Smith wins Martinsville as NASCAR Truck title fight tightens

  31-10-2026 01:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChandler Smith earned his tenth career NASCAR Truck win and his third of the 2026 season in a critical championship race at Martinsville Speedway.Smith's Front Row Motorsports teammate Layne Riggs dominated the race, but it was Smith who snatched the lead away on the final restart. Behind them, championship leader Kaden Honeycutt got knocked up the track while battling Tristan McKee for a top-five position, losing nearly ten positions after they collided.Smith won the race over B
  
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• Race Results: 2026 NASCAR Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at Martinsville

  31-10-2026 01:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chandler Smith pulled off a late-race pass on Layne Riggs, his Front Row Motorsports teammate, for the win in Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at Martinsville Speedway.Ben Rhodes would finish second, while Riggs would hold on for a third-place finish.Ty Majeski and Tristan McKee rounded out the top-five finishers.Kaden Honeycutt, the championship point leader, would fade to a 14th-place finish after some last race stack-ups. As a result, his point lead was cut to
  
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• Who won NASCAR Truck Series Martinsville race? Winner is Chandler Smith, plus full results

  31-10-2026 01:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chandler Smith upended his teammate's maximum points day on a late restart to win the Black's Tire 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Oct. 30 at Martinsville.Smith passed Layne Riggs on the final restart, lined up to Riggs' outside as the No. 34 defended the bottom lane.Still, Riggs shaved Kaden Honeycutt's points lead to 20 with one race to go after sweeping the first two stages at Martinsville. Honeycutt was shuffled back on that same restart from the top five back to 14th.Here are the
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Truck Series points update after Martinsville race

  31-10-2026 01:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship will be decided at Homestead in the season finale next week.Layne Riggs shaved Kaden Honeycutt's lead down to 20 points after the Black's Tire 200 on Oct. 30 at Martinsville.Honeycutt slipped back to 14th after a messy final restart in which he was on the wrong side of a three-wide battle.Riggs, on the same restart, lost the lead to teammate Chandler Smith, who went on to win the race at Martinsville. Riggs finished third.Here's the updated NASCAR C
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Standings: 2-Driver Battle for Truck Series Championship After Martinsville

  31-10-2026 01:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectThe NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion will come down to the regular-season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway next Friday night. After the Black’s Tire 200 at Martinsville on Halloween eve, it’s now a battle between Kaden Honeycutt and Layne Riggs for the 2026 Truck Series title.Ahead of the regular-season finale, let’s take a look at the NASCAR Truck Series standings with The Chase coming down to the final race.NASCAR Truck Standings: The Chase Points
  
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• NASCAR O’Reilly Series Martinsville Starting Lineup: Full Qualifying Results

  31-10-2026 01:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 30: Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville Speedway on October 30, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyCarson Kvapil will lead the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series field to the green flag at Martinsville Speedway after turning the fastest lap in Friday’s qualifying session.Behind the wheel of the N
  
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• “I Would Be in a Different Position…in NASCAR to This Day”- Tony Stewart's Star Driver Admits Huge Career Regret Over Kyle Busch

  31-10-2026 01:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Source: Imago ©Credit - ImagoRico Abreu has built an impressive reputation in dirt racing, collecting major victories and establishing himself as one of the most versatile drivers in the discipline. But when he looks back at his attempt to transition into NASCAR, there is one decision he wishes he could revisit: working more closely with Kyle Busch.The current Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing driver recently opened up about his relationship with Kyle Busch during an appearance on Black Flag C
  
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• NASCAR Looks Back of Jeff Gordon’s Iconic Martinsville Win

  31-10-2026 00:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Eleven years ago, Jeff Gordon graced NASCAR Cup Series victory lane for the 93rd and final time of his illustrious career. Piloting his iconic No. 24 Chevrolet, Gordon drove to victory in the 2015 Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at the Martinsville Speedway.It was Gordon’s ninth career win at the 0.5-mile track. Not only was the win significant for being Gordon’s last, but it secured his spot in the Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. With a storybook ending at Martinsville,
  
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• JGR wants deleted texts to be used as key evidence in Spire, Gabehart trial

  31-10-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJoe Gibbs Racing continues to push the Western District of North Carolina to hold Chris Gabehart legally responsible for deleting text messages that could have been integral to the intellectual property theft and contract breach lawsuit that also includes Spire Motorsports as a defendant.Gabehart deleted a seven-message text thread with Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson on November 15. Despite efforts to recover the messages, there is no concrete proof of what was contained in those
  
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• At 16, Tristan McKee becomes youngest pole winner in NASCAR history

  30-10-2026 22:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VA — In just his fifth start, Tristan McKee has already written his name in the NASCAR record books.Piloting the No. 77 Chevrolet truck for Spire Motorsports on Friday, Oct. 30, McKee won the pole at Martinsville Speedway for the night’s race in the Craftsman Truck Series, the Black’s Tire 250. Going around the paperclip-style short track at 96.864 miles-per-hour – making a qualifying lap time of 19.549 seconds – McKee became the youngest pole winner in any of NASCAR’s
  
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• NASCAR History Made at Martinsville as Truck Series Starting Lineup Is Set

  30-10-2026 22:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 30: Tristan McKee, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 presented by Down East Heating & Air Conditioning at Martinsville Speedway on October 30, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyA 16-year-old driver stole the spotlight at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, making NASCAR history before the Craftsman Truck Series even took the green flag.Tristan M
  
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• Jeff Andrews Laughs Off Kyle Larson Talladega Theories

  30-10-2026 22:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews has heard the theories about Kyle Larson’s Talladega win. He is not buying them.Andrews spoke on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio this week. He was asked about claims on social media that Chevrolet drivers handed Larson the win on the final lap.Andrews laughed. “I did not. I did not get that memo,” he said. “There’s been some incredible stuff on social media this week, and we just try to ignore all that stuff and go about doing our business.” "Looking
  
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• Official Starting Lineup: 2026 NOAPS National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville

  30-10-2026 22:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Kvapil came out on top on Friday at Martinsville Speedway in a qualifying session dominated by JR Motorsports. The driver of the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet turned a lap time of 19.855 seconds (95.141 mph) to score the pole position for Saturday’s National Debt Relief 250.Kvapil was followed on the speed charts by Rajah Caruth and Justin Allgaier, who made it a clean sweep of the top-three spots for JR Motorsports.Parker Retzlaff and William Sawalich rounded out the top-five fastest
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Martinsville lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race

  30-10-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Kvapil is on the pole for the National Debt Relief 250 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Oct. 31 at Martinsville.Kvapil's lap of 19.855 seconds was the fastest in the Oct. 30 qualifying session.Points leader Jesse Love will start in eighth.Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race:O'REILLY POINTS:NASCAR points standings: O'Reilly Series points update after Talladega raceNational Debt Relief 250 NASCAR O'Reilly Martinsville starting lineupCarson
  
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• Chandler Smith wins Martinsville in late-race flurry; Riggs, Honeycutt slip late

  30-10-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chandler Smith muscled to the lead on a restart with 12 laps remaining to take the trophy in Friday night‘s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black‘s Tire 200 Presented by Down East Heating & Air Conditioning at Martinsville Speedway.The 24-year old Georgia-native pulled ahead of his Front Row Motorsports teammate and the night‘s most dominant driver, Layne Riggs, who started alongside him on the front row for that final green-flag run. And while Smith went on to earn
  
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• Tristan McKee Makes NASCAR Truck Series History at Martinsville

  30-10-2026 21:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tristan McKee put his name in the record books during Friday’s single-truck qualifying sessions at the Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet qualified on the pole for Friday night’s Black’s Tire 200. At 16 years old, McKee is the youngest pole sitter in the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. McKee will lead the field to the green flag for the next-to-last race of the 2026 season. Alongside him will be Layne Riggs, who enters the race ranked
  
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• Practice Results: 2026 NOAPS National Debt Relief 250 at Martinsville

  30-10-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dean Thompson, who made a mock-qualifying run late in Friday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series practice session at Martinsville Speedway, was able to rocket to the top of the speed charts in his No. 26 Sam Hunt Racing Toyota.Thompson’s best lap, which came on his 57th and final lap in the session, was a 20.550-second (92.146 mph) lap around the 0.526-mile paperclip.Sam Mayer, Taylor Gray, Carson Kvapil, and Jesse Love rounded out the top-five fastest drivers in the practice for Saturday�
  
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• How to Watch NASCAR Race Today at Martinsville Speedway: TV Coverage and Streaming

  30-10-2026 20:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - MARCH 29: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Advance Auto Parts Ford, and Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 SiriusXM Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR returns to Martinsville Speedway for a major championship weekend, but Cup Series fans will have to wait until Sunday for the Xfinity 500. Friday, October 30, features practice, qualifyi
  
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• NASCAR Veteran Dissects the Ruthless Truck Series Reality Facing Returning Kasey Kahne

  30-10-2026 20:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  January 28, 2025, Rockingham, North Carolina, USA: Kasey Kahne No. 33 Chevrolet, a third Richard Childress Racing entry, prepares for his team test at Rockingham Speedway. Rockingham USA – ZUMAj177 20250128_zsp_j177_001 Copyright: xJasonxJacksonx ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireKasey Kahne’s return to NASCAR is the kind of announcement that brings back memories of a different era of the sport. The 18-time Cup Series winner is set to compete full-time again in 2027, joining Spire Motorsports for a Tru
  
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• Denny Hamlin: Chevy Teams Answer to Rick Hendrick

  30-10-2026 19:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin says Ross Chastain had no choice but to follow orders at Talladega. Hamlin also says those orders run through one person, Rick Hendrick.Hamlin made the comments on his Actions Detrimental podcast this week. He was asked about Chastain blocking a lane at the end of a stage while running a lap down.Hamlin drives for Joe Gibbs Racing and co-owns 23XI Racing, so he sees the motorsports business as both a driver and a team owner.“He’s doing what he’s told,” Hamlin said. “As a d
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for Martinsville Speedway

  30-10-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is at Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate race of the 2026 season. Qualifying for Friday’s Black’s Tire 200 produced the youngest pole winner in national series history, with 16-year-old Tristan McKee taking the top starting spot.Driving the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, McKee posted a fastest lap of 19.549 seconds to claim the pole. He beat Layne Riggs by just 0.018 seconds, while Chandler Smith qualified third.Tristan McKee tries to cool down a
  
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• Official Starting Lineup: 2026 NASCAR Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at Martinsville

  30-10-2026 19:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  At 16 years, 4 months, and 22 days old, Tristan McKee became the youngest polesitter in the history of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as he claimed the pole position for Friday night’s Black’s Tire 200 at Martinsville Speedway.The driver of the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado turned a fast lap of 19.549 seconds, which allowed him to pace Layne Riggs, a championship contender, by 0.018 seconds.Chandler Smith will start third ahead of Ben Rhodes, and Kaden Honeycutt, the series
  
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