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• NASCAR legend Kurt Busch emotionally recalls final moments with brother Kyle

  22-08-2026 01:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR community is still reeling over the death of Kyle Busch, including his older brother and fellow racecar driver Kurt Busch. The Busch family lost Kyle suddenly on May 21 after a severe case of pneumonia worsened.Kurt’s first public comments since his brother’s death came this week during an appearance on NBC’s “Today.” The emotional interview gives some insight into the traumatic experience for the Busch family. “I was at the hospital, I was there al
  
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• NASCAR indefinitely suspends Chad Bryant and another crew member over Corey Heim fight

  30-09-2026 00:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR has taken action after a dramatic altercation at Martinsville Speedway, involving rising star and 23XI Racing's newest hire, Corey Heim. Denny Hamlin, co-owner at 23XI alongside NBA legend Michael Jordan, called on NASCAR to punish those involved in a very one-sided fight.After a run-in with Treyten Lapcevich at the end of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 (a prominent late model race that is part of NASCAR Regional), and even more significant contact that ensued after the c
  
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• Las Vegas Reveals Kyle Busch Tributes For NASCAR Chase Weekend

  29-09-2026 22:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS — Las Vegas Motor Speedway unveiled how they plan to celebrate hometown NASCAR hero Kyle Busch during its upcoming Chase weekend.Kyle Busch grew up in Las Vegas and kicked off his racing career at The Bullring. He raced alongside his brother, Kurt, under the watchful eye of their father, Tom Busch, who helped cultivate two NASCAR Hall of Fame careers.Friday night at The Bullring, the track will host the Kyle Busch Classic with a variety of racing series. Busch's son, Brexton
  
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• Tony Stewart Makes Surprising Admission About NASCAR CEO Despite Bitter Feud

  29-09-2026 21:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tony Stewart has not forgiven Steve O’Donnell
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  In fact, Stewart made it painfully clear that a Christmas morning text from NASCAR’s CEO did little to repair their fractured relationship. He still resents what happened in the past. He has no interest in helping O’Donnell. And if the two crossed paths right now, Stewart suggested the encounter could turn physical.Then came the part no one would have expected.After unloading on O’Donnell during an appearance on “Door
  
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• NASCAR Las Vegas Schedule: TV Channels, Start Times and How to Watch

  29-09-2026 21:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR circuit rolls into “Sin City” this weekend for a doubleheader weekend at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Both the Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series will be on-track this weekend at the 1.5-mile track in Las Vegas, Nevada.Las Vegas Motor Speedway is the site of the fifth race of the Chase for the Cup Series and the fourth race of the Chase for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. At a critical point in the season, Las Vegas could make for a massive championship
  
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• Kyle Larson Makes NASCAR History With Record-Breaking Kansas Victory

  29-09-2026 21:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson broke two records in his win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led 235 of 267 laps in the Hollywood Casino 400.That broke his own Kansas record for laps led in a race. His previous mark was 221 laps in his May 2025 win at the track.Larson also passed Bill Elliott for 19th on NASCAR‘s all-time Cup laps-led list. He has led 11,480 laps in his 13th full-time Cup season.Larson swept both stages and was passed only once under green. Chase Briscoe took the
  
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• NASCAR shrugs off fisticuffs and swearing, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past

  29-09-2026 21:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The hats and flags and T-shirts carrying the No. 77 of NASCAR driver Carson Hocevar were flying unapologetically, and almost defiantly, over Kansas Speedway last weekend, days after a pit-road fracas at Bristol in which the up-and-coming Cup Series star traded a few haymakers with popular driver Ryan Blaney.The two tangled in the closing laps, the contact sending Blaney into the wall and ending his race — and maybe his title hopes. And when Hocevar pulled his car onto pit road after a thir
  
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• NASCAR: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Raises Big Question After Brad Keselowski’s RFK Racing Exit

  29-09-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 11: Dale Earnhardt Jr., owner of JR Motorsports, looks on in the garage area during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 11, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Curry/Getty Images) GettyDale Earnhardt Jr. did not hold back after Brad Keselowski confirmed he will leave RFK Racing after the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Keselowski will finish the year in the No. 6 Ford before stepping away from hi
  
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• Las Vegas Motor Speedway Makes Major Permanent Changes to Honor Kyle Busch

  29-09-2026 20:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Busch’s presence at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will extend far beyond one tribute weekend.The speedway is preparing an extensive celebration of the late NASCAR champion during the upcoming Cup Series Chase weekend, but some of its most meaningful tributes won’t disappear when the haulers leave town.Two streets at the property will carry names connected to Busch. A permanent memorial will be installed near the grandstands. A race at The Bullring will bear his name. Another memorial
  
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• Brad Keselowski’s Greatest NASCAR Career Highlights

  29-09-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The 2027 NASCAR Cup Series silly season took a massive turn on Tuesday morning. It was announced that Brad Keselowski a RFK Racing, a team the driver co-owns, will part ways at the conclusion of the 2026 season. The future for both Keselowski and RFK Racing are unclear at this point.Keselowski, the 2012 Cup Series champion and 36-time Cup Series winner, is in his 17th full-time season. At the twilight of his career, the 42-year-old’s NASCAR career is at an intriguing crossroads.In the wake
  
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• “You Can’t Even Say Sorry Yet”– Enraged Tony Stewart Slams the Door on Steve O’Donnell’s Help Plea Over Past Bad Blood

  29-09-2026 20:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA, FL – FEBRUARY 15: Team owner Tony Stewart prior to the Can-Am Duels Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races on February 15, 2018, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) ©Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesTony Stewart can see the changes happening around NASCAR, and he is willing to give Steve O’Donnell credit for some of them. But that does not mean the former Cup champion has forgotten what
  
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• NASCAR Rumors: Insider Names Potential Brad Keselowski Replacement at RFK Racing for 2027

  29-09-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectRFK Racing and Brad Keselowski shocked the NASCAR world on Tuesday in announcing that the long-time Cup Series driver and team co-owner wouldn’t be back with the organization for 2027. While the future for both driver and team are still unclear, some early NASCAR rumors have shed light on what could happen next season.Appearing on Sirius XM, The Athletic‘s Jordan Bianchi reported that John Hunter Nemechek has been discussed as a potential option to dri
  
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• Multiple penalties levied following ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at Martinsville Speedway

  29-09-2026 19:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR officials have issued multiple penalties following the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 late model event at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night, when multiple Chad Bryant Racing team members attacked defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Corey Heim in the pit area.The post-race altercation followed an accident shortly after the checkered flag that saw Heim and Treyten Lapcevich, who was driving Chad Bryant Racing’s No. 77, crash in Turn 1.The most severe penalty was levied
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Veteran Reacts as Brad Keselowski Confirms Shock RFK Racing Split After 2026

  29-09-2026 19:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 19: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, waits backstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin reacted with surprise after Brad Keselowski and RFK Racing confirmed they will part ways after the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Hamlin posted four words on X shortly after the
  
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• Denny Hamlin’s Humorous Reaction to Brad Keselowski’s RFK Racing Exit

  29-09-2026 19:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brad Keselowski’s sudden departure from his co-own RFK Racing team was a bombshell news announcement in the NASCAR world on Tuesday morning. The news has got the NASCAR community speculating about Keselowski’s racing future and the state of RFK Racing without one of its co-owners.One of those who weighed in was Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin, who had a hilarious social media post in the wake of Tuesday morning’s news.Denny Hamlin’s post after Keselowski’s RFK Racing
  
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• NASCAR Driver Brad Keselowski Faces Painful RFK Racing Exit After 2026 Season

  29-09-2026 19:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Castrol Ford, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 12, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Amy Kontras/Getty Images) GettyBrad Keselowski will not return to RFK Racing as a driver after the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, ending a five-year run with the team he joined as both a driver and co-owner. The 42-year-old confirmed the decision Tuesday in a statement posted
  
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• Jake Garcia Signs With Front Row NASCAR Truck Team for 2027

  29-09-2026 19:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jake Garcia Talks After His First Career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Win, Earned Sept. 17 at Bristol Motor SpeedwayMOORESVILLE, N.C. — Jake Garcia has signed with Front Row Motorsports to join their NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team in 2027.Front Row signed Garcia to take over the No. 38 Ford in 2027 with support from longtime sponsor Quanta Services. He will replace Chandler Smith, who is set to race Richard Childress Racing's No. 21 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series car next season.Ga
  
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• Kyle Larson Isn’t Sold on Hendrick Passing Toyota

  29-09-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson isn’t ready to say Hendrick Motorsports has passed Toyota on NASCAR‘s intermediate tracks. Denny Hamlin made that claim after Larson’s dominant win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.Hamlin was asked if Hendrick and Chevrolet had caught Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on 1.5-mile tracks. “Well, the 5 was the best car today, so I mean, I would say that they’ve been passed,” Hamlin said.Larson, who also races sprint cars in other forms of motorsports, led 235
  
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• Kyle Larson Breaks Two Records in Kansas Win

  29-09-2026 19:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson isn’t ready to say Hendrick Motorsports has passed Toyota on NASCAR‘s intermediate tracks. Denny Hamlin made that claim after Larson’s dominant win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.Hamlin was asked if Hendrick and Chevrolet had caught Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on 1.5-mile tracks. “Well, the 5 was the best car today, so I mean, I would say that they’ve been passed,” Hamlin said.Larson, who also races sprint cars in other forms of motorsports, led 235
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Driver Challenges Denny Hamlin After Troubling Hendrick Claim

  29-09-2026 18:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  AVONDALE, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 30: 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 drivers, Kyle Larson, (L) and Denny Hamlin attend a fan event during NASCAR Championship Media Day at Phoenix Raceway on October 30, 2025 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyKyle Larson delivered a major statement at Kansas Speedway, but he refused to make a bigger claim about Hendrick Motorsports. Larson won the Hollywood Casino 400 in dominant fashion and extended his lead in the NASCAR Cup Serie
  
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• Jake Garcia signs with Front Row Motorsports for 2027 NASCAR Truck season

  29-09-2026 17:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoFront Row Motorsports has announced Jake Garcia as the replacement for Chandler Smith in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford F-150 in the 2027 NASCAR Truck Series. Smith is departing FRM to drive for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series next year.Garcia, 21, currently drives for ThorSport Racing, and recently earned his first Truck win at Bristol Motor Speedway.“We’re excited to have Jake join us next season,” said Jerry Freeze, Ge
  
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• Tony Stewart Sides With Carson Hocevar in Blaney Fight

  29-09-2026 17:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tony Stewart says Ryan Blaney was right to confront Carson Hocevar at Bristol but went about it the wrong way. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion sided with Hocevar in their fight.Stewart discussed the fight on Door Bumper Clear this week. Blaney and Hocevar traded punches on pit road after the Bristol Night Race on Sept. 19. NASCAR did not penalize either driver.Stewart said he was away racing when the fight happened and heard about it before he knew the race results.“We were
  
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• NASCAR champ Brad Keselowski leaving team he co-owns at end of season

  29-09-2026 17:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski is leaving the team he co-owns at the end of the 2026 season and currently does not have a Cup Series ride lined up for next year.Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing announced the news in a press release Tuesday morning, shortly after a report from The Athletic was published. Keselowski has been a co-owner of the team — alongside longtime NASCAR owner Jack Roush and the Fenway Sports Group — since 2021 when he left Team Penske.While The At
  
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• NASCAR News: Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing Abruptly Parting Ways After 2026 Season

  29-09-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectDriver and co-owner Brad Keselowski had reason to celebrate entering September, with Ryan Preece’s win in the regular-season finale at Daytona earning RFK Racing a second spot in The Chase. Now, Keselowski’s time with RFK is reportedly about to end thus creating uncertainty regarding both his and the team’s future.Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reported Tuesday that Keselowski will no longer drive for RFK Racing following the 2026 NASCAR Cup Seri
  
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• Brad Keselowski to make shock exit from RFK Racing in abrupt NASCAR split

  29-09-2026 16:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRFK Racing and Brad Keselowski are splitting at the end of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season in shocking news. He is a co-owner of the organization, but that is in question as well with the team saying they "intend to collaboratively and mutually work through the appropriate next steps regarding his existing ownership interest in the organization, and the team supports his desire to explore his career opportunities elsewhere."Keselowski spent most of his career with Team Penske, but joi
  
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• Kyle Larson Draws Jimmie Johnson Comparisons After Dominant NASCAR Chase Start

  29-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson‘s start to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase is drawing comparisons to Jimmie Johnson‘s championship years. Larson doesn’t see himself as the title favorite yet.Larson has finished fifth, first, second, and first in the first four Chase races. He capped that run by winning at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, sweeping both stages and leading 235 of 267 laps.He now leads Denny Hamlin by 26 points with six races left. The run came after Larson ended a 51-race winless streak at Wor
  
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• Chip Ganassi Racing signs Christian Lundgaard for 2027 in multi-year IndyCar deal

  29-09-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has signed Danish driver Christian Lundgaard to a multi-year contract to drive the #9 PNC Bank Honda starting in the 2027 season in the IndyCar Series. Lundgaard will join recently-crowned five-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Kyffin Simpson as part of the driver roster for the winningest team in series history.The 25-year-old Dane is coming off a standout 2026 campaign in which he earned victories at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course and R
  
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• Brad Keselowski to depart No. 6 RFK Racing Ford at end of 2026

  29-09-2026 12:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Brad Keselowski will leave the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford at the conclusion of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, RFK Racing announced Tuesday morning.Keselowski, the 2012 Cup Series champion, has driven the team‘s flagship entry as a driver and co-owner since the beginning of the 2022 season.RELATED: Cup Series standings | Keselowski through the yearsKeselowski has won 36 times at NASCAR‘s top level, ranking 25th on the Cup Series‘ all-time list just ahead of three fellow champions
  
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• Parker Eatmon's race recap in the Truck Chase race at Kansas in 2026

  29-09-2026 10:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Parker Eatmon gained eight positions at Kansas Speedway, bringing the No. 42 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet home 22nd after starting 30th. Eatmon spent most of the event outside the main battle for the top 10.The young driver stayed out of the major incidents and kept the truck running through the extended rain interruption and late-race tire problems. Eatmon completed all 134 laps and finished 26.926 seconds behind Kaden Honeycutt, improving considerably from his starting position. The result earn
  
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• Bubba Wallace loses ground in Chase after up-and-down race at Kansas

  29-09-2026 06:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace recovered from involvement in the race’s largest accident to finish ninth Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Wallace started seventh but missed the Stage 1 points after slipping outside the top 10 during the opening 80 laps.His afternoon became more difficult on the Lap 121 restart when contact involving Carson Hocevar and Ty Gibbs sent Gibbs into Wallace and triggered a multicar incident. The No. 23 Toyota came to pit road for repairs but remained on the lead lap, allowing Wallace t
  
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