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• NASCAR Starting Lineup at North Wilkesboro: Full Grid After Qualifying Is Canceled

  19-07-2026 02:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney will start from the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro after qualifying was canceled because of rain. GettyPersistent rain forced NASCAR to cancel Cup Series qualifying Saturday afternoon at North Wilkesboro Speedway, leaving the starting lineup for Sunday’s Window World 450 to be determined by the sport’s performance metric.That puts defending Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney on the pole after he topped the metric heading into the weeken
  
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• NASCAR at North Wilkesboro, starting lineup for Window World 450

  19-07-2026 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in North Carolina on Sunday, July 19, for the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2026 season rolls on. Entering Sunday night’s race, Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford will be starting in the pole position. It marks Blaney’s third pole position win of the season.MORE: 25 best NASCAR drivers of all timeJoe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs starts on the outside, while Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), Carson Ho
  
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• Bubba Wallace Admits He Misunderstood NASCAR’s Yellow Line Rule After Costly Atlanta Penalty

  19-07-2026 16:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace was involved in a Turn 4 crash at Martinsville Speedway that drew attention following comments from FOX’s Clint Bowyer. GettyBubba Wallace has admitted he misunderstood NASCAR’s yellow line rule after a costly penalty erased what looked like a second-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway.The 23XI Racing driver crossed the line near the front in the Quaker State 400, but NASCAR ruled that he improved his track position by driving below the doubl
  
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• NASCAR at North Wilkesboro 2026: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for Window World 450

  19-07-2026 13:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — The racetrack has been revived.For the first time in 30 years on Sunday, July 18, NASCAR will hold a points-paying race for its top-level Cup Series at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway in the hills of western North Carolina. Ryan Blaney sits on the pole for the Window World 450, which is set to begin at 7 p.m. ET on TNT.The .625-mile short track first opened in 1947 as an oval of red dirt, built so moonshiners could settle who had the fastest machine to outrun
  
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• Acceptance, understanding for Wallace after EchoPark penalty: 'A rule's a rule'

  19-07-2026 12:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Nearly one week after a final-lap penalty that cost him dearly at EchoPark Speedway outside of Atlanta, Bubba Wallace arrived at North Wilkesboro Speedway with a measure of acceptance and a mind to move on. “Imean,youkindofhaveto,right?” Wallace said.Wallace’s wild swerve with half a lap remaining in last week’s NASCAR Cup Series showdown carried his No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota below the 1.5-mile track’s out-of-bounds markings. He crosse
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series at North Wilkesboro: Starting lineup, TV schedule for today's race

  19-07-2026 12:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney is on the pole for the Window World 450 NASCAR Cup Series race on July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway after rain forced a qualifying cancellation.NASCAR set the lineup via the rule book metric, a formula that mixes points position with the previous race's finish.Bubba Wallace, Kyle Larson and Chase Briscoe all will start outside the top 25.Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at North Wilkesboro Speedway.CUP RACE PICKS:NASCAR North Wilkesboro predictions 2026, ex
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series North Wilkesboro lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

  19-07-2026 12:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney is on the pole for the Window World 450NASCAR Cup Series race on July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.The lineup was set by the rule book metric after qualifying was washed out by rain.Kyle Larson, Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe all will start outside of the top 25. Ross Chastain will have to serve a pass-through penalty at the beginning of the race after his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet failed inspection three times.The race will be the first Cup points-paying event at North W
  
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• What channel is the NASCAR North Wilkesboro race on today? Time, TV schedule for Sunday's race

  19-07-2026 11:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series continues its summer run to the Chase with the Window World 450 race on July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Ryan Blaney is on the pole after rain washed out qualifying on July 18 and the field was set by the rule book metric.Cup cars did get on the race track for a 50-minute practice on July 18 after the track was dried.The race will be the first Cup points-paying event at North Wilkesboro since 1996.Here's how you can watch Sunday's race:CUP LINEUP:NASCAR North Wilkesboro
  
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• Samantha Busch Pens an Emotional Message After Brexton’s First Win Since Kyle Busch’s Death: “So Proud and Heartbroken”

  19-07-2026 10:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jun 2, 2019; Long Pond, PA, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch helps his son Brexton Busch apply the winners sticker to his car after winning the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway. © Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY SportsSamantha Busch shared a heartfelt message recalling Kyle Busch’s bonding with Brexton Busch. Her Instagram post came after the 11-year-old won his first race since Busch’s passing.Samantha has remained supportive of Brexton’s career amidst the tragic loss. She
  
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• What time is the NASCAR race today? TV schedule, channel, live stream for North Wilkesboro

  19-07-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What time is the NASCAR race today? TV schedule, channel, live stream for North Wilkesboro originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The NASCAR Cup Series is returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the first time in 30 years this weekend, with the highly-anticipated Window World 450. Cup Series drivers completed another intense race at EchoPark Speedway last weekend, marking the second time the circuit has visited Atlanta this y
  
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• NASCAR great Kevin Harvick wins Idaho 200

  19-07-2026 05:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jul. 18—POST FALLS — NASCAR Hall of Famer Kevin Harvick won the 27th annual Idaho 200 at Stateline Speedway on Saturday night, controlling the lead for much of the race to prevail in the CARS Tour Northwest pro late model race at the quarter-mile oval.The former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion won his Stateline debut last month in a CARS Tour Northwest event, then earned his first Idaho 200 victory, crossing the finish in a time of 1:48.30.66.Mead's Haeden Plybon, who won the Idaho
  
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• Brexton Busch Delivers Heartfelt Message After First Race Win Since Father's Death

  19-07-2026 04:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  This week was a special one for the Busch family as Brexton Busch, the son of the late-great Kyle Busch, secured his first racing win since his father's passing.Brexton Busch secured his win in a dirt track in Port City, Oklahoma on Friday. On Saturday, he took to X to share a heartfelt message about his father's passing.Busch said that he hasn't wanted to talk about it much but he's found the last two months "really tough" since his father passed away. But he said that he knows his father would
  
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• Brexton Busch Won His First Race Since His Father Kyle's Passing

  19-07-2026 02:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It's only been two months since NASCAR icon Kyle Busch passed away and while his family is still grieving, they are still getting on with their lives. This week was a special one for Busch's 11-year-old son Brexton though.On Friday, Brexton competed in dirt track races at Oklahoma’s Port City Raceway. He wound up winning his race, marking his first win since his father's passing on May 21. Taking to Instagram, Busch's widow Samantha Busch said that the moment made her feel "proud" and "hea
  
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• Bubba Wallace moves on and accepts NASCAR Atlanta penalty

  19-07-2026 02:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoBubba Wallace is more accepting of the penalty NASCAR issued to him on the final lap of the Cup Series race on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway and has moved on to the rest of the regular season.“I mean, kind of have to, right,” said Wallace to a media scrum on Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway. “I mean, it is what it is.”Wallace was sent to the tail end of the lead lap after originally being scored second because race control determined he went below
  
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• Chandler Smith, NASCAR winner at North Wilkesboro, remembers Kyle Busch as a mentor

  19-07-2026 02:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — After burning out in his No. 38 Ford on the front stretch of the historic speedway that first opened in 1947, Chandler Smith hopped out of his truck, grabbed the checkered flag and bowed.Like so many other winning drivers who have captured victories this season since the shocking death of Kyle Busch, Smith paid homage to the late two-time Cup Series champion by performing his iconic celebration, the “Busch Bow.”Busch died on May 21 at the age of 41 due to
  
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• Is NASCAR at North Wilkesboro Qualifying Delayed Today? When Will it Start?

  19-07-2026 01:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Is NASCAR qualifying at North Wilkesboro delayed today? Get the latest weather updates, delay status, and official race updates.
  GettyRain rolled into the North Carolina foothills as North Wilkesboro Speedway prepared to send NASCAR Cup Series cars out for qualifying Saturday, forcing officials into a lightning hold ahead of Sunday’s Window World 450. The stoppage hit during a window already squeezed tight, with practice and qualifying sharing a single two-hour block scheduled from 5 p.m.
  
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• Racing Insights: North Wilkesboro to yield latest first-time winner in 2026?

  19-07-2026 01:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, and Sunday’s Window World 450 under the lights (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is bound to deliver some old-school, short-track flair.With that in mind, expect the big dogs to be feasting on points and the checkered flag Sunday, particularly Christopher Bell, as the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota driver won the All-Star Race last year at the 0.625-mil
  
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• Ryan Blaney looks to stay hot as NASCAR heads to North Wilkesboro for first points race in 30 years

  19-07-2026 00:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ryan Blaney is hoping to turn a hot streak into history.The 2023 Cup Series champion is hitting his stride with eight straight top 10 finishes, including a win last week at Atlanta. That gives him plenty of momentum heading into Sunday night's much-hyped historic return to North Wilkesboro Speedway for the track's first championship points race in 30 years.The .625-mile track sat dormant, covered with overgrown bushes and weeds, for nearly a quarter century be
  
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• NASCAR starting lineup for Cup race at North Wilkesboro in July 2026

  19-07-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Team Penske will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in July. Ryan Blaney won the pole for the 2026 Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro this weekend. Ty Gibbs will join Blaney on the front row for Sunday night's event. Qualifying was canceled due to inclement weather.Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, Josh Berry, Chase Briscoe, Co
  
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• Chandler Smith Makes NASCAR Truck History With North Wilkesboro Win

  19-07-2026 00:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chandler Smith makes NASCAR Truck history with North Wilkesboro win. GettyDuring the final stage of Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro, Chandler Smith was in a league of his own.The driver of the No. 38 drove away from the field in the last caution-free stage of the FaithFest 250 en route to victory. Smith finished a whopping 8.4 seconds over second place Layne Riggs, his Front Row Motorsports teammate.The gap was the largest margin of victory on a short trac
  
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• Ross Chastain must serve costly in-race penalty after three inspection failures

  19-07-2026 00:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThree different NASCAR Cup teams failed inspection multiple times at North Wilkesboro, resulting in penalties for all.The No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Austin Hill and the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet of Connor Zilisch each failed twice. As a result, both will have their car chiefs ejected for the remainder of the race weekend and they will lose their pit stall selection. For the No. 33, that will be Clay Alexander, and Eddie D'Hondt for the No. 88.However, t
  
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• Brexton Busch Wins First Race Since Kyle Busch’s Death, Honors Dad in Emotional Tribute

  19-07-2026 00:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Busch and his son, Brexton Busch, are introduced before the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway on May 3, 2026, in Fort Worth, Texas. GettyPhoto Courtesy of Samantha Busch / InstagramJust eight weeks after losing his father, Brexton Busch is back in Victory Lane.The 11-year-old son of late two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch captured his first victory since his father’s death Saturday night, charging from 14th on the starting gri
  
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• NASCAR Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro

  18-07-2026 23:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Window World 450 Qualifying ResultsStarting PositionDriver1Ryan Blaney2Ty Gibbs3Christopher Bell4Carson Hocevar5Tyler Reddick6Erik Jones7Denny Hamlin8Shane van Gisbergen9Chris Buescher10Chase Elliott11Joey Logano12Austin Dillon13Ross Chastain14Austin Cindric15William Byron16Michael McDowell17Daniel Suarez18Todd Gilliland19John Hunter Nemechek20Cole Custer21Ryan Preece22Ty Dillon23Brad Keselowski24Ricky Stenhouse Jr.25Alex Bowman26Bubba Wallace27Kyle Larson28Josh Berry29Zane Smith30Chase Briscoe3
  
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• Where Every NASCAR Driver Will Start at North Wilkesboro After Rain Washes Out Qualifying

  18-07-2026 23:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s Window World 450 won’t begin with every favorite in position to contend.After rain wiped out qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, NASCAR set the starting lineup using its performance metric, creating a grid that gives some championship contenders clean air from the drop of the green flag while forcing others to fight through traffic on one of the toughest tracks to pass.Ryan Blaney inherited the pole position and will share the front row with Ty Gibbs. Christ
  
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• What to Watch: High stakes and a treat for purists make North Wilkesboro's renewal complete

  18-07-2026 23:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway
  Location: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
  Track length: 0.625 miles
  When: 7 p.m. ET
  Where to tune in: TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  Race purse: $11,233,037
  Race distance: 450 laps | 281.25 miles
  Segments: 80 | 265 | 450
  Sunday’s starting lineup| Pit-stall assignmentsTurning back the clock for a historic track’s next milestoneNORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — It was 30 years ago that North Wilkesboro Speedway last host
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for North Wilkesboro Speedway

  18-07-2026 23:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Inclement weather at North Wilkesboro Speedway forced the cancelation of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying Saturday, with a delayed 50-minute practice session taking place instead. The starting lineup for the first points-paying Cup Series race at the track since 1996 was set according to the NASCAR Rule Book. The Window World 450 is scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start Sunday night (TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Ryan Blaney is set to lead the field to green in the No. 12 T
  
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• Weather Forces Cancellation of Cup Qualifying At North Wilkesboro

  18-07-2026 23:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  May 18, 2024; North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA; Signage old and new at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports | USA TODAY Sports via Reuters ConnectN. Wilkesboro, N.C. -- A rash of evening storms following the conclusion of Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Faith Fest 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway, which was won by Chandler Smith, has led to the cancellation of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying for Sunday's Window World 450.Due to the rulebook setting
  
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• NASCAR Cup North Wilkesboro starting lineup: Blaney on pole with qualifying cancelled

  18-07-2026 23:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAn afternoon storm prevented NASCAR from holding Cup Series qualifying at North Wilkesboro Speedway, but they still hope to have a practice session later in the event. As a result of this cancellation, the field will be set by the metric, with Ryan Blaney on pole for the race in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.The metric is an average, based on a weighted average of a car's place in the owner standings (30%), and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%).Blaney will
  
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• Son of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch, Brexton, wins first race since father’s death

  18-07-2026 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty ImagesAlmost two months have passed since the tragic passing of two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch, his son, Brexton, has gotten back on top of the podium in the Restrictor Micro division.On Friday July 17th, at Port City Raceway in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Brexton came from 14th place to the lead of the sprint car race.Racing in a division for ages 9-16, 11-year-old Brexton is used to the victory lane. Last year, he won 48 competitions across multiple disciplines, and he
  
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• Layne Riggs balances NASCAR Cup aspirations, while chasing Truck Series title

  18-07-2026 23:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, NC — No driver in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series is having as good of a year as Layne Riggs.The 24-year-old leads the circuit in wins this season with four, taking checkered flags at St. Petersburg, Charlotte, Nashville and Naval Base Coronado. Riggs also leads the series in points this season, has the most stage wins of any driver and has captured a pair of poles, most recently at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway."It's a great feeling to show up in the racet
  
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