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• NASCAR using its imagination with street races

  21-06-2026 13:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO – The only street race here not against the law — the Anduril 250 — is causing so much gridlock on the Coronado Bridge that the weekend is already an unadulterated success. Twenty-four hours before the green flag initiated NASCAR’s first race at a naval base, the crowd metrics were in: The roughly 50,000 seats are sold out, 67% of the ticket buyers have never attended a NASCAR event and attendees will come from 50 states and 17 countries. It all validates the wh
  
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• NASCAR on Prime viewership numbers released for San Diego

  25-06-2026 18:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe inaugural NASCAR Cup Series race from Naval Base Coronado in San Diego earned an average of 2.28 million viewers to close out the five-race broadcast stretch for Amazon Prime Video.The race, which technically took place on NAS North Island, saw a viewership increase of nine percent from the same race last year from Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.The NASCAR O’Reilly Series race at NAS North Island drew 1.16 million viewers for the CW Netwo
  
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• IROC will hold support race to IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington D.C.

  25-06-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe International Race of Champions (IROC) cars are coming to Washington D.C. as part of IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend in the streets of the U.S. Capitol.  On Saturday, August 22, the Ray Evernham-led series will bring classic IROC cars for an exhibition, which will feature legends from both NASCAR and IndyCar. Former NASCAR Cup champions Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott will all race on the 1.7-mile street circuit,
  
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• IROC to hold support race to IndyCar Freedom 250 in Washington D.C.

  25-06-2026 17:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe International Race of Champions (IROC) cars are coming to Washington D.C. as part of IndyCar's Freedom 250 Grand Prix weekend in the streets of the U.S. Capitol.  On the Aug. 22-23, the Ray Evernham-led series will bring classic IROC cars for an exhibition, which will feature legends from both NASCAR and IndyCar.Former NASCAR Cup champions Jeff Gordon, Kurt Busch, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace and Bill Elliott will all race on the 1.7-mile street circuit, alongside f
  
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• Katherine Legge argues there's "no reason for segregation" as she raises F1 Academy concern

  25-06-2026 16:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKatherine Legge, who has competed in various championships including the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup and Formula E, has delivered a strong assessment of F1 Academy.The British driver described the all-female racing series as a "gimmick" that needlessly segregates women and ultimately halts their career progression on the traditional single-seater ladder.Speaking on the Welcome To The Party show, Legge raised concerns about the idea of an all-female series."The problem we have now
  
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• Prime Video’s NASCAR viewership rises 6% in second season

  25-06-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Credit: AmazonThe second year of the short NASCAR on Prime Video series is over, and the Amazon-owned streamer is reporting strong viewership.Amazon revealed that its five-race NASCAR schedule averaged 2.29 million viewers in 2026, up 6% from last year. Amazon also reported a median age of 57.7 for its viewers, the youngest among NASCAR broadcasters.Notably, unlike most ratings comparisons these days, the viewership comparison is apples-to-apples. Prime Video was one of the few networks to repor
  
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• Steve Letarte switches broadcasting gears to TNT as NASCAR heads to Sonoma

  25-06-2026 14:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  When fans tune into the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, June 28, the channel and presentation will be a bit different, but they’ll still be listening to the same voices that have called the competition for the past five weeks.The trio of Adam Alexander, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. are good at what they do. It’s why they work for multiple NASCAR media partners as they have emerged as a fan-favorite combination in the broadcasting booth.A veteran play-by-play voice, Alexande
  
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• Preview: Round 1 of the 2026 In-Season Challenge at Sonoma Raceway

  25-06-2026 10:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Year 2 of the In-Season Challenge kicks off Sunday when the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series head to the winding hills of Sonoma Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Commencing this year’s five-week, head-to-head bracket battle at a road course is a change from last year, when the inaugural In-Season Challenge kicked off at the EchoPark Speedway drafting track. A superspeedway-like race as the opener busted some early brackets with eight Round
  
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• Spire and Chris Gabehart countersue Joe Gibbs Racing

  25-06-2026 07:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn responding to the second amended revision of the Joe Gibbs Racing lawsuit against Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports, both defendants re-established their defense and denials while also filing countersuits against the plaintiffs.Joe Gibbs Racing has argued that Gabehart, who worked at the organization from 2012 to 2025 as an engineer, crew chief and competition director, misappropriated trade secrets for the benefits of his new employer, Spire.The entire ordeal has played ou
  
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• Shane van Gisbergen on Austin Hill: “Two weeks in a row, taken out by the same spud”

  25-06-2026 04:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a recap video posted to his YouTube channel this week, Shane van Gisbergen reflected on a disappointing result at San Diego, and appeared to take aim at Austin Hill for the race-ending restart crash.Van Gisbergen didn't say much about the incident itself at the infield care center on Sunday, even telling reporters to "ask the next guys."But in the recap video, he briefly looked back on the weekend, and appeared to call out Austin Hill as the 'spud' responsible for wreckin
  
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• Noah Gragson warned of serious 'consequences' after planning to punch Kevin Magnussen

  25-06-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a new interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson revealed that he planned to punch Kevin Magnussen in their San Diego post-race confrontation, but was warned of "long-term consequences with my job" if he followed through on such a plan.Racing at Naval Base Coronado, Gragson engaged in a multi-lap feud with Trackhouse Racing's Kevin Magnussen, who was making his NASCAR Cup debut in the Project 91 entry.Motorsport.com has
  
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• Noah Gragson planned to punch Kevin Magnussen, but was warned of serious 'consequences'

  25-06-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a new interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Front Row Motorsports driver Noah Gragson revealed that he planned to punch Kevin Magnussen in their San Diego post-race confrontation, but was warned of "long-term consequences with my job" if he followed through on such a plan.Racing at Naval Base Coronado, Gragson engaged in a multi-lap feud with Trackhouse Racing's Kevin Magnussen, who was making his NASCAR Cup debut in the Project 91 entry.Motorsport.com has
  
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• "We Have The Capability"- NASCAR Exec Comes Clean On Truth Behind HMS Leniency Amidst Fan Backlash

  25-06-2026 00:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TN - APRIL 11: Corey Day 17 Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet watches the action from pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA O Reilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 on April 11, 2026 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 11 NASCAR OReilly Auto Parts Series Suburban Propane 300 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2604112016300 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireLap one. That’s all it took. Corey Day’s H
  
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• Former Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman to race NASCAR Truck Series in July

  24-06-2026 23:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  For the first time in nearly 30 years next month, NASCAR will host a points race in the Cup Series at the historic North Wilkesboro Speedway. The race weekend will be a mark of the sport returning to its roots.Preceding the top-level Cup Series race that weekend will be a Truck Series race on July 18, which will feature a comeback for one of the sport’s greatest drivers.Former Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman will get behind the wheel of the No. 25 Ram for Kaulig Racing, marking the first ti
  
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• NASCAR instructs Cup teams to remove bumper foam from short track races

  24-06-2026 23:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR has issued a rules bulletin to Cup Series teams in advance of a stretch of races under a mile in which foam is being removed from the front and rear bumpers during those race weekends.The upcoming races these rules apply to are the following:North Wilkesboro, July 19
  Richmond, August 15
  Bristol, September 19
  Martinsville, November 1The bulletin instructs teams, with instructions for how to do so properly, to remove foam from the front and rear bumpers while also modifying
  
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• Everything You Need to Know About Sonoma Raceway: NASCAR’s Iconic California Road Course

  24-06-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sonoma Raceway has long stood apart from nearly every other stop on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule. Instead of high-speed drafting or tight short-track racing, drivers face a twisting road course filled with elevation changes, heavy braking zones and corners that punish even the smallest mistake.Located in California’s famous Wine Country, Sonoma has produced some of NASCAR’s most memorable road-course finishes while rewarding patience, precision and strategy over outright speed. Her
  
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• The part-time drivers who have beaten the odds to win a modern NASCAR Cup race

  24-06-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCompeting as a part-time driver was very common in the early years of NASCAR, with drivers even winning championships without committing to the full season-long schedule.But as the years went by and the sport moved into the modern age, the chances of a part-time driver prevailing at the top level of the sport became increasingly rare. It didn't happen at all in the 1990s, and since the turn of the 21st century, it's only happened nine times. At Naval Base Coronado in San Die
  
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• The part-time Cup drivers who have beaten the odds to win a modern NASCAR Cup race

  24-06-2026 22:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCompeting as a part-time driver was very common in the early years of the sport, with drivers even winning championships without committing to the full schedule.But as the years went by and NASCAR moved into the modern age, the chances of a part-time driver and team prevailing at the top level of the sport became increasingly rare. It didn't happen at all in the 1990s, and since the turn of the 21st century, it's only happened nine times.At Naval Base Coronado in San Diego last w
  
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• NASCAR Sonoma Odds: Who Are the Favorites to Win the Toyota/Save Mart 350?

  24-06-2026 21:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Sonoma Raceway this weekend for the Toyota/Save Mart 350, the second consecutive road-course race on the 2026 schedule and one of the most unique events of the season.Unlike last week’s inaugural street race in San Diego, Sonoma is a permanent road course that rewards patience, precision, tire management, and experience. The 1.99-mile, 12-turn circuit has produced some of NASCAR’s most memorable road-course battles and often favors drivers with extensiv
  
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• Who Won Last Year’s Sonoma NASCAR Race?

  24-06-2026 19:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the NASCAR Cup Series returns to Sonoma Raceway this weekend, many fans are looking back at last year’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 and wondering who took home the trophy.The answer is Shane van Gisbergen.The Trackhouse Racing driver delivered one of the most dominant road-course performances in recent Sonoma history, leading 97 of 110 laps and winning from the pole position in the 2025 Toyota/Save Mart 350.Van Gisbergen crossed the finish line 1.128 seconds ahead of Chase Briscoe to earn his
  
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• Ryan Newman to make NASCAR Truck start with Kaulig and Ram

  24-06-2026 18:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Newman hasn't started any NASCAR national-level race since 2021, and hasn't run a Truck race since the 2018 season, but that will change at North Wilkesboro Speedway on July 18.Newman, 48, will drive the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram 1500 as the newest driver in the team's 'free-agent' program, which has featured names such as Tony Stewart, Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray, and even Travis Pastrana. Other drivers have included Colin Braun, A.J. Allmendinger, Parker Kligerman, Co
  
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• NASCAR and The Rolling Stones Team Up On Unique Collaboration

  24-06-2026 18:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAROn Wednesday, NASCAR and The Rolling Stones revealed a new collaboration, which is designed to celebrate both iconic brands, which built their legacies through performance and life on the road.The Rolling Stones are set to release the band's latest studio album, titled Foreign Tongues, on July 10, and this collaboration with NASCAR will serve as a tie-in to the release of the new studio album. Foreign Tongues follows the band's Grammy Award-winning album Hackney Diamonds.As part of the par
  
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• Sonoma NASCAR Entry List: Every Driver Entered for the Toyota/Save Mart 350

  24-06-2026 17:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s West Coast swing continues this weekend as the Cup Series heads north from San Diego to Sonoma Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350.The official entry list is set, with 36 drivers scheduled to compete on the historic Northern California road course. There are no open entries this weekend, meaning every car entered will make the race.While much of the attention will be focused on Shane van Gisbergen this weekend, Sonoma Raceway presents a unique challenge. The 1.99-mile,
  
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• Ryan Newman Returns to NASCAR with RAM/Kaulig Racing at FaithFest 250

  24-06-2026 17:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR retiree, Ryan Newman, is coming back to the racetrack in a few weeks. The return of Newman will feature the Daytona 500 winner stepping into the RAM/Kaulig Racing No. 25 'Free Agent' truck at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The race Newman will run is the NASCAR Truck Series' FaithFest 250, presented by Mercer Transportation. They will go green on Friday, July 18.Newman will make his first start in any NASCAR race since 2023, which he last ran for Rick Ware Racing. Newman will make his first T
  
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• Where to watch NASCAR Cup races now that the Prime broadcast is over

  24-06-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is back on TNT (and HBO Max) for the next five weeks, following Prime Video's five-week run, which concluded with the San Diego street course race at Naval Base Coronado.Sonoma, Chicagoland, Atlanta, North Wilkesboro, and the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis will all be broadcast live on TNT, and also streamed live on HBO Max (which will also continue to carry on-board cameras for every race weekend).So, it's fairly straightforward with options for streaming, but also traditi
  
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• NASCAR, Rolling Stones team up for first-of-its-kind collaboration

  24-06-2026 14:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR and the Rolling Stones today announced a first-of-its-kind collaboration celebrating two cultural icons built on performance and life on the road.Launching ahead of the July 10 release of “Foreign Tongues,” the Rolling Stones’ highly anticipated new studio album, the collaboration brings together the worlds of racing and rock ‘n’ roll through officially licensed merchandise, special-edition collector vinyl, original content and a o
  
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• TNT Sports eliminates full-screen green-flag commercials for 2026 NASCAR coverage

  24-06-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Syndication: The Indianapolis StarTNT Sports is getting set for its second season airing NASCAR races, and it is the latest broadcaster to eliminate full-screen green-flag commercials.TNT today revealed a number of changes to its 2026 coverage. In addition to cutting full-screen green-flag ads, HBO Max viewers can isolate driver-radio communication from engine noise on in-car cameras and use race alerts to jump from the in-camera feeds to the main race feed for the best view of race action.Green
  
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• Fast track to growth: Corey Day learning Hendrick Motorsports ropes

  24-06-2026 11:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Homecomings are often a chance to reflect. For Corey Day, Saturday’s return to Sonoma Raceway (5:30 p.m. ET, The CW, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), 200 miles northwest of his hometown of Clovis, California, offers an opportunity to measure just how far he’s come during a rookie season filled with lessons learned at NASCAR’s national level.Day has impressed the Hendrick Motorsports brass that put him in the No. 17 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series car full-time in 2026
  
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• 'A very hungry' Lee Pulliam is ready to chase his third Virginia Triple Crown with help from JR Motorsports and the NASCAR Channel

  24-06-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The last time Lee Pulliam contested the entirety of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown presented by FloRacing, he ended up securing his second championship in the three-race stretch.That was in 2019. Now one of Late Model Stock Car racing‘s heralded kings of the southeast is hoping and preparing to add another crown to his long list of conquests.Pulliam’s pursuit of a third Virginia Triple Crown will see him team back up with JR Motorsports after making his NASCAR O‘Reilly Au
  
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• Two Bubba Wallace crew members suspended after NASCAR San Diego loose wheel

  23-06-2026 23:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAs expected, NASCAR has suspended two crew members from the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota of Bubba Wallace.Rear tire changer Adam Hartman and jackman Nathan Ricketts have been suspended for the next two NASCAR Cup Series races, and will be forced to sit out events at Sonoma Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway. They can return for the weekend of July 12 at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta).Wallace's right-front wheel became detached during a Lap 20 caution, and as a result, Wallace was held in
  
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