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• NASCAR’s Horsepower Problem Is Heading in a New Direction

  26-09-2026 18:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 19: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, during the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell has opened the door to major changes in NASCAR horsepower. Speaking on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour podcast, O’Donnell said NASCAR is looking at more power, tires, and the role of V8 engines as it w
  
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• Kyle Busch Remembered: Rowdy's most notable moments at Kansas Speedway

  27-09-2026 14:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWe continue our 'Kyle Busch Remembered' series ahead of NASCAR's fall visit to Kansas Speedway. Busch won nine races at the 1.5-mile intermediate track, including two Cup races.Busch won a record 234 career NASCAR national series wins -- more than any other driver in history, earning his final victory just days before his unexpected passing at the age of 41 in May.In honor of Busch, we've been highlighting his most impressive, memorable, or even infamous moments at whatever track
  
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• NASCAR race at Kansas: Start time, TV, streaming, lineup for Hollywood Casino 400

  27-09-2026 13:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three races of NASCAR’s postseason Chase are in the books and there is a new leader atop the standings.With a win at Gateway and top-five finishes at Darlington and Bristol, reigning Cup Series champ Kyle Larson has leapt ahead of Denny Hamlin as the Chase leader by one point as NASCAR heads to Kansas this weekend for the second time this season for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400.It’s crowded at the top of the standings with Joey Logano and Christopher Bell saddled in third and
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Kansas lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

  27-09-2026 12:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series continues the Chase with round four of 10 in the Hollywood Casino 400 on Sept. 27 at Kansas Speedway.Joey Logano is on the pole after the lineup was again set by the rule book metric following a qualifying rainout.Kyle Larson will start second, looking to add to his one-point lead in the Chase standings.Ryan Blaney will start 25th after his skirmish with Carson Hocevar last week at Bristol.Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Sunday's NASCAR race at Kansas
  
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• What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Kansas playoff race

  27-09-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Kansas playoff race originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The NASCAR Playoff Chase presents its fourth race this weekend at Kansas Speedway. Fans, get ready for the Hollywood Casino 400. After a short-track stint at Bristol last weekend, drivers will now face three straight 1.5-mile venues in the coming weeks, in Kansas City, Las Vegas and Charl
  
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• Hailie Deegan wins ARCA West race with last-lap pass: "I'm tearing up right now"

  27-09-2026 05:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoHailie Deegan is a winner again in the ARCA Menard's West Series, about seven years after her most recent trip to ARCA West Victory Lane. Deegan, 25, now has four career victories in ARCA West. The series was racing at Madera Speedway in California, and Deegan restarted on the inside of Trevor Huddleston for a two-lap dash to the checkered flag. Battling around the 0.333-mile short track, she leaned on him in the final corner and powered ahead to take the race win.WHAT A FIN
  
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• NASCAR driver Corey Heim targeted in scuffle at Martinsville late-model race

  27-09-2026 05:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, Va. — There were fireworks on the track and off at Martinsville Speedway on the night of Saturday, Sept. 26, the venue for arguably the most prestigious late-model stockcar race, the ValleyStar Credit Union 300.Caden Kvapil took the checkered flag and clinched the Virginia Triple Crown, but all eyes were on the two cars behind him.In a two-lap shootout after a late caution, Brickyard 400 winner Corey Heim and Treyton Lapcevich couldn’t catch Kvapil, but battled each oth
  
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• Who Won the NASCAR Truck Race at Kansas? Full Results After Weather Ends Race

  27-09-2026 05:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - SEPTEMBER 26: Kaden Honeycutt, driver of the #11 Safelite Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race to Stop Suicide 200 at Kansas Speedway on September 26, 2026 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyKaden Honeycutt had to wait hours to finish the job at Kansas Speedway.After a lengthy rain delay threatened to end Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race early, NASCAR eventually got the track dry and sent the fiel
  
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• Corey Heim jumped by crew members and punched in Martinsville fight

  27-09-2026 05:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThere was chaos after Saturday night's late model race at Martinsville Speedway, with Caden Kvapil (brother of Carson) winning the prestigious ValleyStar Credit Union 300. This event has existed in some form since 1970, with some calling it the Daytona 500 of late model stock car racing.At the white flag, Kvapil went three-wide for the lead with Treyten Lapcevich in the middle and Corey Heim on the inside. As they filed into Turn 1, Heim made contact with the rear of Lapcevich, s
  
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• Corey Heim jumped by crew members and punched in Martinsville altercation

  27-09-2026 05:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThere was chaos after Saturday night's late model race at Martinsville Speedway, with Caden Kvapil (brother of Carson) winning the prestigious ValleyStar Credit Union 300. This event has existed in some form since 1970, with some calling it the Daytona 500 of late model stock car racing.At the white flag, Kvapil went three-wide for the lead with Treyten Lapcevich in the middle and Corey Heim on the inside. As they filed into Turn 1, Heim made contact with the rear of Lapcevich, s
  
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• Conor Daly earns career-best NASCAR Truck finish in chaotic Kansas race

  27-09-2026 03:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIndyCar veteran Conor Daly made his eighth career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start on Saturday. Before he returns to full-time IndyCar competition with Dreyer & Reinbold next year, he is enjoying a couple of appearances in the third level of NASCAR.Daly went into the race with zero track time as practice and qualifying were canceled due to rain, but ended the day with his best finish yet in the NASCAR Truck Series. He was driving the No. 25 'free agent' truck for the Kauli
  
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• Race Results: 2026 NCTS Race to Stop Suicide 200 at Kansas

  27-09-2026 03:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt took a decisive win in Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race to Stop Suicide 200 at Kansas Speedway. The TRICON Garage driver led a race-high 111 laps, won Stages 1 and 2, and capped off the win by beating Christian Eckes to the finish line by a margin of 1.358 seconds.Brent Crews, Daniel Hemric, and Ben Rhodes rounded out the top-five finishers.Here are the complete race results for the Race to Stop Suicide 200 at Kansas Speedway:Race to Stop Suicide 200 Race Resul
  
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• After five-hour rain delay, Kaden Honeycutt wins dramatic NASCAR Truck race at Kansas

  27-09-2026 02:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKaden Honeycutt earned a dramatic win in Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. At around half distance, officials red-flagged the race for rain, delaying running for nearly five hours before resuming. Once it did, Honeycutt quickly re-took command and looked unbeatable at the front.Even after losing track position with a four-tire call in the final pit stop, it took him less than two laps to return to the race lead.As Honeycutt won the r
  
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• Kaden Honeycutt Dominates NASCAR Craftsman Truck Race at Kansas

  27-09-2026 02:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt made a statement in the second race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Chase. The driver of the No. 11 drove to victory in Saturday’s Race to Stop Suicide 200 at the Kansas Speedway in dominant fashion. Honeycutt fended off fellow championship contender Layne Riggs on a few late-race restarts to secure his third win of the 2026 season and third career win overall. After significant contact with the wall in the closing laps, Riggs slipped to 19th in the final running
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Truck Series points update after Kansas race

  27-09-2026 02:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt took the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points lead after winning the RaceToStopSuicide.com 200 at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 26.Honeycutt took the lead on a restart with less than 15 laps to go, then held off Layne Riggs in the final laps to claim the win.Riggs brushed the wall with three laps to go and sunk to 19th by the end. Other Chase drivers too had late trouble with tire failures after contact, including Grant Enfinger and Tyler Ankrum.Here's the updated NASCAR Craftsman Tru
  
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• NASCAR Truck Standings Right Now: Truck Series The Chase Points Leaders after Kansas

  27-09-2026 02:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSaturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway marked the second race in The Chase. With the NASCAR race today dominated by Kaden Honeycutt, we’ve got a new leader atop The Chase points leaders in the Truck Series right now.Let’s take a look at the NASCAR Truck Series The Chase standings with five to go.Related: NASCAR Truck Series Results at KansasNASCAR Truck Standings: The Chase Points Leaders Right NowHere are the Truck Seri
  
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• Who won NASCAR Truck Series Kansas race? Winner is Kaden Honeycutt, plus full results

  27-09-2026 02:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kaden Honeycutt wrestled control of the lead on a late restart after the four-hour rain delay to win the RaceToStopSuicide.com 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 26 at Kansas Speedway.Honeycutt took the lead after the lengthy red flag, then passed Layne Riggs for the lead after the final stop of the day on a restart.Riggs brushed the wall with three laps to go in pursuit of the leader and slipped to 19th.After a multi-car incident at the start of the final stage, rain began to fell
  
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• ‘Truthfully Pretty Nervous’: Denny Hamlin Reflects on Ryan Blaney Podcast Appearance

  27-09-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin reflects on having Ryan Blaney on his podcast. GettyFollowing a chaotic post-race brawl from the NASCAR Cup Series race last Saturday at Bristol, Denny Hamlin landed the podcast guest of the week. Ryan Blaney appeared on “Actions Detrimental” on Monday, breaking his silence on his fight with Carson Hocevar.Days removed from the podcast, Hamlin admits he had nerves going into it as he expected the interview to make huge headlines. Overall, the driver of the No. 11 felt it
  
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• Joey Logano Admits Fourth NASCAR Championship Would Be ‘The Sweetest One’

  27-09-2026 01:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano has heard the criticism.He has heard the arguments about NASCAR’s former championship format. He has heard people question what his three Cup Series titles are worth because of the system under which he won them. And as NASCAR determines its champion differently in 2026, Logano isn’t pretending a fourth title wouldn’t carry a little something extra.It would.Speaking during his media availability at Kansas Speedway, Logano acknowledged that winning another championsh
  
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• Frankie Muniz earns another GT4 America win with co-driver Tyler Stone at Barber

  27-09-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photo'Malcolm in the Middle' star Frankie Muniz, 40, earned his second career GT4 America win this weekend alongside co-driver Tyler Stone, claiming the Am class victory in Race 2 at Barber Motorsports Park. Muniz and Stone drive the No. 30 Ford Mustang for TechSport Racing, which Muniz does full-time along with the majority of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule. He is skipping the Truck race at Kansas due to a schedule clash.At Barber, the duo of Muniz/Sto
  
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• NASCAR’s Rainout Qualifying Formula Has Become a Chase Problem

  27-09-2026 00:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR cannot control the weather. Four races into the Chase, however, the weather is exposing a problem NASCAR can control.Cup Series qualifying at Kansas Speedway was washed out Saturday, forcing NASCAR to set Sunday’s starting lineup by its performance metric. Joey Logano will lead the field to green, with Kyle Larson alongside him on the front row.There is nothing unusual about NASCAR having a contingency plan for a rainout. There is something unusual about how often that contingency p
  
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• Layne Riggs rues late-race wall scrape at Kansas as Chase deficit grows

  26-09-2026 23:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The opening two races of the Craftsman Truck Series postseason have been anything but normal for No. 1 seed Layne Riggs. Yet despite the struggles, Riggs remains 37 points behind championship leader Kaden Honeycutt leaving Kansas Speedway.While Honeycutt dominated Saturday‘s Race to Stop Suicide 200 by making it a clean sweep of all three stages and leading 111 of 134 circuits, Riggs had multiple woes that plunged him to 19th at the checkered flag.RELATED: Unoffic
  
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• NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Kansas Halted Due to Rain

  26-09-2026 23:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has been halted at Kansas. GettyMother Nature has halted the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Kansas Speedway just after Stage 2 ended. If the race cannot resume, the current running order will become the official results of the race.Weather already washed out Cup Series qualifying and practice at the Kansas Speedway, with tomorrow’s lineup being set by the metric. After 69 of 134 laps of the Race to Stop Suicide 200, Grant Enfinger is the leader.NASC
  
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• Cleetus McFarland buys Greg Biffle's 2004 NASCAR Cup race car for $47,000

  26-09-2026 23:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
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  As part of the Mecum auction at Nashville Superspeedway, RFK Racing put forward a collection of performance vehicles and motorsports artifacts to be auctioned off.Among the items was the iconic No. 16 'National Guard' Ford Taurus (chassis RK-195) that Biffle drove throughout the 2004 NASCAR Cup season. The car includes a Roush-built 358 cubic-inch (5.8L) Ford V-8 engine. Biffle won two of his 19 career Cup Series victories during that year. All proceeds go to the Biffle Family L
  
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• NASCAR Chase has been best blend of entertainment and integrity

  26-09-2026 22:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn many ways, the current Chase for the Championship was a response to Joey Logano’s success in The Playoffs, just as much as The Playoffs were a response to Jimmie Johnson winning six titles under the previous version of the Chase.The original Chase was a response to Matt Kenseth winning the 2003 Winston Cup with races left in the season with just a single win to his credit.Such is life in NASCAR, the endless pursuit of a format that combines entertainment and integrity in
  
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• “Not Quite as Confident” – Denny Hamlin Drops Honest Admission on Baffling Chase Decline Ahead of Pivotal Intermediate Stretch

  26-09-2026 21:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 25: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing JGR Toyota GR Camry sits in hit pit box during qualifications for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Brickyard 400 on July 25, 2026 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUL 25 NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon072526013400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireHaving dropped to second in points, Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team might begin
  
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• What to Watch: Kansas showdown looms large in crucial Chase stretch

  26-09-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Track: Kansas Speedway
  Location: Kansas City, Kansas
  Track length: 1.5 miles
  When: 3 p.m. ET
  Where to tune in: USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  Race purse: $11,233,037
  Race distance: 267 laps | 400.5 miles
  Stages: 80 | 165 | 267
  Sunday’s starting lineup| Pit stall assignmentsIntermediate-sized tracks, big-sized pressure in ChaseKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Times have radically changed in the roughly five months since the NASCAR Cup Series last visited Kansas Speedwa
  
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• Denny Hamlin Hesitant During Kansas Practice Run: ‘It Was Sprinkling’

  26-09-2026 21:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin was one of four drivers who made a single-lap practice run during Saturday’s rain-shortened NASCAR Cup Series practice session at Kansas Speedway. Hamlin, along with Alex Bowman, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano all completed a lap before the session was ultimately canceled due to inclement weather.On his practice lap, Hamlin proceeded with caution. As the driver of the No. 11 made his way around the 1.5-mile track, light rain started to trickle down on the racetrack. Fortunately
  
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• Richard Childress Racing President Addresses Front-Office Overhaul

  26-09-2026 20:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Childress Racing president Mike Verlander says the team has not set a timeline to name Austin Dillon‘s next crew chief. The opening comes from a front-office overhaul RCR announced this week.Verlander addressed the changes on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, in comments. He said RCR is talking to candidates inside and outside the company.RCR announced on Sept. 23 that Richard Boswell will become vice president of competition in 2027. Boswell has been Dillon’s crew chief on the No. 3 Ch
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series race at Kansas weather delay update

  26-09-2026 20:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The RacetoStopSuicide.com 200NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race on Sept. 26 is under a weather delay for rain at Kansas Speedway.The red flag was displayed after 69 laps, with Grant Enfinger as the leader.Kaden Honeycutt swept the first two stages. If the race cannot resume today, it will be official.Rain has been falling off and on throughout the last 24 hours in Kansas City, Kansas, with Cup Series practice and qualifying canceled earlier on Sept. 26.Truck Series practice and qualifying was al
  
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