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• Nos. 17, 51 teams fail pre-race inspection twice at Gateway

  12-09-2026 18:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two NASCAR Cup Series teams failed pre-race technical inspection multiple times Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.The No. 17 RFK Racing team, which enters 11th in The Chase standings with driver Chris Buescher, failed twice on Saturday afternoon, along with the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing team of driver Cody Ware.MORE: Gateway schedule | Cup Series standingsAs a result, both teams will lose pit-stall selection for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max,
  
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• What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Gateway playoff race

  13-09-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream to watch 2026 Gateway playoff race originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The NASCAR playoff chase continues this weekend with another high-stakes race. Fans and racing enthusiasts, get ready for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway.Last week's Cook Out Southern 500 was pure cinema, with Christopher Bell winning his first race of the season at +1100 odds. That victory
  
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• William Sawalich declines comment on wrecking Corey Day, but will NASCAR penalize him?

  13-09-2026 05:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWWT Raceway was the site of the latest clash between NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regulars Corey Day and William Sawalich. They previously had run-ins at COTA, Daytona, and just last weekend at Darlington when Day sent Sawalich spinning. With just under 50 laps to go in the second round of the 2026 Chase, Day pushed up into Sawalich in the battle for fifth. Down the backstretch, Sawalich abruptly turned his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota across the track, slamming doors w
  
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• Pit Road Disaster Unfolds in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race

  13-09-2026 05:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Gateway sees pit road disaster. GettyA multi-car incident on pit road made for a scary moment in Saturday night’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway.As the field entered pit lane following the end of Stage 1, Nicholas Sanchez made contact with Rajah Caruth. The contact sent both cars spinning, with Sanchez’s No. 97 careening with Brent Crews’ No. 19 car as his pit crew was in the middle of thei
  
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• NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race Results, Winner From WWT Raceway

  13-09-2026 04:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday night’s Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat and Sauced by Blues Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois, delivered plenty of drama before it was even halfway done, with a massive pit lane pileup at the end of Stage 1 forcing NASCAR to red-flag the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race and setting the tone for a chaotic night of Playoff racing on The CW.Pit Lane Crash Brings Out Red FlagThe most alarming moment of the night came at the conclusion of the opening stage, wh
  
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• Jesse Love wins dramatic NASCAR O'Reilly race at Gateway

  13-09-2026 04:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJesse Love went to Victory Lane for the first time this year with an impressive victory at WWT Raceway on Saturday. The reigning NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion is now just 16 points out of the championship lead after claiming his fourth career win.Love passed Carson Kvapil with 16 laps to go, driving off to collect the checkered flag with Sheldon Creed second, Sam Mayer third, Taylor Gray fourth, and Kvapil falling back to fifth.Parker Retzlaff, Brent Crews, Sammy Smi
  
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• Who won NASCAR O'Reilly Series Gateway race? Winner is Jesse Love plus full results

  13-09-2026 04:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jesse Love surged to the lead in the final 20 laps and held on to win the Nu Way 225NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Sept. 12 Love grabbed the lead from Carson Kvapil with 16 laps to go, then drove away from Sheldon Creed in the final laps to grab his first win of the season.Creed grabbed the points lead from Justin Allgaier after finisihing second.Here are the full results from Saturday's race:O'REILLY POINTS:NASCAR points standings: O'Reilly Series points update after Gateway raceWho
  
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• NASCAR points standings: O'Reilly Series points update after Gateway race

  13-09-2026 04:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sheldon Creed took the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series points lead after the second Chase race, the Nu Way 225 on Sept. 12 at World Wide Technology Raceway.Creed finished second behind winner Jesse Love to push into the points lead, three points ahead of Justin Allgaier.Allgaier got damage during a spat between Corey Day and William Sawalich, requiring a late-race stop out-of-sequence. Allgaier drove back up to a 13th-place finish.Here's the updated NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series points sta
  
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• NASCAR O’Reilly Standings Today: OARS The Chase Points Battle After Gateway

  13-09-2026 04:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectSaturday night’s Nu Way 225 at World Wide Technology Raceway marked the second race in the 10-race chase for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. With just eight races left, the points battle between the top drivers is tightening a bit as we look at the NASCAR O’Reilly standings today.Coming out of Gateway, let’s take a look at the the O’Reilly Series The Chase standings.Related: NASCAR O’Reilly Series Results TonightNASCAR O’R
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series race red-flagged after pit road crash that comes dangerously close to pit crew

  13-09-2026 03:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A surreal crash at NASCAR's O'Reilly Series Nu Way 225 on Saturday could have been so much worse.The end of the first stage saw a 10-car crash hit pit road as the entire field entered for fresh tires. It began with Rajah Caruth's No. 88 car getting spun out and ended with the road fully clogged and the race on ice.Caruth, Brandon Jones, Harrison Burton, Dean Thompson, Jeb Burton, Ryan Sieg, Patrick Staropoli, Jeremy Clements, Nicholas Sanchez and Anthony Alfredo were all involved, with some sust
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury, pit road completely blocked in scary NASCAR crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury in scary NASCAR pit road crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury as pit road completely blocked in scary NASCAR crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Who’s on the Pole at World Wide Technology Raceway? Full NASCAR Cup Qualifying Results

  13-09-2026 02:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at WWT Raceway on September 12, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Amy Kontras/Getty Images) GettyJoey Logano will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green at World Wide Technology Raceway after delivering the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session.Logano put the No. 22 Team Penske Ford on the pole with a lap of 32.817 seconds
  
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• Brad Keselowski Not Backing Down From Hocevar and Spire

  13-09-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Ill. -- Brad Keselowski is ready for whatever fight Carson Hocevar -- or anyone in the NASCAR Cup Series garage -- is going to put up against him and his organization."Bring it. I'll fight back with anybody in the garage," Keselowski said Saturday in the World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway media center.Keselowski is outspoken after an incident with Hocevar in last Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. At the end of the first stage, Hocevar bumped into Keselowski and sp
  
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• Jesse Love scores first win of 2026 in O'Reilly Chase race at Gateway

  13-09-2026 01:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Ill. — In a race that kindled the rivalry between Corey Day and William Sawalich to full flame, Jesse Love showed the form that made him a NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion last year.Wresting the lead from Carson Kvapil with a gentle rub with 16 laps remaining, Love held the top spot the rest of the way in winning Saturday night’s Nu Way 225 Powered by Bobcat Sauced by Blue Hog at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.RELATED:Unofficial results|At-track pho
  
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• Carson Hocevar Loves NASCAR Promoting Brad Keselowski Feud: ‘Good for the Sport’

  13-09-2026 01:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Hocevar’s run-in with Brad Keselowski isn’t disappearing quietly into another NASCAR race weekend.World Wide Technology Raceway is making sure of that.The track has leaned into the tension between the two drivers ahead of Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, including promotional posters featuring Hocevar and Keselowski around the facility. Instead of bristling at seeing his latest controversy used to sell the race, Hocevar had almost the opposite reaction.It reminded him of hom
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Hit by Pre-Race Penalties Before World Wide Technology Raceway Showdown

  13-09-2026 01:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Consumer Cellular Ford, and Cody Ware, driver of the #51 Super.com Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyTwo NASCAR Cup Series teams will start Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 with problems after failing pre-race inspection twice at World Wide Technology Raceway. Chri
  
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• NASCAR Ejects 2 Team Members After Cup Series Inspection at Gateway

  13-09-2026 01:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chris Buescher’s Gateway weekend hit a snag before his No. 17 Ford ever reached the starting grid.NASCAR ejected two car chiefs Saturday after a pair of Cup Series cars failed pre-race inspection twice at World Wide Technology Raceway.Buescher’s No. 17 RFK Racing Ford and Cody Ware’s No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet each required three trips through inspection before being cleared. The two failures resulted in the ejection of No. 17 car chief Joshua Sisco and No. 51 car chief
  
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• Joey Logano Smacks NASCAR Cup Field With Gateway Pole

  13-09-2026 00:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Ill. -- The pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway was up in the air until Joey Logano came along. Logano ran a lap of 32.817 seconds, running four tenths faster than provisional polesitter Carson Hocevar and more than two tenths faster than any other driver who came close.Kyle Larson came the closest but still lost the pole to Logano in the largest margin of victory for the pole since 2017.In September 2017 at Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle B
  
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• RFK's playoff drivers could be collected in Keselowski, Spire feud

  13-09-2026 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChris Buescher doesn’t spend a lot of time on social media but his phone started blowing up on Thursday when Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson suggested that his No. 17 team could get collected in the emerging tension between Brad Keselowski and Carson Hocevar.Keselowski crashed as a result of contact from Hocevar early in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway last Sunday. He was furious after the race and said as much in a post-race interview."His day’s comi
  
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• Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano, needing postseason surge, wins pole at Gateway

  13-09-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Joey Logano secured the pole position Saturday for NASCAR's postseason race at World Wide Technology Raceway, positioning himself for a needed boost in the championship Chase.Logano posted a lap of 32.817 seconds on the 1 1/4-mile oval in suburban St. Louis that features tight turns at the south end and flat, sweeping turns on the north side. He averaged 137.124 mph and his No. 22 Ford was 0.276 seconds faster than Kyle Larson.“We’ve got some good momentum
  
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• Joey Logano Sounds Alarm Ahead of Gateway: ‘We Must Do Good’

  13-09-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano stopped short of calling Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway a must-win.He came up with another category instead.“You know how there’s like the must-win and then there’s like a must do good?” Logano said Saturday, posted by veteran reporter Jeff Gluck on X. “We must do good, right?”It’s a characteristically Logano way of describing a situation that carries some very real urgency.NASCAR’s Chase is only one race old, but
  
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• Joey Logano Dominates Qualifying to Take Gateway Pole

  13-09-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Joe PuetzJoey Logano is putting himself in a prime position for another strong NASCAR Cup Series Chase run.The Team Penske driver delivered a dominant qualifying performance Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, earning the pole for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300. Logano put the No. 22 Ford at the top of the charts with a lap at 137.124 mph, beating the rest of the field by a significant margin.Logano’s qualifying lap was especially impressive considering how tight the ma
  
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• Logano Turns In Impressive Run For Gateway Pole; Full Starting Lineup

  13-09-2026 00:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sep 12, 2026; Madison, Illinois, USA;Team Penske driver Joey Logano (22) drives during the Enjoy Illinois 300 Cup Qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway.Joe Puetz-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectFor the most part, the Next Gen car has made competition in the NASCAR Cup Series closer than it has ever been, at least from a lap time standpoint. However, on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, Joey Logano was in a league all of his own in qualifying for Sunday's Enjoy Illin
  
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• NASCAR Cup Gateway starting lineup: Joey Logano stuns with huge pole lap

  12-09-2026 23:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a sketchy qualifying session at WWT Raceway (Gateway), Joey Logano planted his No. 22 Team Penske Ford atop the speed charts with a 32.817s lap, a full 0.276s faster than Kyle Larson in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.How impressive was that run by Logano? It was the biggest pole margin in any Cup qualifying session since Chicagoland 2017, when Kyle Busch beat Denny Hamlin by 0.277s."This is a race track we had circled, knowing we need to capitalize on it," said Logan
  
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• Joey Logano Leads NASCAR Starting Lineup at World Wide Technology Raceway

  12-09-2026 23:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano will have the best view in the house when the NASCAR Cup Series field takes the green flag Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway.The Team Penske driver secured the pole for the Enjoy Illinois 300 with a 32.817-second lap at 137.124 mph during Saturday’s qualifying session. Kyle Larson came closest to knocking Logano off the top spot, but his 33.093-second lap left him 0.276 seconds behind.Ryan Blaney followed in third, giving Team Penske two of the first three starting positi
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway

  12-09-2026 23:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in Madison, Illinois, for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, the second race of the 2026 NASCAR Playoffs. The 1.25-mile oval will host 240 laps of Chase racing when the green flag drops at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 13, on USA Network.Qualifying is done, and the starting lineup is set for this weekend’s NASCAR race. In practice, Ryan Blaney was the class of the field, posting the fastest single lap at 33.170 seconds and a speed of 135.6
  
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• NASCAR Starting Lineup Tomorrow: Enjoy Illinois 300 Lineup and Grid, Cup Series Qualifying Results

  12-09-2026 23:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectWho is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow? Joey Logano topped Cup Series qualifying results on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, earning the pole position. It could prove crucial in the second race of The Chase, especially with where the other chase drivers landed in the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday.Let’s first dive into the Cup Series qualifying results and the Enjoy Illinois 300 starting lineup for Sunday’s race in Madison. Furthe
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup: Enjoy Illinois 300 At Gateway

  12-09-2026 23:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aug 15, 2026; Richmond, Virginia, USA; Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver Brad Keselowski (6) before the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Greg Atkins-Imagn ImagesThe NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway is officially set. Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag after setting the fastest time in qualifying.Kyle Larson will start alongside Logano on the front row, while Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bel
  
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