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• Official Starting Lineup For the 2026 Daytona 500

  13-02-2026 06:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  After Thursday night's America 250 Duels at Daytona, the starting lineup is officially set for Sunday's Daytona 500. | Ricky Martinez | Racing America On SIDAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- On Wednesday evening, Kyle Busch scored the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, as he topped Chase Briscoe for his first-career Daytona 500 pole.Fast forward to Thursday night, and at the conclusion of the pair of America 250 Duel qualifier races, which were won
  
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• Kyle Busch has spoken with film writer for Days of Thunder sequel ideas

  15-03-2026 14:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIn 1990, 'Days of Thunder' was released -- a movie starring Tom Cruise as hotshot NASCAR driver Cole Trickle. The film is basically 'Top Gun' but with race cars, earning over twice its budget in the box office, and remains very popular within the NASCAR fanbase.Legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who was also deeply involved in the development for the recent hit 'F1' movie, has indicated in previous interviews that a sequel to the '90s NASCAR film was actively being discussed.
  
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• “It Has Potential”: Chase Elliott Cautiously Optimistic About NASCAR’s Darlington Experiment

  15-03-2026 13:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 15, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) during the 68th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesLast November, NASCAR confirmed that five tracks would switch from the intermediate-track setup to the short-track and road-course package: Bristol, Darlington, Dover, Nashville Superspeedway, and World Wide Technology Raceway. After Sunday’s race at Las Vegas, the series heads to Darlington
  
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• NASCAR at Las Vegas, starting lineup for 2026 Pennzoil 400

  15-03-2026 12:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sunday, March 15, for the Pennzoil 400. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota got off to a hot start this weekend and will kick off Sunday’s race on the front row. Christopher Bell and his No. 20 Toyota will start on the pole, with Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 on the outside. Starting in third place is another Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota: Ty Gibbs and the No. 54.Justin Allgaier will fill in for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet this week, while Alex B
  
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• How Denny Hamlin’s Personal Loss Reshaped His Relationship With NASCAR Fans

  15-03-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 13, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin (11) during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesFor years, Denny Hamlin stood in the middle of a push-and-pull with fans in the NASCAR Cup Series. Cheers often took a back seat to boos, and Hamlin wore the label of NASCAR’s villain like a badge. Yet the surge has begun to turn, as events on and off the track have shown a side of the driver many
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas lineup, TV schedule for Sunday's race

  15-03-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCAR Cup Series continues the March western swing in Las Vegas with the Pennzoil 400 on March 15.Christopher Bell is on the pole as Toyota claimed the first two rows in qualifying.Alex Bowman remains out with vertigo, and Justin Allgaier will fill in for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet this week.Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Sunday's NASCAR race at Las Vegas.VEGAS RACE PICKS:NASCAR Las Vegas predictions 2026, expert picks for Cup Series raceNASCAR Las Veg
  
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• 23XI Racing honors Kurt Busch with tribute scheme at Las Vegas as Hall of Fame legacy persists

  15-03-2026 11:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS — Kurt Busch is a Vegas native, through and through.So what better place for 23XI Racing to pay tribute to its first NASCAR Hall of Fame driver than Las Vegas Motor Speedway?MORE: Sunday’s starting lineup | At-track photos: Las VegasThis weekend, as a nod to the Class of 2026 Hall of Fame inductee, the No. 45 team is featuring the same Jordan Brand elephant-print paint scheme it donned when Busch wheeled it to Victory Lane at Kansas Speedway in May 2022 in the 34th and fina
  
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• Brad Keselowski Questions Approval Process for O’Reilly and Truck Series Amid Cleetus McFarland Controversy

  15-03-2026 10:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 13, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesDebate around NASCAR’s approval system has picked up pace, with more voices weighing in on how drivers earn a spot on the grid in the sport’s lower divisions, especially after Cleetus McFarland signed a two-year deal with RCR to compete in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series. After comments from
  
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• What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream for 2026 Las Vegas race

  15-03-2026 05:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  What channel is NASCAR on today? TV schedule, start time, live stream for 2026 Las Vegas raceoriginally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is staying in the desert this weekend, but hopping up to Sin City for the Pennzoil 400.The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is back in action this weekend for its annual spring races in both the Cup Series and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. The 1.5-mile track is often compared to Kansas
  
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• “I’m Torn on It”: Denny Hamlin Shares Distressing Sponsorship Situation in NASCAR

  15-03-2026 03:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mar 14, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin (11) during qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway | Credits- Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesMoney makes the wheels turn in NASCAR and it is sponsorship that decides who keeps a seat and who is left standing in the garage. Drivers have lost rides when backing dried up, as seen when Kyle Busch parted ways with Joe Gibbs Racing after a search for funding ran dry. At times, the door swings the other way, with drivers such as Cl
  
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• Larson Comes On Strong Late, Wins O'Reilly Series Race at Las Vegas

  15-03-2026 01:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mar 14, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; JR Motorsports driver Kyle Larson (88) during the LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesKyle Larson is usually a favorite to win any time he dips down into the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field, but for the majority of Saturday's The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion didn't look to have a car capable of winning the race."My car was not handling the best at all. I was just super, supe
  
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• Kyle Larson wins NASCAR O'Reilly race at Las Vegas, extending JRM streak

  15-03-2026 01:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoShane van Gisbergen took JR Motorsports to Victory Lane at COTA, driving the #9. One week later, Justin Allgaier in the #7 earned JRM a win at Phoenix, and a week after that, two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson drove the #88 to Victory Lane for the Earnhardt-owned team.This is Larson's 18th career victory in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS), coming in his first start of the 2026 season."I finally remembered what he (son Cooper) told me and decided to go faster,"
  
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• Who won NASCAR O'Reilly Series Las Vegas race? Winner is Kyle Larson, plus full results

  15-03-2026 01:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kyle Larson drove to the front on the final restart to win The LiUNA!NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on March 14 at Las Vegas.Larson took the lead with 47 laps to go, then drove away from Sammy Smith and others over the final stint to win for the 18th time in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series.Justin Allgaier won the first two stages, but Allgaier's handling went away in the final 100 laps. Jesse Love was the next best car, but a pit-road safety violation penalty put him toward the rear of th
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Race Results, Winner From Las Vegas Motor Speedway

  15-03-2026 01:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  Pos.DriverTeam1Kyle Larson2Chase Briscoe3Sheldon Creed4Justin Allgaier5Sammy Smith6Jesse Love7Connor Zilisch8Corey Day9William Sawalich10Austin Hill11Carson Kvapil12Parker Retzlaff13Brandon Jones14Kyle Sieg15Daniel Dye16Josh Williams17Harrison Burton18Cole Custer19Rajah Caruth20Brennan Poole21Patrick Staropoli22Blaine Perkins23Josh Bilicki24Jeremy Clements25Austin Green26Lavar Scott27Jeb Burton28Mason Maggio29Joey Gase30Ryan Ellis31Dean Thompson32Nathan Byrd33Anthony Alfredo34Ryan Sieg35Sam Maye
  
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• NASCAR Penalizes Four Teams Ahead of Las Vegas Race

  15-03-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  During inspection, four Cup Series teams failed twice and, as a result, will now be facing penalties from NASCAR. Each team will have its car chief ejected for the weekend and will also lose pit stall selection. William Byron, Austin Cindric, Ty Dillon, and AJ Allmendinger are the four drivers facing the penalties. Their teams are going to be short-handed and at a deficit on pit road. The penalties would have been even harsher if the teams had failed a third time through inspection. Among the fo
  
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• Sunday Setup: How Las Vegas heat factors into race-day strategy

  14-03-2026 21:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin and crew chief Chris Gayle nailed both their strategy and their car setup the last time the NASCAR Cup Series visited Las Vegas Motor Speedway.They’re hoping they can find that sweet spot yet again with their No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in Sunday’s race at the 1.5-mile oval (4 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).“Just trying to replicate the success, really, right?” Gayle told NASCAR.com Saturday. “Like we know
  
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• Christopher Bell Leads Dominant Toyota Performance In Cup Qualifying

  14-03-2026 21:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  Christopher Bell scored the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as Toyota swept the top-four starting spots. | Lesley Ann Miller | Lumen Digital AgencyToyota Racing looks quite sporty in Sin City as the manufacturer swept the top-four starting spots for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube. However, none of them turned as fast a lap as Christopher Bell, who rocketed around the 1.5-mile Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 28.85
  
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• Christopher Bell earns Las Vegas NASCAR Cup pole in JGR 1-2-3

  14-03-2026 21:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIt's a Toyota lockout of the first two rows with Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2-3 in Las Vegas NASCAR Cup qualifying.Christopher Bell rocketed to the top of the charts and was the only driver to break into the 28-second bracket. Four of Bell's 15 career poles have happened in Vegas, with the other three taking place in 2022 (first career pole in the Cup Series), 2023, and 2024."Our Interstate Batteries Camry feels very nice," said Bell with a smile after qualifying. "I've talked about this
  
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• NASCAR Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas

  14-03-2026 21:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  The NASCARCup Series took the track this afternoon to qualify for the Pennzoil 400. The track tends to favor the best drivers, with historical best finishers being Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, among others. That is exactly what the qualifying session saw today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The results show us one thing very clearly — Toyota is shooting for the moon. Toyota commands five of the top-7 spots, all being of that Joe Gibbs Racing-23XI Racing partnership. Christopher Bell jumped
  
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• 2026 Pennzoil 400 Starting Grid: NASCAR Qualifying Results Las Vegas

  14-03-2026 21:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesNASCAR qualifying results at Las Vegas Motor Speedway have officially set the stage for Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 Cup Series race. Before diving in, we should note that this is the first race of the 2026 season featuring only the 36 full-time drivers; notably, Justin Allgaier is driving in place of Alex Bowman in the No. 48 car, as Bowman remains sidelined with vertigo for the second consecutive race.Let’s dive into the starting lineup for Sunday’s Cup S
  
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• Four NASCAR Cup car chiefs ejected after multiple Las Vegas inspection failures

  14-03-2026 20:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoDuring pre-race inspection for the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, four different race teams failed twice ahead of practice and qualifying -- three Chevrolets and one Ford.As a result, they have all been issued the standard penalties for such failures, which includes the ejection of the car chief for the remainder of the race weekend.They are the #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of William Byron, the #2 Team Penske Ford of Austin Cindric, and also both Kaulig Racin
  
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• Full starting lineup for 2026 NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

  14-03-2026 19:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  Christopher Bell will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.RELATED: Bell takes pole, JGR goes 1-2-3 | Las Vegas photosFollowing the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing driver in the starting order will be two of his teammates in Denny Hamlin (No. 11) and Ty Gibbs (No. 54).Josh Berry, in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, is the defending race winner. He will start the race in 32nd.See the full lineup below.The Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube is at
  
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• Watch this safety truck pull off an epic save during NASCAR session

  14-03-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoOn Saturday morning, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series cars were set to go out on track for practice at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. However, it was a safety truck driver that ended up stealing the show with quite the save.Exiting the infield access road to the frontstretch, the safety truck started to spin sideways, with the driver quickly trying to recover it. However, it overcorrected itself and started shooting up the track towards the outside wall. The driver brought the si
  
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• Kyle Busch hopes to duplicate speed from Las Vegas in 2025

  14-03-2026 18:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Kyle Busch expects to use Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as a barometer for intermediate tracks later in the 2026 schedule, but the fit won‘t be precise.RELATED: Weekend schedule | At-track photos: Las Vegas“Yeah, just to kind of get a basis, I guess, of where you stack up against the field,” Busch said of Sunday‘s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (4 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). “Your setup here at
  
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• Christopher Bell takes pole, JGR goes 1-2-3 at Las Vegas

  14-03-2026 17:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top three starting positions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, as Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Toyota (187.156 mph) soared to the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday‘s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (4 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Bell scored his 15th career pole in the Cup Series and fourth career pole at Las Vegas.Bell’s teammates Denny Hamlin (186.188 mph) and Ty Gibbs (185.803 mph) qualified second and third, respectively.
  
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• Four Cup Series teams penalized for Las Vegas pre-race inspection failures

  14-03-2026 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Four NASCAR Cup Series teams were levied penalties for multiple failures during pre-race inspection Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the sanctioning body announced.RELATED: Cup Series standings | Las Vegas weekend scheduleNASCAR officials ejected the car chiefs on the Nos. 2, 10, 16 and 24 teams ahead of Sunday’s Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube (4 p.m. ET, FS1, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).The team members exiting Las Vegas are as follows:Eric Bailey, No. 2 Team Pen
  
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• Chase Briscoe Lays Out Exactly What He Needs to Reach the NASCAR Postseason in 2026

  14-03-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 11, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe (19) during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesChase Briscoe had entered the season with hopes of carrying forward the run he built late last year with Joe Gibbs Racing, when he wrapped up the campaign near the front of the standings in third place. The new season, however, has begun with more bumps in the road. The driver opened the year with a
  
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• AJ Allmendinger Looks Forward to ‘Racing Smart’ Starting This Weekend in Las Vegas

  14-03-2026 11:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  Feb 15, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver AJ Allmendinger (16) during the 68th running of the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. | Credits- Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesAJ Allmendinger has returned to full-time duty in the NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig Racing, and the early stretch of the season shows the No. 16 camp keeping its Next Gen car’s wheel rolling well. Driving a Chevrolet entry, Allmendinger has stayed within reach of the front despite the te
  
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• Kevin Harvick Explains Why Signing With Toyota Is the Best Way Forward for Son Keelan

  14-03-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, center, right, and his son Keelan, 13, look on before the two raced in the 13th annual Masters of the Pros 200 race on Wednesday, | Credits- © Nick King/Lansing State Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesKevin Harvick has spent years building a career in the NASCAR Cup Series, climbing up traditionally from the K&N Pro Series West and ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series to Truck, Xfinity, and then Cup. Now his 13-year-old, Keelan Harvick, h
  
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• Joe Gibbs Racing push back on Spire 'trade' deal; discovery rebuttal

  14-03-2026 07:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photo“There is no innocent explanation for secretly accessing, reviewing, and selectively deleting an employer's confidential files after your employment has ended and you are negotiating with a direct competitor. Gabehart's belief that he was acting in secret is itself powerful evidence of wrongful intent.”This is part of the basis in which Joe Gibbs Racing believes the Western District of North Carolina and Judge Susan C. Rodriguez must allow for expedited discovery on C
  
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