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• Persistent Rain Hands Larson Cup Pole; O'Reilly Race Postponed

  10-10-2026 17:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Scott Sewell-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectMother Nature would not relent on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and the continuing forecast for Saturday afternoon doesn't look very promising. As a result, NASCAR was forced to cancel NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying, and the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Blue Cross NC 300, which was slated for 4 PM ET on Saturday, will now take place on Sunday at 8 PM ET.Due to the cancellation of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying, Kyl
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Driver Faces Pre-Race Penalties Ahead of Charlotte Motor Speedway Showdown

  10-10-2026 23:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 28: Cole Custer, driver of the #41 Standard Nuclear Chevrolet, drives during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 28, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyCole Custer’s preparations for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway took a hit Saturday after his No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet failed pre-race inspection twice ahead of Sunday&rsqu
  
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• Kevin Harvick Makes Bold NASCAR Charlotte Winner Prediction After Las Vegas

  10-10-2026 22:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick watched Chase Briscoe and Kyle Larson battle for the win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last weekend. Now, with NASCAR heading to another mile-and-a-half track, the former Cup Series champion sees little reason to expect a different outcome.But when it comes to picking a winner for Sunday’s Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Harvick isn’t siding with the driver leading the championship standings.Instead, he’s betting on the man who just beat him.On the
  
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• Full Updated NASCAR Charlotte Schedule for Sunday, Oct. 11

  10-10-2026 21:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 10: The #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, driven by Kyle Larson(not pictured) is seen in the garage area prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 10, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyCharlotte Motor Speedway has confirmed the revised Sunday schedule, which now includes the postponed O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race.All times Eastern.TIMEEVENT8 a.m.Parking
  
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• Keselowski still tight-lipped on RFK exit; appreciating the process of free agency

  10-10-2026 21:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoBrad Keselowski still isn’t telling his side of the story when it comes to the split with RFK Racing.When asked about it, or any of the things company president Chip Bowers said during a desk conference after the Keselowski media availability last week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the 2012 champion is still saying he isn’t going to address that right now.Which then turns conversation towards his future, which is also something he doesn’t have a lot to disclose,
  
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• Streaking Kyle Larson looks to pad points lead at Charlotte as NASCAR playoffs reach midway point

  10-10-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson didn’t win a race during the regular season.But the defending NASCAR Cup champion already has two postseason victories along with three other top-five finishes, vaulting him into a commanding lead as the “Chase” heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway for Sunday’s Bank of America 400.Larson, who is looking for his third championship overall, leads regular-season champion Denny Hamlin by 40 points. But he knows he still has some work to do.Chris
  
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• When Is the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Race at Charlotte? Rain Forces Sunday Move

  10-10-2026 20:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 10: The NASCAR track drying team work to dry the track during a weather delay prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 10, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR’s Charlotte race weekend has taken another hit from the weather, and fans planning to watch Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race will have to wait.Rain forced NASCAR to can
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Canceled Due to Rain: Who is on The Pole?

  10-10-2026 20:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series qualifying was canceled due to rain. GettyThe NASCAR Cup Series was scheduled for single-car qualifying on Saturday afternoon for the Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. However, Mother Nature had other ideas for the 39-car field as qualifying was canceled due to rain on Saturday morning.Qualifying was moved up from its original start time of 2:05 p.m. ET to 12:05 p.m. ET due to the threat of inclement weather. However, the two-hour change would not be enough to ge
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Chaos Grows as Charlotte Weather Forces Major Changes

  10-10-2026 20:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 24: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyRain threw NASCAR’s Chase weekend into disarray at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday, October 10, 2026. Officials scrapped practice and qualifying for
  
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• NASCAR at Charlotte: Isaias Cancels On-Track Activity Saturday

  10-10-2026 19:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. --- NASCAR canceled all on-track activity Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway due to Hurricane Isaias. The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series will run Sunday at 8 p.m. ET, after the NASCAR Cup Series race. They were set to race Saturday late-afternoon before rain moved the 300-mile race.NASCAR also canceled practice and qualifying for not only the NOAPS race but also for the Cup Series race. NASCAR moved all practice and qualifying to earlier in the day but the rain came anywa
  
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• What to Watch: To lead or not to lead? That is The Chase question

  10-10-2026 18:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway
  Location: Concord, North Carolina
  Track length: 1.5 miles
  When: 3 p.m. ET
  Where to tune in: USA Network, HBO Max, PRN 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 assignmentsBalancing championship defense with offensive mentalityCONCORD, N.C. — In all three national series, the No. 1 seed entering The Chase presented by Mobil 1 has lost the top
  
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• Sunday Setup: Charlotte provides latest unknowns after another Saturday wash

  10-10-2026 18:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. — For the fourth time in six races, rain washed away practice and qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series — this time, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Unfavorable forecasts provided ample opportunity for crew chiefs to be ready for yet another starting lineup set by the metric ahead of Sunday’s Bank of America 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).MORE: Charlotte starting lineup | At-track photosBubba Wallace will take the green flag fro
  
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• Suárez 'pretty close' on locking '27 plans; reflects on Busch, emotional Coca-Cola 600 win

  10-10-2026 18:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. — With just five races remaining in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, Daniel Suárez is on pace to record the best average finish of his 10-year career.Suárez, in his first campaign piloting the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, holds an average finish of 15.3, highlighted by his triumph in the crown jewel Coca-Cola 600 in May. This year’s mark is nearly a full position better than his previous best average finish of 16.2, which he set in 2017 with Jo
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying Results: Starting Lineup for Charlotte

  10-10-2026 18:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR has finalized the starting lineup for the 2026 Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after inclement weather forced officials to cancel Saturday’s scheduled practice and qualifying sessions. With drivers unable to set their positions on track, the starting order was determined according to the NASCAR Rule Book.Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday, with Chase Briscoe joining the Hendrick Motorsports driver on the front row. Tyler Reddick secured third
  
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• NASCAR Cancels Saturday’s On-Track Action at Charlotte as Weather Disrupts Race Weekend

  10-10-2026 18:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR tried to get ahead of the weather at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mother Nature had other plans.What was supposed to be a busy Saturday of practice, qualifying and racing has turned into a complete washout, forcing NASCAR to cancel all scheduled on-track activity and move the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race to Sunday.The decision sets up an unexpected doubleheader at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 11, with the Cup Series’ Bank of America 400 followed by the postponed Blue Cross
  
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• WATCH: Brexton Busch Honors Dad Kyle With Burnout, Signature Bow at Celebration of Life

  10-10-2026 17:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 09: Kyle Busch's son Brexton Busch takes a bow after performing a burnout during the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyCONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 09: Kyle Busch's son Brexton Busch waves to the crowd after performing a burnout during the Kyle Busch Celebration of Life at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina.
  
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• NASCAR’s Charlotte Weekend Takes Another Hit as Rain Forces Changes

  10-10-2026 17:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A general view of the track from the grandstands during a weather delay in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyPersistent rain forced NASCAR to cancel practice and qualifying for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday.The decision leaves drivers without a chance to qualify for the Blue Cros
  
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• Kyle Busch’s 11-year-old son highlights his father’s ‘celebration of life’ ceremony with burnout

  10-10-2026 17:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, N.C. — The NASCAR community and more than 10,000 race fans celebrated the life of the late Kyle Busch during an uplifting ceremony Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Busch's widow, Samantha Busch, spoke at the free event and shared memories of their life together during an emotional 10-minute speech. But it was 11-year-son Brexton, a budding racer, who stole the show with a burnout on the track's frontstretch in his father's No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Cup Series car befo
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly race postponed to late Sunday due to heavy rain at Charlotte

  10-10-2026 17:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR made an early decision by 11am EST to cancel all practice, qualifying, and racing for the day at Charlotte Motor Speedway due to nonstop rain dumping on the area after remnants of Hurricane Isaias hit the area. NASCAR tried moving up some sessions, but it was to no avail.Developing in October, Hurricane Isaias is the latest arriving first storm on record for the Atlantic hurricane season.Practice and qualifying for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte Starting Lineup Set After Rain Cancels Cup Series Qualifying

  10-10-2026 17:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, but the championship leader didn’t need to turn a qualifying lap to secure the pole.Wet weather forced NASCAR to cancel Saturday’s Cup Series qualifying session, leaving officials to determine the starting lineup for the Bank of America 400 using the sanctioning body’s rulebook formula.The cancellation puts Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at the front o
  
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• Kyle Larson On Bank of America 400 Pole After Cup Qualifying Canceled By Weather

  10-10-2026 17:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mother Nature just wouldn’t let the racers race on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Persistent inclement weather forced NASCAR to cancel NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying for Sunday’s Bank of America 400. Additionally, Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series event has been postponed until Sunday evening at 8 PM ET.Due to the cancellation of Cup Series qualifying, Kyle Larson, the series point leader, will start from the pole position in Sunday’s Ba
  
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• NASCAR Cup Charlotte Starting Lineup: Qualifying canceled due to Hurricane Isaias rain

  10-10-2026 17:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt seems NASCAR simply cannot escape the Saturday rain as of late. After moving both sessions two hours earlier in the day, NASCAR was forced to cancel Cup Series practice and qualifying for the Chase race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.The first Atlantic hurricane of the 2026 season managed to adversely impact NASCAR right in the middle of its championship battle. Rain from Hurricane Isaias made it impossible for both Cup and the NASCAR O'Reilly Series to practice or qualify,
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte qualifying results, Kyle Larson on Cup Series pole as starting lineup set

  10-10-2026 17:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson is on the pole for the Bank of America 400NASCAR Cup Series race on Oct. 11 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after qualifying was rained out on Oct. 10.The field was set by the rule book metric.Larson is joined by Las Vegas winner Chase Briscoe on the front row.Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Charlotte.CHARLOTTE RACE PICKS:NASCAR Charlotte predictions 2026, expert picks for the Bank of America 400NASCAR Charlotte qualifying results, starting lineupKyle Larson,
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte qualifying live results, Cup Series starting lineup

  10-10-2026 16:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup SeriesCharlotte race weekend begins with Bank of America 400 practice and qualifying on Oct. 10.The weather forecast forced NASCAR to move practice and qualifying ahead by an hour, though the National Weather Service forecast calls for increased rain chances by Cup practice time.Chase Briscoe and Kyle Larson traded wins at 1.5-mile ovals over the last two weeks after late-race battles.Larson's recent form has vaulted him into the Chase points lead by 40 points ahead of Denny Hamli
  
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• Denny Hamlin has recent history on his side at midpoint of Chase

  10-10-2026 15:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  If Denny Hamlin needs encouragement after a lackluster start to the NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil 1, he needs to look no further than his own performance in the regular season.After falling 129 points behind fellow Toyota driver Tyler Reddick — who drives for the 23XI Racing team he co-owns with Michael Jordan — Hamlin won three straight races in June, overtook Reddick and earned top seeding in The Chase.RELATED: Updated Charlotte schedule | Cup Series standingsOver the
  
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• Weather Forces Cancellation of NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Practice, Qualifying at Charlotte

  10-10-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The starting lineup for Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was set by the NASCAR Rule Book after inclement weather forced the cancellation of practice and qualifying for the event on Saturday morning.As a result, Carson Kvapil will begin the race from the first starting position on the grid.The JR Motorsports driver will be joined by Corey Day, last week’s race winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, on the front row
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Charlotte lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race

  10-10-2026 15:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Kvapil is on the pole for the Blue Cross NC 300NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Oct. 10 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after practice and qualifying was rained out in the morning.Las Vegas race winner Corey Day will start on the outside of the front row.The remnants of Hurricane Isaias could impact the full schedule throughout Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the 4 p.m. Eastern/3 p.m. Central race time.Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts
  
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• Inclement Weather Washes Out O'Reilly Series Practice and Qualifying

  10-10-2026 15:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectPractice and qualifying for Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been washed away by inclement weather in Concord, NC. As a result, the starting lineup for Saturday's Chase race was determined by the NASCAR Rule Book, and teams will begin the race without any on-track laps on their race cars.In these situations, NASCAR sets the starting lineup by the metric formula, which takes in
  
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• Kyle Busch's 11-year-old son's on-track tribute to late dad was perfect

  10-10-2026 14:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It was an emotional scene in Concord, North Carolina on Friday night as the family, friends and fans of the late Kyle Busch paid tribute to the NASCAR driver who died earlier this year at the age of 41.The night was finished by his 11-year-old son, Brexton Busch, who got into his father's No. 8 car, driving a backwards lap around Charlotte Motor Speedway before performing a burnout. Then? He got out of the car, got on the roof with a checkered flag and took a bow, performing his father's tradema
  
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• Racing Insights: Who will rule Charlotte's fall oval return?

  10-10-2026 14:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s a home game for the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, as Charlotte Motor Speedway — just down the road from many race shops — plays host to the Bank of America 400 (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). But for the first time in nine years, the annual fall race is set for the 1.5-mile oval, a change from the infield road course that hosted NASCAR’s postseason from 2018-2025.Sunday’s 267-lap race marks the third consecutive Chase present
  
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