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• Racing Insights: Who will shine the brightest under Bristol's lights?

  19-09-2026 12:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Tennessee for a showdown under the lights at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Race No. 3 of The Chase presented by Mobil 1 moves on to Thunder Valley after a wild race last Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. With 14 of 16 Chase drivers running into issues in the Midwest, an uneventful night in The Volunteer State would be a welcome sight for any of the 16 title contenders. Den
  
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• Can Chase Elliott Turn Season Around at Kansas Speedway?

  25-09-2026 01:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Elliott got off to arguably the best start of his NASCAR Cup Series career this season. The driver of the No. 9 was the victor of the seventh race of the 2026 campaign at Martinsville Speedway, the earliest he had ever won a race in a Cup Series season.Four races later, Elliott was in victory lane again after taking the checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway. After 11 races, Elliott had totaled two wins, five top-five finishes and ranked third in the points standings.As strong as Elliott b
  
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• Tony Stewart Returning to NASCAR for 2026 Talladega Race

  24-09-2026 23:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 13: Tony Stewart, driver of the #25 Ram RAM, stands during the national anthem prior to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fresh from Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway on February 13, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyTony Stewart’s NASCAR comeback isn’t stopping at Daytona.The three-time Cup Series champion will climb back into a NASCAR race truck at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 23, giving Stewa
  
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• How to watch NASCAR at Kansas II this weekend: Full schedule, start time, TV

  24-09-2026 23:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will be joined by NASCAR Craftsman Trucks and the ARCA Menard's Series at Kansas this weekend. Chase Elliott won a dramatic Cup race at Kansas last fall, after Denny Hamlin and Bubba Wallace collided on the final lap.Kyle Larson enters this race as the new championship leader, a single point ahead of Hamlin and 16 points clear of Bristol winner Joey Logano.In this story, you can find all the information you need to watch all the action
  
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• Bubba Wallace Still Believes in Title Hopes Despite 92-Point Gap

  24-09-2026 23:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bubba Wallace is off to a strong start in the Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series championship but he still has a long way to go to hoist the Bill France Cup.Wallace has climbed from 14th to 10th in the standings with the fifth-most points of any driver in the first three Chase races. However, he's still 92 points behind leader Kyle Larson."It's a big stretch but anything can happen. You go off and rattle off two wins here with 50-to-60-point days and that gap shrinks quick,"
  
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• Tony Stewart Is Back: NASCAR Legend Returning to the Truck Series at Talladega!

  24-09-2026 22:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Mark J. RebilasSmoke Is Getting Back Behind the WheelTony Stewart is getting back behind the wheel of a NASCAR truck.The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on October 23 at Talladega Superspeedway, driving the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram 1500 as part of Ram’s Free Agent Driver Program.The Talladega race will mark Stewart’s second Truck Series start of the 2026 season. He previously returned to NASCAR competition at Daytona In
  
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• NASCAR Explains Why Ryan Blaney’s Podcast Appearance Helped Him Avoid Penalty

  24-09-2026 22:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Forde, NASCAR‘s Vice President of Racing Communications, explained how Ryan Blaney’s appearance on Denny Hamlin’s “Actions Detrimental” podcast played a role in not penalizing the driver of the No. 12 after the chaotic post-race brawl with Carson Hocevar last Saturday at Bristol.NASCAR has fined drivers in the past for post-race altercations. The latest example would be when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000 after punching Kyle Busch following an on-track i
  
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• NASCAR legend Tony Stewart to race in Truck Series at Talladega

  24-09-2026 21:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  Smoke is coming back to NASCAR for a second time this year.Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will hop in the No. 25 Ram for Kaulig Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Oct. 23.It’s the second time that Stewart - who retired from full-time NASCAR racing after the 2016 season - will race this season for Kaulig in the Truck Series as part of Ram’s Free Agent Driver Program.Marking the manufacturer’s return to NASCAR after 13 year
  
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• NASCAR Kansas Odds Put Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin in a Dead Heat

  24-09-2026 21:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  There is one point separating Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin at the top of the NASCAR Cup Series standings. According to the latest betting board for Kansas Speedway, there is nothing separating them at all.Larson and Hamlin enter Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 as co-favorites at +400, setting up another chapter in a championship fight that has tightened considerably three races into the Chase.And Kansas is hardly a neutral venue for either driver.Larson has won three times at the 1.5-mile tr
  
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• What is Frontotemporal Degeneration? Darrell Waltrip health update explained

  24-09-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Darrell Waltrip's family has revealed that he has been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), a condition that affects his personality, behavior, emotions, and language. This diagnosis has led him to withdraw from public appearances.In a statement to Fox Sports, Waltrip’s wife and family provided further details, explaining that he has been diagnosed with Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) potentially complicated by Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE
  
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• Rain Threatens NASCAR’s Entire Kansas Weekend With 90% Forecast

  24-09-2026 18:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - MAY 05: A general view of the pit area during a weather delay in the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 05, 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)NASCAR may have to contend with the weather from the moment cars hit the track at Kansas Speedway this weekend.Rain is in the forecast for all three days of on-track activity, with the outlook particularly concerning Friday and Saturday. Saturday carries a 90% chance of rain duri
  
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• Tony Stewart Back for NASCAR Truck Start at Talladega

  24-09-2026 18:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tony Stewart will return to NASCAR competition next month at Talladega Superspeedway for his second start of the 2026 season.Kaulig Racing tabbed Stewart for its No. 25 'Free Agent' RAM 1500 in the Oct. 23 Love's RV Stop 225 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. The three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will reprise the role he played in the February race at Daytona International Speedway. Stewart started 16th and finished 36th with 39 laps complete due to a crash.Daytona marked Stewart's fir
  
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• Tony Stewart will be racing at Talladega with Kaulig Ram NASCAR Truck team

  24-09-2026 18:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR Hall of Famer and three-time Cup Series champion Tony Stewart will be back behind the wheel of the Kaulig Racing Ram 1500 at Talladega Superspeedway next month.Stewart, 55, made a surprise NASCAR return in the season-opener at Daytona. Unfortunately, he DNF'ed after getting wrecked out of the event.“Anytime you can get into a Ram truck and go racing at a place like Talladega, you jump at it,” said Stewart in a release from the team. “Daytona in February w
  
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• Tony Stewart Returning For NASCAR Truck Race at Talladega

  24-09-2026 17:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tony Stewart is coming out of retirement once again in 2026. The retired three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion will pilot the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram truck in next month’s Craftsman Truck Series race at the Talladega Superspeedway.Stewart previously came out of retirement this year and fielded the No. 25 machine in the season-opening Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona. Unfortunately for “Smoke,” a crash involving himself and Jake Garcia ended his night early.Stewart’
  
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• Former Dodge CEO Rekindles Tony Stewart’s Love for NASCAR With Massive Talladega Announcement

  24-09-2026 17:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Source: Imago ©Credit - ImagoMore than seven months after making his last NASCAR appearance, three-time Cup Series champion Tony Stewart is set to make his return. A hilarious skit featuring a back-and-forth between Stewart and Tim Kuniskis set the stage for the major announcement made by Kaulig Racing on Thursday.In a video posted by Kaulig Trucks on X, Kuniskis repeatedly asked Stewart if he would drive for the team at Talladega, only for the NASCAR legend to turn him down each time. Stew
  
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• NASCAR Explains How Ryan Blaney’s ‘Actions Detrimental’ Appearance Affected Bristol Penalty Decision

  24-09-2026 16:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - MAY 11: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Maytag Ford, (R) and Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Premier Security/NLEOMF.org Chevrolet, walk the grid. during practice for the the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 11, 2024 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR officials closely followed Ryan Blaney’s comments after his physical fight with Carson Hocevar at Bristol Motor Speedway. NASCAR of
  
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• Tony Stewart Returns To Ram's Free Agent Truck At Talladega

  24-09-2026 16:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Grady Lundberg | TobyChristie.comThe legendary Tony Stewart will return to the NASCAR National Series ranks for his second start of the 2026 season.The driver affectionately known as "Smoke" will pilot the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram Free Agent Truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Talladega Superspeedway on Otober 23.Stewart, who competed for the Ram Truck team in the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway, a race that marked the manufacturer's first NASCAR event in 13
  
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• Denny Hamlin: Need to ‘Get My Mojo Back’ for Kansas as NASCAR Chase Tightens

  24-09-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin has not been bad in the Chase. He has not been himself, either, and he knows it.The No. 1 seed in the NASCAR Cup Series Chase goes to Kansas Speedway on Sunday, one point behind series leader Kyle Larson. He has finished 18th at Darlington Raceway, ninth at World Wide Technology Raceway and eighth at Bristol Motor Speedway.“I need to get my mojo back. I need to get a weekend where we lead laps and win stages and to feel like good about where we’re at.”Hamlin said i
  
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• RCR Shakes Up Leadership Ahead of 2027 NASCAR Season in Hunt for SpaceX Innovation

  24-09-2026 15:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Richard Childress Racing is changing its leadership structure after a season that left the team out of the Chase. RCR announced Wednesday that crew chief Richard Boswell will become vice president of competition and that Art Trejo will fill a newly created role as director of development and innovation.Both moves take effect for 2027. Boswell will finish this season on top of Austin Dillon‘s pit box before moving into the new job. Team owner Richard Childress did not dress up the reason fo
  
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• NASCAR Teases Another Rules Change for Talladega

  24-09-2026 15:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Another NASCAR rules change is coming for Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell said this week that officials are likely to adjust the superspeedway package again before the October race.O’Donnell made the comments on Kevin Harvick‘s Happy Hour podcast.“So I think there’ll be another tweak potentially for Talladega, like directionally to kind of continue that and see how that goes.”The current package debuted in August at the regular-season final
  
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• NASCAR at Kansas: Key info, links, results for Chase race weekend

  24-09-2026 10:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kansas Speedway is on deck for the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this weekend, with both series continuing The Chase presented by Mobil 1. For the Cup Series, the 1.5-mile track will host the fourth of 10 postseason races and the first of three consecutive races at 1.5-mile tracks. Meanwhile, the Truck Series will race in its second of seven Chase races. Bookmark this page and return often for your race-week essentials, from qualifying orders and pit stalls to results and m
  
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• NASCAR Kansas Betting Odds: Favorites, Sleepers and Longshots for Sunday’s Race

  24-09-2026 04:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR Cup Series betting odds for the Hollywood Casino 400. GettyThe NASCAR Cup Series circuit heads to the Kansas Speedway this Sunday for the Hollywood Casino 400, the fourth race of the Chase. Ahead of the on-track action this weekend, the oddsmakers have two of the championship contenders topping the charts.At +400 to win, both Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are the odds-on favorites at the Kansas Speedway. Larson enters as the Cup Series points leader by one point over Hamlin after the latte
  
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• Larson, Hamlin Set For NASCAR Chase Showdown at Kansas

  24-09-2026 03:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The true battle for the Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series championship is set to tighten up even further this weekend at Kansas Speedway.Entering Kansas, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin are not only the top two drivers in the championship standings but are also the top two drivers at the track in the NextGen era.Larson and Hamlin are 1-2 for wins (2 vs. 1), laps led (577 vs. 461), average finish (5.8 vs. 7.1) and average points earned per race (46 vs. 43.6). They're tied wit
  
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• Bubba Wallace Gives Blunt View on ‘Disrespect’: Was He Talking About Hocevar?

  24-09-2026 01:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  bubba-wallace-disrespect-hocevar-nascar-comments GettyCarson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Spectrum Chevrolet, (R) and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Xfinity Toyota, talk onstage. Getty23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace won’t justify wrecking Kyle Larson at Las Vegas in 2022, but he says that payback ended the disrespect aimed at his team.Wallace made the comments four days after Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar traded punches at Bristol, with Wallace sitting 92 points out of the Chase lead he
  
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• NASCAR Kansas Schedule: TV Channels, Start Times and How to Watch

  24-09-2026 01:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  As the NASCAR community still reels from a chaotic Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, the circuit heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend for the Hollywood Casino 400. It marks the fourth race of the Chase for the Cup Series.In addition to Sunday’s Cup Series race at the 1.5-mile track, the ARCA Menards Series and the Craftsman Truck Series are on tap. Kansas Speedway is the site of the second race for the Craftsman Truck Series Chase and the season-finale race for the ARCA Menards S
  
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• Darrell Waltrip diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration, stepping away from limelight

  24-09-2026 00:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Darrell Waltrip, the Hall of Fame NASCAR driver and former broadcaster, is stepping away from public life according to a statement released by his family on Wednesday afternoon.In the statement, the family of the 79-year-old says he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) complicated by possible Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) due to injuries he suffered from a racing career that spanned from 1972 to 2000.CTE is a brain disease likely caused by repeated head injuries tha
  
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• NASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip stepping away from public life due to FTD diagnosis

  23-09-2026 23:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR legend Darrell Waltrip has been diagnosed Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD), with his family announcing that he will be stepping further away from public life. He is 79 years old, and the family noted that the disease was likely complicated by CTE-related injuries from his racing career."We wanted to share a health update with all of Darrell's friends and fans who have supported him throughout his racing career," a statement from the family read, provided first to FOX
  
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• Spire and Joe Gibbs Racing disagree on what items to produce through lawsuit discovery

  23-09-2026 22:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThroughout nearly a full NASCAR season featuring a lawsuit between Joe Gibbs Racing vs. its former competition director, Chris Gabehart, and his new employer, Spire Motorsports, now there are specific examples of what this is specifically about.Joe Gibbs Racing filed the lawsuit in February after Spire confirmed that it had hired Gabehart to serve as Chief Motorsports Officer. The claims included a breach of contract and a ‘brazen scheme’ to steal proprietary informat
  
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• NASCAR’s Swear Jar Is Already Up to $3,305 Just 3 Races Into the Chase

  23-09-2026 21:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Three races. 661 swear words. $3,305.NASCAR’s newest Chase tradition is getting expensive in a hurry.When NASCAR introduced its “swear jar” ahead of the postseason, the premise was simple: Every expletive uttered over a Cup Series radio channel would add another $5 to a running total, with the money ultimately going to charity.Three weeks later, the jar is filling up at an impressive rate.NASCAR drivers and teams combined for another 193 expletives during Saturday night’s
  
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• Jeremy Bullins to join Legacy Motor Club as Riley Herbst's crew chief in 2027

  23-09-2026 21:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLegacy Motor Club have announced the hiring of Jeremy Bullins, who will serve as the crew chief for Riley Herbst and the No. 84 Toyota in 2027.Bullins was the crew chief for Brad Keselowski and the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford for both the 2025 and 2026 season, exiting the team this week. He is a veteran crew chief with ten victories atop the pit box -- eight with Team Penske and two with the Wood Brothers.“Jeremy Bullins’ experience and leadership are exactly what we need o
  
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