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• Ryan Preece Upset with Carson Hocevar After Texas Crash

  05-05-2025 04:08 via athlonsports.com
  FORT WORTH, Texas–Ryan Preece battled as high as second, in pursuit of his first career NASCAR Cup Series win.Approaching 50 laps remaining in the Würth 400, Preece and his RFK Racing No. 60 team decided to be aggressive and pit early for the tire advantage. However, an untimely caution from Jesse Love’s crash trapped Preece a lap down during his pit stop. The team argued about their track position as he crossed the start-finish line, as NASCAR Cup Series officials reviewed the
  
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• NASCAR Driver Advisory Council reorganized for 2026 season

  07-01-2026 01:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLongtime NASCAR executive, and formerly Daytona International Speedway president, Chip Wile is taking over as Drivers’ Advisory Council executive director.Wile assumes the position previously held by Cup Series veteran Jeff Burton, who is remaining with the group as an advisor.  From the press release announcing the organizational structure for 2026, ‘the move is part of a broader effort to enhance alignment between drivers, NASCAR governance, and racing teams du
  
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• Xfinity Series champion enters Chili Bowl with Cup crew chief

  07-01-2026 00:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoFresh off an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship, Jesse Love is returning to the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals following a one-year hiatus driving a car with another NASCAR connection, in that it will be fielded by Cup Series crew chief Blake Harris.2nd Opinion Auto Center Racing, owned by Dan and Patricia Harris, have fielded Midgets in the Tulsa Expo for over a decade and the car owned by Blake is part of a larger organizational effort that includes Matt Sherrell, Luke Storer
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps to step down following text message controversy

  06-01-2026 23:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps speaks to reporters at Phoenix Raceway on Oct. 31, 2025. Phelps resigned Tuesday after more than 20 years with the racing series. (Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images)Steve Phelps will step down as NASCAR's commissioner and leave the company after more than 20 years by the end of the month, the racing behemoth announced Tuesday.Phelps had come under fire after inflammatory texts that he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations with the organization's
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Phelps steps down

  06-01-2026 19:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps is stepping down amid backlash over insulting texts (Sean Gardner)Steve Phelps, the commissioner of closed-cockpit NASCAR series, said Tuesday he will resign from the post and leave the company where he has worked for 20 years by the end of January.The move comes following the revelation of insulting 2023 text messages by Phelps, which came to light during an anti-trust trial involving a team co-owned by retired NBA legend Michael Jordan.Phelps insulted team owne
  
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• GP of Arlington President Miller bullish over event’s long-term future

  06-01-2026 19:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoGrand Prix of Arlington President Bill Miller is bullish over the long-term future of the event in the IndyCar Series.While it isn’t a surprise for a promoter to tout their own horn, it sends a different kind of statement when the inaugural event is a little over two months away.This might feel like history repeating itself for IndyCar fans - and maybe even some in the paddock - as pushing a new event in a new location is, well, nothing new. There was hype around putting a
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Resigns in Wake of Jordan Case

  06-01-2026 17:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigned Tuesday, ending a 20-year tenure with the race series. The move came one month after a settlement in the high-profile trial between NASCAR and Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing that painted Phelps in a negative light.“It gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR’s first commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incredible challenges, opportunities and firsts over my 20 years,” Phelps said in a statement. “
  
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• NASCAR boss resigns after trial exposes inflammatory texts

  06-01-2026 17:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has announced his resignation after more than two decades with the premier racing series in the United States, following a contentious federal trial that exposed inflammatory text messages he had sent.Phelps is set to depart the organization at the end of the month, just ahead of the start of the new season. He was appointed NASCAR’s first commissioner last season, a role he took up after being courted for a similar position by the PGA golf tour. This inter
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after texts revealed in trial

  06-01-2026 17:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR's first-ever commissioner, Steve Phelps, has resigned after two decades with the organization, he announced in a statement on Tuesday, Jan. 5.Stock racing's top series said hiring a new commissioner is not in its plans, and Phelps' duties will be handed down to other NASCAR executives.Phelps, who started at NASCAR in 2005 as a vice president of corporate marketing, will leave the company at the end of the month. "As a lifelong race fan, it gives me 
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps decides to 'step away' from the sport

  06-01-2026 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  In what’s being termed a “personal decision to step away,” longtime executive Steve Phelps is departing NASCAR after 20-plus years in upper and uppermost management. Though his exit comes in the roiling wake of his role in the recent antitrust case, NASCAR’s Tuesday morning press release treated the Phelps decision in traditional business terms.From the release: “NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the compa
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after shocking texts revealed in Michael Jordan antitrust trial

  06-01-2026 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the season. He was named NASCAR’s first commissioner last season after a courting process for the same role by the PGA golf to
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Resigns after Fallout from Lawsuit

  06-01-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesNASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announced his resignation on Tuesday, with the move coming less than a month after the sport settled a federal antitrust case following the lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.Phelps, who was still in his first full year as commissioner, announced in a statement that he would be stepping down at the end of January and ahead of the 2026 season. Both his testimony during the trial and text messages revealed during the
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps Announces His Resignation

  06-01-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Last March, Steve Phelps was named the new commissioner of NASCAR after decades as a top executive at the racing promotion. Today, he's out.The company announced in a statement on Tuesday that Phelps is stepping down as NASCAR commissioner and will leave the role at the end of the month. “As a lifelong race fan, it gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR’s first Commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incredible challenges, opportunities and firsts over my 20
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial

  06-01-2026 16:08 via yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue-sharing negotiations were revealed.Phelps will leave the company at the end of the month, ahead of the start of the season. He was named NASCAR’s first commissioner last season after a courting process for the same role by the PGA go
  
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• NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after over 20 years with the organization

  06-01-2026 16:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after over 20 years with the organization.
  
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• Steve Phelps to resign as NASCAR Commissioner ahead of 2026 season

  06-01-2026 15:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoSteve Phelps became NASCAR's first Commissioner in March of 2025 after previously working as the president of NASCAR since 2018.However, he will leave that position at the end of January, and NASCAR does not plan to replace the role of Commissioner for the time being. Instead, his duties will be shared by other existing executives. "As a lifelong race fan, it gives me immense pride to have served as NASCAR's first Commissioner and to lead our great sport through so many incr
  
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• NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announces resignation at the end of January: 'It has been an honor'

  06-01-2026 15:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps will resign from his position at the end of January. Phelps, who has been with NASCAR since 2005, announced his resignation in a statement Tuesday.Steve Phelps statement as he will leave NASCAR at end of month. NASCAR will spread his duties across other executives. No other leadership changes: pic.twitter.com/SKnBN5oT2v— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) January 6, 2026The news comes months after court filings revealed Phelps made derogatory comments about RCR ow
  
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• Steve Phelps to step away from NASCAR

  06-01-2026 10:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 6, 2026) — NASCAR today announced that Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the company and his role as Commissioner of America‘s top motorsport. Phelps, who joined NASCAR in 2005, will transition out of the company by the end of the month leaving a legacy of leadership and a strategic vision that delivered significant growth and lasting innovation, championed equity and social justice initiatives and created industry-wide oppor
  
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• 2026 season preview: Kaulig Racing

  06-01-2026 09:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: Today’s Kaulig Racing preview begins NASCAR.com’s countdown of team previews for the 2026 Cup Series season.KAULIG RACINGManufacturer: Chevrolet
  Engine: ECR Engines
  Driver-crew chief pairings: Ty Dillon-Andrew Dickeson (No. 10); AJ Allmendinger-Trent Owens (No. 16)Team outlook: A building year for Kaulig Racing in 2025 has led to measured optimism for the two-team outfit based in Welcome, North Carolina. Both Dillon and Allmendinger returned to full-tim
  
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• Daytona 500 Odds: Blaney Favored for First Victory in NASCAR's Signature Event

  05-01-2026 22:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  Daytona 500 odds have hit the board as we close in on the start of the 2026 NASCAR season.The February 15 event, sometimes described as the Super Bowl of stock car racing, sees a wide-open betting board, with Ryan Blaney among the more popular choices.Let's take a look at the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds to win the Daytona 500.Daytona 500 oddsDriverRyan Blaney<<+1000>>Joey Logano<<+1000>>William Byron<<+1100>>Austin Cindric<<+1200>>Kyle Larson<
  
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• Tony Stewart named Chili Bowl grand marshall

  05-01-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoIt’s been a bit since Tony Stewart has attended the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals, but the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and overall motorsports legend is synonymous with the Tulsa Expo Center and that will be celebrated next week.'Smoke' has been named Grand Marshal for Championship Saturday.“Not only is Tony a winner here, but he was also part of what really made the Chili Bowl take off in the early 2000s, and was the one who really started to rebuild the conn
  
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• Get ready for the 40th Chili Bowl Midget Nationals

  05-01-2026 21:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photo“ARE YOU READY FOR THE CHILI BOWL!?!”That is how event publicist, and everyman, Bryan Hulbert opens the main event portion of the Chili Bowl Nationals every year and it signifies that the week long effort for nearly 400 drivers will soon pay off for one of the 84 that remain.By this point, on Championship Saturday, 26 races have taken place, whittling the field down through a process called The Alphabet Soup, with drivers starting based on how their qualifying day wen
  
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• A deadly plane crash, a burning home and a tense trial add up in NASCAR's offseason of heartbreak

  05-01-2026 20:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The new year began with a celebration of life for Emma Biffle, the 14-year-old daughter of one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers who was among seven people killed when Greg Biffle’s plane crashed just a week before Christmas. The service Sunday was standing room only as the performing arts center in suburban Cornelius wasn't large enough to accommodate the turnout from the racing community and Davidson Day, the private school where many sent their children
  
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• Legacy Motor Club reveals new crew chief for Erik Jones, other changes

  05-01-2026 19:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoLegacy Motor Club has made some personnel changes ahead of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season. They have named Justin Alexander as the new crew chief for Erik Jones and the No. 43 LMC Toyota Camry XSE, replacing Ben Beshore in the role.Alexander has plenty of experience atop the pit box, winning five races with Austin Dillon at Richard Childress Racing, including the 2017 Coca Cola 600 and the 2018 Daytona 500.Beshore will transition to the role of Director of Race Engineering, whil
  
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• NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson grows as global force in racing

  05-01-2026 13:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  KWINANA BEACH, Western Australia — Kyle Larson has no idea how winning a second NASCAR Cup Series championship will affect his standing among his peers.“I haven’t been back in the NASCAR garage,” Larson said before hot laps and qualifying on Dec. 29, the second preliminary night of High Limit International racing at the Perth Motorplex, where he was defending his 2024 win in Australia’s richest sprint car race.“Once you win the championship, everybody kind of
  
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• Will NASCAR racing ever return to Kentucky Speedway?

  04-01-2026 06:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  What started in 1997 as a vision to bring top-tier racing in America to Northern Kentucky now sits just off I-71 having not hosted live racing in front of fans for more than five years. Kentucky Speedway, founded by Jerry Carroll and now owned by Speedway Motorsports, is part of a cohort of race tracks around the United States that still exist, but haven't hosted race weekends in years.There are plenty of reasons Kentucky Speedway is effectively closed − the COVID-19 pandemic impact on liv
  
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• Logan Sargeant to make Rolex 24 debut with Era Motorsport

  02-01-2026 17:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoEra Motorsport finalized its driver lineup for the Rolex 24 at Daytona, headlined by former Formula 1 driver Logan Sargeant. The team also confirmed Ferdinand Habsburg, a champion in the FIA World Endurance Championship, Asian Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series, along with tech pioneer Naveen Rao. The trio, along with a yet-to-be-named FIA silver-rated driver, will share the No. 18 Oreca 07 LMP2 for the upcoming endurance classic. This will mark Sargeant’s
  
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• 2025 Year in Review: NASCAR

  02-01-2026 14:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  [Editor’s note: This article is from Athlon Sports’ 2025 “Year in Review” magazine, which celebrates the year’s champions and relives the biggest moments from across the world of sports. Order your copy online today, or pick one up at retail racks and newsstands nationwide.]The ultimate compliment in racing is to be called a “racer.” It signifies a rare blend of natural talent, resilience and relentless determination. Kyle Larson earned that title long b
  
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• Kyle Larson 2025 season in review

  02-01-2026 11:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  Editor’s note: This is the last in a series in which we review the top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in reverse order of the 2025 final standings.Driver: Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
  Crew chief: Cliff Daniels
  Final 2025 ranking: 1st
  Key stats: 3 wins, 15 top fives, 22 top 10s, 1,106 laps ledHow 2025 ended: In the best possible way, hoisting the Bill France Cup at season’s end. Larson entered the ranks of multi-time Cup Series champions with his second title
  
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• NASCAR’s 50 most memorable moments of 2025

  01-01-2026 01:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  Motorsport photoOn the whole, the 2025 NASCAR season was a memorable one for a lot of reasons.There was pretty good competition on the big tracks during the summer months, continued progress on short tracks with the fourth year NextGen and the culmination of a 15-month legal process that made it all the way to trial.Kyle Larson emerged the champion for the second time in his career, while the entire industry debated all year the process in which those championships should be determined, with Den
  
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