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After Denny Hamlin's big win in the Dover All-Star Race, NASCAR heads home to Charlotte, North Carolina, for one of its most prestigious races on the calendar -- the 67th running of the Coca-Cola 600. In this guide, you can find all the information you need to be ready for 600 miles of racing in the heart of NASCAR: Charlotte Motor Speedway Track Specs and Origins Track Length: 1.5 ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway would have been a fine race if it were not weighted by the expectations of the All-Star Race name. This was the first race at The Monster Mile with the increased horsepower and reduced downforce package. Combined with a light application of resin from top to bottom and the use of a tire dragon all weekend, this was the best racing product at Dover in the five-year ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday marked the 67th time that Denny Hamlin has won a race in the NASCAR Cup Series but not all of them have counted. The official tally is still at 61, even after a career that includes four victories in The Clash/Shootout, and now his second in the All-Star Race, but he really resents this one not counting. He’s counting! “This one doesn't count,” Hamlin said with a laugh after ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin now has two wins in NASCAR's All-Star Race, taking victory in a chaotic race at Dover's 'Monster Mile.' He will be awarded the $1 million prize. He started from pole position, and led 103 laps. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe finished second after leading 61 laps, and Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones completed a Toyota 1-2-3.  Austin Dillon finished fourth, Connor ...Keep readingView the full article

On the second lap of the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover, a massive crash unfolded at the back of the field as drivers scrambled to make up ground. Ryan Preece was on the outside of a three-wide situation, battling with Todd Gilliland and Kyle Larson. Preece and Gilliland touched, and all three cars got tangled together. A multi-car crash ensued, and Preece backed into the Turn 1 wall at a ...Keep readingView the full article

For the third time in just under two months, Rajah Caruth left a NASCAR O’Reilly Series race feeling as though Jesse Love had valid reasons to be frustrated with him. This time at Dover, racing for the lead on Lap 100, Caruth bobbled under Love and they both ended up in the wall. It significantly damaged the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 and Love could only drive it to a 23rd place ...Keep readingView the full article

Corey Day now has two wins in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, winning at Dover on Saturday. Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, he ran down the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier, passing him for the lead as they split the lapped car of Blake Lothian. Day didn't lead a single lap until passing Allgaier with four laps to go, driving away to take the win ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite all the changes, Dover still largely feels like Dover according to NASCAR Cup Series drivers this weekend. The changes include, primarily, the first race at The Monster Mile, in which the new short track rules package and increased horsepower have been affixed to the NextGen car. Additionally, NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports have applied a light coating of resin across the entire ...Keep readingView the full article

Spire Motorsports pit crew member Donovan Williams suffered minor injuries in a freak accident at Dover during All-Star weekend.  The tire carrier for Daniel Suarez's No. 7 Cup car was in front of the heavy cart as they moved downhill towards the pit lane area when it began to roll away.  Nearby was NASCAR on FOX reporter Amanda Busick, and Williams threw himself in front of the cart ...Keep readingView the full article

All-Star Race qualifying at Dover was far from conventional, and not just because of the unique format. Drivers had to complete three laps, including a four-tire pit stop at the end of the second lap. The qualifying session featured numerous incidents, penalties, and loose wheels.  Denny Hamlin, who won the Dover points race last year, secured pole position even after spinning on his warmup ...Keep readingView the full article

The animated conversation between Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell after the NASCAR Cup Series race last weekend at Watkins Glen generated a lot of headlines but apparently none of them had it right. "You all had it figured out, but every single one of y'all motherfuckers were wrong," Wallace said with a laugh on Friday during a media availability at Dover International Speedway before ...Keep readingView the full article

In what felt like a throwback to a bygone era, the NASCAR Cup Series conducted a 90-minute practice session on Friday in advance of Sunday’s All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. For drivers who were part of the sport prior to COVID-19, when the Sanctioning Body first started consolidating race weekends, Friday was a time capsule of sports. Chase Elliott was around back then and turned the ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott said it succinctly. “This feels like a normal weekend,” said the 2020 Cup Series champion during media availabilities for the All-Star Race at Dover on Friday afternoon. “It feels like a normal weekend. I would say this feels the least like an All-Star weekend that we’ve ever had in my career. “I don’t know if it’s just because I’m not used to having an ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Busch found himself in a familiar spot in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series on Friday, taking the checkered flag for the 69th time in his career. He now has five Truck Series wins at Dover, beating Ty Majeski and Layne Riggs in the end. Kaden Honeycutt finished fourth, Christopher Bell fifth, Brandon Jones sixth, Christian Eckes seventh, Corey LaJoie eighth, Jake Garcia, and Justin Haley ...Keep readingView the full article

As Dover hosts the All-Star Race for the very first time, NASCAR provided teams with an extended 90-minute practice session on Friday. Kyle Larson topped the speed charts at 22.792s lap (157.95mph) around around the one-mile concrete oval.  All 36 entries are taking part in the 350-lap All-Star Race this weekend, but ten drivers will be dropped ahead of the final segment. Every 2025/2026 ...Keep readingView the full article

Nothing has been heard from the AM Racing (AMR) NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series team since withdrawing from the Rockingham race at the end  of March, but Motorsport.com can now confirm that the team has formally ceased operations. Per our Senior NASCAR correspondent Matt Weaver, Vice President of Competition Matthew Lucas informed employees that they were being released from their duties ...Keep readingView the full article

Along with points-paying races for the NASCAR O'Reilly and Craftsman Truck Series, the Cup cars will be on the track at Dover this weekend for the 2026 edition of the All-Star Racing. NASCAR is bringing its annual All-Star Race to the 'Monster Mile' for the very first time, and revamping the format as well.  Christopher Bell won last year's All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro, while Denny ...Keep readingView the full article

Spire Motorsports has announced Shane van Gisbergen as the driver of its No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado next week at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NationsGuard will sponsor the effort. This will be SVG's third career start in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and his second on an oval. The three-time Supercars champion ran at IRP in 2023 with Niece Motorsports, finishing 19th. He ...Keep readingView the full article

Brad Moran, NASCAR’s managing director for the Cup Series, detailed the thought process behind race control not calling for a caution for a crash involving Cody Ware that left a significant dent in the Turn 7 railing. Ware was able to keep the car under power, drove down pit road, and attempted repairs but the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 ultimately chose to park it afterwards. This became a ...Keep readingView the full article

There is no direct comparison since this was the first NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen to take place during the spring but the Go Bowling at The Glen on FS1 earned an average of 1.928 million viewers and a 1.06 rating according to Nielsen’s Big Panel + Data metric. This is the lowest rated race of the season, won by Shane Van Gisbergen, this race barely dropping below Bristol’s ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR All-Star Race changes formats ... often. The Sanctioning Body are not shy about using the race as an experiment, but this year marks quite a dramatic change. First, the All-Star Race heads to Dover, Delaware for the very first time. The 'Monster Mile' will not host a points-paying race for the first time since 1968, but it will play host to the All-Star Race this weekend. NASCAR also ...Keep readingView the full article

Katherine Legge knows nearly every move she makes is another milestone in motorsports, but her focus is on results and not the history books.  In the late hours of Tuesday night, it was revealed Legge is set to attempt the rare ‘Double’ by running the Coca-Cola 600 and Indianapolis 500 on the same day - Sunday, May 24. She was already set - and wrapped up the opening day of practice - for ...Keep readingView the full article

Attempting to complete 1,100 miles in a single day of racing is quite the challenge (unless you're an endurance racing driver), but it's even more daunting when you're doing it in two wildly different race cars and at two race tracks that are multiple states and over 500 miles apart. That is what it means when a driver says they are attempting 'The Double.' Their day will begin at Indianapolis ...Keep readingView the full article

Late Tuesday, USA Today Sports reported that Katherine Legge will attempt the rare Indy 500/Coke 600 Double -- this year. Motorsport.com has since independently confirmed the news as well.  The 45-year-old is already confirmed to be taking part in the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500, driving the No. 11 HMD Motorsports/AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet for her fifth appearance in the historic ...Keep readingView the full article

Even Kurt Busch is surprised that NASCAR didn’t penalize his brother, two-time Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch. The 2004 Cup Series champion, who won his title with Roush Racing, appeared on the Door, Bumper, Clear podcast this week and was asked about the penalty to Ryan Preece due to the incident with Ty Gibbs two weeks ago at Texas but also the non-penalty for his brother’s contact with ...Keep readingView the full article