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Kaulig Racing is pausing its NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts team in order to venture into the NASCAR Truck Series as the factory team for Ram's re-entry into the sport. The team previously announced several full-time drivers, including Brenden Queen, Daniel Dye, and Justin Haley. On Monday, the team confirmed plans to launch an all-star truck, which they've described as the 'Free Agent ...Keep readingView the full article

On Monday, both Jeremy Clements Racing and Viking Motorsports announced new technical alliances as they prepare for the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts (formerly Xfinity Series) season. These are single-car teams that are looking for a step up in performance next season. Jeremy Clements, the driver and owner of the No. 51 Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet, has formed a technical alliance with ...Keep readingView the full article

Will Denny Hamlin race in the NASCAR Cup Series next season after yet another championship heartbreak? The answer is ‘yes.’ However, had Hamlin closed out on that elusive championship earlier in the month at Phoenix Raceway, he would have 'begged' team owner Joe Gibbs to let him drop the figurative mic and set sail into retirement. It wouldn't have mattered that he still had two more ...Keep readingView the full article

JR Motorsports (JRM), co-owned by NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. and sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller, is going Cup racing again next year. The highly successful NASCAR Xfinity Series team (soon to be rebranded as the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) made its Cup debut in the 67th running of the Daytona 500, earlier this year. Justin Allgaier, who won the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR issued a series of technical changes in a scheduled rule book update on Friday afternoon that included which tracks would formally utilize the 750-horsepower tapered spacer and language that paves the way for an additional manufacturer. This was previously announced but Bristol Motor Speedway, Darlington Raceway, Dover Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway and World Wide Technology ...Keep readingView the full article

Josh Williams will be competing full-time in 2026, driving the No. 92 DGM Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity Series). This is a multi-year deal with the organization, which will begin with his 250th career start next February. Steve Addington will partner with Williams as the crew chief for the No. 92 car, with Reed Sorenson working as the ...Keep readingView the full article

After a court decision forced Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to an oral deposition in advance of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, Hendrick’s schedule is not agreeing to a date. As a result, 23XI and Front Row are asking the court to not allow the Sanctioning Body to put him on the witness stand. “For Mr. Hendrick, the deposition ...Keep readingView the full article

Chevrolet has unveiled its new body for the 2026 NASCAR Cup season. They have been utilizing the Camaro ZL1 since 2018, which succeeded the Chevy SS, and will continue to do so with an updated design for next season. In a release, Chevrolet explained that they wanted to align it with their recently released Camaro ZL1 Carbon Performance Package accessories kit. The changes include a larger hood ...Keep readingView the full article

As Motorsport.com does at the conclusion of every NASCAR season, it's time to take a look back at the ten closest finishes of 2025 in the Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Series. Stock car racing is known for its action-packed events with no shortage of dramatic finishes. But surprisingly, the closest finish of the year would have only been good enough for fifth on 2024's list. Even still ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has revealed the official start times for the 2026 NASCAR Cup, O'Reilly Auto Parts, and Craftsman Truck Series seasons. The complete schedule was officially in August, and details on the 2026 changes can be found HERE. But on Wednesday, NASCAR finally announced when these races will air and which networks will broadcast them (all times EST).  The Cup season will feature nine ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR is not yet ready to divulge details of its new championship format, mostly because they haven’t made the final decisions on it yet. What is all but confirmed is that the 2025 season was ultimately the last to use the version of a playoff that culminates with a ‘final four’ chasing the championship in a one-race best finisher take all season finale. This format was used from 2014 ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season begins now in a manner of speaking. There will be two days of tire testing on Wednesday and Thursday for Goodyear to continue refining its tire combinations for the high-speed half-mile following drastic racing product swings that range from traditional racing to extreme tire wear. The swing is largely believed to be a byproduct of temperatures, with cooler ...Keep readingView the full article

Judge Kenneth D. Bell, overseeing the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, has ordered Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick to subject themselves to a full pre-trial deposition, in person and with no restrictions as it pertains to this legal matter. The two motorsport mainstays has motioned to the court a means to limit the questions asked regarding their financials and ...Keep readingView the full article

On one hand, Michael McDowell didn’t win a race this season, in his first season with Spire Motorsports so that was a mission unaccomplished but there is also a privilege in that pressure that motivates him. For example, at 40-years-old, some in NASCAR would start pondering what comes after driving and that is especially true for a devout family man that has a wife and five children at ...Keep readingView the full article

Young's Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series).  The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo in 2025.  Ellis was driving the No. 71 this past season for DGM Racing, ending the year 28th ...Keep readingView the full article

In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month. The two tenured team owners were placed on a witness list last month by the Sanctioning Body. In ...Keep readingView the full article

Parker Retzlaff will pilot the No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. Danny Efland will work with Retzlaff as the crew chief, coming over from Am Racing. Veteran crew chief Pat Tryson, who led the No. 99 in 2025, will transition into a new role within the organization. "Parker brings youthful energy, talent, and a hunger to win that aligns ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Xfinity Series, which will be rebranded as the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026, will have Hendrick Motorsports on the grid every weekend. The No. 17 Hendrick Chevrolet will compete for the championship with Corey Day, an acolyte of Kyle Larson, behind the wheel. The 19-year-old ran eleven races with HMS this year, finishing as high as fourth at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ...Keep readingView the full article

Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske, just two days after they were motioned for deposition over the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit have motioned back to limit the scope of such conversations. “Movants find themselves, quickly and without much warning, in the unenviable position of being forced to give expansive and unnecessary deposition testimony as a result of ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse Racing put together a video announcing the car number for each its of 2026 Cup Series drivers. The team is putting aside its original number, the No. 99, which Daniel Suarez drove for five seasons before parting ways with the organization at the end of this year. Unsurprisingly, Ross Chastain will continue to pilot the No. 1 he has driven to all six of Cup victories, including the ...Keep readingView the full article

In the aftermath of a Charlotte federal judge ruling in favor of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports on the market definition for the lawsuit against NASCAR, plus the dismissal of counterclaims the week before, the two teams have dropped the Section 1 Sherman Antitrust Act portion and will instead continue with its Section 2 claims. Section 1 of the federal antitrust law prohibits agreements ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR Xfinity runner-up Connor Zilisch will drive an LMDh prototype for the first time in the IMSA-sanctioned test at Daytona. The 19-year-old will share the #31 Action Express Racing Cadillac V-Series.R with Jack Aitken, Earl Bamber and Frederik Vesti at the Daytona International Speedway on 14-16 November. The American, who has already scored two LMP2 class victories in the IMSA SportsCar ...Keep readingView the full article

Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske have been ordered by the Western District of North Carolina to provide deposition interviews with lawyers representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports in advance of the antitrust lawsuit trial brought by the teams against NASCAR set to begin on December 1. A deposition is a formal interview under oath that is typically done as part of the fact discovery ...Keep readingView the full article

Overall, year-to-year, the NASCAR Cup Series experienced a 14 percent drop in television ratings for the 2025 season. To wrap up this season, the Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway drew 2.77 million viewers on NBC, down from the 2.9 million it drew last year. Last year, overall, the NASCAR Cup Series drew 2.892 million, which was a one percent increase from the 2023 season, while ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Briscoe could choose to believe that making the Cup Series final four in his first season with Joe Gibbs Racing was akin to playing with house money but he left Phoenix Raceway on Sunday far more disappointed than he imagined. “I mean, it was definitely a good first year, right,” said Briscoe on Tuesday ahead of the NASCAR Awards Show. “I texted our group chat and told them, ‘we ...Keep readingView the full article