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Seven full-time NASCAR Cup drivers -- six of which have won at the highest level of the sport -- will all be racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. With NASCAR increasing the number of races Cup drivers can run in the lower divisions entering the 2026 season, most expected to see an increased presence in O'Reilly and Truck races, and that is ...Keep readingView the full article

Cleetus McFarland does want to race in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series race on April 25 at Talladega Superspeedway and says he will find out on Tuesday if he did enough over the weekend at Rockingham Speedway to be approved. He spoke to the topic on Monday in his Bald Eagles podcast. “Now we’ve got to wait for an approval for Talladega which will come (Tuesday) whether we’re approved or ...Keep readingView the full article

It might be a moot point with the forecasted temperature on Sunday for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol, but Goodyear has created a tire that intends to lay down rubber no matter what, even if temperatures are cold. Two of the past four races at The Last Great Coliseum have featured extreme tire wear due to the track surface failing to take rubber. As a result, it just shredded tires and ...Keep readingView the full article

This weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, Frankie Muniz will carry a very special sponsor on his No. 33 Team Reaume truck. 'Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair' is premiering on the same day as the race, and Muniz's breakout role came in the original series 26 years ago. Over two decades later, the Malcolm in the Middle revival brings these iconic characters from the original series ...Keep readingView the full article

Things were not exactly dire over at Hendrick Motorsports but winning the most recent Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in advance of the Easter break was a much needed momentum boost. Prior to Chase Elliott and crew chief Alan Gustafson breaking through with a pit strategy-aided victory over Denny Hamlin, the narrative surrounding the Chevrolet flagship was an organization and ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite all the success, the past month has been a challenge for Justin Allgaier, specifically as it pertains to his duties at Hendrick Motorsports and driving the No. 48 while Alex Bowman continues his recovery. On one hand, since taking over the car at Las Vegas, Allgaier has ripped off finishes of fourth, first, first and third for his day job on Saturdays in the O’Reilly Series for JR ...Keep readingView the full article

It was eventful and occasionally dramatic but Garrett Mitchell dba Cleetus McFarland made it to the checkered flag in his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut at Rockingham Speedway on Saturday. Driving the No. 33 for Richard Childress Racing, McFarland finished 32nd and six laps behind winner William Sawalich and there was a lot that happened over 250 laps in the sand hills region.  Off the ...Keep readingView the full article

William Sawalich has been beaten up and emotionally challenged but it all culminated in his first NASCAR O'Reilly Series victory on Sunday at Rockingham Speedway. As a (younger) teenager, Sawalich won at every step along the way, including 13 victories in the ARCA Racing Series, but went 0-for-41 upon reaching what used to be called the Xfinity Series. There were some ugly crashes along the way ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race ended with a first-time winner as William Sawalich captured the checkered flag in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The win came in Sawalich's 42nd career start, and ended JR Motorsports' five-race win streak. His Rockingham win came in a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2, beating teammate Brandon Jones to the win.   Justin Allgaier finished third ...Keep readingView the full article

Ahead of his highly anticipated NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series debut at Rockingham, popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland (Garrett Mitchell) took part in the ARCA Menards East Series race at The Rock, finishing fourth in his career-best result. "After climbing from the car, a very excited Cleetus said: "Honestly, I just went out there and turned left for Greg Biffle. I had more confidence today ...Keep readingView the full article

Rodney Childers is amongst the first to clock in every morning at JR Motorsports and amongst the last to clock out several months into the next chapter of a no-doubt NASCAR Hall of Fame career. That’s how you know this is working out for the 2014 NASCAR Cup Series champion crew chief now tasked with leading a No. 1 car split between Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch. After spending most of ...Keep readingView the full article

Post-race inspection for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Rockingham is complete, and there were no issues with the race-winning No. 1 Tricon Toyota of Corey Heim. However, fourth-place finisher Chandler Smith, who was leading the Truck Series championship standings, has been disqualified. In post-race inspection, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford failed to meet rear body inspection ...Keep readingView the full article

Corey Heim absolutely dominated Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race at Rockingham, but he had to fight for it in the closing laps.  Heim suddenly began to struggle with his No. 1 truck, wondering on the radio if he had a tire going down. As he navigated slower traffic, teammate Kaden Honeycutt ran him down, setting up an incredible battle for the win. They were side-by-side on ...Keep readingView the full article

Corey Lajoie stopped by one of his favorite coffee shops on the way to Rockingham Speedway on Friday morning. Local Patriot Roasting Company While there, and after placing his order, engaged in a conversation that kind of encapsulated the head space for the 34-year-old heading into this new opportunity in the Craftsman Truck Series with RAM and Kaulig Racing. “We were just chopping it ...Keep readingView the full article

Kaulig Racing has announced Carson Ferguson as the next driver of the team's No. 25 Ram 1500 'free agent' truck, with the accomplished dirt racer making his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut at Bristol next weekend. Ferguson was the runner-up in the 'Ram: Race for the Seat' competition, which decided the full-time driver of the team's No. 14 truck for the 2026 season. He lost out to Mini ...Keep readingView the full article

In qualifying ahead of Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham, Corey Day put the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on pole with a 27.717s lap. He will share the front row with reigning series champion Jesse Love in the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet, who fell 0.064s short of the top spot. "I felt really good," said Day. "We got a really good car, so thanks ...Keep readingView the full article

When it comes to the YouTuber known as Cleetus McFarland making his NASCAR O’Reilly Series debut this weekend at Rockingham Speedway, future NASCAR Hall of Famer Rodney Childers articulated the benefits and potential concerns as well as anyone. “We need the publicity and we need the personalities,” Childers told Motorsport.com on Friday morning. “You know, we have a lot of drivers these ...Keep readingView the full article

After a brief rain delay, qualifying got underway for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Rockingham on Friday. 38 trucks were competing for 36 spots on the grid, with two missing the snow. One of those was Jonathan Shafer in the No. 69 MBM Motorsports Ford, after a crash in practice meant he could not take part in qualifying. The other DNQ was Justin Carroll in the No. 90 Terry Carroll ...Keep readingView the full article

The national average for diesel fuel on April 1 was $5.490 and that is a strain to NASCAR teams like Kaulig Racing who say it has taken a toll on its intended budget before the season began in February. The military conflict in Iran has led to a surge in prices and while it dropped to just over $5 on April 2 following a national address by the President of the United States offering that the ...Keep readingView the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing wants the Western District of North Carolina Court to compel Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports to immediately produce any documents related to deleted text messages to each other but also a third-party subpoena to get those deleted communications from the cell phone service providers. “The nature and significance of the irreparable harm JGR is experiencing cannot be ...Keep readingView the full article

At Motorsport.com, you can find expert analysis, on-site reporting and breaking news from all around the racing world, but this article is tailored specifically for those who are just wading into the waters of the NASCAR world. This is your comprehensive overview of what you can expect, and many answers to the pressing questions you are likely to have. We'll try not to get too in-depth, offering a ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has never been shy about changing up the way it crowns its champion, and the format has undergone a lot of changes since 1949. Red Byron won the first NASCAR cup title in 1949, Richard 'The King' Petty earned his first crown in 1971, Dale Earnhardt's seventh and final crown in 1994, Jimmie Johnson's historic run of five in-a-row in 2010, and Kyle Larson's latest triumph in 2025 -- all of ...Keep readingView the full article

Even as recently as 2025, championships have been won and lost on pit road in NASCAR. In this simplified guide, new fans can find all the information they need regarding how pit stops work, and how easily they can go wrong. With the Next Gen car that is currently used at the Cup level, it takes around 8-12 seconds for the top Cup Series teams to complete a stop. Options on pit road ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at Martinsville drew 2.394 million viewers according to the Sports Business Journal. This number is a slight decrease from last year, the race being held on the same weekend at the same track, which drew 2.422 million viewers. The 2026 edition did feature most popular driver Chase Elliott returning to victory lane after a spirited duel through traffic ...Keep readingView the full article

Spire Motorsports has announced Daniel Suarez as the driver of the team's No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado next weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Freeway Insurance will fund the effort. Suarez is a winner at all three national levels of the sport, including the Truck Series. He has 28 Truck starts, but none since 2021. In those 28 previous starts, he has 10 top fives, 16 top tens, a pole, and a ...Keep readingView the full article