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Kyle Larson is Feeling More at Home at Talladega Superspeedway
 
Dollar Tree, Jimmie Johnson Build “Legacy” Partnership with Retail-Focused Expansion
 
Corey Day Captures First Career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Victory in Thrilling Talladega Superspeedway Finish
 
Brent Crews Breaks Through at Talladega Superspeedway with Career-Best Second-Place Run
 
Sheldon Creed Pockets Second Straight O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Dash 4 Cash Bonus with Podium Performance at Talladega Superspeedway
 
Austin Cindric Eyes Talladega Repeat Amid Superspeedway Uncertainty
 
Michael McDowell Eyes Talladega Superspeedway as Turning Point for No. 71 Team
 
Tyler Reddick Not Worried About the Haters
 
 
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Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray Running Truck Races with Kaulig
Former NASCAR Cup Series stars Jamie McMurray and Clint Bowyer will each run a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race driving the No. 25 RAM for Kaulig Racing, the organization announced on Sunday (April...
 
              
Talladega Boulevard Has NASCAR Drivers Plead the 5th … Mostly
Chris Gabehart/Spire Trial This Week (April 18-24) Twice a year, NASCAR travels to the 2.67-mile behemoth of a circuit and, more often than not, the NASCAR Cup Series puts on a thrilling show over the course of 500 miles. The on-track action that...
 
Corey Day Wins 1st Career O’Reilly Race at Talladega
...speed and NASCAR penalized them with a pass-through penalty on pit road, ending their chances for victory. NASCAR O’Reilly... 5 FM WSOU, and continues to broadcast in the area. Outside of covering NASCAR, Bellifemini is also an avid baseball...
 
‘That Was Probably the Most Fun I’ve Ever Had with Clothes On’: Cleetus McFarland Finishes Second at...
...provided the ultimate highlight in the ARCA Menards Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, April 25. He nearly ... @FS1 pic.twitter.com/f9k3pE37lB — ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) April 25, 2026 it sounded like dang dale jr took the...
 
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NASCAR Cup Series
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Nos. 10, 16 Cup Series cars fail pre-race inspection twice at Talladega - NASCAR.com
Jaron Antley (Car chief, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet). With Saturday's qualifying session canceled due to weather, Sunday's field was set per the ...
              
NASCAR Starting Lineup Talladega: Jack Link's 500 Starting Grid after Cup Series ... - Yahoo Sports
CanadaEnglish · CanadaFrançais · DeutschlandDeutsch · FranceFrançais · 香港繁中 ... The NASCAR Cup Series is at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for ...
              
NASCAR Cup Series at Talladega odds, picks: Advantage Penske, but it's anyone's race
The New York Times
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to an iconic — and chaotic — track this week ... Canada. Calgary · Edmonton · Montreal · Ottawa · Toronto · Vancouver.
Reddick signs multiyear extension to remain with 23XI
...driver of its No. 45 Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series, he announced on the FOX pre-race show ahead of Sunday’s race at ... addition to his Cup success, Reddick also has 10 wins in O’Reilly Auto Parts Series competition and three NASCAR Craftsman...
 
Dollar Tree Signs Multi-year Agreement With Jimmie Johnson, Expands Relationship With Legacy Motor...
...the country. The agreement includes a personal services deal with seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and CLUB owner Jimmie Johnson as a brand ambassador, along with a direct-to-retail licensed product program featuring team branding. Johnson.
 
Herbst's mentality praised through Cup growing pains
...North Carolina. Tyler Reddick is the NASCAR Cup Series points leader, while Bubba Wallace stays in perennial contention for a championship. As the team continues to age into NASCAR’s top level, it seems to be checking all boxes at a rapid...
 
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Tyler Reddick signs contract extension with 23XI Racing
 
Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray to drive Truck races for Kaulig Racing
 
Dollar Tree signs multi-year agreement with Jimmie Johnson, expands relationship with Legacy Motor Club
 
Underbird Revival Project honoring Alan Kulwicki’s legacy
 
Talladega Saturday Notebook
 
Transcript: Jim France, Steve O’Donnell, Ben Kennedy
 
Tyler Reddick on pole for Talladega after qualifying rainout
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   N A S C A R * O’REILLY AUTO PARTS* SERIES
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NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Highlights | 2026 Talladega Superspeedway - YouTube
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series put on a big show at Talladega Superspeedway for their second superspeedway race of the year.
 
Talladega sensation! Corey Day wins first career O'Reilly Series race - NASCAR.com
Hendrick Motorsports driver Corey Day won his first career NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
 
Kvapil squeezes out Stage 1 win by .005 seconds - NASCAR.com
Carson Kvapil edges Sammy Smith in a photo finish by five-thousandths of a second to win Stage 1 at Talladega Superspeedway. ... NASCAR® and its marks ...
 
Day captures first O'Reilly Series victory at Talladega - RACER
The 20-year old Californian sprint car driver delivered the multi-time NASCAR Cup Series championship Hendrick team its first O'Reilly Auto Parts ...
 
JJ Yeley Gets 11th With No Ford Friends at Talladega
...is a team that’s worth supporting.” Part of the decline of Ford in the series is due to NASCAR Cup Series teams like Team Penske and RFK Racing pulling out of the series over the course of the past decade. “It’s tough because there’s so much...
 
Corey Day Collects First O’Reilly Win In Messy Finish At Talladega
Corey Day knew his first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win would come; he just didn’t think it would come ... begins. Day knows the journey to a win in NASCAR’s second-tier series wouldn’t have been possible without Rick Hendrick’s...
 
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Making a last-lap pass and escaping the chaos, #17-Corey Day was out front when a caution flew on the final lap to win the Ag-Pro 300 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. It’s his first career victory.
#19-Brent Crews finished runner-up, recording his third consecutive top-five finish. #00-Sheldon Creed placed third and won the $100,00 Dash 4 Cash bonus. #8-Sammy Smith and #51-Jeremy Clements rounded out the top five.
#26-Dean Thompson, #2-Jesse Love, #20-Brandon Jones, #99-Parker Retzlaff and #87-Austin Green complete the top 10.
JR Motorsports drivers #1-Carson Kvapil and #7-Justin Allgaier won the first two stages, but were penalized during a round of green-flag pit stops and took the checkered flag in 22nd and 23rd.
There were 38 lead changes among 16 drivers and four cautions for 15 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 152.128 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, 
 
Official release: NASCAR Names Steve O’Donnell as Chief Executive Officer; Ben Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer
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It’s Corey’s Day At Talladega
Corey Day claimed the first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory of his career Saturday afternoon, driving to the yellow and checkered flags in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega Superspeedway – his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet leading only the last lap to earn his first trophy in his first full-time season.
 
Dominant Gravel Claims Knoxville Glory
David Gravel was in a familiar spot on top of the podium Saturday night with the NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws at Knoxville Raceway.
 
Grant Gets 600th For Toyota At Kokomo
“I love Kokomo Speedway, and I love winning here even more.”
 
Millican, Vandergriff Lead zMAX Victors
Top Fuel’s Clay Millican won the Mission #2Fast2Tasty Challenge for the first time in 2026 on Saturday at zMAX Dragway, picking up the victory in the bonus race on a holeshot as part of this weekend’s 16th NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
 
Jankowiak Edges McFarland To End ARCA Drought
All Andy Jankowiak needed was one lap to finally earn his first ARCA Menards Series victory Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway.
 
Roczen & Davies Are Philadelphia Fliers
Ken Roczen and Cole Davies earned their fifth victories of the season, with Davies wrapping up the Eastern Divisional 250SMX Class championship.
 
Brabham Keeps Rolling In Sonoma TA Opener
Saturday’s Trans Am Series by Pirelli event at Sonoma Raceway, the first leg of a doubleheader on the West Coast, ended up being the survival of the fittest, which ultimately benefitted Matthew Brabham
 
NASCAR Promotes O’Donnell & Kennedy
NASCAR announced pivotal leadership changes with its Board of Directors naming Steve O’Donnell as Chief Executive Officer and Ben Kennedy as Chief Operating Officer, positioning the sport for its next phase of growth and innovation.
 
It’s All Brad Sweet In Knoxville Opener
Brad Sweet notched his eighth career win at the Knoxville Raceway on Friday night at the opener for the Premier Chevy Dealers NOS Energy Drink World of Outlaws event.
 
Langdon Blasts Off As 4-Wide Nationals Kick Off
Top Fuel’s Shawn Langdon was the only driver to reach the 3.60s on Friday at zMAX Dragway, powering to the provisional No. 1 position to kick off the 16th annual NHRA 4-Wide Nationals.
 
Reddick Eyes History As Talladega Awaits
After hoisting his series’ best fifth NASCAR Cup Series race trophy last week in just this young nine-race old season, Tyler Reddick and his No. 45 23XI Racing team have decidedly established themselves the team “to beat” with every stop of the schedule.
 
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NASCAR* CRAFTSMAN* T R U C K * S E R I E S
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Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray to make surprise NASCAR return with Ram
...level of NASCAR, winning at Martinsville in 2004. He was also part of the overwall winning team in the 2015 Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Read Also: NASCAR CupSteve O'Donnell and Ben Kennedy represent new era of NASCAR leadership NASCAR O'ReillyCorey...
 
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SpeedyCash.com 250
Texas Motor Speedway
Friday, May 1, 8:00pm/et
Green flag: 8:13pm/et
TV:
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Stage Laps: 40/80/167
Practice: Friday, May 1, 2:30pm/et
Qualifying: Friday, May 1, 3:35pm/et
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Formula 1
 
              
F1 rule changes ahead of Miami GP explained: What's changing and why - Motorsport.com
... F1 believe that the racing itself – despite complaints about yo-yo racing – is entertaining. FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis therefore ...
 
Piastri: Mercedes still unbeatable despite rule changes
 
McLaren boss Zak Brown defends 2026 F1 rules
 
 
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ARCA -Automobile Racing Club of America
 
Cleetus McFarland Reacts After Finishing 2nd at Talladega | NASCAR - YouTube
She Mocked a Single Dad for Buying a $100 Car - 5 Days Later, a Racing Legend Bought It for $5M.
 
Last lap pass at Talladega propels Andy Jankowiak to first ARCA Menards Series victory
ARCA Racing
TALLADEGA, Ala. – All Andy Jankowiak needed was one lap at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday to finally earn his first ARCA Menards Series ...
              
Race results: Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway - ARCA
Last lap pass at Talladega propels Andy Jankowiak to first ARCA Menards Series victory ... the Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 for the ARCA Menards ...
 
              
LIVE: Cleetus McFarland's In-Car Camera at Talladega | NASCAR ARCA Menards Series
camera as he races the Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 in the ARCA Menards Series. Catch full race coverage Saturday, April 25th, starting at 12 ...
              
Race highlights: ARCA at Talladega
ARCA Racing
Watch the top moments from the Alabama Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, the fourth race of the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season ..
              
PHOTOS: ARCA At Talladega Superspeedway
...late race crash during the ARCA Menards Series 200. (Rich Corbett photo) Thomas Annunziata and (11) Bryce Haugeberg slide through the tri-oval grass during a crash near the end of the ARCA Menards Series 200 Saturday at Talladega. (Rich Corbett...
Andy Jankowiak secures emotional first career ARCA victory at Talladega
...route to victory. The next ARCA Menards Series National Tour race is slated for Friday, May 8, at Watkins Glen International Raceway, live on Fox Sports 2 and MRN Radio. The next ARCA Menards East Series race is Saturday, May 2, at the Nashville...
 
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Indy Car
 
              
IndyCar to require a charter for non-Indy 500 races beginning in 2027 - Yahoo Sports
Beginning in 2027, IndyCar will no longer accept entries from non-chartered teams in races except the Indianapolis 500, the series confirmed to ...
 
              
Chasing Alex Palou, INDYCAR Drivers Have 2 Choices: Acceptance Or Anger | FOX Sports
However, there was another familiar feeling leaving the latest INDYCAR race ... NTT INDYCAR SERIES · Felix Rosenqvist.
 
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NASCAR Canada Series
 
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NASCAR Euro Series
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NASCAR Mexico Series
 
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NHRA -National Hot Rod Association¬-NHRA Drag Racing tour
 
VANDERGRIFF LEADS JFR IN FRIDAY QUALIFYING - John Force Racing
CONCORD, N.C. (April 24, 2026) – Jordan Vandergriff and the Cornwell Tools Chevrolet SS Funny Car team led John Force Racing's first-day ..
 
Ford Racing Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 redefines electric drag racing at NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
NHRA
The quickest and fastest electric powered drag car of all-time.
 
Saturday News and Notes from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
NHRA
News, notes, quotes, and photos from the second day of qualifying and the Mission Foods #2Fast2Tasty Challenge at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals at ...
              
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Pairings - WTOP News
Shawn Langdon, 3.674 seconds, 339.19 mph vs. 16. Dan Mercier, 3.868, 317.94 vs. 8. Spencer Massey, 3.781, 327.98 vs. 9.
 
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Sunday preview
...3, PS; Gaige Herrera, 2, PSM; Steve Johnson, 2 PSM, Matt Smith, 2, PSM. SCHEDULE NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series eliminations begin at noon TELEVISION Sunday, April 26, FOX Sports 1 (FS1), will televise one hour of qualifying coverage at...
 
Millican, Vandergriff, Anderson, Herrera take Charlotte Mission Challenge wins
...holeshot as part of this weekend’s 16th NHRA 4-Wide Nationals. Jordan Vandergriff (Funny), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and... 1 at the fourth of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season. Taking on a quad that included...
 
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World of Outlaws
              
World of Outlaws Premier Chevy Dealers Clash Results - April 24, 2026
World of Outlaws
Official World of Outlaws results from World of Outlaws Premier Chevy Dealers Clash at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA on April 24, 2026.
              
Chris Martin Enjoying Early 2026 Success With ASCS, Receiving Help From Danny Lasoski
Speedway Digest
Another contribution to Chris and his brother Cameron's growth in Sprint Car racing is having a World of Outlaws champion in their corner – “The Dude” ...
 
 
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SHORT TRACK NEWS
 
              
Bohn Goes 3 for 6 on SMART Tour with Win at Wake - Short Track Scene
Danny Bohn scored the win after a late race green-white-checkered in an exciting return of the SMART Tour to Wake County Speedway in the Capital ...
 
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Trans Am Series
 
              
Brabham continues win streak in first race of Sonoma Trans Am doubleheader - RACER
Guthrie, a former winner in the Indy Racing League, was able to bring the No. ... Racing America 24/7 Channel, and the Trans Am Series YouTube Channel.
              
Brabham Survives First Let of Sonoma Doubleheader to Continue Season Sweep
Trans Am
Saturday's Trans Am Series by Pirelli event at Sonoma Raceway, the first leg of a doubleheader on the West Coast, ended up being the survival of ...
              
Drissi Motorsports Carries Momentum into First Trans Am Doubleheader of 2026 in Sonoma
Trans Am
He won the TA class here in 2019 on the way to the series championship, and he backed it up with XGT victories in 2020 and 2021. As he continues to ...
 
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C O L U M N S / C O M M E N T A R I E S
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Judge rules against anti Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway group in effort to ballot track protections
Motorsport.com
The latter sought to override a 2011 charter voted upon by the residents of Davison County, Tennessee that protected auto racing, a fair and flea ...
              
New CEO Steve O'Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun | FOX Sports
... racing series to its roots. “We lost that in recent years,” O'Donnell ... NEXT Trending Image: Inside The Garage: INDYCAR World's Attention Shifts to ...
              
Steve O'Donnell and Ben Kennedy represent new era of NASCAR leadership
...Officer from Jim France, the youngest son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. Kennedy, the great-grandson of the elder France ... 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR trial. Over the course of the proceedings, the elder France was painted as...
 
Justin Grant takes USAC Kokomo Grand Prix finale at Kokomo
 
Dillard Dominates Night Two of Jon Fuller Memorial at Scotland County Speedway
 
Ricky Lewis scores USAC/MRA Sprint Car win at Springfield
 
David Gravel sails to victory at Knoxville
 
Corey Day earns first career NASCAR O'Reilly Series win at Talladega
 
Kubota Shifts into High Gear with Multi-Year NASCAR Partnership
 
Corey Day Captures First NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
 
Brad Keselowski needs a little bit of luck to keep up with the Toyotas at Talladega
 
New CEO Steve O’Donnell vows to unite NASCAR and return the fun
 
Last-lap pass at Talladega propels Andy Jankowiak to his first ARCA Menards Series victory

 
Talladega sensation! Corey Day wins first career O’Reilly Series race
 
Day wins first career O’Reilly race
 
Drivers react to NASCAR changes
 
O’Donnell named NASCAR CEO
 
 
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How F1 drivers have lost their power - The Undercut with Damon Hill and Mark Hughes
 
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Sunday, April 26
1:00am-1:30am (R)
FS2
Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour - Chase Elliott
 
5:30am-6:00am (R)
FS2
MotoGP Sprint
Spain
7:00am-7:30am (R) - Sprint
7:30am-9:00am (L) - Race
FS1
MotoGP
Spain
7:15am-9:15am (L) #2
RACER
DTM
Austria
12:00pm-1:00pm #2
FS1
NHRA Qualifying
Charlotte
*1:00pm-3:00pm (R) - Race - Rd 15
*Supercrosslive.com lists start at 1:00pm
*NBC lists start at 12:00pm
NBC
AMA Supercross
Philadelphia
1:30pm-3:00pm (L) - Pre-Race
3:00pm-7:00pm (L) - Race
FOX
NASCAR Cup
Talladega
7:00pm-10:00pm (SD)
FS1
NHRA
Charlotte
8:00pm-10:00pm (SD/R) #2
RACER
DTM
Austria
10:00pm-11:00pm
FS2
SpeedFreaks
 
10:00pm-1:00am (SD/R)
FS1
NASCAR Cup
Talladega
10:30pm-11:00pm
RACER
Launch Control - Pastrana & Speed at Goodwood Festival of Speed
 
11:00pm-1:00am (SD/R) #2
RACER
DTM
Austria
Friday, May 1
8:00pm (L)
FS1
Craftsman Truck Series
Fort Worth
Saturday, May 2
TBA - Rd 7
Roku
Formula E Race
Berlin
1:00pm (L) - Race Day Live - Rd 16
AMA Supercross
Denver
2:30pm-3:30pm (L) - Pre-Race
3:30pm-6:30pm (L) - Race
CW
O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
Fort Worth
6:10pm-7:10pm (L)
IMSA.TV
Peacock
YouTube
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Qualifying
Laguna Seca
7:00pm (L) - Race - Rd 16
AMA Supercross
Denver
Sunday, May 3
TBA - Rd 8
Roku
Formula E Race
Berlin
TBA (L)
Apple TV
Formula 1
Miami
2:00pm-4:00pm (R) - Race - Rd 16
NBC
AMA Supercross
Denver
4:00pm-7:00pm (L)
Peacock
NBCSN
IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar
Laguna Seca
Friday, May 8
1:30pm-3:30pm (L)
FS2
ARCA Racing
Watkins Glen
Saturday, May 9
4:30pm (L)
FOX
IndyCar
Indianapolis Road Course
 
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