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Window World 450 Two for Tuesday: Single-Day North Wilkesboro Speedway Tickets on Sale and NASCAR Cup Series Test January 13
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly End of Steve Phelps' Time in NASCAR - Frontstretch
Frontstretch
On March 31, 2025, NASCAR made Steve Phelps the first person to hold the then-newly created role of commissioner to oversee the sport. Phelps ...
10 Drivers to Watch for in the ARCA Daytona Test - Frontstretch
Frontstretch
The ARCA Menards Series heads to Daytona International Speedway on January 9-10 for its annual preseason test. Seventy-nine drivers will complete .
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NASCAR Cup Series
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Jimmie Johnson Secures Place in 2026 DAYTONA 500 with Open Exemption Provisional
TobyChristie.com
Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has already secured his spot in the 2026 DAYTONA 500, despite the event being more than a ...
2026 season preview: Rick Ware Racing - NASCAR.com
A full 2026 season preview for Rick Ware Racing, from team outlook to driver analysis before the new Cup Series season gets underway.
NASCAR Driver Advisory Council reorganized for 2026 season - Motorsport.com
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 ...
NASCAR is testing the 750hp package at North Wilkesboro - Racing News
... Series. NASCAR All-Star Heat Race Lineups: May 2025 (North Wilkesboro). Categories. NASCAR Cup Series News. Tags. Cup Series Graig Hoffman NASCAR ...
5 NASCAR Cup Series drivers entering 2026 on the hot seat - Beyond the Flag
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season is quickly approaching, and with that in mind, it's time to look at a few drivers who need to make some noise ...
Jimmie Johnson, Legacy Motor Club to utilize provisional to guarantee Daytona 500 start
NASCAR.com
Trackhouse Racing became the first team to ... NASCAR® and its marks are trademarks of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC.
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Cook Out Clash
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Jimmie Johnson using Open Exemption Provisional to guarantee Daytona 500 starting spot
North Wilkesboro single-day tickets on sale and NASCAR Cup test Jan. 13
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N A S C A R * O’REILLY AUTO PARTS* SERIES
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Xfinity Series champion enters Chili Bowl with Cup crew chief - Motorsport.com
... 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 ...
Jesse Love returning to his roots by competing in 40th Chili Bowl Nationals - NASCAR.com
Reigning NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love is returning to the Chili Bowl after last competing in the event in 2024.
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More Than 70 Drivers For Daytona ARCA Test - SPEED SPORT
More than 70 drivers are expected to hit the high banks as the 2026 ARCA Menards Series season fires up with its annual Pre-Race Practice at ...
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Formula 1
Who are the 2026 Formula 1 teams?
F1
Here are the 11 teams that will be lining up on the F1 grid in 2026. in 665 minutes. Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing drives the Red Bull RB21 ...
What made Toto Wolff pull the plug on Mercedes' sailing and consulting plans?
Motorsport.com
We're a Formula 1 racing team. We don't want to go sailing. We don't want to do any other sports. Complete focus [must be] on only Formula 1," he ...
Welcome to F1 launch season! Plus: How you ranked the 2025 drivers - The Athletic
Welcome back to Prime Tire, where today we're looking ahead to the first of three seasons in this coming Formula One … season. Advertisement. Because ...
Audi F1 team gains 'incredible energy' from first fire-up | RACER
This achievement brings our first race in Melbourne into sharp focus, and we will build on this foundation as one united team.” The wider F1 project ...
Alpine fires up Mercedes power unit ahead of 2026 F1 switch from Renault - Motorsport.com
So good luck," one fan commented. "Mercedes engine in the Alpine just doesn't feel right..." someone else wrote. Read also :.
Lewis Hamilton on 2026 after tough Ferrari F1 season: Time for change is now - ESPN
Let's take it one day at a time, one step at a time." Ferrari's season launch takes place on Jan. 23, three days before the start of the first private ...
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Formula E
Andretti Formula E Chases Continued Season 12 Success in Mexico City
Andretti Autosport
Andretti Formula E has secured double points in every Mexico City race of the GEN3 era and has also claimed three Duel victories in the Mexican ...
Taittinger extends partnership as the official champagne of Formula E
FIA Formula E
Founded in 1932, Taittinger already holds a special place in Formula E, with past and present motorsport champions - including Season 10 ABB FIA ...
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ARCA -Automobile Racing Club of America
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Indy Car
Inside Line: Most Interesting 2026 Season Storyline? - INDYCAR.com
Arni Sribhen: If there has been a dominant team in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES this decade, it's been Chip Ganassi Racing. Five of the six championships ...
All Eyes on 2026: An INDYCAR SERIES Season Loaded With Intrigue | FOX Sports
Hauger and Caio Collet (AJ Foyt Racing) combined to win nine of last year's 14 races in INDY NXT by Firestone. ... series race wins in a season (Mario ...
Power completes “very good” first outing with Andretti at Phoenix tire test - Motorsport.com
“It's an Indy car. It's going through the same processes. Very good ... When the IndyCar Series last raced at Phoenix in 2018, Power started ...
Firestone ready to sign off on Phoenix IndyCar race tires after chilly verification test | RACER
... IndyCar's first race at Phoenix Raceway in eight years. The series will return to the track in March for the first time since 2018 as part of a ...
Scott McLaughlin set to have new spotter for 2026 IndyCar season - Motorsport.com
Veteran David Hunt joins Team Penske ... There will be a few things to get used to for Scott McLaughlin when the 2026 season for the IndyCar Series gets ...
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IMSA -International Motor Sports Association
DXDT Racing Reveals its Rolex 24 Lineup for No. 36 Corvette | IMSA
– DXDT Racing has a mix of old and new sharing its Grand Touring Daytona (GTD) class No. 36 Corvette Z06 GT3.R to start its sophomore season in the ...
Entry List Notebook – 2026 Roar Before the Rolex 24 - IMSA
Race Day/Time: Saturday, January 24 – 1:40 p.m. ET (WeatherTech Championship | IMSA Michelin Endurance Cup Round 1) · NBC Network Coverage: · Peacock ...
AO's "Spike" No. 99 ORECA Goes with Gold Livery to Start 2026 | IMSA
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – AO Racing continues to evolve and enhance its cars, as its No. 99 “Spike” the Dragon Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) livery will ...
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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
NHRA launches 75th anniversary website to salute its history and heroes
...the NHRA’s ascension from its dry-lakes roots to today’s 340-mph horsepower spectacular. Created by the staff of NHRA ... early days of hot rodding that preceded NHRA’s actual founding in 1951 right up through the conclusion of the 2025...
Pedregon and Burgess kick off 2026, new mystery Dragster, 75th, and more! | NHRA
On this 2026 kick-off episode of the NHRA Insider powered by Speedmaster, NHRA on FOX's Tony Pedregon and NHRA National Dragster editor Phil ...
Tony Stewart Racing reveals Leah Pruett's 2026 schedule ahead of her NHRA comeback
College Sports Network
Tony Stewart Racing shared an Instagram post revealing Leah Pruett and Matt Hogan's 2026 NHRA schedule. The upcoming season marks Pruett's return .
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World of Outlaws
Chris Windom Ready for Sophomore World of Outlaws Season with Sides Motorsports
World of Outlaws
Chris Windom Ready for Sophomore World of Outlaws Season with Sides Motorsports | World of Outlaws. ... Outlaw race.” Chris Windom driving the Sides ...
McCreadie, Briggs Transport Back for Full World of Outlaws Tour in 2026
World of Outlaws
The 2026 schedule features plenty of tracks that are either hosting their first World of Outlaws race or returning from an extended hiatus, and many ...
2026 Chili Bowl: Schedule, entry list, results for Nationals in Tulsa - NASCAR.com
NASCAR.com
(Photo: Ed Zurga/ARCA Racing). Corey Day, who was recently confirmed for ... Advancement from heat race to features is based upon passing points earned ...
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SHORT TRACK NEWS
The other championship Kaden Honeycutt is chasing in 2026 - Short Track Scene
Translation: Expect to see him behind the wheel of the Jett Motorsports with Larry Blunt Motorsports No. 21 Super Late Model he won the 2024 Snowball ...
First Seven Confirmed Drivers Announced for 2026 Junior Late Model Combine at Madera
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Speedway Digest
Tags: ARCAARCA Menards SeriesJrMotorsportsRacingSeriesSpeedwayTVXfinityXFINITY Series · Share Tweet · Speedway Digest Staff.
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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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Silly mistakes’ cost Sanders Dakar Rally lead
Price steadies as Toyota teammate takes bittersweet stage win
Ford v The World: Raptor battles for Dakar Rally title in Saudi desert - The Detroit News
... Dakar Rally in the desert of Saudi Arabia. Ford v Ferrari meets Ford v Toyota. The Japanese manufacturer, builder of the internationally ...
2026 Dakar Rally Results: Marathon Stage 4 Causes Tyre Worries – Schareina and Brabec ...
Enduro21
2026 Dakar Rally stage four results sees a shake-up as riders faced the first marathon stage, part one of a tyre shredding 900 kilometres across ...
Jackson Tovo Joins Nitro Motorsports TA2 Program for 2026 - Racing America
The 2026 Trans Am Series presented by Pirelli season begins on February 26-March 1 at Sebring International Raceway. Trans Am teams will also head to ...
Schareina seizes Dakar Rally lead in Honda one-two-three
Honda.Racing
Tosha Schareina claimed back-to-back stage victories to strengthen his status as one of the favourites at this year's Dakar Rally, moving into the ...
Lategan leads the Dakar, champion Al-Rajhi withdraws | Reuters
Reuters
Saudi Arabia's Dakar Rally champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi declared an end to his title defence and withdrew on Wednesday as South African Henk Lategan ...
Second Thoughts: What's Next for NASCAR After Steve Phelps Resignation? - FOX Sports
Steve Phelps greets drivers prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2025. It seems a little naïve and ...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Reverting to “GAZOO Racing” to Pass on and Evolve the Making of ...
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
This led to the launch in 2020 of the GR Yaris, a Toyota in-house-developed sports car, under the philosophy of making ever-better motorsports-bred ...
Dakar 2026, Stage 5: Ford strikes back to win but Toyota maintains lead
...for Ford in the fifth stage of the 2026 Dakar Rally, but Toyota’s Henk Lategan did enough to hold on to the overall lead...
Wild West Shootout begins this Saturday at Central Arizona
Guthrie wins second Dakar Rally stage after Roma penalty and Sanders regains bike lead
2026 season preview: Rick Ware Racing
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PODCASTS
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DMs, Running, and Biking
NASCAR LIVE WIDE OPEN Episode 207 : Patrick Staropoli
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