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Associated Press Oct 7, 2024, 02:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IndyCar will return to Texas in 2026 with a street race in Arlington in a joint venture between the Dallas Cowboys and the official events partner of the Texas Rangers. The IndyCar Arlington Grand Prix will be held in March 2026 on a 2.73-mile

One lap at Talladega could play a role in who advances in the Cup playoffs this weekend at the Charlotte Roval. A crash five laps from the scheduled end of this past weekend’s Talladega race significantly altered the playoff fortunes for nearly half of the 11 playoff drivers racing for the final seven spots in

Associated Press Oct 6, 2024, 06:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLADEGA, Ala. — A 27-car crash that involved eight of NASCAR’s 12 title contenders. A chaotic cleanup that infuriated competitors. And a surprise winner. Just a regular race at Talladega Superspeedway. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won at Talladega by the narrowest of margins on Sunday. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) A non-playoff driver has won a NASCAR Cup Series race for the second week in a row. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. beat Brad Keselowski in an overtime photo finish after the biggest crash in NASCAR history. Stenhouse got

ESPN News Services Oct 5, 2024, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves’ professional auto racing debut on Saturday was an eventful one for “The Matrix” actor. Reeves spun his car a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, sliding across the grass without

Jordan’s 23XI Racing and one other NASCAR team filed an antitrust lawsuit Wednesday morning against the racing organization Logan Riely/Getty Michael Jordan Michael Jordan’s racing team and one other team have filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR, claiming the organization’s revenue sharing system is “unfair” and not providing teams with potential to turn a profit.

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 3, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions The NASCAR community came together on Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway to help provide aid to victims of Hurricane Helene. Ryan McGee CONCORD,

Associated Press Oct 2, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two NASCAR teams — one of them owned by Michael Jordan — filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the

The dispute between NASCAR and the two teams that didn’t sign the charter agreement does not appear to be ending anytime soon. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports filed an anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR in a North Carolina federal court on Wednesday. The two teams that didn’t sign the franchising agreement accuse NASCAR and the

Associated Press Sep 29, 2024, 07:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation

The NASCAR playoffs arrive at Kansas Speedway, which earlier this year produced arguably the most exciting race of the season. Back in May, Kyle Larson edged Chris Buescher in a photo finish, winning by 0.001 seconds in the closest finish in NASCAR history. But the stakes are even higher now as the second round of

Associated Press Sep 27, 2024, 03:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Michael Andretti has restructured Andretti Global to give co-owner Dan Towriss control of the organization while Andretti will stay on as a strategic adviser of the team he has led since 2002. Andretti in early 2023 confirmed he had sold part of the company

Keith Jenkins Sep 25, 2024, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR has crowned a Cup Series champion every year since 1949. The title is decided by a scoring system that awards drivers points based on race results throughout the season. Although several drivers have won multiple championships, there’s only one who earned the nickname

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR thunders into Kansas Speedway this weekend with a tough act to follow. This is the speedway’s second round of stock car action this season, as NASCAR’s Cup Series Playoffs are in full swing. As of this weekend, only seven races remain until a champion is crowned. FOX4 Sports: Read more

Sep 24, 2024, 12:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Red Bull head of race strategy Will Courtenay will leave his role to join Formula 1 world championship rivals McLaren as their sporting director, the Woking-based team said on Tuesday. Editor’s Picks 2 Related Red Bull have lost a number of senior employees, including star designer

Martin Truex Jr.’s hopes of a walk-off championship ended with a fitting whimper on Saturday night in Bristol. Truex finished a lap down in 24th after a pit road speeding penalty and was eliminated from the playoffs in the first round along with Brad Keselowski, Ty Gibbs and Harrison Burton. Truex was running in the

Associated Press Sep 21, 2024, 10:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. were among the first four drivers knocked out of the playoffs Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson cruised to an easy victory. The first of three elimination races in the 10-race playoffs began

NASCAR holds its third race of the Cup Series playoffs – and its first elimination race of 2024 – Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, USA Network). The 16-driver playoff field will be reduced to 12 following the Bass Pro Shops Night Race; the bottom four drivers in the playoff standings will