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NASCAR legend Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion and the winningest driver in national NASCAR history with 234 wins, has died at 41 after a severe illness that hospitalized him earlier this week; he leaves behind wife Samantha and children Brexton and Lennix, and reshaped the sport through a storied career with Joe Gibbs Racing and later Richard Childress Racing.
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Charlotte for the Coca-Cola 600, the season’s second crown jewel and a four-stage race that amplifies stage-point opportunities. Hendrick Motorsports’ lineup—Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, William Byron and Alex Bowman—looks to finally punch a trophy-worthy performance here after near-misses, while the Truck Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Series also compete at Charlotte. The Cup race is Sunday at 6:00 p.m. ET on Prime Video, with practice and qualifying sessions scheduled across Friday and Saturday on FS1 and Prime Video.
Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace and several other NASCAR drivers say the Dover All-Star weekend feels like a normal race rather than a distinct All-Star event as NASCAR’s formats blend into regular competition; they discuss potential future tweaks—from longer runs and different package ideas to fan-involved inversion concepts—highlighting the challenge of keeping the All-Star concept fresh amid evolving weekly racing.
Watkins Glen International marks 40 years of NASCAR Cup Series racing by naming a lineup of former drivers to honorary roles during the race weekend: Ron Fellows as Grand Marshal for Friday events, Joe Nemechek as Honorary Starter for the Truck Series race, Butch Leitzinger as Grand Marshal for Saturday's Mission 200 with Todd Bodine as Honorary Starter, and Geoff Bodine as Honorary Pace Car Driver for Sunday's Go Bowling at The Glen, as the track hosts a Friday doubleheader, Saturday Mission 200, and Sunday Cup action.
Carson Hocevar earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega, outlasting Chris Buescher with a late push and celebrating by riding in the car with the window down. Chris Buescher finished second, while Alex Bowman recovered to third after missing races due to vertigo. A 26-car pileup on lap 115 eliminated seven drivers, underscoring Talladega’s chaotic nature, and NASCAR heads to Texas for the next 1.5-mile track with lessons from Kansas in mind.
Chad Finchum surged from 38th on the grid to grab the early lead at Talladega Superspeedway, using a middle-lane charge to move to the front in the NASCAR event.
Tyler Reddick survived a late caution and a chaotic restart to win the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas, giving 23XI Racing its fifth win of the year as crew chief Billy Scott’s two-tire call paid off; Michael Jordan lauded the effort and noted all four 23XI cars finished in the top 15, while rivals discussed restarts and tire strategy after a dramatic finish.
Ty Gibbs won the Food City 500 at Bristol, beating champions Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson. Todd Gilliland, Chase Briscoe and Joey Logano posted strong showings to build momentum for Kansas, while Christopher Bell, William Byron and Shane van Gisbergen had setbacks. The Cup Series heads to Kansas Speedway next, with the race at 2:00 p.m. ET on FOX.
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in overtime at Bristol, as late cautions and bumper-to-bumper action between Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson set up the dramatic finish.
Ty Gibbs earned his first NASCAR Cup Series win in overtime at Bristol, holding off Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson after a late restart and marking a milestone for Joe Gibbs Racing and the Gibbs family, while crew chief Tyler Allen earned his first win with Gibbs and Bowman returned from vertigo before exiting early; the series heads to Kansas next.
Ty Gibbs captured his first NASCAR Cup Series win in overtime at Bristol's Food City 500, finishing ahead of Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson; the article provides the full finishing order and notes NASCAR will race weekly through early August, with a Kansas stop next.
Ty Gibbs won his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in overtime, fending off Kyle Larson and Ryan Blaney after the late restart; Blaney started from the pole and Larson led a race-high 284 laps but finished third, with Tyler Reddick fourth and Chase Briscoe fifth. Gibbs, the grandson of Joe Gibbs, becomes the sixth driver to win his first Cup race at Bristol. The series heads to Kansas next.
Martinsville Speedway hosts the Cook Out 400, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series' first short-track race, with Denny Hamlin earning pole and William Byron on the front row; the event is the first of two Martinsville races in 2026, with the second coming during the playoffs in November. After Easter off, the next race on the calendar is the Food City 500 at Bristol on April 12 at 3:00 p.m. ET on FS1.
Denny Hamlin captured the Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his 61st career win and second straight, moving to 10th on the all-time list. The piece spotlights three ups—Ty Gibbs, Chris Buescher and Christopher Bell—and three downs—Josh Berry, AJ Allmendinger and Connor Zilisch—as the NASCAR schedule shifts toward Darlington's Goodyear 400 this weekend.
NASCAR Cup Series stars led by Christopher Bell, Ryan Preece and Ty Dillon helped assign drivers to naval commands in a draft at Naval Base Coronado for NASCAR's inaugural Anduril 250 on June 21, aiming to build relationships with service members ahead of the San Diego street-course weekend, which will feature a tripleheader with other NASCAR series; the article also lists the full alphabetized squadron assignments for all Cup drivers.