Kyle Busch invests a lot of effort in guiding his 10-year-old son through the early stages of competitive running, with Brexton following a path that mirrors his father’s journey. The young driver has competed in several categories, including karting and micro sprinting, and has participated in dirt events such as the Tulsa Shootout.In fact, Brexton is already slated to move into full-size stock cars in 2026. And the reason he’s moved up the ranks so quickly is because he knows the fundamentals of racing, as well as practice and advice from his NASCAR Cup champion father.AdvertisementBut Busch Sr. understands that…
Author: Les Grossman
This weekend, 23XI Racing will field all three teams in open cars. That includes Tyler Reddick and his No. 45 team. This is the result of the pursuit NASCAR lawsuit filed by 23XI and Front Row Motorsports last year. With charter status revoked this week, 23XI and FRM are up in the air. Certain contractual provisions may be violated due to the absence of a charter with regard to drivers, sponsors and other partners. In Dover, Tyler Reddick spoke to the media. Dan Gelston of Associated Press on open car racing and whether he had thought about his contract, given…
Dennis Hamlin returned from a tumultuous offseason by scoring an eventful top 5 finish in the Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium on Wednesday night.Like much of the field, it wasn’t pretty, and Hamlin survived the chaos better than his peers more than anything else, but it was a top 5 finish. He did it in his first race this season in which he will have to begin rehabbing an injured, surgically repaired shoulder until the end of the season in November.AdvertisementAll things considered, it went well.“The rust was real, especially on the first 160, but as it started to…
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For the first time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series was able to experience a complete episode of The Ryan Preece Show because Wednesday night, during the Cookout Clash, it was exactly that.It was also the “unedited, unfiltered”damn yeah’ version of the show as well.AdvertisementIt was Lightning Preecethe 2013 Whelen Modified Tour champion and a racer who was the man to beat every time he landed on the East Coast for nearly a decade. He was the racer who was sort of a loose cannon on the mic and undeniable behind the wheel.Preece was a familiar sight Wednesday to anyone who…
Denny Hamlin said he will compete in the 2026 NASCAR Cup season despite a lingering shoulder issue.Hamlin’s shoulder issues began when he tore his labrum and underwent surgery on his right rotator cuff during the 2023-24 offseason. His shoulder took time to heal, and Hamlin said he aggravated his injury in late December when he fell while inspecting damage from a house fire in Stanley, North Carolina, that killed his father, Dennis, and left his mother, Mary Lou, seriously injured.AdvertisementHamlin, 45, spoke to reporters Feb. 4 before the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
For the next week and a half, Corey Lajoie That’s what he was for much of this decade, a NASCAR Cup Series driver.With Brad Keselowski Suffering from a fractured right femur suffered in a fall on the ice during a family ski trip on Dec. 18, Lajoie got the call to compete in the Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium in the famed RFK Racing No. 6. This is in addition to his previously planned start with RFK in the equally famous No. 99 at the Daytona 500.AdvertisementLajoie lost his full-time job with Spire Motorsports at the end of the…
JR Motorsports officially became part of the NASCAR Cup Series field in 2025, with Justin Allgaier finishing P9 in his No. 40 JRM Chevrolet. He raced as the highest-ranked open driver in the Duel qualifying races. This year, Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to achieve bigger things and he’s admittedly nervous about it.It was obvious for Dale Jr. and his sister Kelley to return to the Daytona 500, considering it the most important race of the season.AdvertisementStill, while Junior admitted to feeling nervous about trying the race again, Kelley revealed on a recent episode of The Dale Jr. Download that she…
What channel is the NASCAR Clash on today? Start time, TV schedule, live streams to watch the 2026 race at Bowman Gray originally appeared on Sports news. Add The Sporting News as Favorite source by clicking here.NASCAR fanatics, the wait is finally over. The 2026 Cup Series begins at Bowman Gray Stadium with the Cook Out Clash.AdvertisementAfter moving to Winston-Salem, North Carolina last year, the Clash remains a highly anticipated event on the racing calendar. Although the competition will be hot, temperatures will be cold after a winter storm hit the Carolinas this weekend and pushed the race back to…
Winning the famous Daytona 500 is one of the greatest accomplishments in the NASCAR Cup Series. Those who have won the event since its inception in 1959 have carved out an unwavering place in stock car racing history. The driver who won it in 2010 is Jamie McMurray, and he explained in a recent interview how important such an honor is, especially from a driver’s point of view.”I didn’t know how special it was until I won it. I mean, I think it was because I’ve always been pretty good at these types of tracks. I never went to any…