The Clash Returning to Daytona in 2027
After a five-year absence, The Clash is returning to Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR’s season-opening exhibition will race on the track’s oval configuration for the first time since 2020. Also announced alongside the race’s Daytona return is a new multi-year sponsorship agreement from Wheatley Vodka. Beginning with next year’s running, the event will be known as […]
Chandler Smith Leaving Front Row Motorsports After 2026 Season
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chandler Smith is departing from Front Row Motorsports at the conclusion of the 2026 season, the team announced on Tuesday. Smith has driven full-time for FRM since 2025. No corresponding signing was immediately announced by either party. After 16 races of the 2026 Truck Series season, Chandler Smith is third […]
RFK Racing Picks Up Ryan Preece’s 2027 Option
RFK Racing is exercising their team option with Ryan Preece according to co-owner Brad Keselowski on Saturday. Preece has driven the No. 60 Ford Mustang Dark Horse full-time for RFK Racing since 2025. “We had a multi-year contract with Ryan and we picked up his option here a few months ago,” owner-driver Brad Keselowski said […]
Stewart Friesen Enters Chase Spot with Back-to-Back Top-10s
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen has taken a spot in the 2026 Chase standings after top-ten finishes in two consecutive races. Friesen finished ninth at Lime Rock Park followed by an eighth-place run at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Friesen took his Chase spot from Tyler Ankrum. Both drivers have 336 points, but Ankrum is […]
Joey Logano Wins North Wilkesboro in Dominant Fashion
Joey Logano won the NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday, leading a career-high 323 laps to snap a 45-race winless streak. Logano is the first winner of a points-paying race at North Wilkesboro since Jeff Gordon in 1996. “A win anywhere at this point would have sounded great, but coming here […]
Chandler Smith Dominates for North Wilkesboro Win
Chandler Smith won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on Saturday, dominating in a 1-2 finish for Front Row Motorsports. The 8.479-second margin between Smith and teammate Layne Riggs was the largest in history for a Truck Series short track race. Saturday’s win was Smith’s second of the 2026 season and […]
Justin Allgaier Re-Signs with JR Motorsports on Multi-Year Deal
Justin Allgaier is returning to JR Motorsports on a multi-year deal, according to a SiriusXM interview with team co-owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller on Thursday. The 40-year-old has been with JR Motorsports in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series since 2016. “We don’t look at him as the 40-year-old veteran because he is having so much […]
NASCAR Announces Shortened Spoiler, Reduced Horsepower for Daytona
A new rules package was announced by NASCAR on Wednesday for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway next month. The changes aim to promote more passing and reduce emphasis on fuel saving. The most visible difference to NASCAR Cup Series cars will be the shortening of spoilers from seven inches to four […]
Garrett Smithley Earns First Top-Ten of 2026 in Atlanta
One of NASCAR’s hardest-working veterans earned his best finish of the season on Saturday at EchoPark Speedway in Atlanta. Garrett Smithley, driver of the No. 0 SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet, came home sixth for his first top-ten of 2026. The finish was meaningful not only on a competitive level for a team with limited resources, […]
Nick Leitz to Drive 4 More Races for Tricon Garage
Nick Leitz will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for Tricon Garage for four more races in 2026, the team announced Monday. Leitz will drive the No. 1 Toyota Tundra at North Wilkesboro Speedway (July 18), Richmond Raceway (August 14), Bristol Motor Speedway (September 17), and Kansas Speedway (September 26). Earlier this season Leitz […]
