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2/21/2026, 4:15:04 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

House fire that killed Hamlin's dad ruled accidental

Investigators have ruled as accidental the North Carolina house fire in December that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's father and injured his mother, but the exact cause remains unclear.

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2/16/2026, 4:21:31 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Reddick races to Daytona win in Jordan-owned car

Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.

#reddick#jordan
2/16/2026, 2:46:11 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Hamlin wants to increase speeds at Daytona 500

In an attempt to fix the Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin has a plan for improving racing at Daytona International Speedway, which involves the vehicles moving faster, and he has already spoken to NASCAR executives about it, too.

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2/16/2026, 12:32:02 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Byron 'had a shot,' is 12th in Daytona 3-peat bid

William Byron was as surprised he had a chance in the waning laps to become the first 3-peat winner in Daytona 500 history, finishing 12th after three wrecks.

2/15/2026, 11:18:55 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Allgaier, Hamlin part of 20-car crash at Daytona

A 20-car crash just past the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday involved leader Justin Allgaier, three-time race winner Denny Hamlin and several other contenders.

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2/13/2026, 6:59:54 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Byron in backup car for Daytona 500 3-peat bid

William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR history Sunday when he attempts to become the first winner of three consecutive Daytona 500s.

2/13/2026, 1:30:03 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Emotional Mears avoids crash, qualifies at Daytona

Casey Mears choked back tears after squeezing into the 41-car field as the highest-finishing "open" car in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona on Thursday.

2/12/2026, 7:20:27 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Gragson caught breaking NASCAR qualifying rule

Noah Gragson was the first driver busted during Daytona 500 qualifying for violating the new NASCAR rule that specifies drivers are banned from sticking their hands out the opening of the window during a qualifying run.

2/12/2026, 2:28:57 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Busch, 0-for-20 in Daytona 500, captures pole

Kyle Busch, who is winless in 20 Daytona 500 starts and hasn't started in the top five since 2016, earned the pole with a lap at 183.925 mph.

2/12/2026, 12:10:06 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

A miracle child, a priceless penny and a racing legend

Back in 1998, long before the United States stopped producing the penny, a little girl with spina bifida gave Dale Earnhardt a gift that raises the question: What if pennies are actually worth everything?

2/11/2026, 4:02:47 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR to go green with sold-out Daytona 500

William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of "The Great American Race."

2/5/2026, 9:16:53 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Spire extends Hocevar's deal into next decade

Spire Motorsports said Thursday it has signed Carson Hocevar to a long-term extension that will keep him in the No. 77 Chevrolet "into the next decade."

2/4/2026, 10:42:30 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Berry, Cindric clinch last chance spots for Clash

Josh Berry and Austin Cindric claimed the final two spots in NASCAR's preseason Clash exhibition race by finishing 1-2 in the last chance qualifying heat.

2/4/2026, 7:37:32 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Hamlin reinjured in fall searching fire wreckage

Denny Hamlin says he plans to compete in the 2026 NASCAR season despite aggravating an existing shoulder injury in a fall while he was searching the damage from a house fire that killed his father.

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1/29/2026, 11:40:17 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR adjusts Clash slate due to winter storm

NASCAR shortened the schedule for this weekend's Clash exhibition race in Winston-Salem to just one day in anticipation of more ice and snow.

1/25/2026, 8:40:14 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Team Penske gets 3-peat in Rolex 24 at Daytona

Roger Penske's team won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for a third straight year, becoming the third squad in the 64-year history of the prestigious endurance race to do so.

1/22/2026, 2:44:52 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Pacific Life seeks to dismiss Busch's $8.5M suit

Pacific Life Insurance Company asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5M lawsuit filed by NASCAR's Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Busches claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement.

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1/21/2026, 11:35:30 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

U.S. exempts visa ban for 'major sporting events'

The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as "major sporting events" that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries.

1/16/2026, 8:39:23 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

'Be like Biff': Hundreds gather to honor driver

Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month.

1/14/2026, 9:10:18 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Biffle's home burglarized weeks after plane crash

Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a plane crash last month.

1/13/2026, 5:23:42 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Stewart back to NASCAR for Daytona trucks race

Tony Stewart will return to NASCAR competition for the first time since 2016 when he drives for Kaulig Racing in the debut of the Ram Truck at next month's season-opening race at Daytona International Raceway.

1/6/2026, 4:03:36 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR boss resigns amid backlash over texts

NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the U.S. and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue sharing negotiations were revealed.

12/30/2025, 2:33:07 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Father of NASCAR's Hamlin dies after house fire

Denny Hamlin's father died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived.

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12/12/2025, 12:27:10 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR, 2 race teams settle federal antitrust case

NASCAR has reached a settlement of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against it by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan.

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12/11/2025, 4:56:12 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR chair defends charters; plaintiffs rest

NASCAR chairman Jim France explained how advice from his late parents helped shape his stance against granting teams permanent charters in the new revenue-sharing model.

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12/11/2025, 1:04:03 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

U.S. House passes bill to combat stadium drones

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow local and state law enforcement to disable drones during sporting events, which the NFL and other leagues have said are an increasing threat.

12/9/2025, 12:25:21 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Economist: NASCAR shorted teams in suit $365M

An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute.

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12/6/2025, 10:50:44 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Someone had to 'challenge NASCAR,' says Jordan

Retired NBA great Michael Jordan testified Friday at the NASCAR antitrust trial that "someone had to step forward and challenge the entity" over its current business model.

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12/5/2025, 2:38:48 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Jenkins: NASCAR deliberately rushed charter deal

Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins testified Wednesday that NASCAR sent its offer on a new charter agreement with a deadline of mere hours, claiming they "knew we had to blindly sign it."

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12/5/2025, 12:26:14 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

NASCAR boss called 'brick wall' on revenue model

The attorney for the two teams suing NASCAR portrayed series chairperson Jim France as "a brick wall" in negotiations over the new revenue-sharing model that has triggered the Michael Jordan-backed federal.

#france#jordan
12/2/2025, 12:26:57 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Hamlin emotional, MJ present at antitrust trial

The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with an emotional Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan looking on from the gallery.

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11/3/2025, 2:47:43 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Larson wins 2nd NASCAR Cup title, denies Hamlin

Kyle Larson denied Denny Hamlin his first career championship when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the title-deciding finale into overtime.

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11/2/2025, 1:39:37 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR's playoff finale

On Saturday in Avondale, Arizona, in front of an entourage of about 30 friends and family, Denny Hamlin, in search of his first NASCAR title in his 20th full season, won the pole at Phoenix Raceway for Sunday's winner-take-all NASCAR championship finale.

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11/1/2025, 6:58:38 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Phelps: NASCAR 'trying our hardest' to settle suit

NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps said "we are trying our hardest" to settle the federal antitrust lawsuit with the two teams suing the racing series in the most expansive comments yet from the defendants.

#lawsuit#antitrust
10/31/2025, 2:31:36 PMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Byron, Larson get last spots in NASCAR title finale

William Byron won at Martinsville Speedway in the third-round finale of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, while Kyle Larson sealed the final Championship 4 spot on points.

10/23/2025, 11:31:02 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Suarez to replace Haley at Spire Motorsports

Daniel Suarez, who is being replaced at Trackhouse Racing by Connor Zilisch next year, was named Justin Haley's replacement at Spire Motorsports.

10/20/2025, 12:38:24 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Briscoe secures spot in NASCAR playoff finale

Chase Briscoe, driving the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, gave Joe Gibbs Racing its second spot in NASCAR's championship-deciding season finale with an overtime victory Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, his first career win at the famous venue.

10/15/2025, 11:15:33 AMESPN — NASCAR Headlines

Hamlin records emotional 60th win, into finale

Denny Hamlin became the first driver to lock in a spot in NASCAR's championship-deciding finale, winning Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his career-goal 60th Cup Series triumph.

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