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Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Staff Report

The all-time list of NASCAR Cup Series winners starts with Richard Petty (200 wins) and includes more than 60 drivers who won just a single time at NASCAR’s top level.

Below is the list of all-time winners, in order, in the Cup Series.

Last update: After Race 25 of the 2026 season (New Hampshire Motor Speedway).

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Rank	Driver	Wins
1.	Richard Petty	200
2.	David Pearson	105
3.	Jeff Gordon	93
4.	Bobby Allison	85
5.	Darrell Waltrip	84
T-6.	Jimmie Johnson	83
T-6.	Cale Yarborough	83
8.	Dale Earnhardt	76
9.	DENNY HAMLIN	64
10.	Kyle Busch	63
11.	Kevin Harvick	60
12.	Rusty Wallace	55
13.	Lee Petty	54
T-14.	Ned Jarrett	50
T-14.	Junior Johnson	50
16.	Tony Stewart	49
17.	Herb Thomas	48
18.	Buck Baker	46
19.	Bill Elliott	44
20.	Mark Martin	40
T-21.	Tim Flock	39
T-21.	Matt Kenseth	39
T-21.	JOEY LOGANO	39
24.	Bobby Isaac	37
25.	BRAD KESELOWSKI	36
T-26.	Kurt Busch	34
T-26.	Martin Truex Jr.	34
28.	Fireball Roberts	33
T-29.	KYLE LARSON	32
T-29.	Dale Jarrett	32
T-31.	Carl Edwards	28
T-31.	Rex White	28
T-33.	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	26
T-33.	Fred Lorenzen	26
T-35.	Jim Paschal	25
T-35.	Joe Weatherly	25
T-37.	CHASE ELLIOTT	23
T-37.	Ricky Rudd	23
39.	Terry Labonte	22
T-40.	Jeff Burton	21
T-40.	Bobby Labonte	21
T-40.	Benny Parsons	21
T-40.	Jack Smith	21
T-44.	RYAN BLANEY	20
T-44.	Speedy Thompson	20
T-46.	Davey Allison	19
T-46.	Buddy Baker	19
T-46.	Greg Biffle	19
T-46.	Fonty Flock	19
T-50.	Geoff Bodine	18
T-50.	Neil Bonnett	18
T-50.	Harry Gant	18
T-50.	Kasey Kahne	18
T-50.	Ryan Newman	18
T-55.	Marvin Panch	17
T-55.	Curtis Turner	17
57.	WILLIAM BYRON	16
58.	Ernie Irvan	15
T-59.	Dick Hutcherson	14
T-59.	LeeRoy Yarbrough	14
T-61	CHRISTOPHER BELL	13
T-61.	Dick Rathmann	13
T-61.	Tim Richmond	13
T-61.	TYLER REDDICK	13
T-65.	Donnie Allison	10
T-65.	Clint Bowyer	10
T-65.	Sterling Marlin	10
T-68.	Paul Goldsmith	9
T-68.	Cotton Owens	9
T-68.	Bob Welborn	9
T-71.	SHANE VAN GISBERGEN	8
T-71.	ALEX BOWMAN	8
T-71.	Kyle Petty	8
T-74.	Darel Dieringer	7
T-74.	AJ Foyt	7
T-74.	Jamie McMurray	7
T-74.	Jim Reed	7
T-74.	Marshall Teague	7
T-79.	AUSTIN DILLON	6
T-79.	CHASE BRISCOE	6
T-79.	CHRIS BUESCHER	6
T-79.	ROSS CHASTAIN	6
T-83.	Ward Burton	5
T-83.	Dan Gurney	5
T-83.	Alan Kulwicki	5
T-83.	Tiny Lund	5
T-83.	Dave Marcis	5
T-83.	Jeremy Mayfield	5
T-83.	Ralph Moody	5
T-89.	Lloyd Dane	4
T-89.	Bob Flock	4
T-89.	Charlie Glotzbach	4
T-89.	Eddie Gray	4
T-89.	Bobby Hamilton	4
T-89.	Pete Hamilton	4
T-89.	Parnelli Jones	4
T-89.	Hershel McGriff	4
T-89.	Joe Nemechek	4
T-89.	Eddie Pagan	4
T-89.	Ken Schrader	4
T-89.	Morgan Shepherd	4
T-89.	Nelson Stacy	4
T-89.	RICKY STENHOUSE JR.	4
T-89.	Billy Wade	4
T-89.	Michael Waltrip	4
T-89.	Glen Wood	4
T-107.	AJ ALLMENDINGER	3
T-107.	Aric Almirola	3
T-107.	AUSTIN CINDRIC	3
T-107.	Bill Blair	3
T-107.	Robby Gordon	3
T-107.	ERIK JONES	3
T-107.	Dick Linder	3
T-107.	Frank Mundy	3
T-107.	Elliott Sadler	3
T-107.	Gwyn Staley	3
T-107.	DANIEL SUÁREZ	3
T-107.	Brian Vickers	3
T-107.	BUBBA WALLACE	3
T-120.	MICHAEL MCDOWELL	2
T-120.	TY GIBBS	2
T-120.	COREY HEIM	2
T-120.	Marcos Ambrose	2
T-120.	John Andretti	2
T-120.	Johnny Beauchamp	2
T-120.	Red Byron	2
T-120.	Derrike Cope	2
T-120.	Ricky Craven	2
T-120.	Ray Elder	2
T-120.	James Hylton	2
T-120.	Bobby Johns	2
T-120.	Joe Lee Johnson	2
T-120.	Al Keller	2
T-120.	Elmo Langley	2
T-120.	Danny Letner	2
T-120.	Juan Pablo Montoya	2
T-120.	Billy Myers	2
T-120.	Jimmy Pardue	2
T-120.	Steve Park	2
T-120.	Tom Pistone	2
T-120.	Marvin Porter	2
T-120.	David Ragan	2
T-120.	David Reutimann	2
T-120.	Gober Sosebee	2
T-120.	Jimmy Spencer	2
T-120.	Emanuel Zervakis	2
T-147.	Johnny Allen	1
T-147.	Bill Amick	1
T-147.	Mario Andretti	1
T-147.	Earl Balmer	1
T-147.	Trevor Bayne	1
T-147.	Johnny Benson	1
T-147.	JOSH BERRY	1
T-147.	Brett Bodine	1
T-147.	Ron Bouchard	1
T-147.	Richard Brickhouse	1
T-147.	Dick Brooks	1
T-147.	Bob Burdick	1
T-147.	Harrison Burton	1
T-147.	Marvin Burke	1
T-147.	Neil Cole	1
T-147.	Jim Cook	1
T-147.	Cole Custer	1
T-147.	Mark Donohue	1
T-147.	Joe Eubanks	1
T-147.	Lou Figaro	1
T-147.	Jimmy Florian	1
T-147.	Larry Frank	1
T-147.	Danny Graves	1
T-147.	Royce Haggerty	1
T-147.	Justin Haley	1
T-147.	Bobby Hillin	1
T-147.	CARSON HOCEVAR	1
T-147.	Jim Hurtubise	1
T-147.	John Kieper	1
T-147.	Harold Kite	1
T-147.	Paul Lewis	1
T-147.	Johnny Mantz	1
T-147.	Sam McQuagg	1
T-147.	Casey Mears	1
T-147.	Paul Menard	1
T-147.	Lloyd Moore	1
T-147.	Jerry Nadeau	1
T-147.	Norm Nelson	1
T-147.	Bill Norton	1
T-147.	Phil Parsons	1
T-147.	Dick Passwater	1
T-147.	Lennie Pond	1
T-147.	Bill Rexford	1
T-147.	Jody Ridley	1
T-147.	Shorty Rollins	1
T-147.	Jim Roper	1
T-147.	Earl Ross	1
T-147.	John Rostek	1
T-147.	Johnny Rutherford	1
T-147.	Greg Sacks	1
T-147.	Leon Sales	1
T-147.	Frankie Schneider	1
T-147.	Wendell Scott	1
T-147.	Buddy Shuman	1
T-147.	Regan Smith	1
T-147.	John Soares	1
T-147.	Lake Speed	1
T-147.	Chuck Stevenson	1
T-147.	Donald Thomas	1
T-147.	Tommy Thompson	1
T-147.	Art Watts	1
T-147.	Danny Weinberg	1
T-147.	Jack White	1

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Staff Report

Denny Hamlin will pace the 16-driver field for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase as he clinched the No. 1 seed after Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver took the points lead from 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick after Sonoma Raceway in June and hasn’t looked back — topping the series table for the next seven weeks through the summer to secure his position entering The Chase.

RELATED: Race results | At-track photos

For earning the No. 1 seed, Hamlin will enter The Chase with a 25-point buffer to second place when the green flag waves for the opening postseason event at Darlington Raceway on Sept. 6 (5 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

After a seventh-place result at New Hampshire, Hamlin improved his 2026 average finish to 8.1, which is on pace to be a career-best in his 21st full-time season. Hamlin has completed every lap of every race except for just two circuits in the season-opening Daytona 500.

MORE: Cup Series standings

“I feel good about where our team’s at,” Hamlin said after Loudon. “Everyone’s kind of clicking well and don’t have a whole lot of weaknesses. We’re not as strong as the Penske cars on these types of race tracks. But you know, Martinsville, we are good. Phoenix, we’ve been good. It’s just over the last few, this just has not been a strong three or four weeks. And when I say not strong, it’s you know top fives and top sevens. It’s something we can work with and the mile-and-a-halfs is certainly something that has been our strength for a couple years now. So looking forward to getting The Chase started and see where it goes.”

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Zach Sturniolo

LOUDON, N.H. — Bubba Wallace drew closer and closer to the back bumper of Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Ford in the final run of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

But a brake lock-up with five laps to go neutered Wallace’s chances of completing the pass on his longtime friend, handing him a bittersweet second-place finish in the Dollar Tree 301.

RELATED: Race results | At-track photos: NHMS

“The guy I studied the most coming into this week was the 12 car,” Wallace said. “Still came up a little bit short. We do a really good job behind the scenes of giving us all the tools and all the data that we need to put our cars in Victory Lane, and the flat tracks, we’ve got to work really hard to get there.”

Wallace matched his best result this season — a second-place day in the inaugural San Diego event at Naval Base Coronado in June. The disappointment in not breaking through for his first win was palpable, but there was also a sense of achievement for the speed Wallace’s 23XI Racing team incorporated into his No. 23 Toyota — even if the pathway to speed travels through a suboptimal feel behind the wheel.

“Really bad handling race car — it’s fast, though, so that’s the frustrating part is you’ve got to throw everything away that you know what feels good and just deal with it,” Wallace said. “So that’s what we’re able to do. Appreciate Cincoro, Toyota. It was a good day here in Loudon. Just hate to come home second.”

The defining moment came with five laps to go, following a long run in which Wallace used his four fresh Goodyear tires to track down Blaney, whose team had changed just right-side rubber on his last stop.

As the duo of Blaney and Wallace picked through lapped traffic, Wallace dove to the left of Cole Custer’s No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet on entry to Turn 3. In that moment, Wallace locked up his left-front tire and picked up a significant vibration that thwarted his chances of winning. Still, all Wallace could think about was how strong Blaney’s Penske Ford was.

“Yeah, lapped traffic was tough,” Wallace said. “Just tried too hard there around the 41 and locked up and picked up a big vibration. Didn’t want to end our day, so just kind of limped it around and made the most of it. But we’ve really got to work hard to figure out where the Penske cars are so good.”

No matter how quick Blaney’s car was, Blaney himself still felt the pressure from Wallace in the late stages around the 1.058-mile oval.

“I was aware of it, for sure,” Blaney said of the dwindling margin to Wallace. “Timmy [Fedewa, spotter] was giving me gaps, and I tried to fill the gap early in the run, knowing we were going to go a long way on tires – and I had two, so just trying to manage them after I got out to, you know, a second or two lead. And then when I saw Bubba got to second on four, I knew he was quick, and so I just tried to manage that for a little bit, and he started kind of creeping in like a tenth (of a second) here, and I tried to pick it up a little bit, so that’s eating a little bit more tire away, trying to just maintain like that second-and-a-half gap. …

“I was just trying to maintain and not make a mistake. And if Bubba got there, he got there, and we’ll race it out. But I just didn’t want to make a mistake, slipping into the corner or something or overdriving it. But yeah, it was a heck of a battle.”

MORE: Cup Series standings

The relationship between Wallace and Blaney spans decades, but only once before had they finished 1-2 together in a Cup Series race (Daytona summer, 2021). Their bond extends to the race track in terms of respect, but don’t mistake that for any easier contests.

“Bubba and I have been racing with each other since we were 10 years old,” Blaney said. “I mean, we’ve been racing together forever and been fortunate to grow up together, remain really good friends over the years and have families together and things like that. There’s only a handful of guys that are at that respect level for me out on the race track, whether I grew up with them or just have that. And Bubba is one of those guys I have a ton of respect for what he can do behind the wheel and just the person that he is and the friend that he is.

“So it’s fun racing with your buddies. But at the end of the day, we are incredibly fierce competitors. We are going to race the hell out of each other — but you know that you can trust that person. Like we’re going to race really hard, but we’re going to race clean. So it’s always fun to race with your friends, especially for the lead and things like that.”

Wallace was close to surpassing his friend for the race win Sunday, but after his second runner-up result of 2026 and The Chase looming, his goal is closing the gap to Team Penske.

“It looks like we were close, but we want to show up and be as dominant as they are,” Wallace said. “We’re nowhere near that, so we’ve got a lot of work to do. But it was a great day. Great day, and they poured a lot of heart and effort into making this package better and what I needed to go fast. It ain’t what I needed, but it went fast, so I’ll deal with it.”

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Cameron Richardson

Ross Chastain was eliminated from Chase contention following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The No. 1 Trackhouse Racing driver exited the Dollar Tree 301 just 41 laps in after a mechanical failure caused smoke to spew out of the right-front wheelhouse of his Chevrolet. Chastain entered Sunday’s contest 63 markers below the 16-driver cutline.

RELATED: Race results | At-track photos

Chastain had previously qualified for three of the last four Cup Series postseasons when NASCAR had the win-and-in playoff format. Chastain was runner-up to the championship in 2022.

Both Chastain and teammate Connor Zilisch will miss The Chase, but fellow Trackhouse driver Shane van Gisbergen remains in play for a berth in the 16-driver battle for the 2026 title as the No. 97 Chevy driver sits 29 points above the cutline with the regular-season finale on deck Saturday at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

MORE: Cup Series standings

All drivers below Chastain in points are also out of contention to make The Chase, and the final three spots in the postseason will be up for grabs between five drivers: Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, van Gisbergen, Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski.

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Staff Report

Ready to watch NASCAR in 2026 and want NASCAR TV and streaming programming this week? Here is this week’s NASCAR broadcast schedule. All times listed are ET.

HOW TO WATCH

Stream NASCAR races: Get FOX Sports App | Get the NBC Sports App | Watch on Peacock | FloRacing

Watch NASCAR 24/7: NASCAR Channel on Prime Video, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Tubi and Xumo

More on The CW: Find your station

International: Watch NASCAR outside of the US

LISTINGS

Monday, August 24

8 a.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour: Joey Logano Interview (re-air), FS2
8:30 a.m., ARCA Menards Series: Calypso 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds (re-air), FS2
10:30 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2

Tuesday, August 25

1:30 a.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton, FS1
5 a.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS2
6 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
7 p.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour: New Hampshire Recap, FS1

Wednesday, August 26

2:30 a.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour: New Hampshire Recap (re-air), FS2
7 a.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour: New Hampshire Recap (re-air), FS1
7 a.m., ARCA Menards Series: Calypso 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds (re-air), FS2
8 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
10 p.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour: New Hampshire Recap (re-air), FS2

Thursday, August 27

10:30 p.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton, FS1
11 p.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, FS1

Friday, August 28

1:30 a.m., ARCA Menards Series: Calypso 100 at Illinois State Fairgrounds (re-air), FS2
4 a.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS1
4:30 a.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air), FS1
9 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Team EJP 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (re-air), FS2
Noon, SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS2
12:30 p.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air), FS2
3 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, ESPN Unlimited
5 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Qualifying at Daytona International Speedway, truTV
5:15 p.m., NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Stafford Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
7:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Winn-Dixie 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, The CW
9 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway, FS1
TBD, NASCAR Weekly Racing at Autodrome Granby, FloRacing

Saturday, August 29

1 a.m., ARCA Menards Series: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway (re-air), FS1
8:30 a.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS2
6:35 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at South Boston Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Weekly Racing at Langley Speedway, FloRacing
7 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, NBC

Sunday, August 30

7 p.m., SPEED With Harvick & Buxton (re-air), FS2
7:30 p.m., Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (re-air), FS2
8 p.m., ARCA Menards Series: Atlas 200 at Madison International Speedway (re-air), FS2

Editor’s Note: The 2026 NASCAR TV Schedule is updated weekly throughout the season.

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Holly Cain

LOUDON, N.H. – Under varying weather conditions, a rain delay, 40 laps driving on wet-weather tires and then the race slowed nine times for caution flags before the bright sun emerged for the final run to the checkered flag, Ryan Blaney proved himself best again at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, hoisting his second consecutive giant lobster in Victory Lane and just as importantly making a bold statement about his Team Penske group’s intent to surge into the Chase as an absolute championship favorite.

Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford overcame a slow mid-race pit stop that frustrated the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion but ultimately helped motivate the team in the closing laps to a 0.586-second victory over 23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace in Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 at the New England one-miler. He led a race-best 115 of the 301 laps.

It’s Blaney’s third win of the season — 20th of his career — and comes two weeks before the sport starts its 10-race Chase to decide the 2026 champion.

“It was a good call after our issue on pit road,” Blaney said of his team’s decision to change only two tires on the final pit stop instead of four. “We did two at the end to try to hopefully get the lead and we did. It was a long run to the end, the longest run we had. Just tried to manage my stuff. I knew those four-tire guys would probably pressure me eventually and Bubba came on pretty hard. Was just trying to manage lapped traffic, while also trying to manage the tires and just try not to make a mistake.

“What a cool race, fun day, started in the rain and ended up being a beautiful day.”

Wallace, who looks to be a lock on The Chase ranked 14th in the standings, was racing for his first win of the season. And he sure made his best friend Blaney work for it in the closing laps – ultimately locking his brakes while closing in on Blaney with five laps remaining.

“Picked up a big vibration on the left-front and that was it,” Wallace said of the outcome.

“We fought and had a nice day,” he added, “I knew I had to fight all day and this 23XI team pushes me to be my best.”

As with the tight racing in the closing laps, it was an especially busy day on track with varying tire strategies and plenty of restarts necessitated with the high number of caution flags flying on the afternoon.

Blaney’s winning effort extended his hold on second place in the championship standings. He’s now 77 points behind the leader, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who finished seventh, overcoming a pit-stop miscue himself. With his work Sunday, Hamlin officially claimed top seed in the Chase.

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He’s one of seven drivers who had already earned Chase positions. Six more drivers formally qualified Sunday including reigning series champion, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson, who finished fifth, Team Penske’s Joey Logano, who rallied to a 14th-place finish after being collected in an early race accident and RFK Racing’s Chris Buescher, who finished 18th.

Spire Motorsports’ Carson Hocevar, who brought out a pair of caution flags, also solidified his first-ever Chase appearance, finishing 19th. Hendrick’s William Byron, who finished 30th, and Spire’s Daniel Suárez, who finished 17th, also formally claimed their Chase positions.

The final three positions are yet to be finalized, although Wallace holds a 75-point edge atop the cutoff line in 14th.

On that other end of the postseason eligibility, RFK Racing’s Ryan Preece delivered big-time, with his ninth place in the race cutting his deficit to making that prized 16-driver field by nearly half. He now trails Sunday’s 20th-place finisher, Trackhouse Racing’s Shane Van Gisbergen, by 31 points heading to Daytona International Speedway for next Saturday’s regular-season finale.

And Blaney’s Penske teammate Austin Cindric finished 12th Sunday and is now only 13 points up on SVG in the 15th position.

It was a productive day for several drivers hoping to improve their positions in the standings in the closing weeks of the regular season. And for Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry, it was a productive day showing off his talent for future employment.

Berry finished third in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford – his third consecutive top-five showing at New Hampshire and the fourth straight top-10 result this season, a string of success the legendary Wood Brothers team has not seen since 1994 with driver Morgan Shepherd. Berry’s work is indicative of his effort since the team announced that the talented Tennessee driver will not be back next season.

“That was a lot of fun,” Berry said, adding, “Just gave up too much track position early. Fought hard to get back through there. That was everything I had, everything I could do today. It was pretty good and a that was a lot of fun.

“Just a great job by these guys. This car was really solid. Just managed the rain and the drying track and all the different conditions we had so to stay up front like we did was a good day.”

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell finished fourth – his third top-five finish in the last four races. Larson finished fifth followed by JGR drivers Ty Gibbs and Hamlin in sixth and seventh, respectively. The race polesitter, 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick, recovered from an opening-lap spin in wet conditions to finish eighth. Preece was ninth and Front Row Motorsports’ Noah Gragson was 10th – his second top 10 of the season and first since April.

It all sets up the NASCAR Cup Series’ regular-season finale, the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night under the lights at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Blaney is the defending race winner.

Note: Post-inspection in the Cup Series garage was completed without issue, confirming Blaney as the race winner.

Stage 2: Blaney takes stage after Hocevar and Zilisch set off a multicar incident

Ryan Blaney marched to the Stage 2 win, flexing strength as Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race inched past the halfway mark.

Blaney led 38 of the first 185 laps in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, clinching his series-best seventh stage victory of the 2026 campaign.

MORE: Stage 2 results | Watch Blaney clinch Stage 2 win

Josh Berry was second in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford at the green-checkered flag. Bubba Wallace placed third, Ryan Preece was fourth and Stage 1 winner Kyle Larson rounded out the top five at the end of the second stage.

The race had started with the 36-car field on wet-weather Goodyear tires after showers soaked the 1.058-mile oval in the morning and early afternoon. The track dried out through the first stage, with racing slicks replacing the treaded tires at Lap 40, and normal green-flag conditions prevailed through Stage 2.

The most significant yellow flag slowed the pace early in the stage, when Carson Hocevar’s collision with Connor Zilisch sent Hocevar’s No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet spinning on the frontstretch on Lap 84. Joey Logano and Austin Dillon also spun in the wake of the incident, but all four cars continued.

Later in the stage, Hocevar raced Zilisch hard, banging fenders with the rookie’s No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevy before rooting him out of the groove in Turn 1. Zilisch finished Stage 2 in 21st place, with Hocevar 31st.

Two contenders found trouble in the round of pit stops just after the conclusion of Stage 1. Christopher Bell left pit road early after service, before front-tire changer Blake Houston was able to clear the nose of the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota. Houston tumbled to the track, and Bell stopped after running over the air hose. He made an additional stop to tighten the right-side tires.

William Byron was penalized in the same pit cycle after he exited pit road with a chassis-adjustment wrench still attached to his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.

Stage 1: Larson leaps as Cup Series field manages soggy New Hampshire

Kyle Larson sealed a Stage 1 victory, weathering challenging conditions as Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race got underway in damp conditions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Larson led 14 of the 70 laps in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, notching his fifth stage win of the 2026 season.

MORE: Stage 1 results | Watch Larson clinch Stage 1 win

Christopher Bell finished second at the Stage 1 break in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Carson Hocevar was third, with William Byron fourth and Josh Berry completing the top five.

The field rolled off pit lane for a scheduled start at approximately 2:15 p.m. ET, with each of the 36 cars equipped with Goodyear wet-weather tires. Rain, however, intensified during those pace laps, and Hocevar’s No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet spun out of Turn 4, prompting competition officials to halt the field on pit road to resume track-drying efforts.

Polesitter Tyler Reddick led the field to green, but his No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota spun from Turn 4 on the first lap, sparking the first yellow flag and blocking the path of series points leader Denny Hamlin and Chris Buescher. John Hunter Nemechek also continued after a solo spin and wall scrape on Lap 22 with his No. 40 Legacy Motor Club Toyota.

Ross Chastain was the race’s first retiree, taking his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet to the garage with drivetrain issues. Chastain will finish last after completing just 41 laps, squashing his faint postseason hopes.

Race officials announced Friday that the start time would be moved one hour earlier, facing the potential threat of inclement weather in the forecast. Persistent rain in the late morning and early afternoon pushed the actual green flag back closer to its originally scheduled time.

The 16-driver Chase postseason field will be locked in after Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

Contributing: Staff reports

Posted on August 23, 2026August 23, 2026 by Staff Report

Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) began with all cars on wet-weather tires after rain showers came through Loudon in the early afternoon. The Dollar Tree 301 went green just over an hour after its updated 2 p.m. ET slated start.

NASCAR has wet-weather tires on hand at short-oval tracks where conditions are damp, including Phoenix Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, North Wilkesboro Speedway and Richmond Raceway.

RELATED: Starting lineup | At-track photos

Goodyear allotted four sets of wet-weather tires for the Cup race at New Hampshire along with seven sets of its regular Cup tread for the 301-mile race.

Polesitter Tyler Reddick led the field to green for the start of Sunday’s race, which marks the penultimate race of the regular season before the 10-race Chase postseason. However, on Lap 1, the No. 45 23XI Racing driver spun from the lead without contact. Denny Hamlin and Chris Buescher stopped behind Reddick to avoid significant contact. All three drivers continued.

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Brandon White

LOUDON, N.H. – Jon McKennedy checked off a pivotal career milestone Saturday by winning the Mohegan Sun 100 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, his first victory at the track known as ‘The Magic Mile’ with NASCAR’s oldest division.

McKennedy had cycled to the lead during the closing stretch of the Mohegan Sun 100, but he knew a victory was far from guaranteed. Not only did McKennedy have to fend off a stout field of competitors behind him, but he also had to manage a fuel tank that was close to running empty.

The intensity was palpable for McKennedy, especially knowing that a two-lap sprint would decide the winner. McKennedy was unphased, utilizing every bit of power to fend off Tommy Catalano and get his No. 79 across the finish line first. Seconds after crossing the finish line, McKennedy’s Modified ran out of gas.

Of all the accolades McKennedy has earned throughout his career, his third NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour victory of 2026 is one he plans to cherish for the rest of his life.

“This is huge,” McKennedy said. “I’ve won a few hundred races in my career all up and down the East Coast, all different types of cars, tons of race tracks. I’ve won [at New Hampshire] before in open Modified stuff, but this is the one I’ve always wanted. I’m speechless.

“This might be one of the biggest wins of my career.”

Watch the final restart and see how Jon McKennedy won Saturday’s NWMT race at @NHMS! pic.twitter.com/nfGC4TCYuo

— NASCAR Regional (@NASCARRegional) August 22, 2026

McKennedy has been chasing a New Hampshire victory with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour since 2006. It would take until 2018 before McKennedy led his first laps at New Hampshire with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, which came while piloting the No. 7NY for Tommy Baldwin Racing. The following season, McKennedy led a combined 112 laps between the two New Hampshire events in Baldwin’s car, but came up short of a victory each time.

McKennedy’s career flourished in the succeeding years with multiple victories and a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship in 2022. Yet the one item missing from McKennedy’s resumé was that elusive New Hampshire win; a race he and every other Modified driver consider to be the series’ Daytona 500.

Reigning series champion Austin Beers and Justin Bonsignore traded the lead numerous occasions to open the Mohegan Sun 100, all while McKennedy stayed composed when he briefly lost touch with the lead draft.

A round of pit stops allowed McKennedy to get ahead of Beers and Bonsignore. He proceeded to work his way to second behind Chase Dowling before inheriting the lead after Dowling was forced to pit due to a tire punctioner after a rain delay.

What followed was a display of mental fortitude and car control from McKennedy. On numerous occasions, McKennedy willingly gave Catalano the top line on the straightaways but maintained control of the lead by driving his No. 79 deep into the corner and keeping the power down on exits.

Catalano never relented and was finally able to take the lead away from McKennedy coming to the white flag. A deep drive into turn one propelled McKennedy back around Catalano, with a crash behind them disrupting the draft enough to prevent Catalano from generating another run.

Narrowly missing out on his first New Hampshire victory in his 11^th try was equal parts bittersweet and rewarding for Catalano. Bad luck had always followed Catalano each time he made the trip to New Hampshire, so to score his personal best finish at the 1.058-mile track was something worth appreciating.

“This is the first New Hampshire race I’ve ever finished without an issue, whether that be a tranny or a motor,” Catalano said. “Last year we crashed. Every year we come here, I feel so confident. I feel fast, I feel like I draft well, but I’ve never had anything to show for it. This is huge.

“I had a shot at it at the end, what more can you ask for?”

Both McKennedy and Catalano have raced at New Hampshire plenty of times to know the presence of the draft requires a different approach compared to other NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour events. The lead changed hands 29 times across the Mohegan Sun 100, with McKennedy claiming the last and most important one.

Finally caught THE BIG ONE 🦞 pic.twitter.com/dvhEBCib83

— NASCAR Regional (@NASCARRegional) August 22, 2026

McKennedy admitted drivers are often at the mercy of those around them during events at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Misfortune never found McKennedy as drivers scrambled for track position in the waning moments, which allowed him to control his own destiny.

“It’s definitely luck,” said McKennedy, who won at New Hampshire in his 17th start at the track. “You’ve got a 50 percent chance of making a move. You’re either a hero or zero. Everything seemed to work out in my favor the last 10 laps or so. I’ve been in this position before in the past with a few laps to go and came up short. Today, it all worked out.”

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece, the 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion, crossed the finish line third in his own Modified. The most recent Mohegan Sun 100 winner Tyler Rypkema placed fourth with Tommy Catalano’s younger brother Trevor rounding out the top five.

Mike Christopher Jr., Dowling, Dave Sapienza, Teddy Hodgdon and Andrew Molleur were sixth through 10th, respectively.

Next up for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour is a return to Stafford Speedway for the first time since 2021 on Friday evening, Aug. 28. FloRacing will carry live coverage of the GAF 150, with the green flag scheduled to wave at 8 p.m. ET.

Posted on August 22, 2026August 22, 2026 by Staff Report

The 2027 NASCAR national-series schedules are beginning to take shape.

NASCAR.com will update the tables below as race dates and venues are officially announced for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Start times, broadcast information and additional event details will be added when they become available.

MORE: See the latest schedule developments | How your dream 2027 schedule stacks up | Pick a track to put on your 2027 bucket list

NASCAR Cup Series

DATE	RACE / TRACK	BROADCAST PARTNER
Sat., Feb. 13	Wheatley Vodka Clash (Daytona International Speedway)	FOX Sports
Thu., Feb. 18	Duel at Daytona (Daytona International Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., Feb. 21	Daytona 500 (Daytona International Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., Feb. 28	Autotrader 400 (EchoPark Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., March 7	DuraMAX Texas Grand Prix (Circuit of The Americas)	FOX Sports
Sun., March 14	Phoenix Raceway	FOX Sports
Sun., March 21	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Sun., April 4	Darlington Raceway	FOX Sports
Sun., April 11	Bristol Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Sun., April 18	Cook Out 400 (Martinsville Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., April 25	Jack Link's 500 (Talladega Superspeedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., May 2	Würth 400 presented by Liqui Moly (Texas Motor Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., May 9	Kansas Speedway	FOX Sports
Sun., May 16	Dover Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Sun., May 23	All-Star Race (North Wilkesboro Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sun., June 13	Great American Getaway 400 presented by VISIT PA (Pocono Raceway)	Prime Video
Sun., June 27	Chicagoland Speedway	Prime Video
Sun., July 4	Iowa Speedway	TNT Sports
Sun., July 18	Dollar Tree 400 (EchoPark Speedway)	TNT Sports
Sat., Aug. 14	Bass Pro Shops Night Race (Bristol Motor Speedway)	USA Sports
Sun., Aug. 22	Enjoy Illinois 300 (World Wide Technology Raceway)	USA Sports
Sat., Aug. 28	Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Daytona International Speedway)	USA Sports
Sun., Sept. 5	Southern 500 (Darlington Raceway)	USA Sports
Sat., Sept. 11	Richmond Raceway	USA Sports
Sept. 2027 — date TBD	Watkins Glen International	USA Sports
Sun., Sept. 26	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	USA Sports
Sun., Oct. 3	Kansas Speedway	USA Sports
Sun., Oct. 10	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	USA Sports
Sun., Oct. 24	Freeway Insurance 500 (Phoenix Raceway)	USA Sports
Sun., Oct. 31	YellaWood 500 (Talladega Superspeedway)	USA Sports
Sun., Nov. 7	Xfinity 500 (Martinsville Speedway)	USA Sports
Sun., Nov. 14	Homestead-Miami Speedway	USA Sports

NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series

DATE	RACE / TRACK	BROADCAST PARTNER
Sat., Feb. 20	United Rentals 300 (Daytona International Speedway)	The CW
Sat., Feb. 27	Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 (EchoPark Speedway)	The CW
Sat., March 6	Circuit of The Americas	The CW
Sat., March 13	Phoenix Raceway	The CW
Sat., March 20	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., April 3	Darlington Raceway	The CW
Sat., April 10	Bristol Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., April 17	Martinsville Speedway	The CW
Sat., April 24	Talladega Superspeedway	The CW
Sat., May 1	Texas Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., May 15	Dover Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., May 22	North Wilkesboro Speedway	The CW
Sat., June 12	Pocono Raceway	The CW
Sat., June 26	Chicagoland Speedway	The CW
Sat., July 3	Iowa Speedway	The CW
Fri., Aug. 13	Bristol Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., Aug. 21	Nu Way 225 (World Wide Technology Raceway)	The CW
Fri., Aug. 27	Daytona International Speedway	The CW
Sat., Sept. 4	Darlington Raceway	The CW
Fri., Sept. 10	Richmond Raceway	The CW
Sat., Oct. 2	Kansas Speedway	The CW
Sat., Oct. 9	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	The CW
Sat., Oct. 23	Phoenix Raceway	The CW
Sat., Oct. 30	Talladega Superspeedway	The CW
Sat., Nov. 6	Martinsville Speedway	The CW
Sat., Nov. 13	Homestead-Miami Speedway	The CW

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

DATE	RACE / TRACK	BROADCAST PARTNER
Fri., Feb. 19	Fresh From Florida 250 (Daytona International Speedway)	FOX Sports
Sat., Feb. 27	EchoPark Speedway	FOX Sports
Sat., March 6	Streets of St. Petersburg	FOX Sports
Fri., April 2	Darlington Raceway	FOX Sports
Fri., April 9	Bristol Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., April 30	Texas Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Sat., May 8	Kansas Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., May 21	North Wilkesboro Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., June 11	MillerTech Battery 200 (Pocono Raceway)	FOX Sports
Sat., July 17	EchoPark Speedway	FOX Sports
Thu., Aug. 12	Bristol Motor Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., Aug. 20	Bowman Gray Stadium	FOX Sports
Sun., Sep. 5	Canadian Tire Motorsport Park	FOX Sports
Sat., Sept. 25	EJP 175 (New Hampshire Motor Speedway)	FOX Sports
Fri., Oct. 1	Kansas Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., Oct. 22	Phoenix Raceway	FOX Sports
Fri., Oct. 29	Talladega Superspeedway	FOX Sports
Fri., Nov. 5	Martinsville Speedway	FOX Sports
Fri., Nov. 12	Homestead-Miami Speedway	FOX Sports

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Zack Albert

Bowman Gray Stadium will return to the NASCAR national series schedule in 2027 as the Craftsman Truck Series makes its debut at the track known as “The Madhouse.”

The Truck Series’ inaugural event at the quarter-mile oval in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 20, 2027, aligning with the track’s traditional finale weekend for weekly racing. The announcement arrived Saturday evening during opening ceremonies for Bowman Gray’s season-ending meet, with Rajah Caruth driving a No. 7 Chevrolet truck onto the track.

The event will mark the first points-paying NASCAR national series race at the stadium in 56 years.

“Bringing the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series to Bowman Gray Stadium for the first time is an incredibly exciting moment for this historic facility and for our fans,” said Clay Campbell, president of Martinsville Speedway and vice president of NASCAR Mid-Atlantic. “Bowman Gray has always been about putting on unforgettable racing in front of some of the most passionate fans in the sport. We know the Trucks will put on an incredible show when they take on The Madhouse.”

Bowman Gray Stadium hosted the NASCAR Cup Series for its annual Clash exhibition the last two years, marking the first time stock-car racing’s premier circuit had raced there since 1971. The Clash will return to its time-honored home next season, with a Feb. 13 date at Daytona International Speedway.

The format and procedures for next year’s Truck Series race at Bowman Gray will be announced at a later date. The main-event field for both Clash events at the stadium was 23 cars, and the quarter-mile track will not be able to accommodate the maximum field of 36 trucks in the feature. The largest field for the ARCA Menards Series East during its five-year run at the track from 2011-15 was 27 cars.

MORE: Bowman Gray Stadium official site

Bowman Gray stands as the longest-running weekly track under NASCAR sanction, dating back to its first season of stock-car racing operations in 1949. Bowman Gray played host to the first Kyle Busch Invitational for Legends and Bandoleros cars on Friday night, and its four regular divisions will crown their champions in Saturday’s season finale.

The rest of the 2027 NASCAR schedule, plus broadcast information and start times, will be announced later.