Author: Mike

Straight Talk launches 2026 NASCAR fan experience with a nostalgic activation, sweepstakes, and community impact

AVONDALE, Ariz. (Feb. 16, 2026) – On the heels of another exciting DAYTONA 500, anticipation is revving up for the Straight Talk Wireless 500, set for Sunday, March 8, at Phoenix Raceway. As an Official Wireless Partner of NASCAR, and the entitlement sponsor of the race, Straight Talk is expanding its presence for the 2026 season with a series of fan-focused activations. These efforts kick off with a high-energy fan experience at Phoenix Raceway throughout the race weekend, March 5-8.

Trinitē Road Rally Launches 500-Mile Adventure Motorsport Event

RENO, Nev., Feb. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — From the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge to the cliffs of the Pacific, the shores of the Russian River, and the famed Sonoma Raceway, the inaugural Trinitē Road Rally will take place May 4–7, 2026, in California. Created by the team behind the world-class Rebelle Rally, the longest competitive off-road rally in the U.S., Trinitē Road Rally is a four-day event that includes three days of driving. Covering approximately 500 miles as it winds across some of the most stunning roads in America, Trinitē finishes with Track Day Presented by Pennzoil and awards at the famed Sonoma Raceway.

No Driver Has Repeated In Six Runnings Of East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals

Trenton, N.J. – Six East Coast Indoor Dirt Nationals have been held inside Trenton’s CURE Insurance Arena, and there has yet to be a repeat Saturday night A-Main winner.

Don’t look for a repeat visitor to victory lane Saturday, February 21, either. The odds simply are not in favor of it happening, with four former winners entered among a field of 95 drivers traveling to the event from 12 different states.

NASCAR Introduces the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts

NASCAR Reframes Grassroots Racing Platform with O’Reilly Auto Parts as Entitlement Partner Supporting Local Tracks

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2026) — NASCAR today announced the launch of the NASCAR Local Racing Series Powered by O’Reilly Auto Parts, a strategic reframing of its longstanding grassroots racing platform designed to more clearly reflect the vital role local short tracks play in communities across the United States and Canada.

Advance Tickets Now Available For Tuesday, May 19 Interstate Batteries High Limit Sprints At Grandview

BECHTELSVILLE, PA. . . . . . . . . FEBRUARY 11, 2026. . . . . The thirty-seventh season of the Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Thunder on the Hill Racing Series will open with the fourth running of the Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing 410 Sprints on Tuesday night, May 19 at the Grandview Speedway. In the event of rain, Wednesday night, May 20 will be the rain date. On race night, gates will open at 4:30 PM for Advance ticket holders, with general admission tickets going on sale at 5 PM. Time trials will get underway at 7 PM.

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IHRA Stock Car Series Adds Rockingham Speedway To 2026 Schedule

by MikeFebruary 11, 2026February 11, 2026

We’re excited to announce the addition of Rockingham Speedway to the 2026 IHRA Stock Car Series schedule on October 17.

In addition, the Millington-Memphis event will now take place at Darana–Memphis Motorsports Park on August 22, keeping the season at eight races.

Let’s go racin’!

Pulaski County Motorsports Park

Cordele Motor Speedway

Newport Speedway

Anderson Motor Speedway

Darana-Memphis Motorsports Park

Rockingham Speedway

(From the IHRA Stock Car Series Facebook page)

Kyle Busch-Spire Motorsports Pairing Returns With HENDRICKCARS.Com In Select 2026 Truck Series Races

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 9, 2026) – Kyle Busch, one of NASCAR’s most accomplished drivers of the modern era, will compete in eight NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races for Spire Motorsports in 2026. HendrickCars.com will serve as the primary partner aboard the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for the bulk of Busch’s eight-race slate.

The high-profile pairing between the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and the Mooresville, N.C.-based team will shift into high gear for the Feb. 21 Fr8 Racing 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Interstate Batteries and FloSports Reach Multiyear Agreement Making the ‘Outrageously Dependable’ Battery Brand Title Sponsor of High Limit Racing

DALLAS and AUSTIN, Texas (Feb. 11, 2026) – After dipping its toes into the sprint car waters the last two seasons by sponsoring drivers McKenna Haase, Christopher Bell and Daryn Pittman in a handful of High Limit Racing events, Interstate Batteries has gone all in on the national sprint car scene by becoming the title sponsor of the elite 410 winged sprint car series through an agreement with FloSports, which streams High Limit Racing exclusively on FloRacing.

NASCAR National Series News Notes – Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: America 250 Florida Duel at DAYTONA
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
The Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 7 p.m. ET (Duel 1) and 8:45 p.m. ET (Duel 2)
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance Per Duel: 150 miles (60 Laps)

REMINDER: NASCAR Studios and FOX Sports Announce New Original Documentary ‘We’ve Lost Dale Earnhardt: 25 Years Later’ Premiering February 12 on FS1

25 Years Later, a Seismic Moment in NASCAR History Still Reverberates Across Sports and American Culture

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. and LOS ANGELES (January 27, 2026) – NASCAR Studios and FOX Sports today announced We’ve Lost Dale Earnhardt: 25 Years Later, a powerful new original documentary marking the 25th anniversary of the 2001 Daytona 500, the race that forever changed NASCAR and American motorsports. Premiering Thursday, February 12 at 10 p.m. ET following the NASCAR Cup Series America 250 Duels on FS1, the film is told through exclusive first-person accounts, rare home video, archival broadcast footage, and cinematic storytelling, revisiting the death of seven-time NASCAR champion Dale Earnhardt and examining the profound ripple effects that continue to shape the sport and its culture 25 years later.