Mooresville, NC — Cope Family Racing (CFR) has joined forces with Stanton Barrett Motorsports (SBM) to form SBM with CFR for the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series 2026 season.
The team will transition to the #30 car (formerly CFR’s #70) and will remain with Chevrolet. Drivers and sponsors will be announced at a later date.
Salisbury, NC (December 1, 2025) – Niece Motorsports welcomes Conner Jones back to its NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) program for a part-time driving campaign in the 2026 season.
Jones, who initially joined the organization for five races this season, will drive the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST in select events during the forthcoming year. He will share the ride with Tyler Reif, who is set as the entry’s anchor driver, among others.
The lawsuit brought against NASCAR by two of its Cup Series race teams is set to begin Monday at the Federal Courthouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Barring an 11th-hour development, the lawsuit titled “23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR” will open with jury selection and likely proceed to opening statements on the first day of trial before Judge Kenneth D. Bell.
CONCORD, N.C. – Trackhouse Racing announced today that Red Bull will serve as a primary partner for drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch for 25 races during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Red Bull will also serve as the official energy drink of Trackhouse Racing, continuing the partnership that Trackhouse launched at the beginning of 2025.
MERCED, Calif. — As he stepped off the ATV in the pits at Merced Speedway on Saturday afternoon, Corey Day seemed none the worse for wear.
A week earlier, at fast, slick Placerville Speedway in Northern California, Day had suffered a series of violent flips while running second in his midget race car midway through the Hangtown 100.
STATESVILLE, N.C. (NOVEMBER 24, 2025) — Sigma Performance Services Racing (SPS Racing) today announced the acquisition of AM Racing, uniting two successful motorsports organizations under a single banner with the support of Ford Racing.
Beginning with the 2026 season, SPS will field entries in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (Xfinity Series), the ARCA Menards Series and an expanded late model program designed to accelerate driver development and engineering innovation across the team’s racing platforms.
(Statesville, N.C) – Christian Eckes is coming home in 2026. McAnally-Hilgemann Racing announced today that Eckes is returning to the organization to compete full-time in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series (NCTS) in 2026. The 2024 NCTS regular season titlist will drive the No. 91 Chevrolet Silverado RST in pursuit of his first championship. Eckes will be paired with Dave Elenz, who will serve as crew chief and lead the No. 91 team.
On any level of racing winning consecutive championships is a difficult task, earning three in a row while not impossible is as impressive as it is rare. During the 75th Anniversary season at Riverhead Raceway in 2025, John Beatty Jr. of Merrick accomplished something that had not been done in thirty years, and just twice over 75-years when he earned his third straight NASCAR Modified championship. Beatty will be feted along with eleven other Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series divisional champions at the Riverhead Raceway awards celebration Friday January 23rd at Giorgio’s Premier Caterers of Baiting Hollow.
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (November 20, 2025) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced today that the organization has signed a multi-year agreement with Columbia Bank to sponsor Chase Briscoe’s No. 19 Toyota Camry in three races in 2026. The No. 19 will sport the Columbia Bank blue and white colors at Circuit of the Americas on March 1, Sonoma Raceway on June 28, and Phoenix Raceway on October 18.
Along with their primary partnership on the No. 19, Columbia Bank will serve as the Official Banking Partner of Joe Gibbs Racing and provide everyday banking services for the team.
LAS VEGAS (Nov. 20, 2025) – FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX has announced the extension of its agreement with Caesars Entertainment, the largest gaming and entertainment company in the U.S., continuing their role as a Founding Partner through 2030. The renewed multi-year partnership reinforces a shared commitment to delivering the thrill of Formula 1® racing alongside the dynamic energy, entertainment and hospitality that define Caesars Entertainment’s portfolio of eight resorts on the Las Vegas Strip.
