LOS ANGELES – Year two of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES on FOX launches the 2026 season with three highly anticipated events on consecutive weekends, beginning with the season-opening Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on Sunday, March 1, at 12:00 PM ET on FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX One and the FOX Sports app.
FOX INDYCAR is coming off a banner inaugural season, scoring a 27% year-to-year viewership increase and the sport’s most-watched season in 17 years. (more…)
Article by Dalton Hopkins, Frontstretch
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It may have been Valentine’s Day, but NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series racer Anthony Alfredo of Ridgefield, CT spent parts of Saturday afternoon picking of the pieces of his broken heart in the infield of Daytona International Speedway. It was arguably the lowest emotional point of his racing career.
Road Racing Veteran to Make Multiple Starts in the No. 5
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (February 16, 2026) – TRICON Garage (TRICON) announced today that veteran road racer Adam Andretti has signed on for a multi-race slate with the championship-winning organization, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for four NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) races beginning at EchoPark Speedway.
Following in the footsteps of his father Aldo, brother John, uncle Mario, and cousins Michael and Marco, the second-generation driver hails from a decorated and illustrious motorsports family, having distinguished himself as an accomplished racer with nearly 30 years of competitive experience.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
The National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) will present FOX Sports play-by-play announcer Mike Joy the prestigious Myers Brothers Award on Friday, Feb. 13, at 2:30 PM ET in the Daytona International Speedway media center deadline room.
Joy, who has led the FOX NASCAR broadcast team since 2001, FOX’s first year as a NASCAR broadcast partner, this week marks the 47th Daytona 500 for which he has been a part of live TV or radio coverage and his 57th year in motorsports broadcasting. He calls this year’s “Great American Race” on FOX on Sunday, Feb. 15, at 2:30 PM ET.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Feb. 9, 2026) – One of the world’s longest tenured and most exciting racing esports series enters its 17th season in 2026, as iRacing and NASCAR are pleased to announce the return of the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series. 2026 takes the series’ established talent pool and $500,000 purse to the next level with an all-new format, giving more drivers than ever a chance to make it to the championship.
