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.
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Joe Gibbs Racing Celebrating 35th Anniversary in 2026
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (January 27, 2026) – Joe Gibbs Racing, the winningest team of all-time across NASCAR’s three national series, is set for its 35th season in 2026. The organization has a variety of activations planned to celebrate the team’s history, fans, partners, and the Gibbs family.
Over the team’s history, Joe Gibbs Racing has earned 448 victories in NASCAR national series competition, including 227 NASCAR Cup Series wins and 221 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series wins. JGR’s pedigree includes championships with Kyle Busch, Bobby Labonte, and Tony Stewart in the Cup Series, and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championships with Busch, Ty Gibbs, Daniel Hemric, and Daniel Suárez. The team also helped launch the careers of other standout drivers like Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Joey Logano.
Acceptance Insurance and Niece Motorsports Announce New Partnership with NASCAR Driver Andrés Pérez de Lara
Huntington Beach, CA — [January 27, 2026] — Niece Motorsports and Acceptance Insurance today announced that Andrés Pérez de Lara will return to the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado for the full NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series schedule in 2026, with Acceptance Insurance joining as his anchor partner. Pérez de Lara—one of NASCAR’s most promising young drivers—will carry Acceptance Insurance branding as a primary sponsor for select races throughout the upcoming season.
Veteran crew chief Wally Rogers will continue to lead the No. 44 team as Pérez de Lara enters his second NCTS season.
Race Of Champions Management Continues To Announce “Save-The-Date” Opportunities As Fans Build Their 2026 Race Calendar
Williamson, NY (January 26, 2026) — Race of Champions management is pleased to announce it will once again lease Spencer Speedway for six (6) events during the 2026 season at the Route 104, half-mile speedplant.
Opening night is scheduled for Friday, May 22, followed by additional events on Friday, June 5; Friday, July 10; Friday, July 31; Friday, August 14; and Friday, September 4, 2026. An open practice is tentatively planned for Friday, May 15.
Race Of Champions “Family Of Series” Championship Celebration Set For Saturday, February 28, 2026 Auburn, New York
Auburn, NY (January 24, 2026) — The Race of Champions “Family of Series” Championship Celebration will take place on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at the Holiday Inn Auburn–Finger Lakes Region, in the Finger Lakes Ballroom.
The evening will celebrate the accomplishments of competitors from the 2025 Race of Champions season, with championship awards and point fund distributions presented across the Family of Series.
Teddy Hodgdon To Chase NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Rookie of the Year
Hodgdon Also Pairing With JMA Motorsports For Full-Time Monaco Modified Tri-Track Series Effort
A minimum of 25 races are on the calendar for Teddy Hodgdon for the 2026 short-track Modified racing season.
Hodgdon plans to compete full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour in search of the Rookie of the Year award in the familiar No. 55 entry, for all 16 events.
Levan Machine & Truck Equipment Takes Lead Role As Thunder On The Hill Series Sponsor
BECHTELSVILLE, PA January 22, 2026 . . . . . . . . . . . . . We are thrilled and proud to announce that Levan Machine & Truck Equipment has taken the lead sponsor role of the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series for the 2026 season at the Grandview Speedway. Levan Machine & Truck Equipment President and CEO Brian Levan first joined the Thunder on the Hill Racing Series in 2017 sponsoring the first Smoke on the Hill event that featured Tony Stewart in a 410 Sprint Car at Grandview. Since that time, Levan Machine & Truck Equipment has been a huge part of the Thunder Series including being the sponsor of the first High Limit Sprint event at Grandview in 2023.
Anthony Alfredo Back With Beard Motorsports For the Daytona 500
Northeastern correspondent Lou Modestino checks in with a Frontstretch report by Kevin Rutherford….
Anthony Alfredo and Beard Motorsports will attempt the 2026 Daytona 500, the team announced Jan. 20.
Alfredo, from Ridgewood, CT, will pilot the No. 62 at Speedweeks for the third year in a row. He failed to qualify for the 2025 edition after making the show in 2024.
Chandler Smith to Attempt to Qualify for the 2026 Daytona 500 with Front Row Motorsports
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (January 22, 2026) – After a successful first season at Front Row Motorsports (FRM), highlighted by two wins in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Chandler Smith will make his first attempt for the team in the Cup Series driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the Daytona 500.
TeamSLR: Lanie Buice, Alon Day Anchor 2026 TA2 Driver Lineup
Chevrolet Development Driver Joined by Four-Time NASCAR Euro Series Champ for TeamSLR; 2025 COTA Finale Winner Helio Meza Returns for Six Rounds
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Jan. 22, 2026) – TeamSLR’s mission to deliver a second consecutive CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series driver championship will be in the hands of a pair of fulltime drivers for 2026 – 18-year-old Chevrolet development prodigy Lanie Buice of Jackson, Georgia, and four-time NASCAR Euro Series champion Alon Day of Israel.