Three more NASCAR Xfinity Series races remain to settle which 12 drivers will advance to this year’s Playoffs and Friday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola (730 p.m. ET on The CW, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has traditionally proven to be anyone’s game.
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Richard Childress Racing Race Preview: Daytona International Speedway
Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona International Speedway… The NASCAR Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway this weekend to race under the lights of the 2.5-mile speedway. Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 marks the 157th running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona, and the most among all tracks in Cup Series history. Richard Childress Racing has made an impressive 202 starts at track and counts four Coke Zero Sugar 400 victories among the organization’s impressive seven points-paying wins at the track. Austin Dillon was RCR’s most recent Coke Zero Sugar 400 race winner, earning the win in 2022 to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Playoffs. Other Coke Zero Sugar 400 race winners include Kevin Harvick (2010) and Dale Earnhardt (1990, 1993). RCR owns three Daytona 500 wins (Earnhardt – 1998, Harvick – 2007, Dillon – 2018). In addition, RCR has collected11 poles in Cup Series competition at Daytona.
NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Daytona
Next Race: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, August 22
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 250 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)
NASCAR Announces 2026 National Series Schedules
NASCAR Celebrates United States Navy’s 250th Anniversary with New Street Race at Naval Base Coronado featuring All Three National Series- NASCAR Championship Weekend Returns to Homestead-Miami Speedway
- NASCAR All-Star Race Makes Monster Mile Move to Dover Motor Speedway
- Chicagoland Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway Return with NASCAR Cup Series Points Races
- St. Petersburg Grand Prix to Host First CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Street Race
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 20, 2025) – NASCAR introduced another innovative national series schedule as the 2026 slates were announced for the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly NASCAR Xfinity Series) and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. New and returning venues highlight next season’s schedule, including all three national series competing on the streets at Naval Base Coronado in NASCAR San Diego, NASCAR Championship Weekend homecoming to Homestead-Miami Speedway, the NASCAR All-Star Race moving to Dover Motor Speedway and Cup Series points races returning to Chicagoland Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.
Haas Factory Team Advance | Daytona II
Haas Factory Team Advance | Daytona II
Daytona II Event Info:
Date: Saturday, Aug. 23
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Series: NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Format: 160 Laps, 400 Miles, Stages: 35-90-160
TV: NBC
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90)
Goodyear Racing NASCAR Notes Daytona International Speedway
NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series teams have familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setups for this weekend’s night races at Daytona International Speedway.
O’Reilly Auto Parts to Assume Title Sponsorship of NASCAR’s Secondary Series
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series hits the starting line February 14, 2026, and airs exclusively on The CW Network
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (August 18, 2025) — In an evolution of O’Reilly Auto Parts’ long-standing relationships throughout the sport, NASCAR and O’Reilly Auto Parts today announced a multiyear partnership – one that will make the leader in the automotive replacement parts industry the title sponsor of what is now known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series. This landmark partnership aligns two American-born powerhouses, each with a rich legacy of fueling performance and passion from the grassroots up. The multi-dimensional sponsorship also includes promotional opportunities and brand integrations in partnership with The CW Network, the exclusive broadcast home of the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
NASCAR Xfinity Series To Have New Name In 2026
NBC Sports reports NASCAR has signed O’Reilly Auto Parts to be the entitlement sponsor of the Xfinity Series beginning next year, the sanctioning body announced Monday.
The series will be known as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series beginning in 2026.
This season marks the end of Xfinity as the sponsor for NASCAR’s No. 2 series. Xfinity has sponsored the series since 2015.
Nu Way Named Title Sponsor, Blues Hog As Presenting Sponsor For Upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series Race
MADISON, Ill. (Aug. 14, 2025) – Nu Way Concrete Forms, in celebration of the St. Louis-based company’s 70th anniversary, will serve as title sponsor for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, Sept. 6, at World Wide Technology Raceway.
In addition to Nu Way in the entitlement role, St. Louis’ award-winning barbeque company Blues Hog will serve as the presenting sponsor.
NASCAR Xfinity Series News & Notes – Off Weekend, Looking Toward Daytona
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Next Race: Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola
The Place: Daytona International Speedway
Track Length: 2.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Friday, August 22
The Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $1,651,939
TV: CW, 7 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 250 miles (100 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 30),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 60), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 100)