Articles filed under Auto Racing
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2-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41, NASCAR saysMay 21, 2026 5:05 pm - Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died at 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
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Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title from the pole after taking the top spot in qualifyingMay 17, 2026 8:01 pm - INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Palou surprised himself Sunday. The Spanish driver who has dominated race after race over the past two IndyCar seasons, arrived at the Brickyard for I...
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What year is this? NASCAR’s All-Star prize remains stuck at $1 million 23 years after launchMay 16, 2026 6:02 pm - Here it is in 2026, and a million dollars isn't exactly a lot of money in sports these days and hasn't been in NASCAR since the days when Jeff Gordon swept the series full throttle into the national spotlight. Yet in an era when a $10 million annual baseball salary seems like a discount, NASCAR drivers will race for the same measly $1 million prize as they have since 2003 in Sunday's All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway.
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Felix Rosenqvist, Scott McLaughlin reach the top of Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast FridayMay 15, 2026 7:44 pm - Felix Rosenqvist took advantage of the friendly, late afternoon weather conditions to reach the top of the Indianapolis 500 speed charts on Fast Friday.
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Carson Hocevar is starting up front again in Texas a week after his breakthrough NASCAR Cup victoryMay 02, 2026 8:06 pm - Carson Hocevar is suddenly spending a lot of time out front in NASCAR and already is feeling different as a Cup race winner.
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Christopher Bell takes Las Vegas pole as Joe Gibbs Racing sweeps top 3 qualifyingMar 14, 2026 4:55 pm - This time last week observers were questioning what was wrong with Joe Gibbs Racing as the team stumbled out of NASCAR's opening gate and parked in the back end of the garage as a team struggling in the Cup Series rankings.
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IndyCar and NASCAR partner for a desert doubleheader as both series enjoy strong starts to seasonMar 06, 2026 7:32 pm - Pato O'Ward wasn't sold on the motorsports doubleheader this weekend at Phoenix Raceway because the IndyCar driver doesn't like being “the support series” to NASCAR.
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Jimmie Johnson plans to make one more Daytona 500 start in 2027 before ending his Cup careerFeb 14, 2026 3:30 pm - Jimmie Johnson plans to end his illustrious NASCAR Cup Series career at the 2027 Daytona 500.
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From YouTuber to NASCAR driver: Cleetus McFarland expands his racing resume at DaytonaFeb 12, 2026 3:26 pm - Garrett Mitchell is better known as “Cleetus McFarland” to his millions of followers gained over the years as a racing influencer. He's pretty much always been called a YouTuber, until he was out to dinner last week when a fan stopped by and referred to him as a NASCAR driver.
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NASCAR settles federal antitrust case filed by 2 of its teams, one owned by NBA great Michael JordanDec 11, 2025 10:51 am - A federal antitrust case accusing NASCAR of being a monopolistic bully was settled Thursday after the stock car racing series agreed to make the charters at the heart of its business model permanent for its teams.