NASCAR has reinstated Ryan Hess, a former crew member in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, and Curtis Martin Jr., a former crew member in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, upon their successful completion of NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy Road to Recovery Program.
After taking on a superspeedway and a short track to begin the season, Roush Fenway Racing (RFR) heads to the mile-and-a-half speedway of Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS); one of the organization’s most storied tracks.
This weekend, Dakoda Armstrong will make his second start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He has one previous start at the mile-and-a-half track in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, where he earned a 16th-place finish.
Not only will Marcos Ambrose debut the colors of DEWALT for the first time this season, but the team will also bring a new downforce chassis to the track with the purpose of increasing performance at tracks similiar to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
JTG Daugherty Racing has some of the greatest household brand names in their stable sponsoring AJ Allmendinger’s No. 47 Chevrolet SS. Today they welcome associate sponsor Southeastern Mills' branded products in efforts to promote Shore Lunch® Premium Soup Mixes and Southeastern Mills® Gravy Mixes at select NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events this season.
Aric Almirola hopes to best his 16th-place finish last year at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway, his career-best at the mile-and-a-half track, this weekend in the No. 43 Farmland Ford. With nine NASCAR National Series starts under his belt, Almirola proved successful at the Las Vegas track, posting three top-10 finishes in the Truck Series and a top-15 finish in the Nationwide Series.
NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Series head to the heart of Alabama and Talladega Superspeedway for the first of two visits in 2026. The two series will be joined by the ARCA Menards Series for a weekend packed of high-stakes, superspeedway racing.
Multi-time NASCAR race winner Shane van Gisbergen eyes a return to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series (NCTS) with Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen International.
JR Motorsports has competed at Talladega Superspeedway a combined 82 times in the NOAPS. In those starts at the 2.66-mile superspeedway, the organization has recorded four wins, 22 top-fives and 37 top-10s.
IKEA will partner with Spire Motorsports and 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Carson Hocevar in an associate-sponsor capacity for three races in 2026.
