NASCAR Cup Series

The NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series head to Darlington Raceway this weekend.

The 29-year-old Nemechek from Mooresville, North Carolina, will part ways with Legacy Motor Club following a three-year campaign at the conclusion of the 2026 Cup Series season.

Chevrolet’s championship title-defending campaign in the NASCAR Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series begins this Labor Day weekend as the sport heads to the historic venue tapped as “The Track Too Tough To Tame” - Darlington Raceway.

The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Darlington Raceway for the Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday, September 6, 5 p.m. ET on USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, and HBO Max.

The 2013 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion from Berlin, Connecticut, led five of 166 over-scheduled laps and rallied from an incident at the conclusion of the first stage period to achieve his first Cup career victory and race his way into the Chase at the World Center of Racing.

The 27-year-old Herbst from Las Vegas, Nevada, will be replaced by Harrison Burton for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway due to lingering effects from last weekend's incident at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The 2025 Coca-Cola 600 champion from Alva, Florida, posted a pole-winning lap at 184.396 mph in 48.808 seconds for his first Cup pole nearly two years at the World Center of Racing.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin and 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick were made available to the media on Friday prior to the NASCAR Cup Series race from Daytona International Speedway.

NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Series return to Daytona International Speedway where both reach their regular season finale, ultimately setting the field for each series’ postseason ‘Chase.’

26th points-paying event of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. 28th on-track event overall this season for the series.