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.
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.
Much like in Race 2 a few hours earlier, Pato O'Ward benefitted from another driver's misfortune on the final restart to sweep the day at the Milwaukee Mile. Also Alex Palou won his fifth title.
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 39-year-old Sieg from Tucker, Georgia, led the final two of 105 over-scheduled laps and capitalized on an overtime shootout to notch his first career victory in his 424th series start at the World Center of Racing.
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.
The 24-year-old Caruth from Washington, D.C., posted a pole-winning lap at 183.232 mp in 49.118 seconds to become the 220th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position and to take a critical step towards his 2026 Chase hopes.
