This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to the one-mile concrete paved oval of Dover Motor Speedway, aptly nicknamed, the Monster Mile.
The 29-year-old Chastain from Alva, Florida, rallied from an early pit road speeding penalty to overtake Erik Jones on the final lap through the tri-oval to claim his second career win in NASCAR's premier series.
The 23-year-old Gragson from Las Vegas stormed to the lead during the third of three overtime attempts before holding off Jeffrey Earnhardt to grab his first victory at Talladega.
“Someone pinch me because I’m ready to wake up," Jeffrey said, "but I guess I’ll wait 'til after we’re parked in Victory Lane before I decide to wake up.”
The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend. The ARCA Menards Series will also complete Saturday afternoon in the General Tire 250.
The two-time Cup champion from Las Vegas, Nevada, benefitted from a final lap collision involving Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to become the ninth different competitor to reach 60 victories in NASCAR's premier series.
The reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion persevered on a five-lap dash to the finish to cap off a dominant run with his first victory of the season and on Bristol's dirt course.
Legendary NHRA drivers Kenny Bernstein, Joe Amato, Warren Johnson and Bruce Larson will take to the track on Friday and Saturday for a special legends match race at Gainesville Raceway.
After a pair of superspeedway races and one road course, the NASCAR Cup Series hits a one-mile oval for the first time in 2026 as Phoenix Raceway plays host to a tripleheader that also features the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
