While NASCAR fans have enjoyed plenty of action so far into the 2026 racing season, the Craftsman Truck Series will finally jump back into action this weekend after a three-week hiatus.
Crew chief Patrick Donahue, car chief Dillon Bassett and engineer Morgan Olsen have been barred for the next four O'Reilly events due to fallen ballast from Patrick Staropoli's No. 48 entry during this past weekend's event at Sin City.
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, led a race-high 134 of 267-scheduled laps and prevailed in a 50-lap dash to the finish to achieve his first Cup victory of 2026 at Sin City.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, went from seventh to first during a 47-lap dash that enabled him to achieve his first NASCAR victory of the 2026 season in Sin City.
The 2024 Coca-Cola 600 & 2025 All-Star Race champion from Norman, Oklahoma, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 187.156 mph in 28.853 seconds for his first Cup pole of 2026 at Sin City.
Josh Pierson was quickest overall in two combined practice sessions Friday for this weekend’s Grand Prix of Monterey doubleheader, as all three INDY NXT by Firestone title contenders were nowhere near the top of the speed charts.
Shawn Langdon went to the top on Friday’s final run at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, taking the provisional No. 1 spot to kick off the Cornwell Quality Tools NHRA U.S. Nationals.
John Hunter Nemechek has eight starts at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series. He earned his highest finish of fourth in last year’s Southern 500
