Sonoma Raceway will open its 2025 NASCAR race weekend with the ARCA West and Xfinity series turning laps on the 1.99-mile road course. ARCA West will begin at 1:40 p.m. ET with an 80-minute practice leading into qualifying for a 64-lap race that will start at 6:30 p.m. ET.

NASCAR raced on the streets of Chicago for the third and potentially final time over the weekend.The initial three-year deal between NASCAR and the city of Chicago ended with Sunday’s race. However, there is a two-year option in the contract that could be exercised,

CONCORD, N.C. - On Wednesday morning, NASCAR announced that The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium will return for the 2026 season. The race is scheduled for February 1, 2026 and will be broadcast by FOX Sports.

When it comes to the modern NASCAR schedule, Brad Keselowski has reached his limit with the number of road courses. Keselowski is not known for his road course racing skills.

Alex Bowman hates stale racing at the same tracks over and over. He wants to see more new tracks added to the schedule.

It’s definitely not due to lack of effort, that’s for sure,” Kyle Busch said at the Martinsville Speedway. The post Fans Given Up on Kyle Busch as Harsh NASCAR Schedule Leaves Him Helpless appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. took a closer look at what the 2026 NASCAR schedule could look like. On Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt first talked about NASCAR potentially returning to Chicago since its contract is up with the city.

Shane van Gisbergen still has half a season left in his first full year of NASCAR Cup Series competition, but the last four weeks have already justified his career change.Van Gisbergen has won two of the last four races at the Mexico City road course and the Chicago street