O’Donnell: “NASCAR Has Encouraging Momentum, but We Have Work to Do”
By David Morgan, Associate Editor HOMESTEAD, Fla. – As is custom at the season finale, the annual State of the Sport Address took [...]
NASCAR is making changes to qualifying in 2027
The metric will no longer set the starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series 5 qualifying sessions were canceled in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season for 2026. Then, four more qualifying sessions have been canceled in The Chase alone. When that happens, NASCAR sets the lineup…
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