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#ARCA... Cleetus McFarland, in his eighth ARCA Menards Series start, has won the pole for Friday's #HenryFordHealth200 at Michigan.

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#NASCAR... NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and broadcaster, Ned Jarrett, passed away peacefully at his home on Thursday, at the age of 93, his family announced.

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#NASCAR... On June 4, 2023, Kyle Busch collected his 63rd and final NASCAR Cup Series win at @WWTRaceway. Three years later, we look back on that day and what it meant, as we continue to remember the life and legacy of the late NASCAR legend:

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The Chase Elliott Foundation is bringing its "DESI9N TO DRIVE" program back for a 10th season, in partnership with NAPA and Hendrick Motorsports.

This year's baseball-themed scheme was designed by 8-year-old Maximus Peace and 9-year-old Noelle Springer.

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It's the second half of the regular-season, and the cutline for "The Chase" has tightened up heading to Michigan International Speedway. Who is in a good position? Who isn't? I break it all down here:

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#NASCAR... Kevin Magnussen will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Naval Base Coronado on June 21, driving the No. 91 for @TeamTrackhouse and @THProject91.

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"It was a lot of fun, it definitely feels like we're making headway."

Shane Van Gisbergen is making big progress on ovals in 2026, after back-to-back strong runs at Charlotte and Nashville -- with Sunday marking SVG's first top-five on an oval.

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#NASCAR... Spencer Davis is returning to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series this weekend at Michigan International Speedway, driving the No. 5 Toyota Tundra for TRICON Garage -- his first start since 2023.

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#NASCAR... It likely took a moment or two for Joe Gibbs to recover from the battle that took place in the final laps of Sunday's race, as Denny Hamlin battled hard to edge out Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe, his teammates at Joe Gibbs Racing:

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NEWS: Peterson Racing Group is adding Nick Sanchez to its driver lineup, starting at Pocono, a source tells @JSrigleyDotCom.

Sanchez will drive the No. 87 at Pocono and several other races, with Austin Green running both Sonoma and San Diego.

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#NASCAR... The finish of Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series event at Nashville was a tale of youth (Brent Crews) versus experience (Justin Allgaier).

After a fantastic side-by-side battle, experience triumphed.

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#NASCAR... Jesse Love and Austin Hill, teammates at RCR, will lead the field to green in Saturday's #SportsIllustratedResorts250 after qualifying was axed due to inclement weather.

NASCAR is trying to get teams on-track for practice, though.

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It's official... Corey Heim is heading to the #NASCAR Cup Series full-time in 2027, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing.

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#NASCAR... From the get-go, it was clear @LayneRiggs99 was going to be tough to beat, and credit where it's due to Rajah Caruth, because he almost did... but, in a last-lap pass, Riggs completed an impressive rebound to take his third win of 2026.

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#NASCAR... Chandler Smith had a track-record-smashing lap in hand when Mother Nature decided to raid Nashville Superspeedway... qualifying was canceled, and now, his teammate, Layne Riggs, will lead the field to green, while Smith starts 22nd.

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It's been a week since we lost Kyle Busch.

A two-time champion and NASCAR's winningest driver, Busch has a career worth of accolades that will likely never be matched.

#SrigleyStats dives into the illustrious career of #NASCAR's 'American Badass':

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#NASCAR… @StenhouseJr and his long-time sponsor NOS Energy are paying tribute to Kyle Busch this weekend at Nashville, with a paint scheme that resembles the design Busch ran, and won with several times, in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.

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The National Motorsports Appeals Panel has upheld the penalty given to Ryan Preece, after a run-in with Ty Gibbs at Texas.

"Neither side clearly proved their point, but Mr. Preece’s comments showed that he chose to not cut his competitor any breaks.”

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Casey Mears and Beard Motorsports will make up for a DNQ at Talladega in April (inclement weather) with an added NASCAR Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway on June 14.

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#NASCAR... Cleetus McFarland will run the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Michigan International Speedway, driving for @NieceMotorsport.

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