Yearly Archives: 2026

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RECAP: Corey Day Wins Second Straight NASCAR O’Reilly Series Race with a Late Charge at Charlotte

Corey Day wins second straight NASCAR O'Reilly Series race with a late charge at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday in the Blue Cross NC 300.
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 11: Corey Day, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Blue Cross NC 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2026, in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

Corey Day wins second straight NASCAR O’Reilly Series race with a late charge at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday in the Blue Cross NC 300.

CONCORD, N.C.—A gutsy three-wide pass on the backstretch gave Corey Day his second straight victory in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase and put the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driver within striking distance of the series lead.

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RECAP: Layne Riggs Tightens NASCAR Truck Series Chase with a Win at Charlotte

Layne Riggs tightens the NASCAR Truck Series Chase with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night in the Ecosave 200.
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – OCTOBER 09: Layne Riggs, driver of the #34 BKB Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 09, 2026, in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

Layne Riggs tightens the NASCAR Truck Series Chase with a win at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday night in the Ecosave 200.

CONCORD, N.C.—In the opening laps of Friday’s Ecosave 200, as he was slicing his way forward from the 13th starting position,

Layne Riggs declared on his team radio, “They’re in trouble”—meaning the competition.

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RECAP: Chase Briscoe Takes NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Trophy as Larson Stretches Championship Lead

Chase Briscoe takes the NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway trophy as Kyle  Larson stretches his championship lead in the South Point 400.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 04: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 04, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Chase Briscoe takes the NASCAR Cup Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway trophy as Kyle Larson stretches his championship lead in the South Point 400.

LAS VEGAS – Chase Briscoe left nothing to chance in the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sunday afternoon – the Joe Gibbs Racing driver sweeping both stage victories, leading a race best 175 of the 267 laps and ultimately besting the field by 1.376 seconds to take his second NASCAR Cup Series trophy of the season under temperatures in the mid-90s – one of the hottest race days of the season.

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RECAP: Corey Day Hits the NASCAR O’Reilly Series Jackpot Win in Back-and-Forth Vegas Battle with Kvapil

Corey Day hits the NASCAR O'Reilly Series jackpot in a back-and-forth Las Vegas Motor Speedway battle with Kvapil in the Focused Health 302.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – OCTOBER 03: Corey Day, driver of the #17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 03, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Corey Day hits the NASCAR O’Reilly Series jackpot in a back-and-forth Las Vegas Motor Speedway battle with Kvapil in the Focused Health 302.

LAS VEGAS – In one of the most thrilling finishes of the season, 20-year-old Hendrick Motorsports rookie driver Corey Day prevailed in a final-lap back-and-forth with 23-year-old JR Motorsports racer Carson Kvapil to claim his third career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory in Saturday’s Focused Health 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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