2026 NASCAR Cup Series

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The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series is the 78th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 55th season for the modern-era Cup Series. The preseason featured the Cook Out Clash exhibition race on February 4 at Bowman Gray Stadium, followed by the season-opening 68th running of the Daytona 500 on February 15 at Daytona International Speedway. The season will end at Homestead–Miami Speedway on November 8. Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports returned as the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion. For the first time since 2013, NASCAR utilized The Chase as their championship format after twelve seasons of using the elimination-style playoff format, with revised rules from its last installation. Following the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin clinched the No. 1 seed in the Chase. This season was marred by the death of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch due to sepsis caused by pneumonia on May 21, days before the Coca-Cola 600. Busch was the...

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