Proceeds from the Ignition Luncheon will benefit the Firefighter Country Foundation, which is focused on improving the lives of families serving at Luke Air Force Base.

NASCAR officially unveiled its 2026 Cup Series schedule Wednesday, one day after The Athletic broke the news, and the latest edition has some notable changes.

On Wednesday, NASCAR officially revealed the 2026 schedules for each of its NASCAR National Series (NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, NASCAR

The NASCAR Cup Series makes its first trip of the season to Phoenix Raceway for this weekend's Shriners Children's 500, an event that serves as an important prelude to what's to come at season's end.

The flipside, of course, is that North Wilkesboro will indeed be getting a points race, which is scheduled for July 19 – just two weeks after NASCAR returns to Chicagoland Speedway for the first time since 2019.

Among the most notable changes, NASCAR is moving away from both the Chicago Street Race and Mexico City. In their place, next season’s street race will be held at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, California, while Chicagoland will return as the host of NASCAR’s Fourth of July Weekend race.

The Mercury had a lot of unknowns heading into the 2025 season, but Thomas has been the driving force behind the Mercury’s rise.

Racing across the checkered flags Tuesday at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale was firefighter and cancer survivor Paul Shupe.

Michael Jordan's NASCAR team, 23XI Racing, seemed to be in deep trouble as NASCAR had opposed the preliminary injunction filed by the 23XI and the Front Row Motorsports team.

NASCAR's Ben Kennedy explains the excitement about the championship race's return to Homestead-Miami Speedway and Phoenix Raceway's move to the Round of 8.