The Official 2026 NASCAR Regular Season Discussion Thread

[Blazehausen]

Hopefully we get some fun beating and banging

 

[Doom]

We got cars bumping and Bubba spins.

 

[Doom]

We're at lap 102, the track's wet and we're back to racing.

 

[Doom]

The cars are returning to the pits for the track to dry by the drying crew.

 

[Doom]

And we're back to racing once again!

 

[Doom]

Already having a little bit of mayhem after the restart.

 

[Blazehausen]

Who could've seen that comping.

 

[Tommy Bedlam]

Hope they keep trying. Make this thing fun

 

[Blazehausen]

This might eventually be over lol

 

[Doom]

Fucking great. The remainder of the race won't be on FOX now that they switched to The Masked Singer.

 

[Doom]

Ryan Preece wins the Clash!

 

[Tommy Bedlam]

Hocevar has signed a long-term extension with Spire that will keep him in the 77 "into the next decade."

 

[Blazehausen]

NASCAR officials announced Thursday that two incentive programs would return, solidifying the dates and tracks for the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Dash 4 Cash and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Triple Truck Challenge in 2026.

Both initiatives offer qualified drivers the opportunity to receive bonus paydays throughout the regular season.

The schedules for both programs this season are as follows:

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series #Dash4Cash schedule:

April 4: Rockingham Speedway (qualifier)
April 11: Bristol Motor Speedway
April 18: Kansas Speedway
April 25: Talladega Superspeedway
May 2: Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Triple Truck Challenge schedule:

March 20: Darlington Raceway
April 3: Rockingham Speedway
April 10: Bristol Motor Speedway

 

[Stellar]

I do like those two challenges. Those things to me always seemed like a good idea.

The Clash had its ups and downs. I enjoyed some of it. Preece winning and getting emotional after...was a feel good win.

 

[Blazehausen]