Denny Hamlin will compete in the 2026 NASCAR Cup season despite a shoulder injury aggravated after a house fire that killed his father and injured his mother.

Now at Spire Motorsports, Daniel Suárez no longer has to be nice when he's racing against his former Trackhouse Racing teammates.

Snow is still affecting the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, even as it isn’t falling in Winston-Salem, N.C. NASCAR issued the first caution of the 200-lap main event on Lap 41 for melting snow weepers coming out from behind the SAFER Barrier.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Denny Hamlin disclosed Wednesday that he recently aggravated a shoulder injury and that he plans to weather the injury as the start of the NASCAR Cup Series season draws near. Hamlin\"s remarks came in a Wednesday afternoon news conference,

Josh Berry and Austin Cindric claimed the final two spots in NASCAR's preseason exhibition race by finishing 1-2 in the last chance qualifying heat at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem. The Clash was originally scheduled for Sunday and twice postponed because of a snowstorm that blanketed North Carolina and pushed the non-points event to Wednesday.

Gio Ruggiero will make his O'Reilly Series debut at Daytona and EchoPark Speedway for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Dario Franchitti will make a one-off NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start for Tricon Garage at St Petersburg on 28 February

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season begins with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray on Wednesday. See the starting lineup here for the NASCAR Clash.