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[wdwfan4ver]

Also Stewart Friesen is now out of Hospital after 9 days according to his twitter account. The procedures to reconstruct his shattered pelvis and his right leg tibia and fibula went smoothly. Stewart Friesen has some extra plates, screws, rods, and pins as well as a fractured C7 and fractured left hip.

A little bit of this stuff I can explain to a point because I had a severe fractured left hip back when I was a Junior in High School with the different being I didn't have other injuries and I was not an athlete at all.

Him having extra hardware in his body is not surprising considering his injuries. When I had severe hip fracture, a metal rod inserted was inserted. I had to relearn to walk after my hip injury and I had a lot of physical therapy due to that injury.

What happen to Friesen is much worse due to the amount of injuries involved. The amount of time part I can't answer due race car drivers are usually in top shape physically.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Shane van Gisbergen signed a contract extension with Trackhouse Racing.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Connor Zilisch was taken to the local hospital after his Xfinity series win. What happened was he fall from his car in victory lane.

I don't know his status for tomorrow's cup race at Watkins Glen and he supposed to start 25th tomorrow.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

There is an update on Connor Zilisch. Connor suffered a broken collarbone and is now out of the hospital. They did a ct scan for his head and his head is clear.

Trackhouse Racing also withdrawn the 87 car and that means Connor isn't racing tomorrow.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

NASCAR announced there are no plans to limit victory lane celebrations after Connor Zilisch's fall.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

NASCAR announced Anduril as the presenting sponsor of the NASCAR San Diego Weekend and NASCAR Cup Series street race entitlement partner of the new event at Naval Base Coronado on June 19-21, 2026.

Anduril is a renowned defense products company. Anduril has also been named the Official Defense Partner of NASCAR as part of the multi year agreement.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

NASCAR announced the Xfinity series will be renamed the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts series in 2026.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

It has been announced that 3 time truck series champion Matt Crafton will be retiring from full time racing after the 2025 season. Matt has been racing the truck series full time since 2001 and will be 50 years old in June of 2026.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

NASCAR announced today that the NASCAR Channel its free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) network, will be available to millions more fans when it launches on The Roku Channel today.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

NASCAR announced 2026 schedule for Truck series, NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts series, and the cup series.

The highlights for the cup series for 2026 is Chicagoland Speedway returns for the first time since 2019 and North Wilkesboro gets its first cup points race since September of 1996.

Here is the the 2026 Cup series schedule:
Feb. 1 — Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium
Feb. 15 — Daytona 500
Feb. 22 — Atlanta
March 1 — Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
March 8 — Phoenix
March 15 — Las Vegas
March 22 — Darlington, South Carolina
March 29 — Martinsville, Virginia
April 12 — Bristol, Tennessee
April 19 — Kansas
April 26 — Talladega, Alabama
May 3 — Texas
May 10 — Watkins Glen
May 17 — All-Star Race (Dover)
May 24 — Coca-Cola 600 (Charlotte)
May 31 — Nashville, Tennessee
June 7 — Michigan
June 14 — Pocono in Long Pond, Pennsylvania
June 21 — San Diego - Naval Base Coronado
June 28 — Sonoma, California
July 5 — Chicagoland
July 12 — Atlanta
July 19 — North Wilkesboro
July 26 — Brickyard 400 (Indianapolis)
Aug. 9 — Iowa
Aug. 15 — Richmond, Virginia
Aug. 23 — New Hampshire
Aug. 29 — Daytona, Florida
Sept. 6 — Darlington
Sept. 13 — Gateway in Madison, Illinois
Sept. 19 — Bristol
Sept. 27 — Kansas
Oct. 4 — Las Vegas
Oct. 11 — Charlotte Roval
Oct. 18 — Phoenix
Oct. 25 — Talladega
Nov. 1 — Martinsville
Nov. 8 — Homestead

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Here is the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts series 2026 schedule:

Saturday, February 14 - Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, February 21 - EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
Saturday, February 28 - Circuit of the Americas (Austin)
Saturday, March 7 - Phoenix Raceway
Saturday, March 14 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, March 21 - Darlington Raceway
Saturday, March 28 - Martinsville Speedway
Saturday, April 4 - Rockingham Speedway
Saturday, April 11 - Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, April 18 - Kansas Speedway
Saturday, April 25 - Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, May 2 - Texas Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 9 - Watkins Glen International
Saturday, May 16 - Dover Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 23 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Saturday, May 30 - Nashville Superspeedway
Saturday, June 13 - Pocono Raceway
Saturday, June 20 - San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)
Saturday, June 27 - Sonoma Raceway
Saturday, July 4 - Chicagoland Speedway
Saturday, July 11 - EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
Saturday, July 25 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Saturday, August 8 - Iowa Speedway
Friday, August 28 - Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, September 5 - Darlington Raceway
Saturday, September 12 - World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)
Friday, September 18 - Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, October 3 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Saturday, October 10 - Charlotte Roval
Saturday, October 17 - Phoenix Raceway
Saturday, October 24 - Talladega Superspeedway
Saturday, October 31 - Martinsville Speedway
Saturday, November 7 - (NASCAR Championship) Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Before going into the entire 2026 Truck series schedule, there is something interesting with that schedule. While Indycar hasn't announced their 2026 schedule yet, it seems like the truck series and Indycar will be racing at St. Petersburg on the same weekend. Also St. Petersburg has been Indycar's first race of the year in recent years and is a street course that Indycar has went to since 2005.

Here is the 2026 Truck series schedule:

Friday, February 13 - Daytona International Speedway
Saturday, February 21 - EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)
Saturday, February 28 - Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Friday, March 20 - Darlington Raceway
Friday, April 3 - Rockingham Speedway
Friday, April 10 - Bristol Motor Speedway
Friday, May 1 - Texas Motor Speedway
Friday, May 8 - Watkins Glen International
Friday, May 15 - Dover Motor Speedway
Friday, May 22 - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Friday, May 29 - Nashville Superspeedway
Saturday, June 6 - Michigan International Speedway
Friday, June 19 - San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)
Saturday, July 11 - Lime Rock Park
Saturday, July 18 - North Wilkesboro Speedway
Friday, July 24 - Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park
Friday, August 14 - Richmond Raceway
Saturday, August 22 - New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Thursday, September 17 - Bristol Motor Speedway
Saturday, September 26 - Kansas Speedway
Friday, October 9 - Charlotte ROVAL
Friday, October 16 - Phoenix Raceway
Friday, October 23 - Talladega Superspeedway
Friday, October 30 - Martinsville Speedway
Friday, November 6 - (NASCAR Championship) Homestead-Miami Speedway

 

[MinnieM123]

@wdwfan4ver , Unless my eyes skipped a line, I don't see, in the NASCAR O'Reilly Parts Series, any date listed for the NH Motor Speedway for 2026. (I do see NH listed for the 2026 Truck Series only.)

NH Motor Speedway has a NASCAR Cup Series race this year -- September 21st, so it just seemed unusual that nothing was listed for 2026.