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Overall, out of the points-paying 36 races throughout the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, 7 races would see no ‘Open’ entries (both Las Vegas races, Sonoma, Iowa, New Hampshire, WWTR, Kansas).

NOTE: This very unique stat was made known by Brock Beard of lastcar.info - BJ McLeod set NASCAR Cup Series history Sunday night at EchoPark Speedway, with a scoring sheet that has not been seen since the Truman Administration. Photo Credit: Steven Taranto McLeod, the part owner and part-time driver of the Live Fast Motorsports No.78 Cup team, made his return to the series after last competing in the fall race at EchoPark, which was a rare back-to-back race weekend for McLeo

The Daytona 500 duels never disappoint. That is if you're a fan of course. If you're a driver and team needing to race in, then it is 60 laps of pure chaos that either ends up with the hauler being packed up early or living for a fighting chance Sunday. Duel 1 was a thriller. Who would have thought that Casey Mears, the slowest car in Daytona 500 qualifying and who seemed to be out of contention after a mid-race collision, would end up advancing. Now Mears' Garage 66 Ford ha