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Grand National Today — ARCA Night in America

Two ARCA Races, One Saturday Night: East at Nashville, West at Shasta, Both on FloRacing

Both ARCA Menards Series regional tours run on Saturday May 2: the Cook Out Music City 150 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway at 9 p.m. ET, the Bill Schmitt 173 at Shasta Speedway at 11:30 p.m. ET.

John Speedway·Apr 30, 2026

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CLT Mercury Stock Car Business Illustration – Charlotte Skyline, Race Car, and Financial Growth

Caden Kvapil Stole a Race, Dawson Sutton Came Home, and Nashville Got Three Guitars and a Sold-Out Saturday Night

Caden Kvapil won the LMSC feature and Dawson Sutton took the PLM race at the sold-out Tootsie's Music City Showdown at Nashville Fairgrounds…

John Speedway·Apr 12, 2026

Connor Zilisch Stayed Out on Old Tires With 28 Laps Left. Rodney Childers Knew Exactly What He Was Doing.

Rodney Childers made the call to stay out on old tires with 28 laps left. Connor Zilisch made him look like a genius, holding off Kyle Larson to win…

John Speedway·Apr 12, 2026

Grand National Today — Launching June 1, 2026

Blaine Perkins Drove From Bakersfield to Bristol. It Took Him About Six Years.

Blaine Perkins grew up in Bakersfield, California — not exactly NASCAR country. But here he is at Jordan Anderson Racing No.

John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026

Austin Hill Has Won at Daytona Four Times in Five Years. The No. 21 Has a Long Season Ahead.

The RCR No. 21 opened 2026 at Daytona the same way he opens most years — in Victory Lane. Austin Hill's fourth season-opener win in five years is a…

John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026

Austin Green Grew Up Inside NASCAR. Now He's Racing His Way Into It.

Austin Green's father drove these cars. Now Green has his own full-time seat at Peterson Racing — 33 races to prove that the name on the back of the…

John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026

Anthony Alfredo Has 150 Starts and Something to Prove. Viking Motorsports Is Betting He's Right.

After 150+ career starts and 23 top-10s, Anthony Alfredo arrives at Viking Motorsports in 2026 with a familiar crew chief and an unfamiliar thing…

John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026

Brandon Jones Finished Second at The Rock. JR Motorsports Doesn't Build Cars for Second Place.

Brandon Jones put the JRM No. 9 in second place at Rockingham — and in doing so, gave us the cleanest possible picture of what this car is capable of.

John Speedway·Apr 10, 2026

William Sawalich Wins His First at The Rock: The No. 18 Is Back

William Sawalich wins his first O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Rockingham, ending a three-year drought for the JGR No. 18.

John Speedway·Apr 5, 2026

Connor Zilisch Has the Best Résumé in NASCAR. He's Also 33rd in Points.

Karting world champion at eleven. Daytona and Sebring winner at seventeen. Eleven Xfinity wins before turning twenty.

John Speedway·Apr 2, 2026

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Every Race. What It Means.

You already know who won. You're here for what it means — the strategy call that changed the race, the rookie who ran 28th but learned something, the team owner who just lost his crew chief and won't say why. We cover every O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race and every CARS Tour Late Model Stock race, published within 18 hours of the checkered flag.

The Beat

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (O'Reilly Series) — Full-season NASCAR national series coverage.

CARS Tour LMSC — The Southeast's premier short track series. Every race.

CARS Tour PLM — Pro Late Model coverage, especially doubleheader weekends.

Virginia Triple Crown — South Boston, Langley, and the best short track racing in Virginia.

The People

31 driver profiles and 12 team profiles — from Carson Kvapil to Viking Motorsports. If they're racing in the O'Reilly Series or on the CARS Tour, they have a page here.

The Tracks

Hickory Motor Speedway · North Wilkesboro · Nashville Fairgrounds · South Boston · Langley · Martinsville

Standings & Schedules

O'Reilly Series Schedule · CARS Tour Schedule · Virginia Triple Crown Schedule · All Standings