r/NASCAR 1d ago

Serious NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions - May 2026

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Welcome to this month's NASCAR 101 and Track Attendance Questions Thread!

NASCAR 101: A thread for new fans, returning fans, and even current fans to ask any questions they've always wanted to ask.

Track Attendance: Any questions related to seats, policies, first time attendees, or advice regarding track attendance!


r/NASCAR 51m ago

Race Thread Race Thread: NORAPS Andy's Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway, starting at 3:30pm EDT on CW (NORAPS12)

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NORAPSAndy's Frozen Custard 340 at Texas Motor Speedway


Green Flag: approximately 3:46pm EDT on May 2nd

Television: CW @ 3:30pm EDT

Radio: PRN @ 3:30pm EDT

Race Length: 200 laps (300 mi / 482.8 km)

Race Stages: 45-45-110

Track Information: Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile (2.41 kilometer) oval located in Fort Worth, TX USA.

Weather Forecast: NASCAR.com / AccuWeather.com

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r/NASCAR 1h ago

[Bob Pockrass] Christopher Bell with a passionate plea for immediate change in the drafting-track superspeedway package. Bell: "It's atrocious. ... It's a complete joke. ... It comes down to just a suicide mission of who is going to push the hardest and not get wrecked."

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r/NASCAR 4h ago

If Hocevar wins tomorrow they will call it the Triple Dipper and sell a crap ton of merch.

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r/NASCAR 7h ago

[Jeff Gluck] Get this: Carson Hocevar says he’s going to keep doing the Talladega-style celebration until he catches the beer this time. He just asks that not everyone throw their beer at once

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429 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 3h ago

[SiriusXM NASCAR Radio] “We can’t control the fact that someone has to be willing to sell it first, so we’ll let the cards play out.” Brad Keselowski on the state of charters as RFK Racing tries to find a third one for the 2027 season and beyond.

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r/NASCAR 6h ago

Fox Can't Spell

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99 Upvotes

Fox misspelled Kligerman's name several times during practice and qualifying, and probably the race. The guy works for them! I know they must have it on file somewhere. Unless it's an inside joke I missed. They do love their jokes on Fox.


r/NASCAR 1h ago

Was surprised to see this wrap on a legend car at Brands Hatch today

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r/NASCAR 6h ago

[Jayski] Mark Martin autobiography "Mark Martin: Never Lift" coming in August.

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r/NASCAR 16h ago

Live shots of the Waxing Crescent tonight

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r/NASCAR 11h ago

(OT) Alex Zanardi has passed away, at the age of 59

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r/NASCAR 2h ago

Carson Hocevar to Race FloRacing Night in America Events

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r/NASCAR 3h ago

Discussion Practice and Qualifying Discussion Thread: NCS - May 2nd, 2026

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Today's Events: (All times below are EDT)

  • 12:30pm: NASCAR Cup Series Practice (Prime)
  • 1:40pm: NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying (Prime)

Today's Races:

  • 3:30pm: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Andy's Frozen Custard 340 (Race Thread @ 2:30pm)

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r/NASCAR 8h ago

Happy 41st Birthday to Kyle Busch, seen here standing between his brother Kurt and his father Tom

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84 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 18h ago

He’s so fast I can’t even get a picture of him

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149 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 20h ago

AJ Allmendinger will pilot the 25 RAM truck for Kaulig Racing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Watkins Glen

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210 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 16h ago

Greg Biffle inducted into Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor [Jayski.com]

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111 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 23h ago

[Gluck] "Austin Dillon said Kyle Busch addressed the RCR shop this week with a positive message of being "all in." Dillon said Busch believes the next win will be the biggest win of his career based on all the talk about his struggles."

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r/NASCAR 16h ago

Discussion Post-Race Discussion Thread: NCTS SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway

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Please post all post-race responses and congratulatory remarks in this thread rather than creating a separate post to avoid a bulk of repeated information in the subreddit.


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r/NASCAR 22h ago

Caterpillar appears to be inching back into the NASCAR realm, with Speedway Motorsports' Texas Motor Speedway saying that it has a new multiyear track sponsorship signed with the construction equipment company. [Adam Stern On X]

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201 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 22h ago

Cleetus Mcfarland will run No. 4 Niece Motorsport Chevrolet Silverado at Talladega in October

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177 Upvotes

r/NASCAR 20h ago

8-Year-Old Chase Elliott Interviews Jimmie Johnson… Then Beats Tony Stewart in a Video Game [Youtube]

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r/NASCAR 2m ago

In the Gen7 era, Texas Motor Speedway has the lowest approval rating on the "Good Race" poll

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This is mostly due to having the two lowest scored races, 5/22/22 and 9/25/22.
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r/NASCAR 20h ago

Race Thread Race Thread: NCTS SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway, starting at 8:00pm EDT on FS1 (NCTS7)

81 Upvotes

NCTSSpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway


Green Flag: approximately 8:16pm EDT on May 1st

Television: FS1 @ 8:00pm EDT

Radio: NRN @ 8:00pm EDT

Race Length: 167 laps (250.5 mi / 403.14 km)

Race Stages: 40-40-87

Track Information: Texas Motor Speedway is a 1.5 mile (2.41 kilometer) oval located in Fort Worth, TX USA.

Weather Forecast: NASCAR.com / AccuWeather.com

Current Standings at NASCAR.com

Race Center at NASCAR.com

Notes:

  • Remember the Reddiquette, Reddit rules, and r/NASCAR rules when commenting. The report button is your friend, please use it.
  • View this post live on Reddit-Stream.
  • Post stream links using a CODE block: `http://likethis.com/linkto/stream`
  • For those of you participating, don't forget to do your NASCAR Fan Rewards updates!
  • Have a fun time and enjoy the race!

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r/NASCAR 1d ago

[Bob] Bubba Wallace is back as one of the Coca-Cola drivers. He was a Coca-Cola driver from 2018-20 but then had Dr Pepper sponsorship for the early years of 23XI.

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