Overview
- The Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Circuit of the Americas, with the Cup event Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FOX and HBO Max over 95 laps (stages 20/45/95).
- The Craftsman Truck Series holds its first street race Saturday at noon ET in St. Petersburg on FOX, following Friday practice and qualifying on FS2.
- Trackhouse’s Shane van Gisbergen is the betting favorite at COTA (+120 per DraftKings) on the back of five consecutive road/street-course wins, with teammate Connor Zilisch next shortest.
- Double-duty at COTA features van Gisbergen and Zilisch with JR Motorsports and Ross Chastain with Jordan Anderson Racing, while St. Pete draws road-course specialists including Dario Franchitti, who will have Jimmie Johnson as crew chief.
- NASCAR unveiled a new All‑Star Race format at Dover with three segments, an inversion after segment one, and a fan‑vote final slot, and the COTA Cup purse increases to $11,233,037 for 2026.