Shane van Gisbergen was so dominant on road courses last season that NASCAR’s first road race of 2026 seems like it’s already settled for another runaway victory for the driver from New Zealand.

The NASCAR Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series return to Circuit of The Americas this weekend, while the Craftsman Truck Series makes its debut on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. Bookmark this page and come back often for your race-week essentials — from links to qualifying order,

The 3-time Supercars champion and NASCAR road course master strikes again. After a heated battle with phenom Connor Zilisch in Stage 1, Shane van Gisbergen made short work of the rest of the field and found the win at Circuit of the Americas in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race.

Fans are hailing Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the saviors of NASCAR.

Quite the compliment. Carson Hocevar is in his third full year of the NASCAR Cup Series as the driver of the #77 car for Spire Motorsports, and it's safe to say he hasn't made many friends in the garage area since he arrived.

NASCAR will honor first responders for this weekends races at COTA, plus that of title sponsors.

Hill will drive the No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet Camaro in five NASCAR Cup Series events, starting at Phoenix.