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NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin has repeatedly stated that he intends to retire from full-time Cup Series racing at the end of the 2027 season. Although there is still some doubt about his execution, it appears Joe Gibbs Racing has a succession plan in place.

Fox Sports’ Bob Pockross wrote that O’Reilly Series driver Brent Cruz is “focused on driver development” so that he can replace Hamlin in the No. 11 car whenever that happens.

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Hamlin, who is coming off a million-dollar win in the NASCAR All-Star Race, remains easily one of the best drivers in the sport. In 2026, he leads the Cup Series in laps led (624), and his average finishing position (9.92) is even better than last season, when he won six races.

It’s not like it’s a Michael McDowell or Kyle Busch situation, where wins have become less frequent. Hamlin is a championship contender who has a legitimate chance to win every week at every oval track on the Cup Series circuit.

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That’s why there is considerable doubt as to whether Hamlin will actually leave when his contract expires. Whether it’s in 2027 or any year after that, JGR has a tentative plan.

Cruz, who just turned 18 in March, has been one of the best drivers in the O’Reilly Series this season. He finished in the top 10 in seven of his 10 races and finished in the top five in four races.

Widely regarded as one of the top prospects in NASCAR, with some even seeing him as a better talent than Connor Zylisch, a Cup Series ride is inevitable. Crews looks ready to step behind the wheel of the No. 11 whenever Hamlin decides to step away.

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23XI Racing Development driver Corey Heim is a top prospect in NASCAR and is widely viewed as one of the best young talents in the sport. Although he does not have a full-time ride this season, that may soon change.

Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic and Bob Pokrass of Fox Sports wrote this week that there is a real possibility that Heim will get a full-time ride as the third driver of 23XI’s Cup Series team next season.

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Heim, age 23, has split time with racing at all three levels this season. Although he is not eligible for The Chase in the Truck Series, he has the eighth-most points (204) in trucks this season despite making half as many starts as his teammates.

His performance in the cup series so far has also been impressive. Most recently, Heim led 69 laps at Texas Motor Speedway and just a few weeks ago he finished 15th at Kansas. There is universal agreement that he is ready for a full-time ride in the Cup and it seems the plan is for that to happen in 2027.

What the addition of Corey Haim means to Riley Herbst

Many in the industry agree that Heim is a better driver than Riley Herbst, who had a terrible rookie season in the No. 35 car for 23XI Racing. However, Herbst has brought significant funding resources to 23XI.

The important thing for the 27-year-old is to improve his chances of remaining in the Cup series beyond 2026. Herbst’s average starting position (20.25) and average finishing position (22.67) were significantly improved compared to last season (26.97 and 26.39), placing him 29th in points through 12 races.

Herbst is not only producing better on-track results, but he has also proven to be a great teammate to both Tyler Reddick and Bubba Wallace this season. Additionally, he has received high praise from 23XI co-owner Denny Hamlin for his improvements.

While Hamm is destined to take the No. 35 car next season, Herbst will likely get the ride in 2027. Legacy Motor Club has added a third charter and is in need of funding, Herbst’s improvements and his strong relationship with Monster Energy provide the results and financial resources to make him a potential target for the LMC.

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Chad Brown-trained horse Iron Honor heads into the 2026 Preakness Stakes as the current favorite. However, one racing insider believes there are two other legitimate contenders to win Saturday’s race.

The second leg of this year’s Triple Crown comes this weekend with the 151st edition of the Preakness Stakes. This year differs from recent editions as only three Kentucky Derby competitors will be at Laurel Park on Saturday, and none of them are race winner Golden Tempo.

Before Saturday’s race, Iron Honor, a horse trained by two-time Preakness winner Chad Brown, is the favorite. And according to racing insider Byron King, we may be getting the best version of the three-year-old colt yet.

“[Iron Honor] “It is projected as a slight 9-2 favorite due to the success of trainer Chad Brown, who has won this race twice before with new horses, excluding the Kentucky Derby,” King reported. player. “Iron Honor is racing with his “blinkers off”, which usually helps the horse settle and relax, and many believe he will run much better than his seventh-place finish in the Wood Memorial.

“…I quite like Iron Honor. Especially with the “blinker off” angle, which shows the horse is more experienced.”

Other horses to watch in the 2026 Preakness Stakes, including The Hell We Did

For bettors, this is useful information, but they also want to know about horses with long odds that can yield big returns on wins, places, and show stakes. King suggests that some of the Preakness competitors offer upside, especially if they are locally bred in Maryland.

“You have a lot of horses in the 5-1 to 15-1 range where you can make a case for them,” King said. “Some of the tried and true methods of picking a Derby winner are not in place this year. The home track edge may also be greater because the race is at Laurel Park instead of Pimlico this year.”

Racing Insider believes that a local contender, the Brittany Russell-trained colt Taj Mahal, is a contender for good reason. However, he has concerns about how he will be able to handle a more talented field.

“Taj Mahal is based in Maryland, so he has the ‘home track edge,'” says King. “He has shown early speed in previous long-distance races, but in this field he faces too much speed and gets pulled into the inside post position. I would be surprised if he wins, as it is a big step up from beating the Laurel Stakes horses to winning the Preakness.”

When it comes to sleeper picks in this year’s stakes, the name king tops is the Todd Fincher-trained colt The Hell We Did.

King said, “I also like a horse named The Hell We Did. He finished second in the Lexington Stakes and has great pedigree as a half-brother to Saudi Cup winner Senor Buscador.”

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The lawsuit between Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Gebhardt and Spire Motorsports has turned into a NASCAR civil war, and fans are choosing sides. At this point, it seems like half of NASCAR fans are arguing about it online every day.

It all started when JGR accused their former competition director, Gabehart, of taking confidential competition data and trade secrets before leaving for Spire Motorsports. He also refused to share sensitive information with the team. The case already involves claims of deleted messages, forensic examination of devices, cease-and-desist orders and public firings from both sides.

And when Carson Hocevar led Speer to a shocking Talladega win, the debate reached a whole other level.

Joe Gibbs Racing threw a curveball by amending its lawsuit to imply that Spire’s sudden jump was due to Gabehart stealing confidential data and trade secrets from the organization. And to rub it in, JGR took aim at Spire’s social media posts celebrating his win and said in court papers that the team was basically ridiculing the allegations.

Around the same time, Denny Hamlin publicly criticized Spire owner Jeff Dickerson online, accusing the team of “hiring someone who stole information worth millions.” Those comments, along with JGR’s repeated claims that Spire’s rise was linked to inaccurate data, prompted fans to take sides almost immediately.

Now, NASCAR fans are divided. Some fans think that JGR is completely justified and is protecting its “secret sauce”. Others feel the team is going after a weak team that has finally started winning.

A lot of fans didn’t like the timing

One thing that immediately rubbed people the wrong way was the fact that JGR was placing more emphasis on the lawsuit right after Spire’s win at Talladega.

For many fans, the timing seemed emotional. Chaos happens almost every year at Talladega, so a lot of people didn’t like the idea that a superspeedway win suddenly proved that Spire had some massive technical advantage.

On Reddit, one fan said that JGR had “definitely crazy ex-feelings”. Another called the whole thing “absolutely sour grapes.”

Fans also pointed out that several Gibbs cars crashed or made mistakes during the race, which led some to find the allegations even weaker.

Is Spier winning because of Gabhart or because he’s just good?

Everyone keeps coming back to this argument.

A lot of fans think that Gabehart bested Spier simply because he is one of the smartest competitors in the garage.

People kept repeating versions of the same point online: You can’t expect someone to “wipe their brains out” when they leave a race team.

Others questioned how useful six-month-old setup data is even in the next-gen era, where teams are constantly changing things from week to week.

Some fans also think that Joe Gibbs Racing is more interested in making an example of Gebhardt than proving actual damage.

However many fans think that if the files were actually taken then JGR has every right to keep their information safe. One Reddit user wrote, “If there is proof that Gabhart stole IP from them, JGR is 100% justified.”

Another fan compared it to corporate espionage and said that his company would “destroy” any competitor if it was caught carrying internal data.

Spire suddenly became a fan favorite

For a surprising number of fans, Spire has become the underdog in all this.

Jeff Dickerson’s public comments incensed people, especially when he claimed that “the process is the punishment” and insisted that Spier “took no shortcuts.”

Even court cases have become online entertainment.

Now the legal dispute between Joe Gibbs Racing and former employee Chris Gabehart has taken another important turn when a judge has officially scheduled the case for trial in January 2027.

According to reports from the latest hearing, both sides insisted on very different timelines before the court reached a compromise decision.

As RACER.com writer Kelly Crandall reported on social media, “Judge Susan Rodriguez has ordered that the Chris Gabehardt/Spire Motorsports vs. Joe Gibbs Racing trial move to January 2027. Both sides argued for their proposed dates in a telephonic hearing yesterday (Gibbs wanted November and Spire/Gabehart wanted May 2027).”

The January 2027 date effectively split the difference.

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Five years ago, an American Formula 1 fan had two choices on Sunday morning: find ESPN on your cable package or miss the race. The broadcast was good. Commercial-free, Sky Sports commentary, respectable production. It moved the needle from niche to mainstream, especially after drive to survive In 2019, Paddock was adapted into a Netflix drama.

That era ended on March 7, 2026, when the Australian Grand Prix became the first F1 race to be broadcast exclusively on Apple TV in the United States.

The game didn’t just change the platform. It really changed what it meant to watch Formula 1 in America.

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From Netflix to Apple TV: how the door opened

drive to survive did something that no broadcast deal could do on its own. It introduced F1 to an audience that had no idea it was missing. By the time Netflix released season one in 2019, the game’s US fan base was approximately 25 million. By 2025, it was up to 52 million – up 11% a year – and growing faster than any other major sport on the planet.

ESPN rode that wave well. Formula 1 averaged 1.32 million viewers per race across ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC during the 2025 season, its last year on the network, with 16 individual races setting event viewership records. The Abu Dhabi closing ceremony alone attracted 1.5 million people. This is up 53% from last year’s closing. Growth was real and accelerating.

Apple then paid $750 million over five years to acquire it exclusively. No cable bundle. No channel flipping. One app, one subscription, $12.99 per month.

The skeptics had a point – taking games to a paywall has historically reduced viewership. Ask NASCAR, which saw a 14% decline in revenue in 2025 when it moved some races to Amazon Prime. But Apple was betting on something different: The F1 fan created by ESPN was a streaming-native, device-forward consumer who would follow the sport anywhere. Apple’s senior vice president of services, Eddie Cue, confirmed after the Australian Grand Prix that viewership had increased year-on-year compared to 2025, exceeding the expectations of both F1 and Apple.

So far the bet is succeeding.

Apple TV’s approach to Formula 1 coverage

The production difference between what ESPN delivered and what Apple launched is not subtle.

ESPN shows Sky Sports’ feed with British commentary and a ticker at the bottom. This was fine for fans who already knew the game. It wasn’t designed to draw in newcomers.

Apple redesigned the entire viewing experience. Each Grand Prix is ​​now streamed in 4K with Dolby Vision and 5.1 surround sound – the first time F1 has been broadcast in that format in the United States. That alone is important. An F1 car at full speed in 4K Dolby Vision is a fundamentally different visual experience than American fans have had before.

But the big change is what lies beneath the main broadcast. Apple TV offers up to 30 live feeds simultaneously across all sessions – Driver Tracker for a bird’s-eye view of the race, real-time telemetry, a mixed onboard feed that automatically switches between driver cameras as the action unfolds, and a podium feed that dynamically follows the top three. Fans can watch up to four feeds simultaneously via Multiview, with pre-configured team layouts or a fully customized setup. Apple Vision Pro users get five simultaneous feeds.

The casual fan taps a button and gets a curated experience. Hardcore fans create their own broadcasts. No other sport in America offers this.

And it goes beyond the screen. The Apple Sports app offers real-time leaderboards and live updates. Apple Maps features custom circuit guides with 3D grandstand and turn-by-turn navigation for fans attending in person. Apple Music plays a free live audio broadcast during the race. They have also partnered with free streaming service Tubi to offer exclusive live F1 altcasts for several races, available at no cost on every device. Yahoo Sports gets practice and qualifying streams. The Canadian Grand Prix will be simulcast on Netflix.

This is not a broadcast deal. It’s an ecosystem game.

Apple was built for an audience

Here’s the thing about American F1 fans drive to survive Built: He didn’t love the lap time. American fans fell in love with Lewis Hamilton’s championship hunt in 2021. He fell in love with being a constant competitor to Max Verstappen. The audience fell in love with the paddock politics, team orders, driver fights and the overall dramatic production.

In other words, they’re exactly the same audience Apple has spent a decade developing — streaming-native, content-forward, device-loyal, and accustomed to paying for premium experiences they actually use.

Apple launches an expanded Apple Maps experience with immersive 3D landmarks for the F1 Miami Grand Prix!

It will take place on May 3 in Miami pic.twitter.com/77ZKZALzzC

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The United States is now Formula 1’s largest market for YouTube viewers, with 171 million video views in 2025, and social media followers are up 17% year on year. The 18-49 demographic – which every advertiser and platform covets – watched F1 on ESPN last season, averaging 511,000 viewers per race, a jump of 24% from 2024. These fans weren’t watching because F1 was on cable. Despite this they were watching.

Apple gives them a reason to lean in more. The Multiview feature is designed for a single fan who follows a specific driver. It’s got what the viewer wants: George Russell’s onboard in the corner, the main feed in the center and drivers championship leader Kimi Antonelli’s telemetry in the third window. He is not a traditional sports spectator. He’s a fan who got into it through a streaming show and now wants to delve as deep into the game as it will allow.

2026 Miami Grand Prix: where it all comes together

Coverage and spectacle are now co-designed. This is the part that gets overlooked in broadcast conversations.

Miami’s visual identity – the fake marina, the palm trees inside the stadium complex, the paddock that looks like a luxury brand activation – was always created for the cameras. But now it is specially designed for the cameras brought by Apple. The cinematic 4K production deployed by Apple in Australia, China and Japan was not accidental. It was purpose-built for a circuit that was purpose-built for television.

F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali said at Apple’s press day in February that Apple’s reach through its streaming and connectivity platforms would ultimately be bigger for Formula 1 than that of ESPN. It’s a significant statement from the man who helped ESPN transform its sport from a niche European import to a 52-million-fan American phenomenon.

The Miami Grand Prix week is a clear expression of what F1 has become in America, and now it has a broadcast partner whose entire business model is built around exactly the type of fans it came for. Celebrities, 4K cameras, 30 simultaneous feeds, multiview layout, Tubi Altcast for fans who don’t want to pay, Netflix partnership for fans who already want to pay.

drive to survive Opened the door. Apple passed by and renovated the house.

American fans no longer watch F1 on cable. They open an app, select their camera feed, and watch a 19-year-old break records in 4K Dolby Vision on a circuit built specifically to look good.

This is the new normal. Miami is the clearest proof of this.

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Formula 1 blinked.

Three races into the most ambitious regulatory overhaul in a decade, the sport called an emergency meeting, voted unanimously on four changes, and told the paddock: Miami is the test bed. Whatever problems the 2026 rules created in Australia, China and Japan will be fixed at Hard Rock Stadium this weekend.

No one has yet been able to answer the question whether they really work.

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Why do F1’s 2026 regulations need emergency reforms?

Start with the basics. The 2026 power unit regulations make these cars split approximately 50-50 between combustion and electric power. The MGU-H – the component that used exhaust energy and automatically topped up the battery – is gone. It has been replaced by a more powerful electric motor and a much more complex energy juggernaut.

Since teams cannot conserve energy as before, drivers must now create their own recharging opportunities between laps. On straight lines, in the braking zone, wherever they can steal a moment. To anyone watching at home, the cars look as if they are randomly losing speed for no apparent reason. This is superclipping – when the energy management system draws power even when the throttle is pinned. It’s as strange as it sounds, and it’s one of the defining images of the 2026 season so far.

Charles Leclerc called it “Mario Kart”. Max Verstappen went further, describing it as “Formula E on steroids”. Lewis Hamilton has been at the forefront – he says his racing experience is the best he has had in the last 20 years. Hamilton isn’t wrong about Sunday. That’s not entirely true about qualifying, where superclipping is most visible and most frustrating.

4 rule changes taking effect at the 2026 Miami Grand Prix

Following three rounds of data from Australia, China and Japan, the FIA ​​met with team principals, power unit CEOs and Formula One management on 20 April. The vote was unanimous. Here are four changes taking effect in Miami.

Superclipping limit reduced. Maximum permitted recharge reduced from 8 MJ to 7 MJ. Peak Superclip power increases from 250 kW to 350 kW. The goal is simple – less time recharging, more time spent. The duration of the superclip should be reduced by approximately two to four seconds per lap. That’s a meaningful reduction from what fans saw in the first three rounds.

Power deployment is limited in the corners. The MGU-K still delivers 350kW through the acceleration zones – from corner to exhaust to braking point – but drops to 250kW elsewhere. The limit of 150 kW above the current power level at the time of activation directly addresses the sudden, disturbing performance fluctuations that were creating dangerous closing speeds at the track. Overtaking should be exciting. There need not be any security problem in this.

New race start detection system. 2026 has been off to a chaotic start. The new detection system more accurately detects the car’s movement out of line and tightens the window for deployment when the lights are off. The Bearman accident in Japan occurred on lap 22, but the start-line lottery created a near-miss. This is the solution. This won’t be completely visible to fans watching at home, but teams will feel it immediately.

Updated wet weather protocols. New parameters for when and how power deployment changes in wet conditions. Less dramatic than the other three changes, but important for safety. Afternoon storms can occur in Miami in May. This may matter more than people realize before the weekend is over.

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Why Miami is the first test for F1’s 2026 regulation reforms

The five-week break between Japan and Miami was supposed to be a break. It turned into a work session. The FIA ​​used every week of its time to achieve this package – three separate meetings on 9, 15 and 16 April, followed by a vote on 20 April.

Miami is a sprint weekend, making it the most demanding potential test for the new rule changes. Teams don’t get the usual practice runway to figure things out. They will have to adapt their energy strategies, deployment maps and qualifying setups for both Saturday’s sprint and Sunday’s feature race simultaneously on a circuit they have not previously raced under these new rules.

If a team gets the new parameters wrong on Friday, they won’t have enough time to fix it before they pay the price on Sunday.

Will 2026 F1 rule changes actually improve racing in Miami?

That’s the only question that matters this weekend and the honest answer is: maybe some, not a whole lot.

Superclipping reduction will be the most visible change. Two to four seconds per lap instead of six to eight is a real improvement for anyone who sees a car going inexplicably slow. The corner deployment cap should clear up the closing-speed hazard that had both engineers and drivers nervous. Those two changes alone will bring the on-track product closer to what F1 fans have come to expect.

The start detection system and wet weather protocols are more invisible. You will only notice them if they work and definitely pay attention to them if they don’t work.

What these changes don’t fix: The basic architecture of the 2026 power unit. Cars still have a more complex energy balance than anything that came before them. Teams are still in a steep learning curve. The gap between Mercedes and the rest is still real. Miami will tell us whether regulation reforms produced better racing or made the energy management problem somewhere less obvious.

Watch the first lap carefully. If the initialization process changes, and the superclipping reduction persists, you will notice it almost immediately.

If you don’t – F1 has more work to do.

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After 23XI Racing effectively won its lawsuit against NASCAR, securing a permanent charter and a large financial settlement, the team’s focus turned to re-signing Tyler Reddick. With contract negotiations stretching into the season, the new asking price could be staggering.

Sports Business Journal’s Adam Stern reported this week that industry executives have estimated that Reddick’s demands in the NASCAR Fool’s Season could push his contract demand to as much as $7 million per season.

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It’s not hard to see why there could be an intense bidding war for Redick. Not only is 23XI Racing looking to bring him back to the No. 45 car long-term, but Hendrick Motorsports is also likely to have the No. 48 car available.

Bowman’s contract year has been derailed by vertigo, which has kept him out of four races, effectively leaving him with no realistic shot at making The Chase. He was already viewed as the hot seat entering the season, Hendrick wanted to find a driver who could give him another Cup Series championship contender.

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With the two teams making the most money, Reddick could use 23XI and Hendricks against each other to generate bigger offers. He’s also ready to hit the open market at just the right time in his Cup Series career.

It certainly would have been cheaper for 23XI to sign Redick to an extension before the season. He was coming off a winless season, seemingly taking a step back from winning the team’s first regular season cup title. Fast forward to now, he has made more team history.

Reddick became the first 23XI driver to win the Daytona 500 and the first driver to win three consecutive Cup Series races. Even before April hit, he broke the team’s single-season wins record with four trips to Victory Lane.

Realistically, 23XI will sign Redick to a new contract before the summer ends, and that could be followed by an announcement later this year that top prospect Corey Haim will replace Riley Herbst in the No. 35 car next season. In all likelihood, 23XI will have a three-driver team of Reddick, Hamm and Bubba Wallace in the near future.

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在 23XI Racing 有效地赢得了对 NASCAR 的诉讼、获得永久特许权并获得巨额财务和解后，车队的重点转向了重新签下泰勒·雷迪克。随着合同谈判持续到本赛季，新的要价可能会令人震惊。

《体育商业杂志》的亚当·斯特恩本周报道称，行业高管推测，纳斯卡疯狂赛季对雷迪克的需求可能会将他的合同需求推至每赛季 700 万美元。

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不难理解为什么雷迪克可能会出现激烈的竞购战。 23XI Racing 不仅希望他长期重返 45 号赛车，而且 48 号赛车也有可能在 Hendrick Motorsports 上出售。

鲍曼的合同年因眩晕而脱轨，使他缺席了四场比赛，有效地阻止了他参加《追逐》的任何现实镜头。他已经被视为进入赛季的热门人选，亨德里克希望找到一位能够为他们带来另一个杯赛冠军争夺者的车手。

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由于有两支现金最充裕的球队在追逐他，雷迪克可以利用 23XI 和亨德里克相互竞争来产生更大的报价。他还准备在其杯赛生涯的最佳时机进入公开市场。

对于 23XI 来说，在赛季前与雷迪克续约肯定会更便宜。他刚刚结束了一个无胜赛季，似乎在赢得球队有史以来第一个常规赛杯冠军后退了一步。快进到现在，他创造了更多的球队历史。

雷迪克成为第一位赢得代托纳 500 大赛冠军的 23XI 车手，也是第一位连续三届杯赛系列赛冠军的车手。甚至在四月到来之前，他就四次进入胜利通道，打破了球队的单赛季胜利纪录。

实际上，23XI 将在夏季结束前与雷迪克签订一份新合同，并可能在今年晚些时候宣布顶级新星科里·海姆 (Corey Heim) 将取代莱利·赫布斯特 (Riley Herbst) 驾驶下赛季的 35 号赛车。在可预见的未来，23XI 很可能将拥有一支由雷迪克、海姆和布巴·华莱士组成的三名车手的车队。

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NASCAR 杯系列赛车手泰勒·雷迪克 (Tyler Reddick) 周日在达灵顿 (Darlington) 取得了本赛季的第四场胜利，为 23XI Racing 在赛季开始后仅六场比赛中创下的单赛季胜利纪录。这一切都发生在合同年，纳斯卡愚蠢的赛季即将到来，雷迪克的未来是最大的故事情节。

在周一的《Actions Detrimental》节目中，23XI Racing 的共同所有者丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 表示，球队应该很快与雷迪克完成续约。

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“是的，是的，毫无疑问。这很快就会完成。他应得的一切，他刚刚做了出色的工作。”

丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 表示 23XI Racing 和迈克尔·乔丹 (Michael Jordan) 将“支持 BRINKS 卡车”以重新签下车手泰勒·雷迪克 (Tyler Reddick)

甚至在代托纳 500 比赛之前，人们就预计雷迪克将与 23XI 签订新合同。 《The Athletic》记者乔丹·比安奇在他的播客中指出，球队预计会“倾家荡产”来留住雷迪克。

这位 30 岁的杯系列赛车手在两个赛季前创造了车队历史，成为第一个赢得常规赛冠军并第四次夺得冠军的 23XI 车手。现在，雷迪克以领先第二名 95 分的优势稳坐 NASCAR 积分榜榜首，他很有可能在三年内赢得两个常规赛冠军。如果本赛季这样做，进入 The Chase 将会获得 25 分的奖励。

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假设雷迪克在未来几周内获得续约，23XI 的两名顶级车手将至少在接下来的两个赛季中签订合同。明年车队也可能会变得更加强大，因为顶级新秀科里·海姆 (Corey Heim) 有望取代莱利·赫布斯特 (Riley Herbst) 全职驾驶 35 号赛车。

对于 23XI 来说，2026 年的竞选已经取得了历史性的成功，距离在法庭上击败 NASCAR 并达成和解以保证车队获得永久特许权仅剩几个月的时间。这场胜利延续到了本赛季，23XI 很有可能在 2026 年接近车主积分榜榜首。

相关：纳斯卡实力排名，看看泰勒·雷迪克和丹尼·哈姆林的排名

马特·约翰逊 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》杂志《NFL》和《大学橄榄球》的高级编辑。他的工作包括每周 NFL 和大学……有关马特·约翰逊的更多信息

NASCAR 杯系列賽車手泰勒·雷迪克 (Tyler Reddick) 週日在達靈頓 (Darlington) 取得了本賽季的第四場勝利，為 23XI Racing 在賽季開始後僅六場比賽中創下的單賽季勝利紀錄。這一切都發生在合約年，納斯卡愚蠢的賽季即將到來，雷迪克的未來是最大的故事情節。

在周一的《Actions Detrimental》節目中，23XI Racing 的共同所有者 Denny Hamlin 表示，球隊應該很快就會與雷迪克完成續約。

相關：早期 NASCAR 愚蠢的賽季預測，包括泰勒雷迪克

“是的，是的，毫無疑問。這很快就會完成。他應得的一切，他剛剛做了出色的工作。”

丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 表示 23XI Racing 和邁克爾·喬丹 (Michael Jordan) 將“支持 BRINKS 卡車”以重新簽下車手泰勒·雷迪克 (Tyler Reddick)

甚至在代托納 500 比賽之前，人們就預計雷迪克將與 23XI 簽訂新合約。 《The Athletic》記者喬丹·比安奇在他的播客中指出，球隊預計會「傾家蕩產」來留住雷迪克。

這位 30 歲的杯系列賽車手在兩個賽季前創造了車隊歷史，成為第一個贏得常規賽冠軍並第四次奪冠的 23XI 車手。現在，雷迪克以領先第二名 95 分的優勢穩坐 NASCAR 積分榜榜首，他很有可能在三年內贏得兩個常規賽冠軍。如果本賽季這樣做，進入 The Chase 將獲得 25 分的獎勵。

相關：為什麼科里·海姆沒有全職 23XI Racing Cup 騎行

假設雷迪克在未來幾週內獲得續約，23XI 的兩名頂級車手將至少在接下來的兩個賽季中簽訂合約。明年車隊也可能會變得更加強大，因為頂級新秀科里·海姆 (Corey Heim) 有望取代萊利·赫布斯特 (Riley Herbst) 全職駕駛 35 號賽車。

對於 23XI 來說，2026 年的競選活動已經取得了歷史性的成功，距離在法庭上擊敗 NASCAR 並達成和解以保證車隊獲得永久特許權僅剩幾個月的時間。這場勝利延續到了本賽季，23XI 很有可能在 2026 年接近車主積分榜榜首。

相關：納斯卡實力排名，看看泰勒·雷迪克和丹尼·哈姆林的排名

馬特·約翰遜 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》雜誌《NFL》和《大學橄欖球》的高級編輯。他的工作包括每週 NFL 和大學……有關馬特·約翰遜的更多信息

科里·海姆 (Corey Heim) 是 NASCAR 中最有前途的车手，这位 23XI Racing 开发车手被业界广泛认为已经准备好全职参加杯赛系列赛。然而，海姆在卡车系列赛中驾驶 11 号赛车打破了纪录，在 2026 年赛季中，他将兼职参加所有三个级别的比赛。

正如福克斯体育频道的鲍勃·波克拉斯 (Bob Pockrass) 周六所解释的那样，海姆于 2025 年 2 月被宣布为 23XI 的开发车手。这让他留在了丰田家族，这正是他想要的，海姆“指望”在 2027 年开放全职赛车。至于为什么他不能花一个赛季为另一支车队全职驾驶，波克拉斯提到，力狮汽车俱乐部“并不认为自己是车手的训练场”。 23XI 出发。

相关报道：达灵顿 NASCAR 杯系列赛首发阵容，23XI 赛车手领跑

上个赛季，作为 TRICON Garage 的 11 号丰田坦途卡车的全职车手，海姆在 25 场比赛中创造了单赛季卡车系列赛记录，包括领先圈数 (1,625)、积分 (4040)、胜利 (12) 和前五名 (19)。他在整个赛季中占据主导地位，然后在菲尼克斯完成了最后一圈的比赛，以卡车系列锦标赛结束了破纪录的一年。

对海姆来说，全职参加杯赛系列赛从来都不是天赋问题。相反，金钱才是首要因素。 23XI Racing 的第三位全职车手 Riley Herbst 与 Monster Energy 有着密切的关系，他的家族财力雄厚，他的父亲拥有众多与 Monster 合作的加油站和便利店。

相关：23XI 赛车手莱利·赫布斯特 (Riley Herbst) 成为 2026 年另一支杯赛车队的选择

这些财务资源对于 23XI 上赛季与 NASCAR 的法律诉讼来说是有点必要的，导致了数千万美元的法庭费用。赫布斯特最初也签了一份多年合同，因此即使在 2025 年表现平平的赛季之后，球队也不会离开他。

不过，35号赛车应该可以让海姆在下赛季接任全职车手。他还只有 24 岁，他的加入将为 23XI 提供三名完全有能力赢得比赛并在追逐赛中赢得一席之地的车手。

了解更多：2026 年 NASCAR 赛段获胜者，查看 23XI 赛车手排名

目前，所有迹象都表明海姆将在下赛季成为 23XI 的全职车手。在那之前，今年他将主要参加卡车系列赛、杯赛和奥莱利汽车配件系列赛。正如周五晚上在达灵顿举行的卡车系列赛中他在最后一圈超越罗斯·查斯坦（Ross Chastain）所表明的那样，他已经完全有能力在最高水平上超越一些顶级车手。

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Corey Heim is the hottest prospect in NASCAR and the 23XI Racing Development driver is widely considered across the industry to be ready for a full-time ride in the Cup Series. However, after a record-breaking year finishing 11th in the Truck Series, Hamm is spending the 2026 season part-time at all three levels.

As Fox Sports’ Bob Pokrass reported on Saturday, Heim was announced as a development driver for the 23XI in February 2025. This kept him within the Toyota family, which is what he wanted, and Heim is “banking” on starting to ride full-time in 2027. As to why he cannot spend a season driving full-time for another team, Pokrass noted that the Legacy Motor Club “does not see itself as a training ground” for a driver until then. Departure for 23XI.

Reality: NASCAR Cup Series debut at Darlington, 23XI Racing drivers leading the field

As the full-time driver of the No. 11 Toyota Tundra Truck with Tricon Garage last season, Heim set single-season Truck Series records in laps led (1,625), points (4040), wins (12) and top-fives (19) in 25 races. He dominated throughout the season and then pulled away in the final lap to cap off a record-breaking year with a Truck Series championship at Phoenix.

Getting a full-time ride in the Cup Series has never been a matter of talent for Heim. Instead, money is the primary factor. 23XI Racing’s third full-time driver, Riley Herbst, brings with him a strong relationship with Monster Energy, and his family has a strong financial background and his father owned several gas stations and convenience stores that are in partnership with Monster.

RELATED: 23XI Racing Driver Riley Herbst Emerging as Option for Another Cup Team in 2026

Those financial resources were little needed for 23XI last season amid a legal battle with NASCAR that resulted in millions of dollars in court costs. Herbst was also originally signed to a multi-year contract, so the team wasn’t going to move on from him through 2025, even after a very poor season.

However, the No. 35 car should be open for Hamm to take over as a full-time driver next season. He will still only be 24 years old and his inclusion gives 23XI three drivers capable of winning races and earning a spot in The Chase.

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At the moment, all signs point towards Heim becoming a full-time driver for 23XI next season. Until then, he will split his time between the Trucks, Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts series this year. As Ross Chastain’s last lap pass on Friday night in the Truck Series race at Darlington showed, he’s already capable of beating some of the top drivers at the highest level.

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The legal dispute between Joe Gibbs Racing and Spire Motorsports is heating up, and Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson is really hitting back at how his team has been framed in this whole thing.

The lawsuit stems from Spire’s decision to hire longtime NASCAR competition director Chris Gebhardt after his separation from Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of 2025. JGR claims Gebhardt improperly obtained confidential team information and that his new job violates a non-compete agreement tied to his previous role. The team has asked the court to stop him from continuing to work for Spire.

Dickerson denied those allegations and said in court filings that the claims against his organization misrepresent what actually happened.

“JGR’s repeated attacks on Spire’s integrity have not been taken well,” Dickerson wrote in a filing obtained by Motorsports. matt weaver. “Spire and JGR are peers in this industry. Both teams deserve respect. Both teams are on the same level and have the same charters that allow them to compete.”

According to Dickerson, Spire’s goal is simply to advance within the sport and become more competitive. He believes that the purpose of legal action is to slow down that effort rather than resolve a legitimate issue.

Dickerson wrote, “This lawsuit is an attempt to suppress Spire as it attempts to build a team that can, one day, achieve a win count comparable to that of JGR.” “Instead of allowing that competition to play out on the track, and instead of considering what brought JGR to the forefront in the first place, JGR has chosen to attack, insult, and belittle Spire.”

Controversy resurfaces as personnel move between teams

Part of the disagreement between the teams stems from earlier staffing moves. In 2025, Joe Gibbs Racing hired longtime car chief Robert Smith away from Spire to work on the №54 car driven by Ty Gibbs.

Dickerson said that Spire allowed Smith to leave his contract so he could take the job at JGR, but the teams had an informal understanding that a similar move could eventually go the other way.

“Importantly, Robert Smith, as a car chief, was part of the competition leadership branch at Spire, and JGR understood that Spier’s next effort under the trade understanding would come from the competition branch, if not the leadership, from JGR. This did not prevent JGR from entering into the trade understanding.”

Spire later explored the possibility of hiring personnel from Joe Gibbs Racing following internal changes in the organization, but Dickerson said those efforts were not successful.

Eventually the situation reverted to Gabehardt. Dickerson said he met with him months before the appointment became official. During that conversation, he said it was clear that Gabehart was struggling with the idea of ​​leaving the team he had worked with for most of his career.

“I could tell that Mr. Gebhardt did not enjoy the prospect of leaving his longtime employer,” Dickerson said in the filing. “I knew that Mr. Gabehardt had devoted much of his decade-plus career to serving JGR. As he spoke I could tell he was saddened by the thought of the possibility of leaving. I knew then that the workplace environment at JGR must have been toxic and volatile.”

Dickerson also said that Gebhardt had made it clear that if he left Joe Gibbs Racing he had no interest in taking the same job elsewhere.

“Mr. Gebehart stated that any future role he may have will not be a lateral move,” Dickerson wrote. “Instead, he said that if he left JGR, he would be looking for a completely different role that would present a new challenge for him. He certainly had no interest in what he was doing for JGR at the time.”

The case is still ongoing and may determine whether Gabehart is allowed to remain in his position with Spire Motorsports. If recent NASCAR history has taught us anything, it’s how ugly things can get during a legal battle.

This feud between Joe Gibbs Racing and Spire looks like it’s headed down that same dark path. This may seem like a simple dispute over a non-compete clause, but it’s a reminder that behind the scenes, things can be much dirtier than what we see on the racing track.

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谁赢得了今天的 NASCAR 卡车比赛？由于 EchoPark 赛道因天气原因延误，周六下午，我们在佐治亚州 EchoPark 赛道的 Fr8 Racing 208 比赛推迟了出发时间。在卡车系列赛中，凯尔·布希 (Kyle Busch)、科里·海姆 (Corey Heim)、卡森·霍切瓦尔 (Carson Hocevar) 和小里基·斯滕豪斯 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) 等杯系列赛车手参加，卡车车手必须在超级赛道上与激烈的竞争进行较量。

让我们深入了解今天在亚特兰大举行的 Fr8 Racing 208 的 NASCAR 卡车系列赛成绩。我们将从今天 NASCAR 卡车比赛的完整成绩开始，然后是卡车系列赛的赛段成绩。值得注意的是，由于天气原因，比赛时间缩短，根据不利条件规则，比赛时间会在美国东部时间下午 4:20 后两圈后宣布。

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今日 NASCAR 卡车成绩：Fr8 Racing 208

以下是今天来自 EchoPark Speedway 的 Fr8 Racing 208 的 NASCAR 卡车成绩。

今日纳斯卡卡车比赛：卡车系列赛阶段结果

以下是今天卡车系列赛的 NASCAR 赛段成绩。

谁赢得了今天的 NASCAR 卡车比赛？

凯尔·布​​希 (Kyle Busch) 今天在亚特兰大击败卡森·霍切瓦 (Carson Hocevar)（第二名）和乔瓦尼·鲁杰里奥 (Giovani Ruggierio)（第三名），赢得了 NASCAR 卡车比赛的冠军。

马特·约翰逊 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》杂志《NFL》和《大学橄榄球》的高级编辑。他的工作包括每周 NFL 和大学……有关马特·约翰逊的更多信息

誰贏得了今天的 NASCAR 卡車比賽？由於 EchoPark 賽道因天氣原因延誤，週六下午，我們在喬治亞州 EchoPark 賽道的 Fr8 Racing 208 比賽推遲了出發時間。在卡車系列賽中，凱爾布希 (Kyle Busch)、科里海姆 (Corey Heim)、卡森霍切瓦爾 (Carson Hocevar) 和小里基斯滕豪斯 (Ricky Stenhouse Jr.) 等杯系列賽車手參加，卡車車手必須在超級賽道上與激烈的競爭進行較量。

讓我們深入了解今天在亞特蘭大舉行的 Fr8 Racing 208 的 NASCAR 卡車系列賽成績。我們將從今天 NASCAR 卡車比賽的完整成績開始，然後是卡車系列賽的賽段成績。值得注意的是，由於天氣原因，比賽時間縮短，根據不利條件規則，比賽時間會在美國東部時間下午 4:20 後兩圈後宣布。

相關：納斯卡週日首發陣容、EchoPark 杯系列賽首發陣容

今日 NASCAR 卡車成績：Fr8 Racing 208

以下是今天來自 EchoPark Speedway 的 Fr8 Racing 208 的 NASCAR 卡車成績。

今日納斯卡卡車比賽：卡車系列賽階段結果

以下是今天卡車系列賽的 NASCAR 賽段成績。

誰贏得了今天的 NASCAR 卡車比賽？

凱爾·布希 (Kyle Busch) 今天在亞特蘭大擊敗卡森·霍切瓦 (Carson Hocevar)（第二名）和喬瓦尼·魯吉里奧 (Giovani Ruggierio)（第三名），贏得了 NASCAR 卡車比賽的冠軍。

馬特·約翰遜 (Matt Johnson) 是《Sportsnaut》雜誌《NFL》和《大學橄欖球》的高級編輯。他的工作包括每週 NFL 和大學……有關馬特·約翰遜的更多信息

丹尼·哈姆林 (Denny Hamlin) 公開表示，隨著 23XI Racing 車隊進入 2026 年 NASCAR 杯系列賽賽季，他們的耐心正在逐漸消失。這位共同所有人毫不含糊地公開表示，他希望他的車手能夠贏得更多勝利，並更經常地處於領先地位。

庫克大戰開始前，哈姆林在鮑曼·格雷體育場接受媒體採訪時，並沒有粉飾球隊目前的處境。並說了需要說的話：團隊做得還不夠，而且速度本身還不夠好。您必須能夠在周日下午結束比賽。 “我們希望我們的賽車能跑起來，當然還有經驗豐富的人。泰勒和布巴，你知道，他們也需要更頻繁地爭奪比賽勝利，”丹尼·哈姆林說。

在此之前，車隊在 2025 賽季中表現出了一些真正的出色表現。布巴·華萊士 (Bubba Wallace) 在 Brickyard 400 比賽中大獲全勝，並取得了一些非常強勁的成績。但最終未能進入季后賽。與此同時，泰勒·雷迪克(Tyler Reddick)在前一年進入錦標賽第四名後，一直在努力進入董事會。現在，該團隊以及共同所有者丹尼·哈姆林和邁克爾·喬丹正在尋求在 2026 年對勝利巷進行更認真的推動。

在經歷了艱難的新秀年之後，萊利·赫布斯特也面臨著壓力

丹娜·哈姆林的警告超出了他的經驗豐富的車手的範圍。他還對萊利·赫布斯特和 35 號賽車說了一些嚴厲的話，該賽車在杯賽的第一個完整賽季表現相當慘淡，甚至未能在 2025 年進入前十名。

“嗯，我們肯定會看到更好的表現。我想你當然知道 35 去年的表現沒有達到我們的預期。但我們已經與 Riley 簽署了一份多年協議，因為我們想看看它在第二年的表現。當然我想看到，你知道，性能的提升，它需要在你知道的前 10 名、前 15 名中具有挑戰性，”丹尼·哈姆林說。

哈姆林重申，在 23XI Racing，他們希望所有賽車都能夠領先。尤其是現在，他們正在擴大規模，並投入大量資金來解決這個問題，試圖實現這一目標。很明顯，在經歷了一個情況不斷惡化、獲勝變得更加困難的賽季之後，整個球隊都需要站出來。

赫布斯特與球隊簽下了一份多年合同，在新秀賽季得分未進入前 30 名後，他即將進入一個決定成敗的第二個賽季。 23XI 領導層將 2026 年視為年輕車手重要的發展年，但也是需要取得可衡量進展的一年。

隨著新賽季的開始，23XI 的領導層 Deny Hamlin 發出了更加直接的語氣。隨著更多的投資、一批新的讚助商和一支更全面的團隊，組織內部的期望非常明確：贏得更多比賽，推動季后賽，並讓他們的每一輛賽車每週都必須具有競爭力。

我對賽車運動的熱愛始於我在突尼斯的童年，當時我和家人一起觀看比賽。快進到今天，…更多關於 Farah Ben Gamra 的信息