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Bubba Wallace

2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series

● Playoff eligible
13th
Position
328
Points
0
Wins
13
Starts

Through May 24, 2026 · 292 pts behind leader

Coverage (6 articles)

Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.

John Speedway·

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third driver in the sport's history to win the All-Star at multiple tracks. Asked what he'd do with the $1 million check, he said he'd give it to his mother — a line that landed harder given his father's death in a December fire. The Cup field heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway next for the Coca-Cola 600.

Charlotte's Team Is Running Away With It

John Speedway·

23XI Racing — built in Huntersville by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin — has four wins in seven races to start the 2026 Cup Series season. Tyler Reddick leads the standings by 82 points. Charlotte's newest racing team is beating the corridor's decades-old dynasties.

The Boys Are Going Racing: NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys

John Speedway·

NASCAR and Bussin' With The Boys are launching "Racin' With The Boys," a 14-episode weekly summer show produced by Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions. The first episode — out May 28 — features Ryan Blaney and Bubba Wallace, and hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton head to the Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville on May 31.

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