Tyler Reddick leads the championship standings after profitable the primary two races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, following up his Daytona 500 triumph with a fender-less victory at Atlanta.
NASCAR now travels to the Circuit of the Americas the place Shane van Gisbergen hopes to proceed his highway course dominance after profitable the final 5 highway/avenue programs on the schedule. Nonetheless, COTA eluded him in 2025, and Christopher Bell is the defending winner of the occasion.
This week within the information, the lawsuit between Joe Gibbs Racing and its ex-competition director Chris Gabehart is escalating as he pushes again in opposition to JGR’s claims. In one other lawsuit, Pacific Life Insurance coverage and the Busch household have reached a settlement.
NASCAR additionally revealed a radical new format for the 2026 All-Star Race, which heads to Dover for the very first time.
Richard Childress Racing introduced that Austin Hill will run a partial schedule within the Cup Sequence this yr, and JR Motorsports revealed that Lee Pulliam will make his NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence debut with the staff at Martinsville. 13-year-old Keelan Harvick (son of 2014 Cup champion Kevin) has signed a driver growth take care of Toyota.
On this story, yow will discover all the knowledge that you must watch the motion from COTA, from the weekend schedule to the place and the right way to watch, and even the total entry checklist.
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What’s the NASCAR at COTA weekend schedule?
Friday, February 27
5pm EST — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence follow follow — CW App
6pm EST — NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence follow qualifying — CW App
Saturday, February 28
10am EST — NASCAR Cup Sequence follow — PRIME VIDEO
11am EST — NASCAR Cup Sequence qualifying — PRIME VIDEO
3pm EST –NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Components Sequence race (65 laps) — The CW
Sunday, March 1
2:30pm — NASCAR RaceDay pre-race present — FOX
3:49 pm EST — NASCAR Cup race inexperienced flag at COTA (95 laps) — FOX
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How can I watch the NASCAR Cup Sequence at COTA?
Date:Â Sunday, March 1
TV begin time:Â 2:30pm EST
Inexperienced flag:Â 3:49pm ESTÂ
Laps: 95 lapsÂ
Levels:Â 20 / 25 / 50
TV channel:Â FOX | TSN (Canada) | Different worldwide viewing choices
Dwell stream:Â In-car cameras on HBO MAX
Radio:Â PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Who’s racing on the Circuit of the Americas?
There are 36 chartered entries and one open entry for the Cup race. Reigning NASCAR O’Reilly Sequence champion Jesse Love will pilot the #33 for Richard Childress Racing.
Within the O’Reilly race, all three Trackhouse Racing Cup drivers plan to participate with Shane van Gisbergen (#9) and Connor Zilisch (#1) driving for JR Motorsports, whereas Ross Chastain will compete for Jordan Anderson Racing (#32). They, together with Love, are the one drivers pulling double responsibility this weekend at COTA.
Beneath is the whole entry checklist for the Cup race on Sunday:
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