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Flight Delay Leaves Truck Teams Without Pit Crews

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 03: Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Zariz Transport Chevrolet, meets with his crew on the grid during practice for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 03, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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Flight delays cause 10 Truck Series Pit crews to miss the start of Friday night's race.

What’s Happening?

At the start of the green flag for Friday night’s Craftsman Truck Series race in Las Vegas, roughly 10 teams were without pit crews, several of them having to leech from Xfinity and Cup Series teams until their own pit crews arrived.

You Need To Know:

  • A broken part on the original plane meant to carry members of several pit crews to the Las Vegas track resulted in a delayed takeoff as they had to wait for a backup plane to become available.
  • This delay was a major cause for concern as several teams were forced to undergo the green flag without a crew in their pit boxes.
  • This resulted in a slight delay in the race’s start time as the green flag was pushed back by about five minutes, leading to some fan confusion.

As reported by Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, this put the plane’s estimated arrival time at 5:52 pm pst. just 25 minutes before the already rescheduled drop of the green flag. A police escort will accompany the teams to the track.

Main Characters

The main characters of the story are the NASCAR teams left suspended in the air just moments before the race began. Many teams, such as Front Row Motorsports, got Cup or Xfinity crews to pitch in until their teams were able to safely arrive to the facility.

From The Officials

The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Twitter account tweeted this video of the crews finally arriving to the garage area.

In The Stands

Kenneth W Lee Jr. tweeted this stilled image of the plane touching down at the Las Vegas Airport.

Here, Twitter user DennyDeliversYT tweets a Kyle Busch pitstop with several RCR Xfinity crew members going over the wall in his team’s absence.

From The Pressbox

NASCAR reporter, Matt Weaver, pokes fun at the situation as he plays career BINGO!

Matthew Burroughs continues the criticism of FOX’s coverage of NASCAR.

Here Bob Pockrass Tweets that Kyle Busch’s pit crew is geared up and heading to pit road.

Jeff Gluck Tweets that the pit crews have arrived during caution.

UPDATE: With the pit crews now at the track, hopefully the rest of the race will go on without a hitch.

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DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - APRIL 06: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 06, 2025 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Lionel Racing Reveals First Wave of 2026 NASCAR Authentics Diecast

by Kauy Ostlien

What’s Happening?

Lionel Racing finally confirmed the first wave of 2026 NASCAR Authentics 1:64 scale diecast for Monday morning, with the line of retail-exclusive diecast featuring a new look for the new year.

  • This line will include six throwback paint schemes from NASCAR’s 2025 throwback weekend at Darlington Raceway. Though they did not release one in 2025, this move restarts an annual tradition of Lionel releasing at least one wave of cars carrying the colors of that prior season’s throwback designs.
  • Included in this wave of cars are Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, William Byron, and Sammy Smith. Alongside these paint schemes’ debuts in the Authentics line is a new design for the packaging of the 2026 line of NASCAR Authentics.
  • Last season was somewhat turbulent for Lionel as, alongside issues with tariffs, the brand only released three waves of NASCAR Autentics, one wave of NASCAR Autentics Winners Circle diecast, and two waves of Haulers.
  • Lionel announcing the first wave of 2026 early on in the new year is perhaps a sign that 2026 could return this line to its regular release schedule. The post from Lionel Racing also confirmed that the brand will announce another wave by the end of the week, further hinting at a recommitment to the Authentics line.

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SPARTA, KY - JUNE 26: Chase Pistone, driver of the #9 NTS Motorsports Chevrolet, talks with his crew during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Series UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway on June 26, 2014 in Sparta, Kentucky. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)

Chase Pistone, NASCAR Trucks and Nationwide Series Driver, Passes Away

by Kauy Ostlien

What’s Happening?

Chase Pistone, a former competitor on the short track racing circuit in addition to NASCAR’s National Series, has passed away. Pistone, now a successful Legends Car owner, was 42.

  • Chase’s brothers Nick and Tom Pistone confirmed the North Carolina natives’ passing to LegendsNation.com. The cause of Pistone’s passing is unknown. The family asked that media share the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline number, which is 988.
  • Pistone, the grandson of NASCAR legend “Tiger” Tom Pistone, made his way to NASCAR after competing on short tracks in Legends cars and Late Models. He would make his jump to NASCAR via the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2005, racing for Green Light Racing at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Pistone would continue his NASCAR pursuits in 2006, racing in ARCA and the NASCAR Busch Series. Unfortunately, these two starts, at Martinsville with the Busch Series and Iowa with ARCA, would be his last for nearly a decade.
  • Pistone returned to NASCAR in 2014, racing in a combined eight NASCAR Camping World Truck and Nationwide Series races. During this season, his final in NASCAR, the then 30-year-old scored his best National Series finish, ninth place in the Truck Series annual trip to Gateway.

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8 Takeaways From NASCAR At COTA

by Bryan Aguiar

Three races in, the 2026 season is finally starting to show its hand. COTA shifted narratives, exposed weaknesses, and raised new questions about contenders, pretenders, and everything in between.

  • Has Shane van Gisbergen officially been proven mortal after getting outraced late at Circuit of the Americas?
  • Is 19-year-old Connor Zilisch already ahead of schedule after slicing through the field multiple times?
  • With three straight wins, is Tyler Reddick basically a lock for the postseason this early?
  • And how concerned should the 48 team be after a rough weekend for Alex Bowman?

From substitute drivers being forced into action to points gaps growing faster than expected, COTA delivered more than just a road course chess match. There were momentum swings, reputation hits, and at least one young driver stacking up enemies before stacking up results.

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