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More Hints Surface Of NASCAR’s Electric Car Future

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 08: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 08, 2023 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

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As the automotive world continues to evolve, NASCAR is exploring the possibilities of electric cars. Today, it looks like NASCAR is moving to involve themselves with electric cars further, at least to explore what it could look like. This includes a rumored Formula E race at a NASCAR-owned track and a potential partnership with UFC President Dana White.

  • In February, NASCAR planned to demonstrate an electric car prototype at the Clash at the LA Coliseum. However, rain that weekend ultimately canceled the exhibition. NASCAR has stopped short of committing to go fully electric in the future as it also explores other alternative fuel options.
  • This is the first time NASCAR has showcased much regarding electric vehicles since that planned exhibition. Could this spell some insight into NASCAR’s future plans?
  • Fans are very split on electric vehicles in NASCAR. Some are staunchly against any type of electric vehicle in NASCAR, and that’s part of why NASCAR has not made a view yet.

Formula E to Homestead

Sam Smith of The Race reports that Formula E is set to announce two new venues for the 2025 schedule: one race in Thailand and one at Homestead-Miami Speedway, a track owned by NASCAR. Smith further reports that the race will be held on the infield road course and has a rumored date of April 2025.

Adam Stern also reported that before this news came out, NASCAR Vice President Ben Kennedy and Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds are “Close”. What does this ultimately mean for NASCAR?

While we probably won’t see an electric car in the Cup Series anytime soon, if at all, what about a companion weekend between NASCAR and Formula E? NASCAR has held a race weekend with series racing different layouts on the same track before. In 2020, the Cup Series raced in the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, while the Xfinity Series raced on the infield road course on the same weekend.

It would require moving Homestead-Miami up in the schedule to April, which would be more than doable as NASCAR held the second race of the season there in February of 2021. However, moving it out of the Playoffs might not be popular with fans.

Maybe next year is not the time, but the interest is certainly there. Remember that rumor that NASCAR was exploring a race around Dodger Stadium? Stern reports that NASCAR was looking at partnering with Formula E for that potential race weekend.

Dana White’s Electric NASCAR Series

Dana White, the current President and CEO of the UFC, joined the FLAGRANT podcast on Wednesday. and he teased a potential deal with NASCAR. He has a meeting with NASCAR for an electric series. He said so while listing off all of the businesses he owns.

We own Travis Pastrana’s nitrocross, which is electric car racing. We’re actually after Fourth of July, I do Fourth of July at my house in Maine, I’m flying to NASCAR, and we’re doing a deal with NASCAR. We’re going to be the electric series for NASCAR. We’re working on that deal right now.

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Now, Dana White was spitballing a ton of different businesses he owns, so details are scarce. However, this huge deal could come to fruition within the next month. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was one of the individuals who retweeted a clip cut by Bozi Tatarevic on X.

What exactly could a partnership like this look like? Travis Pastrana originally founded Nitrocross, and Pastrana has raced in NASCAR, most recently starting the 2023 Daytona 500 for 23XI Racing. Nitrocross unveiled the Group-E Electric Class in 2022.

Would NASCAR take over as the sanctioning body of Nitrocross’ electric division? Could NASCAR use the technology to create some sort of electric series under the NASCAR banner? We don’t know, but it seems the news is coming sooner rather than later.

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 21: Sheldon Creed, driver of the #00 Road Ranger Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Bennett Transportation & Logistics 250 at Echo Park Speedway on February 21, 2026 in Hampton, Georgia.

O’Reilly: Sheldon Creed Breaks Through in Thriller at EchoPark Speedway

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

It was a busy Saturday at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway). First, we had the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race. Then, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series took center stage and they were two vastly different events. Ultimately, it was Sheldon Creed standing tall in victory lane when all was said and done. Here’s what you need to take away from tonight’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at EchoPark Speedway.

  • There were a lot of drivers who had tire problems which set off massive wrecks and incidents. First, Sam Mayer had a tire go down from the race lead. Sammy Smith got bitten. Austin Green. Corey Day. Taylor Gray. The list goes on and on. Some of them were able to stay in contention while others were plagued for the rest of the race.
  • Speaking for Corey Day, he just had a bad race. First, he sparked an incident which took out several drivers, including the Sieg brothers (who weren’t shy about voicing their displeasure about the rookie) and Harrison Burton. And though the broadcasters on the CW gave him the benefit of the doubt, the later incident was less forgivable. In this incident, while he was battling the JRM duo of Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier for the race lead, Day got into the No. 1 Arby’s Chevy, sending all three of them into the wall. This is certainly a performance that he’ll want to forget.
  • Chevrolets swept the stages. Winning the first one was none other than Jesse Love, continuing RCR’s dominance on drafting tracks. Rajah Caruth, who had a handful all race, was able to capture his first career stage win by winning Stage 2.
  • It wasn’t the dominating race for RCR that we all thought it would be. With ill-handling cars, their qualifying attempts were underwhelming, and they got off to a lukewarm start tonight. By the end of it, though, they were in the mix. Slicing and dicing, Austin Hill had the lead as they came around to take the white flag. However, in Turn 1, he got “Chastained.” Ross Chastain plowed into the back of the No. 21, knocking him down to the apron. Hill was able to save it and rally home to a 12th place finish.
  • The big story tonight is that Sheldon Creed, finally, after far too many runner-up finishes to count, broke through to capture his first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series win. It will certainly be a day he and his team will never forget.

Notable Incidents

Lap 5: Corey Day

Corey Day had a very sloppy, bad race in general, and it started early. First, he caused a wreck that took out Harrison Burton and a couple of others. Then, he took out the JRM duo of Carson Kvapil and Justin Allgaier. You can recap that first incident by reading the article below.

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Lap 142: Sammy Smith

Kvapil and Allgaier weren’t the only JRM cars to have issues tonight. Firstly, Rajah Caruth was out of control throughout the race, fighting a mean-handling car. He was able to brilliantly save it several times, to his credit. But perhaps the biggest incident involving the four JRM Chevys came at Lap 142 when Sammy Smith had a tire go down and spun in front of the pack. This took out several drivers, including Taylor Gray, among others. Read about that here:

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Results

Results Pending.

Points Standings (2 of 35)

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O’Reilly: Sammy Smith’s Flat Takes Out Heavy Hitters Late at EchoPark

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

As Ross Chastain took the lead and the pack was closing in on 20 laps to go, things a little deeper in the pack started to get a little hairy. We had yet another huge crash late in the running here tonight, this one sparked by Sammy Smith’s flat rear tire. Here’s what happened:

  • As the laps were winding down in tonight’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race, Sammy Smith, along with his JRM teammates, were in the thick of contention for the win. Unfortunately for him, a poorly-timed flat rear tire ended his (and several others) chance to capitalize and get that first valuable win of the season. Unable to hold onto it, the No. 8 Pilot Chevy spun around in front of a massive horde of cars.
  • Helpless to go anywhere, several heavy hitters were caught up in this incident. They include the likes of William Sawalich, Gio Ruggiero, Patrick Staropoli, Taylor Gray, Brennan Poole, Nick Leitz, and Lavar Scott.
  • It’s an unfortunate beginning of the year for a handful of these drivers. Luckily for Brennan Poole, he’s coming off a strong showing at Daytona and was in the thick of it here tonight. That shows some promise for sure.

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O’Reilly: Mid-Race Report from EchoPark Speedway

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

It has been a tail of two races when it comes to today’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series at EchoPark Speedway (formerly the Atlanta Motor Speedway). We got off to a rough start with Corey Day triggering a massive wreck that took out the likes of Harrison Burton, and the Sieg brothers. Then, the field settled in and started to churn laps. Here’s what’s gone down so far.

  • Sam Mayer led a bulk of the opening laps. Leading the first 23 laps of the race, he was forced to pit on Lap 24 due to a flat left front tire. No caution was triggered. To make matters worse, he was caught speeding on pit road, putting him down several laps and effectively taking him out of contention.
  • Jesse Love continued RCR’s dominance in the first stage. With Mayer out of the picture, he assumed the race lead, leading 31 laps to win the opening stage.
  • Austin Hill finally made it up to the race lead by Stage 2. Unfortunately for him and RCR, their win streak in the stages ended with the conclusion of Stage 2. It was Rajah Caruth in the No. 88 HendrickCars.com Chevy that captured the green and white checkered flag.
  • In a horrific accident during pit stops, Taylor Gray smashed into one of his tire carriers. It was a scary situation. Fortunately, he got up like a champ and completed the stop. He was thankfully checked and released from the in-field care center.
  • Corey Day’s woes continued as the field set in for the final stage of the evening. Drawing further criticism, Day, while battling for the race lead, made contact with leader Carson Kvapil, sending them both into the outside wall. Also collected in the incident was Kvapil’s teammate, the 2024 series champion, Justin Allgaier.

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