NASCAR Is Back: ‘It’s Loud. It’s Raw. And It’s A Damn Good Time!’

NASCAR is back, and it brought a little extra beef to the Super Bowl party. Scott Eastwood got the 2026 season revved up in this season trailer that debuted on Super Bowl Sunday. There were no shortage of playful shots at Formula 1, along with cameos from former NFL star Marshawn Lynch, YouTuber/NASCAR driver Cleetus McFarland, and Cup Series drivers Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar, Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson (plus his wife Katelyn). As Eastwood says in the trailer, “America’s forefathers didn’t throw tea into the harbor so we could sit quietly on rooftops and drink champagne. They did it so we could be loud. So we could be free.” The friendly jabs at F1 continued a bit later. “You want perfect turns and polite applause, you know where to find it,” Eastwood adds. “But if you want dust, dented fenders, and a place to let loose, we’ve got a seat waiting.” The NASCAR season unofficially kicked off with the Clash at Bowman Gray, an exhibition on Feb. 4 that had to be pushed back due to an uncharacteristic snow storm in North Carolina. The race was highlighted by physical racing, weather obstacles, and constant lead changes. Ryan Preece took the lead on Lap 156 of the 200-lap race, and cushioned his lead on William Byron after a restart on Lap 182. This Sunday, tune in for the famous Daytona 500, NASCAR’s first points-scoring race of the 2026 season. The green flag for the 68th edition of “The Great American Race” is at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports App, with coverage starting at 12:30 p.m. FOX has broadcast the Florida-based race since 2007. The race, which is held at Daytona International Speedway, is a 200-lap race (500 miles). There are 41 cars competing. Byron, who was the runner-up in last week’s Clash, has won the last two Daytona 500s. Follow along throughout the 2026 NASCAR season to hear “engines roar” with “no dress code, no velvet ropes.”