WELCOME, N.C. — Kaulig Racing has released Josh Williams from their NASCAR Xfinity Series program, according to a statement Williams issued Wednesday.

Williams and Kaulig each confirmed the split Wednesday. Kaulig will have different drivers in its No. 11 Chevrolet during the final 12 Xfinity races. They plan to make more announcements regarding their lineup in the coming times.

Williams issued this statement:

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HARLAN – It doesn’t get any better than 136 cars, Great racing action, food, beverage and fun. Starting on time and providing a three and a half-hour show for the fans.

All wrapped up at 10:33 p.m. This night, Saturday, July 26, was Suicide Awareness night sponsored by Gregerson Motorsports, who procured additional awards for the feature winners.

Action got underway with heats in the KNOD Hobby Stocks. And taking the checkers in the heats were Colby Christensen, Dayton Ullrich and Kaylb Brunssen. In the A Feature coming from the sixth starting spot Colby Christensen charged his way to the front and never looked back picking up the win. Kaylb Brunssen came through from the ninth spot to capture second place. With third place to Anthony Davis and fourth place to Jason Tetzlaff.

In the Murphy Equipment IMCA Stock Cars heats were won by Tyson Partridge, Mike Stapleton and Carson Reinig. Feature action saw Tyson Partridge pick up his first win ever at SCS. Doing a great job holding off challenges from point leader Mike Albertsen who came in second, Bob Daniels finished third and Larry Robinson Jr rounded out the top four. Congratulations to Tyson on your first win!

It was National points night for Joe’s Carting mini mods. A great field of 23 of these guys were here tonight. Heat winners were Bobby Daniels, Ben Mattick and Joey Robel. Action in the feature saw Robel take the win from start to finish with Ben Mattick finishing second, Brant Tweed third and Lucas Daniels rounded out the top four. This race had some spectacular rollovers and the good news nobody was hurt.

Action in the Keast Motors IMCA Sport Mods saw Heats taken by Cody Olsen, Kevin Zeitner and Jenae Gustin. In the B Feature Gregg Hamann picked up the win over Joe Hendricks. Then Kevin Zeitner took advantage of his pole position start and pretty much checked out on the field as nobody could catch the 60 machine. Kevin, a former track champion at SCS on the big track , picked up the win, his first since winning the Tiny Lund the last year on the big track before the reconfiguration. Coming in second place was Dylan Petersen who had a great run as did Jenae Gustin in third and Cody Olsen finished in fourth.

In Atlantic Bottling Coca Cola IMCA Sport Compacts 27 cars were on hand and we had 3 heats. Heat winners were Caine Mahlberg, Josh Deist and Kaytee Devries. In the feature Caine Mahlberg made his way from the 10th starting spot to the lead and went on for the win. second place went to Michael Gardner, third went to Kaytee Devries and Levi Volkert finished in fourth. Sport Compacts continue to put on a great show weekly at SCS.

In the Sorensen Equipment IMCA Late Models yet another fine field was on hand. Heat winners were Zach Zeitner, Allan Hopp and Jake Sully. In Feature action Mike Collins made his way to the front. And picked up a long-awaited win at SCS. Collins looked strong as he held off Nick Deal who got second with Kale Kosiski finishing third and fourth spot went to Zach Zeitner.

It was another great night of action at SCS. Don’t miss this week on Back-to-School night as we have Kids Bike races and Bikes to give away! It’s always a fun night with the kids.

Austin Hill has been suspended by NASCAR for one week and will be forced to miss the Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. This comes after he appeared to intentionally right-hook Aric Almirola into the outside wall at Indianapolis, causing a violent crash.

Almirola moved Hill out of the way in the battle for fourth, and despite pulling off an impressive save, Hill then appeared to swerve to the left and turn Almirola head-on into the outside wall at the high-speed oval. Thankfully, no one was injured in the accident. Hill was held for five laps during the race for reckless driving, and at one point, he started throwing expletives at NASCAR over the radio.

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This suspension will also severely hinder Hill’s chances of winning a championship later this year. Per NASCAR’s new waiver policy for 2025 (which RCR will surely request, or Hill will become ineligible for the playoffs), missing a race due to a suspension will result in the loss of all playoff points — both present and future. Hill had 21 bonus points but they will all be lost now and he will start the postseason with zero points.

Watch: Hill makes contact with Almirola, sending Almirola hard into the outside wall

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Hill, who drives for Richard Childress Racing, denied that the contact was intentional, but the team has chosen not to appeal. Austin Dillon, who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series for RCR, will pilot the No. 21 car at Iowa.

“Richard Childress Racing will not appeal the penalty NASCAR issued to the No. 21 team following the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway,” an official statement read. “We remain focused on winning a championship with Austin Hill in 2025.”

NASCAR described this as a behavioral penalty, citing Sections 4.3.A; 4.4.B & D of the NASCAR Member Code of Conduct.

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SALEM, Ohio — Quaker City Motorsports Park is set to host the “Big Buck Nationals” on August 8-10. There is a $5,000-to-win, 64-car Shootout scheduled for Friday, Aug. 8. There are 32 No Box cars and 32 Box cars, which will run separately until the final round.

As per the name, racers from Ohio, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas will compete for big bucks Saturday, Aug. 9, and Sunday, Aug 10. The Top (Box) class features $10,000-to-win races, and the Mod (No Box) class will race for $5,000-to-win each day. In addition, the Junior Dragsters will have $600 Summit Bucks for the winner’s purse.

Although rain has been a nuisance of late with washouts the last two Saturdays, Tom Edinger and Jerry Coblentz were the big winners on Friday, July 18. Edinger raced to the top prize in the Top (Box) class as he captured the final-round win over Mike Alfman. Coblentz took the victory in Mod (No Box) with Tim Miller the runner-up.

Unfortunately, rain also washed out racing last Saturday night, but Quaker City was able to get in Gamblers races on Friday. Alfman was the Top (Box) winner with Dan Hageman runner-up. Tim Singer scored the win in Mod (No Box) as Steve Tigelman also advanced to the final round.

There is another test-and-tune, along with Gamblers races scheduled for this Friday night. It is followed by IHRA Summit SuperSeries points races on Saturday.

Click here to check out the track’s Facebook page for the latest up-to-date information about these and other exciting events at Quaker City Motorsports Park.

• NASCAR will not return to Mexico City’s Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in 2026.
• Chicagoland Speedway is expected to replace the Mexico City race on the 2026 NASCAR schedule.

NASCAR in Mexico City will remain a one-off for now.

Wow is there are plenty of headlines across all of NASCAR. Both stemming from Indianapolis and just within the sport alone. Here is your NASCAR News Flash for July 28th through August 3rd.

Austin Hill Suspended, an Injury, and a Schedule Change: NASCAR News Flash

While JR Motorsports was celebrating its 100th win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Others had their focus on what was going to happen to Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill. The devastating right-rear hooking incident was seen by everyone. The question remained: would Hill be suspended? We certainly got that answer this week. Time and time again, the sport has been forced to step in in these situations, and what Austin did this past weekend was clear. The judgment came down on Tuesday, but that isn’t the only massive news in the sport worth talking about.

A massive schedule change for NASCAR is also making waves, plus other driver news.

No Surprise: NASCAR Suspends the Driver of the No. 21

Like anyone with a brain is surprised, NASCAR brought down the official punishment for RCR’s Austin Hill on Tuesday. Hill has officially been suspended for this weekend’s Xfinity Series race at Iowa Speedway. The suspension comes after he purposefully right-reared Aric Almirola into the wall in the closing laps of the Verizon 250 at the Brickyard this past Saturday.

It falls in line with other very similar incidents that saw Bubba Wallace and Chase Elliott suspended in the past. Unlike those drivers, there isn’t a waiver this time, and more importantly, Hill had quite the playoff points built up on the season, having won three races, plus a handful of stage wins. But he kissed those points goodbye the moment he wrecked Aric, plus telling the sport to f-off probably didn’t help his case.

Yep, he has lost all his playoff points. That is a killer for a driver that arguably could win at any track in the series. He’s going to have a huge climb once he’s back from serving the suspension this weekend.

In a statement, RCR released on X, they said they would not appeal, and that they were focused on helping Hill try and win the 2025 Xfinity Series Championship. An odd stance, especially after the comments team owner Richard Childress said following the incident on Saturday. They also stated that Austin Dillon would be behind the wheel of the No. 21 this weekend.

A Horrible Crash Leaves Truck Series Veteran on the Shelf

Stewart Friesen is a well-respected racer in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. When he’s not racing trucks, he’s somewhere racing on dirt. That was no different this week. He was back in his homeland of Canada, racing his dirt modified. He was involved in a very ugly crash that saw him flip massively, hit the wall, and the car caught fire.

#NASCAR Truck Series driver #StewartFriesen was involved in a scary accident during Monday night’s #DIRTcar Series #KingOfTheNorth race at #AutodromeDrummond in #Canada. He was alert & talking with officials before being transported to a hospital to be evaluated for injuries.🙏 pic.twitter.com/4ZTJofgv3y

— Last Lap Insider. (@LastLapInsider) July 29, 2025

He was pulled from the car and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. After awaiting news, Stewart’s wife Jessica offered an update Tuesday morning via his social media.

“Stewart has suffered an unstable open-book pelvic fracture, meaning his pelvis is broken in two or more places, with a large hematoma on the area,” Jessica said. ” Stewart also has a fractured right leg.”

A tough situation for the driver of the No. 52 Halmar Truck, who is locked into the Truck Series playoffs with his win at Michigan earlier this season. But this incident certainly puts into question what will happen with the team while Stewart recovers.

They are a small team, and obviously, he will need time to heal. Let’s just say it has been a tough couple of days for the Friesens. Especially after he got D’Q following Friday night’s race at IRP.

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Farewell, Mexico City. Hello, Chicagoland?

Everyone knows NASCAR is always up to changing its racing schedule. That appears to be the case once again for 2026. Following up on the historic announcement of moving the Chicago Street Course date to San Diego. NASCAR appears to have found a way to keep the Chicago market open.

According to the Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi, Mexico City is off the 2026 NASCAR schedule. That leaves a hole in the schedule, which Chicagoland Speedway appears to be filling.

The race in Mexico City proved to have plenty of buzz and excitement this season. However, after a lot of issues with the logistics of getting everything and everyone to Mexico, with a date that works with other races on the schedule, it proved to be too challenging. NASCAR raced there in June this season, but that ultimately wouldn’t work in 2026, as Mexico City is one of the hosts for the FIFA World Cup. With five matches scheduled between June 11th and July 5th, there wouldn’t be space for NASCAR to race then.

NASCAR doesn’t want to completely abandon racing in Mexico City. Thus, they are looking to return in 2027, according to Bianchi. There is no official word from NASCAR about Chicagoland, but it seems to be the buzz right now.

I’m sure there will be plenty more to talk about as NASCAR heads to Iowa Speedway this weekend.

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Recording Date: 4/26/2025