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• Michael Annett passes away
• Greg Biffle killed in plane crash

• NASCAR settles with 23XI and Front Row
  • 23XI and Front Row get their charters back and lost revenue from being unchartered
  • Evergreen Charters
  • 2/3 of teams need to OK renewal
  • If they don’t sign renewal, teams won’t lose their charter. They’ll have one or more years to sell.
  • If certain performance standards aren’t met, must sell but get time to sell
  • NASCAR gets 10% of sale (was 2%)
  • Previous charter did not have teams getting any revenue from NASCAR’s international media rights. Now that will change to an unknown amount.
  • Teams will be paid 1/3 of any new NASCAR deals that involve the teams’ intellectual property usage
  • NASCAR will pay 23XI racing and Front Row Motorsports an unknown amount of monetary damages
• Brad Keselowski breaks his leg
• Chris Gabehart leaves JGR
  • Spire next season?
• Ty Dillon returning to Kaulig in 2026
• North Wilkesboro will now be the Window World 450 instead of the Window World 400
• Rajah Caruth will race for Jordan Anderson for 10 races to complete his full-time season in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series
• Kaden Honecutt will drive the 11 truck for TRICON Garage next season
• Rick Ware Racing is going back to Chevrolets next season
  • Will have an alliance with RCR.
  • Basically taking Kaulig’s spot
• NIck Sanchez is out at Big Machine Racing for 2026
• Frankie Muniz is back, returning to Team Reaume next season for trucks
• Lionel Racing announces top 10 best selling diecasts for 2025

1. Justin Allgaier – Traveller Whiskey Chevrolet
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr – Budweiser Speedway Classic Late Model
3. Justin Allgaier – Traveller Whiskey Raced Version
4. Chase Elliott – NAPA Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Echopark Win
5. William Byron – Axalta Daytona 500 win
6. Kyle Larson – HendrickCars.com Champion
7. Kyle Larson – HendrickCars.com Phoenix Raced Version
8. Connor Zilisch – Red Bull
9. Josh Berry – Motorcraft Las Vegas Win
10. Shane van Gisbergen – Red Bull

• IndyCar is launching an independent officiating system
  • Ray Evernham is one of the members
  • https://www.jayski.com/2025/12/16/ray-evernham-among-members-of-indycar-independent-officiating-system/
• Chandler Smith will return to Front Row Motorsports for the 2026 season in trucks
• Chris Rice Says 75% of fans will like the new points format
• Three wishes – What are three things you want to see in NASCAR in 2026?

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