{"id":232520,"date":"2026-04-08T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T15:05:12","slug":"schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule Released for NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/\">Schedule Released for NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/\">https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-04-08 11:01:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"wwtraceway.com\">wwtraceway.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sept. 11-13 weekend to feature second-round NASCAR Chase races for both the Cup Series and O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series.<\/li>\n<li>Off-track entertainment includes the Confluence Music Festival, JJK 5K, hauler parade, track walk and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MADISON, Ill. (April 8, 2026) \u2013 <\/strong>The schedule for the Sept. 11-13 NASCAR Chase doubleheader weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway has been released, featuring the second-round Chase races for both the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series.<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Series will open the weekend\u2019s postseason action with the Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog on Saturday, Sept. 12. The weekend will culminate with the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, Sept. 13. NASCAR racing will once again be complemented by the return of the Confluence Music Festival, delivering a diverse lineup of headlining acts and live entertainment throughout the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Additional off-track activities include the JJK 5K, NASCAR Cup Series Hauler Parade and fan track walk to kick off race week. The Jackie Joyner-Kersee event begins the week with a Labor Day 5K and fun run on Monday, Sept. 7. Tickets to participate in the event are available at https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/jjk5k\/.<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR Cup Series Hauler Parade along Route 66 will begin at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, and be followed by a free fan track walk and Gateway Garage preview at 6 p.m. The campgrounds will be active throughout the evening, highlighted by a BBQ contest at 5 p.m. and a campground concert and bonfire at The Shed beginning at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>On-track action begins Saturday, Sept. 12, with NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series practice at noon CT, followed by qualifying at 1:05 p.m. The NASCAR O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Nu Way 225 Sauced by Blues Hog, or the 225-mile, 180-lap event, will begin at 6:30 p.m. for the second of the nine O\u2019Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase races.<\/p>\n<p>The NASCAR Cup Series stars also will be on track that day with practice&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule Released for NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/schedule-released-for-nascar-doubleheader-weekend-at-world-wide-technology-raceway\/ Publish Date: 2026-04-08&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wwtraceway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/MA_250907_0206-1536x1024.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-232520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232520"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":232522,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232520\/revisions\/232522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}