PREVIEW: It’s the last off-weekend on the NASCAR schedule
by Brock Beard / LASTCAR.info Editor-in-Chief
PHOTO: Brock Beard
Saturday, August 8, 2026
O’REILLY Race 23 of 33
Hy-Vee Perks 250 at Iowa
2025 Last-Place Finisher: Dawson Cram
Friday, August 14, 2026
TRUCKS Race 17 of 25
eero 250 at Richmond
2025 Last-Place Finisher: Clayton Green
It’s an off-weekend for NASCAR’s top three series. Both the Cup Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series return next weekend for short track action in Iowa. The Truck Series returns the week after to open the festivities at Richmond.
TODAY IN LASTCAR HISTORY (July 31, 1997): Wishing LASTBRO a very happy birthday! On this day in 1997, Tammy Joe Kirk scored her first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last-place finish when her #7 Lovable Ford crashed after 52 laps of the Cummins 200 at IRP.
