2026 Nu Way 225
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
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| Race 26 of 33 in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series | |||
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| Date | September 12, 2026 | ||
| Location | World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.25 miles (2.012 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 180 laps, 225 mi (363.102 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | The CW | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray, and Parker Kligerman | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2026 Nu Way 225 is an upcoming NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race that will be held on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Contested over 180 laps on the 1.25-mile-long egg-shaped asphalt oval, it will be the 26th race of the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series season, as well as the second race in the NASCAR Chase.
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Background
World Wide Technology Raceway (formerly Gateway International Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park) is a motorsport racing facility in Madison, Illinois, just east of St. Louis, Missouri, United States, close to the Gateway Arch. It features a 1.25-mile (2 kilometer) oval that hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the NTT IndyCar Series, a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) infield road course used by the SCCA, Porsche Club of America, and various car clubs, and a quarter-mile drag strip that hosts the annual NHRA Midwest Nationals event. It previously held the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
References
- ↑ "2026 schedule". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "Gateway Motorsports Park". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2026.
- ↑ "NASCAR releases 2026 schedule, adding Chicagoland and shifting All-Star to Dover". NASCAR. August 20, 2025. Retrieved February 6, 2026.