NASCAR has announced its 2026 schedule, featuring a new street course in San Diego and the return of Chicagoland Speedway.

NASCAR will return to Circuit of the Americas in early March 2026 for its annual stop in Austin; the series contract had expired after this year's race.

A return to the Chicagoland Speedway, a street race in San Diego and a change to championship weekend highlight the 2026 NASCAR schedule, released Wednesday.

Wheeler was a prominent figure in the rise of NASCAR. He was a master at marketing races and played a pivotal role in making Charlotte Motor Speedway the track that it is today. Wheeler was a pioneer in the sport.

Wheeler will be remembered for his love of stock car racing and his acumen for promoting races — one that yielded the nickname the “P.T. Barnum of Motorsports.”