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Fired For Winning? The Dark Truth Behind Sheldon Creed Leaving Haas!

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Three wins, leading the championship standings, and running the best season of his entire career—yet Sheldon Creed is officially leaving Haas Factory Team at the end of 2026. Why would a championship-caliber team let their star driver walk away, and why is Creed heading to Sam Hunt Racing, a team that has never won a race?

In this video, we break down the shocking news that rocked the NASCAR garage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. From Creed’s honest admission about how "business overrules results" to the financial realities of modern stock car racing, the massive roster collapse unfolding at Haas Factory Team, and the strategic long-term vision behind Creed joining the Toyota pipeline.

Is the modern NASCAR business model broken when winning races isn't enough to keep your ride? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

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17 Comments

@ralphhorst3682 8 hours ago

Sheldon has always given his teams he has driven for 100% and it seems he has always gets thrown under the bus!! He deserves better!!

@bearmarsh6579 7 hours ago

Haas finally took a step forward in 2026 and now they are taking two steps backwards in 2027...What a shame.

@christopherpivarnik4959 6 hours ago

A driver with less talent but more sponsorship money will always win out over a driver with more talent and less sponsorship money. It's all about what you bring to the team. Its all about the Benjamins

@hutrod7721 6 hours ago

Creed said he's getting paid to race at SHR for the first time in his career. The 2 lower series are pay to play. Unless you have money, you're not racing, regardless of talent.

@wilcross50 6 hours ago

The term "generational talent" has lost all meaning at this point

@jeremywilson5872 8 hours ago

They did him dirty

@JohnH.-qp6fb 2 hours ago

Hey, he's not forgotten. He could do well in Cup. Some that get the chance can really respond well with speed. Dale Jr was said to be one from a long time racer that raced him coming up the ranks. This fellow said Dale couldn't run well at all but once he got speed in the upper class he was a completely different driver. --- But in a slow car, not so good.(?)

@GarySilvers-ps3el 4 hours ago

It’s a shame that nascar has come to this Sheldon is a class act everything now days is all about the money real racers raced with what they had not what they wished they had, nothing better than the old days like when we went to Bristol there were 6000 seats

@RCjunkie 3 hours ago

They will do what Jr Johnson did to Waltrip ,just did not finish the year to stop him from being Camp.

@outwest1014 7 hours ago

I've have thought that Haas has no interest in his race teams making money. His race teams are tax write offs. Look at the Haas F1 team.

@christopherpivarnik4959 6 hours ago

Why show all Cup pics in this video? He is not a Cup driver. Would've been nice to actually show the cars from the race teams and Series he was actually in.

@CitizenSeven 7 hours ago

i guess creed has no plans to drive cup cars if he's sighning with hunt for 15 years

@chrisstange813 7 hours ago

Creed to the 6 car

@J.Robinson_ 7 hours ago

He was not fired . He left to get paid . Out of his own mouth . Thumbs down to lies

@arthurcrunden6107 2 hours ago

Ever since Stewart haas racing folded and turned into haas factory team has turned into a mess

@davidcasteel5177 4 hours ago

Creed is a class act, Haas is not.

@akhill4898 7 hours ago

Burning bridges with all the big teams before he even gets to cup , you think he would have learned his lesson after RCR . But nope . I can only guess, and it only my speculation, I think he’s hard to work with , and maybe a bit. Of a pre Madonna .. and that’s just my guess , there’s gotta be a reason, they just don’t come out and say.. Gibbs/RCR/ Haas don’t want to deal with that ,