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The recent attenuator controversy at the Indy 500 has shaken the very foundation of Team Penske. Three senior executives from IndyCar have been dismissed as a result and two of its three IndyCar teams were penalized. But how does this impact the NASCAR side of the Penske garage? Penske fields three full-time cars in the Cup Series with Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano and Austin Cindric. The NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Briscoe became just the tenth driver to earn pole position for both the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in the same year, besting Kyle Larson by 0.020s in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Saturday. Briscoe now has four career poles, but his previous best start in the 600 is only 15th. Larson, who will be excused from driver introductions and the pre-race driver's meeting while he competes in ...Keep readingView the full article

Driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Chase Briscoe has collected yet another pole position in a NASCAR crown jewel event. He already earned pole for the season-opening Daytona 500, and now he'll lead the field of 40 for the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. This is just the tenth time a driver has earned pole position for both the 600 and the Daytona 500 in the same year. "I haven't seen it yet ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain finished second in Friday night's NASCAR Truck race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and when the Cup cars went out on the track for Coca-Cola 600 practice, he was again very fast. Timing in ninth overall on the time sheets, Chastain was showing impressive long-run speed in the No. 1 Chevrolet. He led all drivers in the 10-lap, 15-lap, and 20-lap averages. Unfortunately, after 20 laps ...Keep readingView the full article

Richard Childress Racing's NASCAR Cup Series lineup won't change for 2026. While Austin Dillon will continue to pilot the No. 3 Chevrolet, the team confirmed on Saturday that Kyle Busch has picked up an option in his contract to continue driving the No. 8 through 2026. "We're really excited," said Childress, who won six driver's titles with Dale Earnhardt Sr. between 1986 and 1994. "You know ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson is set to run both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, a task he set out to accomplish last year but never had a chance to. View the full article

Kyle Busch will return to Richard Childress Racing for 2026. Despite their struggles together, here's why the partnership makes sense. View the full article

Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch has picked up an option in his contract that will keep him at Richard Childress Racing for the 2026 season. Busch is a winner of 63 Cup races -- more than any other current full-time driver. He also has more NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series wins than any driver in history The highly successful driver began his Cup career with Hendrick Motorsports ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the post-race interviews from Charlotte Motor Speedway after the North Carolina Education Lottery 200. View the full article

Corey Heim took the checkered flag at the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200. View the full article

Check out the top moments from the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway! View the full article

Corey Heim now has 15 career NASCAR Truck Series wins, earning his fourth victory of the season in an absolutely dominant performance at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Heim swept the stages and led most of the race, cruising to the win. At the finish line, Heim was over six seconds clear of runner-up finisher Ross Chastain. "It's nice to be far enough away where someone can't clean me out," said ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin Green captured the checkered flag at Charlotte Motor Speedway, becoming a first-time winner in the ARCA Menards Series. Meanwhile, Garrett Mitchell, who is better known as Cleetus McFarland on his popular YouTube channel, finished ninth in his third career ARCA start and his first at a non-superspeedway. He also earned a top-ten finish at Talladega Superspeedway earlier this year ...Keep readingView the full article

The 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 will feature 40 drivers, and four of them will be celebrating special milestones when they take the green flag on Sunday. The biggest milestone belongs to seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. After driving the IndyCar two-seater with NFL legend Tom Brady as part of the parade laps at the Indianapolis 500, he will then head to Charlotte to ...Keep readingView the full article

Derek Kraus, 23, will make his first NASCAR Cup Series start of the year this weekend, competing in NASCAR's longest race -- the 66th running of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kraus will pilot the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet with sponsorship from Western States Flooring. This Sunday's race will be the first time since the season-opening Daytona that the Cup Series has had ...Keep readingView the full article

Patrick Everson breaks down the betting action for "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing," including a rookie in the driver's seat and a two-time champ looking for a three-peat. View the full article

Penske and Ganassi are two motorsports giants, and their rivalry will take center stage again this weekend at the Indy 500. View the full article

Two-time Daytona 500 champion William Byron received an extension from Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him on the team through 2029. View the full article

William Byron has signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will keep him at Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) through the 2029 season. The 27-year-old is already a two-time winner of the Daytona 500 and currently sits second in the championship standings. When Byron won the 500, he became the youngest multi-time winner of NASCAR's crown jewel event, breaking a record previously held ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out this article for all you need to know about NASCAR Cup Series' Coca Cola 600 including date, time, drivers, and more. View the full article

Kyle Larson joins the First Things First crew live from Indianapolis to break down how he will complete "the double:" the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in one day. View the full article

NASCAR’s iconic No. 8 made famous by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will return to Bristol as part of MLB's Speedway Classic between the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds. View the full article

Jack Perkins, 38, has over 150 starts in Australian Supercars, winning the 2015 Gold Coast 600 Race #2 as a co-driver to James Courtney. He is a veteran of 19 Bathurst 1000s, earning a podium result there in 2019. His father, Larry Perkins, is a six-time winner of the iconic event. The third-generation racer will now try something new, by following several of his Supercars brethren to the ...Keep readingView the full article