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Brad Keselowski is 12 points outside the playoff cutoff heading into Bristol, where he earned 50 points in the spring. His thoughts on the challenge ahead and reaction to the RFK win with Chris Buescher. He also spoke on the wreck with Joey Logano that foiled a possible decent comeback for him on the day. View the full article

Joey Logano said the wreck with Brad Keselowski and William Byron was his fault but expressed frustration with how dirty the track was at the time. View the full article

After a crash on the opening lap, Denny Hamlin shares his thoughts on his path forward as he sits 6 points behind the playoff cutoff. View the full article

William Byron explained what he saw in the wreck at the Go Bowling at The Glen where he ended up on top of Brad Keselowski for a moment. View the full article

In the closing laps, Martin Truex Jr. was running just inside the top-ten and one point above the cut-line when he was shoved out of line, four-wide — dropping him down the running order. On the following restart, he was among those collected in a pile-up entering the esses, forcing him to pit for repairs and fresh tires.Truex was only able to drive back up to 20th in overtime and leaves ...Keep readingView the full article

An unhappy Ryan Blaney on NASCAR rule that doesn’t allow the team to evaluate the car and make potential fixes as he was unable to drive it back to garage. View the full article

Shane van Gisbergen made a three-wide pass for the lead on the final overtime restart and was doing well to keep Chris Buescher at bay as the field made their way around the 2.45-mile road course for the final lap.But to the shock of Buescher and everyone watching, the road-racing ace made a rare mistake on entry into the bus stop chicane, grazing the armco and upsetting the car. By the time he ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the best highlights from the NASCAR Cup Series: Go Bowling at The Glen! View the full article

It was overtime in the Cup playoff race at Watkins Glen when Shane Van Gisbergen put the bumper to Chris Buescher to snatch away the race lead. He held a slim advantage on the final lap, but touched the Armco on entry to the bus stop chicane. This unsettled his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, allowing Buescher to close in on him with the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford.Buescher wasn't about to waste the ...Keep readingView the full article

Martin Truex Jr. is a proven NASCAR Cup Series champion with three runner-up points finishes since then, but this year will be his last chance to become a multi-time Cup champion. Even after winning the regular season title in 2023, it seems only misfortune has followed him."Just a little bit frustrated with how things have gone lately," said Truex at Watkins Glen. No matter what we dom it is ...Keep readingView the full article

18-year-old Connor Zilisch drove an incredible race from pole position, in an event that threw literally everything it could at the debutant to deny him the win. Yet he prevailed, saving enough fuel in double overtime and escaping the chaos behind him to win.He joins an exclusive list of drivers who won in their NASCAR Xfinity debut: Dale Earnhardt Sr. (1982), Joe Ruttman (1982), Ricky Rudd ...Keep readingView the full article

Montoya, 48, has 255 NASCAR Cup starts, but none since 2014. The versatile racer, though, is a proven winner at Watkins Glen, capturing the checkered flag there in 2010. Saturday, Montoya was 15th in practice before qualifying 34th in the 38-car field. As for his teammates, Bubba Wallace was 32nd and Tyler Reddick was 16th.“It’s really good to be back – exciting," said Montoya, who is ...Keep readingView the full article

It was just the second pole of Ross Chastain's career and his first on a road course. The last time he started from pole was at Nashville last summer, a race he won. The driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet almost seemed in disbelief after the qualifying session at Watkins Glen International on Saturday."So much work," he told NBC. "Turning right seems so simple but gosh, it's been ...Keep readingView the full article

A few years ago, Brad Perez was valeting cars. Now, he drives in NASCAR.Perez, 27, calls himself a “working-class racer” because he's built a different, wildly interesting version of a race career — one that takes a special kind of hustle. When he's not running a race in the Xfinity Series with Alpha Prime, he spends much of his time supporting other drivers in NASCAR’s top levels. When ...Keep readingView the full article

Juan Pablo Montoya is one of the most versatile race car drivers on the planet. His illustrious career includes seven Formula 1 wins, reaching the top podium step with both Williams and McLaren. He also scored 30 podiums and 13 poles in just 94 starts, and finished as high as third in the World Championship. Beyond F1, he's a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, winning as a rookie, and ...Keep readingView the full article

AJ Allmendinger is just like the rest of us: he’s trying his best to stay hydrated and not be too hard on himself. But it’s not easy.Allmendinger is, as he admits, in the late stages of his career. He’s 42 years old, with 17 years and 400-plus NASCAR races under his belt (plus time in Champ Car, IndyCar, IMSA, and WEC). He’s had highs (including 20 NASCAR wins) and lows. And through it ...Keep readingView the full article

The World Rally Championship is set to feature new event formats for selected rounds next season as it looks to add more variety to its calendar.The championship has long been investigating changes to the length of its events with Rally Italy Sardinia trialling a condensed 48-hour concept earlier this year.This followed a raft of proposals made by the FIA’s newly created working group designed ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick told Kevin Harvick he got some extra motivation when 23XI co-owner Michael Jordan told him he's "terrible" at superspeedways. View the full article

What is it like for Harrison Burton competing in the Cup playoffs with no job lined up for next year? We asked drivers for their advice. View the full article

Bold predictions from Goodyear regarding its new tire compound debuting this weekend, along with changes to Watkins Glen International's track, are making for a challenging duo for drivers and teams to conquer for Sunday's Cup playoff race.“Watkins Glen isn’t the typical Watkins Glen that we’ve seen in the past," explained Joey Logano, who is the only driver locked into the Round of 12 after ...Keep readingView the full article

As expected, the opening race of the NASCAR Cup playoffs really jostled the order of things in the championship standings. Most notably, top seed Kyle Larson shockingly crashed on his own in the first stage of the race. The result erased half of his points cushion, leaving him tenth in the standings and just 15 points away from the cut-line. Denny Hamlin is another title contender who endured a ...Keep readingView the full article

When Josh Williams, NASCAR Xfinity series driver, sat down for our video series “Behind the Visor,” he made sure his mullet looked good on camera. Then he told some amazing stories about the biggest moments in his career — and the stories behind those moments.Like when NASCAR made him park his car in the garage mid-race as a penalty at Atlanta in 2023, so he got mad and parked it on the ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric are in the hunt for the Cup championship, while Penske teammate Will Power enters the IndyCar season finale with a shot at the crown. View the full article

Toyota needs to have at least three full-time drivers contesting the 2025 World Rally Championship, according to team principal Jari-Matti Latvala.His comments followed a difficult weekend at the Acropolis Rally, where Latvala admitted that the team’s drivers’ and manufacturers’ title were “pretty much gone” following a 1-2-3 for rivals Hyundai.Reflecting on the way the title race has ...Keep readingView the full article

Toyota has elected to replace Takamoto Katsuta with protege Sami Pajari for the next round of the World Rally Championship in Chile later this month.This is part of a decision to hand Finnish duo Pajari and co-driver Enni Malkonen a further two WRC Rally1 outings in Chile and at the following Central European Rally after impressing to finish fourth on their top-flight debut in Finland last ...Keep readingView the full article