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Denny Hamlin is the NASCAR Cup driver fans most love to hate. But, in many ways, he also epitomises the type of driver they most covet – one that worked his way up by talent and wasn’t handed the keys to a high-profile ride because he came with a lot of money. It’s a complex contradiction that has enveloped Hamlin in the twilight of his driving career, but one he has come to embrace and ...Keep readingView the full article

Justin Allgaier was something of an invested party to the Sam Mayer and Jeb Burton incident on Saturday night at Martinsville. Well before Mayer intentionally crashed Burton during the cool-down lap, or even before the series of instances of hard racing between the two, Allgaier was also caught up in it during the first stage. Allgaier won the first stage but had to wrestle it away from ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR’s senior competition leadership says there were ‘multiple layers’ to the decision to let teams refuel without penalty on Wednesday in the middle of a sleet-affected and caution-riddled Cookout Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The decision drew the ire of several crew chiefs, those who filled their tank before the start of the race or those who took fuel at the expense of their track ...Keep readingView the full article

In dismissing the media who wanted to ask about his post-race conflict with Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain said ‘not today, boys’ but conceded he should said, ‘see you on Tuesday’ in advance of a pre-scheduled media availability. Chastain said, after walking away from Suarez, that he just didn’t understand everything that happened between them and didn’t want to say the wrong thing ...Keep readingView the full article

Make no mistake, worn out Darlington Raceway is a treat for competitors and fans alike, regardless of racing platform or rules package but every indication points towards the Cup Series race on Sunday being ‘Too Tough to Tame’ by every definition. The difference is the track debut of the 750-horsepower tapered spacer up from the 670 used since this car debuted in 2022. Additionally, NASCAR ...Keep readingView the full article

Jimmie Johnson will end his NASCAR Cup Series career a year from now with 702 starts in the 69th Daytona 500. Sure, his full-time career with Hendrick Motorsports ended after the 2020 season and then came a chapter that included IMSA and IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing but the seven-time Cup champion returned home as a team owner with Legacy Motor Club in 2023. Since then, Johnson has made ...Keep readingView the full article

The Chase for the Championship is back and that means having a good points day is back in vogue but also questions about the standings for drivers who are not off to the start they intended. That includes Kyle Larson, who leaves the back-to-back drafting track races 21st in the standings. “And …,” Larson said tersely when told that fact outside the infield care center on Sunday at ...Keep readingView the full article

This is an important week in the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports vs NASCAR lawsuit and countersuit. It could also be the final off-ramp, one final chance to reach a settlement, before preparation begins in full for a trial by jury in a Charlotte, North Carolina courtroom on December 1. To be sure, a settlement could be reached at anytime before then, but a decision from the judge ...Keep readingView the full article

So, as people have noticed by now, Joey Logano is bald. Completely. After years of treating an autoimmune issue with hair growth treatments, one that he even turned into a sponsorship with HairClub for Men, the three-time Cup Series champion has finally embraced the chrome dome look. He calls it ‘hair-o-dynamic,’ for what it’s worth. He was asked about his ‘hair journey’ on ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse MotoGP boss Davide Brivio joked that it was “feeling pressure” from the American squad’s success in NASCAR after achieving a debut win at the Australian Grand Prix. Raul Fernandez led the majority of the race at Phillip Island from fourth on the grid, taking Trackhouse’s satellite Aprilia RS-GP to victory lane by 1.4s. It marked the first victory in MotoGP for the North ...Keep readingView the full article

Facing a must-win situation, William Byron earned a critical pole position at Martinsville Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver lapped the half-mile short track in 19.286s, beating Ty Gibbs by just fractions — 0.002s — for pole. This is Byron's 16th career pole and his third of the 2025 season, but the two-time Martinsville winner has never started on the front row for this ...Keep readingView the full article

Since 1959, 13 drivers have won multiple Daytona 500s, and five of those have managed to do it in back-to-back years. That second group includes names like Petty, Yarborough, Hamlin, and Marlin -- but none were able to win NASCAR's biggest race in three consecutive years. But that's exactly what William Byron will be attempting to do this weekend after avoiding wrecks at the front of the field ...Keep readingView the full article

The general consensus is that it will take a top-three seed to contend for the NASCAR Cup Series championship come the start of the Chase for the Championship so is William Byron the least bit concerned with 13th through three races? Drivers talk about it. “Yeah, it’s funny. (Christopher) Bell and I were talking about this at driver intros last week,” said Byron during a Friday press ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday at Martinsville was pure domination for William Byron, who led 304 of 500 laps on his way to capturing the checkered flag. He had to deal with Ryan Blaney, who had won the previous two fall races at Martinsville. He elbowed him out of the way, taking the lead with 44 laps to go and never looking back. "Damn, I got a lot to say (smiling)," said Byron, who now has 16 career wins. "Things ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race ended with a first-time winner as William Sawalich captured the checkered flag in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The win came in Sawalich's 42nd career start, and ended JR Motorsports' five-race win streak. His Rockingham win came in a Joe Gibbs Racing 1-2, beating teammate Brandon Jones to the win.   Justin Allgaier finished third ...Keep readingView the full article

19-year-old William Sawalich is currently competing in his rookie season as NASCAR Xfinity Series driver, but he will not take part in this weekend's race at Martinsville Speedway. He sits 17th in the championship standings, and hasn't missed a race all year. Unfortunately, on Lap 46 at Talladega Superspeedway, he was involved in a six-car crash at the entrance of Turn 1, which caused a ...Keep readingView the full article

19-year-old NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie William Sawalich already missed Martinsville after a vicious crash at Talladega Superspeedway left him with concussion-like symptoms. He was hospitalized for several hours following the race before finally being released in the middle of the night. Unfortunately, he will have to wait until 2026 to get back behind the wheel, as he has not been medically ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Talladega Superspeedway featured several major incidents, including a 12-car crash at the end of Stage 1 that forced a red flag stoppage. There was another multi-car crash near the end of Stage 2, which also caused a red flag. At the back of a much smaller pack following the earlier incident, things got four-wide and Leland Honeyman got hooked down the ...Keep readingView the full article

Sunday's Cup race at Phoenix featured 12 cautions, matching a record for the series at the Arizona oval. The race featured plenty of drama, cut tires, blown rotors, and an impressive comeback from Ryan Blaney and the #12 Team Penske Ford. Reddick still leads the championship standings, even as his win streak comes to an end. Blaney is now second, 60 points adrift of the lead, with Bubba Wallace ...Keep readingView the full article

After 500 laps of racing at Martinsville, William Byron bested Ryan Blaney and claimed victory in a close battle for the win. Byron won his way into the final four, ousting Christopher Bell and joining Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson. Byron led 304 of 500 laps en route to his third win of the year, which was also the 16th of his career. The victory also puts an end to Team Penske's ...Keep readingView the full article

Ty Gibbs held on against a charging Ryan Blaney at Bristol Motor Speedway to become the 207th different winner in NASCAR Cup Series history this past weekend. The 500-lap event was pushed into overtime, leaving three drivers on three different tire strategies to battle it out for the win. Larson on two fresh right-sides had led the most laps, Blaney with four fresh tires was clearly the fastest ...Keep readingView the full article

Let's start off this week's edition of 'Winners and Losers' by just applauding the minds behind the Atlanta reconfiguration. The new version of this historic track has quickly asserted itself as one of the best on the schedule, and consistently puts on the most exciting races. On Sunday, 14 different drivers took a turn out front with a record 57 lead changes. And despite all of the chaos and ...Keep readingView the full article

After 267 laps of racing and seven cautions, just four tenths separated Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin at the checkered flag as the two drivers finished 1-2 for the second time this year. It was a race with a lot of movement throughout the field and ever-shifting strategies. Stage finishes were hectic, fast cars were eliminated in strange ways, but in the end, it was some of the top drivers in ...Keep readingView the full article

The 68th running of the Daytona 500 is now history, with Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing its anointed champions. 25 of the 41 starters took a turn out front, there was a 20-car pileup, the race somehow finished under green, and the rain held off! Before Reddick claimed the checkered flag drivers, like Carson Hocevar, Zane Smith, Erik Jones, Chase Elliott, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and several others ...Keep readingView the full article

Shane van Gisbergen is now the winningest driver in Trackhouse Racing history, surpassing Ross Chastain with his seventh career win -- all on road courses. It's truly incredible to see just how unbeatable the three-time Supercars champion has been over the past two years, even with how close the field is in modern NASCAR. He has only last one of the last seven road/street course races, and ...Keep readingView the full article