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Kyle Larson is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Denny Hamlin is left to face the toughest loss of his entire career, and tire issues wreak havoc on championship Sunday. Phoenix certainly delivered a show, and yet, there was simply sadness and disbelief from many fans after the checkered flag. The 2025 season is officially over, inspection is clear, and now we are left to pick apart 319 ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR is back, and the season got its unofficial start with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium. The event was delayed several days due to historic snowfall, and ended up racing through rain and sleet as Mother Nature continued to throw curveballs at NASCAR. But in the end, we saw something that's only ever happened twice before -- a driver won the Clash before actually winning a ...Keep readingView the full article

Daytona, Atlanta, COTA, and now Darlington. 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick is driving away with the championship lead, and in this age of parity, a win record like that is nearly unheard of. But 23XI wasn't the only team that turned heads on Sunday, with RFK and Spire both showing good pace, while titans like HMS and JGR lagged behind.  36 of the 37 starters finished Sunday's race, but there ...Keep readingView the full article

In this moment, Denny Hamlin has a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing that has him in the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE through the 2027 season. That’s 67 more points races remaining to score as many wins as possible and challenge for that elusive NASCAR Cup Series championship. On Monday, he predicted that he would reach 67 career victories after reaching 61 on Sunday at Las Vegas. Why that number? ...Keep readingView the full article

Young's Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series).  The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo in 2025.  Ellis was driving the No. 71 this past season for DGM Racing, ending the year 28th ...Keep readingView the full article

Zane Smith came up just short of winning the Daytona 500 but a sixth-place finish combined with a victory in the first stage leaves his No. 38 Front Row Motorsports team fourth in the early championship standings. This is more an important result than at any point of the past decade because a good points day very much has value under the restored Chase for the Championship coming up in ...Keep readingView the full article