Circle Tracks

115 laps into the race and 15 laps into second stage at Talladega, complete chaos broke out at the front of the field.  Bubba Wallace was leading the race from the middle lane with Ross Chastain behind him. Chastain was surging forward as he, Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano were all connected.  Wallace got hit hard from behind, and slid up the track into Cole Custer, turning Wallace into the ...Keep readingView the full article

In something that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, Tyler Reddick has announced a contract extension with 23XI Racing, ensuring he will continue to drive for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin in the years to come. Reddick has had a historic start to the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, winning the season-opening Daytona 500 with a last-lap pass. He went on to become the first driver to win the first ...Keep readingView the full article

During the NASCAR on FOX pre-race show at Talladega Superspeedway, Clint Bowyer and Jamie McMurray announced plans to make a surprise appearance back behind the wheel in two upcoming NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races. The 46-year-old Bowyer will run the Truck race at Dover on May 15, while the 49-year-old McMurray will take part in the in inaugural San Diego Street Course race on June 19 ...Keep readingView the full article

Most of you reading this probably know the story of how NASCAR began. From bootleggers on dirt roads to amateur stock car racing organizations with a loose semblance of structure, and then a history-altering  meeting at the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach. 36 men were in that fateful 1947 meeting and one of them was Bill France Sr. -- the founding father of the National Association for ...Keep readingView the full article

There were extra eyeballs on the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports pit box at Talladega Superspeedway. Assisting the pit crew throughout the race, was none other than Super Bowl LII champion and retired football star Jason Kelce. He was seen handing off fuel cans, working the pit sign, and even catching tires during the race. And in the end, it was that same No. 17 going to Victory Lane at Corey Day ...Keep readingView the full article

The promotions of Steve O'Donnell and Ben Kennedy are not an extension of the status quo, but instead, aim to be the start of something new for the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. O’Donnell has taken over as Chief Executive Officer from Jim France, the youngest son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr. Kennedy, the great-grandson of the elder France, is now serving as Chief ...Keep readingView the full article

Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway ended in a dramatic crash, and it was a first career win for Hendrick Motorsports driver Corey Day, making his 22nd career start. The win also featured a new crew member on the No. 17, as Super Bowl champ Jason Kelce joined Hendrick Motorsports for this race, assisting the fueler.  On the final lap, Sam Mayer was ...Keep readingView the full article

Due to storms moving through the area, NASCAR was forced to cancel Cup Series qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway. As a result, championship leader Tyler Reddick will start from pole position with Kyle Larson joining him on the front row. This will be the fifth time in 2026 that the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota will start from pole, and the second due to a rainout (Atlanta). The field will be ...Keep readingView the full article

It's not uncommon for teammates to cross one another on the race track, and that's exactly what happened during last weekend's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Kansas Speedway. Reigning series champion Jesse Love put RCR teammate Hill in a bad aero spot, and the No. 21 spun around, crashing out of the race less than 40 laps into the event. Love went on to finish fourth. Hill was ...Keep readingView the full article

One of the most prominent and well-organized efforts to undermine auto racing at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway was affectively defeated, for now, due a self-inflicted clerical error … just not the one that was originally at the forefront.   Former racer Neil Chaffin sued Saul Solomon, a former Nashville Metro legal director and political strategist Mike Kopp, founders of the 'Restore ...Keep readingView the full article

Following a report from the Sports Business Journal, NASCAR boss Jim France is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) but will remain as the Chairman and majority owner of NASCAR. France, who turns 82 later this year, took over the position from nephew Brian France in 2018 following his arrest on suspicion of DUI in Sag Harbor, New York.  Steve O'Donnell, who was the president of ...Keep readingView the full article

In simplest terms, the preliminary injunction ruling issued by Judge Susan C. Rodriguez in the Joe Gibbs Racing v. Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuit is fundamentally no different than the Temporary Restraining Order everyone has acted under over the past month.   As part of the ruling issued on late Thursday night: Gabehart shall ‘immediately cease and desist’ from ...Keep readingView the full article

After his fifth win the first nine races of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, Tyler Reddick now holds a 105-point lead over Denny Hamlin in the championship standings. Reddick passed Kyle Larson on the final lap at Kansas, taking a dramatic win in overtime for 23XI Racing. The series now heads to Talladega, where Austin Cindric is the defending winner.  In this story, you can find all the ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. has made clear that he believes electric SUVs would ‘kill’ what is now called the NASCAR O’Reilly Series but agrees the second-tier division needs updates and has a solution for that too. The NASCAR Hall of Famer and co-owner of JR Motorsports discussed the topic this week on his Dale Jr. Download podcast amidst a Sports Business Journal report that stated an interest ...Keep readingView the full article

Earlier this week, it was announced that Shane van Gisbergen planned to run the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International, driving the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet alongside Cup Series teammate Ross Chastain. On Thursday, Spire Motorsports announced that Connor Zilisch will also be running the event, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet for the team with sponsorship from ...Keep readingView the full article

Talladega Superspeedway is one of the most unpredictable races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule, so it should be no surprise that a dozen different drivers have secured their first -- and in many cases only -- Cup win at the iconic track. It hasn't happened yet in the Next Gen era, but several drivers have been close to becoming the 13th first-time winner at Dega. Of the 41 drivers on the ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday drew 2.926 million viewers on over-the-air FOX according to Nielsen’s Big Data + Panel metric. Beyond just the factual number, there is not a straightforward comparison, since this race aired on FS1 last year. NASCAR boasted a 26 percent increase from Kansas last year but that race aired on FS1. An April Cup Series race would be over 3 ...Keep readingView the full article

It wasn't the loudest point of contention, but some in the NASCAR community did try to suggest after the Advent Health 400 on Sunday that race control should not have thrown the caution for a Cody Ware spin that set-up overtime and figuratively turning the race upside down. Denny Hamlin was the leader at the time, having led the most laps and just retaken the lead from eventual winner Tyler ...Keep readingView the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. believes something was lost in translation in the back-and-forth between Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. The two-time Cup Series champion took exception to comments Hamlin made about him last week on the Actions Detrimental podcast. Specifically, Hamlin pondered if this is the end for Busch as a contender at the highest levels and suggested that Busch needs to consistently ...Keep readingView the full article

Niece Motorsports has announced that Shane van Gisbergen will drive the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado at Watkins Glen International on May 8. He will be joined by Cup Series teammate Ross Chastain at Niece Motorsports for the event. The three-time Supercars champion has six Cup wins, five O'Reilly wins, but no victories in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. His one and only start in the third level ...Keep readingView the full article

The outcome of the Advent Health 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday was decided, in part, due to Cody Ware spinning with just over a lap to go and setting-up overtime in which Tyler Reddick outdueled Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell. Hamlin led the most laps and had just retaken the lead from Reddick and was a quarter of a lap away from taking the white flag. Had the caution come ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan are high-profile business partners at 23XI Racing but they also have a deep-seeded competitiveness towards each other on NASCAR Cup Series race days. For example, Hamlin will continue to race full-time against the cars he owns while at Joe Gibbs Racing through the end of next season, and frequently 'talks shit' to Jordan when they are both at the track. Those ...Keep readingView the full article

In hindsight, Denny Hamlin wishes he would not have let Kyle Larson force him three-wide middle on the final restart on Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Of course, if he could do it all over again, he also would likely have restarted on the outside as well. That was the overall sentiment from Hamlin on Monday during the latest episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, one in which he feels ...Keep readingView the full article

For the first time since the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR will have a full field for Talladega Superspeedway with one car being sent home after qualifying.  There are a total of 41 entries, with five uncharted cars competing over the final four spots on the grid. Here's a look at the part-time drivers and teams aiming to take part in this Sunday's race at Talladega: Jesse Love -- ...Keep readingView the full article

The ninth round of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season was a surprising one, partly due to how clean it was. There were no incidents until a single-car spin on the penultimate lap completely changed the complexion of the finish. And the finish itself was incredible, with Reddick once again prevailing after a last-lap pass on Kyle Larson, and Denny Hamlin losing out after dominating half the ...Keep readingView the full article