11/4/2025, 4:47:19 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
After a tearful loss in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship race, plans to place Connor Zilisch in the upcoming World Endurance Championship (WEC) rookie test at Bahrain International Circuit have been tabled.
By finishing second in the championship in the one-race finale, Zilisch does not possess the ACCUS (Automobile Competition Committee for the United States) license points needed to ...Keep reading
11/4/2025, 3:57:15 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Looking at the NASCAR Cup Series grid, there are eleven multi-car teams with sizes ranging from two to four cars. But which driver from each can claim to be the best?
Motorsport.com considered race wins, average finish, head-to-head weekly battles, and the final championship result of each of the team's full-time drivers in deciding who was the 'No. 1 driver' within each organization. Part-time ...Keep reading
11/3/2025, 7:23:17 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
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 reading
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11/3/2025, 7:05:54 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The emotions and tensions after the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race could be cut with a figurative knife.
The four championship finalists, their respective fanbases, and everyone in the industry had been taken on a whirlwind journey on Sunday afternoon. There were various points throughout the race where everyone thought their chances of winning were ruined.
Chase Briscoe had a flat ...Keep reading
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11/3/2025, 3:25:48 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Goodyear brought a softer compound to Phoenix for the NASCAR Cup title-decider, and tire issues began during Friday's practice session. However, no one was sounding the alarm to tire supplier Goodyear. Several crew chiefs admitted to pushing the limit with lower air pressures in order to gain a speed advantage, and there was a similar sentiment after Sunday's wild finale at Phoenix.
Goodyear ...Keep reading
11/3/2025, 2:47:44 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Last weekend, Ryan Blaney was in position to win his way into the the Championship 4, but he had to settle for second and playoff elimination after getting muscled out of the way by William Byron.
One week later, he went out and won the season finale at Phoenix with a last-lap pass on Brad Keselowski. You might think being so close to a title will haunt the driver of the No. 12 Team Penske ...Keep reading
11/3/2025, 1:59:50 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
As Kyle Larson claimed an unexpected title without leading a single lap, Denny Hamlin was forced to settle for second in the championship standings.
Ryan Blaney claimed the checkered flag with a pass on Brad Keselowski in the final corner, while newly crowned two-time Cup Series champion Larson finished third.
This year, 60 different drivers started NASCAR Cup races, but only 43 were ...Keep reading
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11/3/2025, 1:13:24 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With just a few laps to go in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series title race, Denny Hamlin appeared set to win it all, with William Byron ending the season as the championship runner-up. But before Hamlin could reach the white flag, the caution flew for yet another tire failure.
This time, it was Byron, who slammed the wall in Turns 3 and 4. His title hopes were over, and Hamlin was put in an impossible ...Keep reading
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11/3/2025, 12:13:34 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
A dramatic NASCAR Cup finale at Phoenix Raceway ended in a wild overtime restart. Denny Hamlin had dominated the event, but he was deep in the pack after a four-tire call on the final pit stop.
Title rival Kyle Larson opted for two, and the track position difference was enough for the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, who captured his second his second NASCAR Cup title ...Keep reading
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11/2/2025, 4:38:32 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Later today, four drivers will battle it out for 312 laps around Phoenix Raceway for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Pole-sitter Denny Hamlin chases an elusive crown after two decades while Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe attempts to win it in his first Championship 4 appearance. Hendrick Motorsports seeks to add to their incredible legacy with a 15th title with former champion ...Keep reading
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11/1/2025, 11:21:01 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin was the straw that stirs the drink in the final Final Four press conference prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
First, Hamlin was much looser than he was on Friday following a mechanical scare, aided by the fact that he scored pole position on Saturday afternoon. During the NextGen era, the finalist that qualified the best of the four ...Keep reading
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11/1/2025, 10:09:17 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin 's 20-year quest to become a NASCAR Cup Series champion just got one step closer after securing pole position for the title-decider in Phoenix on Saturday.
Hamlin flew to pole position with a confident-looking 28.914s lap, collecting his 48th career pole and his fifth of the 2025 season.
"We're trying," smiled Hamlin after securing the top spot on the grid. "We're doing ...Keep reading
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11/1/2025, 8:42:20 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) was established as All-Star Racing in 1984, while Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) joined NASCAR for the first time in 1992.
Since then, HMS has won 320 races and JGR has won 227, making them the two of the three winningest teams in Cup Series history.
They've also combined to win 19 of the last 30 Cup titles, with Hendrick collecting 14 championships and Gibbs five ...Keep reading
11/1/2025, 8:28:43 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
During the hour-long practice session in Phoenix, the issues began when championship contender Chase Briscoe lost a left rear within five minutes of the start of the session. It was the first of many, and those failures are likely not an anomaly but a result of teams being aggressive with suspension adjustments and tire pressures.
Phoenix Raceway is a unique type of oval because it is ...Keep reading
11/1/2025, 4:33:07 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
After years of Cup drivers ransacking the lower divisions for race wins and championships, NASCAR introduced a policy limiting Cup drivers to a maximum of five races in Xfinity and five in Trucks, while also forbidding drivers from racing for multiple championships.
On Saturday, NASCAR revealed that they will actually double the number of races from five to ten for the 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto ...Keep reading
10/31/2025, 11:34:10 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The final NASCAR Cup Series practice session of the year, for the championship race at Phoenix Raceway, contained no shortage of drama and intrigue.
Overall, there were numerous left side tire failures, and that included a championship finalist.
The first was Chase Briscoe and then two straight left side failures by AJ Allmendinger, the second of which caused a crash that will send him to a ...Keep reading
10/31/2025, 11:27:45 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
During the hour-long practice session in Phoenix, the issues began when championship contender Chase Briscoe lost a left rear within five minutes of the start of the session. It was the first of many, and those failures are likely not an anomaly but a result of teams being aggressive with suspension adjustments and tire pressures.
Phoenix Raceway is a unique type of oval because it is ...Keep reading
10/31/2025, 10:58:47 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The lone practice session for the NASCAR Cup Series title-decider at Phoenix Raceway began with a flurry of tire issues.
It didn't take long for the drama to unfold. As Hamlin pulled out of line and slowed to avoid all the traffic, trouble found his title rival and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe.
The No. 19 slowed down the backstretch with a cut left-rear tire, dragging the ...Keep reading
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10/31/2025, 7:21:06 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
NASCAR is in a season of change.
Some of it is the result of self-reflection and the changing tides of sport and entertainment, and some of it will eventually be the results of the lawsuit brought against the Sanctioning Body, but things are changing in the Cup Series and around it.
That is a broad summary of the annual state of the sport press conference held every year before championship ...Keep reading
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10/31/2025, 5:15:18 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Daniel Suarez is about to move to Spire Motorsports, which will be his fifth team since joining the NASCAR Cup Series. However, the majority of his Cup career and both of his wins all came with Trackhouse, who he has raced for since 2021.
This weekend, that era of his career will come to an end, with the team honoring him through a special video message and a unique paint scheme.
But before ...Keep reading
10/31/2025, 4:17:45 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
For three of the four drivers racing for the NASCAR Cup Series championship this weekend, braggadocio is not inherent to their personalities.
Kyle LarsonWilliam ByronChase Briscoe
Sure, Larson is good for what those within the industry call #BluntLarson zingers every now and then but he doesn’t go out of his way to give other teams bulletin board material. Briscoe and Byron are generally ...Keep reading
10/31/2025, 12:40:29 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It’s still a longshot but Denny Hamlin might not be able to say he ‘beat your favorite driver,’ much longer because in a twist of irony, he’s now becoming one of them.
For the first time in his career, the polarizing veteran cracked the National Motorsports Press Association Most Popular Driver Awards finals, meaning the 44-year-old is one of the five highest vote getters as of this ...Keep reading
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10/30/2025, 9:46:36 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In a newly released deposition featuring Bob Jenkins, the owner of Front Row Motorsports, he reveals why he chose not to sign the 2025 NASCAR Charter Agreement. Jenkins is the owner of several fast food and restaurant franchises, but he has also been operating a Cup team since 2005.
While being questioned in a June 27th deposition, he was asked directly if 23XI actively tried to convince him to ...Keep reading
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10/30/2025, 4:25:09 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Daniel Suarez has been with several teams throughout his NASCAR Cup career, but none as long as Trackhouse Racing. He was a founding member of the organization, and its first driver in 2021.
The team's first top five, top ten, and laps led all came with Suarez. The Mexican-born driver went on to win two Cup races with Trackhouse in both 2022 at Sonoma and at Atlanta in 2024, where he won in the ...Keep reading
10/30/2025, 11:05:02 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
12 drivers enter this weekend's season finale at Phoenix Raceway with hopes of becoming a NASCAR Cup Series champion, but only three will leave with the hardware.
In the Cup Series, the legendary Joe Gibbs Racing team will have Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe facing the might of Hendrick Motorsports and their drivers, Kyle Larson and William Byron.
In Xfinity, Justin Allgaier will seek to ...Keep reading
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10/29/2025, 6:49:28 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Mixing up brake pads on a race car can seem counterintuitive at first glance but NASCAR Cup teams often do it on purpose in order to work around the rules and anyone wanting to be competitive at Phoenix this weekend will be trying it.
The NASCAR Next Gen car is mostly assembled with single source parts so teams can’t build custom suspension or brake components but brake pad compounds are not ...Keep reading
10/28/2025, 9:37:26 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
As Taylor Gray earned his first career win at Martinsville and the Championship 4 was set, tempers exploded in the middle of the field.
Jeb Burton, who promised to retaliate against Sam Mayer for an earlier run-in, pushed him out of the way in the final corner. Burton finished sixth, and Mayer only lost one spot to finish seventh.
However, Mayer let the emotions overwhelm him after ...Keep reading
10/27/2025, 11:13:46 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin has suffered mechanical misfortunes throughout the entire playoffs.
As he pointed out on Monday during the latest episode of the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin has either won to advance or suffered an issue that thwarted an otherwise competitive car.
On Saturday, he needed to be pushed off pit road to qualify because his car wouldn’t start without the manual shove. And ...Keep reading
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10/27/2025, 6:47:36 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It appears that the engine issues suffered on Sunday by Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe were the result of a bad batch of valve springs but there is much larger quality control issue at play regarding Joe Gibbs Racing right now.
First and foremost, Coach Joe Gibbs confirmed ‘valve springs’ on Monday during an appearance on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
“I think it always concerns you anytime ...Keep reading
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10/27/2025, 4:17:41 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
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 reading
10/27/2025, 3:42:01 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The Carolina Cowboys, owned by Richard Childress with grandson Austin Dillon serving as general manager, won the Professional Bull Riding (PBR) Team's Championship over the weekend in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena.
Dillon, a winner of both the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in NASCAR, celebrated the big win with the following post on Instagram:
The Carolina Cowboys ended the regular ...Keep reading
10/27/2025, 12:39:27 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
"This is anyone's race now."
Jeff Gordon said itKyle Larson said it
We all know it.
With William Byron outdueling Ryan Blaney, and Joey Logano ultimately being a non-factor in the finish on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, there is not a single Team Penske driver in the Cup Series Final Four.
And given that they have swept the championships in the NextGen era, and in pretty commanding ...Keep reading
10/26/2025, 10:32:56 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It will be a battle of the titans at Phoenix Raceway, as two Hendrick Motorsports drivers and two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers advanced into the Championship 4.
Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe were already locked in via wins at Las Vegas and Talladega, leaving two spots up for grabs at Martinsville. Christopher Bell entered the race with a large margin over the cutline, but only one point between ...Keep reading
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10/26/2025, 10:14:11 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
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 reading
10/26/2025, 12:51:25 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In all likelihood, William Byron has to win at Martinsville Speedway to reach the NASCAR Cup Series final four next week at Phoenix and will lead the field to green on Sunday at Martinsville.
While the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 driver is pleased with the pole, he isn’t points racing on Sunday and feels like it was just more important to have a race winning car and taking care of it ...Keep reading
10/25/2025, 10:58:50 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
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 reading
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10/24/2025, 7:46:18 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Maybe it’s ‘hell yeah,’ and maybe it’s something else but Tim Clark is working tirelessly to reintroduce the Sanctioning Body and simultaneously remind the world what its sporting values are in an ever-changing landscape.
That was part of a conversation held last week in New York City as part of the Autosport Business Exchange that invited leaders of various global motorsports entities ...Keep reading
10/24/2025, 11:30:03 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Two drivers are guaranteed a spot in the Championship 4 via wins, and they are the Joe Gibbs Racing teammates of Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe.
That leaves six drivers to fight for the remaining two spots at Martinsville this weekend. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have a large margin over the elimination zone, but there is just one point between the two of them.
A win by Joey Logano ...Keep reading
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10/23/2025, 4:21:18 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Front Row Motorsports will make no changes to its driver roster for the 2026 NASCAR Cup season, keeping the same lineup they have now.
Todd Gilliland will continue as the driver of the No. 34, Noah Gragson as the driver of the No. 4, and Zane Smith as the driver of the No. 38.
Smith has actually signed a multi-year contract extension with FRM, which was part of Thursday's ...Keep reading
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10/22/2025, 6:28:04 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Following their championship race clinching victory earlier in the month at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin detailed a conversation he had with team owner Joe Gibbs over the eventual decision to pair him with crew chief Chris Gayle.
Hamlin said, and this is in the aftermath of then crew chief Chris Gabehart being elevated to competition director, that he has roughly 24 hours to agree to ...Keep reading
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10/22/2025, 5:01:07 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
After five seasons with Trackhouse Racing, Daniel Suarez will have a new home in 2026, but he will still be with the same manufacturer. NASCAR’s top Mexican-born driver will replace Justin Haley as the driver of the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. Suarez is the only foreign-born driver to ever secure a national-level title, winning the 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.
This will ...Keep reading
10/21/2025, 4:45:39 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
As previously announced, NASCAR isn't returning to the Chicago Street Course in 2026, replacing it with an ambitious new street course on an active Naval base in San Diego.
Naval Base Coronado will host the event just a couple of weeks before the 250th anniversary of the formation of the United States, on the weekend of June 19-21. All three national divisions of the sport will be present for ...Keep reading
10/20/2025, 8:08:35 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Two Joe Gibbs Racing drivers are guaranteed a spot in the Championship 4, while the remaining six drivers will be left to fight over the final two spots at Martinsville. NASCAR leaves Talladega after a dramatic race from start to finish, featuring an incredible number of lead changes and nonstop action.
In the end, Chase Briscoe passed Bubba Wallace on the final lap as Hendrick Motorsports ...Keep reading
10/20/2025, 3:25:52 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
If just two more drivers had spent a single lap out in front of the field, Sunday's 500-mile NASCAR Cup race at Talladega would have matched the record for different race leaders in a single race. This is the first time since the era of the tandem draft NASCAR has seen these kinds of numbers.
The 2010 Aaron's 499 at Talladega holds the record with 29 different race leaders, followed by the ...Keep reading
10/20/2025, 1:55:40 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The math could not be any simpler for the six drivers still racing for the three remaining spots in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.
Chase Briscoe Adv.Denny Hamlin AdvChristopher Bell +37Kyle Larson +38---William Byron -36Joey Logano -38Ryan Blaney -47Chase Elliott -62
William Byron, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney and Chase Elliott will each go to Martinsville Speedway next weekend needing ...Keep reading
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10/20/2025, 12:59:53 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In many ways, Chase Briscoe and crew chief James Small entered this season feeling as though they were racing for their careers and now they are going to Phoenix to race for the Cup Series championship.
On its face, that sounds kind of crazy because Small won eight times with Martin Truex Jr., including three races back in 2023. Briscoe signed a multi-year deal with Gibbs at the start of ...Keep reading
10/19/2025, 11:35:36 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The three-time Supercars champion started 31st at Tallladega in his third Cup start at NASCAR's biggest oval track. He quickly climbed through the field, and ended up near the front at several points during the dramatic pack race.
While he didn't lead a lap, Shane van Gisbergen remained in the lead pack for most of the race. Unfortunately, his day nearly came to an end during a cycle of ...Keep reading
10/19/2025, 11:11:35 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin is locked into the Championship 4 after a big win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and now his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe has done the same with a big win at Talladega Superspeedway, taking the lead on the final lap.
The battle around the final two transfer spots will be wild. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have a large margin over the elimination zone, but there is just ...Keep reading
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10/19/2025, 10:57:31 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
What happened at the end of the NASCAR Cup race at Talladega? On the surface, Kyle Larson appeared to be in a perfect position to earn his first-ever drafting track win. The Hendrick Motorsports driver was leading the inside line and had a teammate pushing him as the field raced down the backstretch.
Suddenly, the No. 5 pulled down to the apron and Larson dropped out of view, crawling across ...Keep reading
10/19/2025, 10:24:18 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On the final overtime restart at Talladega Superspeedway, Hendrick Motorsports controlled both lanes with William Byron and Kyle Larson. On the final lap, they ended up leading the bottom together, with Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe to their outside.
Suddenly, Larson ran out of fuel and the outside line surged ahead, opening the door for Briscoe to cut under Wallace and snatch the lead away ...Keep reading
10/19/2025, 7:57:05 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With just a few laps to go in Stage 1 at the famed superspeedway, a major incident unfolded at the front of the field.
Following the first round of green-flag pit stops, AJ Allmendinger was in control of the race with Noah Gragson to his outside. Entering Turn 3, an awkward bump from Erik Jones sent Gragson into Allmendinger's door, before sending both cars careening into the outside ...Keep reading
10/18/2025, 7:29:40 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With hands out the window in attempt to block the air and gain whatever speed they could, a full field of 40 NASCAR Cup drivers took on Talladega Superspeedway in Saturday's qualifying session.
In the end, Michael McDowell drove the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet to pole position with a fast lap of 52.481s. This is McDowell's eighth career pole, and all of them have come in the last two ...Keep reading
10/18/2025, 6:18:55 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There are two races left to consolidate the Round of 8 into the Championship 4 but given these two races take place at Talladega and Martinsville, it’s hard to call anyone a ‘must-win’ yet.
Denny Hamlin Adv.Kyle Larson +35Christopher Bell +20Chase Briscoe +15-William Byron -15Chase Elliott -23Joey Logano -24Ryan Blaney -31
At least, that’s how Joey Logano is looking at his 24 point ...Keep reading
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10/16/2025, 3:23:39 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Following the exit of Randall Burnett from the team, Richard Childress Racing has named Kyle Busch's new crew chief for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Season.
Jim Pohlman will climb atop the pit box for the No. 8 Chevrolet next year as the organization desperately seeks improvement. Pohlman is a proven champion, leading Justin Allgaier and the No. 7 JR Motorsports Chevrolet to the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity ...Keep reading
10/16/2025, 1:41:47 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Nearing the end of his first full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series, three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen has learned a lot about oval racing.
At the start of the 2025 Cup season, SVG had five finishes outside the top 30 in the first six oval races, but in recent weeks, he earned his first oval stage points and secured his first top ten on an oval in the Cup Series.
He ...Keep reading
10/15/2025, 7:30:10 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Joe White, the spotter for Ty Dillon and the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, has been released from the team.
Dillon was involved in a massive crash on Lap 236 of 267 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which directly involved fellow Chevrolet and title contender William Byron.
The No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of Byron had no idea that Dillon (who was off-sequence), planned to pit. The ...Keep reading
10/15/2025, 2:12:09 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It makes for an unexpected headline but the Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, which aired on over-the-air FOX, was the most viewed motorsports event over the weekend.
With 1.872 million viewers, NHRA beat out the NASCAR Cup Series race from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, which attracted 1.717 million viewers on USA Network. Both events aired at largely the same time, but NHRA had ...Keep reading
10/14/2025, 11:51:09 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There is an alternate universe in which Chris Gayle is not set to race for a championship with Denny Hamlin by the end of the month at Phoenix Raceway.
In fact, within this alternate universe, Gayle isn’t with Joe Gibbs Racing whatsoever.
This is the scenario recounted on Sunday when Gayle, Hamlin and Gibbs all reflected on the organizational shift that led to the current driver-crew chief ...Keep reading
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10/14/2025, 5:11:25 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Spire Motorsports is parting ways with Justin Haley, who has driven the No. 7 Chevrolet since the late portion of the 2024 season, where he replaced Corey LaJoie.
Unfortunately, Haley struggled this year and fell behind his teammates. While Michael McDowell is 21st in points and Carson Hocevar 23rd, Haley is back in 31st. He has one top five and two top tens this year with an average finish of ...Keep reading
10/13/2025, 7:23:47 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
We now know our first of four drivers who will make up the Championship 4, and it's Denny Hamlin. The veteran driver hadn't made it to the finals since 2021, failing to advance beyond the Round of 8 in every year of the Next Gen era ... until now.
Hendrick Motorsports dominated the race, but pit road miscues, a wild wreck, and a late-race restart were enough to deny them an automatic ticket ...Keep reading
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10/13/2025, 5:55:56 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
William Byron had a chance to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but lost the lead after nearly losing control in Turns 1 and 2. As he refocused and set his sights on taking the lead back, Byron's race ended abruptly in a violent and unnecessary wreck.
Byron's No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet slammed into the back of the slowing No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Ty ...Keep reading
10/13/2025, 4:01:42 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin was actively crying during the cool down lap following his victory in the South Point Casino 400 on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and there was a lot to unpack during a post-race press conference.
60 career Cup Series winsBack to the Final FourAn ailing fatherThe 23XI lawsuit against NASCARThe mortality of his own career
So yes, there was so incredibly much for Hamlin to ...Keep reading
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10/13/2025, 2:59:35 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On one hand, the math is pretty straightforward for everyone not named Denny Hamlin as it pertains to their pathway to the championship four but then again, the next race takes place at Talladega where the results could be decided by The Big One.
And guess who isn’t currently in a position to race for a championship? Team Penske.
Denny Hamlin Adv.Kyle Larson +35Christopher Bell +20Chase ...Keep reading
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10/13/2025, 1:51:20 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Driving a special New Zealand-themed paint scheme, Shane van Gisbergen continues his rapid oval progression at the Cup level.
After earning his first stage points on an oval at New Hampshire Motor Speedway three weeks ago, he went to Kansas the next week and earned his first top ten.
As expected, he then won the Charlotte Roval for his fifth win of the season (all on road and street ...Keep reading
10/13/2025, 1:09:28 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin had to out-duel Kyle Larson and run down teammate Chase Briscoe in a dramatic showdown for the NASCAR Cup Series win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Hamlin made the pass for the win with just four laps to go, rocketing past Briscoe on the outside.
Hamlin went on to finally collect his coveted 60th career win, matching Kevin Harvick and entering the top ten in the all-time wins list ...Keep reading
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10/13/2025, 12:42:49 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With 31 laps, William Byron's race came to a shocking and violent end.
Byron had bobbled just before that, which handed the race lead to Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson.
Soon after, the caution flew as the No. 24 crashed across the track in a bizarre incident. While trying to hunt Larson back down for the race lead, Ty Dillon (who was off-sequence), was trying to get to pit ...Keep reading
10/12/2025, 10:43:57 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Ryan Blaney’s car sustained significant damage near the end of Stage 1 when a left-front tire went down.
The Penske driver and 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion was running 12th when disaster struck the No. 12 team. He was unable to maintain control as a left-front tire went down, careening into the outside wall.
Blaney limped the car back to the pits before exiting the vehicle, which ...Keep reading
10/12/2025, 12:05:38 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Shane van Gisbergen is honoring his country of origin with this weekend's paint scheme for the NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The track is about as close as the series ever gets to New Zealand during the year, but still nearly 7,000 miles apart.
The car features the silver fern all around the wrap, as well as the southern cross, and several red stars.
"We have our friends at ...Keep reading
10/11/2025, 11:39:39 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
At least for the next month, through the duration of what could be the final season under the current NASCAR elimination playoff format, the Sanctioning Body is working to stay ahead of any attempts to manipulate races and advancement into the final four.
This comes in the aftermath of what transpired last year in the penultimate race at Martinsville, a concerted Chevrolet blockade that ...Keep reading
10/11/2025, 10:47:10 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Joe Gibbs Racing dominated qualifying for the Round of 8 playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Denny Hamlin secured pole position with a fast lap of 29.213s, besting teammate Chase Briscoe by 0.036s and teammate Christopher Bell by 0.042s.
"I felt good about it," Hamlin told TruTV. "There wasn't a whole lot left out there for it, but great job to get my car good. It was good in the short ...Keep reading
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10/10/2025, 8:29:26 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
At least from a short track and road course standpoint, Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants to reset the NextGen car, or at least simplify it.
He issued some commentary about the state of the seventh-generation Cup Series platform on Tuesday during the latest episode of his Dale Jr. Download podcast. This was following the race on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, which featured a tremendous ...Keep reading
10/10/2025, 1:58:53 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Jeremy Mayfield, over a decade and a half after his suspension from NASCAR, continues to race in whatever platforms will have him.
This past week, the now 56-year-old celebrated his championship in the Grand National Super Series, a Mid-Atlantic touring series that features old Cup Series, Xfinity Series, ARCA and Pro Cup cars racing against each other under a combined rules package.
This is ...Keep reading
10/9/2025, 5:22:37 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It's already public knowledge that William Byron, who is on the cover of the game, was given a perfect rating of 100. In a video posted on Thursday, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, Carson Hocevar, Noah Gragson, and Austin Cindric were brought in to figure out which ratings go with some other drivers.
Kyle Busch was the first driver presented, and Hocevar contested the veteran ...Keep reading
10/8/2025, 9:39:37 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In an exclusive interview on the Dale Jr. Download, NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell announced a planned increase from 670HP to 750HP for select tracks in 2026. He also touched on a variety of other topics, hinting at both possible changes to the current championship format, and even opening Cup garage up to more innovation again.
On the playoff format, O'Donnell clearly stated that any ...Keep reading
10/8/2025, 6:01:09 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On the final lap during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval on Sunday, Ross Chastain attempted a dive-bomb on Denny Hamlin to complete a pass that would have secured the point needed to advance in the Playoffs.
That move resulted in both drivers crashing out instead and Joey Logano taking the final Round of 8 spot on points
However, there were a lot of moving ...Keep reading
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10/8/2025, 2:11:43 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There is much talk about Playoffs or Finals formats in motor racing at present as the NASCAR and Supercars seasons move towards their climax.
For the first time, the 24 regular Supercars drivers will be whittled down to 10 at the conclusion of the weekend’s Bathurst 1000, to be in title contention over the final three rounds of the championship.
In the USA, NASCAR’s Playoffs are well ...Keep reading
10/7/2025, 10:38:26 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There was nothing major on the NASCAR penalty report from over the weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval beyond one Xfinity Series loose or unsecured post-race lug nut infraction.
That was assessed against the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 54 team driven by Taylor Gray and engineered by crew chief Jason Ratcliff. As per section 8.8.10.4a in the NASCAR Rule Book, this infraction was met with a ...Keep reading
10/6/2025, 7:12:25 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
When Ross Chastain ran over Denny Hamlin and reversed across the finish line on Sunday at the Charlotte Roval, it was just the latest in a lengthy history of desperate drivers doing desperate things when faced with playoff elimination.
Chastain has done it before, as we all know his famous 'wallride' from the 2022 season. But other drivers, including former champions, have done everything from ...Keep reading
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10/6/2025, 7:00:34 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With Team Penske, Joey Logano won the 2018, 2022, and 2024 Cup Series titles under this format, and just narrowly advanced into the Round of 8 after a wild race at the Charlotte Roval this weekend.
While discussions are ongoing about possible changes to the championship format for 2026, Logano remains strongly supportive of the current elimination-style system.
He was tied with Ross ...Keep reading
10/6/2025, 4:20:07 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Shane van Gisbergen's road course win streak is now at five after winning by over 15 seconds in Sunday's Round of 12 elimination race at the Charlotte Roval. While Trackhouse took home the checkered flag, it wasn't all celebrations for the organization as Ross Chastain faced a chaotic battle to transfer into the next round.
After two unforced errors on pit road, it still came down to just one ...Keep reading
10/6/2025, 2:18:44 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In addition to the well-publicized elimination of Ross Chastain, three other contenders were eliminated from NASCAR Cup Series championship contention on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
And realistically, it’s the three that absolutely needed nothing short of a win in Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric.
There was a brief amount of time where it looked like ...Keep reading
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10/6/2025, 1:52:43 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Shane Van Gisbergen is clearly the best in the NASCAR Cup Series at turning right and left but Kyle Larson was not going to lay over for the three-time Supercars champion on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
With around 20 laps to go, ‘SVG’ had approached on fresher tires but a race leading Larson aggressively defended his position. Van Gisbergen made what was arguably a late ...Keep reading
10/6/2025, 1:11:24 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There is a part of Denny Hamlin that is already prepared to regret effectively permitting Joey Logano to advance in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Logano and Ross Chastain spent much of the second half of the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval going back-and-forth for the final transfer spot. Chastain, on older tires, lost his advantage when Hamlin passed him on the final lap.
A ...Keep reading
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10/5/2025, 11:17:53 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
While Shane van Gisbergen drove off with his fifth win of the 2025 season, his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain was in the fight of his life.
Chastain and Logano battled for every point, and in the end, Chastain needed to finish four spots higher than the three-time and defending series champion. On the final lap, it was all slipping away as Denny Hamlin passed Chastain. However ...Keep reading
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10/5/2025, 10:55:20 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Ross Chastain needed to make up 13 points on Joey Logano in Sunday's elimination race at the Charlotte Roval, gaining ten on the reigning champion through stage points alone.
However, the Trackhouse driver made two errors on pit road that severely hurt his chances. First, he blew the exit of pit road and had to come to stop, and then sped on pit road late in the race. Despite all that, he still ...Keep reading
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10/5/2025, 10:40:36 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Shane van Gisbergen won Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, dominating most of it — but SVG had to work for it. There was a intense battle with Kyle Larson during the final stage before SVG got away and captured the checkered flag well ahead of the pack.
"Yeah, just started getting hot and sliding around, but what an awesome race, Kyle [Larson] and Christopher ...Keep reading
10/5/2025, 8:15:25 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Ross Chastain entered this race 13 points Joey Logano in the battle around the NASCAR Cup playoff cutline.
In the opening stage, the Trackhouse driver made big gains as he scored six stage points with a fifth-place finish in Stage 1. Three-time and defending Cup champion Logano scored none, bringing the margin down to just seven.
After a solid pit stop, he made an unusual mistake at the ...Keep reading
10/5/2025, 8:36:42 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Carson Hocevar says he understands why NASCAR fined him $50,000 this week for an engine rev with safety worker present on Sunday at Kansas Speedway.
The second-year Cup Series driver was stuck on the track after a spin, a common occurrence with this car, but he wants everyone to know it wasn’t malicious. The car was stalled in second gear and he needed to fire it back up to put it in neutral ...Keep reading
10/5/2025, 6:35:44 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
There are many things that are much bigger than racing and Tyler Reddick is competing with a heavy heart this weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval -- making his pole run on Saturday all the more impressive from a purely racing specific standpoint.
Reddick, who is also racing to advance into the Round of 8 this weekend, has spent time in the hospital this past month as four-month-old ...Keep reading
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10/4/2025, 8:45:15 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With several seconds of tire falloff, some cording, and wildly slick conditions, drivers will have a lot of work to do on Sunday.
In practice, teams and fans reacted as several cars struggled to find grip, with drivers complaining over the radio. Roval favorite Shane van Gisbergen wasn't happy with the balance of his car in his practice, and his teammate Daniel Suarez quipped to PRN's Alan ...Keep reading
10/4/2025, 8:23:10 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Tyler Reddick denied Shane van Gisbergen pole position at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval on Saturday, taking the top spot with a lap of 1:25.939s, just 0.032s clear of the Supercars ace.
This is a huge pole for Reddick, who is in the Cup elimination standings 29 points below the cutline going into Sunday’s race.
"Just an incredible effort by this team," said Reddick. "This has been a ...Keep reading
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10/4/2025, 8:07:20 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Ty Gibbs, finally in a position to have to face questions about the competition meeting at Joe Gibbs Racing following the incident with Denny Hamlin at New Hampshire, did not offer much beyond what his teammates have already said about the matter.
“Yeah, I’m sure all the other guys answered it for you, so, I’ll just leave it at that,” Gibbs said on Saturday before qualifying at the ...Keep reading
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10/4/2025, 6:42:37 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With each passing week, Shane Van Gisbergen is becoming more of a well-rounded product and now comes the Charlotte Motor Speedway where he is once again the favorite to win a Cup Series road course race.
And despite his first round elimination from the playoffs, ‘SVG’ continues to show rapid improvement on ovals with his first career top-10 and upper-level passing statistics at Kansas, even ...Keep reading
10/2/2025, 9:02:06 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Chase Elliott snagged victory at Kansas in an incredible finish, joining Ryan Blaney as the only drivers mathematically locked into the Round of 8.
When Denny Hamlin tangled with the car he owns, driven by Bubba Wallace, it opened the door for Elliott sneak through and earn his 21st career win.
NASCAR now heads to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval for the final road course race of the 2025 ...Keep reading
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10/2/2025, 8:26:33 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
At the NASCAR Hall of Fame for the 2025 edition of the Racer's Forum, industry giants discussed what it takes to engage new fans and get them to connect with the modern stars of the sport.
In a candid discussion, leaders from NASCAR and its broadcasting partners opened up about how and why they’re planning on bringing NASCAR to a whole new generation of fans.
To start with, making ...Keep reading
10/2/2025, 4:38:40 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Earlier this week, team executives, broadcast partners, and several other prominent figures got together at the NASCAR Hall of Fame for the 2025 Racer's Forum, engaging in fascinating discussions about the evolving business landscape within the multi-billion dollar sport.
There was plenty on the table for discussion. One of the most illuminating panels of speakers consisted of Alex Strand (Sr ...Keep reading
10/1/2025, 3:41:06 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Lat week, Randall Burnett announced that he would exit Richard Childress Racing (RCR) at the conclusion of the 2026 season, where he has worked as a crew chief since the 2020 season. He will move over to Trackhouse Racing with Connor Zilisch for the 19-year-old's rookie season at the top level of the sport.
However, he will not end the year with Kyle Busch and the No. 8 team. Starting with this ...Keep reading
10/1/2025, 3:17:13 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Carson Hocevar will have to pay a $50,000 fine to NASCAR as part of a behavioral penalty issued this week.
The Spire Motorsports driver was involved in an incident late in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway, spinning out on the backstretch. He was unable to get back rolling due to flat tires on the No. 77 car, triggering a caution.
However, when safety workers came to assist ...Keep reading
9/30/2025, 1:03:29 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Jeff Gordon had 93 Cup Series winsDenny Hamlin is up to 59 and counting...
One thing about race car drivers, and it’s the same theme across the board, is that they hold onto the defeats way more than their triumphs as illustrated by the four-time Cup Series champion on Sunday night at Kansas Speedway.
“I can't remember many of the ones I won, but I can tell you all the ones I lost,” ...Keep reading
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9/29/2025, 7:34:41 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Leaving Kansas, there are six drivers feeling comfortable in their playoff position with 40+ points between themselves and the dreaded elimination zone.
Joey Logano and Ross Chastain are not among them, and all eyes will be on these two next weekend at the Charlotte ROVAL.
Logano lost 11 points on the cutline after a tumultuous weekend, and is now just 13 points ahead. Chastain actually lost ...Keep reading
9/29/2025, 7:08:50 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
It’s not entirely fair to suggest that Hendrick Motorsports stole one on Sunday at Kansas Speedway with Chase Elliott but all the evidence suggests that this was not the most likely outcome.
For one, Toyota drivers occupied the first five spots ahead of the final restart, and Elliott lined up fifth on the outside row. There were several gaps that materialized and the 2020 Cup Series champion ...Keep reading
9/29/2025, 4:37:56 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway had everything. There was plenty of action, compelling storylines, controversy, and a jaw-dropping battle for the win. The race even featured the first-ever rollover crash in the history of Kansas Cup racing.
In the end, Chase Elliott claimed his 21st career win and joined Ryan Blaney as a lock for the Round of 8. Team Penske struggled through a ...Keep reading
9/29/2025, 7:09:21 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On an overtime restart, Zane Smith was battling just outside the top ten when a bizarre wreck unfolded. The leaders were moments away from taking the white flag when the incident occurred.
After contact from John Hunter Nemechek, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Smith and the No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota of Nemechek slammed the outside wall. While Nemechek spun back down the track ...Keep reading
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9/29/2025, 2:48:35 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
With just over 50 laps to go in the scheduled distance, the sixth caution of the race flew just seconds into a restart.
NASCAR officially listed eleven cars as part of the incident: Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Austin Dillon, Noah Gragson, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney, AJ Allmendinger, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ty Gibbs, and Carson Hocevar.
The incident essentially forced Cindric into ...Keep reading
9/28/2025, 11:44:46 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Entering Sunday's race, Shane van Gisbergen knew he was going to have a lot of work to do from the start. Due to an unapproved adjustment on Saturday, his usual crew chief Stephen Doran was ejected, and SVG owed NASCAR a stop-and-go penalty after the green flag.
He went a lap down and spent most of the race trying to make that ground back up. However, once he did get back on the lead lap, SVG ...Keep reading
9/28/2025, 11:22:01 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Chase Elliott entered this race just 14 points above the cutline, but he leaves Kansas locked into the next round.
It was a wild race, and Bubba Wallace nearly won his way into the Round of 8, but a run-in with team owner Denny Hamlin on the final lap cleared a path for Elliott to take the win.
Joey Logano, who entered this race +24, leaves on the bubble and at +13 after being involved in a ...Keep reading
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9/28/2025, 11:07:33 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin's 60th career win will have to wait for another day. On the final restart of the race, Bubba Wallace got out front after pushing Christopher Bell out of the way at the white flag.
This gave Hamlin a huge run, and suddenly, he was the only driver who could stop Wallace from winning his way into the Round of 8. The awkward dynamic here? Wallace drives for Hamlin's race team. That ...Keep reading
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9/27/2025, 9:30:02 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On their second attempt to pass NASCAR Cup inspection at Kanas Speedway, the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet team was observed making unapproved adjustments to the splitter.
After officials caught this, NASCAR says "the struts were reinstalled, and the car was rerun over the OSS and failed due to the adjustment."
The No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet of Shane van Gisbergen was found to ...Keep reading
9/27/2025, 7:29:23 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
This is the tenth time Briscoe has started a race from the front row this year, and his seventh pole position of 2025, giving Chase Briscoe the job of leading the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag. The No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was the only car to run a lap in under 30 seconds, securing pole with a 29.987s run. This was crucial for Briscoe, who enters this race on the cutline and just ...Keep reading
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9/27/2025, 6:43:40 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Like his fellow veteran teammate, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell also was generally tight-lipped about the competition meetings this week following what ultimately happened at New Hampshire when Ty Gibbs got crashed after hard racing between them.
“I thought it was productive and hopefully we can do better moving forward,” Bell told a group of on-site reporters that included The Athletic ...Keep reading
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9/27/2025, 6:20:24 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The good news for Ryan Blaney? He is already locked into the Round of 8 after an impressive for New Hampshire.
That will allow the team to breathe easy despite an unfortunate crash during NASCAR Cup practice at Kansas Speedway. After completing just four laps, the No. 12 Team Penske Ford cut a tire and slammed the outside wall at the exit of Turn 2.
The contact will force Blaney into a ...Keep reading
9/27/2025, 6:00:18 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Tyler Reddick and crew chief Billy Scott have some work cut out for them over the next two weeks at Kansas Speedway and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
“I think we all know we got our asses handed to us last week,” he said on Saturday morning at Kansas.
They find themselves 23 points below the Cup Series Playoff elimination cutline due to a disaster of a race last weekend at New ...Keep reading
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9/27/2025, 4:30:50 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Denny Hamlin was a man of few words on Saturday morning at Kansas Speedway when asked about where things stand with Ty Gibbs and Joe Gibbs Racing after the much-ballyhooed incident last week at New Hampshire.
“I think (we’re) in a good place,” Hamlin said. “You know, we had some meetings this week. I thought they were productive meetings but obviously, the guts of that, were obviously ...Keep reading
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9/26/2025, 1:47:35 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Ultimately, Dale Earnhardt Jr. just doesn’t understand what the incentive was for Ty Gibbs to race championship eligible teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell in a way that eventually got him punted on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Earnhardt expressed empathy to Gibbs, because there have been seasons in which he was the teammate that needed to let his stablemates go by and ...Keep reading
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9/25/2025, 5:49:33 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Team Penske was unstoppable at NHMS as Ryan Blaney won his way into the Round of 8 and Joey Logano gained a lot of ground in the playoff standings.
The series now heads to Kansas Speedway with the following drivers below the cutline: Ross Chastain (-12pts), Austin Cindric (-19pts), Tyler Reddick (-23pts), Bubba Wallace (-27pts).
To make things more interesting, the last three fall Kansas ...Keep reading
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9/25/2025, 2:40:41 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
National Football League TV ratings continue to set what the networks state as records on Sundays, three weeks into the 2025 season, and NASCAR continued a corresponding swoon.
The Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday drew an average of 1.29 million viewers for a 0.70 share on USA Network. This is down from 1.79 million and a 0.96 for the fourth playoff race of the season ...Keep reading
9/24/2025, 1:34:42 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In the ongoing situation between Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs, it appears that neither side is backing down.
Hamlin spoke candidly on his podcast, 'Actions Detrimental,' again asking the team to get involved and get a handle the rising tensions. But where this becomes complicated is the fact that it isn't just another disagreement between teammates, as Ty is the grandson ...Keep reading
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9/23/2025, 9:52:28 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
In as many other words, Denny Hamlin agrees with Joe Gibbs Racing competition director Chris Gabehart that Team Penske appears 'untouchable' for the Cup Series championship after Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The rules package used at the one-mile track in Loudon is identical to the one used at Phoenix Raceway where the championship will be decided. It’s the short track ...Keep reading
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9/23/2025, 3:52:29 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Following a one-week deferral, two Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 over-the-wall crew members will begin serving their two-week suspensions for having a wheel become dislodged during the race and on the track at Bristol Motor Speedway.
As per NASCAR regulations, when a wheel comes off on the track, the driver must serve a two-lap penalty during the race but will also be subject to losing two crew ...Keep reading
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9/23/2025, 1:30:28 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
Trackhouse Racing Team have announced Randall Burnett as the new crew chief for rising star Connor Zilisch, who will move up to Cup as a full-time driver in 2026.
Burnett will leave behind Richard Childress Racing, where he currently works as a crew chief for Kyle Busch and the No. 8 Chevrolet. Burnett has been with RCR since the 2020 season, winning four races with Tyler Reddick and three with ...Keep reading
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9/22/2025, 8:37:00 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
The general message from Denny Hamlin on his Actions Detrimental podcast about the incident with Ty Gibbs on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway was not much different than what he conveyed immediately afterwards.
In bullet point form, his takeaways haven't changed 12 hours later.
Gibbs was racing Hamlin and Christopher Bell way too hard, way too early, for inconsequential ...Keep reading
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9/22/2025, 1:10:33 AMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
“Here come the yellow cars with subpar metrics, along the way, but man do those guys know how to get it done when it counts.”
That was Joe Gibbs Racing competition director Chris Gabehart in reference to Team Penske after a really dominant performance by the Ford Racing flagship on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
This is especially relevant because this is the right-side tire ...Keep reading
9/21/2025, 9:46:45 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
After locking out the front row in qualifying, Team Penske dominated Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at NHMS. Ryan Blaney claimed victory, fending off Josh Berry in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford.
This is Blaney's 16th career Cup win and third of the 2025 season with a victory that also locks him into the penultimate round of the playoffs as he hunts his second championship.
"Yeah, that was probably ...Keep reading
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9/21/2025, 8:11:03 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
On Lap 118, a chaotic restart saw the field fanning three and four-wide as they raced through the first set of corners. RFK Racing's Brad Keselowski was bold enough to try five-wide, but there simply wasn't enough room for it.
He sent it deep onto the apron, but quickly realized he was running out of space. He touched the inside wall and collided with Shane van Gisbergen beside him. SVG went ...Keep reading
9/21/2025, 7:39:34 PMMotorsport.com — NASCAR Cup (News)
During the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, things unravelled between Joe Gibbs Racing teammates in a surprising blowup.
While Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin (who are both in the playoffs) were trying to fight their way forward, teammate Ty Gibbs stood in their way.
After a spirited battle, Gibbs actually made contact with Bell multiple times and radioed to the team that ...Keep reading
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