The official 2025 NASCAR Cup playoff grid after points reset
An intense race at Daytona decided the final two spots in the NASCAR Cup playoff grid. The points battle was decided before the end of Stage 1, with Tyler Reddick locking himself in after Alex Bowman wrecked out of the race. Reddick also crashed, but he was able to continueContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney: ‘So cool’ to win Daytona regular-season finale
Ryan Blaney details the final laps that led up to a thrilling finish at Daytona International Speedway, capped by a victory for the No. 12 team. SourceContinue Reading
Four-wide finish! Ryan Blaney wins regular-season finale at Daytona
Ryan Blaney rockets around the outside in Turns 3 and 4 at Daytona and holds on in a four-wide finish at the line to win regular-season finale. SourceContinue Reading
Ryan Blaney wins Daytona finale in epic four-wide photo finish
Alex Bowman is a big fan of Ryan Blaney, whose dramatic victory at Daytona saved his playoff hopes. Blaney drove from 13th to first in the final two laps, cutting through several must-win drivers to win in a four-wide photo finish.Cole Custer was leading at the white flag, but JustinContinue Reading
Bubba Wallace and others react: What caused early Daytona melee?
There were 14 drivers already locked in before the green flag with Tyler Reddick holding a 29-point advantage for the penultimate spot. This matters because in the case of a new winner from below the cutline, the driver lowest in points between them would be eliminated.Reddick suffered marginal damage inContinue Reading
Alex Bowman’s fate is now out of his hands after early carnage at Daytona
Entering Daytona, Tyler Reddick was 29 points above Alex Bowman, who currently holds the 16th and final spot in the playoffs. With 20 drivers who could potentially win their way into the playoffs and knock out that 16th driver on Saturday night, no one wants to be on the bubble.DespiteContinue Reading
Tearful Connor Zilisch “never thought I would make it anywhere in racing”
Connor Zilisch practically had months to talk himself out of crying during his NASCAR Cup Series introductory press conference, which naturally, only increased the odds that it happened anyway.For the record, the gracious and affable 19-year-old prodigy lasted four minutes into the moment, flanked on each side by Trackhouse RacingContinue Reading
Austin Hill calls out JRM: they’d “rather work with a Toyota or Ford than us”
Austin Hill started on the front row for the final restart at Daytona, but he quickly fell back and crashed in the race-ending pileup, finishing 25th. On the incident itself, Hill just saw it as normal Daytona racing that sometimes goes wrong. He gave a monster push to Nick Sanchez, butContinue Reading
Emotional Zilisch reflects on journey to Cup Series
Trackhouse Racing driver Connor Zilisch expresses his gratitude to everyone who helped prepare him for a full-time Cup Series schedule in 2026. SourceContinue Reading
Why Kaulig, Ram and NASCAR is way bigger than Trucks
Reading between the lines, it’s really easy to prognosticate Kaulig Racing paving a path to someday go NASCAR Cup Series racing with their new Truck Series partners at RAM and parent company Stellantis.You know, the current parent company of former Cup Series manufacturer Dodge.Matt Kaulig, the owner of Kaulig RacingContinue Reading



