If there was ever a year in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff era that the initial seeding was prognostically irrelevant, this would be the one.Consider that Shane Van Gisbergen, who is most certainly not winning this championship, is a No. 6 seed due to his four road course wins, whileContinue Reading
William Byron won the regular season championship, and enters the NASCAR Cup Playoffs tied with teammate Kyle Larson for the most bonus points at 32. That gives him a fairly comfortable buffer to the drop zone, but is the No. 24 team truly ready to contend for a championship?Byron startedContinue Reading
Trevor Bayne will make just his tenth career NASCAR Truck Series start this weekend, driving the No. 1 Toyota for TRICON Garage.With support from AdventHealth, the truck will carry the Victory Junction colors, which is a camp that strives to “enrich the lives of children with serious illnesses by providing life-changingContinue Reading
It’s easy to forget that Joey Logano has been full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2009. The 35-year-old is the youngest Cup winner in the history of the sport (19 years, 1 month, and 4 days), and has since gone onto the win three NASCAR Cup Series championships (2018,Continue Reading
On one hand, Josh Berry enters his debut appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series one point below the elimination cutline, but on the other, it’s actually everyone else with everything to lose over the next three weeks.Berry took Wood Brothers Racing to Victory Lane in March at Las Vegas MotorContinue Reading
Those who only pay attention to NASCAR didn’t know who Shane van Gisbergen (SVG) was when he appeared at the Chicago Street Course in 2023. The garage heard whispers from those who knew of the man, claiming he would be a force to be reckoned with, but many didn’t pay anyContinue Reading
Can Bubba Wallace win over the next 10 weeks during the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs?Well, yes, but there is also a historic caveat.“Absolutely,” Wallace said during Playoff Media Day in Uptown Charlotte on Wednesday. “Hell, I’m good at winning in the Playoffs when I’m not in the Playoffs.”It’s funny becauseContinue Reading
Denny Hamlin has been racing at NASCAR’s highest level for a long time. He made his first playoff appearance in 2006, and since then, he has been a part of the champion battle every single year except for 2013 (he missed several races due to a back injury that year).“It’sContinue Reading
There is no shortage of good vibes surrounding Christopher Bell as the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team embarks on their latest pursuit of the NASCAR Cup Series championship but there is an obvious ‘question mark’ too.They won three times over the course of the regular season and enter theContinue Reading
The highly respected NASCAR crew member passed away earlier this month, and there has been an outpouring of tributes from those within the industry as they remember Zach Yager.Yager was a veteran on pit road, working as a jackman, tire carrier, and even fueler throughout his career. He worked withContinue Reading