NASCAR has a new championship format for 2026, and the overwhelming reaction has been positive. But what exactly has changed with this latest iteration and why is it such a good thing? Let’s take a look:Looking over the format, it is much better in regards to rewarding the best driverContinue Reading
Garett Mitchell, better known as the popular YouTuber Cleetus McFarland, began his stock car racing career last year in the ARCA Menard’s Series. He did so under the guidance of NASCAR legend Greg Biffle, who became close friends with Mitchell over the past 1.5 years.However, Biffle was among seven whoContinue Reading
Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart is back, at least for one race at the national level of NASCAR.Stewart, who is now 54 years old but still actively racing, will pilot the ‘free agent’ truck for Kaulig Racing and Ram in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season-opener at DaytonaContinue Reading
The return of The Chase for the Championship has immediately been pitched to NASCAR fans as a return to civility.This of course doesn’t mean a loss of intensity or consequence but those who were part of the announcement on Monday at NASCAR Productions believe that points racing will result inContinue Reading
NASCAR’s championship format has just undergone its latest change, but it’s far from the first time the Sanctioning Body has tweaked the way it crowns a champion. Red Byron winning the inaugural season in 1949, The King earning his first crown in 1971, Dale Earnhardt winning his seventh in 1994,Continue Reading
Starting in 2026, NASCAR will revert to a variation of the Chase for the Championship format it used to crown its champions from 2004-to-2013.In other words, no more win and you’re in and no more multiple elimination rounds. Most importantly, the sample size to determine the champion is no longerContinue Reading
The next Cup Series star in the making is already waiting in the wings, and in stock car racing, the final two steps before the big show on Sunday are the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS) and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS)Last year, we named Connor Zilisch asContinue Reading
Ram is returning to the NASCAR Truck Series for the first time in over a decade this year, partnering with Kaulig Racing to form a five-truck effort for the 2026 season.The ambitious plan will include Brenden Queen, Justin Haley, and Daniel Dye as full-time drivers going for the title. ItContinue Reading
On Friday, Front Row Motorsports announced some personnel changes to its organization. Of note, Noah Gragson and the No. 4 team will have a new crew chief this year.Grant Hutchens will sit atop the pit box for Gragson this year, replacing Drew Blickensderfer, who moves into the role of CompetitionContinue Reading
Scott Woodruff doesn’t have a title at the nascent International Hot Rod Association but if you have to call him something, ‘Woody’ probably wouldn’t balk at ‘director of fun’ because that is generally what Darryl Cuttell has asked him to do.For over two decades, he was the brand and mediaContinue Reading