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 wasContinue Reading
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 theContinue Reading
If you’re interested in the a comprehensive list of NASCAR Cup Series driver ratings, you can find that HERE. In this story, we’re going to focus on the top drivers from the lower divisions of the stock car racing, which are all included as part of the brand-new NASCAR 25 videoContinue Reading
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 ProContinue Reading
We now know every driver rating for the all-new NASCAR racing game, NASCAR 25, developed by iRacing studios.As previously revealed, cover driver William Byron is the only Cup star with a perfect ‘100’ rating. Each driver metric is broken down into several categories, featuring superspeedways (SSW), speedways (SW), intermediate (INT),Continue Reading
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 goContinue Reading
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 garageContinue Reading
NASCAR has confirmed the long debated and long rumored horsepower increase for short tracks and road courses in the Cup Series in 2026.As a result, the target number increases from 670 to 750 for the following tracks on the 2026 schedule — Circuit of The Americas, Watkins Glen, San Diego,Continue Reading
Harrison Burton is parting ways with AM Racing after one season with the team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He helped to elevate the small organization, making the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs before being eliminated in the first round. Burton currently sits 12th in the championship standings with a programContinue Reading
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 andContinue Reading