The 76th running of the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway will host the 27th round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season, but the first of its Playoffs. 16 drivers will begin the title hunt on Sunday, facing 500 miles of racing around the track ‘too tough to tame’Kyle Larson isContinue Reading
At 53 years old, Rubens Barrichello quickly adapted to the Brazilian arm of NASCAR’s various stock car racing divisions, becoming champion in his first try.He clinched the 2025 title at Autódromo Velo Città, adding another trophy to his impressive collection. The 11x Grand Prix winner in F1 spoke with Motorsport.com followingContinue Reading
It was made clear over the course of 90 minutes of oral arguments in a Charlotte, North Carolina court just how much tension and animosity exists as a result of the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v. NASCAR antitrust lawsuit and countersuit.For much of the summer, both sides haveContinue Reading
Already a crown jewel winner with his dramatic last-to-first victory in this year’s Coca Cola 600, Ross Chastain is looking to add another one this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Playoffs begin with the Southern 500 at Darlington.“It’s my favorite track,” said Chastain during Playoff Media Day on Wednesday. “It’sContinue Reading
On most race weekends, there isn’t much different between the three national divisions in terms of pit road rules. However, that changes dramatically on a standalone race weekend like this one.While the NASCAR Cup and Trucks are competing at Darlington, the Xfinity Series is at the other end of theContinue Reading
Frankie Muniz, 39, is competing full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series this year as the driver of the No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing Ford. Unfortunately, he will miss the 19th round of the 2025 season at Darlington on Saturday, due to a wrist injury he sustained at home.“The phrase “FML”Continue Reading
This will be the third time that Chase Briscoe has raced in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs but this time is different.He is expected to compete and contend for a championship.His first two playoff appearances came with the embattled remnants of Stewart-Haas Racing in 2022 and 2024. This was notContinue Reading
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