In his 19th playoff appearance, Denny Hamlin earned pole position with a speedy 28.694s lap. He will share the front row with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe, who was attempting’ to sweep qualifying at all four crown jewel races this year. He ended up 0.021s shy of accomplishing thatContinue Reading
Early in practice for the 16 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers, regular season champion William Byron was exiting Turn 2 when he encountered an unexpected roadblock.Byron, who is tied with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for the most points after the reset, was rapidly approaching Josh Berry and Chris BuescherContinue Reading
As part of his ‘Speed Does America’ marathon livestream, popular streamer IShowSpeed went to Daytona International Speedway where he met up with Spire Motorsports driver and 2024 NASCAR Cup Rookie of the Year, Carson Hocevar. Daytona track president Frank Kelleher was also present for the get-together.IShowSpeed has over 43 million subscribersContinue Reading
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs are notoriously unpredictable, but that’s not going to stop us from giving it our best try. We now know which 16 drivers will be fighting for the 2025 title, settling the final two spots in a thrilling regular season finale at Daytona last weekend. The 2025Continue Reading
Following a contentious hearing in a Charlotte court on Thursday, NASCAR has filed a notice that it will preserve six charters for 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports should they prevail in their federal antitrust lawsuit against the Sanctioning Body.This is a response to NASCAR notifying all parties earlier inContinue Reading
Entering the 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs, Trackhouse Racing is making a very rare change to its pit crew roster. It’s newsworthy because Ross Chastain’s pit crew has been essentially unchanged since he first started racing for Trackhouse in 2022, bringing his Chip Ganassi Racing team with him.However, as the championship playoffs getContinue Reading
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