NASCAR is not yet ready to divulge details of its new championship format, mostly because they haven’t made the final decisions on it yet.What is all but confirmed is that the 2025 season was ultimately the last to use the version of a playoff that culminates with a ‘final four’Continue Reading
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season begins now in a manner of speaking.There will be two days of tire testing on Wednesday and Thursday for Goodyear to continue refining its tire combinations for the high-speed half-mile following drastic racing product swings that range from traditional racing to extreme tire wear.TheContinue Reading
Judge Kenneth D. Bell, overseeing the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust trial, has ordered Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick to subject themselves to a full pre-trial deposition, in person and with no restrictions as it pertains to this legal matter.The two motorsport mainstays has motioned toContinue Reading
On one hand, Michael McDowell didn’t win a race this season, in his first season with Spire Motorsports so that was a mission unaccomplished but there is also a privilege in that pressure that motivates him.For example, at 40-years-old, some in NASCAR would start pondering what comes after driving andContinue Reading
Young’s Motorsports signed Ryan Ellis to drive the No. 02 Chevrolet for the team in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts season (rebranded Xfinity Series). The team already runs the No. 42 car full-time as well, with Leland Honeyman driving the car in 2024 before being replaced by Anthony Alfredo inContinue Reading
In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month.TheContinue Reading
In a Monday legal filing, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports is asking the Western District of North Carolina court to force Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske to subject themselves to a thorough deposition in advance of NASCAR putting them on the witness stand during the antitrust trial next month.TheContinue Reading
Parker Retzlaff will pilot the No. 99 Viking Motorsports Chevrolet in the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Danny Efland will work with Retzlaff as the crew chief, coming over from Am Racing.Veteran crew chief Pat Tryson, who led the No. 99 in 2025, will transition into a new role withinContinue Reading
The NASCAR Xfinity Series, which will be rebranded as the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026, will have Hendrick Motorsports on the grid every weekend.The No. 17 Hendrick Chevrolet will compete for the championship with Corey Day, an acolyte of Kyle Larson, behind the wheel. The 19-year-old ran elevenContinue Reading
Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske, just two days after they were motioned for deposition over the 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports v NASCAR antitrust lawsuit have motioned back to limit the scope of such conversations.“Movants find themselves, quickly and without much warning, in the unenviable position of being forcedContinue Reading