By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend the Cup Series travels to Avondale, Arizona for the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix is a 1-mile oval with a signature dogleg just past the start/finish line. It served as the Championship Race for the past six years, though that has changed in 2026. The track opened in 1964, but the Cup Series didn’t start racing there until 1988. Alan Kulwicki won the

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of O’Reilly Stats. Here we break down the upcoming race and let you know who to watch for. This weekend the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series travels to Avondale, Arizona for the Timberland Pro 200 at Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix is a 1-mile oval with a signature dogleg just past the start/finish line. It served as the Championship Race for the past six years, though that has changed in 2026. The track opened in

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, you might be familiar with the Cup Series’ Stats Saturday article, but this year we are branching it out to the Top 3 Series. It’s now time for another Truck Stats Thursday. This weekend the Craftsman Truck Series travels to Avondale, Arizona for the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered by POET at Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix is a 1-mile oval with a signature dogleg just past the start/finish line. It served as the Championship Race for

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine Now that we are fully in The Chase, we’ll be continuing Power Rankings for all of the Chase Drivers each week leading up to the Championship, no matter where they lie within our formula. Power Rankings now include our forecasted point totals, and where we see drivers finishing in this year's standings. While finishing position is important, it’s not always indicative of the full picture. StatChat rankings are determined u