Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine The Chase continued this past weekend, just outside of St. Louis at the WWTR-Gateway Enjoy Illinois 300! It was a calamity-filled day, with a new track record of 18 cautions. After 247 laps (including 7 overtime laps), Chase driver Kyle Larson got his first victory of the year, moving him up to second place in the points standings. Enjoy Illinois 300 Top 5 Finishers: Kyle Larson Alex Bowman (not in Chase) Joey L

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Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images By Adam Carabine The Chase officially kicked off this past weekend, at the Southern 500 in Darlington! The 16 drivers who had their points reset took to the track for the first time to try and take the important first step to a Championship Run. After 367 laps, Chase driver Christopher Bell got his first victory of the year, moving him up to second place in the points standings. Southern 500 Top 5 Finishers: Christopher Bell Ty Gi

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By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend the Cup Series travels to Darlington, SC for the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Darlington is one of the oldest tracks on the NASCAR schedule, opening in 1950. It’s known for its unique egg-shaped 1.366-mile oval, with sharper corners in turns 3 and 4. Johnny Mantz won the inaugural race there in the Cup Series in 1950. Tyler Reddick won the race here earli

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 Darlington, SC for the Fleetio 200 at Darlington Raceway. Darlington is one of the oldest tracks on the NASCAR schedule, opening in 1950. It’s known for its unique egg-shaped 1.366-mile oval, with sharper corners in turns 3 and 4. Geoffrey Bodine won the firs

Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images By Adam Carabine Now that The Chase has arrived, we’ll be doing Power Rankings for all of the Chase Drivers each week leading up to the Championship, no matter where they lie within our formula. Here's a special edition of our Power Rankings, getting you ready for The Chase. Power Rankings will now include our forecasted point totals, and where we see drivers finishing in this year's standings. While finishing position is important, it’s

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine It was a wild night in Florida, as Ryan Preece pulled off a hail mary – winning his way into the NASCAR Chase. Austin Cindric also clinched his spot in the postseason, while Shane Van Gisbergen was the unlucky driver who fell out at the last minute. Let’s have a look at how it all shook down, lap-by-lap! Lap 1: Ross Chastain won the pole, and took the green flag with Chris Buescher beside him on the front row. La

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By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday, this time on a Friday. This weekend the Cup Series travels to Daytona Beach, Florida for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona is a 2.5-mile Super Speedway oval, with high banking and a tri-oval at the start-finish line. The track was opened in 1959, and Lee Petty won the inaugural race there in the Cup Series that same year. Tyler Reddick won the Daytona

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of O’Reilly Stats Friday, this time on a Thursday. This weekend the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series travels to Daytona Beach, Florida for the Winn Dixie 250 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona is a 2.5-mile Super Speedway oval, with high banking and a tri-oval at the start-finish line. The track was opened in 1959, and the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series started racing there in 1982. Dale Earnhardt Sr. wa

Press Release | NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Compete on the Streets of Coronado on July 30-Aug. 1, 2027 NASCAR, Department of War Announce Multi-Year Plan to Bring Races to U.S. Military Installations SAN DIEGO (Aug. 25, 2026) – NASCAR San Diego announced today that it is re-enlisting for another tour of duty in 2027. After a successful, sold-out debut in 2026, NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril will return with the NASCAR Cup Seri

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images By Adam Carabine The StatChat Power Rankings return in 2026! While finishing position is important, it’s not always indicative of the full picture. StatChat rankings are determined using a large number of statistical inputs. Let's look at the Top 10: Kyle Larson – This week: 10 – Last week: 18 It was a solid weekend for Kyle Larson in New Hampshire, as he finds his way back into the Power Rankings Top 10. He earned the most stage points

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images By Adam Carabine The Penske resurgence continued at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this past weekend, as Ryan Blaney returned to Victory Lane for the third time this season. What started as a wet-weather race ended up drying up and showcasing a fairly entertaining short track show. Let’s have a look at how it all shook down! Pre-Race: Carson Hocevar spun on the warm-up laps, and then the rain picked up a bit more. Cars were brought down

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine The StatChat Power Rankings return in 2026! While finishing position is important, it’s not always indicative of the full picture. StatChat rankings are determined using a large number of statistical inputs. Let's look at the Top 10: Tyler Reddick – This week: 10 – Last week: 17 Reddick being on a cooler this summer has been well-documented. After having a commanding lead over the rest of the field, he now sits 4th in po

PHOTO: James Gilbert/Getty Images. Shane van Gisbergen completed a Sonoma weekend sweep, overcoming an imperfect NASCAR Cup Series car to hold off Chase Briscoe while already turning his focus toward the upcoming oval stretch.