By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Kyle Busch Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images No. 8 Car – Richard Childress Racing 2025 Stats Standings 21 st Wins 0 Points 737 Stage Points 49 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 88 Lead Lap Finishes 25 Average Finish 17.9 DNFs 2 Races since last win 93 What Does Success Look Like in 2026? It’s been a rough go for Kyle Busc

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Michael McDowell Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images No. 71 – Spire Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 22 nd Wins 0 Points 734 Stage Points 53 Stage Wins 1 Laps Led 96 Lead Lap Finishes 24 Average Finish 18.2 DNFs 2 Races since last win 84 What Does Success Look Like in 2026? McDowell was brought into Spire Motorsp

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Carson Hocevar Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images No. 77 – Spire Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 23 rd Wins 0 Points 702 Stage Points 144 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 122 Lead Lap Finishes 17 Average Finish 21.6 DNFs 8 Races since last win N/A What Does Success Look Like in 2026? I actually predicted Hocevar would win m

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Erik Jones Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images No. 43 Car – Legacy Motor Club 2025 Stats Standings 24 th Wins 0 Points 665 Stage Points 48 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 11 Lead Lap Finishes 22 Average Finish 20.2 DNFs 3 Races since last win 115 What Does Success Look Like in 2026? As has been stated in many other of these

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: John Hunter Nemechek Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images No. 42 Car – Legacy Motor Club 2025 Stats Standings 25 th Wins 0 Points 664 Stage Points 60 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 37 Lead Lap Finishes 22 Average Finish 20.3 DNFs 3 Races since last win N/A What Does Success Look Like in 2026? John Hunter Nemechek is a fin

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: AJ Allmendinger Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images No. 16 Car – Kaulig Racing 2025 Stats Standings 26 th Wins 0 Points 649 Stage Points 66 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 42 Lead Lap Finishes 22 Average Finish 21.4 DNFs 8 Races since last win 56 What Does Success Look Like in 2026? Allmendinger is seen as a road course wi

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Todd Gilliland Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images No. 34 Car – Front Row Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 27 th Wins 0 Points 616 Stage Points 37 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 23 Lead Lap Finishes 21 Average Finish 20.8 DNFs 2 Races since last win N/A What Does Success Look Like in 2026? When Michael McDowell left

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Zane Smith Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images No. 38 Car – Front Row Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 28 th Wins 0 Points 615 Stage Points 39 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 22 Lead Lap Finishes 24 Average Finish 21.1 DNFs 5 Races since last win N/A What Does Success Look Like in 2026? While most of the publicity of the ant

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Daniel Suarez Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Moving from No. 99 Car – Trackhouse Racing to No. 7 Car – Spire Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 29 th Wins 0 Points 611 Stage Points 30 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 35 Lead Lap Finishes 21 Average Finish 20.9 DNFs 8 Races since last win 70 What Does Success Look Like in 2

By Adam Carabine Counting down the final 30 days to the 2026 Daytona 500, we are looking at last year's Top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. Today's driver: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images No. 47 Car – Hyak Motorsports 2025 Stats Standings 30 th Wins 0 Points 562 Stage Points 49 Stage Wins 0 Laps Led 8 Lead Lap Finishes 21 Average Finish 22.9 DNFs 4 Races Since Last Win 41 What Does Success Look Like in 2026? With the change in format, Ricky

By Adam Carabine On Monday afternoon, NASCAR presented the long-awaited changes to the 2026 (and beyond) Championship rules – The Chase returns to NASCAR! While fans and drivers alike were aware that changes were coming, the big reveal happened at NASCAR’s new production facility in Charlotte, NC. In the NASCAR Cup Series, the regular season remains 26 races. The Top-16 in points at the end of the Regular Season will have their points reset to the new Chase format points,

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu For the first time in five years, Formula 1 has a new World Champion. After narrowly missing the chance to secure his maiden title a week earlier in Qatar, Lando Norris delivered on the preseason expectations for both himself and his team, capturing his first F1 World Championship. His coronation required the full 24-race calendar, with Max Verstappen closing from 102 points behind and threatening with what could have been a historic comebac

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu Sprint Recap - Piastri Fights Back Oscar Piastri showed signs of life as he won the sprint race ahead of his main Championship rivals. He also gained valuable points over Lando Norris, who finished third, and Max Verstappen, who came fourth. George Russell followed up last week’s podium in Las Vegas with a second-place finish in the sprint. Race Recap - Verstappen and Piastri Show Courage and Strategy Calls Loom Large Oscar Piastri followed

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu Well, this result certainly will not be staying in Vegas. Lando Norris, who initially finished second, and Oscar Piastri, who originally finished fourth, were both disqualified after the Las Vegas Grand Prix this weekend. With Max Verstappen taking the win, he is now level with Piastri at 366 points while Norris remains ahead on 390 points. Norris can still clinch the World Championship next weekend in Qatar if he finishes the weekend, which

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu Norris Inches Closer to Claiming Maiden Title, Verstappen Makes Charge Lando Norris extended his championship lead after winning the São Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil. He now holds a 24-point advantage over Oscar Piastri with three races remaining in what has been an incredible battle for the World Championship. Piastri is also under pressure from Max Verstappen, who finished third in Brazil after starting from the pit lane due to a power unit

As Phoenix's six-year championship run ends, NASCAR's finale delivered two worthy champions whose victories blurred the line between triumph and heartbreak.

Before Trevor Huddleston lifted the ARCA Menards Series West championship trophy at Phoenix Raceway, the idea for his winning car was drawn nearly four decades earlier in a Los Angeles high-school auto-shop class.

The box score from Friday night at Phoenix is going to look clean in the archives. Corey Heim swept Stages 1 and 2. He led 100 of 161 laps. He cleared the defending Champion Ty Majeski on the final restart and won by 0.993 seconds in double overtime. He finished off his twelfth win of the season, extending the Truck Series single-season wins record, and finally left the desert as the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion.

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend NASCAR travels to Avondale, Arizona for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. Phoenix is a 1-mile oval track with a unique dogleg corner just past the start-finish line. The track opened in 1964, but NASCAR didn’t start racing there until 1988. Alan Kulwicki won the first race there that year. Christopher Bell won in Phoenix earlier this year. Joey Log

Photo: Courtesy of NHRA. As Brittany Force enters her final full-time NHRA races, The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway becomes the stage fo