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Week Twenty-Six - Special Edition StatChat Power Rankings Before The Chase

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

Adam Carabine

Sep 47 min read

2026 Coke Zero Sugar 400 (Daytona) Race Recap

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

Adam Carabine

Aug 315 min read

2026 Daytona 2 Race Results

NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Results from the Winn Dixie 250 at Daytona Winn Dixie 250 Logo NASCAR Cup Series Results from the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Coke Zero Sugar 400 Logo

Adam Carabine

Aug 311 min read

NASCAR Cup Series StatChat 2026 - Daytona 2

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

Adam Carabine

Aug 284 min read

O'Reilly Auto Parts Series StatChat 2026 - 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

Adam Carabine

Aug 274 min read

Week One - 2026 StatChat Power Rankings After Daytona

Photo by James Gilbert/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: Noah Gragson – This week: 10 – Last week: -- How about a nice start to the season for Noah Gragson? He started with screwing up his qualifying attempt, but rebounded nicely. He earned poi

Adam Carabine

Feb 174 min read

2026 Daytona 500 Race Recap

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images By Adam Carabine Tyler Reddick reigned supreme at The Great American Race. Time for a quick recap of the notable moments! The Daytona 500 initially got moved up an hour to avoid some potential inclement weather. They were able to get the entire race in with no rain. Lap 3 In honour of the 25 th anniversary of Dale Earnhardt’s passing, the fans stood silently with three fingers in the air. Commentary on FOX was quiet for the whole lap

Adam Carabine

Feb 172 min read