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

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

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine With the Cup Series playoffs in full swing, Power Rankings will now follow only the 16 playoff drivers (even after they’re eliminated) for the rest of this season.     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, with an emphasis placed on the most recent 5 races.   Austin Cindric – This week: 30 – Last wee

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu A New Championship Leader Emerges For the first time since the Bahrain Grand Prix, Lando Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship after winning the Mexico City Grand Prix by just over 30 seconds. He has 357 points, just ahead of his teammate Piastri with 356, as the 2025 season enters its final four races and two sprints. Max Verstappen has also closed the gap to Piastri and now sits at 321 points, only 36 behind. The title race remains wide

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend NASCAR travels to Ridgeway, Virginia for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.   Martinsville is a 0.526-mile oval, nicknamed “The Paperclip,” because of its shape. It’s the only track that has concrete in the turns, but asphalt on the straightaways.  Martinsville is also the oldest track that is still run on the NASCAR schedule.  It opened in 1947, and Red Byron was the

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images By Adam Carabine With the Cup Series playoffs in full swing, Power Rankings will now follow only the 16 playoff drivers (even after they’re eliminated) for the rest of this season.     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, with an emphasis placed on the most recent 5 races.   Austin Cindric – This week: 33 – Last

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu Sprint Race Drama It only took one race for McLaren to decide that the collision between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Singapore might not have been entirely accidental before more drama unfolded. Starting from second and third place, Norris and Piastri collided once again, with both drivers out of the sprint race before the first lap was even completed. Piastri made an aggressive move into Turn 1 that cut off Nico Hulkenberg, triggering

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend NASCAR travels to Lincoln, Alabama for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega SuperSpeedway.   Talladega is the largest oval on the NASCAR circuit, at 2.66 miles long.  The track opened in 1969, and Richard Brickhouse was the first to win a NASCAR race at the facility that same year.  Last year, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won this race in the fall.  Earlier this season, the race was won by

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images By Adam Carabine With the Cup Series playoffs in full swing, Power Rankings will now follow only the 16 playoff drivers (even after they’re eliminated) for the rest of this season.     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, with an emphasis placed on the most recent 5 races.   Josh Berry – This week: 28 – Last week:

Hamlin’s South Point 400 win began with the pole on Saturday. It’s a category he openly admits has never been his strong suit. “I have never been a driver that’s been fast for one lap,” Hamlin said. “But I noticed that it was something that could improve my chances of winning week in, week out, so I focused on getting better.”

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By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend NASCAR travels to Las Vegas,...