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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: Erik Jones – This week: 10 – Last week: 11 Erik Jones and Legacy Motor Club have been really improving these last few weeks. Jones has an average finish of just over 10th in the last five races, and...

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images By Adam Carabine Is this déjà vu? (we said that last week too). For the third week in a row, Denny Hamlin has won the race from the pole! This week, it was a little less complicated for him, as he didn’t have to go to the rear early in the race. Let’s have a look at how it all shook down! Lap 1: Denny Hamlin on pole, Kyle Larson beside him, the race is green! Larson takes the lead from Hamlin by Turn 2. Lap 2: Daniel Suarez gets by Hamlin who is...

Fifty athletes will participate in fun run on the San Diego street course Press Release | NASCAR SAN DIEGO (June 12, 2026) – NASCAR San Diego today announced that it will welcome 50 athletes from Special Olympics Southern California for a one-of-a-kind Fun Run experience on the NASCAR San Diego street course’s Qualcomm Circuit on Thurs., June 18. From 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the athletes will participate in a fun run between Turns 14 and 16, offering a unique opportunity to experience the...

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend the Cup Series travels to Long Pond, Pennsylvania for the Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono Raceway. Pocono is a unique triangle-shaped track that only has three corners rather than the traditional four. It is 2.5 miles long, and features three distinctly different corners, each modelled after other race tracks. Turn One is modelled after Trenton Speedway, Turn Two is from...

By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of O’Reilly Stats Friday. This weekend the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series travels to Kansas City, Kansas for the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Kansas is a 1.5-mile tri-oval speedway, built in 2001. Jeff Green won the first O’Reilly Series race there that same year. Brandon Jones won the most recent race at Kansas last year. Tomorrow’s race will be 200 laps long (for a total of 300 miles), with stage breaks...

Highlight of Navy Community Day will highlight am opening day of action “Forged by the Sea” during NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril Press Release - NASCAR SAN DIEGO (June 9, 2026) – NASCAR San Diego announced today that the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race on Friday, June 19, will be named the Navy 250, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States Navy during NASCAR San Diego Weekend presented by Anduril. The historic race will take place on the Qualcomm Circuit,...

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: Chase Briscoe – This week: 10 – Last week: 11 It felt like Briscoe was barely on the TV broadcast on Sunday in Michigan, though to be fair, there were a lot of things happening all at once. Briscoe put in a...

Photo by Brett Farmer/Getty Images By Adam Carabine Is this déjà vu? Denny Hamlin won the pole, went to the rear, and then drove all the way to the front for the second week in a row. There was a lot of crashing and carnage at Michigan, but Denny rose above it to capture the win. Let’s have a look at how it all shook down! Lap 1: Denny Hamlin should have been on pole, but had to make repairs to his car, so he had to start at the rear. Carson Hocevar became the control car, and Tyler...

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: Daniel Suarez – This week: 10 – Last week: 13 Riding some momentum from last week’s win at the Coca-Cola 600, Suarez started near the front and had some solid moments at Nashville. He faded back early, but...

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images By Adam Carabine A chaotic four-lap shootout, multiple brake rotor failures, and an interesting penalty at the start of the race – all of which Denny Hamlin overcame and earned his 62nd Career Cup Series win at Nashville! Let’s have a look at how it all shook down! Pre-Race: The start was delayed due to some light showers in the area. Once they got the track dry, NASCAR opted to include a Competition Caution at (or around) Lap 35. Lap 1: Denny...

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Press Release Joint Statement from the Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR Regarding the Passing of Kyle Busch On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch. Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce,...