Crystal Clay

LAS VEGAS (March 15, 2026) —  Denny Hamlin rallied from a mid-race pit road speeding penalty to capture his 61st career victory in Sunday’s Pennzoil 400, moving into sole possession of 10th on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. Photo: Elvin Anderson Jr. Driving the No. 11 Yahoo! Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, Hamlin charged through the field after the penalty and reclaimed the lead late at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The speed was evident throughout the weekend. Hamlin topped Saturday’s practice...

LAS VEGAS (March 14, 2026) —  Kyle Larson capitalized on a late restart to win Saturday’s LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning his first victory of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. Photo: Elvin Anderson Jr. Driving the No. 88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for JR Motorsports , Larson positioned himself among the leaders after a late caution reset the field and created an opportunity to attack on fresh tires. “I left pit road third or fourth of the guys on equal tires,...

LAS VEGAS (March 14) — Christopher Bell won the pole Saturday for the Pennzoil 400, turning the fastest lap in qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Bell drove his No. 20 Toyota to qualifying a lap under 29 seconds, beating the field by more than a tenth of a second. Photo Credit: Elvin Anderson Jr. “We had a lot of grip and I held my foot down,” Bell said. “My team hit their P’s and Q’s.” Bell said the lap-time jump from practice to qualifying was typical when teams switch to qualifying...

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.

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

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.”

LAS VEGAS— Aric Almirola outdueled Connor Zillisch and Jesse Love under the lights at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday night,...

LAS VEGAS— Round of 8 playoff driver Denny Hamlin will lead the field to green in Sunday’s South Point 400 after earning the Busch Light...

By Crystal Clay SONOMA, Calif . (July 27, 2025) — Maddi Gordon wasn’t at the track this weekend. She wasn’t in the pit area, suiting up,...

SONOMA, Calif. (July 26, 2025) — Brittany Force delivered the fastest run in NHRA history Friday night at Sonoma Raceway, clocking a...

SONOMA, Calif. — In a region where meals are crafted with care and victories are slow roasted, Shane van Gisbergen delivered a Sonoma win that matched the setting: clean, intentional and rooted in precision.

Credit: SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - JULY 12: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pit Boss/FoodMaxx 250 at Sonoma Raceway on July 12, 2025 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Ross Chastain at Sonoma Raceway during NASCAR Sonoma 2025. When asked to pick between Giants or Dodgers, he went his own way "Rays."