By Adam Carabine Happy weekend everyone, it’s time for another edition of Stats Saturday. This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Ridgeway, Virginia for the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway   Martinsville is a 0.526-mile oval track, nicknamed “The Paperclip,” because of its uniquely tight corners and longer straightaways.  It opened in 1947, with Red Byron winning the first NASCAR race there in 1949.  Denny Hamlin and William Byron won the races at this track last year.   Tomorrow’s race will be 400 laps long (for a total of 210.4 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 80 – 180 – 400.  Pit road speed is 30 mph, and the caution vehicle runs at 35 mph.  The fuel window is approximately 155-170 laps.   This year, the NASCAR Cup Series has run 1,438 laps, for 2,253.90 miles so far this season.  Five drivers have completed 100% of them so far (Keselowski, Elliott, Buescher, Reddick, and Preece).   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Martinsville: Ryan Blaney 8.15 over 20 races (2 wins) Denny Hamlin 10.45 over 40 races (6 wins) Joey Logano 10.62 over 34 races (1 win) Chase Elliott 11.33 over 21 races (1 win) William Byron 13.13 over 16 races (3 wins)   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Martinsville: Riley Herbst 33.50 over 2 races Cody Ware 31.14 over 7 races Michael McDowell 27.63 over 30 races JH Nemechek 27.33 over 6 races Zane Smith 25.40 over 5 races   Martinsville is a Short Track   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Short Tracks: Joey Logano 11.26 over 197 races (13 wins) Chase Elliott 11.58 over 110 races (4 wins) Ryan Blaney 11.98 over 114 races (6 wins) Christopher Bell 12.02 over 66 races (7 wins) William Byron 12.69 over 88 races (5 wins)   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Short Tracks: Cody Ware 31.80 over 41 races Connor Zilisch 29.00 over 1 race Riley Herbst 27.69 over 13 races Michael McDowell 27.69 over 174 races SVG 25.75 over 13 races   Richard Petty is far and away the winningest driver at Martinsville.  He has 15 wins. Darrell Waltrip has 11 wins, and Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson have tied for third with 9 wins each. Denny Hamlin is the winningest current driver with 6.   Drivers who ran their first Cup Series race at Martinsville: Michael McDowell 2008 – P26 Chase Elliott 2015 – P38   Drivers who WON their first Cup Series race at Martinsville: No one --   Drivers whose most recent Cup Series Victory was at Martinsville: William Byron 2025   Notable drivers who have not won at Martinsville: Tyler Reddick (has won at 11 other tracks) Ross Chastain (has won at 6 other tracks) Chris Buescher (has won at 6 other tracks) SVG (has won at 5 other tracks) Austin Dillon (has won at 4 other tracks)   Based on average finish, no driver lists Martinsville as their BEST or WORST track.   Based on their point pace, let’s have a look at how this season is comparing to last season for drivers:   Drivers Faring Better than in 2025 Tyler Reddick +917 pts Bubba Wallace +328 pts Daniel Suarez +317 pts Brad Keselowski +288 pts Ty Gibbs +243 pts   Drivers Faring Worse than in 2025 Alex Bowman -634 pts (Currently not racing due to vertigo) Chase Briscoe -477 pts Josh Berry -237 pts Kyle Larson -212 pts Ross Chastain -206 pts   Next, let’s look at who’s having their best and worst career year by Average Finish:   Best Career Year Tyler Reddick 4.17 Chase Elliott 10.33 Ryan Blaney 10.83 Bubba Wallace 13.00 Ty Gibbs 13.17 Ryan Preece 14.83 Carson Hocevar 16.50 SVG 16.50 Riley Herbst 23.33   Worst Career Year Cole Custer 27.50 Todd Gilliland 25.67 Josh Berry 25.50 Austin Cindric 25.00 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 24.33 Austin Dillon 23.00 Chase Briscoe 22.00 Kyle Busch 21.17   The Manufacturer Standings are calculated by awarding points to the highest finisher for each manufacturer according to their finishing position.  (55 for 1 st , 35 for 2 nd , 34 for 3 rd , etc.)  No stage points or playoff points count.   Manufacturer Standings Toyota 310 Ford 214 Chevrolet 206   Here is the same formula, but used on a team-vs-team basis:   Chartered Team Standings 23XI 279 Joe Gibbs 204 Penske 201 Hendrick 188 RFK 169 Spire 169 Trackhouse 155 Front Row 140 Legacy MC 125 RCR 117 Kaulig 114 Hyak 76 Wood Bros 71 Haas Factory 58 Rick Ware 53   At each stage break, the Top 10 drivers are awarded points based on their finishing positions.  Here are the leaders this year:   Stage Point Leaders Bubba Wallace 60 Tyler Reddick 52 Ryan Blaney 45 Kyle Larson 42 Chris Buescher 41 William Byron 40 Christopher Bell 37 Austin Cindric 36 Denny Hamlin 30 Ty Gibbs 27   Milestone Watch Ross Chastain Looking for his 40 th  Career Top 5 Chase Briscoe Looking for his 30 th  Career Top 5 Brad Keselowski This will be his 600 th  Career Cup Series Start Denny Hamlin Looking for his 250 th  Career Top 5 Tyler Reddick Looking for his 50 th  Career Top 5 Brad Keselowski Looking for his 280 th  Career Top 10 Denny Hamlin Looking for his 380 th  Career Top 10 Chris Buescher Looking for his 90 th  Career Top 10   Scorigami Update Darlington was the first time that: Connor Zilisch finished 32 nd   Here are the top 10 longest active winless streaks:   Winless Streaks Cole Custer 139 races Erik Jones 123 races Kyle Busch 99 races Michael McDowell 90 races Daniel Suarez 76 races Brad Keselowski 65 races AJ Allmendinger 62 races Alex Bowman 51 races Chris Buescher 50 races Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 races   The race begins Sunday, March 29 th   at 3:30 pm EST (12:30 pm PST) – Enjoy the race everyone!   Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter  @RacingRefresh   Is there an error? 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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 Ridgeway, Virginia for the NFPA 250 at Martinsville Speedway.    Martinsville is a 0.526-mile oval track, nicknamed “The Paperclip,” because of its uniquely tight corners and longer straightaways.  It opened in 1947, though O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races started taking place the same year the series started – 1982.  Sam Ard won the first race there in this series.  Austin Hill won this race last year in the spring, and Taylor Gray won the one in the fall.   Tomorrow’s race will be 250 laps long (for a total of 131.5 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 60 – 120 – 250.  Pit road speed is 30 mph, and the caution vehicle runs at 35 mph.    This year, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series has run 895 laps, for 1,404.96 miles so far.  Jesse Love is the only driver to have completed 100% of all laps.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Martinsville: Sammy Smith 6.29 over 7 races Justin Allgaier 8.91 over 11 races (1 win) Sheldon Creed 9.88 over 8 races Harrison Burton 12.60 over 5 races (1 win) Sam Mayer 12.78 over 9 races   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Martinsville: Kyle Sieg 28.83 over 6 races William Sawalich 28.00 over 3 races Austin Green 24.00 over 1 race Brennan Poole 23.71 over 7 races Josh Bilicki 23.00 over 1 race   Martinsville is a Short Track.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Short Tracks: Harrison Burton 11.39 over 34 races (1 win) Taylor Gray 12.83 over 14 races (1 win) Justin Allgaier 12.99 over 159 races (12 wins) Sammy Smith 13.09 over 31 races (2 wins) Brandon Jones 13.94 over 101 races (2 wins)   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Short Tracks: Josh Bilicki 28.12 over 30 races Austin Green 27.63 over 5 races Blaine Perkins 27.56 over 31 races William Sawalich 26.71 over 13 races Lavar Scott 26.67 over 3 races   Sam Ard is the winningest driver in this series at Martinsville, as he has 5 victories under his belt.  Harry Gant, Jimmy Hensley, and Tommy Houston are all tied for 2 nd  with 3 wins each.    Drivers who ran their first O’Reilly’s Series race at Martinsville: Patrick Staropoli 2025 – P16 Corey Day 2025 – P21   Drivers who WON their first O’Reilly’s Series race at Martinsville: Taylor Gray 44 th  Career O’Reilly’s Start   Drivers whose most recent O’Reilly Series Victory was at Martinsville: Harrison Burton 2020 Taylor Gray 2025   Notable drivers who have not won at Martinsville: Sam Mayer (has won at 6 other tracks) Sammy Smith (has won at 3 other tracks) Jesse Love (has won at 3 other tracks) Jeremy Clements (has won at 2 other tracks)   Based on average finish, no driver lists Martinsville as their BEST or WORST track.   Based on their point pace, let’s have a look at how this season is comparing to last season for drivers:   Drivers Faring Better than in 2025 Justin Allgaier +419 pts Sheldon Creed +315 pts Jesse Love +284 pts Sammy Smith +160 pts Austin Hill +65 pts   Drivers Faring Worse than in 2025 Harrison Burton -436 pts Nick Sanchez -423 pts Dean Thompson -289 pts Sam Mayer -268 pts Taylor Gray -186 pts   Next, let’s look at who’s having their best and worst career year by Average Finish:   Best Career Year Jesse Love 6.17 Justin Allgaier 8.17 Sheldon Creed 8.33 Sammy Smith 9.67 Parker Retzlaff 13.33 William Sawalich 19.83 Blaine Perkins 23.50   Worst Career Year Nobody --   Rookie of the Year Battle Patrick Staropoli 95 Lavar Scott 61   The Manufacturer Standings are calculated by awarding points to the highest finisher for each manufacturer according to their finishing position.  (40 for 1 st , 35 for 2 nd , 34 for 3 rd , etc.)  No stage points or playoff points count.   Manufacturer Standings Chevrolet 330 Toyota 162 Ford 99   Here is the same formula, but used on a team-vs-team basis:   Chartered Team Standings JR Motorsports 284 RCR 214 Haas Factory 191 Hendrick 163 Joe Gibbs 162 Jordan Anderson 154 Viking 153 RSS Racing 123 Alpha Prime 116 SS-Green Light 111 Big Machine 95 Sam Hunt 93 Jeremy Clements 75 Young’s 72 AM Racing 71 DGM 71 Peterson 71 Hettinger 60 Barrett-Cope 32 Joey Gase 7   At each stage break, the Top 10 drivers are awarded points based on their finishing positions.  Here are the leaders this year:   Stage Point Leaders Justin Allgaier 94 #88 Car 73 Jesse Love 68 #1 Car 66 Austin Hill 41 Brandon Jones 36 Sammy Smith 28 Sam Mayer 28 Sheldon Creed 27 Taylor Gray 26   Milestone Watch Brandon Jones Looking for his 50 th  Career Top 5 Jesse Love Looking for his 20 th  Career Top 5 Taylor Gray Looking for his 10 th  Career Top 5 Jeb Burton Looking for his 50 th  Career Top 10 Harrison Burton Looking for his 60 th  Career Top 10 Taylor Gray Looking for his 20 th  Career Top 10   Here are the top 10 longest active winless streaks:   Winless Streaks Jeremy Clements 115 races Jeb Burton 96 races Harrison Burton 73 races Sammy Smith 29 races Nick Sanchez 22 races Sam Mayer 17 races Brandon Jones 11 races Taylor Gray 7 races Jesse Love 6 races Austin Hill 5 races   The race begins Saturday, March 28 th  at 3:30 pm EST (12:30 pm PST) – Enjoy the race everyone!   Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter  @RacingRefresh   Is there an error? 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By Adam Carabine Welcome to the StatChat NASCAR Games!   If you’re new here, this year I thought it might be fun to share some of the silly little games I play on my NASCAR Excel Sheet throughout the season as we follow along.   BRACKET GAMES These games are similar to NASCAR’s In-Season Tournament, as created by Denny Hamlin, but my version lasts all season long.    Drivers are originally seeded by a mixture of performance from last year, with some creative discretion from myself.  Each week, whichever driver finishes better in each matchup moves on to the next round.    Winning also gives you points which grow with each round. Round 1 win: 1 pt Round 2 win: 2 pts Round 3 win: 3 pts Round 4 win: 4 pts Finals win: 5 pts   Those points then determine the seeding for the next round of the Bracket Games, and they continue until the end of the season.  Whichever driver has the highest points at the end of the season wins the Bracket Game!   There is a bracket for each of the three NASCAR Series – let’s see how things look in Week 6:   Cup Series After Tyler Reddick won the first bracket matchup last week, drivers were re-seeded based on how many points they had and a new bracket was started.   O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Like the Cup Series, Jesse Love won the first bracket, and drivers were re-seeded.   Craftsman Truck Series Because the Truck Series has many more off weeks, they're still in their first bracket. ELIMINATION GAMES These games are just another fun way I like to keep things interesting throughout the grind of the long NASCAR season.  These games only follow the NASCAR Cup Series, though that could change in the future.    Because there are 36 races, and 36 full-time drivers in the Cup Series, this works out very nicely.  The first elimination happens after Race #2, and continues through the season, so there will be a final two head-to-head matchup at the final race.    Each week, a new driver is eliminated in each game.  The criteria for each game is different, so it’s not always the same driver being eliminated in each game.    Power Rankings Elimination Whichever driver has the worst score in the StatChat Power Rankings gets eliminated.    After Week 2, Josh Berry was eliminated.   After Week 3, Erik Jones was eliminated.   After Week 4, Cole Custer gets eliminated.   After Week 5, Alex Bowman gets eliminated.   This week, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gets eliminated.   Last Place Elimination Whichever driver finishes the worst out of all the remaining drivers is eliminated.   After Week 2, Josh Berry was eliminated   After Week 3, Chase Briscoe was eliminated   After Week 4, Noah Gragson was eliminated   After Week 5, SVG was eliminated   This week, Cody Ware was eliminated   Average Finish Elimination Whichever driver has the worst average finish out of all the remaining drivers at the end of each week is eliminated.   After Week 2, Austin Dillon was eliminated.   After Week 3, Alex Bowman was eliminated.   After Week 4, Austin Cindric was eliminated.   After Week 5, Connor Zilisch was eliminated.   This week, Cody Ware was eliminated.   Stay tuned each week to see who is winning the StatChat NASCAR Games!

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/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:   Chris Buescher – This week: 10 – Last week: 13 It was a great day, not just for Chris Buescher, but for the entire RFK Team, as they at one point were running 1-2-3.  Buescher had a very fast car until a poorly timed pit call led to some contact with Tyler Reddick.  But before that, Buescher earned points in both stages, led 41 laps, and looked to be the one who could challenge teammate Brad Keselowski.   Kyle Larson – This week: 9 – Last week: 7 Another driver where things started out well in Darlington, and turned for the worse near the end.  Larson earned points in both stages, led 20 laps, and had a great running position most of the day – until some of the final laps.  The TV broadcast didn’t get to show us much, but he took an unscheduled pit stop late, and looked to have some toe link damage.  He wound up finishing 32 nd .    Ty Gibbs – This week: 8 – Last week: 8 A solid day for Ty Gibbs, who now finds himself 11 th  in the NASCAR points standings.  Gibbs led a single lap, likely just on pit cycles, but it counts! He earned a couple of points in Stage Two, and looked pretty fast out there.  He didn’t have a car to compete for a win, but he brought it home P6.   Brad Keselowski – This week: 7 – Last week: 18 What a day for Keselowski in Darlington! He was on fire (not literally), and looked like he could take it all the way to victory lane.  He won both stages, led the most laps of anyone (142), and his average running position on the day was 2 nd .  That’s quite the accomplishment.  In the end, his older tires weren’t enough to battle Reddick for the win, but he should be happy.  Did we mention he still has a BROKEN LEG!   Christopher Bell – This week: 6 – Last week: 3 Darlington was an uncharacteristically quiet day for Bell, as he ran a little farther back than we’re used to seeing out of him.  He finished a lap down, P19, and just really didn’t have a whole lot to show for his efforts.       Denny Hamlin – This week: 5 – Last week: 5 While Erik Jones might not be a big fan of him right now, after an incident they shared on track that sent Jones spinning, Denny Hamlin is still looking strong in that 11 car.  He didn’t earn any stage points, but he was in the Top 15 for most of the day, and finished P11.  He sits 64 points above the Chase Cutoff Line at this point.   William Byron – This week: 4 – Last week: 6 It feels like Byron has been a little quieter to start this year, but he’s still showing up consistently.  He earned points in both stages at Darlington, finished in the Top 10, and is only 3 points out of the Top 5 of the points standings.  He has great underlying numbers too, but he’s just not super flashy.  If this translates to his first Cup Series title, I’m sure it won’t matter how flashy he is.   Bubba Wallace – This week: 3 – Last week: 2 Both Bubba Wallace and his 23XI teammate Tyler Reddick looked strong early in Darlington.  They qualified on the front row together, and Bubba got some points at the end of Stage One, but there was an incident on the track that was mostly caused by the team boss, Denny Hamlin, and Wallace sustained too much damage to be able to compete from there.  He did earn the Xfinity fastest lap of the race early, but ended up finishing P34.    Ryan Blaney – This week: 2   – Last week: 4 What really showcases the new points system, and how much more valuable a win is – look at how well Ryan Blaney has fared this year, and he’s still 95 points behind Tyler Reddick in the battle for the Regular Season Championship.  Blaney had a great day at Darlington, finishing P3, and earning 8 stage points.  In any other year, we’d be discussing the consistency of Blaney and how well he’s doing, but this isn’t any other year.    Tyler Reddick – This week: 1 – Last week: 1 Tyler Reddick puts together a gutsy performance in Darlington, gets his 4 th  win of this young season, and somehow manages to do it with no cool suit, and a faulty alternator.  Points in both stages as well, bringing his total points earned on the day to 70, he was in an absolute rocket.  At the start of the year, one of my bold predictions for Reddick was that he would win 5 races this year – and I thought I was pushing it.  Now he just needs one more and he has 30 more races to do it.   Biggest Movers   Austi Dillon – This week: 31 – Last week: 24 Falls 7 places   Brad Keselowski – This week: 7 – Last week: 18 Gains 11 places   Rest of the List 11. Chase Elliott LW: 9 -2 12. Ross Chastain LW: 15 +3 13. Carson Hocevar LW: 17 +4 14. SVG LW: 10 -4 15. Ryan Preece LW: 14 -1 16. Joey Logano LW: 11 -5 17. Daniel Suarez LW: 19 +2 18. AJ Allmendinger LW: 12 -6 19. Michael McDowell LW: 16 -3 20. Zane Smith LW: 20 -- 21. Austin Cindric LW: 25 +4 22. Kyle Busch LW: 22 -- 23. Ty Dillon LW: 21 -2 24. Chase Briscoe LW: 27 +3 25. Riley Herbst LW: 23 -2 26. Erik Jones LW: 30 +5 27. Todd Gilliland LW: 26 -1 28. Noah Gragson LW: 28 -1 29. JH Nemechek LW: 28 -1 30. Connor Zilisch LW: 31 +1 31. Austin Dillon LW: 24 -7 32. Cody Ware LW: 32 -- 33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. LW: 33 -- 34. Alex Bowman Injured ** 35. Josh Berry LW: 35 -- 36. Cole Custer LW: 36 --

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images By Adam Carabine 2026 has shown that the key to success is how well you can battle adversity.  Tyler Reddick, battling alternator issues all day long, gambled on tire strategy and earned his fourth win of this young season.   Reddick earned the pole, but within the first two laps he noticed that he was having some voltage issues.  He was unable to run his cool suit, had to run with less throttle at times to preserve power, and at one point had to take an elongated pit stop just to switch out a battery in his car.  Regardless, he managed to snag the victory on fresher tires than the other leaders, and coasted to a 5-second lead at the end of the Goodyear 400 in Darlington!   Lap 1: It’s a 23XI front row again, as Reddick takes the pole, and Bubba Wallace starts by his side.   Lap 10:   With tire fall-off, lap times have already fallen about 1.5 seconds from the first laps of the race.   Lap 30:   Expanding on the previous update, now lap times have fallen to 2.5 seconds slower.   Lap 37: A couple of early takers on pit road.  Stage One was too long to do on a single run of fuel, but the halfway point would have been lap 45.  Some early cars come to pit road to try and short pit.   Lap 45:  As most have pitted by this point, leader Tyler Reddick has stayed out a little longer to try and preserve a tire advantage at the end of the stage.  He pits but it’s a slow stop with some trouble on the tires – falls to P7 after the cycle.  Brad Keselowski takes the lead through this pit cycle.   Lap 88:  With three to go in the stage, Tyler Reddick has battled his way back up to P3, and those fresher tires are starting to come into play.    Lap 89:  Reddick gets P2 from Ryan Blaney, but the gap to Keselowski is too far.   Lap 90: Keselowski wins Stage One!   Lap 96: Tyler Reddick’s alternator issues are diagnosed, and the team replaces a battery during pit cycles.  He pitted too soon and will start from the back of the pack.  A couple of slow stops for both Ryan Blaney (who once again had a loose wheel that had to be tightened up in someone else’s pit box) and Bubba Wallace.  Michael McDowell got nabbed for speeding.   Lap 101: Kyle Larson leads the field to green for Stage Two.   Lap 111:   CAUTION comes out for an incident with Denny Hamlin spinning Erik Jones.  Bubba Wallace was an innocent bystander who got some damage too.    Lap 117: Back to green flag.   Lap 133: RFK Racing has made their way up to run 1-2-3, with Keselowski at the lead.   Lap 138: Those who took the wavearound under that previous caution are pitting, as the others have more fuel in their tanks.   Lap 146: More takers on pit road now, pretty much everyone comes down for four tires and fuel.   Lap 150: Chase Elliott is the lone driver who hasn’t pitted, and he’s in the lead.    Lap 151: Elliott pits, Keselowski retakes the lead.   Lap 180: Some sort of issue for Denny Hamlin? It might be a tire coming apart? He’s slowed down on the track, but it stays green.  Eventually he gets it going again but holds on as Stage Two is almost done.   Lap 182: Keselowski is getting pressure from teammate Chris Buescher for the lead, but once again there isn’t enough time for Keselowski to be caught.   Lap 185:  Brad Keselowski wins Stage Two, sweeping both stages.   Lap 194: Green flag for the Final Stage.   Lap 195: Immediately Chase Briscoe takes over the lead.   Lap 197: CAUTION – Riley Herbst spins on his own and hits the inside wall.   Lap 199: Chris Buescher, Ty Gibbs, Daniel Suarez, SVG, Austin Dillon, Michael McDowell all stay out under caution and move to the front, as the rest of the field opts for new tires, even though it’s been a very short run.   Lap 203: Green flag – Buescher leads.   Lap 240: The green flag pit cycle starts up again, early takers are Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell.   Lap 241: Chris Buescher and his team make a last-minute decision to pit, and slow down in front of an unaware Tyler Reddick.  Reddick smashes into the back of Buescher, Buescher bounces off the outside wall a few times, but somehow the race stays green.  Minimal damage to Reddick and he carries on.   Lap 242: Buescher and Keselowski get to pit road (Buescher and his team later admitted that the incident the lap prior was their fault).  Tyler Reddick takes over the lead.   Lap 247: Reddick pits from the lead, the pit cycle concludes, and Brad Keselowski retakes the lead, though Reddick has fresher tires now, after staying out an extra 5 or so laps.   Lap 259: 35 to go, Reddick has managed to work his new tires to his advantage and has charged back up to P2.   Lap 266: Reddick passes Keselowski (with a slight bump, no less) and takes the lead.   Lap 282: 12 to go, Carson Hocevar is on the same tire strategy as Reddick, but farther back in the field.  He’s flying through the field, but is there enough time for him to catch up?   Lap 287: Kyle Larson takes an unscheduled pit stop.  The TV broadcast doesn’t really end up explaining why, though it appears a broken toe link is to blame.   Lap 288: Hocevar has charged up to P4, but still 12 seconds off Reddick’s lead.   Lap 290: Kyle Larson is back out on track but he’s way off the pace.  NASCAR warns him that he’s below minimum speed and needs to pick it up, but can he keep the car straight and not bring out a late caution?   Lap 292: A couple of cars hit the wall – Chase Briscoe and Riley Herbst! But it stays green.   Lap 293: Tyler Reddick WINS the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, securing his fourth win of the season!  Keselowski finishes P2.     Next weekend we head to Martinsville!

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu It was a day to forget for McLaren as both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were unable to start the race. The nightmare start to the 2026 season continued for Piastri as he has not completed a single grand prix lap in the first two races of this year. Kimi Antonelli achieved his maiden Formula 1 victory and became the second youngest driver to do so. His teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the podium places. For Hamilton, this was the seven-time World Champion’s first podium with Ferrari and surely one he will remember for a long time. Race Recap The advantage the Ferrari drivers have in race starts showed again in China. Hamilton got off to an amazing start and overtook pole sitter Antonelli into the first turn. The same could not be said for Max Verstappen who started eighth but was down six places right off the start. The power advantage of Mercedes showed early with Antonelli and Russell regaining their places within a few laps. A safety car deployment after Lance Stroll stopped his car off the track on lap 10 ended the Canadian’s race and brought all the top four drivers in for fresh tires as both teams opted for hard tires and committed to one-stop strategies. Both Ferrari drivers were then able to pass Russell who was running in a close fourth and showed great mettle as they dueled back and forth for second position. On lap 27, Russell made his move to pass Hamilton then passed Leclerc on lap 29 to gain second place. With 12 laps to go, Hamilton was finally able to break free of his teammate once and for all to claim the 203rd podium of his career. Reliability Issues Hits Teams Hard In addition to the two McLarens, neither Gabriel Bortoleto of Audi nor Williams driver Alex Albon started the race. Aston Martin also saw two retirements with Stroll reporting electrical issues early and Fernando Alonso needing to end his race prematurely as vibration issues due to the Honda engine became unbearable. Max Verstappen was also another late retiree on lap 46 due to a due to an Energy Recovery System coolant failure. Racing Refresh Driver of the Day Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari Final Points Finishing Positions 1st:  Kimi Antonelli 2nd: George Russell 3rd: Lewis Hamilton 4th: Charles Leclerc 5th: Oliver Bearman 6th: Pierre Gasly 7th: Liam Lawson 8th: Isack Hadjar 9th: Carlos Sainz 10th: Franco Colapinto Next on the F1 Schedule: Japanese Grand Prix: March 27th-29th

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 session while teammate Christopher Bell won the pole, highlighting the strength of the Joe Gibbs Racing lineup entering Sunday’s race. The race featured multiple pit-road penalties and strategy swings throughout the afternoon, including Hamlin’s speeding violation that sent the No. 11 car to the rear of the field midway through the race. Despite the setback, Hamlin methodically worked back through traffic, climbing into the top five by the end of the second stage before contending for the lead in the closing laps. “Typically when you speed on pit road somewhere in the middle of the race, you’re usually not seen again,” Hamlin said. “But within about 15 laps after that restart, when I was cutting through everyone, I knew there was still time.” The win was Hamlin’s first victory of the 2026 season and his third career win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It also made him the fifth driver in NASCAR history to win Cup races in 20 different seasons, joining Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon. Photo: Elvin Anderson Jr. Crew chief Chris Gayle said the No. 11 team never lost confidence despite the setback. “We knew we had a really fast car,” Gayle said. “Once Denny started moving forward after the penalty, we knew we could get back in position.” Team owner Joe Gibbs praised Hamlin’s resilience following a difficult offseason. “Denny has the ability to work through things and still stay extremely competitive,” Gibbs said. “He works hard and stays after it.” Chase Elliott finished second while William Byron placed third. Connor Zilisch finished 32nd and was the highest-finishing rookie. Hamlin also continues to lead the Cup Series owner standings through his co-ownership of 23XI Racing, while 23XI driver Tyler Reddick leads the driver standings by 61 points over teammate Bubba Wallace.

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, and I felt like it was a good opportunity,” Larson said. “Then it was just about managing the racetrack the way I like to manage it here.” Larson stayed patient through a race that featured 17 lead changes among nine drivers, eventually seizing control at the final restart on lap 154 to secure the win. The race included eight cautions for 42 laps, creating multiple restarts that kept the field tightly bunched and shuffled the running order throughout the afternoon. Justin Allgaier led a race-high 48 laps, while Jesse Love paced the field for 36 laps earlier in the event. Larson admitted his car wasn’t perfectly balanced throughout the race but credited his team for keeping him competitive when it mattered most. “We didn’t really have the speed we wanted, and I was tight most of the race,” Larson said. “But anytime you stay mentally in it and take advantage of opportunities, it makes those wins feel really special.” Photo: Elvin Anderson Jr. Chase Briscoe finished second, earning his first top-10 finish of the season, while Sheldon Creed completed the podium in third. Earlier Saturday, Sam Mayer secured the pole position with a lap of 29.462 seconds (183.287 mph) in qualifying. Mayer led 32 laps during the race after starting from the front row alongside Larson. The victory marked Larson’s 18th career win in the NOAPS and his second victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The result also came during a busy day for Larson, who also competed later Saturday night in a sprint car event in the High Limit Racing series. Meanwhile, Allgaier’s performance helped him maintain the championship lead, holding a 13-point advantage over Love in the early-season standings.

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 trim, but the gap to the rest of the field reflected strong execution from his crew. Las Vegas presents a setup challenge because of bumps in Turns 1 and 2 compared with the smoother surface in Turns 3 and 4. “Every time you come to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, it’s a compromise,” Bell said. “Anytime you make the car drive better across the bumps, you’re giving up performance on the smooth part of the racetrack.” Sunday’s race is expected to be hotter than qualifying conditions, which should make the track slicker. Bell said that tends to improve the racing with NASCAR’s Next Gen car. “The slicker it is, the more enjoyable it is to race these cars,” Bell said. Bell also noted that fellow Toyota driver Denny Hamlin showed strong pace in longer practice runs. “They beat me in practice,” Bell said. “I won the one-lap race, but he was consistently faster than me over the course of the entire practice session.” The Pennzoil 400 is scheduled for Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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 Las Vegas, Nevada for The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.    Las Vegas is a 1.5-mile tri-oval speedway.  It opened in 1971, though O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races didn’t start taking place there until 1997.  Jeff Green won the first race there in this series.  Justin Allgaier won this race last year in the spring, and Aric Almirola won the one in the fall.   Tomorrow’s race will be 200 laps long (for a total of 300 miles), with stage breaks occurring at 45 – 90 – 200.  Pit road speed is 45 mph, and the caution vehicle runs at 55 mph.    This year, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series has run 548 laps, for 904.16 miles so far.  Only 4 cars have completed 100% of all laps.   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Las Vegas: Corey Day 4.00 over 1 race Justin Allgaier 6.78 over 23 races (1 win) Jesse Love 8.00 over 4 races Harrison Burton 9.17 over 6 races Austin Hill 10.00 over 9 races (1 win)   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Las Vegas: William Sawalich 37.00 over 2 races Austin Green 33.50 over 2 races Dean Thompson 31.50 over 2 races Josh Bilicki 30.60 over 5 races Blaine Perkins 28.29 over 7 races   Las Vegas is an Intermediate Track   Top 5 Career Average Finishers at Intermediate Tracks: Corey Day 7.00 over 4 races Austin Hill 9.72 over 65 races (8 wins) Jesse Love 10.32 over 27 races Justin Allgaier 11.34 over 231 races (13 wins) Harrison Burton 11.49 over 45 races (3 wins)   Bottom 5 Career Average Finishers at Intermediate Tracks: Blaine Perkins 27.68 over 44 races Josh Bilicki 26.59 over 44 races Ryan Ellis 25.61 over 71 races William Sawalich 24.61 over 14 races Dean Thompson 22.65 over 14 races   Mark Martin is the winningest driver in this series at Las Vegas, with four wins.  Jeff Burton is just behind him with three, followed by a group of five drivers who all have  two each.   Drivers who ran their first O’Reilly’s Series race at Las Vegas: Brennan Poole 2015 – P9   Drivers who WON their first O’Reilly’s Series race at Las Vegas: Nobody N/A   Drivers whose most recent O’Reilly Series Victory was at Las Vegas: Nobody N/A   Notable drivers who have not won at Las Vegas: Sam Mayer (has won at 6 other tracks) Brandon Jones (has won at 4 other tracks) Harrison Burton (has won at 4 other tracks) Sammy Smith (has won at 3 other tracks)   Based on average finish, no driver lists Las Vegas as their BEST or WORST track.   Based on their point pace, let’s have a look at how this season is comparing to last season for drivers:   Drivers Faring Better than in 2025 Austin Hill +387 pts Jesse Love +380 pts Sheldon Creed +296 pts Justin Allgaier +254 pts Sammy Smith +193 pts   Drivers Faring Worse than in 2025 Harrison Burton -540 pts Nick Sanchez -401 pts Dean Thompson -269 pts Brandon Jones -198 pts Sam Mayer -180 pts   Next, let’s look at who’s having their best and worst career year by Average Finish:   Best Career Year Jesse Love 5.00 Austin Hill 6.75 Sheldon Creed 10.00 Sammy Smith 11.00 Parker Retzlaff 15.00 Anthony Alfredo 17.25 Blaine Perkins 22.25 William Sawalich 23.25 Dean Thompson 24.25   Worst Career Year Cole Custer 23.54 Carson Hocevar 21.40 Zane Smith 20.86   Rookie of the Year Battle Patrick Staropoli 71 Lavar Scott 49   The Manufacturer Standings are calculated by awarding points to the highest finisher for each manufacturer according to their finishing position.  (40 for 1 st , 35 for 2 nd , 34 for 3 rd , etc.)  No stage points or playoff points count.   Manufacturer Standings Chevrolet 220 Toyota 92 Ford 77   Here is the same formula, but used on a team-vs-team basis:   Chartered Team Standings JR Motorsports 174 RCR 157 Haas Factory 127 Jordan Anderson 122 Hendrick 103 Viking 99 Joe Gibbs 92 Alpha Prime 80 RSS Racing 76 SS-Green Light 75 Big Machine 71 Young’s 60 Sam Hunt 57 Peterson 50 AM Racing 49 Hettinger 47 Jeremy Clements 44 DGM 37 Barrett-Cope 28 Joey Gase 7   At each stage break, the Top 10 drivers are awarded points based on their finishing positions.  Here are the leaders this year:   Stage Point Leaders Justin Allgaier 61 Jesse Love 52 #1 Car 46 #88 Car 43 Austin Hill 39 Sammy Smith 28 Brandon Jones 20 Sam Mayer 19 Sheldon Creed 16 Corey Day 15   Milestone Watch Justin Allgaier Looking for his 30 th  Career Win Jesse Love Looking for his 20 th  Career Top 5 Taylor Gray Looking for his 10 th  Career Top 5 Austin Hill Looking for his 90 th  Career Top 10 Jeb Burton Looking for his 50 th  Career Top 10 Harrison Burton Looking for his 60 th  Career Top 10 Taylor Gray Looking for his 20 th  Career Top 10   Here are the top 10 longest active winless streaks:   Winless Streaks Jeremy Clements 113 races Jeb Burton 94 races Harrison Burton 71 races Sammy Smith 27 races Nick Sanchez 20 races Sam Mayer 15 races Brandon Jones 9 races Taylor Gray 5 races Jesse Love 4 races Austin Hill 3 races   The race begins Saturday, March 14 th  at 5:30 pm EST (2:30 pm PST) – Enjoy the race everyone!   Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter  @RacingRefresh   Is there an error? 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By Adam Carabine Welcome to the StatChat NASCAR Games!   If you’re new here, this year I thought it might be fun to share some of the silly little games I play on my NASCAR Excel Sheet throughout the season as we follow along.   BRACKET GAMES These games are similar to NASCAR’s In-Season Tournament, as created by Denny Hamlin, but it lasts all season long.    Drivers are originally seeded by a mixture of performance from last year, with some creative discretion from myself.  Each week, whichever driver finishes better in each matchup moves on to the next round.    Winning also gives you points which grow with each round. Round 1 win: 1 pt Round 2 win: 2 pts Round 3 win: 3 pts Round 4 win: 4 pts Finals win: 5 pts   Those points then determine the seeding for the next round of the Bracket Games, and they continue until the end of the season.  Whichever driver has the highest points at the end of the season wins the Bracket Game!   There is a bracket for each of the three NASCAR Series, but this week the Truck Series was off, so let’s see how things look for the top-two series in Week 4:   Cup Series   O’Reilly Auto Parts Series   ELIMINATION GAMES These games are just another fun way I like to keep things interesting throughout the grind of the long NASCAR season.  These games only follow the NASCAR Cup Series, though that could change in the future.    Because there are 36 races, and 36 full-time drivers in the Cup Series, this works out very nicely.  The first elimination happens after Race #2, and continues through the season, so there will be a final two head-to-head matchup at the final race.    Each week, a new driver is eliminated in each game.  The criteria for each game is different, so it’s not always the same driver being eliminated in each game.    Power Rankings Elimination Whichever driver has the worst score in the StatChat Power Rankings gets eliminated.    After Week 2, Josh Berry was eliminated.   After Week 3, Erik Jones was eliminated.   This week, Cole Custer gets eliminated.   Last Place Elimination Whichever driver finishes the worst out of all the remaining drivers is eliminated.   After Week 2, Josh Berry was eliminated   After Week 3, Chase Briscoe was eliminated   This week, Chase Briscoe was the last-placed driver, but since he is already eliminated, it moves to the next worst finisher, which this week was Noah Gragson.   Average Finish Elimination Whichever driver has the worst average finish out of all the remaining drivers at the end of each week is eliminated.   After Week 2, Austin Dillon was eliminated.   After Week 3, Alex Bowman was eliminated.   This week, Austin Cindric was eliminated.   Stay tuned each week to see who is winning the StatChat NASCAR Games!

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:   Kyle Larson – This week: 10 – Last week: 12 Larson joked that he seems to always finish P3 at Phoenix, and it is kind of true.  He’s finished third at Phoenix six times over the course of his Cup Series career, including three in a row, and four in the last six races there.  While I’m sure he’d prefer P1, it was a quiet and solid day for Larson, and it pushes him up into the Top 10 of the Power Rankings.   AJ Allmendinger – This week: 9 – Last week: 6 Still riding high from a solid week at COTA the previous week, Allmendinger’s P19 finish at Phoenix ties his worst for this year – meaning he has finished in the Top 20 for all four races.  Only three other drivers have done that this year.  So while a good road course performance is expected, props to AJ and the 16 team for being consistent to start this year.  He’s rewarded with a spot in the Top 10!    Ty Gibbs – This week: 8 – Last week: 15 Despite being in the press these past few weeks for not-so-great reasons (relating to the JGR v. Chris Gabehart installment of NASCourt), Ty Gibbs showed up on Sunday in Phoenix.  He had a solid run most of the day, and he was even in contention to take the win near the end of the race.  I have been predicting Gibbs gets his first Cup win for years now, but it does feel like it’s getting closer.   Denny Hamlin – This week: 7 – Last week: 20 If Denny Hamlin still has nightmares about Phoenix dating back to last year’s championship race, it didn’t show this past Sunday.  He finished in the Top 5 and had a solid day all around.  His average running position was 6 th , and he got extra points in both stages.  Aside from a rough start to the year at Daytona, Denny has looked solid.  This Top 5 jumps him way up into the Top 10 of the Power Rankings.   William Byron – This week: 6 – Last week: 8 Another week, another seemingly ‘classic’ William Byron performance.  He’s pretty quiet, he’s not flashy, and yet he’s always near the front at the end.  He led one lap, earned points in Stage One, and then finished P7.  And yet it feels like we didn’t see a whole lot of him on the broadcast.  I’m sure he doesn’t mind how much we talk about him, as long as he’s racking up points.    SVG – This week: 5 – Last week: 4 How about this road course wiz on an oval! Not only an oval, but Phoenix is kind of a strange one.  With the unique dogleg at the start-finish line, there aren’t any other comparable tracks.  While he was destined to fall some spots in the Power Rankings after gaining a big advantage at COTA, I would have predicted worse for him.  He finished P11 at Phoenix, and that’s despite two separate spinning incidents! Watch out for this guy.   Christopher Bell – This week: 4 – Last week: 24 Christopher Bell’s first two races of the season – P35 and P21.  The next two races? P3 and P2.  This is where we’re more accustomed to seeing Bell run, and after some bad luck to start the season, it’s nice to see him return to his form.  Usually a force to be reckoned with at Phoenix, he probably had the best car on the day, but couldn’t pass eventual winner Ryan Blaney to get it done.   Bubba Wallace – This week: 3 – Last week: 2 Bubba Wallace’s racecraft has certainly been on the rise over the last few years, but I’m not sure many would have predicted these results to start this year.  He’s in the Top 3 in the points standings – the top driver without a win so far – and that’s even with a road course mixed in there – admittedly not Bubba’s forte (he finished P11 there – his worst finish of the year).  Blaney deserved to bump him from his spot in the Power Rankings since he won at Phoenix, but credit where it’s due – Bubba has been on a heater to start 2026!   Ryan Blaney – This week: 2   – Last week: 3 Blaney won at Phoenix, which is good. But what made it great was the method in which he did it.  Two loose wheel incidents sent him to the back at two different times in the race, and he managed to still overcome it all.  He had a fast car, for sure, but he managed the race beautifully.  Is it any wonder that he had the best Pass Differential of anyone all day too? (+50).   Tyler Reddick – This week: 1 – Last week: 1 We knew he’d have to lose one eventually – Tyler Reddick didn’t make it four in a row at Phoenix, but he still had a pretty solid day.  Points in both stages, the most Quality Passes of anyone (63), and a P8 finish – all more than enough to keep him atop the Power Rankings.  Oh, and the points standings too.  Ryan Blaney is now 60 points behind him in 2 nd  place.    Biggest Movers   Daniel Suarez – This week: 19 – Last week: 9 Falls 10 places   Christopher Bell – This week: 4 – Last week: 24 Gains 20 places   Rest of the List 11. Chase Elliott LW: 5 -6 12. Michael McDowell LW: 10 -2 13. Joey Logano LW: 11 -2 14. Ross Chastain LW: 7 -7 15. Carson Hocevar LW: 14 -1 16. Ryan Preecer LW: 13 -3 17. Chris Buescher LW: 19 +2 18. Ty Dillon LW: 16 -2 19. Daniel Suarez LW: 9 -10 20. Kyle Busch LW: 18 -2 21. Zane Smith LW: 17 -4 22. Brad Keselowski LW: 22 -- 23. Todd Gilliland LW: 29 +6 24. Riley Herbst LW: 24 -- 25. Austin Dillon LW: 31 +6 26. Austin Cindric LW: 25 -1 27. Noah Gragson LW: 21 -6 28. Connor Zilisch LW: 27 -1 29. Cody Ware LW: 28 -1 30. JH Nemechek LW: 30 -- 31. Erik Jones LW: 36 +5 32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. LW: 32 -- 33. Chase Briscoe LW: 26 -7 34. Alex Bowman LW: 33 -1 35. Josh Berry LW: 34 -1 36. Cole Custer LW: 35 -1

Photo from www.x.com/f1 By Ryan Wu Australian native and fan-favourite Oscar Piastri’s crash during the formation lap signaled the chaos that unfolded during the Australian Grand Prix. It was also another disappointing weekend for Piastri in front of his home crowd, following his DNF last year at Melbourne Park when rain hit the track. In total, five drivers failed to finish the race. Nico Hulkenberg joined Oscar Piastri with the dreaded DNS (did not start), while Valtteri Bottas, Isack Hadjar, and Fernando Alonso all retired during the race. Mercedes Dominates the Weekend While Ferrari Strategy Blunders Continue After locking out the front row in qualifying, with 0.8 seconds separating George Russell and Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar, the closest non-Mercedes competitor, Lewis Hamilton was already proclaiming that the season could be over if the Silver Arrows maintain that advantage. Mercedes appeared to hold a clear edge in engine power, reaching speeds nearly 20 km/h faster than Red Bull on the straights. The dominant qualifying performance was challenged on the opening lap when Charles Leclerc made a daring move from fourth to take the lead, showing that Ferrari’s strong race starts seen during preseason testing were no fluke. Russell quickly retook the lead on lap two, and he and Leclerc engaged in an intense battle during the opening laps. Behind them, Kimi Antonelli was dueling Hamilton, who was running in third. The new regulations were clearly on display as Russell and Leclerc traded positions in the early stages while managing their battery deployment. When Isack Hadjar suffered engine problems on lap 11 and was forced to retire, Mercedes immediately pitted both drivers to gain several seconds. Ferrari kept their cars out on track, a decision that clearly frustrated Lewis Hamilton. Fernando Alonso was then forced to retire on lap 15 due to engine vibrations, and two laps later Valtteri Bottas also retired with a faulty fuel system, marking the fifth retirement in just 18 laps. Ferrari finally made their stop on lap 25 when Leclerc came in for hard tires. The stop handed the advantage to Mercedes, as Russell passed Hamilton on lap 28 before Hamilton made his own pit stop. Antonelli then moved into second place shortly afterward. George Russell ultimately won the race by 2.9 seconds over Kimi Antonelli. Leclerc finished more than 15 seconds behind the Englishman, with Hamilton close behind and the reigning World Champion Lando Norris a distant fifth as he was over 50 seconds off the lead. Verstappen Finishes Strong After starting 20th due to being unable to set a lap time, the Dutchman salvaged his race weekend by finishing sixth. If Verstappen hopes to contend in 2026, Red Bull will need to resolve the reliability issues that have plagued the team early in the season or risk Mercedes pulling away quickly. Rookie Report The only rookie on the grid in 2026, Arvid Lindblad was able to secure four points after finishing in eighth place. This is encouraging for the young Brit who at 18 years of age qualified ninth behind his teammate Liam Lawson and was five places clear of him at the chequered flag. Lindblad showed impressive racecraft, making the jump from Formula 2 into a new era of cars and handling the promotion well. Racing Refresh Driver of the Day George Russell, Mercedes Final Points Finishing Positions 1st: George Russell 2nd: Kimi Antonelli 3rd: Charles Leclerc 4th: Lewis Hamilton 5th: Lando Norris 6th: Max Verstappen 7th: Oliver Bearman 8th: Arvid Lindblad 9th: Gabriel Bortoleto 10th: Pierre Gasly Next on the F1 Schedule: Chinese Grand Prix: March 12th-15th