Entering this race, Tyler Reddick had a 95-point lead over Ryan Blaney, who is now 82 points behind after Reddick’s worst finish of the 2026 season so far — which is only 15th. Reddick’s 23XI Racing teammate Bubba Wallace had a DNF, making him the biggest loser in the points as he fell from third […]
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Daytona, Atlanta, COTA, and now Darlington. 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick is driving away with the championship lead, and in this age of parity, a win record like that is nearly unheard of. But 23XI wasn’t the only team that turned heads on Sunday, with RFK and Spire both showing good pace, while titans like HMS […]
Read MoreThis isn’t supposed to happen anymore. With the introduction of the NextGen car in 2022, a single-source supplied spec car, the conviction was that no one would be able to dominate modern Cup Series campaigns the way Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson or Kyle Larson had back in the day. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Parity! There have […]
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In dismissing the media who wanted to ask about his post-race conflict with Daniel Suarez, Ross Chastain said ‘not today, boys’ but conceded he should said, ‘see you on Tuesday’ in advance of a pre-scheduled media availability. Chastain said, after walking away from Suarez, that he just didn’t understand everything that happened between them and […]
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Alex Bowman, 32, was forced to get out of ht #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the middle of the March 1 NASCAR Cup race at COTA, with Myatt Snider finishing the race for him. He was later diagnosed with vertigo. Since then, he has missed both Phoenix and Las Vegas with HMS sim driver Anthony […]
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In a late Wednesday night series of court filings, Chris Gabehart and his retained attorneys responded to or otherwise addressed the continued legal claims made against him and Spire Motorsports by Joe Gibbs Racing. The first document filed to the docket was a second first-person declaration in which the former engineer, crew chief and competition […]
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After 12 cautions in a wreck-filled race, Ryan Blaney emerged victorious in the #12 Team Penske Ford. He had to overcome two loose wheels, and passed Ty Gibbs late in the race to secure his 18th career win and second consecutive at Phoenix. Christopher Bell led 176 of 312 laps, and finished second while Kyle […]
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By every definition, Derek Kneeland is a racer. He is a racer when he climbs the ladder each week to serve as spotter for Kyle Busch and Austin Hill at Richard Childress Racing. He is a racer when he gets behind the wheel of a Pro Late Model several times a year as his schedule […]
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23XI Racing and Tyler Reddick have managed to do what has never been done before, winning the first three races of a new NASCAR Cup season. Shane van Gisbergen finished second, and Christopher Bell was third. The race was fairly clean, with only one natural caution and only one car failing to reach the checkered […]
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Chris Gabehart, Spire Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing contested their first day in court on Friday afternoon in the Western District of North Carolina where oral arguments over a restraining order were heard but not ruled upon. JGR is seeking a temporary restraining order against Gabehart, its former competition director who recently took the Chief […]
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NASCAR’s top level has had several drivers win three consecutive — and even four consecutive races during the year. But no driver has managed to go back-to-back-to-back at the very start of a new season. Tyler Reddick avoided the last-lap chaos of the Daytona 500, winning the sport’s biggest race by leading just one lap. […]
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Kyle Busch and wife Samantha have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against Pacific Life Insurance and agent Rodney Smith brough against the latter in November. The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion filed suit seeking over $8 million over an alleged retirement plan scheme of which the details can be read here. In its court […]
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19-year-old NASCAR Cup driver Connor Zilisch said he could always tell that Kimi Antonelli would get into Formula 1 after karting together. The two grew up karting together when the American driver would spend his summers in Europe to gain experience other forms of racing. During an appearance on the Gypsy Tales podcast, the Trackhouse […]
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The house fired that claimed the life of Dennis Hamlin, the father of NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin, has been ruled accidental with the precise cause of the December 28 incident remaining unknown. This is according to a final report in the aftermath of an investigation by the Gaston County Fire Services. The fire […]
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One day after being sued by Joe Gibbs Racing over an alleged ‘brazen scheme’ to steal data from the organization while negotiating his employment separation and a job opportunity with Spire Motorsports, Chris Gaebhart responded with a statement that suggests he intends to challenge his longtime employer in court. “Yesterday afternoon, Joe Gibbs Racing filed […]
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