Elle Puckett, Author at Backfire Racing

Corey Day’s Cup Debut Comes in a Spire Chevrolet. The Charter Cap Is Why. Corey Day, wearing his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports firesuit, looks on at the track ahead of his 2027 NASCAR Cup Series debut.

Corey Day, wearing his No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports firesuit, looks on at the track ahead of his 2027 NASCAR Cup Series debut.

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Corey Day’s Cup Debut Comes in a Spire Chevrolet. The Charter Cap Is Why.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Hendrick can't field a fifth Cup car under the charter agreement, so Corey Day's 2027 debut lands...

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined Formula 1 car at speed on track ahead of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit

Formula 1 car at speed on track ahead of the 2026 Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Welcome to the daily motorsport briefing for Tuesday, 22 September 2026. Formula 1 has landed in Baku...

Zane Smith Slammed the Wall at Gateway. The Bristol Entry List Is the Real Clearance. A racetrack curve and grandstands are shown

Zane Smith Slammed the Wall at Gateway. The Bristol Entry List Is the Real Clearance.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Zane Smith’s Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway ended the way a lot of bad days at...

Front Row Locks Up Layne Riggs Through 2027, But a 25-Point Cushion Won’t Win Him the Truck Title Generic illustration of a NASCAR-style stock car racing under lights on an oval short track, representing Bristol Motor Speedway's night race.

Generic illustration of a NASCAR-style stock car racing under lights on an oval short track, representing Bristol Motor Speedway's night race.

Front Row Locks Up Layne Riggs Through 2027, But a 25-Point Cushion Won’t Win Him the Truck Title

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Layne Riggs used Truck Series media day this week to handle two pieces of business at once....

Supercars’ 37 Percent Rule Needs Fixing. The Obvious Fix Wouldn’t Have Saved Blanchard. Touring cars lined up in the pit lane before a race

Supercars’ 37 Percent Rule Needs Fixing. The Obvious Fix Wouldn’t Have Saved Blanchard.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

A time-certain finish took six laps off The Bend 500 and two Mustangs off the result sheet....

Honda’s Newest Aston Martin Engine Upgrade Arrived in Madrid Attached to a Grid Penalty Fernando Alonso driving the Aston Martin Aramco F1 car at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola.

Fernando Alonso driving the Aston Martin Aramco F1 car at the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola.

Honda’s Newest Aston Martin Engine Upgrade Arrived in Madrid Attached to a Grid Penalty

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Lance Stroll couldn’t set a qualifying time at the first Spanish Grand Prix run on Madrid’s new...

Supercars Moves Gold Coast Qualifying to Friday, and It’s More Than a Timing Sheet Tweak Supercars touring cars racing side-by-side through a corner on a permanent circuit

Supercars touring cars racing side-by-side through a corner on a permanent circuit

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Supercars Moves Gold Coast Qualifying to Friday, and It’s More Than a Timing Sheet Tweak

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Supercars published the timing sheet for the 2026 Boost Mobile Gold Coast 500 this week, and one...

The HSR Classic 10 Hour Isn’t Ten Hours of Racing. Splitting It Up Is the Whole Point. Vintage liveried Porsche 911 racing on a road course, similar to the classic cars competing in HSR's Classic 10 Hour at Road Atlanta

Vintage liveried Porsche 911 racing on a road course, similar to the classic cars competing in HSR's Classic 10 Hour at Road Atlanta

The HSR Classic 10 Hour Isn’t Ten Hours of Racing. Splitting It Up Is the Whole Point.

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta hosts the second running of the HSR Classic 10 Hour presented by Mission...

McLaren’s 2027 Calendar Just Solved the One Problem Standing Between Lando Norris and Le Mans Side detail of the McLaren MCL-HY livery reading F1 GTR alongside the names Lehto, Dalmas and Sekiya, the drivers who won Le Mans for McLaren in 1995

Side detail of the McLaren MCL-HY livery reading F1 GTR alongside the names Lehto, Dalmas and Sekiya, the drivers who won Le Mans for McLaren in 1995

McLaren’s 2027 Calendar Just Solved the One Problem Standing Between Lando Norris and Le Mans

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Zak Brown didn’t need many words to set off a fresh round of “will he, won’t he.”...

Charlotte’s Oval Is Back for the Chase, and Nobody Has to Play It Safe A restart under the lights at the 2017 Bank of America 500, the last time the NASCAR Cup Series fall playoff race ran on Charlotte Motor Speedway's traditional oval before the Roval took over from 2018-2025.

A restart under the lights at the 2017 Bank of America 500, the last time the NASCAR Cup Series fall playoff race ran on Charlotte Motor Speedway's traditional oval before the Roval took over from 2018-2025.

Charlotte’s Oval Is Back for the Chase, and Nobody Has to Play It Safe

Elle Puckett September 22, 2026

Charlotte Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile oval gets its fall playoff date back on Oct. 11, and the layout...

Elle Puckett

Corey Day’s Cup Debut Comes in a Spire Chevrolet. The Charter Cap Is Why.

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Baku Races on Saturday, Hadjar Returns, Mir Sidelined

Zane Smith Slammed the Wall at Gateway. The Bristol Entry List Is the Real Clearance.

Front Row Locks Up Layne Riggs Through 2027, But a 25-Point Cushion Won’t Win Him the Truck Title

Supercars’ 37 Percent Rule Needs Fixing. The Obvious Fix Wouldn’t Have Saved Blanchard.

Honda’s Newest Aston Martin Engine Upgrade Arrived in Madrid Attached to a Grid Penalty

Supercars Moves Gold Coast Qualifying to Friday, and It’s More Than a Timing Sheet Tweak

The HSR Classic 10 Hour Isn’t Ten Hours of Racing. Splitting It Up Is the Whole Point.

McLaren’s 2027 Calendar Just Solved the One Problem Standing Between Lando Norris and Le Mans

Charlotte’s Oval Is Back for the Chase, and Nobody Has to Play It Safe

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