Kyle Matthews, Author at Backfire Racing

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight. A Bass Pro Shops-liveried Next Gen NASCAR Cup car sits in the garage, the sponsor whose name is on Bristol's September night race

A Bass Pro Shops-liveried Next Gen NASCAR Cup car sits in the garage, the sponsor whose name is on Bristol's September night race

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Ryan Blaney collected exactly one penalty at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and it was for...

Tony Stewart Racing’s 2027 Answer Isn’t a Replacement Driver — It’s the Guy Who Put Stewart in a Dragster Tony Schumacher, Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart at the Tony Stewart Racing press conference announcing Schumacher's move to the team's Top Fuel dragster for 2027.

Tony Schumacher, Leah Pruett and Tony Stewart at the Tony Stewart Racing press conference announcing Schumacher's move to the team's Top Fuel dragster for 2027.

Tony Stewart Racing’s 2027 Answer Isn’t a Replacement Driver — It’s the Guy Who Put Stewart in a Dragster

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Tony Stewart Racing settled its 2027 Top Fuel lineup on September 18 at U.S. 131 Motorsports Park,...

Turn 5 Caught Two Drivers Moving Under Braking at Madrid. Only Sainz Paid For It. Carlos Sainz on track in the Williams during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz on track in the Williams during the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix

Turn 5 Caught Two Drivers Moving Under Braking at Madrid. Only Sainz Paid For It.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The Madring stewards ruled on moving under braking twice at the same corner in one afternoon and...

No Boost Button, Two Corners, 33 Minutes: How Tatiana Calderón Beat All of NASCAR Brasil at Curvelo Tatiana Calderón stands on the roof of her No. 25 Ford Mustang in victory lane at Curvelo after winning Race 2 of the NASCAR Brasil Series

Tatiana Calderón stands on the roof of her No. 25 Ford Mustang in victory lane at Curvelo after winning Race 2 of the NASCAR Brasil Series

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No Boost Button, Two Corners, 33 Minutes: How Tatiana Calderón Beat All of NASCAR Brasil at Curvelo

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The oval at Curvelo’s Circuito dos Cristais is 1.25 kilometres long and has two corners. Vitor Genz...

The TT Killed Its Last Open Class — and Michael Dunlop’s Paton Along With It Road racing motorcycles leaning through a corner on a grand prix circuit

Road racing motorcycles leaning through a corner on a grand prix circuit

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The TT Killed Its Last Open Class — and Michael Dunlop’s Paton Along With It

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The Isle of Man TT spent two years easing its paddock toward this, and on 10 September...

Shelby American Ties Trans Am’s 60th Anniversary to Real Prize Money, Not Just Nostalgia Blue Shelby GT350-style Ford Mustang parked on a race track apron with a control tower in the background

Blue Shelby GT350-style Ford Mustang parked on a race track apron with a control tower in the background

Shelby American Ties Trans Am’s 60th Anniversary to Real Prize Money, Not Just Nostalgia

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Trans Am’s 60th anniversary partnership with Shelby American, announced September 14, could have been just another two-logos...

Race Weekend Notebook: Bristol’s New Wet-Tire Rule Meets a Nine-Point Title Fight Cars race under the lights during a NASCAR Cup Series night race at Bristol Motor Speedway's concrete half-mile

Cars race under the lights during a NASCAR Cup Series night race at Bristol Motor Speedway's concrete half-mile

Race Weekend Notebook: Bristol’s New Wet-Tire Rule Meets a Nine-Point Title Fight

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Sept. 17, 2026. NASCAR’s Cup, Truck and O’Reilly Series teams converge on Bristol Motor...

Sebastien Loeb’s C4 WRC Reunion Comes With a New Co-Driver: His Daughter A rally car kicking up a dust cloud on a gravel special stage

Sebastien Loeb’s C4 WRC Reunion Comes With a New Co-Driver: His Daughter

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Sebastien Loeb hasn’t needed a competitive entry to draw a crowd at a rally in years, and...

Formula Drift Calls Las Vegas a ‘Debut.’ The Track Explains Why That’s Not Spin. red and white ferrari f 1 on track

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Formula Drift Calls Las Vegas a ‘Debut.’ The Track Explains Why That’s Not Spin.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

When Formula Drift announced its 2026 stop in Las Vegas, the series’ own event page skipped past...

NASCAR Hands Crew Chiefs the Wet-Tire Call, and Bristol Is the Perfect Place to Test It 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.

NASCAR Hands Crew Chiefs the Wet-Tire Call, and Bristol Is the Perfect Place to Test It

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

NASCAR made a rule change this week that will outlast this weekend’s headlines, quietly moving one of...

Kyle Matthews

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight.

Tony Stewart Racing’s 2027 Answer Isn’t a Replacement Driver — It’s the Guy Who Put Stewart in a Dragster

Turn 5 Caught Two Drivers Moving Under Braking at Madrid. Only Sainz Paid For It.

No Boost Button, Two Corners, 33 Minutes: How Tatiana Calderón Beat All of NASCAR Brasil at Curvelo

The TT Killed Its Last Open Class — and Michael Dunlop’s Paton Along With It

Shelby American Ties Trans Am’s 60th Anniversary to Real Prize Money, Not Just Nostalgia

Race Weekend Notebook: Bristol’s New Wet-Tire Rule Meets a Nine-Point Title Fight

Sebastien Loeb’s C4 WRC Reunion Comes With a New Co-Driver: His Daughter

Formula Drift Calls Las Vegas a ‘Debut.’ The Track Explains Why That’s Not Spin.

NASCAR Hands Crew Chiefs the Wet-Tire Call, and Bristol Is the Perfect Place to Test It

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