Kyle Matthews, Author at Backfire Racing

NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

An official waves the checkered flag at the NASCAR Cup Series race on the street course at Naval Base Coronado in June 2026

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NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

NASCAR returns to Naval Base Coronado on July 30-Aug. 1, 2027 with one fewer series and a...

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem. 2026_Chinese_GP_-_Ferrari_-_Lewis_Hamilton_-_Qualifying

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Hamilton red-flagged FP3 at Madring with front-wing damage, then drove on with the wing trapped under the...

Alonso Said Yes to WEC. Here’s What He’d Actually Be Signing Up For. 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.

Alonso Said Yes to WEC. Here’s What He’d Actually Be Signing Up For.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Everyone fixated on the one-word answer. Ask Fernando Alonso in Madrid on Thursday whether a World Endurance...

Porsche Penske’s BoP Complaint Has a Problem: Its Own Customer Team Keeps Winning a white sports car driving down a race track

Porsche Penske’s BoP Complaint Has a Problem: Its Own Customer Team Keeps Winning

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Thomas Laudenbach and Jonathan Diuguid spent part of Thursday’s media call explaining why Porsche Penske Motorsport’s Porsche...

Shaun Torrente Won the Last ROAR Offshore in 2021. Now He Owns the Whole Event. A lone boat leaves a wake on the teal water

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Shaun Torrente Won the Last ROAR Offshore in 2021. Now He Owns the Whole Event.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Shaun Torrente won the last ROAR Offshore held on Fort Myers Beach. That was 2021, when his...

WRC’s Cut-Price Way Into 2027 Is Ready. Hyundai Still Isn’t. Hyundai i20 N Rally2 car racing on a gravel rally stage

WRC’s Cut-Price Way Into 2027 Is Ready. Hyundai Still Isn’t.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Andrew Wheatley has been talking about Hyundai’s World Rally Championship future for longer than it usually takes...

Spire Fired Back at Denny Hamlin With a Punchline. The Lawsuit Behind It Isn’t a Joke. Carson Hocevar's No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on track during a 2024 NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Carson Hocevar's No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on track during a 2024 NASCAR Cup Series race weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Spire Fired Back at Denny Hamlin With a Punchline. The Lawsuit Behind It Isn’t a Joke.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Denny Hamlin didn’t use Carson Hocevar’s name when he lit into Spire Motorsports on his podcast this...

George Russell’s Engine Penalty Isn’t About Finding a Good Track. It’s About Not Wasting One.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Kimi Antonelli picked Monza for his grid penalty. George Russell isn’t picking anything at all — not...

Kelby Watt’s Four-Race Suspension Wasn’t About One Tire. It Was About Proving the Rulebook Has Teeth. Winged sprint car racing on a dirt track at night, illustrating the type of car and tire used in World of Outlaws competition.

Winged sprint car racing on a dirt track at night, illustrating the type of car and tire used in World of Outlaws competition.

Kelby Watt’s Four-Race Suspension Wasn’t About One Tire. It Was About Proving the Rulebook Has Teeth.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

A left rear tire doesn’t usually end a race weekend after the checkered flag falls, but that’s...

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The Bend’s Short Circuit Returns After Six Years, and Turn 6 Is Already Winning

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Supercars hasn’t turned a wheel on The Bend’s West Circuit since 2020, and Friday’s opening practice for...

Kyle Matthews

NASCAR Kept the Coronado Course for 2027. Everything Around It Changed.

Hamilton Crashed at Madring. Driving Away From It Is the Bigger Problem.

Alonso Said Yes to WEC. Here’s What He’d Actually Be Signing Up For.

Porsche Penske’s BoP Complaint Has a Problem: Its Own Customer Team Keeps Winning

Shaun Torrente Won the Last ROAR Offshore in 2021. Now He Owns the Whole Event.

WRC’s Cut-Price Way Into 2027 Is Ready. Hyundai Still Isn’t.

Spire Fired Back at Denny Hamlin With a Punchline. The Lawsuit Behind It Isn’t a Joke.

George Russell’s Engine Penalty Isn’t About Finding a Good Track. It’s About Not Wasting One.

Kelby Watt’s Four-Race Suspension Wasn’t About One Tire. It Was About Proving the Rulebook Has Teeth.

The Bend’s Short Circuit Returns After Six Years, and Turn 6 Is Already Winning

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