Kyle Matthews, Author at Backfire Racing

Stat of the Day: Antonelli Could Score Zero for the Rest of 2026 and Still Be Champion Racing driver in a white race suit and helmet, photographed in black and white

Racing driver in a white race suit and helmet, photographed in black and white

Stat of the Day: Antonelli Could Score Zero for the Rest of 2026 and Still Be Champion

Kyle Matthews November 3, 2026

Antonelli leads by 119 points with 100 left, so even a zero-point finish to 2026 leaves him...

Stat of the Day: Mercedes Needs Only a 3-Point Edge on Ferrari in Brazil to Clinch the Constructors’ Title Mercedes Formula 1 car crossing the start-finish line at a grand prix

Mercedes Formula 1 car crossing the start-finish line at a grand prix

Stat of the Day: Mercedes Needs Only a 3-Point Edge on Ferrari in Brazil to Clinch the Constructors’ Title

Kyle Matthews November 2, 2026

Mercedes leads Ferrari by 126 points with four races left. A three-point edge in Brazil could clinch...

Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits Cameron Waters drives a Ford Mustang Supercar at the 2019 Adelaide 500

Cameron Waters drives a Ford Mustang Supercar at the 2019 Adelaide 500

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Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits

Kyle Matthews October 30, 2026

Phillip Island returns as a 2027 Supercars Finals round, but the official calendar still leaves Sandown's place...

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the grid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the grid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His

Kyle Matthews October 30, 2026

Kyle Larson leads by 73, but clinching at Martinsville means winning where Hamlin, Byron and Elliott own...

Toyota’s Hydrogen V6 Gives MissionH24 Power. It Doesn’t Give It a Race Date Toyota TR LH2 Racing Prototype hydrogen racing car driving at Le Mans in June 2026

Toyota TR LH2 Racing Prototype hydrogen racing car driving at Le Mans in June 2026

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Toyota’s Hydrogen V6 Gives MissionH24 Power. It Doesn’t Give It a Race Date

Kyle Matthews October 29, 2026

Toyota will supply a hydrogen combustion engine for MissionH24's H24EVO. The 650 kW figure is the headline;...

None of NHRA’s Four Points Leaders Won in Dallas. Las Vegas Is the Real Stress Test

Kyle Matthews October 29, 2026

No NHRA points leader won in Dallas. Las Vegas will show which Countdown leads are real.

Derek Bell Turns 85, and Group C’s Fuel Formula Explains Why He Won So Much Derek Bell racing a white and red Group C prototype with its headlights on during the 2012 Le Mans Group C support race

Derek Bell racing a white and red Group C prototype with its headlights on during the 2012 Le Mans Group C support race

Derek Bell Turns 85, and Group C’s Fuel Formula Explains Why He Won So Much

Kyle Matthews October 29, 2026

Porsche calls Derek Bell calm and consistent. Group C’s fuel rules explain why that was the fastest...

Larson Won Talladega on a Painted Line. NASCAR’s Wallace Precedent Is Why It Matters Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the grid at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Larson Won Talladega on a Painted Line. NASCAR’s Wallace Precedent Is Why It Matters

Kyle Matthews October 28, 2026

NASCAR says Larson never went below the yellow line at Talladega. Here's why the Wallace precedent makes...

Cadillac Re-Signed Perez for 2029, Not for Points. Here’s the Bet Sergio Perez in the Cadillac MAC-26 during qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Sergio Perez in the Cadillac MAC-26 during qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Cadillac Re-Signed Perez for 2029, Not for Points. Here’s the Bet

Kyle Matthews October 28, 2026

Cadillac is last in the standings with zero points, yet it locked in Sergio Pérez until at...

IndyCar Gave Palou a Home Race and Took Newgarden’s. Don’t Call It Neutral Josef Newgarden’s silver-and-red No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar cornering over a red-and-white curb at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Josef Newgarden’s silver-and-red No. 2 Astemo Team Penske Chevrolet IndyCar cornering over a red-and-white curb at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

IndyCar Gave Palou a Home Race and Took Newgarden’s. Don’t Call It Neutral

Kyle Matthews October 27, 2026

Count the Sundays. In 2026, IndyCar’s third Sunday of July belonged to Nashville Superspeedway. In 2027, it...

Kyle Matthews

Stat of the Day: Antonelli Could Score Zero for the Rest of 2026 and Still Be Champion

Stat of the Day: Mercedes Needs Only a 3-Point Edge on Ferrari in Brazil to Clinch the Constructors’ Title

Phillip Island Joins the Finals, and Supercars Hasn’t Said Where Sandown Fits

Larson Can Only Clinch at Martinsville by Winning, and Hendrick’s Best Paperclip Résumés Aren’t His

Toyota’s Hydrogen V6 Gives MissionH24 Power. It Doesn’t Give It a Race Date

None of NHRA’s Four Points Leaders Won in Dallas. Las Vegas Is the Real Stress Test

Derek Bell Turns 85, and Group C’s Fuel Formula Explains Why He Won So Much

Larson Won Talladega on a Painted Line. NASCAR’s Wallace Precedent Is Why It Matters

Cadillac Re-Signed Perez for 2029, Not for Points. Here’s the Bet

IndyCar Gave Palou a Home Race and Took Newgarden’s. Don’t Call It Neutral

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