Kyle Matthews, Author at Backfire Racing

Harrison Voight Steps Into Liberty St. Yamaha’s COTA Seat With a Title Already in Hand Two motorcyclists racing on a track

Harrison Voight Steps Into Liberty St. Yamaha’s COTA Seat With a Title Already in Hand

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Liberty St. Yamaha Racing needed a fill-in rider for Circuit of the Americas, and instead of scrambling...

Lindblad’s Heavy Crash Brings Out Red Flag in Madring’s FP2 A person waves a red flag at a race

Lindblad’s Heavy Crash Brings Out Red Flag in Madring’s FP2

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Arvid Lindblad crashed heavily at Turn 13 in FP2 at the new Madring circuit, bringing out a...

Kyle Larson’s Kyle Busch Tribute Livery at Las Vegas Is About More Than a Throwback Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Kyle Busch tribute paint scheme for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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Kyle Larson’s Kyle Busch Tribute Livery at Las Vegas Is About More Than a Throwback

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Hendrick Motorsports pulled the wraps off Kyle Larson’s paint scheme for Las Vegas this week, and it...

Spire Motorsports Signs Nick Hoffman to Run Its Dirt Late Model Program Full Time Starting in 2027 Nick Hoffman poses in Spire Motorsports gear alongside graphics announcing his move to drive the team's No. 7 NOS Energy Drink dirt late model full-time beginning in 2027.

Nick Hoffman poses in Spire Motorsports gear alongside graphics announcing his move to drive the team's No. 7 NOS Energy Drink dirt late model full-time beginning in 2027.

Spire Motorsports Signs Nick Hoffman to Run Its Dirt Late Model Program Full Time Starting in 2027

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Carson Hocevar has had an unofficial dirt racing coach for a while now, and on September 10,...

A race car at speed on a circuit during a September 2026 motorsport weekend

Every Race in September 2026: The Complete Motorsport Calendar

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The complete September 2026 motorsport calendar: NASCAR’s revived Chase, F1 at the new Madring and a Saturday...

Corey Day’s 2027 Cup Debut Isn’t a Promotion. It’s What Happens When Hendrick’s Garage Is Full. 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.

Corey Day’s 2027 Cup Debut Isn’t a Promotion. It’s What Happens When Hendrick’s Garage Is Full.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Hendrick Motorsports announced Wednesday that Corey Day signed a long-term contract extension, and if you only caught...

How Rally Teams Turn Instructions Into Instinct A couple of cars driving down a dirt road

How Rally Teams Turn Instructions Into Instinct

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

The goal of a good rally partnership isn’t to make every instruction land, it’s to eventually need...

Restrictor Plates and Aero Packages, Explained: How NASCAR Manages Speed

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Stock cars are capable of far higher speeds than NASCAR actually allows on its biggest ovals. That’s...

The Science of the Pit Stop: How Crews Change Four Tires in Under Three Seconds

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

A modern top-level pit stop is one of the most rehearsed sequences in sport. In Formula 1,...

Denny Hamlin’s Ego Isn’t the Problem. At 45, It’s the Whole Game Plan. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on track during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season

Denny Hamlin’s Ego Isn’t the Problem. At 45, It’s the Whole Game Plan.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Someone asked Denny Hamlin a fairly ordinary question at Chase Media Day in Charlotte this week: how...

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Harrison Voight Steps Into Liberty St. Yamaha’s COTA Seat With a Title Already in Hand

Lindblad’s Heavy Crash Brings Out Red Flag in Madring’s FP2

Kyle Larson’s Kyle Busch Tribute Livery at Las Vegas Is About More Than a Throwback

Spire Motorsports Signs Nick Hoffman to Run Its Dirt Late Model Program Full Time Starting in 2027

Every Race in September 2026: The Complete Motorsport Calendar

Corey Day’s 2027 Cup Debut Isn’t a Promotion. It’s What Happens When Hendrick’s Garage Is Full.

How Rally Teams Turn Instructions Into Instinct

Restrictor Plates and Aero Packages, Explained: How NASCAR Manages Speed

The Science of the Pit Stop: How Crews Change Four Tires in Under Three Seconds

Denny Hamlin’s Ego Isn’t the Problem. At 45, It’s the Whole Game Plan.

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