September 30, 2026

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Kyle Matthews

Kyle Matthews is a staff writer at Backfire Racing, focusing on NASCAR coverage with additional reporting on Formula 1, IndyCar, and endurance racing.
McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down. Scott McLaughlin celebrates atop his No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in victory lane after winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca.
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McLaughlin’s Laguna Seca Win Ends His Drought. The More Interesting IndyCar Story Was Two Garages Down.

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Scott McLaughlin’s 36-race winless streak is over, and it ended about as emphatically as a streak can...
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Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running Black Mack semi truck with IMSA branding parked on a coastal road
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Mack Trucks’ New IMSA Deal Isn’t Really About Trucks — It’s About Keeping a Traveling Racetrack Running

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Every IMSA broadcast opens with cars: wide shots of grid lights, driver sound bites, replay packages built...
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Ryan Preece’s First Cup Win Came by 0.024 Seconds — Shane van Gisbergen’s Fuel Gamble Made Sure of It Ryan Preece's No. 60 Consumer Cellular Ford Mustang on track in the NASCAR Cup Series
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Ryan Preece’s First Cup Win Came by 0.024 Seconds — Shane van Gisbergen’s Fuel Gamble Made Sure of It

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Ryan Preece won his first NASCAR Cup Series race by four one-hundredths of a second, a margin...
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