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How NASCAR Builds a Season Schedule Around Different Track Types Graphic: Backfire Racing.

How NASCAR Builds a Season Schedule Around Different Track Types

EL Puckett October 20, 2026

NASCAR’s Cup Series schedule is deliberately built to include a mix of track types across a season,...

How Teams Set Up Cars Differently for NASCAR Short Tracks Graphic: Backfire Racing.

How Teams Set Up Cars Differently for NASCAR Short Tracks

EL Puckett October 20, 2026

NASCAR’s short tracks, generally under a mile in length, demand a completely different car setup philosophy than...

Legacy Motor Club’s Third Car Isn’t About Josh Berry. It’s About Data. 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway

Legacy Motor Club’s Third Car Isn’t About Josh Berry. It’s About Data.

Johnny Puckett October 20, 2026

Everyone’s focus this week landed on the fact that Josh Berry has a Cup ride again. That’s...

Restrictor Plates and Aero Packages, Explained: How NASCAR Manages Speed Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress (public domain).

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

Kyle Matthews October 20, 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 AAA NASCAR Pit Stop Challenge

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

Kyle Matthews October 20, 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. Photo: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

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

Brad Pitt Is Bristol’s Grand Marshal. The Real Pressure Is on the Points Sheet. Photo: Nascar9919, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Brad Pitt Is Bristol’s Grand Marshal. The Real Pressure Is on the Points Sheet.

Johnny Puckett October 20, 2026

Brad Pitt’s newest job title is Grand Marshal, but the résumé line that actually got him the...

Josh Berry Leaves Ford for Toyota as Legacy Motor Club Goes All-In on a Three-Car 2027 Photo by TaurusEmerald via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Josh Berry Leaves Ford for Toyota as Legacy Motor Club Goes All-In on a Three-Car 2027

Kyle Matthews October 20, 2026

Legacy Motor Club confirmed Friday that Josh Berry will drive its No. 42 Toyota Camry XSE in...

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed Photo by Philip Nottingham via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Photo by Philip Nottingham via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed

Lauren Miller October 20, 2026

Frankie Muniz picked up his first professional racing win on Friday at Road America. He picked up...

How Manufacturer Competition Shapes the NASCAR Cup Series Graphic: Backfire Racing.

How Manufacturer Competition Shapes the NASCAR Cup Series

EL Puckett October 20, 2026

Even though NASCAR Cup Series cars share a common chassis platform, competition between participating manufacturers remains an...

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How NASCAR Builds a Season Schedule Around Different Track Types

How Teams Set Up Cars Differently for NASCAR Short Tracks

Legacy Motor Club’s Third Car Isn’t About Josh Berry. It’s About Data.

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.

Brad Pitt Is Bristol’s Grand Marshal. The Real Pressure Is on the Points Sheet.

Josh Berry Leaves Ford for Toyota as Legacy Motor Club Goes All-In on a Three-Car 2027

Frankie Muniz’s First Pro Win Came at Road America, Where GT4 America’s Am Class Rewards Survival Over Speed

How Manufacturer Competition Shapes the NASCAR Cup Series

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