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NASCAR Is Trying to Put Pitch Back in the Next Gen. Charlotte Showed Why. Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota and Kyle Larson's No. 5 Chevrolet run side by side through a banked concrete turn at Dover Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota and Kyle Larson's No. 5 Chevrolet run side by side through a banked concrete turn at Dover Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Is Trying to Put Pitch Back in the Next Gen. Charlotte Showed Why.

Kyle Matthews October 14, 2026

Denny Hamlin says NASCAR is working to restore pitch to the Next Gen car. Here's what that...

Freeway Insurance 500 Preview: Larson Brings 49 Points to Phoenix. Three Gibbs Cars Are Right Behind Him. NASCAR Cup Series field racing at Phoenix Raceway during the 2024 spring race, with the desert hills behind the grandstands

NASCAR Cup Series field racing at Phoenix Raceway during the 2024 spring race, with the desert hills behind the grandstands

Freeway Insurance 500 Preview: Larson Brings 49 Points to Phoenix. Three Gibbs Cars Are Right Behind Him.

Lauren Miller October 14, 2026

Kyle Larson leads the NASCAR Chase by 49 points heading into the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix....

The Chase Has No Eliminations. The Math After Las Vegas Is Starting Its Own. Pack of stock cars racing through the banking of an oval at dusk

The Chase Has No Eliminations. The Math After Las Vegas Is Starting Its Own.

Elle Puckett October 6, 2026

Kyle Larson leads by 40 with five races left. Here is what all 16 Chase drivers need,...

Chase Briscoe Took Every Point Vegas Had. Kyle Larson Still Drove Home With a Bigger Lead. Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Kyle Busch tribute paint scheme for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Kyle Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the Kyle Busch tribute paint scheme for Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Chase Briscoe Took Every Point Vegas Had. Kyle Larson Still Drove Home With a Bigger Lead.

Lauren Miller October 5, 2026

Chase Briscoe swept Las Vegas for a maximum 75 points, yet Kyle Larson's battered runner-up stretched his...

NASCAR Trimmed Talladega’s Spoiler by Half an Inch. The Stage Breaks Are the Real Rule Change. A pack of stock cars racing nose to tail through a banked turn on an oval track

A pack of stock cars racing nose to tail through a banked turn on an oval track

NASCAR Trimmed Talladega’s Spoiler by Half an Inch. The Stage Breaks Are the Real Rule Change.

Lauren Miller October 2, 2026

Half an inch of spoiler is the number everyone will repeat. It is also the least consequential...

Kansas Wrote the Las Vegas Qualifying Order. Carson Hocevar Pays for It First. Carson Hocevar in a cap and sunglasses at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Carson Hocevar in a cap and sunglasses at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in March 2026

Kansas Wrote the Las Vegas Qualifying Order. Carson Hocevar Pays for It First.

Elle Puckett September 30, 2026

Most weeks, a qualifying order is a spreadsheet nobody reads until Saturday afternoon. The one NASCAR released...

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them. 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 Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them.

Shawn Henry September 29, 2026

One point. That is all that separates Kyle Larson from Denny Hamlin with seven races left in...

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Ferrari Backs Vasseur, F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP Hits Sepang, WRC’s Title Decider Looms Rally car kicking up dust on a gravel forest stage, illustrating the WRC title decider in Sardinia

Rally car kicking up dust on a gravel forest stage, illustrating the WRC title decider in Sardinia

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Ferrari Backs Vasseur, F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP Hits Sepang, WRC’s Title Decider Looms

Elle Puckett September 29, 2026

Ferrari backs Vasseur, F1 races Bahrain's GP at Sepang, Chantra subs for Mir, Larson leads the Chase,...

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Open-wheel single-seater racing car blurred by a low-light panning shot at speed

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia

Elle Puckett September 28, 2026

Russell beat Verstappen by 0.196s in Baku, Larson broke open the Chase at Kansas, Toyota stole Fuji...

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight. A Bass Pro Shops-liveried Next Gen NASCAR Cup car sits in the garage, the sponsor whose name is on Bristol's September night race

A Bass Pro Shops-liveried Next Gen NASCAR Cup car sits in the garage, the sponsor whose name is on Bristol's September night race

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight.

Kyle Matthews September 22, 2026

Ryan Blaney collected exactly one penalty at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, and it was for...

NASCAR Playoffs

NASCAR Is Trying to Put Pitch Back in the Next Gen. Charlotte Showed Why.

Freeway Insurance 500 Preview: Larson Brings 49 Points to Phoenix. Three Gibbs Cars Are Right Behind Him.

The Chase Has No Eliminations. The Math After Las Vegas Is Starting Its Own.

Chase Briscoe Took Every Point Vegas Had. Kyle Larson Still Drove Home With a Bigger Lead.

NASCAR Trimmed Talladega’s Spoiler by Half an Inch. The Stage Breaks Are the Real Rule Change.

Kansas Wrote the Las Vegas Qualifying Order. Carson Hocevar Pays for It First.

Denny Hamlin Owns NASCAR’s Mile-and-a-Halfs. Four of the Last Seven Chase Races Are on Them.

Daily Motorsport Briefing: Ferrari Backs Vasseur, F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP Hits Sepang, WRC’s Title Decider Looms

Today in Motorsport, September 28: Two Photo Finishes, a WRC Title Decider and F1’s ‘Bahrain’ GP in Malaysia

The Only Penalty Ryan Blaney Got at Bristol Was for a Painted Line. Not the Fight.

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