The very first points-paying system in NASCAR Cup Series The race outside the United States in Mexico, at the Autodromo Hermanos RodrĂguez on June 15, 2025, is a great moment for the sport. For many fans, it’s a sign of NASCAR’s global growth. For others, especially on social media, it raised questions. It’s not about the drivers or the cars, but about security and logistics abroad. But lately, among NASCAR fans, the topic of safety in Mexico has been discussed in practical terms: security and logistical hurdles. It all started with a photo posted on X of armed personnel riding…
Author: Les Grossman
Ryan Hunter-Reay will join McLaren Arrow for the 2026 Indianapolis 500, completing the team’s four-car lineup for the 110th running of the event. The 2014 Indy 500 winner and 2012 IndyCar Series champion will drive the No. 31 Chevrolet alongside full-time drivers Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel And Christian Lundgaard. Arrow McLaren continues its tradition of adding a fourth high-profile entry to the Indy 500, having fielded stars such as Fernando Alonso (2017, 2020), Juan Pablo Montoya (2021, 2022), Tony Kanaan (2023) and recently crowned NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson in 2024 and 2025. Having competed for Dreyer & Reinbold…
Michael McDowell was not present at the end of Sunday’s race in Chicago to see if he could have claimed victory due to a broken throttle cable, but the Spire Motorsports driver isn’t wondering what could have happened.“I know what would have happened,” McDowell told RACER. “We would have won the race.”McDowell and the No. 77 Chevrolet team were the class of the field throughout the first stage and then on the Chicago street course. He took the lead at the start from pole sitter Shane van Gisbergen and led every lap of the first stage. It was early in…
As Motorsport.com does at the end of each NASCAR season, it’s time to look back at the ten closest finishes to 2025 in the Cup, Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series. Stock car racing is known for its action-packed events and there is no shortage of spectacular finishes.But surprisingly, the year’s closest result would have only been enough to place fifth on the 2024 list.. Even so, there have been many exciting battles to remember.AdvertisementThe Cup Series accounts for five of the top ten, followed by Xfinity with three and Trucks with two, but the Truck Series managed to give us…
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Bubba Wallace could have potentially won Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway, but he also could have ended up destroyed when a restart went haywire due to a speed issue.In the end, he finished eighth, and while that came with a touch of frustration, it was a victory overall. Wallace and his 23XI Racing team are poised to advance to the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after back-to-back top-10 finishes.”We’re over 50 (points); it’s a great sight to see,” Wallace said. “We had solid execution all day, varied strategies from the entire peloton and my little restart…
NASCAR has revealed the official start times for the 2026 NASCAR Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Craftsman Truck Series seasons. The full schedule was officially in August, and details on the changes for 2026 can be found HERE. But on Wednesday, NASCAR finally announced when those races would be broadcast and which networks would carry them (at all times EST). The Cup season will feature nine ticketed night races, including the return of Chicagoland Speedway. As expected, the majority of FOX races will take place on Fox Sports 1, while the majority of NBC-hosted races will take place in the…
He said: “I love the tire, the drops. It’s like a little thing, but there are so many little things I wish were different. The tire this weekend – so good. More of that, please.””I’ll be honest though, this car – I’ve talked about this car at length on this show. Things about the car physically that I think just don’t belong in the car. The underbody and all that. I would really tear this car apart and take it apart, get rid of some of it —-. I wouldn’t touch it in its current form for a mile and…
NASCAR is not yet ready to release the details of its new championship format, mainly because they have not yet made the final decisions on it. What is all but confirmed is that the 2025 season was ultimately the last to use the version of the playoffs that culminate with a “final four” chasing the championship in a one-race finale for the best finisher of the entire season. This format was used from 2014 to 2025. NASCAR is unlikely to return to a one-season championship without a playoff, but that’s not completely off the table either, instead considering a return…
Roger Penske and Rick Hendrick will potentially have to answer all questions posed during pretrial deposition and cross-examination after a new ruling by Judge Kenneth D. Bell. The two owners of champion teams had filed a petition for a protective order after judge grants 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports the right to deposit them in front of a antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR. As their legal counsel stated in the motion, Penske and Hendrick “agreed to give limited testimony on non-confidential matters during the trial of this matter” after being approached by NASCAR CEO Jim France. They added that 23XI…