The 2019 season was the last time we raced for a championship here at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It was five years into NASCAR’s playoff format. The Round of Four featured four future Hall of Fame drivers: Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, and the late Kyle Busch. All four would lock the first two rows up tight. Denny Hamlin would start the race with the … Continue reading The Last Time We Raced Here For A Title
For the 11th time in his Cup Series career, Chase Briscoe is going to lead the field to green for tomorrow’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami. With a lap time of 166.687 mph, Briscoe beat out his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate and championship hopeful Denny Hamlin by only .017 seconds. Chase points leader and championship favorite Kyle Larson will start P. 4, with the … Continue reading Cup Qualifying Results for Homestead-Miami – Full Starting Grid
Progressive Insurance will expand its partnership with Denny Hamlin and the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 11 team for the 2027 season. Progressive will expand to a 24-race primary sponsorship agreement, including 8 of the 10 Chase races. That’s more than double the 11 races of this season. Progressive and Denny have scored several victories together since joining the team in 2025. Denny and Progressive won … Continue reading Progressive Expands With Denny and JGR in a Big Way in 2027
Following the paperclip at Martinsville, we are down to just three NASCAR Cup Series Championship contenders. Gibbs, Blaney, Reddick, Logano, and Briscoe can no longer mathematically secure the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Kyle Larson +67, Christopher Bell -67, and Denny Hamlin – 70 are the only three drivers with a mathematical chance to win the title. Winning it for Larson is simpler than it … Continue reading 3 Remain – How Larson, Hamlin or Bell Lock in a Title
Starting in 2026, NASCAR began paying a single championship point to the driver who ran the fastest lap for each race. With 26 races down, here are the 18 drivers who have scored at least one Xfinity Fastest Lap point. We have all been shocked earlier in the season by the speed out of the 77 of Carson Hocevar, who is tied for the most … Continue reading NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Xfinity Fastest Lap Earners
When the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season began in Daytona Beach, Florida, back in February, there was one big storyline going into Speedweeks. That being the return of “The Chase.” The way the year started it seemed like the No.45 of Tyler Reddick and 23XI Racing were going to dominate the point standings after Reddick won the first three races (Daytona, Atlanta, and COTA). Reddick … Continue reading New Points Format Brings an Exciting End to the Regular Season
The return to Chicagoland is going to be damn fun! Saturday afternoon saw the boys of NASCAR’s Cup Series hit the track for qualifying. Two cars did not get to post a lap: Michael McDowell and Cody Ware. The 23XI cars looked damn strong all weekend long and will be led to green by Bubba Wallace in 8th. Denny Hamlin scores his 52nd pole award … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chicagoland Starting Lineup
Tyler Reddick got his first of five victories at the 2026 Daytona 500, thus giving him the points lead, and he hasn’t looked back since. But one driver seems to have had what it takes to catch Tyler, his boss, Denny Hamlin. Denny has four wins on the season to Tyler’s five; however, his consistency in the middle part of the season has been unmatched. … Continue reading After 18 Races, the Cup Series Finally has a New Points Leader
The first round of TNT’s In-Season Challenge for a million dollars is over, with a few surprises! Alex Bowman bounced Tyler Reddick, and Erik Jones edged out Joey Logano by a single spot. We nearly had a second season of Ty Dillon bumping out Denny Hamlin in Round 1, but Ty had some mechanical issues. The next round of the In-Season Challenge will be held … Continue reading NASCAR Cup Series In-Season Challenge Round 2 Matchups
Before the season started, Denny Hamlin said he was done racing when his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing expires at the end of the 2027 season. Following his historic win at Michigan, Denny dropped a bombshell. On the Prime broadcast, he leaked that Brent Crews would be his replacement in the 11 car in 2028. As we approach the month of July, there is only … Continue reading When does Brent Crews take over the 11 for Denny Hamlin?
