A winless regular season made Kyle Larson a firm maybe in the Chase. But it didn’t take long for Kyle to change everyone’s minds about him. Fifth at Darlington followed immediately by a win at Gateway, second at Bristol, and a win at Kansas. Second at Vegas, sixth at Charlotte, and then a bomb at Phoenix with a 34th-place finish. A win at Dega and … Continue reading Kyle Larson is a 3x Cup Series Champion
Hendrick Motorsports is NASCAR’s most successful race team, and today it fields four full-time race cars. Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and William Byron make up the team. Today we are going to look at which driver has been the best finisher per race for HMS. Image Credit: Patrick Vallely Daytona Chase Elliott 4 EchoPark Chase Elliott 11 COTA Kyle Larson 6 Phoenix Kyle … Continue reading 2026 Top Finishing Driver By Race: Hendrick Motorsports
After the 2017 season, Hendrick Motorsports made a visual change to the last of their yellow-numbered race cars. Gone were the days of the iconic Neon Yellow numbers that adorned the No. 24 and ended with the No. 48 cars for years and blended with the rest of the team; white numbers took their place. Such an Iconic color in NASCAR only ever came back … Continue reading Hendrick Motorsports Returns to Neon for 2027
Corey Day scored his first two O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victories in his first full-time season in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 Chevrolet in 2026. Today, Hendrick Motorsports announced that not only will Corey be back at HMS for the 2027 season and beyond, but he will also make his Cup Series debut! “What Corey has accomplished in such a short time is remarkable,” said … Continue reading Corey Day Signs a Huge Long-Term Hendrick Contract Extension
For the first time since the 2020 season, Hendrick Motorsports has failed to place a single car in the Top-10 for three straight races. NASCAR’s premier team, Hendrick Motorsports, the defending champion, failed to place cars in the Top-10 for three straight races six years back. Indy, Kentucky and Texas in the summer of 2020 marked the last time the powerhouse failed to do so. … Continue reading Hendrick Fails at a Single Top-10 for Three Races in a Row
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
We are on Round 2 of TNT’s second annual In-Season Tournament. This year, that round takes place at the Chicagoland Speedway, a track we haven’t run at in the Gen 7 car and haven’t run at at all since 2019. 17 of our entered drivers have never run a lap there. We are down to just eight matchups before we drop to the semi-final and … Continue reading In-Season Tournament Matchups to Watch at Chicagoland
With one of the best restarts you’ll see all year, Denny Hamlin held off two of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates to win the 2026 Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Denny’s win would be the second of the 2026 season, the 16th of the Next Gen Era, and the 62nd of his career. The chaotic race at Nashville started off with a thud for … Continue reading One Hell of a Restart and Denny Hamlin Ties Larson for Most Wins of the NEXT GEN Era
With the sudden passing of Kyle Busch, we look back at his accomplishments behind the wheel and behind the helm in NASCAR. Kyle was not only a racer, but a team owner and a champion of the sport. Kyle was only 41 years old. He was a husband and father of two and will be missed by the entire NASCAR and motorsports community. Kyle is … Continue reading One Last Bow – Kyle Busch’s NASCAR Legacy
Before the 2026 season began, everyone knew Alex Bowman was on the hot seat. While a driver capable of a win or two a season, his lack of consistency always saw him lagging behind his teammates. But the start of the 2026 season made his seat hotter and highlighted another problem Bowman has had throughout his career. He missed a whole month of racing because … Continue reading Opinion: Top 5 most likely replacements for Alex Bowman!
