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
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
Kyle Larson crosses the Start/Finish line at Talladega Superspeedway in 1st place. It’s a miraculous, Earnhardt-esque rally beyond belief for someone who has so notoriously struggled to find success on Superspeedways. At long last, one of the greatest racecar drivers of our generation has finally conquered his Achilles heel. But… his left-side tires ever so barely went below the double yellow line in the tri-oval. … Continue reading Opinion: This Should be the Death Knell for the Yellow-Line Rule
As of the end of the Chase Talladega race, 41 drivers have led a lap or more in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. Image: Sean Gardner/Getty Images 1 Kyle Larson 1238 2 Ryan Blaney 1100 3 Denny Hamlin 993 4 Joey Logano 832 5 Christopher Bell 795 6 Chase Briscoe 662 7 Tyler Reddick 542 8 Ty Gibbs 402 9 Chase Elliott 318 10 … Continue reading 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Lap Leaders
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
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
On lap 108 of last night’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, we were hit with a 3-hour-and-8-minute red flag for lightning and rain. Unfortunately for some of us older folk, NASCAR would not be able to get drivers into their cars until 11:15 pm before going back yellow at about 11:45. Now, I pushed through it, and so did many other fans, including many … Continue reading A Multi-Hour Rain Delay at EchoPark Speedway That Was Worth the Wait
Unfortunately, NASCAR couldn’t avoid the rain delays for long. We sit under the red flag due to lightning and rain down in Atlanta. The 7th Red Flag of the weekend flew on lap 108 of the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway Atlanta. Stage 1 saw Stage winner Ryan Blaney with 10 points, Tyler Reddick with 9, Kyle Larson with 8, Joey Logano with 7, … Continue reading NASCAR Cup Series Red Flag Report at Atlanta
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
