Chandler Smith is in his second season with Front Row Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series and last weekend scored his second win of the season for the team. Tuesday, it was announced that Chandler will not be returning to the team for the 2027 season. With four wins for FRM and a playoff appearance in his first season, Chandler is also a multi-time winner … Continue reading Chandler Smith Will Not Return to Front Row 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
The silly season is always a fun part of the NASCAR season. Sometimes everyone’s right about a worst-kept secret; sometimes we’re all blown away. Let’s take a look at where the teams sit heading into the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. Image Credit: Julian Wayne/ SFM TrackHouse Racing No Changes Expected No. 1 Chevrolet Ross Chastain No. 88 Chevrolet Connor Zilisch No. 97 Chevrolet Shane … Continue reading NASCAR Cup Series 2027 Silly Season Chart
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
Wednesday afternoon, NASCAR released its new rules changes to help combat the “fuel mileage” racing that has been plaguing the GEN 7 car at superspeedways. Fans and drivers alike have complained vocally about the racing since 2022. So, on Wednesday, NASCAR dropped its changes. Aero Changes Power What fans can expect You can see the new rules in play for the Coke Zero 400 at … Continue reading NASCAR Makes Major Rules Changes to Superspeedways to End Fuel Mileage Racing
I got a chance to chat with Joey Gase Motorsports driver Glen Reen after his fantastic finish at EchoPark this past weekend. I may have interrupted a chess game between him and his future father-in-law, but he was more than happy to talk about the race weekend in the No. Before he hopped in the car for qualifying, Massachusetts native Glen Reen had never run … Continue reading Glen Reen Scores His Career-Best Finish at EchoPark
Before the start of the 2026 Cup Series season, Shane van Gisbergen had a whopping seven Top 10 finishes on oval tracks across his combined NASCAR Series starts. So far this season, he has three, but the results do not match the performance. As SVG continues to learn the NASCAR oval-style of racing, SVG has had multiple great performances that just didn’t translate into finishes. … Continue reading His Atlanta Performance Shows Shane van Gisbergen Continues to Improve on Ovals
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
Peterson Racing announced late in 2025 that the team would field its No. 87 Chevrolet in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series full-time for Austin Green for the ’26 season. Austin did fill the seat until it was announced late in May of ’26 that former AM Racing driver Nick Sanchez would split the seat later in the season. Last night, during the CW’s Broadcast of … Continue reading CW Broadcast Leaks Peterson Racing’s 2027 Plans
