NASCAR

Who has the best chance to win the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series title? Welcome to the FOX Sports Contender Rankings. Now that the regular season is over, the focus is on the 16 drivers in The Chase. I have ranked the top-10 contenders based on what I believe their chances are to win the title and will update each week with a short outlook to the upcoming track. On The […]

The revamped Chase has 16 drivers in a 10-race mini-season after the points reset following the regular season. There are no eliminations. It all comes down to who has the most points after these 10 races. That driver will be the champion. There are just 100 points separating the top-16 drivers. The Chase tracks: Darlington, St. Louis, Bristol, Kansas, Las Vegas, Charlotte, Phoenix, Talladega, Martinsville and Homestead. Here are the […]

NASCAR enters its last regular-season race with three playoff spots on the line and a new rules package. Here are my thoughts on a few questions going into the event: Who Gets The Last Few Playoff Spots? There are five drivers vying for three spots — Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, Shane van Gisbergen, Ryan Preece and Brad Keselowski. Preece and Keselowski are the two drivers on the outside looking in […]

The NASCAR 2027 series schedules have been announced. Here are the main changes for each series: In Cup, NASCAR has moved the Clash from Bowman Gray Stadium to Daytona. It has moved the All-Star race from Dover to North Wilkesboro, with Dover now having a points race (and North Wilkesboro not having one). In O'Reilly, Rockingham is off the schedule, as is one of the Atlanta races. North Wilkesboro and […]

Country music icon Dolly Parton died on Tuesday at the age of 80. The legendary singer-songwriter was best known for her music and acting career in film and television, but was also very involved in the sports world, from the NFL to the Olympics. Here are some Dolly Parton's best sports moments: Parton was the halftime show performer for the Thanksgiving game between the Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders in […]

The NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale will race this weekend at Daytona, as the Coke Zero 400 gets the green flag on Saturday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. ET. The week after Daytona, the postseason will begin. And this year, that looks a little different now that Cup has returned to The Chase format. Will the favorite William Byron capture the checkered flag or will a long shot emerge from […]

The 2025 NASCAR season ended on a high note for champion Kyle Larson. For Denny Hamlin, it couldn't have ended worse, as the veteran driver watched his chances of securing his first title elude him once again. Now, Hamlin has four wins this season and Larson has none. And as the series drives toward The Chase, Hamlin sits at the top of the title oddsboard. Not only is Hamlin favored […]

Both Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney had issues on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and both overcame them to get the job done. Blaney won the race, while Hamlin clinched the regular-season title. So Blaney jumped up these rankings, while Hamlin is firmly in control of the top spot. Here are my power rankings entering the regular-season finale Saturday at Daytona International Speedway. Dropped out: William Byron (Last Week: […]

Ryan Blaney won for the third time of the year, as he paced the field for 115 of the final 164 laps at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. It was his second win in five races, and it has Blaney feeling good. The NASCAR Chase starts in just two weeks. Only the regular-season finale Saturday at Daytona remains before NASCAR cements its 16-driver field. Thirteen of those drivers are set after […]