NASCAR

Dodge will return to NASCAR Cup Series racing in 2027, ending a 15-year hiatus from the top NASCAR national series. No brand was announced Monday night for the Dodge cars, which will be fielded by Kaulig Racing and is expected to continue with its driver lineup of AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon. Kaulig, which has competed in Chevrolet in Cup, has fielded five RAM-branded trucks in NASCAR’s truck series this […]

Martinsville Speedway (Martinsville, Va.) — Kyle Larson needs a mere nine points Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch his third Cup title. And even if he doesn’t earn that many points, Christopher Bell or Denny Hamlin would have to win and earn significant stage points for a shot at Larson, who enters the finale at 67 points ahead of Bell and 70 ahead of Hamlin. Only in four races this […]

What more is there to say in these rankings than what was said last week? The Hendrick Motorsports team will say all the right things, but they’ve got to feel good about their position for Kyle Larson to win his third Cup title as he enters the season finale Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway with a 67-point lead on Christopher Bell and a 70-point lead on Denny Hamlin. Max points in […]

Martinsville Speedway (Martinsville, Va.) — William Byron somewhat salvaged his season with a victory Sunday at Martinsville. Kyle Larson somewhat punctuated his now that his third Cup title is firmly in his sights. Byron snapped a 35-race winless streak, dating back to his win at Martinsville a year ago. He led 362 of the 500 laps on his way to the win. Byron entered the race 11th in the standings […]

Martinsville Speedway (Martinsville, Va.) — Brad Keselowski doesn’t have a ride yet for 2027, but he indicated he got closer to one, thanks to major steps to close his RFK Racing tenure. Keselowski said Saturday that earlier in the morning — about an hour before a news conference he already had scheduled — he and his RFK partners came to an oral agreement that Keselowski would sell his 20 percent […]

NASCAR’s double-yellow line rule caused NASCAR a little bit of a headache again this week as questions remained about whether Kyle Larson went below the lines in his race-winning pass last Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. The rule has been around for decades, as NASCAR doesn’t want drivers to try to make a pass on the apron and then try to merge back into traffic when the apron narrows to the […]

When INDYCAR announced the first eight races of its 2027 schedule four months ago, there weren't too many surprises. But when it announced the other eight venues, there was one unexpected location. INDYCAR revealed on Oct. 23 that it would race on July 18 at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Spain. The rest of the 17-race schedule doesn't have too many surprises, though. And as expected, Nashville and Washington don't appear […]

The 2026 championship is Kyle Larson’s to lose. No doubt. The Hendrick Motorsports team will say all the right things, but they’ve got to feel good about their position for Larson to win his third Cup title. And everyone else needs a Hail Mary for sure. At more than 70 points back, the six drivers who remain in contention likely need to win at least one of the final two […]

Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Ala.) — Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports might have to work over the next week (maybe two) to remember that the championship isn’t over yet. In the first season back to a more traditional postseason where NASCAR doesn't guarantee four drivers with a shot at the title in the championship race, Larson takes nearly a full race lead into the final two races. First up is Martinsville […]