NASCAR

Christopher Bell has finished second in four of the last five races. That string of solid performances puts him at the top of this subjective power ranking list. I know, I know, he hasn’t won. And Ty Gibbs has a win, a third and two fourths over the last six races. But Bell’s run over the last five races shows that he's right there challenging for the win every single […]

NASCAR didn’t get to see its new end-of-stage policy in action last weekend at Iowa Speedway. Stages ending naturally is a good thing. But NASCAR is now prepared to be flexible when it comes to the length of the stages. Responding to feedback from fans and criticism that caution periods are too long, NASCAR decided that, if a caution comes out with 10 laps or fewer left in the stage, […]

NASCAR has a new playoff system in 2026. It’s back to the Chase. Instead of win-and-in, it’s the top-16 drivers in the regular-season standings that will make the 10-race Chase, which will be a mini-season of its own with no eliminations. The 16 drivers will have their points reset for the start of the final 10-race stretch with the regular-season champion at 2,100 points, second place at 2,075, third place […]

Ty Gibbs celebrated his victory at Iowa Speedway in a unique way. He helped start the digging up of the track's surface as it prepares to undergo a repave. Gibbs and some others might wish they wouldn’t repave the track. And that's because Gibbs showed that, if a driver could get a handle on the seventh-eighth-mile oval, it's possible to pass. For Gibbs, a bad pit stop sent him to […]