NASCAR

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 […]

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 […]

Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Ala.) — Kyle Larson had never won a superspeedway drafting race, and when he dropped to 11th on the final lap Sunday, it appeared that streak would hit 59 races. Instead, the streak ended. And now the Cup championship is firmly in his hands. Larson’s incredible comeback put him 73 points ahead of Denny Hamlin, 74 points ahead of Christopher Bell and 79 points ahead of Chase […]

Talladega Superspeedway (Talladega, Ala.) — Joey Logano didn’t mince words after spending a couple of minutes upside down on the track waiting for NASCAR crews to methodically turn his car over back on its wheels. "I don't know … to be frustrated because I wrecked or happy to be alive. And I’m choosing the happy to be alive," Logano told me and other media outside the track medical center. The […]

Three more races are left in The Chase, including Sunday's showdown at Talladega. The race gets the green flag at 2 p.m. ET for the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Speedway. Which driver will get into Victory Lane this weekend? Here are the latest odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of Oct. 25. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, […]