NASCAR Cup

Shane van Gisbergen’s potential Chase berth hinges on Daytona’s draft‑laden scenery and the insights he has gained from teammate Ross Chastain. Trackhouse’s Front‑Row Advantage At the outset, Trackhouse Racing arrives with a commanding presence: Ross Chastain claims the pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400, while van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch secure sixth and seventh […]

Joe Gibbs Racing is pursuing a court order demanding Spire Motorsports disclose its 2025 and 2026 race set‑ups, claiming the information was derived from former JGR personnel. Depositions Reveal Possible Leaks of JGR Trade Secrets Spire technical director Dax Gerringer was deposed on August 20, and crew chief Travis Peterson on August 25. The sealed depositions form […]

Hamlin Names Reddick His Can’t‑Beat Rival Ahead of the Chase Denny Hamlin confirmed during a joint interview that Tyler Reddick stands as his hardest competitor as the series enters the NASCAR Cup Series Chase. The two drivers, who are not teammates on paper—Hamlin drives for Joe Gibbs Racing while Reddick is employed by 23XI Racing under Hamlin’s […]

Ross Chastain captured the Day 1 pole at Daytona, edging Chris Buescher by half‑a‑tenth of a second for his third career NASCAR Cup Series prime‑position. The Florida driver’s quickest lap under the new aerodynamic package earned him the top spot on the grid in a scene that looked like a mini‑championship win in front of the […]

Ross Chastain seized the Daytona pole with a blistering 48.809‑second lap, putting him a fraction ahead of Chris Buescher, who followed on a 48.860‑second run. “I’m not sure that we expected that leaving the shop, to be honest,” Chastain said after the session. “You’re always trying to be efficient—less drag and more grip with the […]

Both Carson Hocevar and Chris Buescher turned to the so‑called “superspeedway gods” as they outlined how a single wreck can rewrite the breeding ground for championship contenders at Daytona and Talladega. Chaos, Luck, and the Chase In a play of fate and draft, Hocevar was leading the Daytona 500 only to be hit hard, while […]

Austin Hill will pilot the Cup Series No. 33 for Richard Childress Racing next season, stepping into the void left by the late Kyle Busch. Decision Rooted in Loyalty Hill, 32, has been with RCR since 2022, capturing Daytona and 15 additional victories. He said he had wanted a Cup seat for years, but only […]

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona will launch in a racing environment that has never been seen before, with a new NextGen package that removes practice sessions entirely. A New Package, A New Chaos Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Adam Stevens warned that the race weekend would be “total chaos and calamity,” stating he would […]

NASCAR’s 2027 calendar remains oddly static, with no new tracks, no international venues, and a return to familiar military‑based and Midwest circuits. Track Resurgence and O’Reilly Quietude The street race at Naval Air Station North Island reappears for its second straight year, while the Midwest’s Chicagoland Speedway is slated for a return in 2028 after […]