NASCAR Cup

Shane Van Gisbergen erupted into a record‑setting performance at North Wilkesboro, leading 49 laps and eclipsing his own oval record of 12 laps. Van Gisbergen Sets Oval Lead Record at North Wilkesboro Building on a milestone‑filled season – a first oval top‑ten finish in September 2025, a first top‑five in May 2026, and a near‑win last weekend – Van Gisbergen […]

North Wilkesboro’s track clocked a decisive NASCAR Cup date when Joey Logano’s Team Penske Ford claimed the points‑paying victory, holding off Denny Hamlin amid a lapped field and compact green‑flag stretches. Logano’s Dominance Restarts a Season‑Rising Campaign Logano seized 323 of 450 laps, securing a win and lifting the team above the cut‑line in a battle that […]

NASCAR In‑Season Challenge winner Todd Gilliland secured a spot in the $1 million final after an eighth‑place finish at North Wilkesboro eliminated 2020 Cup Champion Chase Elliott and advanced front‑row to face Ryan Blaney. Key Victories Leading to the Knockout Entering the 32‑driver bracket as the No. 25 seed, Gilliland toppled Spire’s Daniel Suarez at Sonoma before […]

Logano cut through North Wilkesboro’s historic waveform, clinching a 45‑race winless streak with a final‑stage sprint that left six drivers on the lead lap. Logano Surprises with Late‑Stage Upper Hand During the flag‑to‑flag finale, Logano exploited lapped traffic and a postponed caution triggered by Alex Bowman’s collision with Tyler Reddick. The interruption pinned most of […]

Joey Logano captured his first 2026 Cup victory at North Wilkesboro after 450 laps, earning 49 points that pushed him back above the Chase cut‑line. Logano’s Points Surge Re‑enters the Chase The win not only marked Logano’s first triumph this season but also gave him a substantial 49‑point boost that lifted him past the 16th‑place […]

Joey Logano took the checkered flag at North Wilkesboro, topping the 450‑lap field by 0.859 seconds over Denny Hamlin and marking the first points‑winning Cup race free‑happening at the historic track in three decades. Logano’s dominance The Indianapolis 500–graduated driver led 323 laps—the most in his career—before crossing the finish line. A Stage 2 win […]

Joey Logano seized the Cup crown on a torrential 450‑lap run at North Wilkesboro, leading 323 laps to eclipse his own 309‑lap personal best from Martinsville 2018. Logano dominates, vaulting he into the Chase The Team Penske driver, behind the wheel of a Ford, collected his 38th victory and moved past the Chase cut‑line, while Denny Hamlin watched […]

Bubba Wallace accepted NASCAR’s penalty after being sent to the back of the lead lap for cutting below the out‑of‑bounds line on the final lap of the Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Penalty Details Wallace originally finished second, but race control determined that his pass left the track and then gained position. The […]

NASCAR inspection penalties reached three teams for repetitive failures at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Trackhouse Racing faces a series of sanctions Ross Chastain’s No. 1 vehicle was rejected three times, mandating the exit of his crew chief David Fero and a pass‑through penalty that places Chastain at the back of the 37‑car lineup. Connor Zilisch’s No. 88 and Austin Hill’s No. 33 both failed […]