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Daytona 500 schedule, starting lineup and how to watch 2025 NASCAR Cup opener

The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will kickstart the 77th season of NASCAR Cup Series racing where Team Penske and Joey Logano will begin their title defense. The new season comes with plenty of changes across the grid and some new regulations for them to follow.

Red Bull returns to NASCAR in a big way

Red Bull returns to NASCAR in a big way

Red Bull returns to NASCAR Cup Series as primary sponsor for Trackhouse Racing, supporting drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch.

Kyle Larson is taking a much more laid-back approach to prepping for the Indy 500

Kyle Larson is taking a much more laid-back approach to prepping for the Indy 500

Kyle Larson won't test-drive his IndyCar much in advance of the 2025 Indy 500 as he makes his second attempt at The Double.

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Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

All I want for NASCAR 2025 is...

'Tis the season to look back and reflect, while also making plans and wishes in hopes of making the new year even more eventful or spectacular. This time last year, I sat down and compiled a wish list of sorts to share with you, much like this one ahead of…

NASCAR vs. 23XI and FRM: Live timeline of the antitrust lawsuit

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series has been one of the more dramatic seasons in recent memory, and the drama was not limited to the track. Perhaps the biggest news of the year came when Charter negotiations fell apart, leading to a closely followed court battle between the dynastic France family…

Your complete guide to NASCAR's 2025 Silly Season

When Stewart-Haas Racing announced the imminent closure of its four-car NASCAR Cup Series operation, it sent shockwaves through the sport, while scattering a lot of talented people throughout the paddock. It's end became the catalyst to what has become one of the silliest silly seasons in some time. Several drivers…

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RFK Racing expands its lineup, adding Ryan Preece for 2025

RFK Racing expands its lineup, adding Ryan Preece for 2025

RFK Racing hasn't run three full-time cars in the NASCAR Cup series since 2016, but that changes in 2025 when the team will enter the No. 60 car alongside the No. 6 driven by team co-owner Brad Keselowski and the No. 17 of Chris Buescher.

5 ways NASCAR could change its controversial playoff format

5 ways NASCAR could change its controversial playoff format

NASCAR's polarizing playoff system has many fans fuming. Here are 5 ways to tweak the Cup Series before 2025.

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A look inside the race for the NASCAR Championship

A look inside the race for the NASCAR Championship

On Thursday at Phoenix Raceway, Tyler Reddick began one of the biggest weekends of his career: his first true shot at a NASCAR Cup Series championship. Forty drivers showed up to Phoenix, yet all but the Championship Four — Reddick, William Byron, and past Cup champions Joey Logano and Ryan…

Blaney "felt like I was going to pass out" after title fight

Blaney "felt like I was going to pass out" after title fight

Ryan Blaney came from nearly three seconds back to challenge teammate Joey Logano for the Phoenix race win and Cup Series championship, but he simply ran out of time to get the job done. At the checkered flag, he was 0.330s away from becoming a back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series champion,…

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s ‘Alabama Gang’ and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday

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NASCAR's William Byron stopped eating Pop Tarts, and now he's in the Playoffs

NASCAR's William Byron stopped eating Pop Tarts, and now he's in the Playoffs

William Byron has long described himself as just a “normal guy” — an everyman who likes to spend his free time hanging out with friends at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. But this weekend, the man behind the wheel of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 car has a chance to…

Title contender Ryan Blaney dominates NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix

Title contender Ryan Blaney dominates NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix

In the final chance to tune their cars before battling it out for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship, all 40 drivers drivers filed onto the track for the combined session. Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron are set to battle for the Cup title.

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How NASCAR's Ross Chastain survives to drive: with meditative runs that make the "birds chirp louder"

This year hasn’t quite gone as Ross Chastain had planned: He narrowly missed making the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs despite consistently good results. His first win of the season finally came in late September (outside of the regular season) at Kansas Speedway — and Chastain credits his fitness regimen for…

NASCAR Cup Martinsville: Blaney wins for Championship 4 spot, Bell removed for wall ride

Ryan Blaney and William Byron will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4 that will contest the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series in Phoenix next weekend after a breathtaking showdown at Martinsville.

Blaney in disbelief after Reddick's mad charge to the win

The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney, was seconds away from securing his place in the Championship 4 when 'The Beast', Tyler Reddick, ripped around the outside of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford — taking the win and leaving Blaney to deal with his bitter emotions from such a brutal…

NASCAR Cup Homestead-Miami: Reddick wins with last-lap pass for title fight spot

Tyler Reddick made a last-lap charge to pass Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 for the first time.

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NASCAR makes major change to all-time wins list, ending 53-year controversy

For over half a century, controversy and debate surrounded a NASCAR Cup Series race at Bowman Gray Stadium on August 6, 1971.

Joey Logano Secures Spot In NASCAR Championship Finale

Joey Logano secures championship finale spot at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in dramatic fashion, setting the stage for intense competition among playoff drivers.

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Why Alex Bowman was disqualified from the NASCAR playoffs despite initially qualifying

Some bad news for the No. 48 car and driver for Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR Cup Charlotte: Larson wins Roval, Bowman disqualified

Kyle Larson took a commanding NASCAR Cup Series victory at the reconfigured Charlotte Roval ahead of Christopher Bell and William Byron, as the playoff field was slimmed to eight drivers.

Alex Bowman disqualified, eliminated from NASCAR playoffs at the Roval

When Kyle Larson claimed victory at the Charlotte Roval, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers managed to advance into the Round of 8. That is no longer the case.

Driver complaints lead NASCAR to cut curbing for Roval race

The four-inch curbing at Turn 16 is no more, just hours before the start of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Charlotte. The corner apex, which was extended before the race weekend, created a narrower final corner.

NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs: Kansas Speedway Survival Test

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Kansas Speedway tested drivers' skills and resilience, showcasing the unpredictable nature of NASCAR playoffs.

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