Blaney finished sixth and scored eight stage points in a race narrowly won by Kyle Larson from Christopher Bell, but the Team Penske driver was later disqualified when his #12 Ford Mustang failed post-race inspection. The reason behind the initial disqualification was for violating NASCAR Rule Book section 14.11.3.5, which lists the minimum extended damper

A.J. Allmendinger’s victory at the Charlotte Roval didn’t shake up the NASCAR Cup playoffs or help him in a quest to win a series championship, but it did provide something far more lasting. The 41-year-old pulled off a flawless final stage, fought through five restarts in the final 31 laps and held the series’ top

Allmendinger moved into the lead for the first time in the race when he passed Kyle Busch on the start of the final stage, but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps. With less than 10 laps to go, William Byron moved past Busch into the second and closed to Allmendinger’s rear

The year will begin with the pre-season exhibition race at the L.A. Memorial Coliseum for the third consecutive year, which will be 4 February at 8pm EST. The NASCAR Mexico Series will join the event, competing just before the Cup Series race. There are some changes to the schedule beyond the Daytona 500. There will

As Sunday’s race wound to a finish, Blaney and Harvick found themselves swapping pushes and the lead. With two of 188 laps remaining, Stewart-Haas driver Harvick – looking for his first win in his last full-time season – appeared to have control of the race but saw Blaney edge past him for the lead thanks to help

NASCAR and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) both confirmed the news on Thursday. The Brickyard 400 has long been considered a crown jewel on the NASCAR calendar, first joining the schedule in 1994, but following the 2020 NASCAR Cup season it was removed. NASCAR still competes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway but on the road course layout.

Denny Hamlin is the NASCAR Cup driver fans most love to hate. But, in many ways, he also epitomises the type of driver they most covet – one that worked his way up by talent and wasn’t handed the keys to a high-profile ride because he came with a lot of money. It’s a complex

In a race that battled to find a rhythm in part due to battles with the weather, Hamlin took control in the second half after he grabbed the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Ty Gibbs with 141 of 500 laps remaining. As the race remained caution-free the rest of the way, Hamlin was not

The 25-year-old, who was competing as a rookie in the Cup Series with the Legacy Motor Club team co-owned by Jimmie Johnson, was suspended by the team and later NASCAR itself on 5 August. It was deemed that Gragson violated the sport’s code of conduct after liking a meme that mocked the 2020 murder of

After powering past Brad Keselowski with 80 laps to go, Denny Hamlin appeared set to sweep victories in both Kansas races this season until Chris Buescher hit the wall with seven laps remaining and sent the race into a two-lap overtime. That set up several different pit strategies as Daniel Suarez stayed out and inherited the lead and

The 42-year-old has spent the entirety of his Cup career with Gibbs since he made his debut at the top level in 2005, winning 50 of his 641 race starts. Hamlin’s deal with JGR was due to expire at the end of this season, and he revealed last month that negotiations had been delayed in

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4. Larson led on the restart with 51 of 367 laps remaining, then held on through two more late-race restarts. Reddick moved

On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event. The 2004 Cup Series champion suffered a closed head injury in a wreck during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last July. He hasn’t raced since but has made sponsor and TV

The Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet driver missed out on the playoffs for the first time since joining the Cup Series in 2016 after failing to secure the win he needed to progress. Bubba Wallace therefore secured the 16th and final spot on points, leaving 2020 champion Elliott unable to end this year higher than 17th. Elliott holds the fifth-best

The race was sent into a two-lap overtime following a horrific crash involving Ryan Preece that resulted in the Stewart-Haas driver being sent to hospital, with Kevin Harvick in the lead on his final outing at the superspeedway. But Harvick had Buescher and RFK team-mate Brad Keselowski behind him, and a push from the 2012 Cup

The 45-year-old was forced to vacate the cockpit of his 23XI Racing Toyota last July, just two months after taking the 34th win of his career at Kansas, when he suffered a concussion at Pocono. In October, he announced that he would not return as a full-time driver in 2023, allowing Tyler Reddick to make

Byron, who had not finished better than 14th in the past five races, left little doubt in Sunday’s race, leading 66 of the 90 laps. Byron cycled into the lead following an early caution in the final stage for team-mate Chase Elliott’s stalled car and cruised to a 2.632-second win over polesitter Denny Hamlin. The victory

McDowell took advantage of a slow pitstop by Daniel Suarez to extend his lead in Stage 2 and never looked back at Indianapolis. The 38-year-old then saw off Chase Elliott down the home straight as the race ended with a 77-lap green flag run, to win by 0.937 seconds. Although McDowell was in contention to

The two-time World Endurance champion and overall winner in the 2021 Le Mans 24 Hours will start 28th in his Cup debut on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, driving the #67 23XI Racing Toyota. He joins a star-studded field that includes Shane van Gisbergen, Brodie Kostecki, Jenson Button, and Mike Rockenfeller for Sunday’s race.

Suarez, who remains without a win this season and sits five points outside the playoffs, turned the fastest average lap speed early in the final 10-minute round of Saturday’s qualifying session at 99.814 mph. Nearly every car – including Suarez – went out in the final minute to make a second attempt but Reddick came

The Kiwi has kicked off a full-time transition to the NASCAR system which will come into effect next year. He will make two starts in the States this weekend, firstly in the Truck Series later today (local time) at Indianapolis Raceway Park, before a second Cup Series appearance at the Indianapolis road course on Sunday.

Last week on 5 August, the NASCAR Cup Series rookie was indefinitely suspended by both the team and then NASCAR. This was in response to an Instagram post that Gragson liked, which appeared to mock the 2020 murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. The 25-year-old immediately apologised for his actions,

With just three races to go until the NASCAR Cup playoffs, the 82-lap race around the Indianapolis road course will be action-packed with high drama and even higher stakes for those not yet locked in. But there’s another element to this Sunday’s race: An F1 world champion, two Le Mans 24 Hours winners, a DTM

The Kiwi will continue his rapid transition to the NASCAR system with two separate outings in Indianapolis later this week. The first is a debut in the third-tier Truck Series with the Trackhouse Racing-aligned Niece Motorsports squad. That will come at Indianapolis Raceway Park, marking van Gisbergen’s first race on a bitumen oval. He will

After the final round of green flag pitstops, Buescher cycled into the lead but with Truex – who had won the first two stages – close behind and looking for the clean sweep. With 12 laps to go Truex went to Buescher’s inside and edged ahead briefly for the lead.Buescher, however, used the approaching lapped

The start of Sunday’s race was delayed by more than 90 minutes due to rain but eventually got under way, only to see the race placed under caution on lap 75 of 200 when it returned to area around the 2-mile oval. After waiting more than 50 minutes, NASCAR decided to postpone the remainder of

Gragson, 25, was first suspended by the race team and then by the sanctioning body. The 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship runner-up is a rookie in the Cup Series this year and currently sits 33rd in points. Xfinity Series regular Josh Berry will drive the #42 car this weekend at Michigan in place of Gragson.

Buescher, who started 26th, dominated along with RFK Racing team-mate and co-owner Brad Keselowski, as the two combined to lead 190 of the 400 laps. Buescher emerged as the race leader following the final round of green flag pitstops but saw his big lead over Hamlin disappear when a spin by Daniel Suarez brought out

Kostecki will become the second Supercars driver to make a NASCAR cameo this year following Shane van Gisbergen’s sensational debut victory in Chicago earlier this month. Kostecki and van Gisbergen will both be on the Indy road course grid, the latter making a second start for Trackhouse Racing, while the former makes his debut in

The immediate future of the three-time Supercars champion is subject to fevered speculation following his stunning win on debut in the NASCAR Cup Series earlier this month. He has now locked in a second Cup start at Indianapolis next month and is widely expected to make a full-time move into the NASCAR system next year.