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Denny Hamlin wins at Las Vegas, passes Kevin Harvick for 10th most wins in NASCAR history

Nick Bowden

1 day ago1 min read

Kyle Larson Takes Home the Checkered in The LiUNA at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Kelsey Christman

2 days ago2 min read

Tyler Reddick Makes History as He Claims the Checkered Flag at Circuit of the Americas

Kelsey Christman

Mar 12 min read

Riggs holds off late race charge in first-ever NASCAR Truck Series street course race

Jeffrey Hrunka

Feb 284 min read

Cancelled qualifying grants Mosack second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole; Honeycutt leads sole practice session

Jeffrey Hrunka

Feb 272 min read

Old faces in new places: Storylines from INDYCAR and NASCAR’s first day on the Streets of St. Petersburg

Jeffrey Hrunka

Feb 274 min read

RACE WEEKEND CONTENT

Since 2022, Motorsports Today has been fortunate to travel and provide on-site coverage of NASCAR action across the country. Here are our recent race weekend content dumps!

Back on the Streets. Best Shots From IndyCar's Season Opener at St. Petersburg!

On March 1st, the NTT IndyCar Series began the 2026 Campaign on the Streets of St. Petersburg in Florida. Here are some of the best photos taken throughout the weekend. Thank you to our photographer, Marvin Hernandez Jr. You can check out more of his work @shotzbyjr on Instagram!

INDYCAR

mtrsprtstoday

4 days ago1 min read

Josef Newgarden wins another oval at Phoenix Raceway.

Four Takeaways from INDYCAR's Return to Phoenix Raceway

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Josef Newgarden celebrating his win at Nashville Superspeedway last season. (Photo Credit: Casey Shepherd, Motorsports Today, August 2025) Just like INDYCAR’s most recent trip to the desert in 2018, Saturday afternoon’s Good Ranchers 250 at Phoenix Raceway ended in a Josef Newgarden win, a much-needed victory to set the tone for a resurgent season for Team Penske. Newgarden’s teammate David Malukas started from the pole for the first time in his NT

INDYCAR

Eddie Kalegi

Mar 73 min read

Chevrolet power proves prevalent as McLaughlin and Lungaard top NTT INDYCAR practice sessions

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Marvin Hernandez Jr. (Motorsports Today, 2026) After crashing in practice in his last time around the Streets of St. Petersburg. Scott McLaughlin, driver of the No.3 Team Penske Chevrolet , topped first practice four-tenths ahead of Hondas of Felix Rosenqvist, driver of the Meyer Shank Racing No.60 and Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the Andretti Global No.27. McLaughlin ran the fastest time of the weekend with a 1:01.102s lap. His speed in pract

INDYCAR

Jeffrey Hrunka

Feb 283 min read

Graham Rahal supports INDYCAR Washington DC race.

"It's a Massive Opportunity for INDYCAR." - Graham Rahal Expresses Support for Proposed Street Race in Washington DC

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER NTT INDYCAR Series driver Graham Rahal (Photo Credit: Tim Allen, Rides&Drives, 2021) Throughout Tuesday's proceedings at the NTT INDYCAR Series' annual "Content Days" in Indianapolis, there was little discussion about a bombshell report involving a race in the nation's capital that was sweeping the racing world in recent days. Some drivers, like two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden, explained that they didn't have much information abo

INDYCAR

Eddie Kalegi

Jan 272 min read

Connor Zilisch earns Best Driver of 2025 in the Motorsports Today TIMMY Awards

The 2025 TIMMY's: Motorsports Today Staff Gives Out End of Year Awards

Courtesy of a 10-win rookie campaign, Connor Zilisch wins the TIMMY Award for "Best Driver." As Max Verstappen took the checkered flag first at Yas Marina earlier this month, while Lando Norris crossed the start/finish line third to crown his maiden Formula One World Driver's Championship, it marked the end of the 2025 major motorsports season. After a year marked by record-setting performances, unexpected moments, and thrilling action, let's take a look back at the best of t

INDYCAR

mtrsprtstoday

Dec 17, 20255 min read

INDYCAR moves to independent officiating in 2026 amidst complaints about Penske.

INDYCAR Shifts to Independent Officiating Ahead of 2026 Season

JEFFREY HRUNKA - INDYCAR CONTRIBUTOR Team Penske's Josef Newgarden leads the field at World Wide Technology Raceway. (Photo Credit: Riley Ogle, Motorsports Today, June 2025) The NTT INDYCAR SERIES and INDY NXT by Firestone announced Thursday that they will pivot to an independent officiating system for the 2026 season on Dec. 11. The new organization, INDYCAR Officiating Inc., has been established as a third-party Independent Officiating Board (IOB) separate from Penske Enter

INDYCAR

Jeffrey Hrunka

Dec 13, 20253 min read

INDYCAR a Growing Possibility for Mick Schumacher after Indianapolis Test

JEFFREY HRUNKA - INDYCAR CONTRIBUTOR Mick Schumacher - INDYCAR Testing (Penkse Entertainment/James Black) With little INDYCAR on-track action over the last few months, fans and media members alike saw last week’s Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course test as a chance to fill the void. It didn’t disappoint, as former Formula One driver Mick Schumacher, son of 7-time F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher, tried his hand at American open-wheel. Schumacher tested alongside the l

INDYCAR

Jeffrey Hrunka

Oct 21, 20253 min read