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Kyle Larson celebrates his 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship by popping a bottle of champagne! (Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images) HOMESTEAD, F.L. - Kyle Larson won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship Sunday, November 8, as he secured the championship in the opening stage. With his championship win, Larson became the third youngest three time champion in NASCAR history behind two other Hendrick Motorsports greats Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson. Despite the outcome of the

William Byron celebrates Xfinity 500 win with a burnout at Martinsville Speedway! (Tim Moore | Motorsports Today) MARTINSVILLE, V.A. - William Byron went to victory lane for the first time in the 2026 season after a career day at Martinsville Speedway! Byron led a career high 362 laps in his Xfinity 500 win. Byron started the race 8th, but it became fairly clear after winning the first stage, his #24 Liberty University car was going to be the car to beat. HOW IT HAPPENED: De

Kyle and Owen Larson greeted by Carson Hocevar and Ross Chastain on the way to victory lane at Talladega! (Tim Moore | Motorsports Today) LINCOLN, A.L. - Kyle Larson stunned the world Sunday, October 25, as he won the YellaWood 500! With his win, Kyle Larson now moves his points lead to 73 points over Denny Hamlin heading to Martinsville, and has a huge opportunity to potentially clinch the championship before the final race at Homestead. HOW IT HAPPENED: The race was a uniqu

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle/Motorsports Today (WWT Raceway 2026) Avondale, AZ- All about opportunity. Tyler Reddick takes advantage of Kyle Larson’s bad day to vault himself back into contention for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship. Reddick surged from fourth to first on the last restart of the Freeway Insurance 500 to take his sixth win of the season on Sunday. "This group never lost motivation, never lost the drive to keep searching and keep tryi

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle Motorsports Today (WWT Raceway 2026) Avondale, AZ- With the integration of The Chase, it effectively eliminated the ability to have bad days. For Bubba Wallace, his number of good days has been outdone by the better days of championship leaders Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, making his postseason push a little more difficult. Ahead of the Freedom Insurance 500, Wallace sees his 185-point deficit to championship leader Larson as a

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle/MotorsportsToday (Kansas Speedway, 2026) Avondale, AZ- With four races left in the NASCAR Cup Series’ Chase, the conversation has centered on Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell, the current top three in the championship. For defending Phoenix winner Ryan Blaney, a dominant day around the short oval on Sunday could turn his postseason around. “We ran second when we won the championship in 23, but you treat it as like

Chase Briscoe's Joe Gibbs Racing team pushes his car to the grid for the 2026 Bank of America 400! (Tim Moore | Motorsports Today) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chase Briscoe earned a big time win Sunday, October 11, as he earned his third win of the season after winning the Bank of America 400! The race served as the sixth race of the Chase, and was the first time since 2017 where the NASCAR Cup Series ran the oval configuration twice in the same season. The race saw many parallels to t

Kyle Larson walks back to his car with the checkered flag after his Enjoy Illinois 300 win! (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) MADISON, I.L. - The long wait for Kyle Larson is finally over as the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion finally found victory lane after going winless for 51 races. Larson ended a drought that tracked back to Kansas Speedway in the spring of the 2025 season. The last stretch of races for Larson had been very strong, and it was only a matter of time he

On May 21st, 2026, the NASCAR community shockingly lost a living legend. Kyle Busch, driver of the RCR #8 Chevrolet, unexpectedly passed away from a case of severe Pneumonia that progressed into Sepsis. Busch was only 41, and in the midst of his 22nd full-time Cup Series campaign. This devastating news comes as a shock to the entire industry, as Busch celebrated his 234th NASCAR National Series win (an all-time record) at Dover only six days prior to his death. In this retros

NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (Photo Credit: Fisher Gianotti, Darlington, 2025) Kyle Larson recorded the first pole of the 2026 season for the 48th running of the Cookout Clash! Larson, who was a part of the final qualifying group recorded a time of 14.137! Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron will join Larson on the front row! Twenty cars have locked themselves in, meanwhile the final two positions will be decided in the LCQ beginning at 4:30 PM ET! Alex Bowma

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Denny Hamlin left wondering after another Cup Series title slips away. (Photo Credit: Eddie Kalegi, Motorsports Today, November 2nd, 2025) Standing on pit road with less than five laps to go in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway, there was a peculiar vibe in the air. More than 100 fans, partners, and Toyota employees were gathered behind Denny Hamlin’s pit box, with team owner Joe Gibbs seated just behind crew chief Chris

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Kyle Larson celebrates second NASCAR Cup Series championship with family. (Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images, November 2nd, 2025) A race that marked perhaps the end of an era for how NASCAR crowns its champions had it all; from intense racing at the front, to tire issues for all four drivers in the championship fight, to an eventful overtime finish, Phoenix Raceway delivered. 20 years of trying will continue into year 21 for Denny Hamli

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER William Byron looks at the data during practice at Kansas Speedway. (Photo Credit: Riley Ogle, Motorsports Today, September 27th, 2025) As the pack zoomed through the trioval to take the white flag late Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, Hendrick Motorsports was seemingly in control to stamp its ticket in the Championship 4. Chase Elliott had been wiped out in a stage one crash, but his Hendrick teammates Kyle Larson and William Byron led

DECLAN WAYMAN - STAFF WRITER Kyle Larson stands beside Denny Hamlin at Southern 500 driver intros. Photo Credit: Fisher Giannotti LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The curtain rose on the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a performance from Kyle Larson that showed both speed and strategy, even if it didn’t culminate in a win. Larson led a race-high 129 laps, collected 19 stage points, and ultimately crossed the finish line as runner-up behind Denny Hamlin i

KELSEY CHRISTMAN - STAFF WRITER Shane van Gisbergen leads the field through the frontstretch chicane en route to his fifth win of 2025. (Photo Credit: Kelsey Christman, Motorsports Today, October 5th, 2025) Entering the Charlotte Roval, Shane van Gisbergen was the clear favorite to win, as he walked into the track on a four-race road course win streak. He rolled off second to begin this race after falling short to Tyler Reddick in qualifying for the pole. Reddick securing the

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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2025) No need to stop for gas. William Byron saved enough fuel to win...

By Colin Ward KANSAS CITY, KS - MAY 11: Kyle Larson celebrates his victory in the AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway (Photo by Riley...

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER There's something special about Darlington Raceway. NASCAR's oldest superspeedway, currently celebrating its...