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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

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

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Photo Courtesy Meg Oliphant/Getty Images Avondale, AZ- With the right adjustment at the right time, Kaden Honeycutt stole the win from Ty Majeski with a late race resurgence in the Zero Carbon Bioethanol 150 Powered by Poet at Phoenix Raceway on Friday night. He led 52 laps en route to his fourth win of the season and his second in The Chase. Honeycutt couldn't earn this victory alone, as it was his pit crew who put him in position late. O

This past weekend, Motorsports Today covered NASCAR weekend at Kansas Motor Speedway with Tim Moore and Riley Ogle at the track. Below are just a few photos taken at the track by our photographer, Riley Ogle. You can check out more of Riley's work on Instagram @rogle24.

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Sheldon Creed during driver introductions at Kansas Speedway earlier this season. (Photo Credit: Riley Ogle, Motorsports Today) For the first four years of his NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series career, across three different teams, there was one common denominator for Sheldon Creed - he couldn't win. Now, he can't stop winning. Thanks to a late call to pit for fresh tires after a caution with less than 40 laps to go, the driver of the Haas Factory

Layne Riggs on his way to Victory Lane at New Hampshire! (Tim Moore | Motorsports Today) LOUDON, N.H. - The Craftsman Truck Series closed out its regular season, Saturday, August 22, as for the second consecutive year the series returned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Unlike last year, where the race was in The Chase, this year the race served as the regular season finale. After 189 laps, including two overtime restarts, Layne Riggs secured his 6th win of 2026. HOW IT HAPPE

Kelsey Christman - Staff Writer The flyover over the grandstands ahead of the last Cup Series Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Kelsey Christman, Motorsports Today, March 2025) Homestead, FL. — Homestead-Miami Speedway will once again serve as the home of NASCAR Championship Weekend in 2027, with all three national series set to crown their champions in South Florida from November 12–14. Homestead-Miami Speedway President Guillermo Santa Cruz announced Tuesda

Kelsey Christman - Staff Writer Connor Zilisch waves to fans prior to the race at Rockingham Speedway. (Fisher Giannotti, Motorsports Today, 2025) Concord, N.C. — Rick Hendrick announced today that Connor Zilisch will officially take over the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports beginning in 2028, following Alex Bowman’s retirement. Hendrick Motorsports confirmed that Zilisch has signed a multiyear contract, although specific details regarding the expiration of the agree

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Joey Logano celebrates Cookout 400 victory (Photo Credit: Motorsports Today) RICHMOND, VA - Death. Taxes. Even year Joey. Joey Logano continued he and Team Penske’s stellar summer, collecting his third career victory at Richmond Raceway, and second win of the 2026 season, in the Cookout 400 at Richmond Raceway in front of a sellout crowd. With the victory, the three-time Cup Series champion vaulted to ninth in the standings, after spending most of

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Tristan McKee celebrates in victory lane after winning the JR & CO 150 at Iowa Speedway (Photo Credit: Ashton Tackwell, Motorsports Today, August 7th, 2026) Tristan McKee just turned 16 years-old last week. He doesn’t even have his street driver’s license yet, and noted during a Friday morning media availability that he’s still a couple months away after being “a little late” to the permit process. However, the Williamsburg, Virginia product has an

Nick Bowden - Staff Writer This past weekend, Motorsports Today covered NASCAR weekend at Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa with Tim Moore and Ashton Tackwell. Below are a few photos taken by our photographer, Ashton Tackwell. You can check out more of his work on instagram @ashton_tackwell_imaginative.

Ty Gibbs celebrates Iowa Corn 350 win with a burnout across the line! (Ashton Tackwell | Motorsports Today) NEWTON, I.A.- The NASCAR Cup Series headed back out to the mid-west, Sunday, August 29, for the Iowa Corn 350 Powered by Ethanol. In a race that saw many contenders for the win, it was strategy that prevailed late with Tyler Allen's bold two tire call, giving Ty Gibbs his second win of 2026. HOW IT HAPPENED: Penske dominated the day early with Ryan Blaney and Joey Logan

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Dean Thompson (left) and Joe Custer (right) make Haas Factory Team's 2027 announcement Saturday at Iowa Speedway (Photo Credit: NASCAR Media Group) NEWTON, IA - Just two years after losing three NASCAR Cup Series charters and Tony Stewart from their ownership group, Haas Factory Team will be expanding its arsenal once again. Joe Custer, the Chief Operating Officer of Haas's NASCAR efforts, announced Saturday in the Iowa Speedway media center that D

Carson Kvapil gets introduced to the fans at Kansas Speedway in the spring of 2026. (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) SPEEDWAY, I.N. - After a week off, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series resumed action, Saturday, July 25 for the Penzoil 250 presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianpolis Motorspeedway. After sitting on what could have been at EchoPark Speedway just two weeks ago, Carson Kvapil capitalized in the closing stage to pick up his first career victory. HOW IT HA

Nick Bowden - Staff Writer Joey Logano pre-race at North Wilkesboro, before leading 323 laps and capturing his first win of the season. (Getty Images) North Wilkesboro, NC - The NASCAR Cup Series returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway, Sunday night for the series first points race in 30 years. Previously, NASCAR held the All-star race at the facility. On the pole due to inclement weather during qualifying was Ryan Blaney. However, Blaney was sent to the rear due to a power st

Justin Allgaier waves to the crowd at Kanas. (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) HAMPTON, G.A. - Justin Allgaier clinched the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season championship, Saturday, July 12 after picking up his career high sixth win of 2026 at EchoPark Speedway. The scoreboard of the Focused Health 250 may display that Allgaier had an excellent day, but in reality his win was anything but easy. HOW IT HAPPENED: Sam Mayer of Haas Factory team earned the pole Sat

Nick Bowden - Shane van Gisbergen navigates around Sonoma Raceway, holds off Chase Briscoe for 8th career win (James Gilbert, Getty Images) Sonoma, CA - The NASCAR Cup Series fired its engines Sunday afternoon to go road course racing once again, this time in Wine Country at Sonoma Raceway. Ty Gibbs led the field to the green flag, with Carson Hocevar alongside him on the front row. Stage 1 ran caution-free as Ty Gibbs picked up the Stage win over Christoper Bell. Stage 2 a

Denny Hamlin leading at Kansas in the spring. (Motorsports Today, 2026) LONG POND, P.A. - Denny Hamlin accomplished something that hasn't happened in 45 years at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, June 14, as he became the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win three consecutive races from the pole. Darrell Waltrip was the most recent to accomplish the feat back in 1981. Hamlin joins a historic list of Hall of Famers including Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, and Waltrip with hi