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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

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Chris Buescher celebrates rain-shortened win at Pocono Raceway (Photo Credit: Matthew O'Haren, USA Today Sports, August 2nd, 2016) “It was a big moment for that rookie season of ours.” This summer’s stock car racing trip to Long Pond, Pennsylvania marks the tenth anniversary of one of NASCAR’s most unconventional race weekends in recent memory. The Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway was postponed to Monday due to rain, but the weather didn’t get muc

Gio Ruggiero at Kansas Spring 2026 (Motorsports Today, RIley Ogle) LONG POND, P.A. - Gio Ruggiero displayed arguably the strongest performance of his ARCA Menards Series career Friday, June 12, as he earned his fourth victory of 2026 in the Sunset Hill 150 at Pocono Raceway. For Ruggiero it marked the first time he went back-to-back in consecutive ARCA races. HOW IT HAPPENED: At the drop of the green flag it was Pinnacle Racing Group's Lanie Buice in her Sunoco #77 Chevorlet

Last weekend, Motorsports Today had yet another opportunity to cover the NASCAR race weekend at Kansas Speedway! Below are some of the best pictures that were taken by our photographer, Riley Ogle, throughout the weekend. You can find more of his work on Instagram @rogle24.

Tyler Reddick celebrates with his his 23XI Team in victory lane at Kansas! (Riley Ogle | Motorsports Today) KANSAS CITY, K.S. - Tyler Reddick did the unthinkable at Kansas Speedway, Sunday, April 19, as he became the fourth driver in NASCAR Cup Series history to win in five of the first nine races. With Reddick's win, he joined the likes of NASCAR legends Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, and Cale Yarborough. Earnhardt set the feat most recently back in 1987. The win for Reddick

As part of our first ever "Motorsports Today Triple Header," Fisher Giannotti made the trip to the historic Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina for the ARCA Menards East Series Race. Below are some of the best pictures from the exciting short track event. You can find more of Fisher's work on Instagram at @frg_designs.

Justin Allagier Rockingham 2025 MARTINSVILLE, V.A. - The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series hosted the NFPA 250, Saturday, March 28 at Martinsville Speedway. Qualifying was rained out on Friday, putting series points leader Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports on the pole. For Allgaier it ended up being a dominant day as he led a season high 114 laps in route to his third victory of 2026. Allgaier also tied Jack Ingram for the 6th most wins in series history. HOW IT HAPPENED: All

Justin Allgaier talks to the media after his Sport Clips 200 win at Darlington (2026). DARLINGTON, S.C, – The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series continued its early season campaign Saturday, March 21, as drivers took on the track "Too Tough to Tam", rather known as Darlington Raceway for the Sports Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200. This race served as the first of two trips the O'Reilly Series will have at Darlington in the 2026 campaign. After 147 laps, JR Motorsports driv

Adam Tropper - Motorsports Today Staff Writer After a historic 2025 season in which we saw no rain delays throughout the entire year. However, 2026 looks to be starting off with a familiar trend - weather delays. It was announced earlier today that Cup Series qualifying would be cancelled and tomorrow's lineup would be determined by NASCAR's qualifying metric. This metric, which has been in use since 2020, takes into account the following factors to determine an order: a driv

Sam Mayer Photo Credit: ( NASCAR.com ) HAMPTON, G.A. – Haas Factory Team driver Sam Mayer secured the pole for the Bennett Transportation and Logistics 250 at EchoPark Speedway, Friday, February 20 for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. Mayer was not the fastest in round one, but improved his time when it mattered most running a blistering time of 31.804. Teammate Sheldon Creed was second after the first round, but after his second lap of the evening, creed timed in fo

NICK BOWDEN - STAFF WRITER Kyle Busch and Richard Childress Racing will lead the field to green at the 68th Running of the Daytona 500. (Photo Credit: GM Photo, February 11th, 2026) The front row for The Great American race is set. Kyle Busch wins the pole, joining him on the front row will be Chase Briscoe in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. This will be Kyle Busch’s 21st attempt at trying to win the only crown jewel he has yet to win in his Hall of Fame career. What a way to st

KELSEY CHRISTMAN - STAFF WRITER Carson Hocevar will participate in all three NASCAR national series races at Daytona this weekend (Photo Credit: Fisher Giannotti - Motorsports Today, August 2025) Starting this season, drivers with three years of full-time experience in the Cup Series may race in up to 8 Craftsman Truck races per season and 10 O’Reilly races. Those with less will have the opportunity to compete in even more. Many will use the increased numbers to their full ad

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece (Fisher Gianotti, Darlington, 2025) Winston-Salem, N.C.-- History was made in the 48th running of the Cook Out Clash as Roush Fenway Keselowski driver Ryan Preece become the third cup series driver in history to earn his first career win in a non-points race. The 8 Season cup veteran joined the likes of NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon and future hall of famer Denny Hamlin in being the first driver to achieve the feat since Hamlin 2

NACAR Cup Series driver Josh Berry (Fisher Gianotti, Darlington 2025) After 75 laps of LCQ action, the 23 car field for the 48th Running of the Cook Out Clash is set! Both Wood Brothers Racing's Josh Berry and Penske Racing's Austin Cindric locked themselves into the main feature! Berry started on pole for the event that quickly became action packed and drama filled. On the start, Spire Motorsports Driver Michael McDowell jumped the initial green temporarily holding the lead

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

ADAM TROPPER - STAFF WRITER ( nascar.com ) The 2025 NASCAR offseason may have been the worst of its modern era. The infamous antitrust trial between NASCAR and 23XI Racing stole the show, but even with that in the rearview mirror, the entire community was hit with another shockwave. On the morning of December 18th, Greg Biffle, along with his entire family, was killed in a private plane crash near Statesville Regional Airport in Raleigh, North Carolina. Biffle, who was 55 ye

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER The NASCAR Cup Series championship trophy. (Photo Credit: @nascaronnbc Instagram, November 2024) NASCAR leadership has scheduled a press conference for Monday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. to announce “the championship format for 2026 and beyond.” Multiple sources tell Motorsports Today that the sport is expected to revert back to its ‘Chase’ era postseason structure, bringing an end to the current elimination-style playoffs and the one race, winner-take-

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Steve Phelps discussed NASCAR's antitrust lawsuit during his annual "State of the Sport" at Phoenix Raceway last November. (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton - Getty Images) In the wake of continued fallout from last month's trial against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps has made the personal decision to step away from the sport ahead of the 2026 season. Phelps, a Burlington, Vermont native and University of Vermo

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

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER From left to right: 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan, NASCAR CEO Jim France, and NASCAR driver/team co-owner Denny Hamlin address the media after Thursday morning's settlement. (Photo Credit: Jeff Gluck on X) Case closed. After 15 months of litigation and eight full days in court, the NASCAR lawsuit and subsequent trial is complete. On Thursday morning behind closed doors, NASCAR officially settled with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, the