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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.

Chase Elliott waves to the crowd during introductions at Iowa (Motorsports Today, 2025) MARTINSVILLE, V.A. - Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott stole the show Sunday, March 29, as he took the win in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Elliott led 84 laps in route to his first victory of 2026, but how Elliott got into position came with a little bit of luck. HOW IT HAPPENED: Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin started on pole for the race, and was simply the car to b

Denny Hamlin waves to the crowed before the Cook Out Southern 500 (Darlington, 2025) MARTINSVILLE, V.A. - Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin earned his first pole of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Season Saturday, March 28, at Martinsville Speedway for the Cook Out 400. Hamlin scored his 49th career pole, adding to his historical career. With it, Hamlin made joined all time history as he tied Bobby Isaac for 10th all-time in the category. Hamlin is also looking to make it back to b

Michael Jordan looking on watching his drivers (Photo via Eddie Kalegi, Darlington 2026) DARLINGTON, S.C, – The NASCAR Cup Series faced a tough task Sunday, March 22, as it took its first trip to Darlington Raceway for the Goodyear 400. At the end of 293 laps, 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick, who started the day on pole earned his 4th win in the first six races of 2026. Though it would be another statement win for 23XI, it did not come easily as it was arguably Reddick's most ear

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

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

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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...