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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Alex Palou celebrates his third win of 2026, and his first career victory at Long Beach. (Photo Credit: Penske Entertainment, April 19, 2026) Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach had no shortage of drama, particularly on pit road and hours after the race. An underrated driver from an underrated team dominated qualifying and much of the proceedings, but INDYCAR’s star remained inevitable. Here are four takeaways from what we saw in round 5 of the

This past weekend, Motorsports Today covered the INDYCAR race, at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama! Below are some of the best photos from the weekend. Thanks to our photographer, Casey Shepherd. You can check out more of his work on Instagram @casey_shepherd_media.

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

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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

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

The latest season has brought some significant challenges.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The 2025 Formula 1 Championship Contenders: Oscar Piastri (left), Lando Norris (middle) and Max Verstappen (right) (Image Credits: Formula 1) ROHAN SINGH - STAFF WRITER As the sun sets on the Yas Marina Circuit, Formula 1 has already completed two practice sessions for what is going to be the final race this season. The sport will take a long break before racing commences again in a new style in 2026. However, there is still a question left unanswered – the drivers' champions

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris disqualified during post-race check at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. ( Photo Credit: X/ Formula 1, November 23rd, 2025) ROHAN SINGH - STAFF WRITER The Formula One season has ramped up the expectations and excitement. With only two races to go, the title fight has closed in for the final three contenders. Lando Norris is now under a lot of pressure with a mere 24-point lead over both Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, who have 366 points each to their