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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

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Marcus Ericsson at the media podium at St. Petersburg earlier this season. (Photo Credit: Marvin Hernandez Jr. - Motorsports Today) Although it's already been a tumultuous silly season cycle for the NTT INDYCAR Series between a charter sale and Arrow-McLaren's major moves, one significant name who's future was uncertain is now off the market. 2022 Indianapolis 500 champion Marcus Ericsson will return to Andretti Global's driver lineup for the 2027

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Initial rendering and design of the IR-28. Photo Credit: INDYCAR Communications (July 28, 2026) After 16 years of the Dallara DW12, the NTT INDYCAR Series will make a long-anticipated pivot to a new chassis. The series announced Tuesday morning that the new IR-28 will debut in 2028, described in the release as a chassis that is "faster, lighter, and built to break records." "With initial testing to begin this week, there is still plenty of work to

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) The right strategy at the right time. After running outside the podium places for the first half of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, Alex Palou caught a caution to assume the lead and led 97 laps en route to his first career victory at Nashville Superspeedway. “I'm so happy. I knew we had a great car. It's one of those tracks that we've been struggling in the past. I know last year we w

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2025) Even the World Cup buildup couldn’t stop the rain from delaying the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix from its prime-time slot. NTT INDYCAR SERIES officials have moved the race to Monday, July 19th, at 3:00 pm EST on FOX. With the time change, drivers will have to deal with record temperatures and an excessive heat index of over 100 degrees. For the safety of the drivers, the race will revert

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

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Kyle Kirkwood continues hot streak at Nashville Superspeedway with second career Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix pole. He nearly tops every timing sheet en route to an almost-perfect Saturday. “Quick in practice. Quick again in qualifying there,” Kirkwood said. “Happy that our pace has stayed true over the past three years that we've run around this place.” Although Kirkwood made noise in all t

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Consistently in the conversation. Like clockwork, Rinus Veekay finds himself up front when INDYCAR takes to the oval. He continued his recent hot streak with a ninth-place qualifying effort ahead of the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix. "Felt good. I think we got the car balanced very well from this morning, where it was a reasonable temperature to an absolute desert,” Veekay said. “I think we ba

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

EDDIE KALEGI: STAFF WRITER Scott Dixon driving his iconic #9 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing at WWT Raceway. (Photo Credit: Riley Ogle, Motorsports Today, June 6th, 2026 Yes, NBA and NHL free agency have been wild the last few days. But INDYCAR silly season just said “hold my milk.” One of the longest tenured athletes in American professional sports will move on from a quarter century partnership at season’s end. Six-time NTT INDYCAR Series champion Scott Dixon, the second winn

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

EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER Lewis Hamilton celebrates his first victory with Ferrari, snapping a two-year winless drought at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix. (Photo Credit: Reuters, June 14th, 2026) Entering last weekend’s Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli was on an absolute heater. The 19 year-old sophomore phenom had won five consecutive races, with his only loss of the campaign to that point coming in a runner-up effort to Mercedes teammate George Russell i

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Christian Lundgaard delivered a strategic masterclass to earn his second straight road-course win with Arrow McLaren. He rallied back from a broken front wing to take the lead from a dominant Marcus Armstrong and hold off the field on a one-lap shootout. “We've both [Car Chief Chris Lawerence and Lundgaard] been so confused this weekend. This is not where we expected to be,” Lundgaard said. ”The key tha

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

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) It’s never safe to bet against Josef Newgarden at WWT Raceway. He added a sixth victory to his all-time wins total at the racetrack, taking the lead from Christian Rasmussen with 24 laps to go and holding off a late charge from a dominant Marcus Ericsson. Ericsson and Rasmussen round out the podium positions. "Everything felt pretty good tonight. The car was fast, felt normal. It was great. I'm just hap

Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Riley Ogle (Motorsports Today, 2026) Alex Palou continued to dominate on the timing sheets, earning his fourth straight NTT INDYCAR SERIES pole position. He outpaced championship adversaries David Maulkas and Kyle Kirkwood, who line up second and third for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500. Even with the pole, Palou remained hesitant on his pace for the Bommarito 500. Yet, it was his increased preparation and focus around the track that m

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Jeffrey Hrunka - INDYCAR Contributor Casey Shepherd (Motorsports Today, 2026) Street courses are always a wildcard on the NTT INDYCAR SERIES schedule, as heavy braking zones and tight-knit racing are a recipe for trouble. This could not be truer in Sunday afternoon’s edition of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, as Palou stayed ahead of the chaos between cautions for his fourth victory of the season. "It was not an easy day at all. It was not like a straight -- there's races w