Denny Hamlin finished eighth at Talladega Superspeedway, but the driver he's chasing for the championship won the race. As a result, Hamlin leaves Talladega 73 points behind Kyle Larson with his 2026 title hopes slipping away. When asked if he can overcome the deficit, Hamlin…
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Entering Martinsville Speedway, it will take a lot for the Joe Gibbs Racing trio of contenders to put the pressure back on championship leader Kyle Larson. The more likely outcome is that Larson actually manages to clinch the title one race early. That's an outcome that was…
In this moment, Denny Hamlin feels pretty even-tempered on what appears to be another missed opportunity at winning a championship, this time in his planned penultimate campaign at the highest level. With his win at Talladega on Sunday, Kyle Larson now has a 92.7 percent chance…
NASCAR takes on the historic Martinsville short track for the penultimate round of the 2026 season across all three national divisions. In the Cup Series, Kyle Larson is on the edge of clinching the 2026 title, now 73 points ahead of Denny Hamlin after an impressive victory at…
NASCAR Cup Series managing director Brad Moran says the number one priority upon reaching the offseason will be solving the superspeedway fuel saving dynamic before the green flag waves on the Daytona 500 in February. Despite numerous attempted fixes, teams continue to find a…
There's been a lot of talk about yellow line penalties this week, and it's a debate that reappears often at superspeedways. The rule was established about 25 years ago for safety reasons but it still brings controversy to this day. Despite many penalties over the years, only…
At Talladega, Chevrolet got exactly what they wanted as Kyle Larson's five-point advantage in the championship ballooned up to +73pts after his first-ever superspeedway win. Chevrolet drivers also managed to sweep the top six positions, and most impressively, did so with five…