
NASCAR suddenly has a new championship leader with one race left
The dominant driver of NASCAR's 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season has ascended back to the top spot.

Denny Hamlin is guaranteed to lead the NASCAR Cup Series in total points scored throughout the 2026 season.
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The dominant driver of NASCAR's 2026 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season has ascended back to the top spot.

Carson Hocevar has come under scrutiny for appearing to brake-check Austin Cindric at least three to four times, delivering race-ending nose damage to the No. 2 Team Penske Ford. And his post-race explanation drew the ire of two NASCAR legends, who also work as analysts for the…

Just three drivers remain eligible to win the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship, although two of the three are longshots.

William Byron first worked with crew chief Rudy Fugle in January 2016 at a little-known short track race called ‘Speedfest’ in Cordele, Georgia and have spent all but three years together since. Their Speedfest effort was designed to give them a head start on their communication…

Kyle Larson left the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series season with a 67-point lead over Christopher Bell and 70 over Denny Hamlin. A perfect race, one that William Byron put together on Sunday by the way, pays 76 points. In other words, it would take one of the worst…

Bryson-Lopez Racing issued a statement via social media on Sunday evening that their team intends to appeal the post-race disqualification of their number 47 entry, driven by Luke Baldwin in Saturday’s Heart of Dixie 200 at Mobile International Speedway. Baldwin crossed the…