NASCAR

The NASCAR Cup Series is heading back to Atlanta for the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway on Sunday, July 12. When the series last raced here in February, Tyler Reddick won the day, holding off Chase Briscoe and Ross Chastain. Which driver takes the checkered flag this weekend? Here are the latest odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of July 9. This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports […]

The last traditional intermediate race (Chicagoland) of the regular season saw a first-time 2026 winner in Chase Briscoe. That wasn’t a surprise, as Briscoe has been fast in his few years at Joe Gibbs Racing, and he was coming off a second-place finish at Sonoma. So Briscoe continues to move up these rankings as NASCAR heads to the drafting-style Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. Here are my rankings: Dropped out: […]

Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course (Lexington, Ohio) — Pato O’Ward didn’t seem to carry too much angst about not winning this year, playing his streak of non-podium finishes as something that was just part of racing. But it is hard to deny the perception of O'Ward at Arrow McLaren. He’s the driver who has been there the longest. He’s the one who is […]

NASCAR returned to Chicagoland Speedway and it was like meeting an exuberant old friend. Drivers had their hands full with the worn-out racetrack in their first race at the 1.5-mile oval since 2019. Chase Briscoe emerged victorious in Joliet. He led the final 46 laps as he captured his first win of the year. Here are my takeaways: 1. Briscoe Scores First Win Of Season Briscoe snapped a 20-race winless […]

Washington, D.C. — Steve O’Donnell, the recently anointed Chief Executive Officer of NASCAR, used one of his favorite — and edgy — lines sitting next to two cabinet members while speaking on a panel on how motorsports impacts the workforce. "For us, what we call it … I’ll apologize for saying this. But we’re a badass American sport," O’Donnell said. A fan shouted from the car: "Yeah you are." This […]

After a seven-year hiatus, the NASCAR Cup Series will return to Chicagoland Speedway. Alex Bowman was the last winner at this track back in 2019, holding off Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, who finished second and third, respectively. Who will take the checkered flag on Sunday, July 5 at 6 p.m. ET when the series makes its comeback? Here are the odds at DraftKings Sportsbook as of July 2. This […]

Strategy meant as much as speed last Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, as the drivers who gave up the stage points to get track position had the upper hand when it came to vying for the win. So sorting through the Sonoma results to create the power rankings was a little bit tough, not to mention that only three drivers finished in the top 10 in the back-to-back road-course races. Those […]

Here's what's happening this week Inside The Garage: Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, Calif.) — Shane van Gisbergen celebrated his second victory of the season and moved up to 14th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings with his triumph on Sunday. Trackhouse Racing hasn’t had much to celebrate this year. And the obvious question, amid the congratulations and the smiles of a job well done, was whether there would be anything more […]

Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, Calif.) — Shane van Gisbergen needed a few days to get over being wrecked out of the street course race at Naval Base Coronado last week. He indicated that anger was fueling him this week to focus and not make any mistakes. The Trackhouse Racing No. 97 car driver led 74 of the 110 laps in taking what his team felt wasn’t a dominant car and winning […]