7 days ago

Ty Gibbs Insists First Cup Win at Bristol Does Not Change Anything for Him as a Driver

In his fourth year in Cup, Gibbs finally managed to grab a win, but in his mind, he never needed the validation. "One win doesn't change my career one bit. I knew I was capable of it." Gibbs admitted that due to his relationship with Joe Gibbs, he will always be scrutinized more, but he "doesn't really care" about that.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

Ryan Blaney Admits He Had the Best Car at Bristol, Gives Ty Gibbs His Flowers

Blaney led 190 laps before a late caution led to divergence in pit-crew strategies, with Gibbs just edging the Penske driver. "Even though I'm bummed we didn't win the race, I'm happy that Ty was able to get his first one because I remember what that was like," Blaney said. He is 62 points behind points leader Tyler Reddick.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

Kyle Larson Content With Third-Place Finish at Bristol Despite Strong Run

Larson led 284 laps and swept the stages, but acknowledged "Ryan Blaney had the best car", with just the #12 pit crew putting him behind. "We took a third-place car and finished third," the HMS driver said, pointing to a strong run by Ty Gibbs at the end that ensured his first Cup win. Larson is sixth in the standings.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

Alex Bowman Gives Positive Health Update After Release from Infield Care Centre

Bowman's return after missing four Cup races due to a vertigo diagnosis was cut short after a crash. After the race, the HMS Driver said "he felt fine behind the wheel" and was only frustrated with the result, not his physical or mental health, per Kelly Crandall. "Just really struggled with the handling of the #48 Chevy today," Bowman said.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

Ty Gibbs Wins at Bristol for First Career Win in the Cup Series

Gibbs edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson in a tight stage 3 battle for his first Cup win in 131 starts. The JGR driver held off a fresher-pitted car of Blaney, maintaining his lead after a late caution caused by Riley Herbst. Gibbs had four top-5 finishes in the last five races. Larson, Reddick, and Briscoe rounded out the top-five.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

Total Prize Money for NASCAR Cup Drivers at Bristol

The total prize money for the Food City 500 is $11,233,037. This is an increase of roughly $180,000 or 1.6% from last year's purse of $11,055,250. The purse reflects the total distributed across teams based on finishing position and charter agreements. Kyle Larson won the corresponding race last year. Ryan Blaney, who has never won at Bristol, starts on pole.

By Ankit Sharma

7 days ago

William Byron Sent to the Back of the Field for Bristol Start

The #24 team changed the steering system after qualifying. Because of that, Byron will start at the back of the field. The HMS driver has never won at Bristol and has just one top-10 in his last four races here. Byron, on the back of four consecutive top-5 finishes, sits fifth in the standings, 115 points behind leader Tyler Reddick.

By Ankit Sharma

9 days ago

Christopher Bell Wins at Bristol for First Truck Series Win Since 2017

Bell, driving Halmer-Friesen Racing's #62 entry, passed Christian Eckes at Lap 188 to win his eighth career Truck race by 0.33 seconds. This was the JGR driver's first Truck win since New Hampshire in 2017, the year he won the Championship. Chandler Smith finished second, Gio Ruggiero finished third, and Ross Chastain and Eckes rounded out the top five.

By Ankit Sharma

10 days ago

Alex Bowman Cleared for NASCAR Return at Bristol After Missing Four Cup Races

Bowman has been medically cleared to race after missing the last four races with vertigo. “It’s been tough being out of the car, but we all wanted to make sure I was 100% ready before returning," he said. Bowman last raced on March 1 at COTA, when the symptoms appeared. Bowman ran laps Tuesday in a street car in Concord.

By Ankit Sharma

10 days ago

William Sawalich, Brandon Jones, Justin Allgaier, and Rajah Caruth to Battle for $100,000

The top 4 finishers at Rockingham are eligible for the six-figure prize in the first Dash 4 Cash race of the season at Bristol. The top finisher among the four will take home the money. Allgaier is the all-time leader in D4C wins at seven, for total winnings of $700,000. Sawalich and Caruth are eligible for the first time.

By Ankit Sharma

12 days ago

NASCAR Shortens Stage Lengths at Talladega to Address Fuel Saving

"It was a short stage, a short stage and then a long stage to the end," said John Probst. Last year, Talladega's stage breakdown was 60 laps in the first two stages and 68 in the last. "We’re going to flip that.” The breakdown will likely be 100 in the first stage, and 50 laps each in the last two.

By Ankit Sharma

12 days ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Backs Kon Knueppel to Win the NBA Rookie of the Year Over Cooper Flagg

Earnhardt, born in North Carolina, unsurprisingly backed Knueppel over Flagg. "No question. He deserves it," Junior wrote, reposting a Hornets video. Knueppel, who leads the NBA in three-pointers made this year, is averaging 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. The Hornets, currently eighth in the Eastern Conference, are pushing for their first playoff berth in 10 years.

By Ankit Sharma

12 days ago

Cleetus McFarland Not Approved to Run O’Reilly Races at Talladega

"He's approved right now for all of ARCA, all of Truck, and then O'Reilly up through the short tracks," John Probst said. McFarland, who made his debut at Rockingham last week, has to run more races before NASCAR approves him for superspeedways. "We're not saying no, but we'd like to see more out of Cleetus on the short tracks."

By Ankit Sharma

13 days ago

Jeff Gordon Credits Toyota’s Early Domination for Increased Push on New Chevy Body

For the first time since 2019, Hendrick Motorsports failed to win in the first six races of the season. With the new Chevy body and Toyota winning five of them, Gordon remains patient. "Toyota's been solid and consistent with Gibbs and 23XI pretty much every weekend. You have to give credit to them," said Gordon after Elliott's win at Martinsville.

By Ankit Sharma

13 days ago

Kyle Larson Claims Americans Do Not Get Enough Respect by Europeans, Especially in Racing

Larson admits that since F1 is "by far the most-watched motorsport" in the world, it's understandable that "their fans are not paying attention" to American motorsports. The two-time Cup Champion thinks the problem is thinking other drivers are not as good as even the worst F1 driver. "Hopefully, we get to the point where NASCAR gets the respect it deserves."

By Ankit Sharma

17 days ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Drops Latest Development Around Next NASCAR Console Game

Earnhardt, an Executive Director, was tasked with picking songs for the next NASCAR game. "The soundtrack is coming together. Got 19 songs currently to get rights to," Jr. posted. Earnhardt also revealed that the game is working on the options to control what the players want to hear and what they don't. There's no official announcement about the release date.

By Ankit Sharma

17 days ago

Kaulig CEO Chris Rice Admits Iran War Has Put A Dent in NASCAR Teams’ Fuel Budgets

"The fuel prices have really put a huge hit into our budget. We have to budget for everything. It's rough right now," Rice said. With the war expected to go on for some weeks, Rice expects harder times as the season goes on. "Every dollar matters with us," Rice said. The national average for diesel struck $5.490 on April 1.

By Ankit Sharma

19 days ago

NASCAR Takes Ratings Hit at Martinsville, Continues Worrying Trend This Season

The Martinsville race had 1.2% fewer viewers than last year, the number dropping to 2.394 million from 2.422 million in 2025. Only the Daytona 500(+11%) and Phoenix(+1%) have posted a year-on-year increase this season. Atlanta's viewership was down 2% from last year, COTA 4.8%, Las Vegas about 8%, and Darlington was down 3.5% from last year's equivalent track.

By Ankit Sharma

20 days ago

Chase Elliott Grateful for Rick Hendrick’s Support Through Downturns in Career

"The support I get from Rick is not a one-day thing," Elliott said after the win at Martinsville. The 2021 champion feels the HMS owner has "always done a great job" of being in his corner, even when he is struggling for results. "I have a lot of respect for his leadership and the way he has treated me."

By Ankit Sharma

20 days ago

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Stands in Denny Hamlin's Corner Over NASCAR Caution Lengths

On his podcast, Hamlin said that while TV needs commercials during the cautions to run the business, it was hurting the watching experience for fans. "He's right. It's also chewing into the next stage and shortening up those parts of the race: taking product off the shelf," Junior said. Earnhardt backed Hamlin's suggestion of shortening the caution length in races.

By Ankit Sharma

20 days ago

WWE Legend Kane And NFL Star Joshua Dobbs Land Food City 500 Honorary Roles

Glenn Jacobs, better known as Kane, will serve as grand marshal for Bristol’s Food City 500 on April 12, giving the command to start engines. Dobbs was named honorary starter and will wave the green flag. “This is awesome,” Jacobs said. Dobbs called the role “incredibly honored,” returning to Bristol after Battle at Bristol in 2016.

By Adarsh Ojha

21 days ago

Jeff Gordon Reacts to Kevin Harvick’s Hall of Fame Nomination Announcement

Harvick's nomination was announced in the pre-race broadcast for Martinsville. "That's amazing. I mean, obviously well-deserved. I think we all know he'll be going in," Gordon said. Harvick has 60 Cup wins and won the 2014 title with Stewart-Haas Racing. He also has 47 O'Reilly Series wins and two titles. The ballots will be cast on Tuesday, May 19.

By Ankit Sharma

21 days ago

Kyle Busch and Austin Dillon Create Unwanted History for Richard Childress at Martinsville

Busch and Dillon finished P24 and P25, respectively. For the first time in RCR's history, the team has failed to score a top-10 finish in the first seven races of a Cup season. Busch is 24th in the points standings, Dillon is 27th. While there are 17 races left before the Chase, both are expected to miss the cutoff.

By Ankit Sharma

21 days ago

A Fake News Article Led to Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan's 23XI Partnership

The fake article said Hamlin and Jordan were looking to buy a NASCAR team. "I saw the article, sent it to him, he says, 'Not real, but if you wanna make it real, let me know'," Hamlin said. The two had been friends for 10-12 years at that point, and Hamlin saw Jordan as the co-owner of a team.

By Ankit Sharma

21 days ago

Shane van Gisbergen Left ‘Pissed Off’ After Martinsville Showing

"That pisses me off running top 10 and missing it, but it was decent," said SVG after his eleventh-place finish at 'The Paperclip.' Claiming it as one of his better ovals, the Kiwi pointed to restarts as his weak link at the venue. "I just wasn't good enough. I'd lose one or two spots every time," he added.

By Rahul Ahluwalia

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