Tyler Reddick opened the 2026 NASCAR season on a three-race win streak, and the winless streak that ensued didn’t match that. The No. 45 car raced to victory again on Sunday, taking home the checkered flag at the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Speedway in Darlington, South Carolina. Reddick opened Sunday’s race in pole position and … Read more
Darlington was good to Denny Hamlin in 2025. In the spring race, he took the checkered flag, and when the Cup Series went back in the fall, he finished seventh. Presently, the momentum seems to be all his, as he comes into this weekend’s race after holding off the field for a big win at … Read more
Ty Gibbs has entered the Top-10 power ranking chat while one of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates has left it. While Chase Briscoe has shown speed, he already has three races where he has either not finished or finished several laps down. He’ll be back on this list with a solid finish or two. But … Read more
Michael Jordan achieved two three-peats during his NBA career. On Sunday, he achieved another, in a different sport when 23XI Racing driver Tyler Reddick earned the checkered flag at the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin. Reddick became the first NASCAR driver in history to start a season by … Read more
Here’s what’s happening this week Inside The Garage: Two weeks of NASCAR-INDYCAR synergy Sheldon Creed finally finds Victory Lane Looking ahead to the Indy 500 entertainment lineup EchoPark Speedway (Hampton, Ga.) — The NASCAR Cup Series drivers know their cars will look slow at Phoenix Raceway in a couple of weeks when they are on … Read more
EchoPark Speedway (Hampton, Ga.) — Tyler Reddick spent the entire 2025 season wondering when he would win. He spent the offseason wondering why he didn’t win. Now some might wonder: When will he lose? OK, that’s probably going a little bit too far in a sport where there is one winner and 35 or more … Read more
A week after winning the Daytona 500, Tyler Reddick still can’t seem to fully grasp that he won one of sports’ greatest races. He also recognized that he might have needed his failures from the 2025 season to help give him a boost. In an interview with FOX Sports’ Josh Sims ahead of Sunday’s Autotrader … Read more
The 2026 Daytona 500 was full of chaos and drama. From a 20-car wreck to a daring move on the final lap and a crash at the finish line, this iteration of The Great American Race had everything. It’s one thing to see it play out on the screen; it’s another to relive the action … Read more
Daytona International Speedway (Daytona Beach, Fla.) — Michael Jordan grew up taking family vacations to NASCAR races. The family — dad, mom, his siblings — would drive from North Carolina to Talladega, Darlington and Rockingham and root for their favorite drivers: Richard Petty and Cale Yarborough. As Jordan said about Yarborough: “He was the original … Read more
Chase Elliott could see the finish line of the 2026 Daytona 500. He was running up front and feet away from taking his first checkered flag in The Great American Race on Sunday. He was in perfect position — until he wasn’t. When the white flag flew signaling the last lap of the NASCAR Cup … Read more