It’s the case at every superspeedway that anything can happen and anyone could win. And fans and bettors might want to keep that in mind when the NASCAR Cup Series heads to legendary Talladega for the Jack Link’s 500 on Sunday, April 26 (3 p.m. ET, FOX). When it comes to winning, Tyler Reddick has … Read more
NASCAR leadership has started to inform industry personnel that Jim France is stepping down from his CEO role but will remain as chairman as the majority owner of the racing business. NASCAR President Steve O’Donnell will be promoted to CEO, while executive vice president Ben Kennedy — France’s great nephew — will be promoted to … Read more
Tyler Reddick snapped a two-race winless streak with the victory Sunday at Kansas Speedway. That sounds like an interesting way to frame Reddick, not winning at Martinsville and Bristol. But when a driver has won five of the first nine races, that’s crazy talk in the Next Gen era where there is more parity. So … Read more
Tyler Reddick continues to live the dream. Reddick had to think that maybe the racing luck had finally gone against him when his car sputtered. The sputtering made him lose the lead with only a few laps remaining Sunday at Kansas Speedway. But a caution with less than two laps to go re-racked the field, … Read more
When the NASCAR Cup series went to Kansas Speedway in the fall, Denny Hamlin finished second and had the fastest lap of the day. However, when the series was there last spring, he had a DNF. But he’s not the favorite to win when the series goes to Kansas on Sunday, April 19 for the … Read more
Ty Gibbs won his first Cup race in his 131st start. Many would have thought it would be sooner, but it’s not rare for a driver to need around 100 starts to earn his first win. Of the 26 full-time Cup drivers who have a win, their average first career win came in their 91st … Read more
Dystany Spurlock lives to go fast. Spurlock is a 34-year-old driver who has competed in motorcycle drag racing and most recently attempted stock-car racing on the NASCAR regional level. She made her debut in March 2026 in the ARCA East Series and finished seventh at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Spurlock, the first Black woman to … Read more
Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.) — The kid finally did it. Make that, the grandkid. Ty Gibbs, grandson of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs, won his first Cup race in his 131st start, as he led the final 25 laps to capture an overtime victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. It was the … Read more
Alex Bowman, who has missed the last four NASCAR Cup Series races because of vertigo, will return to the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 car this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bowman spent Tuesday in a street car turning laps on the Ten Tenths road course that is next to Charlotte Motor Speedway. He participated in … Read more
The NASCAR Cup Series gets back on track at Bristol on Sunday, April 12 for the Food City 500 (3 p.m. ET, FS1). Kyle Larson got into Victory Lane at this race in 2025, with a winning margin of 2.250 seconds. However, with no wins so far in 2026, the Hendrick Motorsports driver could use … Read more