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NASCAR championship contender dropping a car for Gateway playoff race
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (516+ words) If the average points scored by the No. 9 JR Motorsport Chevrolet in each race were multiplied out over the full 24-race 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series regular season, the entry would have finished second in the regular season owner standings…...
There's already a new favorite to beat Denny Hamlin for the NASCAR Cup title
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (526+ words) Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin got the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series "Chase" postseason off to exactly the kind of start you'd expect if you've followed his career for the past two decades. The winningest driver to never win a Cup Series…...
Ross Chastain replacement confirmed at Darlington after historic performance
1+ week, 3+ day ago (629+ words) Just one full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver took full advantage of NASCAR's loosened restrictions on Cup drivers with at least three years of experience competing in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and the Craftsman Truck Series during the 2026 season, and…...
How NASCAR almost ended up with 17 Cup Series playoff drivers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (551+ words) After entering the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series regular season-ending Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway 31 points behind Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen, RFK Racing's Ryan Preece earned his first career victory and secured the 16th and final spot in this year's…...
Top 5 favorites to keep Denny Hamlin from winning the championship
1+ week, 4+ day ago (841+ words) For the first time in 13 years, the NASCAR Cup Series "Chase" is just days away from getting underway. A long-awaited offseason decision to ditch the much-maligned "win and in", knockout-style playoff format, which had been used since 2014, is finally set…...
3 drivers who'll surprise (and 3 who'll disappoint) during the NASCAR Chase
1+ week, 4+ day ago (200+ words) Beyond the Flag The NASCAR Cup Series Chase field has been set, with Ryan Preece earning the final spot over Shane van Gisbergen following his win in Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400. That leaves 16 drivers battling for the title over…...
Denny Hamlin might be the biggest loser of NASCAR's new playoff format
1+ week, 4+ day ago (668+ words) Sunday night's Cook Out Southern 500 is set to open up the first "Chase" NASCAR Cup Series postseason since 2013, after NASCAR ditched the "win and in", knockout-style format that was used from 2014 to 2025. The format change came after years and years…...
A surprise NASCAR Cup driver benefited from no more 'win and in"
1+ week, 5+ day ago (425+ words) The 16-driver playoff field is set for the first postseason since NASCAR did away with the "win and in", knockout-style format that had been in place from 2014 to 2025. RFK Racing's Ryan Preece ironically won his way into the playoffs anyway…...
Just one driver got a raw deal with NASCAR's new playoff format
1+ week, 5+ day ago (442+ words) After years and years of complaints from fans, NASCAR finally ditched the old "win and in", knockout-style playoff format after the 2025 season and went back to an iteration of the "Chase" postseason setup that was used from 2004 to 2013. This year,…...
Joey Logano just got a 253-point NASCAR championship boost
1+ week, 5+ day ago (844+ words) When the removal of the "win and in", knockout-style playoff format was confirmed by NASCAR ahead of the 2026 season, ending a much-maligned 12-year run, and NASCAR went back to an iteration of the "Chase" postseason format which was used from…...