NASCAR began presenting its defense with Executive Vice President and Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst and a discussion of the thinking that led to the Next Gen race car.

A string of text messages between NASCAR executives from 2023 boiled over into insults about one of its team owners in a bout of frustration about the economics of the sport.

Kyle Larson offered a bit of advice Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway regarding NASCAR’s recent announcement about a horsepower increase for next season.“I would encourage you all, and fans, to not over-promote it like it’s going to fix everything,” Larson said. “I would encourage everybody to temper their expectations....

The drivers want more horsepower; the drivers have always wanted more horsepower. But in the Next Gen era, the drum is being pounded repeatedly about increasing horsepower.

Kyle Larson did it again at Nashville Superspeedway. No, it was not a foot-meets-throat performance that Larson and his Hendrick Motorsports team could put into action on any given Sunday. Nor was it winning the Cracker Barrel 400.What it was instead was Larson being one of the stories of the...

The NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes of six drivers comes down to what happens Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.Of course, how that shakes out is yet to be seen. It’s not just the results that are unknown, however. Cup Series teams will be working with a new tire that is...

NASCAR has informed its Cup Series teams that additional safety updates need to be implemented on the Next Gen chassis effective early next month at Atlanta Motor Speedway.Updates to the center and front clip of the car announced Thursday:Plated right-side door barsFront clip softeningFront strut softeningFront ballast box softening (must...

NASCAR Cup Series teams will have the option to implement updates to the Next Gen chassis beginning this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.A memo was sent to teams on May 12 after findings from the investigation of the crash involving Kyle Larson and Ryan Preece at Talladega Superspeedway. The investigation...

NASCAR will introduce a different rules package for 11 tracks this season in hopes of a better racing product at short tracks and road courses.The changes will be in effect for all six Cup Series road course races and the majority of tracks 1.058 miles or less. Included is Phoenix...

When reviewing the first season of the Next Gen car, it will be noted that two NASCAR Cup Series drivers were sidelined from competing because of injuries. That's two drivers, not three: Cody Ware, injured on Sept. 25 at Texas Motor Speedway, doesn’t include himself in the same conversation as...