Denny Hamlin doesn’t fault Ross Chastain for making the move that wiped them both out on the final lap of Sunday’s race at the Charlotte Roval, but he does wish he knew what was going on.Hamlin was spun in the frontstretch chicane by Chastain coming to the checkered flag. The...

A week after winning his way into the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, Ryan Blaney will have to come from the rear of the field at Kansas Speedway.Blaney blew a tire early in Cup Series practice Saturday and hit the wall in Turn 2. Over the radio,...

The final transfer spot into the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs came down to the wire between Austin Cindric and Alex Bowman – right down to a frantic final few laps at Bristol Motor Speedway as each driver fought through their own struggles. Cindric, for instance,...

The disastrous playoff run for Josh Berry and Wood Brothers Racing came to an abrupt end Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway after the car caught on fire in the first stage.Berry believes it was tire rubber accumulating from the excess tire wear that caused the fire, or a tire...

Ross Chastain has not had the flashiest of NASCAR Cup Series seasons. The No. 1 team might be the least talked-about of all the playoff contenders.However, it will become increasingly harder to fly under the radar if Chastain and his team continue to quietly handle business. Chastain, for example, was...

Tyler Reddick took one last shot at Chase Briscoe in the final two corners of the final lap Sunday night in the Southern 500, but came up empty and unscathed.

Shane van Gisbergen claimed his fourth NASCAR Cup Series road course victory of the season Sunday afternoon and second win of more than 10s on the field … and he made it look effortless.The 36-year-old New Zealander led a race-best 38 of 90 laps – including the final 17 –...

Joey Logano was already moving on from believing he had been eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs when he started to hear there was a potential issue during post-race inspection at the Charlotte Roval.The two-time Cup Series champion admitted in the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s race that it was...

The introduction of a waiver policy in 2014 was well-intentioned. However, the version the sport is operating under a decade later has flaws that need fixing.NASCAR put the system in place when the playoff format was implemented. It was labeled a medical waiver or exception – a policy to keep...

One of the keys to success in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is knowing how to deal with the stress, which is what Martin Truex Jr. believes he and his team do well.Just weeks ago, Truex spoke about how a team cannot let any moment get too big while competing...