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Best of 2021: Checkers or wreckers, photo finishes and more at the line

By Cole Cusumano December 14, 2021NASCAR1 Comment

With holidays on the horizon and December days dwindling, the ongoing victory lap following the festivities at Phoenix Raceway is drawing to a close. The imminence of NASCAR's next generation…

With Petty-GMS merger, 2022 Cup field all but complete

By John Haverlin December 10, 2021NASCAR2 Comments

With Tuesday's news of GMS Racing and Richard Petty Motorsports merging to form Petty GMS Motorsports, it all but solidifies the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series grid.The 36 charters available in…

Best of 2021: Individual races from each NASCAR national series

By Cole Cusumano December 6, 2021NASCAR

Tidings of a merry offseason were handed out prematurely by now four-time Most Popular Driver, Chase Elliott, in October. Still, it's been everything aside from that, with teams already hard…

Removing the rookie stripes: A year in review for new Cup Series teams in 2021

By Cole Cusumano November 19, 2021NASCAR

One week removed from Hendrick Motorsports' champagne showers in Arizona, teams are already hard at work in Charlotte, eager to usher in a new era for NASCAR. While the Chevrolet…

NASCAR’s four races at Phoenix Raceway all deliver on championship weekend

By John Haverlin November 8, 2021NASCAR

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Homestead-Miami Speedway in South Florida had been the sight of championship weekend for NASCAR's three national series for nearly two decades. In 2020, Phoenix Raceway became the…

Making the case for the 2021 Cup Series championship: Who wins it all?

By Cole Cusumano November 5, 2021NASCAR

AVONDALE, Ariz. -- After a dust-up between a championship favorite and an Arizona native, it only seems fitting that the NASCAR Cup Series' next stop is the season finale at…

NASCAR or Formula 1: Which is really America’s favorite racing series?

By John Haverlin October 25, 2021F1, NASCAR

Kansas Speedway promoters were tasked with an increasingly difficult challenge before NASCAR visited the midwestern race track this weekend.Selling tickets.The 1.5-mile venue can hold 48,000 people. But that certainly wasn't…

Texas’ unusually dramatic race sees Kyle Larson advance in Playoffs while other title hopefuls struggle

By John Haverlin October 17, 2021NASCAR

Texas Motor Speedway hasn't exactly been the site of thrilling finishes and drama for NASCAR lately. It's been among the dullest venues for a race since its repave and flattened…

Better off alone: The case for only one Bristol race

By Cole Cusumano September 23, 2021NASCAR

Bristol Motor Speedway has been all the rage across NASCAR after one of the best weekends in the sport's recent history. Fans were treated to a first-time truck winner, a…

NASCAR seeks opportunities for growth with 2022 Cup schedule

By Cole Cusumano September 21, 2021NASCAR

Only seven weeks remain in what was an experimental 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. Headlined with a road course-heavy schedule, including four new tracks and one beloved venue receiving a…