Kyle Larson had a hunch and, as it turns out, he was right
Kyle Larson isn’t exactly a car guy. But at Gateway, he trusted his instincts, demanded four tires and finally ended a 51-race winless streak.
Month: September 2026
Hamlin’s nine-point Chase lead is becoming a very bad joke
Denny Hamlin hasn’t exactly set the Chase on fire, but somehow he’s still leading it. After another mediocre Sunday at Gateway, his cushion is down to six points.
Kyle Larson outlasts flying cars, exploding brakes and Joey Logano in St. Louis
Kyle Larson finally found Victory Lane, surviving two overtime restarts and a brake-rotor apocalypse that chewed through NASCAR’s Chase field at Gateway.
Ryan Blaney’s championship charge takes a very hard right turn
Ryan Blaney was eight points from the Chase lead when his brakes failed at Gateway. One trip into the wall later, his championship hopes had taken a massive hit.
Jesse Love is back in Victory Lane and he’s ‘frickin’’ thrilled
Jesse Love finally ended his 25-race winless streak at Gateway, while a chaotic night of crashes, feuds and pit road mayhem reshuffled the Chase standings.
Watch as NASCAR O’Reilly drivers turn pit road into a demolition derby
Pit road is supposed to be where drivers slow down. Apparently nobody got that memo Saturday night, when 10 cars became involved in a frightening Gateway pileup.
Hendrick Motorsports isn’t developing Corey Day. It’s building him
Hendrick Motorsports doesn’t have a traditional driver development program. Apparently, it has Corey Day, and that seems to be working just fine.
Brad Keselowski says Carson Hocevar needs to touch the hot stove
Carson Hocevar has managed to irritate much of the NASCAR garage. Brad Keselowski isn’t interested in an intervention. He’s waiting for the hot stove.
Denny Hamlin has a WWT Raceway problem despite winning there
Denny Hamlin has won at Gateway and finished second twice. He still thinks the results have made his Toyota look better than it really is.