Denny Hamlin takes a beating and still leaves Darlington on top
Denny Hamlin got knocked into the wall, went a lap down and finished 18th at Darlington. Somehow, he still leaves as the Chase points leader.
Denny Hamlin got knocked into the wall, went a lap down and finished 18th at Darlington. Somehow, he still leaves as the Chase points leader.
William Byron had an eighth-place car at Darlington. Then it spun, smoked and died, sending the No. 24 from ninth to 37th and straight to the Chase cellar.
Darlington chewed up tires, rain interrupted the proceedings and Kyle Larson tried to steal it. None of it mattered. Christopher Bell finally got his win.
Sheldon Creed got the tires right, kept his No. 00 Chevrolet pointed in the right direction and opened the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase with a huge win at Darlington.
Ryan Preece survived two frightening crashes at Daytona before returning Saturday night to score his first Cup win and punch his Chase ticket.
Ryan Preece called his RFK Ford a rocket ship after using Daytona overtime chaos to score his first Cup victory and secure a Chase berth.
Sieg held off Austin Hill and Carson Kvapil in overtime to finally score his first O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory.
Daytona and North Wilkesboro return to the spotlight while San Diego, Chicagoland and a revamped Homestead show NASCAR is still willing to try something weird.
Naval Base Coronado is back in 2027, but San Diego is just the beginning of NASCAR’s plan to take stock car racing to military installations across America.
Bubba Wallace chased Ryan Blaney to within half a second before a late lockup ended his bid for a first New Hampshire victory.