Trotting down the grandstand steps after being introduced in Saturday morning’s traditional Indianapolis 500 Public Drivers Meeting, NASCAR champion Kyle Larson encountered a standing ovation, loud cheers and a steady line of high-five greetings.
Under sunny skies and temperatures in the high-60s – the warmest it’s been this week – the 33-car Indianapolis 500 field made its final practice laps Friday in preparation for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500.
In one of the most celebrated days on the racing calendar, 34 cars took to the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway Saturday for the first day of qualifying for the May 25 Indianapolis 500.
Austin Cindric’s dramatic victory in Sunday’s Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway was certainly a huge confidence boost for the 26-year-old NASCAR Cup Series star.
Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill prevailed in a three-wide photo finish in the Ag-Pro 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway Saturday afternoon – edging ahead of Jeb Burton and his RCR teammate Jesse Love at the time the field was frozen with an electronic timestamp approaching the checkered flag.
Spire Motorsports announced this week that it and veteran crew chief Rodney Childers had parted ways effective immediately.
Brad Keselowski is a former NASCAR Cup Series champion – claiming the title in 2012 in only his 16th full-time year competing in the series.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson is widely regarded as one of the best race car drivers in the world
Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs is coming off his best showing of the 2025 season.
Front Row Motorsports maintained its strong position out front at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with 24-year driver Zane Smith convincingly claiming the first pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career – the third consecutive at the track for his team.