Denny Hamlin ready to start over, but he hasn’t forgotten Phoenix
Hamlin enters NASCAR’s Chase as the top seed after a dominant title-race performance last year ended in one of racing’s cruelest twists.
Articles by Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service
Kyle Larson hasn’t won in 50 races. Naturally, he sees a title path
Larson enters NASCAR’s Chase amid his longest drought in years, but history has taught the two-time champion that strange things can happen.
Team Penske changed pit crews because championships are serious business
Blaney and Cindric accepted a late crew swap designed to give Penske its best chance to bring home the NASCAR Cup Series title.
Rajah Caruth is ready to rip into NASCAR’s Chase
Rajah Caruth made the Chase the hard way. Now, armed with JR Motorsports equipment and some hard-earned lessons, he’s ready to see how far he can go
Justin Allgaier enters the Chase with a target on his back
After six wins and a dominant regular season, Allgaier begins NASCAR’s postseason as the favorite—and with three JRM teammates nearby.
Jesse Love is winless, fast and tired of things going wrong
Love has led more laps this season than he did during his championship campaign, but a series of setbacks has kept him out of Victory Lane.
Cole Trickle would have approved of Ryan Preece’s Daytona gamble
Ryan Preece has gambled on himself before. Saturday night at Daytona, with his Chase hopes on the line, the bet finally paid off spectacularly.
Daytona is about to become NASCAR’s latest science experiment
NASCAR arrives at Daytona with less horsepower, less spoiler and absolutely no idea what the new package will do when 40 cars start throwing elbows.
Ryan Preece faces NASCAR’s strangest Chase math problem
His No. 60 Ford is six points from the owners’ Chase, but Preece himself sits 31 points behind the final driver spot.
Shane van Gisbergen was supposed to get swallowed by the ovals
Conventional wisdom said SVG’s lack of oval experience would cost him his Chase spot. Eight oval races later, he’s still comfortably above the cut line.