Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill get called to the principal’s office
At some point, someone has to tell the kids to stop throwing punches. On Saturday at EchoPark Speedway, that someone was NASCAR.
At some point, someone has to tell the kids to stop throwing punches. On Saturday at EchoPark Speedway, that someone was NASCAR.
Most teammates borrow tools. Ryan Preece rented four interstate billboards just to make sure Chris Buescher couldn’t escape the joke.
Chase Briscoe used flawless pit stops, perfect strategy and nerves of steel to beat Christopher Bell in a chaotic Fourth of July showdown at Chicagoland.
Rain delayed it. Fireworks framed it. Overtime settled it. Brandon Jones finally conquered Chicagoland in one of 2026’s wildest races.
Asked about his next In-Season Challenge opponent, Carson Hocevar’s first response was a simple, honest question: “Who is it?”
Seven years away and an entirely different race car have Denny Hamlin convinced Chicagoland experience won’t buy anyone much of an advantage.
The field finally got the version of Shane van Gisbergen they wanted: frustrated and uncomfortable. It still wasn’t enough.
For four laps at Sonoma, SVG looked beatable. One downshift later, Chase Briscoe was left wondering what could have been.
The veteran jokes about fooling owners, but persistence carried him from missed fields to a rare milestone.
Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch had the speed to control Sunday. One crowded restart ended both of their afternoons.