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.
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.
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 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 finally ended his 25-race winless streak at Gateway, while a chaotic night of crashes, feuds and pit road mayhem reshuffled the Chase standings.
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 doesn’t have a traditional driver development program. Apparently, it has Corey Day, and that seems to be working just fine.
In racing circles, the term “compression” most commonly refers to the engines that supply power to race cars.
Christopher Bell ended a 33-race winless streak with a crown-jewel victory that also vaulted him into the heart of the 2026 championship fight.
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.