NASCAR crew chiefs aren’t ready to hand Kyle Larson the trophy
Three championship contenders have some serious ground to make up on Kyle Larson. Their crew chiefs aren’t ready to concede anything just yet.
Three championship contenders have some serious ground to make up on Kyle Larson. Their crew chiefs aren’t ready to concede anything just yet.
He led 156 laps, collected maximum stage points and looked destined for a big night. But Chandler Smith had other ideas, leaving Layne Riggs wondering what might have been.
Kyle Larson is hoping his amazing last lap rally to win at NASCAR’s biggest track last week will be enough to help him to a trophy hoist this week at one of the sport’s smallest tracks.
Kyle Larson needed 59 tries to win at a drafting track, then pulled off a last-lap Talladega stunner that left his rivals picking through the wreckage.
Ryan Blaney knows he has a problem.
Sammy Smith promised there’d be no party Friday night because he had another race to win. He kept his word, swept Talladega and stole Saturday’s victory on the final lap.
Six drivers are separated by just 44 points, and now they must survive 188 laps at Talladega, where championship plans can disappear faster than a rear bumper.
Sammy Smith is coming to the Truck Series full-time in 2027. If Friday’s Talladega thriller was a preview, the competition might want to start worrying now.
With only three races remaining to settle the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship, Sunday’s iconic Fall 500-miler at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway stands to, once again, play a major role in shaping the final push to the Bill France Performance Cup trophy.
NASCAR brought back a Chase format it abandoned years ago. Now every driver remains eligible with three races left. Perhaps the answer was hiding in the filing cabinet all along