Another week, another pole for Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney won his third pole position in the last five races and 16th of his championship career Friday afternoon at Richmond Raceway.
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NASCAR made Shane van Gisbergen learn how to turn left
Shane van Gisbergen was brought to NASCAR largely because he could make road courses look silly. Now he’s learning to make ovals look considerably less terrifying.
Noah Gragson’s NASCAR career gets another lease on life
Noah Gragson’s 2026 season hasn’t exactly been a highlight reel. Front Row Motorsports, however, apparently sees enough to give him another year in the No. 4.
Christopher Bell has 11 runner-up finishes. Eleven.
Christopher Bell has finished second 11 times since 2025. That sounds miserable until you look at the 2026 standings and realize all that silver is adding up.
Want to win Richmond? Denny Hamlin says don’t start first
Denny Hamlin has won Richmond five times, so he knows the place. His explanation for why pole winners rarely win there is wonderfully, brutally technical.
NASCAR Weekend Preview: Richmond Raceway
A short track Saturday night marks the next test toward the NASCAR Cup Series championship as the series moves to one of the sport’s most popular venues, Richmond (Va.) Raceway…
Ty Gibbs won, but JGR’s real story was behind him
Ty Gibbs’ win stole the headlines, but JGR’s real Iowa flex was putting all four cars in the top six after a Saturday that looked like a disaster.
Ty Gibbs has graduated from promising to dangerous
Ty Gibbs didn’t win because everything went right at Iowa. Quite the opposite. He won because when everything went wrong, he simply kept coming.
Tyler Reddick’s Great Summer of Misery carries on
Tyler Reddick’s championship season has taken a spectacular summer detour, with another early crash at Iowa adding to an increasingly ugly stretch.
Carson Kvapil has suddenly figured this winning thing out
Carson Kvapil has gone from winless wonder to back-to-back winner, stealing the lead in overtime at Iowa and putting himself firmly in the Chase picture.