Daytona 500 qualifying: How open drivers like Martin Truex Jr. can make the field
NASCAR's Daytona 500 on FOX has a unique qualifying format. It isn’t the simplest to understand.
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NASCAR paint schemes: New and notable looks for 2025
With the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season upon us, check out some of the new and notable paint schemes hitting the track this year.
NASCAR takeaways: Alex Bowman DQ'd from playoffs, Joey Logano gets Round of 8 spot
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson didn’t get to race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, missing a race that contributed to him coming up short for the regular-season title.
NASCAR takeaways: Kyle Larson dominates at Bristol; Martin Truex Jr. out of playoffs
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Larson was never in danger of being eliminated from the playoffs Saturday night, and he was never in much danger of even being passed for the lead.
NASCAR takeaways: Chase Briscoe outduels Kyle Busch for final Cup playoff spot
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe held off Kyle Busch for a walk-off victory Sunday that launched him into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs while delivering a crushing blow to drivers hoping to make the playoffs on points.
NASCAR drivers Josh Berry, Michael McDowell get airborne in separate dangerous crashes at Daytona
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NASCAR Playoff Picture: Who's in, who's on the bubble, who must win
The biggest concern of those fighting for a playoff spot in the NASCAR Cup Series is that a driver who isn't remotely in the mix vaults into the playoffs with an upset victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, who was 32nd in the standings entering Richmond, put himself in the playoffs with a victory — albeit a controversial one — on Sunday, the 23rd race of the 26-race regular season.Following Richmond, three races remain to set the playoff field: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs consist of 16 drivers — the regular-season champion and then the next 15 drivers ranked by wins with ties broken by points.With the top seven drivers in the standings all having at least one victory, the regular-season champion most likely will be one of the winners. Thirteen drivers have won this year, meaning up to three spots could be available on points. So who's in, who's on the bubble and who is at win-at-all-costs?Those 13 drivers with wins who are in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Austin Dillon.The bubble changed drastically with Dillon's victory as now at most just three spots — not four as prior to the Richmond race — could be available to winless drivers. Both Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell below the cutline while Bubba Wallace moved to the good side of being one of the three winless drivers with the most points.
NASCAR takeaways: Austin Cindric capitalizes on Ryan Blaney's fuel issue at Gateway
MADISON, Ill. — Austin Cindric snapped an 85-race winless streak Sunday with what he would admit was a third-place car.