NASCAR Drivers Are Still Gaming the Qualifying System
Sports are often about doing whatever to get ahead, without getting penalized or disqualified. But that’s caused a mess…
The Race That Decides the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Will Move to a New Track in 2020
In recent years, NASCAR’s made sweeping changes to how it crowns champions in its top series—most notably and…
NASCAR Tweaks Qualifying After Drivers Sit Out Entire Session Waiting for Someone Else to Go First
In a perfect metaphor for the extreme lengths teams will go to competitively in NASCAR, all 12 drivers in the final…
Someone Chucked a Drink at Daniel Suárez After NASCAR Race at Martinsville
After the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, fourth-place finisher Ryan Blaney…
The 'Millennial-Inspired' NASCAR Race Car Needs Suggestions
In November, I received a PR email with “#Basic” in the subject and an opening line that began with, “We have some V…
Denny Hamlin Plays the Ultimate Game of Defense to Win the 2019 Daytona 500
Because it almost never works out, most NASCAR drivers don’t want to be the leader going into the final lap in a race…
Massive Daytona 500 Crash Collects Half of the Field
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series racing at Daytona International Speedway in the series’ opening week has been…
Group of Daytona 500 Contenders Goes Spinning in Chaotic Crash Down Pit Road
There are a few tricky aspects to racing in what have historically been known as restrictor-plate races in NASCAR, like…
Corey LaJoie Faces the Music
NASCAR driver Corey LaJoie, who entered this year’s Daytona 500 with a team called Go Fas Racing and a car that looks…
How to Understand the Daytona 500 and NASCAR in 2019
NASCAR isn’t as simple as trying to drive in a few hundred circles faster than everyone else, and hasn’t ever been. But…
NASCAR Will Finally Do Obvious Thing and Disqualify Winning Drivers Who Cheat
NASCAR, which has long been against taking wins away from competitors who fail car inspection, announced this week that…
The Great Recession Got Me Into Cars
I was a kid when the world’s economy went to hell in the late 2000s, and because parents often try to shield the messy…
Here's Top Gear Magazine 'Driving a NASCAR'
Top Gear posted a video on Monday from the Top Gear Magazine archives, in which the magazine’s Jack Rix drives a car…
Joey Logano Defeats Season's Dominant Drivers to Win First NASCAR Cup Series Championship
Coming into the final, title-deciding race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, it was Joey Logano versus the Big…
The Quick and Easy Guide to Understanding NASCAR's Championship Races
Everyone you know probably jokes that in NASCAR, the person who makes the best left turns is the champion. But deciding…
NASCAR Promises to Change 'Ridiculous' Culture of Cheating
Much like your high-school algebra teacher who did their best to explain that, yes, letters do belong in math, NASCAR…