
Hamlin Chicagoland Edge Turns NASCAR Bracket Into Tire Test
Denny Hamlin’s intermediate-track form has sharpened NASCAR’s Chicagoland return into a major In-Season Challenge marker.
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Denny Hamlin’s intermediate-track form has sharpened NASCAR’s Chicagoland return into a major In-Season Challenge marker.

Ryan Blaney’s Chicagoland bracket draw has turned NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge into a sharper test of Ford pace and Shane van Gisbergen’s oval progress.

Zane Smith reaches his 100th NASCAR Cup Series start at Chicagoland with Front Row Motorsports chasing a breakthrough oval win.
NASCAR’s In-Season Challenge has been cut to 16 contenders after Sonoma, with Chicagoland’s Cup Series return now carrying a $1m pressure point.

ReadMotorsport.com reviews today’s major motorsport talking points, including George Russell’s Austrian GP win, Red Bull’s Silverstone concern, Ai Ogura’s Assen breakthrough and the latest Formula E and NASCAR threads.

Ryan Blaney will front NASCAR’s new YouTube-only series as the championship looks to turn driver personality into a stronger digital hook.
Chase Briscoe’s late Sonoma charge fell short, but the pressure he put on Shane van Gisbergen gave NASCAR’s road-course order a sharper edge.
Shane van Gisbergen controlled Sonoma from the front as JR Motorsports turned road-course pace into another O’Reilly Series statement.

Ty Gibbs will start Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 from pole after edging Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in a tight Sonoma qualifying session.

Shane van Gisbergen will start the Sonoma O’Reilly race from pole after beating Brent Crews, tightening JR Motorsports’ road-course hand.

Brands Hatch will host the London E-Prix from the 2026-27 season. The iconic Kent circuit replaces the ExCeL centre, which can no longer accommodate Formula E’s bigger and faster Gen4 car. Zandvoort and the Circuit of the Americas in Austin join the calendar too, as the series expands to a record 21 races across 13 […]

Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen and Ross Chastain give Sonoma’s O’Reilly race a sharper Cup Series edge before Sunday’s Cup event.