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At “The Rock,” the line between learning and winning is thin, and on Saturday, William Sawalich finally crossed it. The 19-year-old broke through at Rockingham Speedway for his first career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series victory, becoming the first Minnesota-born driver to win in any of NASCAR’s top three national series. For the Joe Gibbs […]
William Sawalich stole the show at Rockingham Speedway, sealing his first O’Reilly career win in 42 starts. The result also put Toyota Racing Development on the board for its first win of the season, breaking a run where Chevrolet had ruled the roost, from Austin Hill striking at Daytona to Justin Allgaier taking three of […]
Kaden Honeycutt came within a heartbeat of capturing his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory on Friday at Rockingham Speedway, only to see his breakthrough moment slip away in a dramatic finish. The crowd was on the edge of their seats as Honeycutt closed in on his No. 1 teammate Corey Heim late in the […]
As Cleetus McFarland prepares for his first NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series start, he recently admitted he’s nervous. However, the good news is that he will have the ARCA race at the same track, Rockingham Speedway, so he can at least get used to it. However, the real challenge for him would be to get […]
What can an Aussie Supercars champion really achieve in NASCAR, a discipline where even proven names like Marcos Ambrose and open-wheel stars such as Kimi Raikkonen struggled to deliver fully? For many, Shane van Gisbergen’s stunning 2023 Chicago debut win felt more like an outlier than a sign of things to come. But, seven races […]
Punches thrown, middle fingers raised, and relentless door-to-door battles have long defined NASCAR’s edge over more finesse-driven open-wheel racing. But where is the tipping point between intensity and overreach? It’s a question long embedded in NASCAR’s DNA. Now, with the NASCAR Cup Series on an off-week, that debate has resurfaced, this time with Joe Gibbs […]
For a stretch to open the 2026 season, Bubba Wallace kept himself in the hunt, sitting inside the top two in points through much of the first seven races. By the time the field rolled into Martinsville Speedway, he stood third in the driver standings table. Then came a turn for the worse, as one […]
There are race tracks that host events, and then there are tracks that feel like NASCAR’s soul. Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway sits firmly in the latter category. But recent developments in March have put the future of the iconic half-mile in doubt, with talks of a potential sale raising fresh concerns. Still, there’s hope. With Speedway […]
With the NASCAR Cup Series taking a breather this weekend, the spotlight shifts to the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, which are ready to head to Rockingham Speedway. While the field below the top tier is bracing for another round, those in the Cup garage seem to be letting […]
Although the recently concluded Cook Out 400 offered Hendrick Motorsports fans a much-needed boost with Chase Elliott’s clutch victory, the race at Martinsville Speedway once again exposed one of NASCAR’s most frustrating flaws, the stage caution debacle. It didn’t take long for the issue to surface. A chain of yellows late in Stage 1 ensured […]
Garrett Mitchell, known to most of his fans as Cleetus McFarland, has found that reality bites harder than any dream he once sold himself. After stepping into stock car racing with runs in the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since last year, with guidance from the late Greg Biffle, McFarland had […]
Unlike the fast-flowing lanes of Talladega Superspeedway or the tight chicanes of Circuit of The Americas, drivers require a different kind of grit at Martinsville Speedway. In fact, close-quarter racing, bent fenders, and heated tempers aren’t exceptions there; they’re part of the deal. So when a recent on-track moment involving Jesse Love and JR Motorsports […]