Sammy Smith Steals Second Talladega Win in 2 Days
Sammy Smith won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday, his second win in as many days. Smith took the checkered flag in the Craftsman Truck Series race on Friday, starting his sweep of both races he participated in for the weekend. Smith and the No. 8 JR Motorsports team […]
Sammy Smith Plays Truck Series Spoiler at Talladega
Sammy Smith won the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday, picking up the first win of his Truck career. Smith crossed the line ahead of a four-wide battle for second, beating Tyler Ankrum, Austin Green, Ty Majeski, and Kaden Honeycutt. The race ended on an overtime restart, staying green despite a […]
Sammy Smith, Dawson Sutton Join Tricon Garage
Sammy Smith and Dawson Sutton are joining Tricon Garage full-time in 2027, the team announced Friday. Smith will drive the No. 15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, with Sutton stepping into the No. 5 truck. The addition of Smith and Sutton comes just two days after the team revealed both Kaden Honeycutt and Gio Ruggiero are […]
Chase Elliott Bows Out of NMPA Most Popular Driver Voting
Chase Elliott has removed his name from the ballot for the National Motorsports Press Association’s Most Popular Driver Award, the NMPA announced Friday. Elliott has won every year in succession since 2018, meaning his recusal will end an eight-year streak. The decision for Elliott to bow out of the Most Popular Driver Award coincides with […]
Tricon Garage Bringing Back Kaden Honeycutt, Gio Ruggiero in 2027
Two of Tricon Garage’s three full-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series drivers were announced to be returning for 2027 on Wednesday. Gio Ruggiero and Kaden Honeycutt will remain in their respective rides for at least one more season. Both Honeycutt and Ruggiero made the 2027 Craftsman Truck Series Chase and Honeycutt is the points leader with […]
United Rentals to Sponsor Austin Hill in Multiple 2027 Cup Races
United Rentals will serve as a primary sponsor for Austin Hill’s No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in multiple races next year, per a Tuesday announcement. The company has previously supported Hill in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, Craftsman Truck Series, and select Cup Series starts. 2027 will be Hill’s first full-time season in […]
Zane Smith Fined $50,000 for Post-Race Contact with Carson Hocevar
Zane Smith has been fined $50,000 for contact between himself and Carson Hocevar following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway. During the cool-down lap, Smith’s No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford made hard contact with Hocevar’s No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. The penalty to Smith stemmed from Section 10.5.2.5a in the NASCAR Rule […]
Tyler Reddick Wins Chase-Scrambling Phoenix Race
Tyler Reddick won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, his sixth victory of the 2026 season and first since Kansas Speedway in April. With three races left until a champion is crowned, the Chase picture now looks drastically different than it did at the drop of the green flag. “We wanted […]
Record Six Women Run ARCA Menards Series West Race in Phoenix
Six women ran the ARCA Menards Series West race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, establishing a new series record. Before Saturday’s race, five was the most women who ever competed in a single race in the series. All six drivers gathered for a photo on pit road commemorating the historic occasion before the race. Taylor […]
Jesse Love Wins Phoenix, Takes Over Points Lead
Jesse Love won the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, his second win of the 2026 season. He fended off Sam Mayer in the closing laps to vault himself into first place in the standings. Mayer was close enough to throw a desperate final pass attempt at Love in the […]
