Corey Day’s Summer Slide Continues at Gateway
Corey Day exited the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Chicagoland Speedway third in the points. Multiple races later, the picture looks different. The first 20 races of the 2026 O’Reilly season were very successful for the 20-year-old’s first full-time asphalt campaign. Day earned two victories, six top-5s, and fourteen top-10s in this stretch. […]
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Power Rankings Entering The Chase
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is set to begin their inaugural Chase. Three drivers appear as realistic championship contenders, winning five of the last six races. The final third of the regular season saw Layne Riggs dominate, with three victories at Naval Base Coronado, Indianapolis Raceway Park, and New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The other two […]
Father and Son: Anderson Family Sharing Success heading into Countdown
Motorsports is known for being built on families. Some of the greatest drivers in history have relatives in the sport, and these lineages can span generations. From the Petty’s and Earnhardt’s dominating the world of NASCAR for decades, The Unser’s and Andretti’s around American open wheel racing, and Keke and Nico Rosberg winning Formula One […]
Top Ten IndyCar Prospects for 2027 and Beyond
In recent seasons, the feeder series to the NTT IndyCar Series has seen great change. Looking back to 2022, Indy NXT was known as Indy Lights and only had eleven full-time teams and drivers. Now, in 2026, 20 drivers ran the full schedule with a further three making over ten starts. 2026 was the first […]
Carson Hocevar Heads Into the Chase Off the Heels of a Summer Slide
Carson Hocevar has become the stand-out star of the 2026 NASCAR season on and off track. In the first 22 races of the year, Hocevar earned one victory, five top-fives, nine top-10s. But most notably, Hocevar had zero DNFs and only one finish below 30th-place. The No. 77 team had seven DNFs in the 2025 […]
A Tale of Opposites: Daniel Suárez and Trackhouse Racing’s 2026 Seasons
The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Silly Season only saw two driver moves. Interestingly, both of which involved Daniel Suárez. It was announced on August 1, 2026, that Suárez would not return to Trackhouse Racing. About three months later, his move to the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro for Spire Motorsports was announced. Entering the 2026 season, […]
Bounty Hunting: Kalitta Motorsports’ Dominant 2026 Season
The entire NHRA industry is preparing for their marquee event: The U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park. Following this event, the field will reset for the ten driver, six race Countdown to the Championship. Two drivers enter the weekend vying for the Top Fuel Regular Season Championship, Doug Kalitta and Shawn Langdon. Notably, […]
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series September Silly Season Update
JR Motorsports has been the story of the 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. They alone account for 15 of 24 race victories this season. As announced Wednesday, August 26, they will have at least one new driver next year. Sammy Smith has confirmed he will not return for 2027. “After this season, I’ll […]
Sammy Smith Will Not Return to JR Motorsports
Sammy Smith announced Wednesday that he will not return to JR Motorsports for the 2027 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season. “After this season, I’ll be moving on from JR Motorsports and into a new chapter,” Smith posted on X. “I’m incredibly grateful for everyone at JRM who has been part of the last three […]
Cutline Battle: NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Entering Daytona
The NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series was sent into double overtime during the race at Iowa Speedway. The extra laps gave two drivers below the Chase cutline potentially season-altering runs. First, Ryan Sieg sat on pole position and entered the first overtime in the second row with a chance to secure his first career win […]
