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Samuel Stubbs

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Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker. He is also a member of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Samuel will attend the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2025.

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Patience, experience key for David Malukas as he tries to become IndyCar's 'Yoda'

For young professional athletes, the pressure of having to perform at the highest level is often an obstacle that trips up even the most hyped prospects. 

Hall of Famer says NASCAR has 'overstayed its welcome' in Chicago

You don't have to dig very deep to get The King's feelings on NASCAR's Chicago Street Race. 

Official says NASCAR 'didn't see' Cody Ware's violent crash in Chicago

It took approximately 34.7 seconds after Ware's impact for NASCAR to throw the caution flag.

Where the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture sits after Chicago

Shane van Gisbergen's victory in Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course added to the No. 88 team's bank of playoff points. With seven races left in the regular season, here's what the Cup Series playoff picture looks like.

Denny Hamlin calls out NASCAR officiating after Chicago blunder

One of the biggest storylines that came out of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race in Chicago was NASCAR's officiating.

Daniel Suarez will soon be at another career crossroads

Over a span of nine years, Daniel Suarez has put together a NASCAR career that would take most drivers two decades to live through. Now, he finds himself at another crossroads.

Is Shane van Gisbergen the best road-course racer NASCAR has ever seen?

With seven road-course wins between the Xfinity Series and Cup Series in just two years of NASCAR competition, van Gisbergen is well on pace to shatter the road-course records set by those that came before him.

Shane van Gisbergen is NASCAR's newest superstar

It's only been two years since Shane van Gisbergen put together arguably the most impressive debut in NASCAR history and won the 2023 Chicago Street Race. Over those two years, van Gisbergen has added two more Cup Series wins — Mexico City on June 15 and Sunday's race in Chicago — to his resume, making him the winningest foreign-born driver in Cup Series history. 

Katherine Legge becomes first female driver since Danica Patrick to accomplish this

Katherine Legge had the best weekend of her young stock-car racing career in Chicago.

Joey Logano calls for Ross Chastain to be fined after incident in Chicago

For the second time in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, Joey Logano is none too pleased with fellow driver Ross Chastain.

Alex Bowman says Bubba Wallace 'demolished' him in Chicago

As fog began to roll in between the skyscrapers of Chicago on Sunday afternoon, Alex Bowman and Bubba Wallace were throwing haymakers in the Grant Park

Here's who advanced to third round of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge after Chicago

The second race of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge took place on Sunday at the Chicago Street Course. Here's who advanced out of all eight matchups. 

Shane van Gisbergen wins Grant Park 165, earns second Cup Series win of 2025

For the second time in three years, Shane van Gisbergen conquered the Chicago Street Race.

Ty Dillon, Tyler Reddick advance to Round 3 of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge after early crash in Chicago Street Race

They will be among eight drivers still alive for the $1 million prize that will be awarded at the Brickyard 400 on July 27. 

Connor Zilisch chimes in on Shane van Gisbergen's winning move in Chicago Xfinity Series race

Ayrton Senna once said that if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you are no longer a racing driver. 

Alex Palou wins pole for Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio

Palou's dominant 2025 NTT IndyCar Series campaign continued in qualifying at Mid-Ohio on Saturday.

Shane van Gisbergen wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series race in Chicago

After pacing Xfinity Series practice and winning the pole for Saturday's Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course, Shane van Gisbergen kept the good times rolling by winning the pole for Sunday's Grant Park 165.

Katherine Legge bumps Corey Heim out of NASCAR Cup Series race in Chicago

In the most intense non-Daytona 500 qualifying session since 2018, one team was guaranteed to miss Sunday's Grant Park 165 at the Chicago Street Course.

Bubba Wallace paces NASCAR Cup Series practice in Chicago

If you need more proof of Bubba Wallace's improvement on road courses in NASCAR Cup Series competition, look no further than the results of Saturday's practice session.

'Couldn't even make a pace lap': Denny Hamlin suffers blown engine during Chicago practice session

Hamlin couldn't even make a lap in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series practice session in Chicago before an engine failure ended his day.

Denny Hamlin proposes unorthodox idea for future of NASCAR street racing

As NASCAR returns to the streets of Chicago this weekend, the future of the race and street racing in NASCAR in general is a major topic of conversation.

Kris Wright's 2025 season hits new low after Chicago DNQ

Kris Wright's first full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series season has been a rough one, but things went from bad to worse.

Shane van Gisbergen wins pole for NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Chicago

For the second year in a row, Shane van Gisbergen will lead the NASCAR Xfinity Series field to the green flag on the streets of Chicago.

Shane van Gisbergen paces issue-filled Xfinity Series practice session in Chicago

Shane van Gisbergen started off his double-duty weekend on the streets of Chicago by pacing Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series practice session.