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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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Ty Gibbs paces NASCAR Cup Series practice at Kansas Speedway

Ty Gibbs was fastest in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series practice session at Kansas Speedway.

Jake Garcia edges Corey Heim for Truck Series pole at Kansas

Jake Garcia held on to win the second pole of his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career on Saturday at Kansas Speedway, beating Corey Heim for the top spot by one-tenth of a second.

Kaden Honeycutt fastest in NASCAR Truck Series practice at Kansas

Kaden Honeycutt was the fastest driver in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice at Kansas Speedway on Saturday afternoon.

NASCAR AdventHealth 400 preview: Favorite Kyle Larson, underdog, top storylines

On Sunday, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will take on the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway in the 12th race of the NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contextualizing Corey Heim's 2025 NASCAR Truck Series dominance

Through the first eight races of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season, Corey Heim has been far and away the best driver in the series. 

'Anything is on the table' as NASCAR attempts to build future championship race rotation

The long-term future of NASCAR's championship weekend is still unknown, but that's by design.

The closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history, one year later

May 5, 2024, did not have the markings of a historic day for NASCAR. 

Michael McDowell's glass slipper broke late in Wurth 400 at Texas

For a brief moment, it appeared that Michael McDowell and the No. 71 Spire Motorsports team were going to find themselves standing in victory lane following Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Ross Chastain earns season-best second-place finish on 'working-class day' at Texas

Ross Chastain's No. 1 may not have had the speed he was looking for, but a hard day's work brought the Alva, Fla., native home in second on Sunday.

Ryan Blaney blames himself after coming up short at Texas

After coming up just shy of the win in Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, Ryan Blaney made it very clear that the loss could be attributed to himself.

Joey Logano wins wild Wurth 400 at Texas in NASCAR overtime 

In typical Joey Logano fashion, Logano was not a contender for much of Sunday's Wurth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. But when the pay window opened, a three-time Cup Series champion who has built a legendary career out of being opportunistic, pounced. 

Watch: Leader of NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas crashes trying to pass lapped car

What was a dream race for Josh Berry and the No. 21 Wood Brothers team at Texas Motor Speedway turned into a nightmare in just one corner Sunday.

Watch: Denny Hamlin's car blows engine, catches fire in NASCAR race at Texas

Hamlin saw his race come to a fiery end on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.

After abysmal 2024 season, AM Racing has found its groove with Harrison Burton

Going into 2025, nobody was exactly sure what to expect from AM Racing's NASCAR Xfinity Series program. 

Kyle Larson wins Xfinity Series race at Texas after wild overtime restart

Kyle Larson won Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, getting around Sam Mayer on an overtime restart and driving away to take the checkered flag. 

Watch: Justin Allgaier crashes late in Xfinity Series race at Texas

Justin Allgaier led 99 laps and was in position to battle for the win in Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, but a late crash ensured that the defending Xfinity Series champion would see his day end early.

Carson Hocevar earns first career NASCAR Cup Series pole for Wurth 400 at Texas

For the second straight week, a first-time NASCAR Cup Series pole winner will lead the field to the green flag.

Carson Hocevar paces NASCAR Cup Series practice at Texas

On Saturday morning, Carson Hocevar was the fastest man in Fort Worth, Texas.

Corey Heim survives OT to win NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas

Corey Heim fended off Daniel Hemric and Ben Rhodes to earn his third win of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season. 

Watch: Scary crash occurs in NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas

Brandon Jones, Gio Ruggiero and Kaden Honeycutt were all involved in a scary crash in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Austin Hill to start from pole after NASCAR Xfinity Series practice, qualifying at Texas rained out

NASCAR Xfinity Series practice and qualifying for Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 300 was canceled on Friday afternoon. 

Tyler Ankrum to start from pole after NASCAR Truck Series practice, qualifying at Texas rained out

Mother Nature is making her mark on Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Carson Hocevar looks to keep the good times rolling in Texas 

Over the last two races, Hocevar and the No. 77 team have stabilized their season.

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver to miss race at Texas due to injury suffered at Talladega

One of the brightest young stars in the NASCAR Xfinity Series field will miss Saturday's Andy's Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway after suffering a lower back injury in Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway.