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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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Team Penske will need another Martinsville miracle to make Championship 4

Both Team Penske drivers will need a win at Martinsville to keep their title hopes alive. 

Hendrick Motorsports has disastrous showing in critical Talladega playoff race

No NASCAR Cup Series organization had a worse day at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday than Hendrick Motorsports.

Chase Briscoe clinches Championship 4 berth with wild Talladega win

For the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, Chase Briscoe will have the opportunity to race for a championship at Phoenix. 

Chase Elliott's NASCAR title hopes take big hit with Talladega crash

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes of Chase Elliott took a big hit early in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.

NASCAR driver released from hospital after scary Talladega crash

A NASCAR Xfinity Series driver who was involved in a scary crash in Saturday's United Rentals 250 at Talladega Superspeedway was released from a local hospital early Sunday morning.

Gio Ruggiero scores first career NASCAR win in Truck Series playoff race at Talladega

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Gio Ruggiero looked like a season veteran at Talladega Superspeedway on Friday.  

Multiple NASCAR Truck Series playoff drivers involved in early crashes at Talladega

A pair of early crashes in Friday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway may have drastically altered the complexion of the Truck Series championship hunt. 

Casey Mears making 600th NASCAR start, Truck Series debut at Martinsville

Mears made his NASCAR debut in the 2001 Busch Series (now Xfinity Series) season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 

RAM has its first driver for new NASCAR Truck Series team

RAM and Kaulig Racing have found their first driver for their new NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team that will debut in 2026.

Richard Childress Racing names Kyle Busch's new crew chief for 2026

Busch is in the midst of the worst two-year slump of his Cup Series career. He hasn't made the playoffs since 2023 and hasn't won a race in over two years — easily the longest drought of his career. 

Text messages between NASCAR leadership revealed execs were worried about PGA, LIV-esque split

Bombshell text messages were revealed on Wednesday by 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports in a court filing in the teams' antitrust case against NASCAR. 

Rinus VeeKay joins Juncos Hollinger Racing for 2026 IndyCar campaign

If any NTT IndyCar Series driver deserves to sing Johnny Cash's 1996 hit, "I've Been Everywhere", it's Rinus VeeKay. 

Mick Schumacher sees 'good potential' in possible IndyCar career

After his F1 career fizzled out, the young driver found himself at a crossroads, needing to figure out how he could keep finding the joy in racing. 

Three potential replacements for Justin Haley at Spire Motorsports

On Tuesday, Spire Motorsports announced that it will part ways with driver Justin Haley at the conclusion of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.

NASCAR team surprisingly parts ways with driver late in 2025 season

This is not the first year that the 34-year-old driver has been released by a team before the end of a NASCAR season.

Denny Hamlin just scored the biggest and most emotional win of NASCAR career

It's rare to see Denny Hamlin get emotional after a victory. 

Kyle Larson praises Denny Hamlin for winning Las Vegas drive

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin put on quite the show in Sin City on Sunday evening. 

Chase Brisce's two-tire gamble doesn't quite pay off at Las Vegas

In a city where taking risks is encouraged to the extreme, Briscoe and crew chief James Small put all their chips in on a two-tire call late in Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Pit-road penalty dooms Chase Elliott in NASCAR playoff race at Las Vegas

At a pivotal juncture in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs where there are zero mulligans, Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team made one pit-road mistake too many in Sunday's South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

What the NASCAR Cup Series playoff standings look like after Las Vegas

Denny Hamlin won Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, clinching a berth in the Championship 4. Here's what the Cup Series playoff grid looks like after the first race of the Round of 8. 

Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR playoff race at Las Vegas, secures Championship 4 berth

For the first time since 2021, Denny Hamlin will go to the NASCAR Cup Series season finale at Phoenix Raceway with the ability to win his first Cup Series title. 

William Byron had 'zero clue' Ty Dillon was pitting before Las Vegas crash

What could've been a winning day for Byron at Las Vegas Motor Speedway quickly turned into a nightmare.

William Byron's stellar day at Las Vegas ends after bizarre crash

What was going to be a stellar points day at the least for William Byron in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ended with Byron climbing out of a destroyed No.

Ryan Blaney in must-win NASCAR playoff situation after crash at Las Vegas

Ryan Blaney's agenda for the penultimate round of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs now only has one item on it: win.