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Bubba Wallace held off Kyle Larson to score the win in Sunday’s Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Brickyard 400 takeaways

How top four NASCAR drivers are trending in race for regular-season title

Everything NASCAR got right and got wrong about In-Season Challenge

Father Time is officially drawing a bead on Denny Hamlin

Why Charles Leclerc’s 2025 F1 season deserves more recognition

Alex Palou inches closer to IndyCar history with dominant Laguna Seca win

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / July 27

Tire issues in Brickyard 400 continue Team Penske's 2025 woes at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

No matter the racing series, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has not been kind to Team Penske in 2025, which is ironic, considering the speedway is owned by Roger Penske.

'We did it': Bubba Wallace emotional after Brickyard 400 victory

NASCAR Brickyard 400 takeaways: Bubba Wallace ends lengthy winless streak

Ty Gibbs wins NASCAR In-Season Challenge over Ty Dillon

What the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture looks like after Indianapolis

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 25

Josh Berry tight-lipped on Atlanta strategy, but says Penske Fords will try to 'work together'

Berry drives the No. 21 Ford for the Wood Brothers, the oldest active team in NASCAR.

Shane van Gisbergen preparing for 'daunting' first round of NASCAR playoffs

Denny Hamlin is 'absolutely content' with never winning a NASCAR championship

Where the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture sits after Pocono

Where the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoff picture sits after Pocono

Five most intriguing matchups in first race of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 21

NASCAR's best still tackling 'Tricky Triangle' of Pocono

NASCAR's best still trying to figure out how to tackle 'Tricky Triangle' of Pocono

LONG POND, Pennsylvania — Pocono Raceway did not earn the moniker "The Tricky Triangle" for no reason. The 2.5-mile track features long straightaways,

Connor ZIlisch wins NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Pocono

Zilisch puts NASCAR world on notice with Pocono win

Dale Earnhardt Jr. batting a thousand as a NASCAR crew chief

Late restart tangle dooms Chase Elliott, Justin Allgaier at Pocono

The 'Bank of America Roval 400 champions' quiz

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / June 15

NASCAR throws caution on Lap 1 for rain, makes decision on Mexico City Cup race

Caution on Lap 1 of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Mexico City. Rain has arrived, and officials have made a decision on the race. Drivers were allowed to come down to pit and put on wet-weather tires.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / May 29

Denny Hamlin explains Nashville PTSD, Austin Cindric ‘playing grabass,’ overtime nightmare

Last year in Nashville, it looked like Denny Hamlin’s race to lose late. Then the chaos unfolded as the race went to five overtimes. With the five overtime restarts, Hamlin ran out of fuel, and Joey Logano stole the race to springboard his path to his third NASCAR championship.

Austin Cindric Gets Brutally Honest About Roger Penske Firing His Father After IndyCar Scandal

Austin Cindric may feel bad that his father, Tim, was fired from Team Penske earlier this week due to an alleged IndyCar cheating scandal, but the younger Cindric can’t dwell on it because he has a job to do as the driver of Team Penske’s No.

NASCAR News / The SportsRush / May 8

'There Are a Lot of Areas to Screw Up': Austin Cindric Opines How the Race on Pit Road Is Essential to Winning in NASCAR

There are still four races and more than a month before the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Mexico for the first time ever. The June 15 points-paying regular season event at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (AHR) will likely have the most parity of the 36 regular season races.

NASCAR News / The SportsRush / May 6

Are Ryan Blaney’s 'Dumb Decisions' Mounting the Pressure on Team Penske Driver Amid Recent Teammate Victories?

Ryan Blaney’s troubling run continued at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, where the Team Penske driver came frustratingly close but couldn’t seal the win.

NASCAR News / Field Level Media / May 2

Stubbs: Austin Cindric coming into his own behind wheel of No. 2

Following the 2021 NASCAR season, Austin Cindric was about to enter a pressure-packed situation. With Brad Keselowski leaving Team Penske to become an owner-driver at RFK Racing, a Cup Series seat was open at Team Penske.

NASCAR News / The SportsRush / April 29

Austin Cindric Compares Drafting in the NASCAR Next Gen Car to ‘An Airplane Landing in High Winds’

Team Penske’s Austin Cindric finally reached Victory Lane on Sunday at the Talladega Superspeedway after several misses this season. Drafting skills need to be on point to win on such tracks, and they were for him.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / April 27

Opportunistic Austin Cindric was due for a superspeedway win

It wasn't a question of if, but when Austin Cindric was going to win a superspeedway race in 2025.

Watch: Cindric wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega in photo finish

Joey Logano went off on profane rant about teammate Cindric

The 'NASCAR Cup Series win leaders' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / April 27

Watch: Austin Cindric wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega in photo finish

Austin Cindric and Ryan Preece left it all on the track in Sunday's Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, but it was Cindric who came out on top in an incredible finish.

Opportunistic Cindric was due for a win at a superspeedway

Two top-five finishers in Talladega race disqualified after inspections

MLB legend comments on Joey Logano's Talladega radio meltdown

Kyle Larson turns in his career-best superspeedway effort

William Byron overcomes steering issues to finish fourth at Talladega

NASCAR News / Larry Brown Sports / April 27

Logano went off on profane rant about teammate Cindric

Joey Logano went off on profane rant about teammate Austin Cindric

Joey Logano was livid with Team Penske teammate Austin Cindric over how Stage 2 of Sunday’s Jack’s Links 500 at Talladega ended.

Watch: Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher suffer hard crash on restart at Talladega

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / The Spun / March 13

NASCAR announcer calls for prominent driver to be suspended

NASCAR's decision to not suspend the driver has drawn a lot of criticism.

Casey Mears to return to NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville with Garage 66

Carl Edwards just the latest addition to Amazon Prime Video's star-studded NASCAR broadcast team

Joey Logano is off to historically bad start for a defending NASCAR champion

NASCAR power rankings: Third win keeps Christopher Bell on top

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The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

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NASCAR News / Larry Brown Sports / March 9

Kevin Harvick criticizes NASCAR for this ‘awful’ decision

Kevin Harvick sharply criticized NASCAR on Sunday for what he called an “awful” disciplinary decision.

Watch: Big wreck breaks out in NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix

Watch: Katherine Legge involved in crash in NASCAR Cup Series debut

Vroom service: The 20 best films about racing

The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / March 5

NASCAR managing director pressed on why Austin Cindric was not suspended

Mike Forde, NASCAR’s manager director of racing communications, revealed how NASCAR made its surprising ruling on Austin Cindric.

Austin Cindric penalized following Sunday's Cup Series race at COTA

NASCAR failed to follow precedent with Austin Cindric penalty decision

Vroom service: The 20 best films about racing

The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Larry Brown Sports / March 5

NASCAR announces penalty for Austin Cindric

NASCAR has opted to penalize Austin Cindric for his controversial move in Sunday’s EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. Cindric was docked 50 points and received a $50,000 fine for intentionally right-rear hooking Ty Dillon on the fourth lap of Sunday’s race.

NASCAR News / Racing America on SI / March 4

Austin Cindric Honoring NASCAR Legend Dale Earnhardt with Darlington Throwback

Austin Cindric and Team Penske have unveiled a special throwback paint scheme for next month's NASCAR Cup Series event at Darlington Raceway -- known widely as NASCAR's annual 'Throwback Weekend'.

NASCAR News / Larry Brown Sports / February 24

Austin Cindric ticked off at Kyle Larson

Austin Cindric was ticked off with Kyle Larson after his night ended early at the Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Sunday.

NASCAR News / Racing America on SI / February 22

Austin Cindric: Fast Cars, Hard Work Led to Superspeedway Emergence

At 26 years old, Team Penske racer Austin Cindric has a very long runway ahead of him in his NASCAR Cup Series driving career. However, even in the early stages of his racing career, the driver has shown a penchant for being one of the best drivers in the game at superspeedway tracks, where drafting is the name of the game.

NASCAR News / Athlon Sports / January 28

Austin Cindric: 2025 NASCAR Driver Profile

[Editor’s note: The following article is from Athlon Sports’ 2025 Racing Annual magazine. Order your copy online today, or buy one at retail racks and newsstands nationwide.] Not every driver is in the running for a NASCAR title year-in and year-out.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / January 24

Austin Cindric explains preparation as late replacement for Rolex 24 at Daytona

The Rolex 24 at Daytona has gone through its final practice session of the week. All that’s left really is to start the race tomorrow. Austin Cindric is a late entry in Daytona for Ford in the GTD Pro class, and it has made his NASCAR offseason a bit shorter and a lot busier.

NASCAR News / Total Apex Sports / December 19

Austin Cindric Opens Up About the Past 3 Years as a Cup Driver

2-time cup winner Austin Cindric has garnered impressive success over his young career. Cindric got his first taste of cup stardom on February 24, 2019, at the Monster Energy Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motorspeedway.

NASCAR News / Racing America on SI / October 7

Austin Cindric's Golden Ticket Moment Thwarted by Late Crash at Talladega

With less than five laps to go, Austin Cindric was in prime position to capture a victory in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, a victory that would advance the No.