Tonight ended in disappointment for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team as they were eliminated from the NASCAR Playoffs. Dillon was 15 points from advancing to the Round of 12.
With a three-wide move on Lap 496 of Saturday's Bass Pro Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell shot to the lead and scored his fourth win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Tonight is make-or-break for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 team. This run in the NASCAR Playoffs is on the line at Bristol. While Dillon making the postseason is an overachievement in and of itself for this team, making the Round of 12 could possibly give the team validation.
The four drivers currently sitting in the danger zone of the Round of 16 are Austin Dillon, trailing the cutline by 11 points; Shane van Gisbergen at minus 15; Alex Bowman down 35; and Josh Berry buried 45 points below the mark.
Austin Dillon is having a rough start to Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Gateway. Dillon, stuck in 26th, is upset with his No. 3 Chevrolet’s performance.
You know, there’s something about the rhythm of a NASCAR season that feels familiar. Teams start the year with big hopes, hit the summer stretch trying to find their footing, and then, when the playoffs loom, everything gets real.
This week, Austin Dillon showed everyone how good he is at the “Lady in Black.”Running in the top 10 in the 1st half of the race. Only for a bad pit stop to put him in the mid-pack, where he stayed for the rest of the race.
Chase Briscoe locked himself into the Round of 12 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after his dominant victory in Sunday's Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Here's what the rest of the playoff picture looks like after the first race of the postseason.
The NASCAR Cup Series kicked off its 10-race playoff stretch at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. At the conclusion of the 500 miles, it was Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe who went back-to-back in the crown-jewel race after holding off a late charge from Tyler Reddick and Erik Jones.
The garage area is buzzing with excitement these days, and for good reason. Word’s getting around that NASCAR is seriously considering a rule change that could shake things up in ways we haven’t seen since the sport’s early days.
The rumor mill spins the story that NASCAR is looking to allow Cup drivers to race more in the Xfinity and Truck Series from next year. Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Dillon believes that such a relaxation would attract sponsors and entice icons like Kyle Busch to race more.
The odds for who will emerge as the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series champion have been updated following this past weekend’s regular season finale at Daytona. Ryan Blaney powered his way to Victory Lane for his second win of the year, dashing the hopes of a potential Cinderella story knocking a bubble driver out of the Top 16.
On Saturday night, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series head to the 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway for the running of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Peacock). Here is what you need to know ahead of the regular-season finale.
Austin Dillon knows what works for him when he competes in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. While speaking to Dale Earnhardt Jr. on the Dale Jr.
Dale Earnhardt forged the black No. 3 Chevrolet into a powerhouse behind the sponsorship of Goodwrench, but current driver Austin Dillon reached into his toolbox at Richmond and produced something a little more radical.
Last Saturday night, in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon and the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing team broke through in a big way by scoring their first win of what had been a trying season through the opening 24 races.
Nearly everybody has an opinion today about how NASCAR should change the current playoff system. The elimination-style format has fallen out of favor, particularly with the traditional fanbase, and is being called out every single day.
Austin Dillon has finally silenced haters after winning at Richmond Raceway for the second time in a row. This time, however, the RCR driver left no room for doubt as he kept it clean for the entirety of the race.
Dillon had won five Cup Series races before his victory at Richmond on Saturday, but had yet to put together a dominant performance during his Cup Series career.
Austin Dillon's No. 3 Chevrolet came to life late Saturday night, leading him to repeat as winner of the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway and join the playoff field in the NASCAR Cup Series' penultimate regular-season race in Richmond, Va.
Austin Dillon has bittersweet memories of the Richmond Raceway. The RCR driver clinched the fifth Cup win of his career at the track last year. However, controversies surrounded his victory due to his on-track antics.