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On Sunday, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series cap off a three-race stretch of 1.5-mile races as they stay in their backyard for the running of the Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR cancels Saturday on-track activity due to rain

Layne Riggs beats Kaden Honeycutt to win Truck Series race at Charlotte

Honeycutt's mistake at Charlotte opens NASCAR Truck Series title race back up

'Every day is a new day' for Riggs in Truck Series title hunt

Kyle Busch remembered at celebration of life ceremony

Brexton Busch does burnout in late father Kyle's car, emulates iconic bow

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 30

Biggest moments of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season

While the final Chase seedings took shape on Saturday, there was a host of other moments throughout the 26-race regular season that shaped the Chase field. Here are the biggest moments that, in hindsight, changed the course of the season.

Ryan Preece scores first career NASCAR Cup win, Chase berth

Preece blazed own trail in NASCAR, and it finally led to victory lane

Shane van Gisbergen denied Chase berth after Preece's Daytona win

NASCAR Cup Series Chase field set after Daytona

NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 takeaways

Alex Palou is on pace to shatter IndyCar records like no driver has done

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 29

Shane van Gisbergen denied Chase berth after Ryan Preece's Daytona win

Shane van Gisbergen was stuck between a rock and a hard place in the closing laps of Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona.

Shane van Gisbergen wins wild Stage 1 of Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona

Ryan Preece scores first career NASCAR Cup win, Chase berth in wild race at Daytona

After 424 races, Ryan Sieg's first NASCAR win was a long time coming

NASCAR O'Reilly Series Chase field set after Daytona

The 'NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 15

What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase grid looks like after Richmond

Joey Logano's win in Saturday's Cook Out 400 at Richmond saw the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion move up to ninth in the standings. Here's what the Cup Series Chase grid looks like with only two races left in the regular season. 1.

Joey Logano holds off Chase Briscoe, wins Cook Out 400 at Richmond

At Richmond, Chase Elliott scores first top 10 since May

Austin Cindric drove race of his life at Richmond to inch closer to Chase berth

Tire gamble doesn't pay off for Christopher Bell at Richmond

NASCAR Cook Out 400 takeaways: Joey Logano's late-season surge continues with nail-biting Richmond win

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 3

Justin Marks has confidence that Shane van Gisbergen can hold onto Chase spot

With four races left in the NASCAR Cup Series regular season, Shane van Gisbergen sits 15th in the standings, but 57 points above the Chase cut line.

Numbers point to Denny Hamlin having edge over Tyler Reddick in race for No. 1 seed in NASCAR's Chase

Iowa comes at perfect time on NASCAR calendar for struggling William Byron

Carson Brown: NASCAR O'Reilly Series debut was 'a long time coming'

RCR development driver Carson Brown making NASCAR O'Reilly Series debut at Iowa

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 1

If Zilisch leaves Trackhouse, could Chastain, van Gisbergen follow?

If Connor Zilisch leaves Trackhouse, could Ross Chastain, Shane van Gisbergen follow?

Zilisch was seen as the future of Trackhouse Racing, but it looks like he may end up becoming the future of Hendrick Motorsports instead.

Soon-to-be 16-year-old readying for NASCAR debut at Richmond

Christopher Bell catching fire at the right time in 2026 NASCAR season

How confident Cup Series drivers should be in race for final Chase spots

Jimmie Johnson won't regret 'second go' at NASCAR retirement

Jeff Gordon reveals question he regretted not asking Dale Earnhardt

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / July 31

How confident NASCAR Cup Series drivers should be in race for final Chase spots

With only four races left in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, it's crunch time in the race to make the Chase.

Soon to be 16-year-old Tristan McKee readying for NASCAR debut at Richmond

NASCAR Truck Series drivers most in need of extended break

Chase Briscoe says NASCAR's product at Indianapolis is 'worst-case scenario'

Report: Rockingham likely off 2027 NASCAR schedule, North Wilkesboro likely won't have points race

The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / July 7

NASCAR makes major decision on penalties after Chicagoland

NASCAR officials likely had a busy start to their week reviewing incidents from Sunday's Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway.

NASCAR needs consistency to take precedence on penalty decisions

Kyle Petty calls Zane Smith crashing Carson Hocevar a 'kamikaze mission'

Tommy Baldwin believes Hocevar is driving like a 'lunatic'

Richard Childress: Shane van Gisbergen intentionally wrecked Austin Hill

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / July 6

Three big questions ahead of Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway

Here are three big questions ahead of the 20th race of the regular season.

Toyota's dominance, Chevy, Ford's struggles show how NASCAR ebbs and flows

Racing was excellent, traffic issues not so in NASCAR's return to Chicagoland

Tommy Baldwin believes Carson Hocevar is driving like a 'lunatic'

Christopher Bell reveals updated timeline for injured wrist

NASCAR eero 400 takeaways: Chase Briscoe leads banner day for Toyota in return to Chicagoland

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / July 5

Shane van Gisbergen says contact with Austin Hill at Chicagoland was unintentional

Contact from Shane van Gisbergen to the left-rear of Austin Hill's No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet sent Hill around and into the wall on Lap 45 of Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway, but despite the history between the two drivers, van Gisbergen said it wasn't intentional.

Richard Childress believes Shane van Gisbergen intentionally wrecked Austin Hill at Chicagoland

Chase Briscoe holds off Christopher Bell, wins in NASCAR's return to Chicagoland

Here's who advanced to Round 3 of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Chicagoland

NASCAR eero 400 takeaways: Chase Briscoe leads banner day for Toyota in return to Chicagoland

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 29

Three big questions ahead of NASCAR's return to Chicagoland

Here are three big questions ahead of the eero 400 at Chicagoland.

Shane van Gisbergen holds off Chase Briscoe, wins NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma

Ryan Blaney's sneaky consistency solidifying him as NASCAR title threat

What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Sonoma

NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 takeaways: Shane van Gisbergen fends off Chase Briscoe for Sonoma win

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 28

Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen holds off Chase Briscoe, wins NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma

Chase Briscoe gave Shane van Gisbergen the biggest challenge any driver has given the New Zealand native on a road course in recent years, but van Gisbergen held off the Joe Gibbs Racing driver to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.

van Gisbergen finally looked vulnerable at a road course but still won

Chase Briscoe frustrated after Sonoma runner-up to van Gisbergen

What the Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Sonoma

Who advanced to second round of NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 takeaways

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 27

Shane van Gisbergen's diagnosis of No. 97 Chevy should terrify NASCAR Cup field

Most NASCAR Cup Series drivers would at least be somewhat happy about being fifth-fastest in practice and qualifying sixth for a race. But when you're Shane van Gisbergen at a road course, the opposite is true.

Shane van Gisbergen dominates NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen's O'Reilly win at Sonoma is a case of pace management

Connor Zilisch's topsy-turvy day at Sonoma ends with runner-up finish

What the NASCAR O'Reilly Series Chase bubble looks like after Sonoma

The 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 27

Shane van Gisbergen's O'Reilly win at Sonoma is a case of pace management

There didn't seem to be much of a doubt that Shane van Gisbergen would win Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma, even once a fellow road course ace in Connor Zilisch got to second in the closing laps and began laying down some of the fastest laps of the afternoon.

Shane van Gisbergen dominates NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Connor Zilisch's topsy-turvy day at Sonoma ends with runner-up finish

What the NASCAR O'Reilly Series Chase bubble looks like after Sonoma

NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 preview: Favorite, underdog, top storylines

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 27

Shane van Gisbergen dominates O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen dominates NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen was reportedly running at only about 80 percent for most of the final run during Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma, yet he still drove away from the field and beat his JR Motorsports teammate, Connor Zilisch, to the checkered flag by 1.324 seconds.

van Gisbergen's O'Reilly win at Sonoma is a case of pace management

Connor Zilisch's topsy-turvy day at Sonoma ends with runner-up finish

What the NASCAR O'Reilly Series Chase bubble looks like after Sonoma

Ty Gibbs wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma

Toyota/Save Mart 350 preview: Favorite, underdog, top storylines

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The 'Most CFP Top-25 appearances' quiz

The '1,500-point, 150-block seasons' quiz

The 'Most QB wins in a season' quiz

The 'Active 3-rushing-TD NFL games' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 26

Shane van Gisbergen all smiles at Sonoma after 'wasted' race at Coronado

Shane van Gisbergen was his normal cheery self on Friday afternoon at Sonoma Raceway, and why wouldn't he be? The 37-year-old driver was second-fastest in NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series practice on Friday and later earned his sixth career series pole for Saturday's NOAPS race.

Shane van Gisbergen wins pole for NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Corey Day fastest in NASCAR O'Reilly Series practice at Sonoma

Three drivers who could surprise in NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

Three drivers who could disappoint in NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 26

Shane van Gisbergen wins pole for NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen won the pole for Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Friday.

Corey Day fastest in NASCAR O'Reilly Series practice at Sonoma

Chase Briscoe believes NASCAR field has somewhat caught up to SVG on road course

Three drivers who could disappoint in NASCAR's In-Season Challenge

Report: Dodge could be back in NASCAR Cup Series by 2027, Kaulig likely candidate

The 'NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 23

Why Sonoma is the biggest race of Shane van Gisbergen's NASCAR career

As good of a bounce-back story as it would be if van Gisbergen won at Sonoma, a victory might be more of a necessity for him.

Shane van Gisbergen, AJ Allmendinger trending differently on Chase bubble after Coronado

Coronado could be first NASCAR race of many on U.S. military installations

Corey Heim has arrived on NASCAR's biggest stage ahead of schedule

NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble tightens dramatically after Coronado

The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 20

Shane van Gisbergen wins pole for NASCAR Cup race at Coronado

Shane van Gisbergen hit the wall twice on his qualifying lap at Naval Base Coronado yet still won the pole for the inaugural race at the California street course.

Christopher Bell says he was 'too optimistic' about wrist injury ahead of tremendous challenge

Brent Crews wins pole for NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at Coronado

What the NASCAR Truck Series Chase grid looks like after Coronado

Tyler Reif nearly scored first NASCAR win in wild fashion at Coronado

Layne Riggs wins wild NASCAR Truck Series race at Coronado

The 'NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / June 17

Shane van Gisbergen has eye-opening take ahead of historic race at Naval Base Coronado

As America's 250th birthday approaches, NASCAR is set to honor the military the best way it knows how in Sunday's Anduril 250 at Naval Base Coronado (4 p.m. ET, Prime Video, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

NASCAR insider drops not-so-subtle hint about Josh Berry's Wood Brothers replacement

Seeding set for NASCAR's second In-Season Challenge

What the NASCAR Cup Series Chase bubble looks like after Pocono

Three big questions ahead of NASCAR at Naval Base Coronado

The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / May 10

NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen takeaways: Shane van Gisbergen puts on a clinic in dominant Watkins Glen win

The legend of Shane van Gisbergen continues to grow when the NASCAR Cup Series goes road racing.

Shane van Gisbergen mounts incredible charge to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen

Connor Zilisch, Ty Gibbs battled for Watkins Glen win before Shane van Gisbergen flew by

Head-scratching strategy for Michael McDowell pays dividends

Richard Childress Racing shows proof of life with Watkins Glen run

Hendrick Motorsports lays an egg at Watkins Glen

NASCAR surprisingly opted not to throw caution after Cody Ware crash

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / May 10

Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen

Shane van Gisbergen mounts incredible charge to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen

With an incredible drive that saw him make up 29 seconds to the leaders over 17 laps, Shane van Gisbergen won Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen from the pole, taking the seventh victory of his career and his first of 2026.

Head-scratching strategy for Michael McDowell pays dividends

Connor Zilisch, Ty Gibbs battled hard for Watkins Glen win

Richard Childress Racing shows proof of life with Watkins Glen run

Hendrick Motorsports lays an egg at Watkins Glen

NASCAR surprisingly opted not to throw caution after Cody Ware crash

NASCAR Go Bowling at The Glen takeaways

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / February 28

Shane van Gisbergen wins NASCAR O'Reilly Series race at COTA

Shane van Gisbergen restarted fourth on the final restart of Saturday's NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Connor Zilisch calls Corey Day an 'absolute hack' after late crash

Zilisch won't seek out a conversation with Day after COTA wreck

Layne Riggs wins NASCAR Truck Series race at St. Petersburg

NASCAR driver hospitalized after Truck Series race at St. Petersburg

Tyler Reddick's bid at NASCAR history off to a fast start at COTA

NASCAR DuraMax Grand Prix preview: Top storylines

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / January 2

Why NASCAR field should be terrified of Shane van Gisbergen in 2026

Going into 2026, there's one NASCAR Cup Series driver the entire garage should be very wary of.

Notable achievements from 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season

Four young NASCAR stars to keep an eye on in 2026

Ryan Preece looking to take next step at RFK Racing in 2026

Chase Elliott looking to get back to championship form in 2026

The 'NASCAR Cup Series winners' quiz

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / August 10, 2025

Shane van Gisbergen broke these records with Watkins Glen win

With another dominant road course victory at Watkins Glen on Sunday, Shane van Gisbergen broke a NASCAR Cup Series record that stood for over two decades.

A deep playoff run is in the sights of SVG and Trackhouse Racing

Bubba Wallace ties career-high mark at Watkins Glen

Impressive Chase Elliott streak came to an end at Watkins Glen

What the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture looks like after Sunday

Alex Palou is chasing racing immortality in businesslike fashion

There's no excuse for Team Penske to hang Will Power out to dry