The official 2025 NASCAR Cup playoff grid

Fabio Di Giannantonio has given insight into the “strange” feeling of the 2025 Ducati MotoGP bike

Luca Marini and Joan Mir were both in the top-six in the Hungarian MotoGP Sprint.

Ryan Blaney wanted no part of the comparison, but what he did over the final two laps of the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Saturday night was Earnhardt-ian.It’s a sacrilegious thing to suggest anyone in NASCAR is on the same scale as the seven-time Cup Series champion, but Blaney charging from 13th to 1st to win at the World Center of Racing contained shades of the Intimidator. Specifically, it was ...Keep reading

Alex Bowman owes Ryan Blaney seven million beers. He offered. Blaney won the race -- but had five winless drivers all behind him crossing the line -- and any of them winning their way into the playoffs would have eliminated the previously crashed-out Bowman.- Daniel Suarez- Justin Haley- Cole Custer- Erik Jones- Chris BuescherWatch: Four-wide finish! Ryan Blaney wins ...Keep reading

Marquez was almost collected by Fabio Quartararo at Turn 1 in the Balaton sprint

In the closing laps of the Daytona cutoff race, Ryan Preece found himself in the lead. The No. 60 RFK Racing Ford was in a must-win situation, and this position seemed oddly familiar for him.Preece positioned himself exactly as he did in another superspeedway earlier this year, leading the outside line with the checkered flag just a few laps away.And while it seemed like he had found the ...Keep reading

In the closing laps of the Daytona cutoff race, Ryan Preece found himself in the lead. The No. 60 RFK Racing Ford was in a must-win situation, and this position seemed oddly familiar for him.Preece positioned himself exactly as he did in another superspeedway earlier this year, leading the outside line with the checkered flag just a few laps away.And while it seemed like he had found the ...Keep reading

Crash.net experts pick who will stop McLaren, and where it'll happen

On the same day his replacement at Trackhouse for 2026 was confirmed to be Connor Zilisch, Daniel Suarez nearly pulled off a stunning upset in the regular season finale.Suarez was running 19th with two laps to go, but he followed Ryan Blaney in a remarkable late charge through the field. As they approached the finish, Suarez was on the far outside of a four-wide photo finish, ultimately ...Keep reading

An intense race at Daytona decided the final two spots in the NASCAR Cup playoff grid. The points battle was decided before the end of Stage 1, with Tyler Reddick locking himself in after Alex Bowman wrecked out of the race. Reddick also crashed, but he was able to continue on with his wounded No. 45 car.Bowman had to sweat for the rest of the race as the 20 drivers facing a must-win tried to ...Keep reading

Alex Bowman is a big fan of Ryan Blaney, whose dramatic victory at Daytona saved his playoff hopes. Blaney drove from 13th to first in the final two laps, cutting through several must-win drivers to win in a four-wide photo finish.Cole Custer was leading at the white flag, but Justin Haley pulled ahead at the exit of Turn 2. He made a wild block on Custer, which opened the door for Blaney on ...Keep reading

There were 14 drivers already locked in before the green flag with Tyler Reddick holding a 29-point advantage for the penultimate spot. This matters because in the case of a new winner from below the cutline, the driver lowest in points between them would be eliminated.Reddick suffered marginal damage in the first crash of the night but then Bowman was outright eliminated from the race in a ...Keep reading

Entering Daytona, Tyler Reddick was 29 points above Alex Bowman, who currently holds the 16th and final spot in the playoffs. With 20 drivers who could potentially win their way into the playoffs and knock out that 16th driver on Saturday night, no one wants to be on the bubble.Despite starting on the front row, Bowman fell back through the pack, severely hindering his efforts to score stage ...Keep reading

Connor Zilisch practically had months to talk himself out of crying during his NASCAR Cup Series introductory press conference, which naturally, only increased the odds that it happened anyway.For the record, the gracious and affable 19-year-old prodigy lasted four minutes into the moment, flanked on each side by Trackhouse Racing team owner Justin Marks and General Motors Vice President of ...Keep reading

Austin Hill started on the front row for the final restart at Daytona, but he quickly fell back and crashed in the race-ending pileup, finishing 25th. On the incident itself, Hill just saw it as normal Daytona racing that sometimes goes wrong. He gave a monster push to Nick Sanchez, but the two became separated in what ultimately led to the crash, which collected over a dozen ...Keep reading

Austin Hill started on the front row for the final restart at Daytona, but he quickly fell back and crashed in the race-ending pileup, finishing 25th. On the incident itself, Hill just saw it as normal Daytona racing that sometimes goes wrong. He gave a monster push to Nick Sanchez, but the two became separated in what ultimately led to the crash, which collected over a dozen ...Keep reading

If you thought Alex Palou clinching the NTT IndyCar Series title in Portland meant he’d take it easy for the final two oval races, think again.With the championship in hand, Palou laid down a two-lap average of 162.971 mph in 44.8422s to clinch the pole for Sunday’s Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250. It’s the Spaniard’s sixth pole of his dominant 2025 campaign, positioning himself to chase a ...Keep reading

Reading between the lines, it’s really easy to prognosticate Kaulig Racing paving a path to someday go NASCAR Cup Series racing with their new Truck Series partners at RAM and parent company Stellantis.You know, the current parent company of former Cup Series manufacturer Dodge.Matt Kaulig, the owner of Kaulig Racing wouldn’t outright state that the goal was to go Cup Series racing ...Keep reading