Chevrolet updates Camaro ZL1 body for Cup Series competition in 2026

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Zack Albert

Chevrolet revealed its updated car body for the NASCAR Cup Series on Friday, unveiling a refreshed Camaro ZL1 that will make its competition debut in 2026.

The subtle updates to the Cup Series body take styling cues from a performance accessories kit that Chevrolet recently released for the car’s road-going counterpart. NASCAR officials said that these performance updates, which have been incorporated into the race-ready Camaro, were the product of collaboration with the manufacturer and have satisfied the competition department’s requirements for a new-look body next season.

According to Chevrolet, the racing version of the Camaro now features a larger hood dome, revisions to the front grille and redefined rocker panels. The automaker indicated that those design features align with the Carbon Performance Package Accessories Kit’s carbon-fiber pieces on the hood and rockers, plus a new grille and front splitter.

Chevrolet debuted the Camaro ZL1 model for NASCAR competition in 2018, when it replaced the outgoing Chevy SS. The body style was updated to the Camaro ZL1 1LE in 2020, and a Next Gen version launched when that platform debuted in the Cup Series two years later.

Chevrolet ended production of the passenger-car Camaro line with the 2024 model run. When that news broke in March 2023, Scott Bell – Global Chevrolet’s vice president – hinted that the venerable nameplate could return.

“While we are not announcing an immediate successor today, rest assured, this is not the end of Camaro’s story,” Bell said.

Whether an all-new Camaro or some other model could reach NASCAR’s tracks in future seasons is undetermined. A Chevrolet statement said: “While we do not comment on future products, we can assure you we are working on what’s next for Chevrolet in NASCAR. Again, our commitment to competing in NASCAR remains steadfast.”

The updated Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will make its competition debut in the season-opening Cook Out Clash exhibition at Bowman Gray Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 1 (8 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, HBO Max).

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Chevrolet clinched this year’s manufacturer’s championship in NASCAR’s premier series, marking the fifth consecutive season that the bowtie brand has topped fellow competitors Ford and Toyota. Chevy scored a series-best 15 wins last season and captured the 2025 Cup Series driver’s title with Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson.

Posted on November 13, 2025December 1, 2025 by Neil Paine

NASCAR’s official awards ceremony was held last week, with its glamorous red carpet and fancy dinner ceremony for the best and brightest of the year. There, Kyle Larson gave a speech next to his big shiny trophy as NASCAR Cup Series champion — but he wasn’t the only driver who deserved hardware. With the 2025 NASCAR season officially in the books, it’s time for another annual tradition: Handing out some offbeat awards of our own to the overachievers, late bloomers, track specialists and statistical weirdos who made this season worth remembering.

Dale Jarrett Award (Most improved driver): Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing.

In some ways, it would have been a disappointment if Briscoe didn’t end up here at the end of the 2025 season. After all, the No. 19 ride — vacated by the retiring Martin Truex Jr. — was always going to be a plum opportunity for some driver to step into, ready to unlock their full potential. But it’s fair to say Briscoe took the opportunity and drove away with it. After an early period of adjustment, he rattled off one of the best (and longest) sustained periods of success by any driver this season, capping things off by making his first career Championship 4 appearance with a playoff win at Talladega Superspeedway. Exceeding any and all expectations with his new team, Briscoe solidified his status as one of NASCAR’s top-tier drivers with what was, by far, the best season of his Cup career to date.

Other candidates: Ryan Preece, John Hunter Nemechek.

Mr. Consistency Award (Best average finish relative to dominance): Chris Buescher, RFK Racing.

On the one hand, this was a challenging season for Buescher: His first winless campaign since 2021 saw him rank 17th in the standings and finish outside the playoff picture for the second year in a row. But he was much more consistent than we might think just from the top-line results. Buescher posted an above-average Driver Rating in 75% of his races — a rate comparable to that of several playoff drivers. (Kyle Larson was at 78%, for instance, while Denny Hamlin sat much lower at just 66%.) Further, Buescher’s average finish of 14.3 ranked sixth among full-time drivers, sandwiching him between a couple of Champ 4 drivers in Hamlin (14.0) and William Byron (14.5). No, Buescher didn’t have the same high ceiling as they had, but his week-to-week reliability made him one of the most underrated drivers this year.

Other candidates: Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch.

Jerry Nadeau Award (Best in qualifying relative to races): Austin Cindric, Team Penske.

The best qualifier of the year overall was probably Briscoe, who was tied with Byron for the lowest average start (9.9) and recorded the co-most poles in a season (seven) of anybody in the past decade. But as we wrote earlier, Briscoe had an outstanding string of performances on race day as well, using that track position to great effect when the green flag dropped. By comparison, the Cup driver whose qualifying performances most outpaced his actual race results was Cindric, who tied Joey Logano for the eighth-best average start (13.3) but ranked 23rd in average finish (20.9), trailing names like Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, Austin Dillon and Todd Gilliland. Cindric’s solid 74.9 Driver Rating was better than his finishes gave him credit for, and he booked a second straight playoff trip with an early win at Talladega, but he never quite translated his Saturday speed into wins on Sunday this season.

Other candidates: AJ Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs.

Ricky Rudd Award (Best journeyman driver): Ryan Preece, RFK Racing.

Preece was one of the best stories of the season after overcoming his third team change in four years — this time going from Stewart-Haas to RFK when the former ceased operations after the 2024 season. All the new driver of the No. 60 car did in response was record nearly as many top fives (three) and top 10s (14) in 2025 as he’d had in his entire seven-year Cup career previously (four and 16, respectively). Along the way, Preece had a better average finish than Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch, among others. Coming at age 34, it was one of the best mid-career level-ups we’ve seen in recent years, and it will be exciting to see what Preece can do for an encore in 2026.

Other candidates: Josh Berry, Erik Jones.

Dale Earnhardt Award (Best on superspeedways): Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports.

It was a wide-open year on the superspeedways, with the six available wins going to six different drivers: Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell and Austin Cindric. And some of the best stats belonged to drivers who weren’t even in that group: Tyler Reddick and Kyle Larson boasted the top average finishes at “restrictor plate” tracks, while Joey Logano had the best Driver Rating — with Bubba Wallace third, narrowly trailing Reddick. (Also, Carson Hocevar had the most top 10s outright, at four.) In the face of all that, picking an Earnhardt Award winner wasn’t easy, but we gave the nod to Elliott for his win at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway), his lack of DNFs (just one in six races), his 15.2 average finish and his 79.8 Driver Rating at the track type this year.

Other candidates: Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, William Byron.

Marcos Ambrose SVG Award (Best on road/street courses): Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing.

Anytime an award is renamed after you, that’s probably a sign that you had a dominant season. Such was the case with van Gisbergen, who went into the year as merely one of the best road racers in Cup Series history and left it as pretty much the unquestioned GOAT. In six road-course starts, SVG sat on pole three times, finished sixth or better every race, won five straight times (and counting) — at Mexico City, Chicago, Sonoma Raceway, Watkins Glen International and the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval — including three with victory margins in the double-digit seconds, highlighted by a stunning 16.6-second win at Mexico City. After what was the greatest road-course season in NASCAR history, there’s not much more to say about SVG except to wonder when — or if — his winning streak on the twisty tracks will end.

Other candidates: Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick.

Darrell Waltrip Award (Best on short tracks): William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports.

As the only multi-time winner on short tracks this season — capturing checkered flags at Iowa Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, the latter of which came in both clutch and dominant fashion during the playoffs in the Round of 8 finale — Byron stood out most among the short-track aces of 2025. But he had competition. Denny Hamlin was good (as usual), winning at Martinsville in the spring, and Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson also posted wins while finishing top 10 in four of six races. And the best numbers of all might have belonged to a non-winner: Ryan Blaney, who had five top fives in six short-track tries with an average finish of 4.8 and a 111.1 Driver Rating. That was higher even than Byron’s 105.2 mark on short tracks this season, though Blaney couldn’t quite seal the W in any of them despite leading at least 29 laps in five different races (and 177 at Martinsville before Byron passed him in the final 50 laps to take the win).

Other candidates: Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson.

Jeff Gordon Award (Highest peak during the season): Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports.

Much like SVG on the road courses, this award might eventually be renamed after its recipient if he keeps this up. In May, we looked into how Larson’s streaks of near-perfect dominance stack up not just against his peers today, but against the greatest peaks in NASCAR history — finding that nobody in the modern era hits that ceiling more often. And nobody did this season, either, with Larson’s stretch from early March to mid-May — with seven top fives and an average Driver Rating of 110.9 (including two outings within one point of a perfect 150) in a nine-race span — rising as the best such period of sustained domination the Cup Series saw all year.

Other candidates: Ryan Blaney (late July to late September), Christopher Bell (mid-September to mid-October).

David Gilliland Award (Best vs. teammates): Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing.

Like Buescher, Reddick didn’t quite have the season he was hoping for in terms of overall results. The driver of the No. 45 car failed to win a race for the first time since 2021 (back when he was with RCR), posted only seven top fives — snapping a three-year streak in double-digits — and while he made the playoffs, Reddick didn’t return to the Championship 4, instead bowing out in the Round of 12. But 23XI wasn’t as good this season, either, with Bubba Wallace not being quite as consistent as a year ago (18.5 average finish vs. 15.3 in ’24) and the addition of a third full-time car with Riley Herbst affecting the team’s overall averages as well. So Reddick still managed to post a 52-24 head-to-head record against his teammates (68.4% winning percentage), which was the best of anybody in Cup, and he bested teammates by a series-high 24.5 points of Driver Rating per race as well. (Nobody else was especially close; AJ Allmendinger was second at +18.3.).

Other candidates: Ryan Blaney (Penske), A.J. Allmendinger (Kaulig), Ross Chastain (Trackhouse).

Greg Biffle Award (Best non-playoff driver during the playoffs): Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing.

It was a tale of two seasons for Keselowski, who was as bad as we’ve ever seen him early on, with crashes ending five of his first 12 races while he posted an average finish of 27.2 (with a 61.5 Driver Rating) over that span. But as the season progressed, Brad K. began to drive much more like the former champion we expect to see in the No. 6 car — and no stretch of the season was more indicative of how far he’d come than the playoffs. While Keselowski wasn’t close to making the playoffs (he was 22nd in the points through 26 races), he rattled off an average finish of 14.2 with five top 10s in the last 10 races of the year, carrying a 143 Adjusted Points+ index (well above Cup average) and a 72.8 Driver Rating during that stretch, continuing to build up his best segment of the season. Last year’s Biffle Award winner, Ross Chastain, ended up returning to the playoffs, so we’ll see if a 42-year-old Keselowski can use this run as the same kind of springboard next year.

Other candidates: Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Ty Gibbs.

Good Enough To Win Award (Non-winner who “should” have won the most): TIE – Chris Buescher, RFK Racing and Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing.

Thanks to this co-award, Buescher and Reddick will both walk away with multiple pieces of hardware here, which I’m sure will be a silver lining for their seasons. But kidding aside, this was a very close battle to decide the non-winner most deserving of a W this season. As a refresher for this category, we use Driver Ratings from each race to assign every driver a probability of winning, based on how well they drove over the course of the entire event. This is generally a good estimate of “deserving” winners, since it filters away luck-based elements like late wrecks or overtime restarts, etc. And while most of the top actual winners this year did rightly win a lot of races, Buescher and Reddick were tied among the non-winners with 0.9 Expected Wins apiece. Buescher’s highest chances came at Daytona International Speedway in the summer (26.6%), Michigan International Speedway (13.6%) and Pocono Raceway (13.1%), while Reddick missed out on potential wins at Chicago (13.3%) and Darlington Raceway twice (11.9% in the spring and 9.9% in the summer).

The big question is whether this will predict a breakthrough for both or either driver next season. Last year’s award went to Ty Gibbs, who still didn’t win in 2025 — though he tacked on 0.8 more Expected Wins this season, tied with Alex Bowman for third-most in Cup among non-winners this season.

Other candidates: Ty Gibbs, Alex Bowman.

Posted on November 12, 2025November 12, 2025 by Staff Report

For the first time in five years, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is returning to Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida, to take part in the Snowball Derby on Dec. 4-7.

Busch will drive the No. 51 Lucas Oil-sponsored entry for Bryson Lopez Racing in the annual Super Late Model crown jewel event. The team will be led by Danny Stockman, who guided Jesse Love and the Richard Childress Racing No. 2 team to the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in 2025.

“It’s been a few years since I’ve been to Pensacola, but I haven’t forgotten how to get around Five Flags,” Busch said. “The Snowball Derby is one of those bucket-list races you always want to win again and again, and I’m fired up to be back with the No. 51 Lucas Oil team and FloRacing. We’re showing up to take that trophy home.”

Busch is no stranger to Five Flags Speedway and the Snowball Derby, as he has made five previous starts in the event since 2002.

After finishing 33rd in his first start in the event in 2002, he returned for his second Snowball Derby start in 2009, where he led a race-high 91 laps to claim the Tom Dawson Trophy for the first time. He returned to the Snowball Derby again in 2012, leading 15 laps and finishing third.

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Busch’s next start came in 2017, which saw him start 15th, lead 28 laps and secure his second triumph in the prestigious race. During his most recent Snowball Derby appearance in 2020, Busch started ninth and finished in seventh.

The Snowball Derby, first held in 1968, has a long history of NASCAR involvement.

The Snowball Derby is widely considered one of the most important short track races in the country and annually attracts stars from NASCAR to compete. (Photo: Ted Malinowski/NASCAR)

Among the early winners of the Snowball Derby who have also enjoyed success in NASCAR are 1970 Daytona 500 winner Pete Hamilton, 10-time Cup Series winner Donnie Allison and three-time Cup Series champion Darrell Waltrip.

More recently, many NASCAR drivers have used the event as a launching point for their careers. They include current stars like Busch, Chase Elliott, Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, Christian Eckes, Noah Gragson, Ty Majeski, Chandler Smith and Kaden Honeycutt.

All of them are Snowball Derby winners.

This year, several active NASCAR competitors will again be among the more than 50 drivers looking to earn starting positions in the Snowball Derby.

Joining Busch on the entry list are Jones, Gragson and Ryan Preece. In addition, several drivers in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series are also entered.

Among them are Honeycutt, Majeski, Jake Garcia, Dawson Sutton and Bayley Currey. Johnny Sauter, the 2016 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, and David Gilliland, the 2007 Daytona pole winner and owner of Tricon Garage, have also filed entries.

Snowball Derby weekend begins with practice on Thursday, Dec. 4. Teams will qualify on Dec. 5, with the top 30 qualifiers locking into the race. The remainder of the field will be set Dec. 6 via a last-chance race and a pair of provisionals.

The 58th running of the Snowball Derby goes green at 1 p.m. CT / 2 p.m. ET on Sunday, Dec. 7. Action all week at Five Flags Speedway airs live on FloRacing, with Friday’s qualifying session also scheduled to be broadcast live on the NASCAR Channel.

A full schedule events can be found here.

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Staff Report

NASCAR on Wednesday announced the start times and networks for all of its national series races for the 2026 season, with the Daytona 500 set for 2:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 15 on FOX.

Two weeks earlier, on Feb. 1, FOX will televise the Cook Out Clash’s return to Bowman Gray Stadium at 8 p.m. ET. This will be the second straight season that the annual exhibition race will take place in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, venue affectionately known as “The Madhouse.”

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Prime Video will kick off its second year of NASCAR coverage at 6 p.m. ET on May 24 with the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Another highlight of Prime’s five-race run will be the 4 p.m. ET race on June 21 at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego as NASCAR celebrates the 250-year anniversary of the U.S. Navy.

TNT Sports will take over with a 3:30 p.m. ET start time on June 28 from picturesque Sonoma Raceway. This road-course showdown will also mark the beginning of the In-Season Challenge, a five-race segment where the top drivers will battle for a $1 million prize in a tournament-style format.

USA Sports will close out the season with the final 14 races across USA Network, NBC and Peacock, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET on Aug. 9 from Iowa Speedway on USA Network. The season will culminate with the NASCAR Championship airing on NBC at 3 p.m. ET on Nov. 8 from Homestead-Miami Speedway.

The newly named NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (formerly Xfinity) will be televised exclusively on The CW again and will start its 2026 season at 5 p.m. ET on Feb. 14 from Daytona International Speedway.

The Craftsman Truck Series will once again be carried on FOX Sports and will get underway on FS1 at 7:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 13 from Daytona International Speedway.

In addition, and as announced previously, FOX will air all 20 ARCA Menards Series races across FOX, FS1 and FS2, beginning with the season opener at noon ET on Feb. 14 from Daytona International Speedway.

Look below for the full slate of start times for the NASCAR national series and start making your plans to attend the 2026 NASCAR races:

*Playoff Races

NASCAR CUP SERIES

DATE	RACE	PLATFORM	START (ET)
Sun., Feb. 1	Clash (Bowman Gray Stadium)	FOX	8 p.m.
Thu., Feb. 12	Daytona - Duels	FS1	7 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 15	Daytona 500	FOX	2:30 p.m.
Sun., Feb. 22	EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	FOX	3 p.m.
Sun., March 1	Circuit of The Americas (Austin)	FOX	3:30 p.m.
Sun., March 8	Phoenix Raceway	FS1	3:30 p.m.
Sun., March 15	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	FS1	4 p.m.
Sun., March 22	Darlington Raceway	FS1	3 p.m.
Sun., March 29	Martinsville Speedway	FS1	3:30 p.m.
Sun., April 12	Bristol Motor Speedway	FS1	3 p.m.
Sun., April 19	Kansas Speedway	FOX	2 p.m.
Sun., April 26	Talladega Superspeedway	FOX	3 p.m.
Sun., May 3	Texas Motor Speedway	FS1	3:30 p.m.
Sun., May 10	Watkins Glen International	FS1	3 p.m.
Sun., May 17	All-Star (Dover Motor Speedway)	FS1	3 p.m.
Sun., May 24	Charlotte Motor Speedway	Prime	6 p.m.
Sun., May 31	Nashville Superspeedway	Prime	7 p.m.
Sun., June 7	Michigan International Speedway	Prime	3 p.m.
Sun., June 14	Pocono Raceway	Prime	3 p.m.
Sun., June 21	San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)	Prime	4 p.m.
Sun., June 28	Sonoma Raceway	TNT	3:30 p.m.
Sun., July 5	Chicagoland Speedway	TNT	6 p.m.
Sun., July 12	EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	TNT	7 p.m.
Sun., July 19	North Wilkesboro Speedway	TNT	7 p.m.
Sun., July 26	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	TNT	2 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 9	Iowa Speedway	USA	3:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 15	Richmond Raceway	USA	7 p.m.
Sun., Aug. 23	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	USA	3 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 29	Daytona International Speedway	NBC	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 6	Darlington Raceway*	USA	5 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 13	World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)*	USA	3 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 19	Bristol Motor Speedway*	USA	7:30 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 27	Kansas Speedway*	USA	3 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 4	Las Vegas Motor Speedway*	USA	5:30 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 11	Charlotte Roval*	USA	3 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 18	Phoenix Raceway*	USA	3 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 25	Talladega Superspeedway*	NBC	2 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 1	Martinsville Speedway*	NBC	2 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 8	NASCAR Championship* (Homestead-Miami Speedway)	NBC	3 p.m.

NASCAR O’REILLY AUTO PARTS SERIES

DATE	RACE	PLATFORM	START (ET)
Sat., Feb. 14	Daytona International Speedway	CW	5 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21	EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	CW	5 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 28	Circuit of The Americas (Austin)	CW	3 p.m.
Sat., March 7	Phoenix Raceway	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., March 14	Las Vegas Motor Speedway	CW	5:30 p.m.
Sat., March 21	Darlington Raceway	CW	5:30 p.m.
Sat., March 28	Martinsville Speedway	CW	3:30 p.m.
Sat., April 4	Rockingham Speedway	CW	2:30 p.m.
Sat., April 11	Bristol Motor Speedway	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., April 18	Kansas Speedway	CW	7 p.m.
Sat., April 25	Talladega Superspeedway	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., May 2	Texas Motor Speedway	CW	3:30 p.m.
Sat., May 9	Watkins Glen International	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., May 16	Dover Motor Speedway	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., May 23	Charlotte Motor Speedway	CW	5 p.m.
Sat., May 30	Nashville Superspeedway	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jun 13	Pocono Raceway	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., Jun 20	San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)	CW	5 p.m.
Sat., Jun 27	Sonoma Raceway	CW	5:30 p.m.
Sat., July 4	Chicagoland Speedway	CW	5:30 p.m.
Sat., July 11	EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	CW	7 p.m.
Sat., July 25	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 8	Iowa Speedway	CW	5 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 28	Daytona International Speedway	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 5	Darlington Raceway	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 12	World Wide Technology Raceway (St. Louis)	CW	7:30 p.m.
Fri., Sept. 18	Bristol Motor Speedway*	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 3	Las Vegas Motor Speedway*	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 10	Charlotte Roval*	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 17	Phoenix Raceway*	CW	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 24	Talladega Superspeedway*	CW	3:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 31	Martinsville Speedway*	CW	4 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 7	NASCAR Championship* (Homestead-Miami Speedway)	CW	5 p.m.

NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES

DATE	RACE	PLATFORM	START (ET)
Fri., Feb. 13	Daytona International Speedway	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 21	EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta)	FS1	1:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 28	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	FOX	12 p.m.
Fri., March 20	Darlington Raceway	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Fri., April 3	Rockingham Speedway	FS1	4:30 p.m.
Fri., April 10	Bristol Motor Speedway	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Fri., May 1	Texas Motor Speedway	FS1	8 p.m.
Fri., May 8	Watkins Glen International	FS1	4:30 p.m.
Fri., May 15	Dover Motor Speedway	FS1	5 p.m.
Fri., May 22	Charlotte Motor Speedway	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Fri., May 29	Nashville Superspeedway	FS1	8 p.m.
Sat., June 6	Michigan International Speedway	FS1	1:30 p.m.
Fri., June 19	San Diego (Naval Base Coronado)	FS1	7:00 p.m.
Sat., July 11	Lime Rock Park	FS1	1 p.m.
Sat., July 18	North Wilkesboro Speedway	FS1	12:30 p.m.
Fri., July 24	Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park	FS1	8 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 14	Richmond Raceway	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Sat., Aug. 22	New Hampshire Motor Speedway	FS1	1:30 p.m.
Thu., Sept. 17	Bristol Motor Speedway*	FS1	8:00 p.m.
Sat., Sept. 26	Kansas Speedway*	FS1	1 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 9	Charlotte Roval*	FOX	5 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 16	Phoenix Raceway*	FS1	7:30 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 23	Talladega Superspeedway*	FS1	4 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 30	Martinsville Speedway*	FS1	6 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 6	NASCAR Championship* (Homestead-Miami Speedway)	FS1	7:30 p.m.

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Zack Albert

On the eve of the NASCAR Cup Series season finale, team co-owner and driver Brad Keselowski held court in the Phoenix Raceway media center to size up the 2025 campaign for his RFK Racing operation.

“A handful of seconds,” Keselowski said in summation, “so just need to convert those into wins going forward.”

One day later, that handful got just a little fuller. Keselowski had stayed on track on older tires for an overtime restart in the year-ending race, but the upper hand he gained in track position went away in the final set of corners. Fellow Ford driver Ryan Blaney slipped by for the victory, leaving Keselowski’s No. 6 Mustang half a car-length back as the runner-up for the third time in the season.

“It’s kind of the story of our season,” Keselowski said post-race. “We’re just needing a little bit of speed, trying to put ourselves in position. We were in position as well as we could, I just wasn’t quite fast enough. Another second place.”

The 2025 campaign represented growth and change for the organization in its fourth season under the Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing banner, if not the same level of on-track success that recent years had produced. RFK expanded to three full-time teams for the first time since 2016, adding the No. 60 Ford for Ryan Preece alongside the incumbents in Keselowski and Chris Buescher in the No. 17 ride. RFK officials also announced in September that Chip Bowers would become the new team president, replacing longtime executive Steve Newmark.

Both Keselowski and Buescher won races in 2024, and the two drivers went 2-for-2 in reaching the Cup Series Playoffs the year before that. This season, the new-look RFK Racing outfit went winless and was 0-for-3 with its postseason aspirations.

“It takes one extra step to truly be in contention, to fight to win more of them,” Buescher said during Phoenix weekend. “We had a good handful that we had a good shot at, and just didn’t seal the deal at the end of the day. So, definitely missed opportunities, a little bit of rough luck along the way, which anybody in here would say the same thing. So it’s just a good year without being stellar.”

Keselowski dismissed the notion that expansion may have stretched the team too thin performance-wise. Though Keselowski’s average finish dipped (from 15.6 to 18.5), his and Buescher’s other statistics and metrics were comparable to numbers from previous seasons. Buescher improved to a career-best average start of 12.5, and Preece enjoyed the best of his six full seasons at the Cup Series level — all with a team that was only a rarely used part-time effort a year ago.

“Actually, it’s been really good, adding a third team. It’s helped us in a lot of ways,” Keselowski said. “Hardly any area I would say it’s hurt us at all, so it’s been terrific. Ryan Preece has done a great job. To see that team take off and kind of grow its wings so quickly, it’s been very rewarding.”

Preece said that when RFK’s playoff goals weren’t met, the final 10 races of the season could have been a write-off. Instead, he said that the organization redoubled its efforts on closing strong, creating momentum for 2026.

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Keselowski found some of that stride with four top-10 finishes in the final six races, and Preece followed suit with four top 10s in the final five events. Those measures included a shift in Preece’s approach — away from feeling like he needed to micro-manage all of the team’s aspects as an unofficial crew chief and instead directing his focus toward maximizing what he could do in his role as a driver, trusting in the rest of the team’s processes.

“So a change in mindset was probably a big piece of that, as well as coming over to RFK and seeing what Brad’s been able to help build and continue to build back up of what we can be,” Preece said. “We’re all frustrated we didn’t make the playoffs, but there’s a ton of potential between all three of us, and I’m excited for that. For me, it was probably a change in mindset as well as a great group of people that came together and are working on accomplishing the goal.”

Besides momentum, the group also built camaraderie. Buescher and Preece participated in an escalating series of pranks on each other as the season wound down, with rental cars being towed, cinched in plastic wrap and doors removed. The two also unwittingly dressed up as each other for Halloween.

The development was met with amusement from Keselowski, who said he felt no need to intervene. The 41-year-old team leader did caution, however, to best leave him out of the practical jokes.

“Buyer beware,” Keselowski warned. “Yeah, anybody that comes for me better not miss.”

Posted on November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 by Zach Sturniolo

As a child, Jacque Herrera was heading to Chicagoland Speedway to watch the stars of NASCAR rip around the 1.5-mile oval in Joliet, Illinois.

She gets to relive those glory days in a new way now as Herrera was introduced as general manager of Chicagoland Speedway on Tuesday, just under eight months before NASCAR makes its triumphant return to Will County for the 2026 Fourth of July weekend.

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The opportunity comes with great responsibility, Herrera recognized in a Tuesday teleconference with NASCAR.com, but it is also coupled with a strong sense of pride for a woman who was born and raised in Chicago.

“Being a lifelong NASCAR fan, attending races as a kid with my dad, I went to Joliet so many times on the weekends with my aunts and cousins, spending the weekends out there,” Herrera said. “So Joliet is very near and dear to my heart. And to see it come full circle, never in my wildest dreams did I expect the little girl from Chicago that used to attend the races to become the GM of Chicagoland Speedway.”

Those memories as a little girl come flooding back to her now. Herrera, the self-proclaimed tomboy among her two sisters, recalls her first experience at the track when Tony Stewart won on a day she and her father went to the race by themselves. Forgotten sunscreen left her burnt in the summer sun, but “that was actually probably one of my best memories with my dad.”

“It was just exciting to see, being there as a young kid, seeing all the race fans my first race and actually seeing what racing was about,” she said. “My dad had always talked about it. He had been to a few races without us and with a couple buddies, and we all became die-hard NASCAR fans growing up.”

Years later, Herrera returns to Chicagoland as NASCAR heads back to the 1.5-mile tri-oval for the first time since 2019, but with plenty of experience under her belt, to boot. Herrera spent the last three years as Director of Community Relations for the Chicago Street Race, fostering relationships within the city that connected both her and NASCAR to local leaders and organizations around the area.

Those experiences, she said, will be invaluable as she transitions that focus to the Joliet property.

“One of the most important parts of my job,” Herrera said, “is getting to know and build these relationships with the local community, with city officials and different departments and just see and listen to the people that live in this area as well. See what’s working, what’s not working. How can we better ourselves? Better what we’re doing in the community, how we can implement new initiatives, either with partnerships with Chicago Public Schools, or After School Matters or anyone that we’re working with.

“To see those kids become race fans, I think that’s probably the best part of my job – basically being out there serving the community that we race in and making sure that we are actually having an impact in the community.”

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Before her time with the Street Race, Herrera held a similar role as Director of Community Engagement at Tapestry 360 Health in addition to time as Director of External Affairs and Communications at Humboldt Park Health. There, her teams worked in government relations, public information, marketing and event management.

But the common thread for Herrera has always been community, a staple ingrained in her by her upbringing.

“My mother is from the South,” Herrera said. “That Southern hospitality of always just making sure everyone feels like family as soon as they step in the door, as soon as you have a conversation. I’m also Mexican, so I think a lot of that comes from my culture. Whereas we’re used to giving handshakes, I’m very much like a ‘hug and a kiss on the cheek’ kind of person. Even if I first met you, I mean, we’ll be best friends.”

NASCAR’s return to Joliet is set for July 3-5, with ARCA Menards Series racing slated for July 3, O’Reilly Auto Parts Series racing on July 4 and the Cup Series headliner on July 5. There is work to be done around the facility, but Herrera is optimistic about what’s to come.

“The property’s already in good condition,” Herrera said. “We do have our team — shout out to Dawn (Martin) and Collette (Nelson) at Chicagoland. They are already starting to make those updates and renovations, and then we have a lot of work ahead of us in the coming months, weeks, days.”

Ultimately, Herrera’s hope is that she can help deliver families attending NASCAR races at Chicagoland the same experiences that shaped her life as a child in the grandstands years ago. Her goal?

“To make it the best race a NASCAR fan has ever attended,” Herrera said. “At the core of it, that’s exactly what I want. I want any person that walks through our doors to walk away and say, ‘This is the best damn thing I’ve ever done,’ and walk away with thinking, ‘I’m going to return to a NASCAR race,’ or ‘I’m going to go to another race.’ Just to have them come experience NASCAR, come out to Chicagoland and see that, hey, this is a badass event.”

Tickets are now available for purchase for NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway over Independence Day weekend on July 3-5, 2026, featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (previously NASCAR Xfinity Series) and ARCA Menards Series at ChicagolandSpeedway.com or 855-796-7223.

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Posted on November 11, 2025 by Staff Report

A two-day Goodyear tire test is scheduled this week at Bristol Motor Speedway, with the goal of dialing in an optimal setup for the NASCAR Cup Series’ two visits to the Tennessee short track next year.

Three teams — one from each of the series’ three manufacturers — are scheduled to test Wednesday and Thursday at the 0.533-mile concrete oval. Participating teams are:

• No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota; driver Bubba Wallace
• No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet; driver Alex Bowman
• No. 60 RFK Racing Ford; driver Ryan Preece

Competition officials indicated that one of the test’s objectives is to determine a tire setup that promotes fall-off and an emphasis on tire management, but without the excessive wear from the Cup Series’ most recent race on Sept. 13. Another prime goal is to zero in on a setup that’s more temperature neutral, with tires that react the same regardless of any swings in temps.

The teams will also be testing with the new target 750-horsepower package, which will be used on road courses and oval tracks measuring less than 1.5 miles in 2026.

MORE: 2025 season, by the numbers

The Cup Series will make two stops at Bristol Motor Speedway next season — April 12 for the Food City 500, and Sept. 19 for the annual Bass Pro Shops Night Race in the playoffs.

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Brandon White

For the eighth consecutive year, Riverhead Raceway is continuing a cherished Modified tradition with the running of the Islip 300 on Saturday.

The event gets its name from the defunct Islip Speedway, which hosted six NASCAR Cup Series events between 1964 and 1971. After the Cup Series departed the 0.2-mile complex, the Islip 300 became a NASCAR Grand National East and All Star Racing League event before becoming synonymous with the popular Modified class.

No driver was more efficient in Islip’s endurance events than Modified legend and NASCAR Hall of Famer Richie Evans. A master around Islip’s compact layout regardless of the race distance, Evans prevailed in the final four 300-lap Modified races at the facility and continued to add wins there prior to the track’s closure in 1984.

Islip may now solely belong in the record books, but the complex and its prestigious Islip 300 left a lasting impact on the Modified community as it evolved over the following decades. In 2017, Riverhead Raceway revived the Islip 300 as a spiritual successor to the crown jewel event, which now serves as Riverhead’s season finale.

With the Islip 300 also being one of the last major Modified races of the year in the Northeast, it regularly attracts a healthy field of cars. Riverhead regulars will look to defend their territory against several Modified veterans as each of them look to add their name to the Islip 300’s growing legacy.

Below is everything to know about the 2025 edition of the Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway.

The Islip 300 presents one last opportunity for Riverhead regulars like Matthew Brode (96) to earn a win in 2025. (Photo: Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)

TV channel, live stream for Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway

Saturday’s Islip 300 at Riverhead Raceway will be shown exclusively on FloRacing, the official streaming home for all NASCAR Regional properties.

The event will not be shown on a traditional TV channel.

Below is how to watch the 2025 Islip 300 on Saturday, Nov. 15.

Date	Race	Streaming Start Time	How to watch
Saturday, Nov. 15	Islip 300	12:30 p.m. ET	FloRacing

2025 race schedule

Joining the Modifieds for the Islip 300 will be four support classes, the Eddie Partridge All Stars, Legends, Crate Modifieds and Street Stocks.

Each division gets one round of practice prior to qualifying at 12:30 p.m. ET. The Modifieds get a 40-minute practice session, while Legends, Crate Modifieds and Street Stocks have 20 minutes to shake down their cars.

The starting field for the Islip 300 will be set by a two-lap, single-car qualifying session. Legends, Crate Modifieds and Street Stocks have 10 laps to determined where they will line up in their respective features. There will also be consolation races for the Modifieds and Legends if necessary.

Below is the complete race-day schedule for Riverhead on Saturday.

(All times ET)

Time	Event
7:30 a.m.	Pit window opens
8 a.m.	Pit gates open
9:30 a.m.	Modified drivers meeting
10 a.m.	General admission opens
10-10:20 a.m.	Legends practice
10:20-11 a.m.	Modified practice
11-11:20 a.m.	Crate Modified practice
11:20-11:40 a.m.	Street Stock practice
11:40 a.m.	Eddie Partridge All Stars
12:30 p.m.	Qualifying begins ((Modifieds: 2 laps/single car … Legends: 10 laps … Crate Modifieds: 10 laps … Street Stocks: 10 laps … Legends Consi: 12 laps … Modified Consi: 15 laps)
To follow…	Opening ceremonies/National Anthem
To follow…	Feature Races (Eddie Partridge All Stars: 15 laps … Legends: 40 laps … Crate Modifieds: 40 laps … Street Stocks: 40 laps … Modifieds: 300 laps)

The Islip 300 is a continuation of not only a proud Modified tradition, but also the legacy of late Riverhead Raceway co-owner Eddie Partridge. (Photo: Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)

Islip 300 entry list

Last year’s Islip 300 saw Riverhead Raceway regular Chase Grennan surprise many by besting many seasoned veterans to prevail in the prestigious event.

A native of Glen Cove, New York, Grennan primarily spent the 2024 season competing in Riverhead’s Crate Modified division. The Islip 300 was just his second Modified start of the year. Grennan enjoyed a solid season at Riverhead this year, where he collected three Modified victories to go with his Islip 300 victory last November.

Among the drivers looking to dethrone Greenan as Islip 300 champion is Matt Hirschman, a 10-time winner in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour. Hirschman won the Islip 300 in 2023 and seeks to cap off a stellar year of Modified competition around the country by joining Ryan Preece as a two-time winner of the event.

Paulie Hartwig III makes his return to the Islip 300 after his first attempt saw him earn the pole in 2023 at the age of 12. Now with more experience on his side, Hartwig heads to Riverhead looking to make a statement.

Other names set to compete in the Islip 300 on Saturday include Andy Jankowiak, Ken Heagy, Max Zachem, Roger Turbush, Joey Braun and Mark Stewart.

The current entry list as of Nov. 11 for the Islip 300 can be found below:

Car No.	Driver
00	Chris Rogers
4	Joey Braun
10	Dylan Slepian
15	Joey Warren
18	Ken Heagy
20	Max Zachem
36	Kyle Ellwood
38	Owen Grennan
49	Chris Young
55	Chase Grennan
60	Matt Hirschman
73	Andy Jankowiak
73	Paulie Hartwig III
78	Walter Sutcliffe Jr.
81	Mark Stewart
88	Roger Turbush
96	Matthew Brode

Matt Hirschman seeks to become the second two-time winner in the Islip 300’s modern history. (Photo: Mike Lawrence/NASCAR)

Previous winners

Year	Winner
2017	Dillon Steuer
2018	Ryan Preece
2019	Kyle Soper
2020	Ryan Preece
2021	J.B. Fortin
2022	Anthony Nocella
2023	Matt Hirschman
2024	Chase Grennan

Posted on November 11, 2025November 17, 2025 by Adam Fenwick

More than 45 short tracks across the United States and Canada were part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series in 2025. A select few drivers at those tracks can now call themselves NASCAR champions after a busy season of racing.

From Salina Highbanks Speedway in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Claremont Motorsports Park in Claremont, New Hampshire, drivers from across the continent worked endlessly toward the goal of becoming NASCAR track champions this year. For a select few, that dream was realized.

They include Michael Bumgarner, who won more than 15 races on his way to the track championship at North Carolina’s Hickory Motor Speedway. Also among the list of track champions is Kenna Mitchell, who won a pair of championships for the second consecutive season at California’s All American Speedway.

Peyton Sellers won his eighth track championship at Virginia’s South Boston Speedway, breaking the all-time record for championships at the track he previously shared with David Blankenship. Brian Robie secured two track championships this season, claiming the 604 Modified crown at Claremont Motorsports Park and Monadnock Speedway.

Below is a list of NASCAR-sanctioned division champions from all of the tracks that are part of the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series.

2025 NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series track champions

Ace Speedway

Late Model: Dustin Rumley
Limited Late Model: Dalton Ledbetter
Modified: Gary Causey
Mini Stock: Tyler Bush

Adams County Speedway

Modified: Josh Cooper
Stock Car: Jesse Dennis
B Modified: Shawn Kralik
Hobby Stock: Tyler Gray
Compact: Tyler Hoover

Alaska Raceway Park

Late Model: Jeremy Copley
Baby Grand: Tonya Wilson
Thunder Stock: Paul Zanto
Bomber Stock: Andy Ziegler

All American Speedway

Limited Pro Late Model: Kenna Mitchell
Super Series: Kenna Mitchell
Super Stocks: Tim Walters
Modified: Tyler Wentworth
F4: John Sproule

Autodrome Chaudiere

Sportsman: Anthony Lessard
Truck: Jeremy Bergeron
Vintage: Maxime Gagné
Sport Compact Sr.: Dale Cote
Sport Compact Development: Jeremy Poulin

Autodrome Granby

358 Modified: Michael Parent
Sportsman: Donovan Lussier
Sport Compact: Dominik Blais
Pro Stock: Bastien Caron

Berlin Raceway

Super Late Model: Austin Hull
Limited Late Model: Josh Frye
Sportsman: Josh Frye
4 Cylinder: Justin Roelofs
VROA: Dave Sensiba

Birch Run Speedway

Modified: David McManus
Limited Late Model: Dalton Worthy
Pure Stock: Jim Miller Jr.
Street Stock: Johnny Hayden

Brandon Ward secured his second track championship in Bowman Gray Stadium’s Modified division in 2025. (Photo: Erick Messer/Bowman Gray Stadium)

Bowman Gray Stadium

Modified: Brandon Ward
Sportsman: Chase Robertson
Street Stock: Bryan Sykes Jr.
Stadium Stock: Brandon Brendle

Claremont Motorsports Park

604 Modified: Brian Robie
Super Street: Brandon Gray
Ridge Runner: Carlos Grenier
Mini Stock: Kyle Templeton

Colorado National Speedway

Super/Pro Late Model: Brett Yackey
Pro Truck: Curtis Heldenbrand
Late Model: Brandon Newey
Grand American Modified: Eric Rhead
F8: Jereme Wall
Super Stock: Chris Cox
Pure Stock: Justin Young

Coos Bay Speedway

Street Stock: Toby McIntyre
Sportsman Late Model: Ryan Emry
Mini Outlaw: Jordan Stevens
Hornet: Tanner Dubisar

Dells Raceway Park

Late Model: Mike Licthfeld
602 Outlaw Late Model: Dennis Prunty
Sportsman: Dave Trute
Modified: Matthew Pate

Dominion Raceway

Late Model: Chase Johnson
Virginia Modified: Eric Fowlkes
UCAR: Michael Frayser
Dominion Stock: Mike Lowe
Mini Stock: Joe Riley
Any Car 4: Richard Sisco
Any Car 6: John Andrews
Any Car 8: Richard Storm

Eastbound International Speedway

Sportsman: Sara Thorne
Hobby Stock: Shawn Francis

Edmonton International Raceway

Late Model: Cameron Medd
Thunder Car: Murray Phillips
Pure Stock: Garry Garvey

Elko Speedway

Late Model: Chris Marek
Thunder Car: Brent Kane
Power Stock: Michael Stoer

Evergreen Speedway

Pro Late Model: Naima Lang
Street Stock: Steve Ptacek
Mini Stock: Cole Rarden
Super Stock F8: MacKenzie Deitz
Hornet: Zach Bristol
Figure 8: Ryan Clark
Stringer 8s: Cody Hoopes
Pro 4 Trucks: Calvin Miller

Grandview Speedway

Modified: Duane Howard
Sportsman: Colin Cox

Grand Bend Speedway

Late Model: Jeramy Curtis
Hot Rod: Kris Lawrence
Super Stock/Sportsman: Ryan Bright
Pro Sprint: Adrian Kemps
9 HP Sprint: Carter Nichol

Grundy County Speedway

Super Late Model: Eddie Hoffman
Mid-Am Sportsman: Jeremiah Senko
Street Stock: Kellen Arnold
Pure Stock: Dan Schmeissing

Hawkeye Downs Speedway

Late Model: Michael Weber
Sportsman: Todd Ness
Hobby Stock: Adam Petrzelka
Hornet: Kurt Bohnsack

Hickory Motor Speedway

Late Model: Michael Bumgarner
Street Stock: John Reynolds
Super Trucks: Josh Goble
Renegade: Steve Smart

Hudson Speedway

Super Street: Charles Baldwin
Ridge Runners: Stone Slattery
Six Shooter: Michael Yeaton

Jennerstown Speedway

Late Model: Barry Awtey
Modified: John Fama
Pro Stock: Brent Bickerstaff
Street Stock: Casey Fleegle
Charger: Ken Burkholder
Fast 4s: Cameron Ruggles

Kevin Harvick’s Kern Raceway (Finale Dec. 20)

Limited Pro Late Model
Spec Racer
Crown Vic
Enduro

Kingsport Speedway

Late Model: Brad Housewright
Super Street: Tristen Barnes
Street Stock: Rob Austin
Mod 4: Kevin Canter
Pure 4: Steven Watts
Crown Vic: Tyler Conway
STK Front Wheel Drive: Joshua Collins

LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway

Late Model: Jacob Goede
Sportsman: Robert Fort
Hornet: Shane Kohlmeier

Greg Edwards captured his eighth track championship in the Late Model class at Langley Speedway this year. (Photo: Ted Malinowski/NASCAR)

Langley Speedway

Late Model: Greg Edwards
Limited Late Model: Ayden Millette
Modified: Brad Adams
Super Street: Sammy Gaita
Enduro: Zac Herdlein

The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Pro Late Model: Cody Brown
Modified: Kyle Jacks
Outlaw Factory Stock: Michael Miller
Super Stock: Kyle Jacks
Mini Stock: Travis Boyle

Le RPM Speedway

358 Modified: Chris Raabe
Sportsman: Donovan Lussier
Mod Lite: Alex Forcier
Lightning Sprint: Xavier Lauzon

Lee USA Speedway

Pro Stock: James Renfrew Jr.
Super Street: Justin Beecher
Ridge Runner: Brian Caswell
Six Shooter: Michael Yeaton

Limaland Motorsports Park

Modified: Aidan Hinds
Thunder Stock: Todd Sherman

Lonesome Pine Motorsports Park

Late Model Sportsman: Nathanial Owens
Pure 4: Steven Watts
Street Stock: Joey Owens
Stock 4: Brian Turner
Crown Vic: Brandon Bruner

Magic Valley Speedway

Late Model: Shawn Lester
Modified: Donovan Barr
Truck: Jesse James Lawson
Street Stock: Ron McClimans
Mini Stock: Joshua Lucero
Mini Mod: Eddie Griffith

Meridian Speedway

Modified: Brendon Fries
Late Model: Andrew Palmer
Truck: Jesse James Lawson
Street Stock: Andrew Palmer
Mini Stock: Morgan Trammel
Pepsi Crate: Riley Rogers
Pro 4: Niko Heinzel
Hornet: Ron Clausen

Merritt Speedway

Late Model: Eric Spangler
Pro Stock: Kadon Bowen
Factory Stock: Nick Putman
4 Cylinders: Chad Freeman

Monadnock Speedway

604 Modified: Brian Robie
Super Street: Dylan Zullo
Mini Stock: Jon Fultz

Monett Motor Speedway

B Modified: Ryan Gillmore
Midwest Modified: Garrett Thompson
Pure Stock: Tanner Foster
Bombers: Zachary Riddick

Motorplex at the Mill

Pro Late Model: Travis Milburn
Modified: Josh Jackson

New Smyrna Speedway

Super Late Model: Brad May
Pro Late Model: Jason Vail
Trucks: George Gorham Jr.
Sportsman: Donovan Ponder
Modified: Jerry Symons
Bomber A: Aaron Foye
Bomber B: Zach Curtis
E Mod: Michael Mark
Super Stock: George Spears
Mod Mini: Dylan Reynolds
602 Tour Modified: Hank Baker Jr.
Ground Pounders: Art Kunzeman

Riverhead Raceway

Tour Modified: John Beatty Jr.
Crate Modified: Eric Hersey
Late Model: Gerard Giordano
Street Stock: Brian Brown
Super Pro Truck: Jack Handley Jr.
Figure 8: Scott Pedersen
Blunderbust: Joseph Densieski
Mini Stock: C.J. Zukowski

Mitch Keeter raced to the B Modified championship at Oklahoma’s Salina Highbanks Speedway this season. (Photo: Ted Malinowski/NASCAR)

Salina Highbanks Speedway

B Modified: Mitch Keeter
Factory Stock: Jeran Frailey
Pure Stock: Cole Holman
Super Stock: Logan Brown

Seekonk Speedway

Pro Stock: David Darling
Late Model: Charlie Rose
Sportsman: Adam Pettey
Sport Truck: Jacob Vanada

South Boston Speedway

Late Model: Peyton Sellers
Limited Sportsman: Zach Peregoy
Pure Stock: B.J. Reaves
Hornet: Jason DeCarlo

Tucson Speedway

Super Late Model: Dylan Jones
Modified: Nick O’Neil
Thunder Truck: Kalvin Catlin
Pro Stock: Richard Dorman
Hobby Stock: Jennifer Hall
Mini Stock: Roger Raymond
Hornet: J.R. Shanks

Wake County Speedway

Late Model: Carson Haislip
Charger: Tucker Haddock
Bomber: Andrew Watson
Mini Stock: Lee Kozikowski
Champ Kart: Austin Banker

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Zach Sturniolo

Team Penske stormed into the offseason with a Ryan Blaney victory and a Joey Logano top five, but its streak of NASCAR Cup Series championships ended after collecting titles from 2022 through 2024, handing the reins to Hendrick Motorsports after Kyle Larson exited Phoenix Raceway with the 2025 championship.

There is certainly disappointment for three-time champion Logano and 2023 title-winner Blaney that their reign is over. But both advanced to the Round of 8 two years in a row, and after being one spot short of another Championship 4 berth, Blaney couldn’t help but reflect with pride instead of regret.

“It’s been amazing what all of Team Penske has been able to do since 2022 and it was fun to be a part of it,” Blaney said at Phoenix Raceway ahead of the season finale. “It’s fun to be a part of a team that is winning and winning championships and have great people working for the organization. And yeah, it’s a shame that we don’t have a shot at it, but very proud of the effort that we’ve put in through the years and this year to try to get there. And yeah, just a little bit short, but that’s just the way it goes.”

MORE: Final 2025 standings

Logano was hoping for one last week of playoff intensity to end his season and become the first repeat champion since Jimmie Johnson’s string of five consecutive titles from 2006-10. The driver of the No. 22 Ford matched his 2024 totals in top fives (seven) and top 10s (13) and bettered his average finish from 17.1 to 15.3. But with just one win — down from four in 2024 — Logano couldn’t muster a final charge into the Championship 4.

“Obviously not everything we hoped for. Our goal is to win the championship every year and we fell short of that,” Logano said. “Our goals are really high. By the same token, I feel like there were moments of the year we looked really strong. There were moments of the year where we didn’t capitalize on opportunities to win that we could have, and then I look at the playoffs as OK. We didn’t really stack any wins in there, but we were able to work our way into the Round of 8 and be a threat up until the last race in Martinsville.

“I always say the goal every year when we start the playoffs is to make it 10 weeks of hell. Make sure you have the pressure on you for 10 weeks. Well, we got nine — nine hard weeks. That’s better than six, but it’s not exactly where you want to be. In some cases, you can look at it and say we’ve done a decent job, but on the other hand, it’s just not what our expectation is of ourselves.”

Blaney rallied the No. 12 team to the Championship 4 in both 2023 and 2024 with walk-off wins at Martinsville, but a runner-up effort there in 2025 left him on the outside looking in at Phoenix — where he went on to win the season finale.

“I thought our group, personally, was better this year than what we were last year,” Blaney said. “And I thought (in) ’24, we were even better than ’23. I feel like we’ve gotten better every year. I’m not a big stat-looker as far as judging success, and I know that we didn’t make the Champ 4 this year, but I feel like this team was even better than last year. Just our integrity of how we clawed back from some early miscues and a lot of DNFs early, and just the mental strength of this whole group. I was really proud. I was proud of my guys for getting better and better every week and every year.”

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All four cars affiliated with Team Penske made the Cup Series Playoffs this season, with Austin Cindric wheeling the No. 2 Ford to a Talladega Superspeedway win this spring and Wood Brothers Racing’s Josh Berry scoring a March victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his first Cup triumph.

Cindric led a career-high 325 laps in 2025, bettering his previous best by 69 laps, but the fourth-year racer earned just two top-10 finishes after scoring his Talladega victory in April. He leaves the season with less top fives and top 10s than he had in 2024 with a lower average finish, but Cindric felt he made progress this year. His average running position through 2025 was 16.9, according to NASCAR Loop Data, despite an average finish of 20.9.

“It’s definitely been my best season and most complete season behind a Cup Series car, but not getting the end results of races has been frustrating for us,” Cindric said. “Like even [at Martinsville], the worst we were running was where we finished, and that’s for a number of reasons. And it’s not just one race, but it’s a great example. I feel like there’s been so many races where we’ve had so much potential, and so I think we carry that, and you can either look at that as a negative or a positive.

“We’ve been in the hunt all year, and I think that’s been a big positive where I don’t feel like we really dropped the ball at all. That’s from the top down on the 2 car. So I feel like as a group as well, I’m really proud of my guys, because I feel like we’re really contributing at a high level to the team as a whole, and I think that’s really important for us moving forward.”

Through Wood Brothers Racing’s affiliation with Team Penske, Berry was new to the group as driver of the iconic No. 21 Ford. A miserable Round of 16 left Berry with no shot to advance through the postseason, but the sophomore Cup driver adapted quickly to Penske’s methods throughout the campaign after spending his rookie year at Stewart-Haas Racing.

“Going back to these places for a second, third time definitely made me feel more comfortable, and obviously in a much different situation than I was in last year,” Berry said. “Obviously, had a great group around me last year, but the place was closing down so it made it difficult on all of us. I think having the group I have around me, I’m excited for next year, excited to build off what we did this year. And I think there’s a lot of positives to look from our season.”

Cindric and Blaney echoed how well Berry has fit into the group, with all four drivers working well together to drive each other toward better performance. Cindric has been in the Cup Series two years longer than Berry, but Berry’s extensive stock-car background racing late models gives him a particularly unique vantage point compared to Cindric, who grew up racing a variety of vehicles, including sports cars, rally cars and open-wheel cars.

“I think Josh has been a great fit … whether if that’s from team dynamics in meetings or speedway racing, or just kind of thoughts in general,” Cindric said. “He kind of brings in a different perspective, especially than I have. I mean, you can’t really pick two more different guys as far as their racing backgrounds than myself and Josh. I haven’t even sat in a late model where he could probably build one before I could ever figure out how to drive it. So, no, it’s been good to have him, and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him.”

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What comes next for Team Penske to find itself back in the championship hunt in 2026? First comes a reset, Logano said — “I think it’s important to take a second and take a breather” — but then it’s back to the grind to figure out where things went awry.

“You’ve got to do something different because what we did wasn’t good enough, so you can’t do the same thing and expect a different outcome,” he said. “We have to look to do some different things, and how can we approach things differently. How do we approach race weekend? What do we have to do to be faster on the race track? We just have to try to be better because the bottom line is we were not good enough. That’s the fact. There’s no way to hide from that. You can’t make up all these different scenarios on why you weren’t. We weren’t good enough, so we have to identify those weaknesses and figure out what to do to change those, and that will happen really quickly.”

Blaney knows perfection isn’t possible, but that goal is still the standard at Penske after three straight championship triumphs.

“You’re never going to be perfect for years and years on end,” he said. “You’re going to have to go through some times where you’ve got to figure out how do we be a little bit better than what we were?”