Author: Michelle R. Martinelli, USA TODAY

Bubba Wallace was devastatingly close, painfully close. And he felt the agony of defeat immediately, finishing as runner-up in the Daytona 500 again.

Austin Cindric’s full-time NASCAR Cup Series debut couldn’t have gone any better at the 64th annual Daytona 500.

Denny Hamlin, the winningest active driver without a NASCAR Cup championship, finished third Sunday at Phoenix Raceway behind winner Kyle Larson.

Kyle Larson likely wouldn’t have been in a position to win the championship race without an outstanding final pit stop Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

Kyle Larson has been the best driver all season, and he proved it, Sunday at Phoenix Raceway winning NASCAR’s final race for his first Cup title.

NASCAR repudiated its association with”Let’s go, Brandon,” the political rallying cry being used as an insult directed at President Joe Biden.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. created a series, “Lost Speedways,” that explores his passion for dilapidated and abandoned race tracks around the country.

In the last few years, NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has spoken openly about his challenges with depression and some of his methods for coping.

The NASCAR All-Star Race is getting a bit of a makeover to its format this season along with a move to Texas Motor Speedway.