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Corey Heim Is Making It Impossible for NASCAR to Ignore His Cup Series Potential
Corey Heim climbed from 36th to fifth at Phoenix Raceway, delivering another impressive Cup Series performance in a part-time entry for 23XI Racing.
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4 days ago3 min read


Tyler Reddick Wins Phoenix Thriller as Kyle Larson’s Championship Lead Nearly Disappears
Tyler Reddick won his sixth race of 2026 at Phoenix, while Kyle Larson's tire failure reduced his NASCAR Chase lead to just five points over Christopher Bell.
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5 days ago4 min read


Chase Briscoe Is Attempting a Tony Stewart-Style NASCAR Championship Comeback
Chase Briscoe has won back-to-back NASCAR Chase races and reduced his championship deficit by 58 points, raising comparisons to Tony Stewart's legendary 2011 title run.
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Oct 164 min read


NASCAR Was Right to Bring Back Charlotte's Oval, but the Roval Still Deserves a Place
NASCAR's return to Charlotte's oval delivered excellent racing, but HFTS believes the Roval still has value as part of a more diverse schedule.
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Oct 144 min read


Chase Briscoe Wins Charlotte Thriller, Holding Off Christopher Bell in Photo Finish
Chase Briscoe wins his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race, beating Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds in a thrilling Charlotte photo finish.
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Oct 134 min read


The Las Vegas Race Was Better Than the TV Broadcast Made It Look
HFTS watched the Las Vegas race both in person and on television, revealing how much passing deeper in the field never made the broadcast.
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Oct 93 min read


NASCAR Should Make the Fall Las Vegas Race a Night Race
After experiencing the brutal Nevada heat firsthand, HFTS believes NASCAR should move the fall Las Vegas race later and finish under the lights.
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Oct 63 min read


Chase Briscoe Dominates Las Vegas and Keeps His Championship Hopes Alive
Chase Briscoe swept both stages and led 175 laps at Las Vegas before surviving a late charge from championship leader Kyle Larson.
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Oct 63 min read


Kyle Larson Went From Winless to the Driver Everyone Has to Chase
Kyle Larson entered The Chase seventh and has climbed to a 26-point championship lead with two wins and four consecutive top-five finishes.
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Oct 13 min read


Brad Keselowski to Leave RFK Racing After 2026, Ending One of NASCAR’s Most Ambitious Partnerships
Brad Keselowski will leave RFK Racing after the 2026 season, ending a five-year run as driver and co-owner while leaving his NASCAR future undecided.
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Sep 294 min read


Kyle Larson Dominates Kansas, Scores Maximum Points and Takes Control of The Chase
Kyle Larson led 235 of 267 laps, swept both stages and scored the maximum 76 points at Kansas to extend his NASCAR Chase lead.
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Sep 283 min read


Bristol’s Tire Problem Turned One Race Into Two Completely Different Shows
Bristol’s first 300 laps struggled to produce passing before tire differences and late chaos transformed the race. The tire may be the key to fixing it.
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Sep 233 min read


Joey Logano Just Put Himself Back in the NASCAR Championship Fight
Joey Logano entered Bristol 51 points behind the Chase lead and left only 16 back after his third victory of 2026.
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Sep 223 min read


Joey Logano Steals Wild Bristol Night Race as Blaney-Hocevar Feud Explodes
Joey Logano charged from fourth to first late at Bristol to earn his 40th Cup victory before Ryan Blaney and Carson Hocevar traded punches on pit road.
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Sep 214 min read


NASCAR Can’t Hype Keselowski vs. Hocevar and Then Punish the Payback
Gateway and NASCAR spent the weekend promoting the Keselowski-Hocevar rivalry. If payback eventually happens, the sport needs to remember how heavily it sold the possibility.
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Sep 183 min read


Gateway Was Good Racing Trapped Inside a Bad Race
Gateway featured good green-flag racing, difficult cars and real aggression, but a record 18 cautions made the overall race nearly impossible to judge.
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Sep 164 min read


Kyle Larson’s Gateway Win Changes the Championship Conversation
Kyle Larson ended a 51-race winless streak at Gateway and jumped from seventh to second in The Chase, only nine points behind Denny Hamlin.
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Sep 153 min read


Kyle Larson Survives Gateway Chaos to End 51-Race Winless Streak
Kyle Larson survived a record 18 cautions and double overtime at Gateway to end a 51-race winless streak and climb to second in The Chase.
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Sep 143 min read


Christopher Bell Wins Southern 500 as Fresh Tires Decide Darlington Chase Opener
Christopher Bell used fresh tires to pass Kyle Larson and win the 2026 Southern 500, ending a 33-race winless streak in the Chase opener.
Excerpt: Christopher Bell chased down Kyle Larson on fresh tires to win the Southern 500 and move within 12 points of the Chase lead.
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Sep 74 min read


Did NASCAR Finally Fix Superspeedway Racing? Daytona's New Package Shows Promise
NASCAR came to Daytona with a dramatically different superspeedway package and a clear objective: give drivers more opportunities to pass. After watching its first race in person, we think they might be onto something. Superspeedway racing has developed a strange problem over the last several years. Daytona and Talladega are supposed to be places where track position can change in an instant, where drivers can build runs in the draft and where being aggressive can take you fr
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Sep 24 min read
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