Chase Elliott was supposed to be the king this season in NASCAR. He's the reigning Cup champion and NASCAR's most popular driver, but he's been overshadowed by new teammate Kyle Larson.
The NASCAR championship will pit Rick Hendrick against Joe Gibbs as both team owners put a pair of drivers in the final four. It's a winner-take-all race Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.
Kyle Larson drove to his ninth victory of the season and most meaningful to date in his new job with Hendrick Motorsports. The date marks the 17th anniversary of a Hendrick plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard.
Kyle Larson is the first driver into NASCAR's championship four. The Hendrick Motorsports driver clinched his spot in what has been an impressive comeback this season.
Bubba Wallace has become the second Black driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race. He was declared the winner when rain stopped the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama.
Denny Hamlin earned his first career victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway by holding off Chase Elliott and kicked off the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
As if we didn't already have enough smoke in the Yakima Valley this summer, we got a major dose couple of weeks ago and hardly anyone knew it when a certain stock car racing legend visited.
Alex Palou recovered from first-lap trouble at Portland International Raceway to win for the third time this season and reclaim the IndyCar points lead.