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In addition to the well-publicized elimination of Ross Chastain, three other contenders were eliminated from NASCAR Cup Series championship contention on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
And realistically, it’s the three that absolutely needed nothing short of a win in Tyler Reddick, Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric.
There was a brief amount of time where it looked like ...Keep reading

Shane Van Gisbergen is clearly the best in the NASCAR Cup Series at turning right and left but Kyle Larson was not going to lay over for the three-time Supercars champion on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
With around 20 laps to go, ‘SVG’ had approached on fresher tires but a race leading Larson aggressively defended his position. Van Gisbergen made what was arguably a late ...Keep reading

While discussions are ongoing about possible changes to the championship format for 2026, Joey Logano remains strongly supportive of the current elimination-style system.
The Team Penske driver won the 2018, 2022, and 2024 Cup titles under this format, and just narrowly advanced into the Round of 8 after a wild race at the Charlotte Roval.
He was tied with Ross Chastain on the final lap ...Keep reading

There is a part of Denny Hamlin that is already prepared to regret effectively permitting Joey Logano to advance in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
Logano and Ross Chastain spent much of the second half of the race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval going back-and-forth for the final transfer spot. Chastain, on older tires, lost his advantage when Hamlin passed him on the final lap.
A ...Keep reading

In terms of drama, the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs at the Charlotte Roval delivered as Joey Logano and Ross Chastain battled fiercely for every point in an effort to advance. On the final lap, Chastain wrecked Denny Hamlin and himself, reversing across the line in a desperate attempt to gain one point and escape elimination.
Meanwhile, Shane van Gisbergen captured the checkered flag by over 15 ...Keep reading

Sky Sports F1 reporter Craig Slater has revealed the repercussions of his viral 'swim' in the Miami Grand Prix marina. During a piece on the inaugural Miami race and its now-famous fake water, the journalist pretended to backstroke his way across the fake marina in front of the camera. Speaking in a Reddit AMA, Slater admitted the trouble he got into despite it being spur-of-the-moment fun rather ...Keep reading

There wasn't a repeat of 2024's elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, as all playoff drivers passed post-race inspection on Sunday. Last year, Alex Bowman failed the post-race weight check, pushing him out of the playoffs and bringing Joey Logano back in. While there was a DQ this year as well, it didn't impact the playoff  fight in any way.
The No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota of ...Keep reading

While Shane van Gisbergen drove off with his fifth win of the 2025 season, his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain was in the fight of his life.
Chastain and Logano battled for every point, and in the end, Chastain needed to finish four spots higher than the three-time and defending series champion. On the final lap, it was all slipping away as Denny Hamlin passed Chastain. However ...Keep reading

Ross Chastain needed to make up 13 points on Joey Logano in Sunday's elimination race at the Charlotte Roval, gaining ten on the reigning champion through stage points alone.
However, the Trackhouse driver made two errors on pit road that severely hurt his chances. First, he blew the exit of pit road and had to come to stop, and then sped on pit road late in the race. Despite all that, he still ...Keep reading

Shane van Gisbergen won Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, dominating most of it — but SVG had to work for it. There was a intense battle with Kyle Larson during the final stage before SVG got away and captured the checkered flag well ahead of the pack.
"Yeah, just started getting hot and sliding around, but what an awesome race, Kyle [Larson] and Christopher ...Keep reading

The  63rd running of the Vermont Milk Bowl took a turn for the worse at the start of the second segment at Thunder Road Speedbowl.
The event features three segments, and the field is completely inverted. The unusual format doesn't award the first driver across the finish line the checkered flag. Whoever ends the race with the best average finish takes home the trophy. 
That decision to ...Keep reading

Ross Chastain entered this race 13 points Joey Logano in the battle around the NASCAR Cup playoff cutline. 
In the opening stage, the Trackhouse driver made big gains as he scored six stage points with a fifth-place finish in Stage 1. Three-time and defending Cup champion Logano scored none, bringing the margin down to just seven. 
After a solid pit stop, he made an unusual mistake at the ...Keep reading

"I think the first-lap situation is one of those that can happen with this close racing," was McLaren team principal Andrea Stella's post-race take on the incident between Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri which defined the Singapore Grand Prix.
"We will review the situation together with our drivers, we will have the good conversations like we had, for instance, after Canada [where Norris ...Keep reading

Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso has been met with praise from fans following the Singapore Grand Prix. The Spanish driver won the driver of the day vote, which some have put down to his comments over the team radio.
"[It] is a miracle, because normally no one watches our races," Alonso explained to ESPN about the Driver of the Day award. "Sometimes we start 20th and finish sixth ...Keep reading

A short clip of the end of the Singapore Grand Prix is circling social media, bringing a fresh round of commentary surrounding the clash between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to the surface. The video appears to show the Australian disconnecting his radio while McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown thanked him for his race, prompting several comments from fans who believe Piastri is entering his 'evil ...Keep reading

Winner: George Russell, Mercedes
A Mercedes win on hot and steamy Singapore was not likely on many people's bingo cards, but here we are after George Russell deftly defeated the might of Max Verstappen and the McLarens.
Leading after the first lap is crucial around Singapore, so a stellar pole lap and solid start were a big step towards the Briton's second win of the season, but nevertheless ...Keep reading

The optics of 'blue on blue' – or in this case papaya on papaya – incidents in Formula 1 seldom reflect well on the aggressor. Especially at McLaren, where a policy of scrupulous equality prevails.
But Lando Norris outright rejected claims that his move on team-mate Oscar Piastri at Turn 3 on the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix was "aggressive" – even though they bumped wheels and ...Keep reading

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies has delivered his assessment of Yuki Tsunoda's Singapore Grand Prix, explaining that his first lap was "certainly shocking".
The Japanese driver started the weekend at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, going ninth and 11th fastest in the first two practice sessions, which Mekies was happy with. But his weekend took a turn when he went 18th fastest ...Keep reading

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has said Lewis Hamilton's Singapore Grand Prix was compromised from the opening laps of the race as he struggled with a brake issue that forced the driver to lift and coast until the end of the race. Despite this, the seven-time world champion still managed to score the fastest lap of the Sunday.
“It will be difficult to start with the positive,” Vasseur ...Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton was given a five-second penalty by Formula 1’s stewards, having failed to respect track limits in the latter stages of the Singapore Grand Prix.
Hamilton suffered from suspected brake issues in the last four laps of the race at the Marina Bay Street Circuit, which meant he dropped behind Charles Leclerc – though this had been the plan all along after the Briton failed to let ...Keep reading