By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service Christopher Bell aims to turn Las Vegas promise into a Chase payoff LAS VEGAS – Four races into the NASCAR Cup Series 10-race Chase to decide the 2026 championship, the gap between positions in points standings have spread out significantly heading into Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (5:30 p.m. ET on USA, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Reigning series champion, Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson snapped a season-long winless drought with victories in two of the four Chase races – at Gateway, Ill. and last weekend at Kansas Speedway – and now…
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Courtesy of the NHRA ST. LOUIS – The NHRA and World Wide Technology Raceway announced a sixth consecutive Saturday sellout for the 15th annual NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. “Today’s sold-out crowd at the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals is another tremendous showcase of the passion and enthusiasm St. Louis fans have for NHRA drag racing,” said NHRA President Glen Cromwell. “The team at World Wide Technology Raceway continues to provide an outstanding experience and it’s exciting to see another packed house in St. Louis during our 75th anniversary season.” Saturday’s sellout is NHRA’s 11th sellout of the…
Courtesy of the NHRA ST. LOUIS – John Force Racing Funny Car standout Alexis DeJoria took the provisional No. 1 qualifier spot at World Wide Technology Raceway, kicking off the NAPA Auto Parts NHRA Midwest Nationals. DeJoria, driver of the Bandero Café Chevrolet SS, clocked a 3.882-second pass at 334.65 mph to land in the provisional No. 1 qualifying position on Friday. With only seven qualifying days left in the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season, DeJoria and her team know the importance of performing well during qualifying leading into race day. “Our car is set up exactly…
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson won’t say it. No athlete in his position would. But with his never-say-quit victory in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, the driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet took a giant step toward a third NASCAR Cup Series championship. Is the title now Larson’s to lose? The demurral came quickly. “No, no,” Larson said during his post-race press conference, laughing off the suggestion. “There are still six races, and I only have a 26, I think, point lead on Denny (Hamlin). That could be swallowed…
Courtesy of the NHRA ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Funny Car points leader Matt Hagan rolled to his fourth victory of the season for Tony Stewart Racing on Sunday in front of a near-capacity crowd at Rockingham Dragway, defeating Paul Lee in the final round at the NHRA Nationals at The Rock. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), Greg Stanfield (Pro Stock) and Richard Gadson (Pro Stock Motorcycle) also won the 16th of 20 races during the 2026 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season and the second of six races in the Countdown to the Championship playoffs. Hagan went 3.922-seconds at 327.75 mph…
Courtesy of the NHRA ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Michael Stavrinos jumped into the points lead in the JBS Equipment NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by Elite Motorsports on Sunday at Rockingham Dragway, defeating Justin Bond on a holeshot in the final round as part of this weekend’s NHRA Nationals at The Rock. It was the ninth of 11 races in the category and the key Road to the Championship race was powered Culp Lumber this weekend. In a thrilling final round, Stavrinos’ run of 5.664-seconds at 254.09 mph held up thanks to a .039 reaction time, which was…
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson made a statement in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Retaking the lead from Chase Briscoe with seven laps left, Larson won for the second time in three races and took control of the NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil 1. Larson’s fourth victory at the 1.5-mile track left him 26 points ahead of second-place Denny Hamlin, who entered the Chase as the top seed. Christopher Bell is 50 points back in third after finishing sixth on Sunday. “I really thought when Chase got by,…
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. — On a near-perfect day—with the weather a notable exception—Kaden Honeycutt leaves Kansas Speedway with a victory in the Race to Stop Suicide 200 and control of the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Chase. Honeycutt led 111 of 134 laps on Saturday, won the first two stages and asserted the superiority of his No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota late in the race to claim the series lead by 37 points over star-crossed Layne Riggs, who clipped the outside wall in the closing laps and finished 19th. Riggs overcame a bungled stop…
Courtesy of the NHRA ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – Three-time Funny Car world champion Ron Capps secured his fourth No. 1 qualifier of the 2026 season on Saturday at the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock during the conclusion of qualifying at Rockingham Dragway. Capps, driver of the NAPA Auto Care Funny Car, and the rest of the drivers of the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series continued the NHRA Nationals at The Rock in front of a sold-out crowd at Rockingham Dragway. It gave NHRA its tenth sellout of its 75th anniversary season. Capps’ 3.870-second pass at 330.40 mph held up…
Courtesy of the NHRA ROCKINGHAM, N.C. – NHRA officials announced a sellout on Saturday for the inaugural NHRA Nationals at The Rock. The race marked the fourth of four new facilities during NHRA’s 75th anniversary season. Fans packed the grandstands of Rockingham Dragway on Saturday during the second day of qualifying at the 16th event of the 2026 NHRA season. “This is just incredible,” said Dan VanHorn, Rockingham Dragway co-owner. “These teams are just off the charts. All the weather, the rain, the brand-new facility, brand new surface, and they’re getting down and making us look good, and the…