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Ryan Blaney demands 'drastic changes' from NASCAR to fix short-track racing

Ryan Blaney demands 'drastic changes' from NASCAR to fix short-track racing

Since the introduction of the Next-Gen cars, poor short track racing product has been a big topic of discussion in the racing community. The new cars makes passing really hard on the small ovals, and this coupled with lack of tier wear, dirty air issues and traffic issues makes it really impossible to have an entertaining race.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 1 hour ago
Kyle Petty equates 'franchise player' William Byron to Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick

Kyle Petty equates 'franchise player' William Byron to Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick

Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron has been one of the best drivers in the Cup garage since the 2022 season when the Next-Gen cars were introduced. With nine wins, he is leading the pack for most wins in the Next-Gen era and his three triumphs in 2024 from juts nine races shows he is not slowing down anytime soon.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 41 minutes ago
Kyle Petty claims Kyle Larson is 'cut from the same cloth' as Jimmie Johnson

Kyle Petty claims Kyle Larson is 'cut from the same cloth' as Jimmie Johnson

Hendrick Motorsports has always been the destination for best racers in the NASCAR garage. From Jimmie Johnson to Jeff Gordon in the past to Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott now, the list of superstars are long.

Chase Elliott News / FirstSportz / 3 minutes ago
Watch: Alan Gustafson goes on a passionate rant over criticism about Chase Elliott’s Next-Gen era form

Watch: Alan Gustafson goes on a passionate rant over criticism about Chase Elliott’s Next-Gen era form

2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott broke his 42-race winless streak last Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. He showed a lot of maturity on his way to the No:9 teams sixth win in the Next-Gen era, as he slowly moved his way up the track, and fend off challenges from Denny Hamlin and Ross Chastain for the win.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 2 minutes ago
Watch: Jeff Gordon claims 'elusive' Chase Elliott will most probably be leading a double life

Watch: Jeff Gordon claims 'elusive' Chase Elliott will most probably be leading a double life

Chase Elliott is one of the biggest name in the current NASCAR Cup Series grid. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion has the most passionate group of NASCAR fans as he has been winning the most popular driver award for the last six years in a raw.

Denny Hamlin News / 5 GOATs / 6 hours ago
Denny Hamlin: Thought we had ‘clear sailing’ holding lead with 20 laps left at Texas

Denny Hamlin: Thought we had ‘clear sailing’ holding lead with 20 laps left at Texas

Denny Hamlin looked primed to win his third race of the 2024 Cup Series season, leading with under 20 laps to go in Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / 8 hours ago
Denny Hamlin breaks down battle for lead with Chase Elliott at Texas Motor Speedway

Denny Hamlin breaks down battle for lead with Chase Elliott at Texas Motor Speedway

Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott battled for the lead during the first Green-White-Checkered attempt of overtime during Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / 5 hours ago
NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Elliott gets back in Victory Lane

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Elliott gets back in Victory Lane

The season continues to unfold as a battle between Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing and the NASCAR Power Rankings reflect that. Chase Elliott is the third Hendrick driver to win this season.

Richard Childress News / 5 GOATs / 1 hour ago
Richard Childress Racing steadies the ship and leaves Texas with pair of top-10 finishes

Richard Childress Racing steadies the ship and leaves Texas with pair of top-10 finishes

Just when it looked like it would be another miserable weekend for Richard Childress Racing, they ended up with two top-10 finishes. Austin Dillon led his teammate and two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch on the day, P7 and P9 for them both, respectively.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / 20 minutes ago
Kyle Petty compares William Byron to Jeff Gordon: ‘Franchise players’

Kyle Petty compares William Byron to Jeff Gordon: ‘Franchise players’

Kyle Petty believes William Byron compares well to Jeff Gordon as a driver, and it’s not only because he’s driving the No. 24 for Hendrick Motorsports.

NASCAR News / 5 GOATs / 27 minutes ago
Kyle Petty wants Denny Hamlin to reach 60 wins in the Cup Series

Kyle Petty wants Denny Hamlin to reach 60 wins in the Cup Series

Kyle Petty would love to see Denny Hamlin reach the 60 wins threshold before the end of his NASCAR Cup Series tenure. He’s only seven wins away, but you never know what could happen between now and that potential No.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / 10 hours ago
Week 9 NASCAR power rankings: A new face ascends to driver's seat

Week 9 NASCAR power rankings: A new face ascends to driver's seat

Kyle Larson's misfortune turned out to be exactly what Chase Elliott needed to break a 42-race winless streak in Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway. Here's how things shook up the power rankings.

What we learned after Chase Elliott's wild victory at Texas
Elliott reflects on big win: ‘I’m truthfully most proud of the journey’
Elliott breaks Hooters curse
Denny Hamlin's late crash shows how far drivers will go for a win
Bubba Wallace charges back to finish seventh at Texas after mid-race crash
Chase Elliott News / 5 GOATs / 1 hour ago
Chase Elliott reflects on big win at Texas: ‘I’m truthfully most proud of the journey’

Chase Elliott reflects on big win at Texas: ‘I’m truthfully most proud of the journey’

What a day for Chase Elliott. A chaotic race, stays out of trouble, and puts the No. 9 car back in Victory Lane for the first time in 42 races. NASCAR has their most popular driver back to his winning ways.

Denny Hamlin News / FirstSportz / 6 hours ago
Watch: 'Just got loose'- Denny Hamlin laments Texas race lost to Chase Elliott as he spun himself out in a late race dual

Watch: 'Just got loose'- Denny Hamlin laments Texas race lost to Chase Elliott as he spun himself out in a late race dual

The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was won by Chase Elliott in double overtime after fierce battles with numerous drivers. While the HMS driver was having a good day, one of his most fierce rivals on track, Denny Hamlin had a nightmarish finish at.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 2 hours ago
Ross Chastain refused to speak to the media after getting wrecked by Willam Byron on the final lap of the Texas Cup race

Ross Chastain refused to speak to the media after getting wrecked by Willam Byron on the final lap of the Texas Cup race

The NASCAR Cup Series race in Texas saw Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain‘s near P2 finish end up turning into a DNF. It occurred due to a last lap after a collision with Hendrick Motorsport driver William Byron.

Tyler Reddick News / FirstSportz / 17 minutes ago
Watch: 'We should have won today'- Tyler Reddick laments Texas loss as 23XI Racing’s pit woes cost him again

Watch: 'We should have won today'- Tyler Reddick laments Texas loss as 23XI Racing’s pit woes cost him again

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway saw Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott win, breaking his 42-race winless streak. But, throughout the race, he wasn’t the dominant racer.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 1 hour ago
Watch: William Byron wrecks Ross Chastain on double overtime at Texas and helps Chase Elliott to win the race under caution

Watch: William Byron wrecks Ross Chastain on double overtime at Texas and helps Chase Elliott to win the race under caution

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday witnessed the 2020 champion Chase Elliott putting an end to his 42-race winless streak that started last year at Talladega.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 3 hours ago
Watch: Huge fire on the pit-lane ignited by Ryan Blaney ruins Ty Gibbs’ race strategy at Texas

Watch: Huge fire on the pit-lane ignited by Ryan Blaney ruins Ty Gibbs’ race strategy at Texas

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway was a story chaos. It featured a clean stage one that saw Kyle Larson producing an impressive run to secure the stage win, before things going south for the racers.

NASCAR News / FirstSportz / 6 hours ago
Watch: John Hunter Nemechek slammed into Alex Bowman at Texas after Christopher Bell’s spin

Watch: John Hunter Nemechek slammed into Alex Bowman at Texas after Christopher Bell’s spin

The Texas Motor Speedway hosted a chaotic Cup Series race on Sunday that saw a silent stage one which was followed by crash and caution filled back-to-back stages.

NASCAR News / Yardbarker / 3 hours ago
What we learned after Chase Elliott's wild victory at Texas

What we learned after Chase Elliott's wild victory at Texas

Here's what we learned after Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway. 

Elliott prevails at Texas for his first victory since 2022
Denny Hamlin's late crash shows how far drivers will go for a win
Watch: Ross Chastain winds up with brutal finish after OT crash at Texas
Bubba Wallace charges back to finish seventh at Texas after crash
NASCAR Xfinity Race at Texas decided by two one-thousandths of a second
Ryan Sieg's near miss at Texas almost rekindled a bygone era in NASCAR
Ross Chastain News / Larry Brown Sports / 9 minutes ago
Watch: Ross Chastain crashes in OT at Texas Motor Speedway

Watch: Ross Chastain winds up with brutal finish after overtime crash at Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain had a no good, very bad finish at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400.

Ryan Sieg's near miss at Texas almost rekindled a bygone era in NASCAR
Watch: NASCAR Xfinity Race at Texas decided by two one-thousandths of a second
Experience triumphs over youth in NASCAR Truck Series race at Texas
Vroom service: The 20 best films about racing
The 'Daytona 500 winners' quiz

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