Kyle Larson won the Bill France Cup, but many other drivers had noteworthy accomplishments in the 2026 Cup Series season.

What will define 2026, though, isn’t Larson’s third title or the fantastic final races. It’s not The Chase or the schedule.

Even Hendrick Motorsports trails JGR in the last 19 seasons, and it’s not particularly close; JGR has captured 179 checkered ...

NASCAR Championship Weekend is one of my least favorite race weekends of the year. It’s pretty cool if you’re there, although ...

Stephen Doran will return to Spire Motorsports in 2027 to serve as the crew chief for Michael McDowell and the No. 71 ...

The problem with a Chase or playoff system is that it really hurts marketing the entire field. The 15 drivers who all had a ...

Once he scored six points to Christopher Bell ’s seven in stage one, Bell was eliminated along with Denny Hamlin, leaving ...

Kyle Larson clinched his third NASCAR Cup Series championship Nov. 8 after finishing fourth in the opening stage of the ...

Kyle Larson won the Bill France Cup, but many other drivers had noteworthy accomplishments in the 2026 Cup Series season.

While Kyle Larson clinched the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship and Ryan Blaney took the final checkered flag of the year, ...

Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway over Tyler Reddick on Nov. 8, while Kyle ...

Stephen Stumpf is the NASCAR Content Director for Frontstretch and is a three-year veteran of the site. His weekly column is ...