With two races remaining in the regular season, the NASCAR Cup Series heads north this week for the Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The winner of five of the first nine races this season, Tyler Reddick is the pole-sitter for Sunday's race in Loudon, New Hampshire. It's Reddick's first pole win since April at Kansas, and he's aiming for his first victory since then as well. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing is fighting through a bit of a midseason slump as he's finished 25th or worse in six of the last 10 races.
Reddick has had some solid results mixed in there, running second at Pocono, finishing inside the top-10 at Atlanta and the Brickyard 400, and salvaging an 11th-place finish last weekend at Richmond after catching a caution at the right time. Reddick's team could use a victory this weekend to build some momentum ahead of the postseason Chase.
"We fight through those hard days very well as a team. When we get into the Chase — I mean, ideally on paper, you don't want to have a bad race, but when it does happen, you know it's important to respond the right way," Reddick told USA TODAY Sports this week. "And I feel like our team does that. When something goes wrong, we don't just throw our hands up in the air and start complaining. We get to work. We start figuring out ways that we can make the most of the day or get out of the hole completely and still try and win the race."
Josh Berry will join Reddick on the front row and is aiming for what would be his fourth consecutive top 10 finish — something the 35-year-old has never pulled off before in his Cup Series career. Berry, driving the No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers, ran second at New Hampshire last season.

#reddick

Spire Motorsports enters Sunday afternoon's Iowa Corn 350 with plenty of work ahead after a difficult showing in practice and qualifying at Iowa Speedway. It certainly was no encore from the Brickyard for Spire.
The organization struggled to find consistent speed around Iowa's 7/8-mile layout on Saturday, with none of its three cars qualifying inside the top 10.
Michael McDowell led the way for Spire, qualifying 11th in the No. 71 Chevrolet. While McDowell narrowly missed the top 10, his starting position gives him the best opportunity of the three Spire drivers to move toward the front early.
Carson Hocevar will have more ground to make up after qualifying 18th in the No. 77 Chevrolet. Hocevar has shown plenty of speed throughout the 2026 season, but Iowa has not produced the same results so far. Starting in the middle of the field puts an added emphasis on gaining track position early without getting caught up in trouble.
The toughest challenge belongs to Daniel Suárez.

#qualifying

Jimmie Johnson is having a familiar number on his car for the 2027 Daytona 500. Before the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Rick Hendrick announced that Johnson will drive the No. 48 for Legacy Motor Club in the 2027 Daytona 500. Now, a former sponsor is teasing a potential return.
On Monday, the official Lowe's X account posted a tweet saying, "[Ally Racing], [Carvana Racing] need an ally for a last ride? Check your DMs." Based on the responses from Ally Racing and Carvana Racing, it certainly appears that Johnson's final NASCAR Cup Series race could be even more special.
Nothing is official, but if Johnson could drive the No. 48 car with sponsorship from Lowe's, it would be an amazing tribute. Even a paint scheme of the seven-time Cup Series champion's iconic No. 48 Lowe's car would be sensational. Either way, it appears that Lowe's is planning something special for Johnson.
Jimmie Johnson to drive No. 48 car in 2027 Daytona 500
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Lowe's teases return with Jimmie Johnson at 2027 Daytona 500

#ally #carvana

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The NASCAR Cup Series had another thrilling race at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway last week, but this weekend, drivers will rest.
The Brickyard 400 at Indy was anything but a typical race. Part-time driving for 23XI Racing, Corey Heim held off NASCAR veterans Christopher Bell and Joey Logano in the closing laps, sealing a historic win for the 24-year-old.
After several months of consecutive racing, the Cup Series will take a much-needed break this weekend before heading to the Midwest for the Iowa Corn 350 on Aug. 9. Denny Hamlin still leads the overall standings with 886 points, but Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney and Ty Gibbs are not far behind.
Here's everything you need to know about the next NASCAR race, including TV channel and streaming options for the upcoming Iowa Corn 350.

#corn

The Pacers' social media team started leaving breadcrumbs a week ago leading to the announcement of their new pinstriped Statement uniforms. Just before the formal announcement, they pointed back at the trail.
The Pacers posted a photo graphic of the uniforms with tweets clamoring for a return of the pinstripes. The post read: "Please go back and read the first letter of our last 17 tweets," with two eye emojis.
Indeed, the first letter of that tweet and the previous 16 spelled out "PINSTRIPES ARE BACK."
The pattern was never obvious in large part because the letters were posted in reverse order chronologically so that scrolling through the timeline would spell out the words. So the last letter -- K -- was posted first on July 23 in a post about newly acquired Pacers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. highlighting a quote in a podcast from general manager Chad Buchanan. It wasn't until Wednesday that any of the posts even touched on the topic of uniforms as the social media team kept the bit going through tweets about Obi Toppin's charity golf outing, video of Tyrese Haliburton dunking during his Achilles tendon injury recovery, Toppin's serving as the pace car driver at the Brickyard 400 and the appearances of Jarace Walker and Braden Smith at basketball camps.
The tweets follow.

#first #pinstripes

The Pacers' social media team started leaving breadcrumbs a week ago leading to the announcement of their new pinstriped Statement uniforms. Just before the formal announcement, they pointed back at the trail.
The Pacers posted a photo graphic of the uniforms with tweets clamoring for a return of the pinstripes. The post read: "Please go back and read the first letter of our last 17 tweets," with two eye emojis.
Indeed, the first letter of that tweet and the previous 16 spelled out "PINSTRIPES ARE BACK."
The pattern was never obvious in large part because the letters were posted in reverse order chronologically so that scrolling through the timeline would spell out the words. So the last letter -- K -- was posted first on July 23 in a post about newly acquired Pacers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. highlighting a quote in a podcast from general manager Chad Buchanan. It wasn't until Wednesday that any of the posts even touched on the topic of uniforms as the social media team kept the bit going through tweets about Obi Toppin's charity golf outing, video of Tyrese Haliburton dunking during his Achilles tendon injury recovery, Toppin's serving as the pace car driver at the Brickyard 400 and the appearances of Jarace Walker and Braden Smith at basketball camps.
The tweets follow.

#tweets #uniforms #Media

NASCAR arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the 2026 Brickyard 400, and the 22nd points race of the season was intense. Ty Gibbs won Stage 1 while Ross Chastain won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a 23XI Racing driver who shocked the NASCAR world.
At the end of the day, Heim won his first career Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis. After a slight overview of the notable moments, here are the NASCAR TV ratings following the 2026 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon!
NASCAR and Warner Bros. Discovery earned 2.384 million average viewers for the Brickyard 400 on TNT. At its peak, 3.1 million viewers were tuned in from 5:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET on TNT and truTV. Overall, it was a great turnout for NASCAR and Warner Bros. Discovery on Sunday afternoon.
NASCAR's 2027 Cup Series schedule release timeline revealed
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR TV ratings for Cup Series race at Indianapolis in July 2026

#indianapolis #discovery

For every NASCAR Cup Series driver, winning a championship is the ultimate goal. But when it comes to individual races, four events stand above the rest.
Known collectively as NASCAR's Crown Jewel races, these iconic events carry a level of prestige that few victories can match. They combine decades of history, unique traditions, massive crowds, and some of the toughest challenges on the schedule. A win in any one of them can define a driver's career. Winning all four places them among NASCAR's all-time greats.
While NASCAR has never formally codified the term in its rulebook, today's Crown Jewel races are widely recognized as the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, Southern 500, and Brickyard 400.
Here's everything fans need to know about the sport's biggest events.
Much like golf's four majors or tennis' Grand Slam tournaments, NASCAR's Crown Jewel races are considered the premier events on the Cup Series calendar.

#crown #winning #known #daytona

Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson's time was short in the Brickyard 400 on July 26. He only lasted 45 laps at the NASCAR Indianapolis race before his left-rear tire blew, causing him to spin, hit the wall, and end his day before the first stage was complete.
Larson, undoubtedly, would have liked to have spent more time on the track considering he was running second at the time of the accident, but maybe not as long as it took to complete the race at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim won the 160-lap race on the 2.5-mile track, which took more than three hours to complete.
KYLE LARSON CRASHES OUT AT INDY: Kyle Larson crash at NASCAR Indianapolis Brickyard 400 extends winless streak
That length of time is too long for a NASCAR Cup race, in Larson's opinion.

#larson #complete #brickyard #track

Two-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Larson's time was short in the Brickyard 400 on July 26. He only lasted 45 laps at the NASCAR Indianapolis race before his left-rear tire blew, causing him to spin, hit the wall, and end his day before the first stage was complete.
Larson, undoubtedly, would have liked to have spent more time on the track considering he was running second at the time of the accident, but maybe not as long as it took to complete the race at historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Corey Heim won the 160-lap race on the 2.5-mile track, which took more than three hours to complete.
KYLE LARSON CRASHES OUT AT INDY: Kyle Larson crash at NASCAR Indianapolis Brickyard 400 extends winless streak
That length of time is too long for a NASCAR Cup race, in Larson's opinion.

#complete

Corey Heim, who has won two NASCAR Cup races as a part-time driver for 23XI Racing in 2026, will not use the No. 67 when he becomes a full-time driver for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin in 2027.
Why? "Because he says (67) is a stupid, goofy number," Hamlin said.
Hamlin said on his "Actions Detrimental" podcast that Heim will switch from the No. 67 to the No. 35 in 2027.
COREY HEIM FINE WITH PART-TIME STATUS: Corey Heim has NASCAR Cup win in part-time race schedule. Why 23XI driver isn't complaining
Hamlin wondered if Heim, 24, who won the NASCAR Indianapolis Brickyard 400 on July 26 and at the Naval Base Coronado in San Diego on June 21, might want to keep the No. 67 for good luck?

#time #corey #racing

Corey Heim, who has won two NASCAR Cup races as a part-time driver for 23XI Racing in 2026, will not use the No. 67 when he becomes a full-time driver for the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin in 2027.
Why? "Because he says (67) is a stupid, goofy number," Hamlin said.
Hamlin said on his "Actions Detrimental" podcast that Heim will switch from the No. 67 to the No. 35 in 2027.
COREY HEIM FINE WITH PART-TIME STATUS: Corey Heim has NASCAR Cup win in part-time race schedule. Why 23XI driver isn't complaining
Hamlin wondered if Heim, 24, who won the NASCAR Indianapolis Brickyard 400 on July 26 and at the Naval Base Coronado in San Diego on June 21, might want to keep the No. 67 for good luck?

#heim #time #driver #michael

Corey Heim is a special driver, and I think we were already aware of that even before his recent Cup victories. He's won 26 Truck races in less than 100 starts, and toppled various records there en route to his 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series **** le.
But there's always an adjustment period when a rising star moves up to Cup, right? Well, maybe not for Heim. 23XI Racing being a top-level team certainly helps, but Heim is actively beating fellow Toyota drivers like Reddick, Hamlin and Bell in head-to-head battles.
He won at the San Diego Street Course by passing Reddick late in the race, and he reclaimed the lead from Hamlin on the final restart of the Brickyard 400, before withstanding the pressure of Bell in the closing laps to win that race as well.
In doing so, Heim is accomplishing feats NASCAR hasn't seen in literally decades.
Corey Heim is the first driver to win two races in just his first 15 career starts as a NASCAR Cup driver since A.J. Foyt did it in 1965 -- 61 years ago. Foyt managed to win the summer Daytona race in both 1964 and 1965 while competing part-time. The legendary driver also won those races with two different race teams, which even Heim won't can't match.

#heim #truck #hamlin

Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series qualifying takes place on July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Toyota should be back in front given the track type and the manufacturer's form this year. The top five in practice was made up completely by Toyota cars.
Bubba Wallace is the defending race winner.
Here is what you need to know about NASCAR Cup qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Qualifying time: 1:30 p.m. Eastern/12:30 p.m. Central on July 25

#speedway

Brickyard 400 NASCAR Cup Series qualifying takes place on July 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Toyota should be back in front given the track type and the manufacturer's form this year. The top five in practice was made up completely by Toyota cars.
Bubba Wallace is the defending race winner.
Here is what you need to know about NASCAR Cup qualifying at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Qualifying time: 1:30 p.m. Eastern/12:30 p.m. Central on July 25

#qualifying #july #motor #brickyard

Tyler Reddick looked nearly untouchable through the opening months of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.
The 23XI Racing driver became the first competitor in NASCAR's modern era to win the season's opening three races, collected five victories through the first 15 events and built what once seemed like a commanding lead atop the regular-season standings.
Six races later, that advantage is gone.
After a difficult stretch that included bad luck, mechanical issues and crashes, Reddick now trails Denny Hamlin in the battle for the regular-season championship entering Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Even so, the No. 45 driver isn't sounding the alarm.

#nascar #series

INDIANAPOLIS – One weekend before NASCAR returned to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the Brickyard 400, IndyCar legend Scott Dixon criticized the length of NASCAR Cup Series races.
The six-time IndyCar champion was asked about the original distance of IndyCar's Music City Grand Prix, which was set to be 300 laps and nearly 400 miles before it was postponed and shortened. Dixon said he didn't know if he'd like more IndyCar races of a similar distance, citing his problem with the length of Cup races.
"I don't know," Dixon said in an interview with Frontstretch.com. "I find it really hard to watch Cup races. It allows for a nap. Maybe that's good. I don't know."
The comments drew the ire of many NASCAR fans and commentators, who disagreed with Dixon's ******* sment. This year, the shortest Cup race on an oval is 267 miles and the longest is 600. The shortest oval races typically take around three hours while longer races can exceed four hours. Last year's Brickyard 400 took three hours and 22 minutes.
While many felt Dixon's comments were out of line, 2024 Brickyard 400 winner Kyle Larson understood Dixon's point.

#races #indycar #know

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Ryan Blaney faces a high-stakes weekend in Indianapolis.
He's hoping to put Roger Penske back in victory lane at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he'd like to add a second crown jewel win to his resume. At the same time, he's chasing a $1 million pay day — if he finishes ahead of surprise finalist Todd Gilliland in NASCAR's second In-Season Challenge.
Blaney's solution is to simplify matters by sweeping both ******* les Sunday with one amazing Brickyard 400.
"We obviously understand what we're going for with the In-Season Challenge," Blaney said before Friday's short practice. "But at the same time, you're trying to win the race. That's the big one here — and trying to win for Roger at this place is incredibly important in our race shop and to everyone on this team. So I've looked at it as like, just go try to run the best race you can and focus on that."
Blaney heads into race weekend as the favorite in the final round of the challenge. The 2023 Cup champion has strung together 11 consecutive finishes of 11th or better, a feat he's achieved in 17 of 21 races this season. Two weeks ago in Atlanta he captured his second win of the year.

#weekend

Drinking games are sometimes popular among TV viewers.
This weekend, I say line 'em up and toss one back every time you hear the word history or historic. Oh, what the ******* , toss in iconic, that overused label thrown around by the hype pushers.
At least this time, there really is history because it's the most famous speedway in the world: Indianapolis, where the familiar pagoda and that front straight, enveloped by nearby grandstands, can both rightly be called iconic.
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The actual racing? Not always great, but we'll see how it goes with the Cup and O'Reilly cars racing at the Brickyard, while the Trucks and ARCA will be racing across town at Lucas Oil Speedway, which you might remember as Indianapolis Raceway Park.

#indianapolis #toss #time

INDIANAPOLIS — Five-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon has returned to one of the most important places in his racing life — this time as the centerpiece of history.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has opened "Jeff Gordon," its newest rotating exhibition, marking the first time the museum has dedicated an entire exhibit to a single NASCAR driver. The exhibit traces Gordon's journey from quarter midgets and sprint cars to becoming a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and the winningest driver in Brickyard 400 history.
"It's more than a dream come true," Gordon said. "You just hope as a young kid who becomes a race car driver that you get to do it professionally, that you can have success doing it professionally, and do it as long as possible and stay healthy doing it. I got to do that and a whole lot more."
Open through February, the exhibit features 13 race cars spanning every stage of Gordon's career, more than 70 helmets and never-before-displayed artifacts, including his first bicycle racing trophy, the first Jeff Gordon T-shirt, the firesuit from his first sprint car victory and the Williams Formula One steering wheel he used during his 2003 seat swap with Juan Pablo Montoya at IMS.
"I look at this room and walk through the timeline, and that's what comes back is just all the dreams and the hard work and everything paying off," Gordon said.

#gordon #time #indianapolis #nascar

Alex Bowman signed a one-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports and will retire from NASCAR Cup Series racing after the 2027 season, the team announced on July 23.
Bowman, 33, missed four races this season while battling vertigo. He has four top-10 finishes in 17 starts and will likely miss the NASCAR playoffs/Chase for the first time since 2023.
"I've spent a lot of time thinking about what's next, and this feels like the right decision at the right time," Bowman said via Hendrick Motorsports' announcement. "The sport asks a lot of you, and I've learned it's important to listen to your body and make the right choices for yourself."
2027 will be Bowman's 10th full-time season with Hendrick Motorsports in the Cup Series. He has totaled eight wins and 49 top-5 finishes through nine seasons entering this weekend's Brickyard 400 race at Indianapolis.
The news creates a rare thing in NASCAR — a full-time opening with the Cup Series' all-time winningest team, and more than a year before it has to be filled.

#motorsports #series #right #i 've

This is a big weekend for motorsport fans, with Formula 1 rolling into Hungary for Round 11 and NASCAR's Cup Series tackling the legendary Brickyard. Here's everything you need to know about session times, where to watch, and how the championship battles currently stack up.
The Hungaroring hosts Round 11 of the season this weekend. Practice 1 goes green Friday, July 24 at 7:30 a.m. ET, followed by Practice 2 at 11:00 a.m. ET. Saturday brings Practice 3 at 6:30 a.m. ET and Qualifying at 10:00 a.m. ET, before Sunday's race gets underway at 9:00 a.m. ET over 70 laps.
Where to watch: Apple TV is the new home of F1 in the U.S. this season, with F1 TV Pro also carrying the international broadcast and timing data for fans who want every angle of the action.
Kimi Antonelli leads the drivers' standings with 204 points, ahead of Lewis Hamilton (159) in his first year at Ferrari and George Russell (154). Charles Leclerc (126) and Lando Norris (103) round out the top five, while Max Verstappen sits seventh on 91 points, well off his usual pace heading into the summer break.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts a full weekend of NASCAR action. The Craftsman Truck Series opens things up Friday, July 24 with the TSport 200 at 8:00 p.m. ET on FS1. The Xfinity Series runs the Pennzoil 250 Saturday, July 25 at 4:00 p.m. ET on The CW. The headline event, the Cup Series' Brickyard 400, goes green Sunday, July 26 at 2:00 p.m. ET on TNT Sports.

#Friday

NASCAR is changing the way Cup Series practice will be conducted for the remainder of the 2026 season.
Beginning with next weekend’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Cup Series teams will participate in a single 50-minute practice session instead of the divided-group format used at most events this season. NASCAR announced the change Wednesday, saying the revised format will remain in place for all remaining races that are not already designated as superspeedway or extended-practice weekends.
The update comes just days before the Cup Series heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for this weekend’s Brickyard 400.
Under the new format, every entered Cup Series car will share one uninterrupted 50-minute practice session.
Previously, NASCAR typically split the field into separate groups, giving each group a shorter amount of track time. Beginning at Newhttps://www.motorbiscuit.c... Hampshire, that format will be replaced by one extended session featuring the entire field.

#season

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to one of the sport's most iconic venues this weekend as Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the 2026 Brickyard 400.
NASCAR has released the official entry list for Sunday's race, with 39 drivers entered for the annual crown-jewel event. Because fewer than 40 cars are entered, every driver on the list is locked into the field.
Among the notable names is Connor Zilisch, who returns to Cup competition in the No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet after making his series debut earlier this season. Corey Heim is also entered in the No. 67 Toyota for 23XI Racing, while veteran Casey Mears returns in the No. 66 Chevrolet for Beard Motorsports.
The weekend also marks the championship round of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge, with Ryan Blaney and Todd Gilliland battling head-to-head for the $1 million prize while competing in Sunday's Brickyard 400.
Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

#entered #nascar #brickyard #series

Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway will mark the 22nd points race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season. The regular season is quickly drawing to a close, with three drivers (Denny Hamlin, Tyler Reddick and Ryan Blaney) already having locked up three of the 16 spots in The Chase.
As always, courtesy to great work by Reddit user scepthan, a The Chase points to clinch tracker has been created to monitor how close your favorite drivers are to making it in.
Let's dive into this week's NASCAR The Chase tracker, looking at how many points the top drivers are from clinching a spot in the 10-race chase ahead of Sunday's race. Right now, we're focused on drivers within 200 points of clinching. However, the final slide shows how many points down drivers ranked 11th through 16th in points are from locking up a spot.
Ty Gibbs is the only Cup Series driver with a shot at clinching a spot in The Chase this weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Granted, it's going to take a great showing in the Brickyard 400. Gibbs was 97 points back last weekend, picking up 43 points for the second consecutive race. He did have 54 points at Sonoma and he's recorded 47-plus points five times (COTA, Martinsville, Bristol, Charlotte, and Sonoma) this season, so there's at least a shot of him clinching. Of note, he netted just 16 points last year at the Brickyard thanks to a 21st-place finish. We'd bet he clinches in Iowa on Aug. 9.
Related: Brickyard 400 Entry List

#season #indianapolis

NASCAR Cup Series teams won't be racing on the exact same tire combination they used the last time they visited Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Goodyear confirmed Tuesday that Cup teams will receive a new right-side tire for Sunday's Brickyard 400 while continuing to use the same left-side tire from the previous oval race. The updated tire comes after a June test at Indianapolis featuring Ross Chastain, Ryan Preece and John Hunter Nemechek: representing Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota.
The change adds another variable heading into one of NASCAR's most prestigious races as teams continue preparing for the final stretch of the regular season.
According to Goodyear, the new right-side tire features an updated construction and a new tread compound developed specifically for Indianapolis' unique layout.
Unlike many intermediate tracks, Indianapolis Motor Speedway's long straightaways and flat corners place different demands on the tires and reward teams willing to experiment with aggressive setups.

#indianapolis #tire #motor #right