NASCAR’s premier stock car racing series, originated in 1949 in Daytona Beach, Florida by Bill France Sr. and a group of dedicated racers.
Time will tell whether Shane van Gisbergen will be remembered as the greatest road- and street-course racer in NASCAR history.
But the New Zealand native already can make an indisputable claim to unprecedented greatness barely two years after his Cup Series debut. No one ever has been this good at so many tracks with left- and right-hand turns on NASCAR’s premier circuit.
SONOMA, Calif. — Two questions are front and center as the NASCAR Cup Series heads for Sonoma Raceway for Sunday’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 (3:30 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
First, can any other driver in the series halt Shane van Gisbergen’s streak of perfection on road and street courses?
And second, which four drivers will advance to the semifinals of the five-race In-Season Challenge, which pays $1 million to win?
By Reid Spencer
CONCORD, NC (July 9, 2025) – Speedway Children’s Charities’ Charlotte chapter is gearing up to host the ultimate karting endurance race on the ever-challenging karting course in the infield of Charlotte Motor Speedway, with several of NASCAR’s best joining the fun to support the cause. The highly anticipated 5th annual Clarke Power Services Speedway Children’s Charities Karting for a Cause presented by Tattoo Projects will push each team of drivers to their limits as they battle for the coveted checkered flag and ultimate bragging rights on Wednesday, July 16.
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 10, 2025) – A diverse motorsports career that began more than 40 years ago and continues to this day earned racing team owner and California native Rick Ware a place in the West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025.
Induction took place back in March in conjunction with the NASCAR Cup Series’ visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but this Sunday’s race at Sonoma Raceway marks Ware’s first trip to the Sunshine State since being honored amongst his West Coast Stock Car/Motorsports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 counterparts, which included AJ Allmendinger (Los Gatos, California), Chuck Gurney (Oakland, California), Davey Hamilton (Nampa, Idaho), Jeff Jefferson (Naches, Washington), Justin Marks (Menlo Park, California) and Boris Said (Carlsbad, California).
NASCAR Cup Series
Next Race: Toyota / Save Mart 350
The Place: Sonoma Raceway
Track Length: 1.99 Mile Road Course
The Date: Sunday, July 13
The Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $11,055,250
TV: TNT, 3 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 218.9 miles (110 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 55), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 110)
WINSTON SALEM, N.C. (July 9, 2025) – Today, NASCAR announced the Cook Out Clash will return to Bowman Gray Stadium as the opening exhibition event for the 2026 season. Following the sold-out success of this year’s Cook Out Clash, the first NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race of the 2026 season will return to the historic venue on Saturday, Jan. 31 and Sunday, Feb. 1. The Cook Out Clash at ‘The Madhouse’ will be broadcast by FOX Sports.
DALLAS (July 9, 2025) – The NASCAR Cup Series goes coast-to-coast next week, competing in Northern California on Sunday at Sonoma Raceway and then traveling 2,900 miles eastward to the shores of Delaware for next Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway.
In between, Christopher Bell, driver of the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing, will spend Wednesday and Thursday, July 16-17, in Rossburg, Ohio, at the famed Eldora Speedway where he will compete in the first two nights of the 42nd annual Kings Royal, one of sprint car racing’s crown-jewel events.
By Reid Spencer
CHICAGO — There’s a line about the pinball wizard in the Who’s rock opera “Tommy” that goes “What makes him so good?”
After Sunday’s Grant Park 165 on the Chicago Street Course, race fans, pundits and competitors alike were asking the same thing about Shane van Gisbergen.
CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA — Trackhouse Racing’s founder and owner Justin Marks will drive the team’s No. 87 Red Bull Chevrolet NASCAR Cup Series entry at the 2025 Goodwood Festival of Speed July 10-13.
The annual motorsport event held at Goodwood House in West Sussex, England, celebrates car culture. It displays a wide array of vehicles, from vintage classics to modern supercars, Formula 1 machines, and innovative prototypes. NASCAR has taken an increased role in recent years, with a variety of drivers, cars and teams making the trek across the Atlantic Ocean.
