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Fan Voting for the 2026 DAYTONA 500 Trioval Grass Design Kicks Off Today
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 21, 2025) – Starting today, the voting period for the Trioval Grass Design for the 2026 DAYTONA 500 has begun. This serves as the eleventh consecutive year fans can cast their vote for their favorite Trioval Grass Design to be displayed during the 68th running of The Great American Race on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.
NASCAR Cup Title Favorites Have Work To Do After Fraught Southern 500

DARLINGTON, S.C. — It was a Southern 500 race that didn’t follow form—not anywhere close.
The presumptive favorites for the NASCAR Cup Series championship didn’t perform like favorites in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500, the opening race in the 2025 Playoffs.
Transcript: Chase Briscoe, Winner Of The Cook Out Southern 500 At Darlington

NASCAR Media Conference
Press Conference
Sunday, August 31, 2025
An Interview with: Chase Briscoe
NASCAR 25 Reveals Cover Stars, Including 2024/2025 Daytona 500 Winner And NASCAR Cup Series Champions
DAYTONA BEACH, FL. – August 25, 2025 – Befitting of the famous Daytona International Speedway at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 race this past weekend, iRacing Studios and NASCAR unveiled the NASCAR 25 cover, featuring superstar drivers William Byron (‘24/’25 Daytona 500 Champion), Christopher Bell (‘25 NASCAR All-Star Race Champion), and Ryan Blaney (‘23 NASCAR Cup Series Champion).
Darlington Raceway To Roll Out 75 Greatest Moments Campaign Ahead Of 2025 Cook Out Southern 500
DARLINGTON, S.C. (June 17, 2025) – Darlington Raceway announced today that in celebration of the venue’s 75th anniversary, the track will be unveiling and highlighting the 75 greatest moments to have taken place at The Lady in Black. The campaign will be showcasing the legacy, culture, and evolution of the track “Too Tough to Tame,” while engaging fans across digital, social, and at-track experiences in lead-up to the 2025 Cook Out Southern 500, Aug. 31.
Polaris And RZR Factory Racing Make History With Complete Domination Of 2025 Score Baja 500®, Sweeping Utv Overall Podium With 1-2-3 Finish
- Brock Heger Extends His Winning Streak with Seventh Victory, Leading RZR Factory Racing Team to a Rare Three-Peat at the Baja 500
- Cayden MacCachren Charges to Second Overall, While Ethan Groom and Justin Morgan Round Out the Podium Sweep in Third in RZR Pro R Factory
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — After a two-month hiatus, the SCORE Championship roared back to life this past Saturday with the 57th running of the BFGoodrich® Baja 500®, and the Polaris RZR Factory Racing team delivered a dominant performance, securing a historic UTV overall podium sweep.
17-Year High: FOX Sports Delivers 7.05 Million Viewers for Indianapolis 500
7:05M Viewers: Nielsen Fast National for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on FOX
- Most-Watched Indianapolis 500 in 17 years (7,245,000 viewers in 2008)
- Up +40% vs. last year’s Indianapolis 500 (5,024,000 viewers)
- 8.4 Million Viewers: Peak Audience from 4:15 PM ET – 4:30 PM ET
Here’s How New Englanders Did At The Indy 500, And Thoughts After The Coca Cola 600
At the Indianapolis Speedway it was Spain’s Alex Palou taking the Borger-Warner Trophy and the big money for winning the Classic Indianapolis 500 event. Santino Ferrucci of Woodbury, CT placed a strong seventh place.
20 Years Later: Danica Patrick Reflects on ‘Danica-Mania’ at Indy 500
by Bob Pockrass, Sports Illustrated
When Danica Patrick took the lead as an Indianapolis 500 rookie 20 years ago, she could see the fans on their feet cheering.
But Patrick didn’t realize why they were cheering.
“I truly thought it was because they were so excited that the race was almost over,” said Patrick, who had taken the lead under caution on Lap 172. “I did not think it was about me.
“I was like, ‘Wow, everybody’s so excited. It’s almost over. It’s exciting.’”


