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.
NASCAR Media Conference
Press Conference
Sunday, August 31, 2025
An Interview with: Chase Briscoe
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, 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.
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.
7:05M Viewers: Nielsen Fast National for Sunday’s 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 on FOX
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.
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.’”
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports today announces a major initiative with national non-profit partner Purple Heart Homes to renovate and restore the homes – and lives – of U.S. military veterans in Indianapolis ahead of the network’s inaugural coverage of the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge, Sunday, May 25, on FOX, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app.
LOS ANGELES – FOX Sports will air the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge live on the monster “MEGA-ZILLA” screen in New York’s Times Square, bringing “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” to the “Crossroads of the World.”
