KANSAS CITY, Kan. — There are no team orders in the Toyota camp. That much is clear.
In Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway, the second race in the Round of 12 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, the Camry contingent squandered a chance at a likely victory despite lining up in the first five positions for a final overtime restart.
Chase Elliott returns to EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) with another “DESI9N TO DRIVE” paint scheme, an initiative taken by the Chase Elliott Foundation in partnership with NAPA Auto Parts and Hendrick Motorsports to feature a design by a pediatric cancer patient for Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet and his fire suit.
See the design for his 2025 edition before it hits the track in Saturday’s Quaker State 400 (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports/truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
Chase Elliott’s body language as he leaned against his car on pit road following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway was unmistakable.
He was understandably spent after a physical day in the heat and humidity driving 160 laps around the iconic and super-demanding 2.5-mile triangular-shaped track. And the 2020 series champion climbed out of his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet simultaneously encouraged with his fifth-place showing, but also wanting more.
By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service
PHOENIX — From Christopher Bell’s remarkable third consecutive win of 2025 to the successful season debut of the option tire and a historic start for Katherine Legge—who became only the eighth woman to compete in NASCAR’s top level in more than 50 years—last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway was a pivotal early-season highlight.
And the reviews are positive.
Sunday, April 14, 2002 – On this day in history, driving for Joe Gibbs Racing NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Labonte took the lead with 55 laps to go from fellow NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway – an event that ended under caution. In 42 starts at Martinsville the victory was Labonte’s lone win on the historic short track. (more…)
