Carson Hocevar going for his 3rd career top 5 tonight. Most top-5 finishes before turning 23 in the last 10 seasons. - Chase Elliott: 33 - Erik Jones: 17 - Ty Gibbs: 13 - William Byron: 9 - Ryan Blaney: 3

Most Wins by a Team - NASCAR Cup Series History - Hendrick Motorsports: 316 - Petty Enterprises: 273 - Joe Gibbs Racing: 219 - Team Penske: 153 - Junior Johnson & Associates: 153 - RFK Racing: 143

Not a bad view today to see the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series come to my corner of Connecticut.

Drivers to reach 15 Cup Series wins before turning 28. - William Byron - Chase Elliott - Joey Logano - Kyle Busch - Kurt Busch - Jeff Gordon - Richard Petty - Junior Johnson

For the 1st time this season, we didn't have a single DNF at Iowa. First time it's happened since 2024 Spring Richmond race. Since 2015, there's been 11 races without a single DNF. From 2000-14, there were 3, and none from 2000-06.

In 21 previous playoff seasons, the winner of the playoff opener has gone on to win the title 5 times. - 2024 Joey Logano - 2017 Martin Truex Jr. - 2012 Brad Keselowski - 2011 Tony Stewart - 2004 Kurt Busch

Chase Briscoe will try to join this list of drivers to win a Cup title in their first season with a team. - 2021 Kyle Larson (Hendrick) - 2014 Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas) - 1981 Darrell Waltrip (Jr. Johnson)

In the last 70 years, a list of Darlington race winners to lead 300+ laps in the race. - Aug. 2025 Chase Briscoe - April 1986 Dale Earnhardt - Sept. 1971 Bobby Allison - Sept. 1967 Richard Petty

With his runner-up finish at Kansas, Denny Hamlin has now tied Ricky Rudd for the 10th most top-10 finishes in NASCAR Cup Series history

Most Wins Before Turning 30 - NASCAR Cup Series History Richard Petty: 60 Jeff Gordon: 55 Kyle Busch: 29 Joey Logano: 25 Junior Johnson: 22 Chase Elliott: 21 Fireball Roberts: 20

Larson has clinched a spot on points into the next round.

NASCAR will go from 670hp to 750hp at tracks under 1.5 miles and road courses next year: Bowman Gray, COTA, Phoenix, Darlington, Martinsville, Bristol, Watkins Glen, Dover, Nashville, San Diego, Sonoma, North Wilkesboro, Iowa, Richmond, Loudon, WWTR Gateway, Charlotte road course

SVG finished the 2025 season having led 52% of laps in 6 road course races. He's the 6th driver in the last 40 years to lead more than half the road course laps in a season - 2025: SVG - 2008: Ky. Busch - 2005: Stewart - 1998, 99, 04: J. Gordon - 2003: R. Gordon - 1995: Martin

Spire Motorsports announces Justin Haley won't return to the team next year. No replacement named to drive the No. 7 Cup Series entry. Sources tell The Athletic, Daniel Suarez is considered a leading candidate.

Las Vegas marked just the 2nd time this season Kyle Busch has been in a perfect DraftKings lineup. The other came in COTA in March.

Kyle Larson makes career start #400 Sunday at Talladega. Drivers to win their 400th Cup start. - Jimmie Johnson (2013 Daytona) - Dale Earnhardt (1992 Charlotte) - Dave Marcis (1982 Richmond) - David Pearson (1973 Dover) - Lee Petty (1960 Heidelberg)

At Las Vegas, Justin Allgaier became the first driver in NASCAR Xfinity Series history to surpass 300 career top 10 finishes

Today is JJ Yeley's 825th NASCAR National Series start (Cup, Xfinity, Truck). He'll be the 27th to reach that mark. The 824 starts is the most of any driver without a win in those series. Next: J.D. McDuffie (664), Buddy Arrington (560), Landon Cassill (560) and Ryan Sieg (511)

Drivers to Win 12+ Races in a NASCAR National Series Season Since 1990 - 2010 Kyle Busch (Xfinity): 13 - 1998 Jeff Gordon (Cup): 13 - 2025 Corey Heim (Truck): 12 - 2013 Kyle Busch (Xfinity): 12 Connor Zilisch will be solo 5th on this list with a win tonight.

With the new championship format coming out today, a friendly reminder that past NASCAR points systems have awarded points based on... - Prize money - Laps completed - Laps by track distance - Overall vibe (made that last one up)