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🏁 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Rankings 🚗
Tracking the top drivers in the sport, all season long.
 • Neil Paine
Dale Earnhardt Owned the NASCAR Spotlight — and Still Does
The Intimidator was iconic. He was also NASCAR’s most consistent, versatile and dominant driver when the lights were brightest.
 • Neil Paine
Remembering Greg Biffle, NASCAR's In-Between Great
A late bloomer who never fit neatly into any era, the late driver of the No. 16 car came closer than anyone to winning championships across all three of…
 • Neil Paine
How to Crown — or Deny — a Champion
On back-to-back days, MLB and NASCAR delivered championships with high drama — and confusion over whether the best (or most deserving) truly won.
 • Neil Paine
🏁 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Rankings 🚗
Tracking the top drivers in the sport, all season long.
 • Neil Paine
NASCAR Substack Live with Neil Paine!
A recording from Neil Paine and NASCAR's live video
 • Neil Paine, NASCAR, and Cameron Richardson
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Why NASCAR’s Road-Course Ace May Not Get to Use His Best Playoff Card
Shane van Gisbergen could cruise to within a round of the championship — if he can just survive the next two weeks. But the odds say he won’t.
 • Neil Paine
Meet Connor Zilisch, Racing's Next Superstar
At barely 19 years old, this prodigy has turned the NASCAR Xfinity Series into his own personal showcase. What can he do next?
 • Neil Paine
Katherine Legge’s NASCAR Cup Series Debut Shows How Far Women Have Come — And How Far There Is to Go
After Danica Patrick, why has it taken 7 years for another woman to debut — one even older than Patrick is now?
 • Neil Paine
William Byron Has Mastered the Art of the Opportunistic Win
In winning his second straight Daytona 500, Byron showed that being in the right place at the right time isn’t an accident — it’s a skill.
 • Neil Paine
Joey Logano Won the Championship Format in Front of Him
The 2024 Cup Series champ was the worst champ of the Playoff era — on paper. But he won when he needed to, outlasting a stacked field for the title.
 • Neil Paine
🏁 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Driver Rankings 🚗
Tracking the top drivers in the sport, all season long.
 • Neil Paine
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