INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – JULY 25: Carson Kvapil, driver of the #1 Wilde Protein Crackers Chevrolet, kisses the yard of bricks after winning the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Pennzoil 250 Presented by Take 5 Oil Change at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25, 2026, in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images)
Carson Kvapil triumphs at the Brickyard with his first NASCAR O’Reilly Series victory on Saturday afternoon in the Pennzoil 250
SPEEDWAY, Ind.—Carson Kvapil chose the perfect time to claim his first victory in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Viking Motorsports’ rapid rise in NASCAR is exciting to watch as they work hard to earn a NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase spot.
In an industry where middle-of-the-pack NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series teams often struggle to overcome the gap separating them from championship-contending organizations, Viking Motorsports seemingly skipped the many years it frequently takes organizations to reach the upper echelon in 2026. However, it’s difficult to attribute Viking Motorsports’ rapid performance improvement purely to a confluence of talent and luck.
EchoPark Speedway continues to transform. The 2022 season was the first year NASCAR Cup Series teams raced on the newly reconfigured track.
When NASCAR’s Next Gen era began in 2022, EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway) underwent a reconfiguration and repaving that coincided with the Next Gen car’s release. The transformation morphed the once extremely worn and unforgiving intermediate quad-oval racing surface into a unique drafting-style superspeedway layout reminiscent of a narrower and smaller Daytona with limited tire wear.
NASCAR Returns to Chicagoland Speedway for First Time Since 2019 offers some perspective on the legendary track’s return to action this weekend.By Reid Scearce
For three consecutive summers, the thrills of NASCAR have been brought through downtown Chicago and the 90-degree turns of Grant Park. However, this Fourth of July weekend, race fans can look forward to the highly anticipated return of Chicagoland Speedway.