DOVER, DELAWARE – MAY 17: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, poses with the one million dollar check in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway on May 17, 2026, in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin wins a million dollars and the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon.
DOVER, Del. – For the second time in his celebrated career, Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race from pole position – making the pass for victory over his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe with 29 laps remaining to claim the winner’s $1 million check.
We’ll start with the latest Short Track news, followed by our review of ARCA West at PortlandInternationalRaceway, then the ARCA Menards and Sioux Chief Showdown Series at DuQuoinFairgrounds, and an update for the ARCA East Series.
Then, we offer some updates from the NASCAR Truck Series who are on break. Afterward, we’ll review the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington Raceway.
Next, is the media interview with the race-winning NASCAR Cup Series team of Erik Jones, driver of the iconic No. 43 Petty GMS Racing Chevrolet, crew chief Dave Elenz, and competition director Joey Cohen. Afterward, we review the NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington.
We end this episode with the HotTopicsSound-Off conversation with the Fan4Racing crew!
DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 04: Erik Jones, driver of the #43 FOCUSfactor Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 04, 2022, in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Erik Jones is victorious for Petty GMS Racing in the Iconic No. 43 at Darlington Raceway in the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 on Sunday night.
DARLINGTON, S.C. – In a race that had more twists and turns than a Victorian melodrama, Erik Jones put the vaunted No. 43 Chevrolet back in Victory Lane for the first time since 2014.
On a thrilling last lap. Ross Chastain captures a victory at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Cup Series Geico 500 on Sunday.
One lap. That’s all it took for Ross Chastain to drop a watermelon and raise a trophy in celebration. The 29-year-old Floridian led only the last – typically frantic – lap in the GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Sunday to take his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory.
DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 09: Erik Jones, driver of the #20 Sport Clips Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway on February 09, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Florida. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images
Speedweeks has officially kicked off for the NASCAR Cup Series with the 2020 Daytona 500 qualifying, and the Busch Clash. 18 drivers made up the field by either winning a pole in the previous season, making the playoffs in the previous season, or winning the Daytona 500 at some point in their career. All three Team Penske drivers, all four Hendrick Motorsports drivers, and all four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers were part of the field and heavily favorited.