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Kendall Jenner jumps into the world of NASCAR in newest career venture!
Los Angeles, California – Kendall Jenner has teamed up with NASCAR driver Toni Breidinger for a new partnership! Kendall Jenner’s (r.) 818 Tequila Brand will sponsor Toni Breidinger (l.) during the race-car driver’s 2025 NASCAR season. © Collage: James Gilbert & Amy Sussman / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP The 29-year-old supermodel’s brand, […]
Los Angeles, California – Kendall Jenner has teamed up with NASCAR driver Toni Breidinger for a new partnership!
The 29-year-old supermodel’s brand, 818 Tequila, is now sponsoring Breidinger for her 2025 Craftsman Truck Series.
The 25-year-old race-car driver and model announced the partnership via social media with a video of herself modeling an olive green-and- white 818-branded uniform.
She captioned the post, “I am thrilled to partner with 818 Tequila for my 2025 Racing Season. Let the races begin.”
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Breidinger teased the collaboration to Sports Illustrated, saying, “As a tequila lover, 818 Tequila has always been my favorite, so partnering with them for the 2025 season is a dream come true.”
She added, “I am proud to team up with a brand that is unapologetically itself and continues to uplift women.”
Kenny also praised the fellow California native, who is the first Arab-American woman to compete in NASCAR and holds the record for the most top-10 finishes by a woman.
“Toni Breidinger is a force both on the track and on social media,” the reality star said. “We are so excited to partner with her for our first national sports partnership.”
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Joey Logano grinds out impressive NASCAR victory at Texas
Joey Logano, driver of the #22 AAA Insurance Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Photo: Chris Graythen/Getty Images Joey Logano snatched victory at Texas Motor Speedway in the Würth 400 after Michael McDowell‘s strong run ended just four laps shy of the scheduled distance. […]
Joey Logano snatched victory at Texas Motor Speedway in the Würth 400 after Michael McDowell‘s strong run ended just four laps shy of the scheduled distance.
Logano’s triumph marked his first win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season and his 37th career victory, crossing the finish line 0.346 seconds ahead of Ross Chastain in overtime. This win came a week after Logano faced disqualification at Talladega.
Logano, starting from a distant 27th position, steadily worked his way through the field, showcasing a fast No. 22 Team Penske Ford. Meanwhile, McDowell, who had taken the lead on a Lap 245 restart, held it through two cautions and subsequent restarts. However, with less than four laps remaining on Lap 264, Logano made a decisive low-line pass on McDowell for the lead.
One lap later, Logano’s teammate, Ryan Blaney, also passed McDowell for second. Shortly after, McDowell lost control in the turbulent air behind Blaney and crashed into the Turn 2 wall, relegating him to a 26th-place finish.
A dejected McDowell radioed to his team, “Sorry, boys, I tried.”
In the ensuing overtime restart, Logano controlled the race, clearing Blaney through the first two corners as Chastain charged into second place from the inside lane. Logano maintained his lead over the final two laps to secure the victory, marking the second consecutive win for Team Penske, following Austin Cindric‘s Talladega win.
“The sport changes so quickly,” Logano commented after the race. “It’s crazy how you can just ride these rollercoasters and just proud of the team. Finally got (sponsor) AAA Insurance into Victory Lane. They’ve been a partner of mine since I’ve been to Penske, so 13, 14 years. I’ve yet to win with them. It was awesome to get that done here.”
Chastain also had a strong recovery drive, starting from 31st and making his presence felt in the final stages of the race. “Gosh, that’s a working day,” Chastain said. “Just no confidence in the car yesterday. Y’all saw that. Just the speed of the Trackhouse cars on Saturdays is just terrible. We’re just not confident, all three drivers… So there was one pit stop today that (crew chief) Phil Surgen and the group—it takes a ton of people back at Trackhouse and on the box here in GM at Chevrolet. They made me a confident driver all of a sudden with one adjustment. It was small stuff. It doesn’t even make sense, but after that I was a confident driver.”
Blaney finished third, while Kyle Larson, who led the most laps with 90, ultimately finished fourth after losing the lead to McDowell on the late restart. Erik Jones secured fifth place, his first Top 5 finish since the fall Talladega race last year. Rounding out the Top 10 were Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Austin Dillon, John Hunter Nemechek, Christopher Bell and Daniel Suarez.
The race saw several other contenders encounter issues. Denny Hamlin‘s impressive streak of 21 consecutive lead-lap finishes ended on Lap 75 due to an engine failure that resulted in flames and smoke from his No. 11 Toyota. Josh Berry, who led 41 laps, also had his strong run cut short on Lap 125 when contact with the Turn 4 wall sent his No. 21 Ford to the garage for lengthy repairs.
The 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway produced a caution-filled race with 12 incidents for a total of 73 laps. Austin Cindric, who led 60 laps, was involved in a four-car crash on Lap 247. Earlier, pole sitter Carson Hocevar, who led the initial 22 laps, also suffered a similar fate in a three-car wreck after a caution disrupted the pit stop cycle.
Despite finishing 13th, William Byron maintained his lead in the series standings, holding a 13-point advantage over Larson.
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IndyCar: Palou Takes Third Victory Of 2025 At Barber
It’s looking more and more like Alex Palou could be unstoppable in his quest for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR title, potentially on his way to a fourth championship in five seasons. Not only did he win at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, after leading 81 of the 90 laps from the pole on the […]
It’s looking more and more like Alex Palou could be unstoppable in his quest for the 2025 NTT INDYCAR title, potentially on his way to a fourth championship in five seasons.
Not only did he win at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, after leading 81 of the 90 laps from the pole on the 2.38-mile, 17-turn, natural terrain track, but he had a 16-second lead over second-place finisher Christian Lundgaard, who was followed by Scott McLaughlin in third.
“It was an amazing weekend,” stated Palou, who won his first race at Barber in 2021, in his first season driving for Chip Ganassi Racing (his second in INDYCAR). “It was a perfect day. I had a ton of fun. Getting the pole was a huge milestone for us – to start up front and try to make profit of the good performance that we had this weekend. The car was super-fast. We were a bit worried because it could be a two-stop or three-stop strategy, depending on yellows, tire and fuel mileage. It’s the toughest track physically for the drivers, especially because we had no cautions. We had to run as fast as possible.”
Drivers enjoy the roller coaster layout at Barber, with its 80-foot elevation change that requires very high commitment for a fast lap. Added to the challenge was using the hybrid that gave drivers an extra 60 hp.
“I love studying how to extract the maximum performance from the hybrid,” continued Palou. “It’s just another tool that we have as drivers to re-gen in different areas or deploy in different areas, or just to change the balance. Maybe not gain on overall lap time but able to change the balance of the car. Last year we started really well with the hybrid, getting a pole at Mid-Ohio (track where first implemented), but we didn’t get any wins with the hybrid.”
The Spaniard has now led over 1,000 laps and collected 14 wins. His championship lead is 60 points over Lundgaard, who finished second in the race for Arrow McLaren.
“The progression we made since the Sebring test earlier this year has been moving forward and going in the right direction,” explained Lundgaard, having moved to Arrow McLaren after three seasons at Rahal Letterman Lanigan. “The team has been doing an awesome job. The pace in the car is there. It’s just about execution. We didn’t really execute in qualifying (started seventh) so we were frustrated and wanted to make up for it. I’ve been battling with the same balance issue all weekend. We changed the car for Warm-up this morning and it was just clearly better.”
Team Penske driver McLaughlin, who won the last two races at Barber, admitted he didn’t have enough for Palou and Lundgaard, in spite of his front row start.
“We didn’t quite have enough today,” he said. “We had a third-place car and finished third. The car lacked some grip. All we can do is execute. It’s a long season and we’ll keep working towards the championship. It’s way too early to be even worrying about points.”
Other than the first-lap accident at St. Petersburg, which saw six laps under the yellow flag, the next 339 laps have surprisingly been caution-free. Almost every driver was on a three-stop strategy and used the preferred red, alternate (softer) tire.
Toronto’s Devlin DeFrancesco was optimistic, having tested at Barber in March. He ranked seventh in Friday’s practice but qualified 27th, having been held up in traffic, to finish 24th. And, although rain was predicted during qualifying, causing teams to adjust to a softer set-up, it was dry for all segments.
“I’m very happy with the work the No. 30 EVTEC boys have put in and the results so far,” said DeFrancesco. “We improved where we needed to improve from the test. Our package is solid here because these kinds of tracks really suit our package. In Qualifying, we were at least three-tenths up but caught (David) Malukas in the last turn. We had a car capable of transferring to the next round. The problem is that we were just stuck (in the race); we were trapped. We had a top-12 car at least.”
Honda has now won all four of the 2025 races. Next up is the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday, May 10th, followed by the Indianapolis 500 on May 25th.
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NASCAR kept busy at Texas as huge number of in-race penalties confirmed
NASCAR officials were kept especially busy during Sunday’s Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, with a total of 43 in-race infractions confirmed. Team Penske star Joey Logano won the Wurth 400, passing team-mate Ryan Blaney to take the lead in overtime after the 12th caution of the day. Those cautions saw plenty of activity […]
NASCAR officials were kept especially busy during Sunday’s Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway, with a total of 43 in-race infractions confirmed.
Team Penske star Joey Logano won the Wurth 400, passing team-mate Ryan Blaney to take the lead in overtime after the 12th caution of the day.
Those cautions saw plenty of activity down pit road, including before it had officially opened, with 25 penalties handed out for this infraction.
Elsewhere, nine drivers were punished for speeding on pit road, including the likes of Blaney, Erik Jones, Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace.
A further three penalties were handed out for commitment line violations at Texas, whilst single penalties were given for; Crew member(s) over the wall too soon, a Safety violation, Vehicle interference, Removing equipment from assigned pit area, Pitting out of assigned pit box, and a tire violation.
Please see below for the full list of infractions, as confirmed by NASCAR.
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NASCAR Cup Series Texas infractions and penalties
Speeding on pit road
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hunter Nemechek | 42 | 22 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Ryan Blaney | 12 | 22 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Justin Haley | 7 | 83 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Erik Jones | 43 | 83 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Michael McDowell | 71 | 127 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Cody Ware | 51 | 127 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Riley Herbst | 35 | 89 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Chase Briscoe | 19 | 122 | Speeding on pit road | Tail End |
| Bubba Wallace | 23 | 181 | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru |
Commitment Line Violation
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Briscoe | 19 | 88 | Commitment Line Violation | Tail End |
| Chris Buescher | 17 | 162 | Commitment Line Violation | Tail End |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 229 | Commitment Line Violation | Tail End |
Crewmember(s) Over the Wall Too Soon
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Dillon | 10 | 22 | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End |
Safety Violation
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Bell | 20 | 83 | Safety violation | Tail End |
Vehicle Interference
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Jones | 43 | 127 | Vehicle interference | Tail End |
Removing Equipment From Assigned Pit Area
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zane Smith | 38 | 127 | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Tail End |
Tire Violation
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Herbst | 35 | 167 | Tire violation | Tail End |
Pitting Out of Assigned Pit Box
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael McDowell | 71 | 168 | Pitting out of assigned pit box | Tail End |
Pitting Before Pit Road is Open
| Driver | Car No. | Lap | Infraction | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denny Hamlin | 11 | 24 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Ty Dillon | 10 | 24 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Ty Dillon | 10 | 92 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Justin Haley | 7 | 86 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Chase Briscoe | 19 | 88 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Riley Herbst | 35 | 89 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Justin Haley | 7 | 92 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Anthony Alfredo | 62 | 92 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Josh Berry | 21 | 126 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Michael McDowell | 71 | 130 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Cody Ware | 51 | 130 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Zane Smith | 38 | 130 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Michael McDowell | 71 | 170 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Cody Ware | 51 | 170 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Bubba Wallace | 23 | 172 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 172 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Noah Gragson | 4 | 172 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Alex Bowman | 48 | 172 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Chase Briscoe | 19 | 177 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 229 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Kyle Busch | 8 | 229 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Carson Hocevar | 77 | 237 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Ryan Preece | 60 | 237 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Cody Ware | 51 | 237 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
| Cole Custer | 41 | 247 | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End |
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Jesse Love Adds Kansas, Richmond to 2025 NASCAR Cup Schedule
Jesse Love, who made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway and returned for last weekend’s event at Texas Motor Speedway, added two additional NASCAR Cup Series starts to his 2025 schedule on Monday. Richard Childress Racing has announced that Love will pilot the team’s “Open” entry No. 33 Chevrolet with primary sponsorship […]
Jesse Love, who made his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Bristol Motor Speedway and returned for last weekend’s event at Texas Motor Speedway, added two additional NASCAR Cup Series starts to his 2025 schedule on Monday.
Richard Childress Racing has announced that Love will pilot the team’s “Open” entry No. 33 Chevrolet with primary sponsorship from C4 Ultimate Energy in this weekend’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway as well as the August 16 event at Richmond Raceway.
As previously announced, Love will also compete in the Brickyard 400 driving the No. 62 Beard Motorsports entry that he competed in this past weekend at Texas, a race where he finished 31st after suffering a late-race crash on the backstretch.
Love is excited about his prospects in the NASCAR Cup Series ranks this weekend at the 1.5-mile Kansas Speedway, which he feels has been a great track for him, personally.
“I’m looking forward to being back behind the wheel of the No. 33 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet this weekend at Kansas,” said Love in a team press release. “Kansas has been a great track for me throughout my career, and to have the opportunity to run the Cup car consecutive weeks on a mile-and-a-half track is going to be valuable experience. The focus for these races is to continue learning and understanding how this car feels compared to other cars that I’ve raced in the past.”
In addition to his part-time driving duties in the NASCAR Cup Series, the 20-year-old driver is competing in his Sophomore season in the NASCAR Xfinity Series as the driver of the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Through the opening 12 races of the 2025 Xfinity Series campaign, Love has a win, three top-fives, and eight top-10 finishes, and he ranks fourth in the NASCAR Xfinity Series championship standings.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series, which has run in each of the opening 12 weekends of the NASCAR National Series season, will be observing back-to-back off weeks beginning with this weekend.
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Alpine F1 team considers immediate Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto switch
Alpine is considering switching Jack Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto ahead of Formula 1’s next race in Imola, Motorsport.com understands. Doohan’s disappointing run of results and incidents have moved Alpine’s management to seriously consider whether it should make a driver change immediately rather than hand the Australian rookie more time to make the seat […]
Alpine is considering switching Jack Doohan with reserve driver Franco Colapinto ahead of Formula 1’s next race in Imola, Motorsport.com understands.
Doohan’s disappointing run of results and incidents have moved Alpine’s management to seriously consider whether it should make a driver change immediately rather than hand the Australian rookie more time to make the seat his own.
Doohan endured a frustrating rookie campaign thus far, showing flashes of one-lap pace that suggests he could do enough to hold down his seat and even outqualifying Pierre Gasly at last weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. However, summing up the Australian’s season so far, Doohan got involved in a Turn 1 tangle with Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson, which ended his race on the spot.
Neither driver was wholly to blame for what was deemed a racing incident, but it added to the growing list of on-track issues – including a huge crash in Suzuka practice – which hampered Doohan’s campaign, and with it, Alpine’s too.
The French team has a 2025 car with potential, as evidenced by Gasly’s excellent seventh place at the Bahrain Grand Prix. But other than a Miami sprint race point for Gasly due to three time penalties for his rivals, this was Alpine’s only points finish this year.
Franco Colapinto, Alpine
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In contrast, a ferocious midfield battle saw Williams lead the charge in fifth followed by Haas. Alpine is a disappointing ninth in the standings ahead of only Sauber, which may well force the Enstone squad to reconsider its options.
Ever since 2024 Williams reserve Colapinto was signed by Alpine over the off-season, rumours swirled over Doohan’s longevity with the Enstone squad, noise that Alpine admitted was partly of its own making.
That pressure has only ramped up in recent weeks, with the CEO of Argentinian energy giant YPF Horacio Marin caught saying Colapinto would be in the car “in Imola” after a TV interview, later clarifying it was only wishful thinking on his behalf.
Speaking ahead of the Miami Grand Prix, Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes said: “I think it was a sponsor from Argentina off-camera giving his view on Franco, when he’s going to be in the car. I’m sure there’s a lot of people in Argentina who’d like him in the car this Sunday. We’ve been pretty open as a team that that’s just noise. Jack needs to continue doing a good job. But it’s natural that there’s always speculation there.
When pressed for a black and white answer on whether Doohan will remain in the car in two weeks in Imola, Oakes said Doohan was the team’s driver “as it is today,” leaving wiggle room for interpretation before adding the team is “always evaluating” its line-up.
“Yeah, as it is today, Jack is our driver along with Pierre,” he said. “We’ve been pretty clear on that. We always evaluate, but yeah – today, that is the case.”
Logistically, making a decision before Imola would make sense as the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix on 18 May forms the first race in a triple-header that includes Monaco and Barcelona. But Motorsport.com understands that timing is not a factor in Alpine’s decision.
In any case, Colapinto is well prepared to step in at short notice as part of his reserve duties with a mixture of simulation work and private testing, and it is worth pointing out that the Argentinian made his F1 debut last year in the middle of a Zandvoort-Monza double-header.
Colapinto caused an immediate impact on his nine-race Williams cameo replacing Logan Sargeant, scoring points in Baku and Austin, which led to a brief spell of interest from Red Bull. But the Argentinian’s inexperience also showed in violent crashes in Las Vegas and Brazil, which put Red Bull off his scent before Alpine swooped in over the off-season to add the 21-year-old to its roster of reserve drivers.
Alpine advisor Flavio Briatore, who runs the team alongside Oakes, is reported to be keen on giving Colapinto a chance sooner rather than later. The Argentinian also enjoys considerable backing from his supportive home country, with sponsor Mercado Libre already following him from Williams to Alpine.
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Where All 36 Cup Drivers Stand After Texas
I don’t know if we had Texas Motor Speedway penciled in as an action-packed thrill ride going into Sunday’s Wurth 400, but the track delivered with 12 cautions and some decent unpredictability at the front of the field late. Perhaps we should go into Texas’s race date next year with higher expectations of chaos ensuing, […]
I don’t know if we had Texas Motor Speedway penciled in as an action-packed thrill ride going into Sunday’s Wurth 400, but the track delivered with 12 cautions and some decent unpredictability at the front of the field late. Perhaps we should go into Texas’s race date next year with higher expectations of chaos ensuing, as this track has now produced double-digit cautions in its last five races.
At the end of the chaos, it was defending series champion Joey Logano who pulled through for his first win of the season.
RESULTS: Wurth 400 at Texas
Using an average of rankings between Racing America On SI’s Toby Christie, Joseph Srigley, and Zach Evans, here’s where all 36 full-time NASCAR Cup Series drivers stand heading into this weekend’s AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway.
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1. Kyle Larson
Kyle Larson led a race-high 90 laps on Sunday, won Stage 2, and looked to be heading to his third win of the season. Then, an unexpected challenger stepped up in Michael McDowell, which put Larson into dirty air, where he ultimately would settle for a fourth-place finish. Still, a great day for Larson. (Previously: 2nd)
2. William Byron
Man, Byron and crew chief Rudy Fugle had just made a two-tire call, which gave him the race lead late in Sunday’s race, but Byron collided with Cole Custer on pit exit. This crinkled the right front of his No. 24 Chevrolet, and caused the series point leader to fade to a 13th-place finish. (Previously: 1st)
3. Ryan Blaney
It’s the sign of a true competitor who can be as frustrated as Ryan Blaney was in his post-race comments after a third-place finish. Blaney led two laps and certainly was in the mix for the win late, but the former series champion was in no mood for a moral victory in Texas despite starting 24th. (Previously: 8th)
4. Christopher Bell
I can’t remember the last time that Christopher Bell went to a mile-and-a-half and finished inside the top 10 without making a single peep throughout the event. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver went pretty much unnoticed throughout the day, which is a good thing, I suppose, considering the luck of his teammates. (Previously: 5th)
5. Ross Chastain
After another dismal qualifying result on Saturday, Trackhouse Racing and Ross Chastain rebounded to finish second to Joey Logano. Although Chastain came one spot short of a victory, the finish still helps the No. 1 team become safer in the postseason picture. (Previously: 9th)
6. Denny Hamlin
KABOOM. Denny Hamlin suffered a catastrophic engine failure during Sunday’s Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway, which left him to finish dead last. It’s not a good showing, at all, but the poor result doesn’t drop him any spots in points. (Previously: 3rd)
7. Chase Elliott
Something just feels off for Chase Elliott and the No. 9 team this season. Sure, they have yet to finish a race outside of the top-20, but after a 29th-place qualifying run and 16th-place result in Sunday’s race at Texas, where Elliott came in as the defending winner, the driver now has five finishes between 15th to 20th this season. (Previously: 4th)
8. Tyler Reddick
Reddick finished second in both stages, but “spun” late in the race and finished 21st. Of course, I say “spun” because it proved to be one of the most impressive saves of the season. However, the yellow flag waved, and the track position was lost with no time to get it back, all the same. (Previously: 7th)
9. Joey Logano
Joey Logano only led seven laps on Sunday, but they were the most important laps of the race. It’s now back-to-back wins for Team Penske as Logano finally found victory lane … and his first top-five finish of the season, incredibly enough. (Previously: 14th)
10. Bubba Wallace
Bubba Wallace had a strong showing in the making, but his lap 173 incident derailed the day in Texas. While he made a few more laps, Wallace ultimately retired from the Wurth 400 with 179 laps completed, finishing 32nd. (Previously: 6th)
11. Austin Cindric
Austin Cindric led a race-high 60 laps in his bid for a second straight win after last week’s Talladega triumph. However, a caution during green flag pit stops trapped Cindric deep in the pack just in time to be involved in a multi-car melee on the backstretch. He soldiered to a 25th-place finish, three laps down. (Previously: 10th)
12. Austin Dillon
No, don’t adjust your eyes, this is no mistake. Austin Dillon has come to life over the last three races, and after a solid seventh-place finish at Texas, the driver of the iconic No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet now has three consecutive top-10 finishes. It feels like Dillon and new crew chief Richard Boswell are starting to really click. (Previously: 17th)
13. Ty Gibbs
The turnaround of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing team continued, but after running at times inside the top-five, some of the bad luck from the beginning of the season snuck into the picture once again. A 23rd place finish certainly isn’t indicative of the performance. (Previously: 11th)
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
In a year where Stenhouse and Mike Kelley have been putting down some quiet top-20 results, Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway was not at all quiet. The No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet finished in sixth, and even contended for a top-five finish on the final restart with a ballsy three-wide move. (Previously: 19th)
15. Alex Bowman
If he didn’t have bad luck, I’m not sure Alex Bowman would have any luck at all. On a day, where passing wasn’t easy, Bowman had worked his way into contention near the front. But on Lap 173, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was swept up in a six-car melee on the backstretch, which ended his day. (Previously: 13th)
16. Chase Briscoe
Chase Briscoe had a long day at Texas Motor Speedway after spinning early in the race and sustaining some damage. On a track where aerodynamics matter, that damage ended any shot he had at a good result, with the No. 19 finishing 27th. (Previously: 12th)
17. Carson Hocevar
Carson Hocevar started on the pole, led 22 laps, and earned stage points during both stages. However, a caution during green flag pit stops hurt his track position, and then he was involved in an incident with Ryan Preece in the closing laps. (Previously: 18th)
18. Michael McDowell
Heartbreak doesn’t begin to describe the end of Sunday’s race for Michael McDowell. It appeared he was destined for his first win since Indianapolis in 2023, but he crashed in the final laps after falling to third. It’ll be a 26th-place finish in the scoresheet, but anyone who watched knows how close McDowell was to scoring a full-circle win at the same track where he crashed spectacularly in 2008. (Previously: 22nd)
19. Kyle Busch
While Busch’s RCR teammate Austin Dillon has been getting the finishes, Busch has been flashing race-winning capabilities this season. But, as was the case on Sunday when he spun from the third position late in the race, Busch is seemingly finding every possible way to lose one on his career-long winless drought. (Previously: 20th)
20. Daniel Suarez
Suarez, for the second straight week, sneaks into the top 10, finishing 10th at Texas Motor Speedway. Trackhouse Racing has had its two primary entries improve on a week-to-week basis, and if this keeps up, it won’t be long until Chastain and Suarez are fighting for top-fives, or even wins. (Previously: 23rd)
21. Chris Buescher
The frustration was palpable for Chris Buescher and the No. 17 RFK Racing team on Sunday. While running seventh, Buescher had a right rear tire go flat, and as he rolled to pit road, the caution came out, but he had been trapped a lap down, and NASCAR deemed him ineligible for the free pass. Buescher would get back on the lead lap, but could only muster an 18th-place finish. (Previously: 21st)
22. Ryan Preece
Ryan Preece was none too pleased with Carson Hocevar, who he feels used him up, and who he has felt has used him up several times in their careers, driving against one another. After being taken into the outside wall on Lap 238, Preece would DNF on his way to a 29th-place finish. (Previously: 16th)
23. Erik Jones
How about that? Erik Jones snagged his first non-superspeedway top-five finish since Kansas Speedway in Fall 2023. Guess where we go next? That’s right, Kansas Speedway. Jones and the No. 43 team have to be licking their chops. (Previously: 28th)
24. AJ Allmendinger
A.J. Allmendinger was an innocent bystander when Bubba Wallace spun to trigger a multi-car collision on lap 173. Allmendinger did not return to action, resulting in a 35th-place finish at the race’s end. (Previously: 15th)
25. Todd Gilliland
Todd Gilliland and Chris Lawson continue to sneak top-15 results in the NASCAR Cup Series, and after a bold strategy to stay on-track early in the event, the No. 34 team really never fell back outside the top-20. Gilliland managed to finish 11th, the best of the Front Row Motorsports drivers. (Previously: 27th)
26. John Hunter Nemechek
Nemechek capped off the double top-10 day for LEGACY MOTOR CLUB with a solid eighth-place result. While Nemechek’s results had cooled in recent weeks, the driver of the No. 42 car is still having a great season as he has one top-five, three top-10s, and sits 23rd in the regular-season championship standings. (Previously: 31st)
27. Josh Berry
Just when it looked like Josh Berry had a chance to take the Wurth Ford Mustang Dark Horse to victory in the Wurth 400, it all fell apart. Berry spun and backed into the turn four fence while leading the race on lap 125. Berry finished 32nd after leading 41 laps. (Previously: 25th)
28. Zane Smith
Zane Smith had a quiet afternoon on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, and although he finished 17th, the second-year driver didn’t make the highlight reel in an afternoon that was filled with chaos and wrecks. (Previously: 24th)
29. Justin Haley
While Justin Haley’s Spire Motorsports teammates combined to lead 41 laps, Haley proved to be the highest finisher on the team with a 15th-place result. Haley overcame an early pit road speeding penalty to get back into the top 15. (Previously: 29th)
30. Ty Dillon
Ty Dillon finished 12th in the No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet on Sunday, his best finish of the 2025 season. Dillon and his team are slowly creeping up on the first top-10 finish of the season, which would be his first in the Cup Series since 2022. (Previously: 30th)
31. Noah Gragson
After a top-five at Talladega, Noah Gragson and Front Row Motorsports were brought back to earth with an early-race wreck, which netted the No. 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse a 34th-place finish. (Previously: 26th)
32. Cole Custer
Are things starting to turn around for Haas Factory Team? A 19th-place finish has given Cole Custer back-to-back top-20s in the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse. Momentum seems to be on the side of the former Xfinity Series champion. (Previously: 32nd)
33. Riley Herbst
Riley Herbst came home 14th on Sunday, his best finish of his first full-time season in the NASCAR Cup Series. The result also snapped a five-race streak of finishes outside the top-20, so this was a big result to get some momentum and confidence back in Herbst’s corner. (Previously: 33rd)
34. Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski was disappointed after he, “busted his butt, and looked pretty dumb,” while admittedly driving too hard late in Sunday’s race. Keselowski, who has yet to score a top-10 finish this season, was running 12th when he crashed and exited the race with a 28th-place finish. (Previously: 34th)
35. Shane van Gisbergen
Although a significant number of spots behind his two teammates at Trackhouse Racing, Shane van Gisbergen brought home a solid 22nd-place finish, his second-best result of the year on an oval. It’s time for the Auckland, New Zealand-native to keep building on these baby steps. (Previously: 36th)
36. Cody Ware
Sunday’s race at Texas was a numbers game for Ware and the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing team. By sheer attrition, Ware had found himself in a respectable top-25 position near the end of the race. However, he would be swept up in the next-to-last multi-car melee, which led to a 30th-place finish. (Previously: 35th)
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