Asher Fair

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Ryan Truex fared well as Denny Hamlin's replacement in Mexico, but Hamlin is set to return at Pocono Raceway. It has been a crazy three weeks for Denny Hamlin, who entered the races at Nashville Superspeedway and Michigan International Speedway on baby watch but ended up competing in both as his third child with longtime partner Jordan Fish continued to wait to make his entry into the world.

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

NASCAR fans want points to matter more than wins, but has Chase Elliott really had the third strongest season so far in 2025? Though the reactions were generally a lot more positive than we've seen when other drivers from well below the NASCAR Cup Series playoff cut line have won in the past, there was still the inevitable talk about the flawed playoff format after Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen dominated at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to presumably punch his playoff ticket.

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Shane van Gisbergen vaulted himself into the NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture, and he also helped another driver all but solidify his spot. Trackhouse Racing's Shane van Gisbergen entered Sunday afternoon's Viva Mexico 250, the first ever NASCAR Cup Series race in Mexico, sitting in 33rd place in the point standings. He left Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in 30th, but he had presumably punched his playoff ticket thanks to his dominant victory, the second of his career and first since 2023.

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Denny Hamlin is expected to return for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway after missing the Mexico trip. Denny Hamlin was on baby watch at both Nashville Superspeedway and Michigan International Speedway in recent weeks, with longtime partner Jordan Fish expecting the couple's third child, and Ryan Truex was on standby for Joe Gibbs Racing as the backup driver of the No. 11 Toyota.

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Josef Newgarden was supposedly randomly leading the IndyCar race at Gateway long after he crashed out. We are eight races into the 17-race 2025 IndyCar season, and while we have nothing bad to say about Fox Sports announcers Will Buxton, Townsend Bell, or James Hinchcliffe, and we can simply not say enough about Fox's promotion of the open-wheel racing series in year number one, the fact is that Fox's presentation, specifically the scoring pylon, can still use some work.