Jeff Gluck

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck

When Kevin Lepage walked away from NASCAR following a 20-year career that spanned more than 550 national series starts, he didn't get so much as a phone call from anyone. So it didn't surprise Lepage when he ran into another former NASCAR racer a few years ago and found they had a shared experience. "They didn't care about me when I was there, and they didn't care about me when I left," Lepage said he was told.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck

When Kyle Larson drove up the ramp to victory lane at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, Hendrick Motorsports employees wearing team gear surrounded his car to prepare for the traditional celebratory photos. Somehow, inexplicably and inconceivably, Hendrick's director of communications Jon Edwards was not among them. He wasn't there to hand Larson a bottle of Prime and that weekend's sponsor hat, or direct him to the various media members awaiting interviews.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck |Jordan Bianchi

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Bristol Motor Speedway - the track most lately infamous for last year's mysterious tire-wear race. Kyle Larson is favored to win, but Denny Hamlin could have some extra motivation to extend his current winning streak to three, and, of course, there's a field stacked with top drivers looking for their first win of the year. As we do every week, we're bringing our latest NASCAR-related questions to our NASCAR experts, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck |Madeline Coleman

Michael Jordan's race team is seeking to make Formula One turn over some of its most sensitive financial information to aid in an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR. 23XI Racing, the team Jordan co-owns with three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, has been embroiled in an ongoing suit over NASCAR's franchise-like "charter agreements" along with another team, Front Row Motorsports.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck

Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: William Byron, the back-to-back Daytona 500 winner and current NASCAR Cup Series points leader heading into Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway. This interview has been edited for clarity, but the full version is available on the 12 Questions podcast. 1. What was one of the first autographs you got as a kid, and what do you remember about that moment?