Jordan Bianchi

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

The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Charlotte for Memorial Day Weekend, and we get another chance to see Kyle Larson attempt to be the second driver ever to complete "The Double" - finishing all 1,100 miles of the Coca-Cola 600 and Indy 500 in the same day. Five drivers have attempted the feat - John Andretti, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson - but only Stewart completed all 1,100 miles, running sixth at Indy and third at Charlotte in 2001.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jordan Bianchi

It was a jarring sight earlier this year when the Joe Gibbs Racing hauler carrying Denny Hamlin's car had a large vacancy on its side paneling typically filled by the branding for Hamlin's main sponsor. For nearly 20 years, FedEx occupied this spot, serving as the primary sponsor for Hamlin's No. 11 team, and in many years did so by sponsoring the vast majority of the races on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jordan Bianchi

William Byron and Hendrick Motorsports have agreed to a contract extension to keep the two-time Daytona 500 winner with the NASCAR Cup Series organization through the 2029 season. Byron's previous contract with Hendrick was up at the end of this season, but leaving the only organization he's known was never considered a realistic possibility. On Friday, both sides made it official. "We've built something special with the No. 24 team," Byron said.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jordan Bianchi

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. - As NASCAR has expanded into new markets over the past few years, some of these additions have seen fan support taper off by the third year, the shiny new toys losing their luster. North Wilkesboro Speedway found itself in similar territory this weekend. The rustic short track, once left for dead only to be brought back to life, hosted NASCAR's non-points All-Star Race for a third consecutive year.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Jordan Bianchi

They would prefer to blend in. This is what their decades in law enforcement have ingrained in them. Strangers asking for a selfie is supposed to be a foreign concept; people shouldn't know who they are. But NASCAR fans have come to recognize Allen Taylor and Stan Ruffin, whose job titles are simply "NASCAR security," though this underplays their importance.