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NASCAR Cup Series driver out after best finish in 11 years

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

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.
NASCAR fans want change, and Chase Elliott is showing why it won’t happen

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.
The big NASCAR Cup Series winner (not named Shane van Gisbergen) from Mexico

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.
Another Joe Gibbs Racing driver change set for Pocono NASCAR race

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.
Fox Sports humiliated again by comically bad - and totally avoidable - blunders

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.
Shane van Gisbergen not locked into NASCAR playoffs, even after Mexico win

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Shane van Gisbergen still has work to do to officially secure his NASCAR Cup Series playoff spot. The "win and in" format is one of the most criticized aspects of the modern NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, and that criticism often ramps up whenever a driver from far below the cut line finds victory lane.
One NASCAR Cup driver drops out of the playoffs at Mexico

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Ryan Preece is still 14th in the NASCAR Cup Series point standings, but he is now below the playoff cut line after Shane van Gisbergen's win. RFK Racing's Ryan Preece had a solid points day at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on Sunday afternoon after qualifying on the front row in Saturday afternoon's rain-shortened qualifying session.
Formula 1 fans owe Helmut Marko a massive apology

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Helmut Marko's Lando Norris comments were taken wildly out of context, and given how it happened, it was probably by design. It's no secret that Red Bull Formula 1 advisor Marko has made controversial statements in the past. Several, in fact. But on that same note, it's also no surprise when his comments become the low-hanging fruit for criticism, given how easy some of his comments have been to criticize for their relative insensitivity and sometimes straight-up crude nature.
NASCAR Cup Series at Mexico: Full Viva Mexico 250 results

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

For the first time ever, the NASCAR Cup Series is racing in Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Though there were rumors that the race might not happen and that it would need to be relocated to the Daytona International Speedway road course, the NASCAR Cup Series is indeed in Mexico for the first time ever for Sunday afternoon's Viva Mexico 250 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, best known as the host of Formula 1's annual Mexico City Grand Prix.
NASCAR penalizes one driver before Mexico Cup Series race

1 week ago | beyondtheflag.com | Asher Fair

Noah Gragson is set to drop to the rear of the field ahead of Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Cup Series race at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. The NASCAR Cup Series is set for its first ever race in Mexico on Sunday afternoon after Saturday's rain-shortened qualifying session at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, with the Viva Mexico 250 set to mark the first international Cup Series points race in nearly seven decades.