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Up to Speed: Let’s End the Next Gen NASCAR Flat Tire Debacle Once And For All

July 7, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf
#5: Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro

It’s year five of the Next Gen car, and we’re still seeing cars get stuck with flat tires, just as they did in year one.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: How NASCAR & O’Reilly Can Bridge Grassroots Gap & Build Identity

June 29, 2026 by Michael Massie
#88: Kyle Larson, JR Motorsports, Hendrick Cars.com Chevrolet Camaro

As the title sponsor for NOAPS and the NASCAR Local Racing Series, O’Reilly Auto Parts could bring the two together.

Categories Featured Content, Grassroots, Michael Massie, O'Reilly, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: The Truck-to-Cup Path Is Looking Better By the Day

June 22, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf
2026 Cup San Diego Corey Heim trophy (Credit: Nigel Kinrade/NKP)

Corey Heim is just the latest driver in a growing list to jump from Trucks to Cup and find success.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, O'Reilly, Stephen Stumpf, Truck Series, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: NASCAR’s Next Gen Parity Is Dead … Or Is It?

June 15, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf
2026 Cup Kansas I side-by-side racing - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, and Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Credit: John K. Harrelson/NKP)

As long as everyone in the garage has the competitive fire to learn, to improve and to win, no one will stay on top forever.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: Ford Reaches New Low at Michigan

June 9, 2026June 8, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf

Ford led zero laps in the Irish Hills for the first time in nearly half a century.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: The Superstitious History Preceding Alex Bowman’s New Paint Scheme

June 2, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf

Alex Bowman’s car has a new paint scheme for the rest of 2026. Are the new colors a coincidence or an attempt to bring good fortune?

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: Spire Motorsports Looking More & More Like a Contender

May 25, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf
NASCAR Cup Series Daniel Suarez wins Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Spire has won two of the last four Cup races, and two of its drivers are top 10 in points.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: All-Star Weekend Badly Missed the All-Star Open

May 18, 2026May 18, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf

The Open had been the sturdy opening act for more than 40 years, and as the old adage goes, if ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: Watkins Glen Proved NASCAR’s Young Guns Are Tired of Waiting Around

May 11, 2026 by Tanner Marlar

The guard is changing, and NASCAR’s youngest drivers are hungrier than ever before.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Tanner Marlar, Up to Speed

Up to Speed: Texas Motor Speedway Goes From Punching Bag to Quintessential NASCAR

May 4, 2026 by Stephen Stumpf

Nestled in the fourth-largest urban area in the country, Texas’ success is crucial to NASCAR, even if TMS has quite a unique history.

Categories Cup Series, Featured Content, Stephen Stumpf, Up to Speed
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