2022 NASCAR Top Storylines: Next Gen Car Changes the Game
When the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season kicked off in February, it marked the long-awaited debut of the Next Gen car.
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Up to Speed: Anticlimactic Cup Series Finale Exposes Playoff Flaws
Wasn’t the whole point of producing an elimination-style playoffs, and the Chase before it, to make drivers race harder in the final weeks of the season?
Up to Speed: Hendrick Motorsports and the Unintended Consequences of the Playoffs
Hendrick Motorsports can win the driver’s and owner’s championships again at Phoenix — just not with the same car.
Up to Speed: The Moment of Truth is Here for Ross Chastain
There was no guarantee back in February that Ross Chastain would win any races or even make the playoffs.
Up to Speed: The Future Is Still Bright for 23XI Racing
It feels like 2022 will go down as a year of missed opportunities for 23XI.
Up to Speed: Chase Briscoe Thriving in Chaotic Playoff Races
The sequence of events that got Chase Briscoe through the second round of the playoffs is absolutely crazy.
Up to Speed: Strategic Restraint Rules at Talladega
Considering the tension in the garage, Talladega seemed destined to be either complete chaos or as dull as the autumn 2009 event.
Up to Speed: Can William Byron Break Out in the Playoffs?
The minute the playoffs began, William Byron flipped the switch once more.
Up to Speed: The Next Gen Car — NASCAR’s Unfinished Revolution
While NASCAR and the teams can celebrate its successes, both parties must cooperate to address the notable drawbacks of the Next Gen car before 2023.
Up to Speed: Championship Hopes Hang in the Balance at Bristol
With nearly half the playoff field vulnerable to elimination, the stakes have rarely been higher heading into the Bristol night race.
Up to Speed: Could Playoff Inexperience Sink Trackhouse Racing Team’s Title Hopes?
Despite impressive seasons from Trackhouse’s Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain, could their lack of playoff experience result in early elimination?
Up to Speed: Lady Luck Smiles on Ryan Blaney at Daytona
As Ryan Blaney just discovered, sometimes success in NASCAR really does come down to how lucky you are.