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NASCAR writer for The Athletic. Co-host of The Teardown podcast.
The 2026 NASCAR schedule is here. Our favorite and least favorite moves, as well as some other thoughts about it, are in this article. www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...
San Diego and more intermediate tracks: Good. Watkins Glen in May and a couple more blows to fans in the Northeast: Not so much.
NASCAR has a playoff committee to look at making changes to the championship. I'm one of the members. Here's what has happened so far, where things stand now and why you might not see any changes next year. www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...
NASCAR has taken a major step toward shaking up its playoff format. But what will come of it — and when — is still unclear.
NASCAR will race on an active military base for the first time next year: Naval Base Coronado in San Diego. A look at how they plan to pull this off: www.nytimes.com/athletic/651...
NASCAR's San Diego street race will take place at Naval Base Coronado, the league announced Wednesday. Here's what we know.
Some longtime NASCAR fans from Mexico are finally getting to see the Cup Series cars in person this weekend…and it feels like a dream. www.nytimes.com/athletic/642...
"I cried as hard as a situation like this permits," one fan said of Suárez's Xfinity Series win Saturday as NASCAR returns to Mexico City.
NASCAR picks up a key win in the antitrust case as now 23XI and Front Row could lose their charters. www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
During the May hearing, judges had warned the teams their claim came across as “having your cake and eating it, too.”
This is one of the more fun stories I’ve gotten to write recently. Carson Hocevar isn’t just disrupting NASCAR, he’s also one of the biggest NASCAR fans around. www.nytimes.com/athletic/640...
Fan-friendly, outspoken, and often controversial on the track, Carson Hocevar has emerged as a must-watch driver in NASCAR's Cup Series.
Josef Newgarden's team was caught with illegal modifications, his strategist was fired and he has to start on the last row of the Indy 500. He still thinks he can "absolutely" win. Talked to him about his Tom Brady-esque mindset here. www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
Josef Newgarden thinks he still can win a third straight Indy 500, even after this week's penalty. "I just see a bigger mountain," he says.
Shocking developments continue in IndyCar: Roger Penske fires his entire senior leadership team just days before the Indy 500 in the wake of cheating scandal. www.nytimes.com/athletic/637...
No replacements were announced for a team that had entered May as the prohibitive favorites to win Penske his 21st Indy 500.
Stunning upset in Indy 500 qualifying as rookie Robert Shwartzman takes the pole position. www.nytimes.com/athletic/636...
Shwartzman, making his first-ever oval racing start in any series, tops IndyCar heavyweights with a four-lap average of 232.790 mph.
Chris Buescher tumbles into must-win territory after harsh NASCAR penalty: www.nytimes.com/athletic/635...
Buescher drops from playoff hopeful on points to a must-win situation after NASCAR found irregularities following the Kansas race.