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From a NASCAR Fan’s View It’s Chase Race Five at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and things are heating up at the top of the standings. I don’t know about you, but this fan can’t believe we’re already at the midpoint of The Chase, and the intensity hasn’t let up for one minute yet. I will say this. It’s been an interesting start to the 2026 Chase, and this fifth race will likely be just a cont...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The NASCAR Cup teams head back to Kansas Speedway for the Hollywood Casino 400. Yeah, it’s another weekend and Chase Race Four. Kansas Speedway has proven itself to be challenging, especially for those competing for the Championship. There isn’t any obvious reason for that. It just seems that when it comes to racing for the Championship at Kansas Speedway, the ones c...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The Cup teams take it to the Bristol Motor Speedway for Chase Race Three. Weather canceled qualifying for the Cup teams at Bristol on Friday, so, you know what that means, don’t you? Yeah, that’s correct. The starting lineup will be according to the rulebook. That also means a few interesting things could change how the race goes. Sometimes, things happen that make a...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Chase race one is in the books. Now the Cup teams move on to Chase race two at the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. Things have definitely changed quite a bit from where they were before last week’s race. Oh sure, Denny Hamlin is still on top, but his points lead has changed. Last week he had a good lead over second place of twenty-four points. This week, it...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The biggest question on everyone’s mind, at least from this fan’s view, is which of the drivers will be at the biggest disadvantage as the 2026 NASCAR Cup Chase kicks off at Darlington Raceway. Weather has set the field up in a peculiar way, and the Chase drivers are spread throughout the complete field. There was no practice and no qualifying, and that means the fie...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View There is at least a little drama left for this final race of the 2026 regular NASCAR Cup season. I suppose it is fitting that the regular season started at Daytona and it is ending at Daytona. So, what is that remaining drama? Well, that is a good question, and many will say there is none. Others, like this NASCAR fan, see something that the others either don’t see o...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View I don’t know about you, but it is hard to believe there are only two weekends left in the 2026 regular NASCAR season. This part of the season seems to have flown by more quickly than in other years. I guess it could be because I have gotten older that the time seems to fly by, but I’m not so sure that is the reason. All I know for sure is that the Chase starts the we...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View It’s once again time for short track racing on a Saturday night and the place is Richmond Raceway for the Cook Out 400. That’s 400 laps and 300 miles of Saturday night, under the lights. It is all of that and more as the drivers jockey for all the points they can muster as their chances for qualifying for the Chase are down to these next three races. It does appear t...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Counting this race at Iowa Speedway, NASCAR Cup teams are counting down to the Chase with only four races left to make it in. For some, the time is running out. For others, the time isn’t passing fast enough. There are several that are okay up to this point and some that just need to stop the bleeding. The summer has been a rough time for some who looked to be ready...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View There’s a difference when NASCAR takes it to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It is a track steeped in history and tradition. Ask just about anyone, whether it be a driver, crew chief, or crew member. They will tell you that everything just feels different at this place. Even the owners know the feeling and the history of the Brickyard, and every one of them wants to...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify It’s again time for short track racing under the lights. The place is North Wilkesboro Speedway. It kind of reminds me of my younger days, except that it is going to be on a Sunday night. The reason I bring that up was an advertisement I remember from one of our local radio stations a long time ago. It always st...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View It’s been seven long years since the NASCAR Cup teams have visited this place called the Chicagoland Speedway, but that’s exactly what they’re doing on this race day. In fact, there are two races taking place as they take to the track for the Eero 400, but then that isn’t news to you or me. There are eight races left for the drivers and teams to qualify for the Chase...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View This podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify For the second week in a row, the NASCAR Cup teams are taking on another Road Course. Even though they are still in California, there is really no comparison between the two venues other than that they are both Road Courses. This one is shorter and possibly more challenging, even though that might be a hard sell...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The NASCAR Cup Teams take on a new venue this weekend at the Naval Base Coronado. It is a long road course with a lot of turns to the right and the left. There are many places for the drivers to mess up and there are many places that could end their day if they make the wrong choice or move. From this fan’s view, and after watching the practices and the qualifying, t...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The Cup teams are taking on the tricky triangle at Pocono once again, and things are different even though they are basically the same. One thing that didn’t change was the person sitting on the pole. Yeah, that’s right, Denny Hamlin took the pole position again this weekend, and it’s beginning to look like it’s becoming a habit for him. Now, before you think I’m goi...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Next up for the NASCAR Cup teams is the high-speed Michigan International Speedway. It is a favorite of the drivers for many reasons, and high speed is one of them. Another would be the wide racing surface, which allows a number of ways to aggressively try to make their way to the front. I realize it is only the second race of the second half of the 2026 season, but...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The Cup teams take it to Nashville Superspeedway, and once again, the weather just wasn’t cooperating for them at all. So, once again, NASCAR had to make a decision: they eliminated qualifying and gave the teams practice time instead. So, instead of qualifying for the final lineup, they went to the usual plan for no qualifying and set the field according to the metri...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Even as the Cup teams take to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Sunday evening, there will be a dark cloud hanging over this race. On Saturday, it seemed that even the heavens were weeping with all of NASCAR. With the sudden death of Kyle Bush settling in over the fans and competitors, there is a sorrow and a heaviness for his family, team, and fans; both supporters and d...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Yeah, it’s that time again. Time for the Cup teams to take to the Go Bowling at Watkins Glen International. It’s one hundred laps and two hundred and sixty-five miles of road course racing. Don’t know about you, but it came as no surprise to this fan and many others that SVG took the pole position. From my view – and I was not alone – it was kind of expected that he...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View The Cup Teams take on Talladega Superspeedway this weekend, and it shouldn’t be business as usual this time. In case you missed it, NASCAR has made changes to make the race a better overall race this time around. In recent times, the name of the game has been all about fuel mileage, with all of the stages being approximately the same length. The stages previously wer...

From a NASCAR Fan’s View Yeah, the Cup Teams take on the Kansas Speedway on Sunday afternoon. From this fan’s view, there are questions to be answered by the time the race gets started. Some of them were answered by the practice and qualifying sessions. Some will be answered when the race begins, and others will be answered as the race progresses and ends. So, what are some of those question...