NASCAR officials and teams are having serious talks about the future of the Next Gen car as the series heads toward 2026. The car, now entering its fifth season, was built to cut costs and keep the ...

The NASCAR Next Gen car, introduced in 2022, has been criticized yet again by former driver and JR Motorsports team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. He highlighted an aerodynamic challenge with the car that ...

So while NASCAR isn’t returning to the 850-900 hp days of old, officials opted to increase the engine power to 750 hp for 20 of the 38 races this season. That includes short tracks and road courses, ...

The fight over NASCAR’s Gen 7 platform has been framed as a battle over horsepower and entertainment value, but testimony in the ongoing antitrust trial points to a more basic motive. The limits baked ...

NASCAR sent a notice to Cup Series teams Tuesday detailing changes to the Next Gen chassis that will see the rear crash structure change and should result in safety improvements. Drivers have voiced ...

Since its debut in 2022, NASCAR’s Next Gen car sees no relief from the heated debates and controversies around its functioning. Whether it’s the handling, horsepower, or the tire wear, it has mostly ...

This week’s antitrust proceedings brought two of NASCAR’s most influential voices into the spotlight, as chairman and CEO Jim France and Chief Racing Development Officer John Probst took the stand to ...

When NASCAR unveiled the Next Gen (Gen 7) car in 2022, it was a major turning point in recent Cup Series history. The new ride brought a whole lot more standardised parts, mucked up the aerodynamics, ...

Kyle Busch heads into the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season facing the longest winless stretch of his career: 93 races without a victory. While he started strong with Richard Childress Racing in 2023, ...