With a lap time of 25.480 seconds, Ryan Blaney captured his sixth career pole for Sunday’s TicketGuardian 500 at ISM Raceway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
In this week's By The Numbers, it's best to know there’s a good variety of tracks coming up that will help get a better overall understanding of where the new package is compared to last year.
For the first time this season, NASCAR heads to a race track without the Gander Outdoors Truck Series. The Monster Energy Cup Series teams and the Xfinity Series teams will take the second leg of the three-step West Coast swing as ISM Raceway is home to both series this weekend.
Kevin Harvick will start out front for the 26th time of his career in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a time of 29.914 seconds at 180.517 mph.
As Jagger Jones approached lapped cars, Hailie Deegan takes advantage of the traffic with a last lap pass to win the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track in the Star Nursery 100.
The 49-year-old Roper from Vernon, Texas, will make his 50th Truck career start as part of his second start with Halmar Friesen Racing in 2026 at Talladega, Alabama.
Trackhouse Racing's Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen will compete in select O'Reilly Auto Parts Series events in JR Motorsports' No. 9 entry for a third consecutive year in 2027.
MHR was within grasp of victory at Phoenix Raceway as Christian Eckes (No. 91 Columbia Bank Chevy) drove to his third-straight runner-up result and climbed to third in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks Series Chase standings.
The Chase is heating up with only three races remaining and Ford drivers Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano are in hot pursuit as the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega Superspeedway.
