NASCAR travels to Las Vegas Motor Speedway as the Playoffs continue after an exciting weekend at Bristol where four drivers in the Cup Series were eliminated from championship contention.
The Los Gatos, California, native fended off a late battle with Austin Cindric while sideways to win both the race and the regular season title in Thunder Valley.
It all came down to two laps and Noah Gragson never looked back as he held on to score his first Xfinity Series win of the season in overtime at Darlington Raceway.
The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series head to Daytona International Speedway this weekend while the Camping World Truck Series enjoys a week off from competition.
AJ Allmendinger survived three overtime restarts and a late charge from Brandon Jones to win the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 21. The victory was Allmendinger’s third of this year’s Xfinity season as he continues his pursuit for his first NASCAR championship.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to Michigan International Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series will compete at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway for the first race in their Playoffs.
Stewart Friesen led Team Toyota with a sixth-place finish in Friday night’s rain-delayed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Nashville Superspeedway. Gio Ruggerio also recorded a top-10 finish, coming home ninth.
The 23-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, rallied from being shuffled from a dominant lead prior to the final stage period to outduel Rajah Caruth on the final lap for his third Truck victory of 2026 at Nashville.
