Ross Chastain has been with Trackhouse Racing since his full-time Cup Series debut and has shown impressive performances. In 2024 alone, he clinched five Cup Series victories, including a win at Kansas Speedway. His journey in the Xfinity Series saw him achieve two wins, 24 top-five, and 53 top-ten finishes across 208 starts.

NASCAR Cup Series schedule features new venues, new dates and a host of unknowns. With less than a month until cars are back on the track, here are the five most intriguing races on the Cup Series schedule this season.

The lawsuit was initiated in 2024 when 23XI Racing, co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, alongside Front Row Motorsports, owned by Bob Jenkins, took legal action against NASCAR. They alleged that NASCAR's rules and charter system had created a restrictive and monopolistic atmosphere.

A federal judge denied a request Friday by NASCAR and NASCAR Chairman Jim France to dismiss the lawsuit against them by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports.

The sanctioning body did not succeed in their attempt to stop the case from going to trial.

Starting in 2025, star drivers who haven't competed in NASCAR are eligible to automatically qualify for a Cup Series race.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed one of the four open spots in the season-opening Daytona 500 thanks to a slew of rules changes being instituted by NASCAR, the organization announced Friday.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed a spot in the season-opening Daytona 500 as part of a slew of rule changes NASCAR announced Friday. Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the field under a new provision that earmarks a starting position for what NASCAR called "world-class drivers" who enter a Cup Series race.