Drew Blickensderfer

Ryan Preece’s Dover Car Fire was ‘Self-Inflicted’ Damage

The fire that led to Ryan Preece’s early retirement at Dover was due to a Stewart-Haas assembly error, not a flaw of the Next Gen race car. More importantly, all four SHR cars could have experienced the same problem. […]

Darlington Raceway

Pit Road and Persistence Determine Darlington Outcome

Pit road performance always plays a huge role at Darlington Raceway. Equally important is how well a team can recover from a pit-road glitch. The latter played a huge role in Christopher Bell’s win tonight. […]

Bubba Wallace
The Chase/The Playoffs

How to Think About The Chase

With five races left in the regular season, I’m thinking about The Chase a lot. I’m wondering who is going to earn that top seed and the 100 extra points to start The Chase with. Coming in second puts you at a 25-point deficit before you’ve even run a race. […]

All-Star Race

2026 Dover Race Results: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Denny Hamlin won the first All-Star race run at Dover Motor Speedway. It wasn’t a points race, but there’s something to learn from every race. Here’s my opinion on the good, the bad and the ugly. […]

All-Star Race

2026 Dover: Race Focus

As Dover prepares to host its first All-Star Race ever, let’s examine what I think is the most critical element of the race. Building Speed’s 2026 Dover race focus is the track itself. […]

Anthony Alfredo
Bubba Wallace

Does the Gen-7 Car Help Non-Playoff Drivers Win in the Playoffs?

Eric Jones and John Hunter Nemechek had really strong runs at the first playoff race — despite neither having made the playoffs. Their performances got me wondering whether the Next Gen car helps non-playoff drivers win in the playoffs. […]