Alex Bowman hates stale racing at the same tracks over and over. He wants to see more new tracks added to the schedule.

While countless NASCAR fans have likely already lost interest in the inaugural In-Season Challenge because their favorite driver has already been eliminated, fans of dark horses couldn’t have made a better pick than Ty Dillon.

Mike Forde, NASCAR managing director of racing communications, said on Wednesday’s “Hauler Talk” podcast that they are not officiating races differently due to the In-Season Challenge. Forde brought up the intense battle between Bubba Wallace and Alex Bowman in the closing laps of this past Sunday’s Chicago Street Race,

Following the event, Bowman addressed the incident with NASCAR.com after a discussion with Wallace post-race. “I wish I would have talked to [Bubba Wallace] before all my interviews, because I did all the interviews under the context that he thought I ...

NASCAR is two weeks through the inaugural In-Season Challenge. Like anything new, some fans like it and some fans hate it. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is in the category of those who like it, and he doesn’t understand those who don’t.

NASCAR’s first in-season tournament hasn’t made much of an impression on its drivers so far. Ty Gibbs said Sunday he didn’t know who his second-round opponent was until after the Cup Series race.

The Grant Park 165 will be aired on the radio by the Motor Racing Network. MRN has affiliates all across the country, and their feed can also be streamed on NASCAR.com as well as the NASCAR app. The race can also be heard on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, channel 90.