Denny Hamlin was hoping to start 2025 off with a bang, finding Victory Lane at the end of The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium over the weekend, but Chase Elliott got by the No. 11 and never looked back.

NASCAR slows again after Chase Elliott won the Clash at Bowman Gray. Next up is the Daytona 500. The Super Bowl could change that in future years.

According to racing veteran Kenny Wallace, NASCAR drivers Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin are the sport's last hope when it comes to personality.

NASCAR is introducing a new rule that will award one point to the team and driver with the fastest single lap in each race.

Drivers in all three NASCAR national series will have an additional way to earn points in 2025. NASCAR competition officials announced Monday that drivers who record the fastest lap in every points-paying race — the Xfinity Fastest Lap — will earn one additional bonus point in both the driver and owner standings.

There’s a fast way to pick up extra points during the 2025 NASCAR season. The new Xfinity Fastest Lap program will award a race point each to the driver and owner of the car with the fastest lap during the race,