The Teardown

The sun has officially set on the 2026 NASCAR season. Motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck has been stationed in Miami to capture all the action, from the championship races at Homestead to the NASCAR Awards ceremony. He is back with a new episode of the Gluckcast to unpack all of it, including excerpts of his conversations with all 16 of the Chase drivers reflecting on their best and worst moments from the year. He also sits down with content creators and hosts of the Laps Down podcast Andrea and MJ to get their impressions of Homestead Miami Speedway and NASCAR's growth amongst new fan bases. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Blaney won the battle at Homestead, but Kyle Larson won the war of the 2026 NASCAR Cup championship. While Larson locked up his third championship at the end of the first stage, the rest of the field was going for broke when a late race caution set up a restart with a few laps to go. Blaney emerged victorious after a redemptive, heroic pass on Tyler Reddick. Our resident NASCAR reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi were both on hand in Miami, and they took to the airwaves LIVE after the race to discuss Larson's historic feat, where the rest of the contenders fell short and their impressions of the 2026 as a whole. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We've officially reached the end of the line for the 2026 NASCAR season. Three new champions will be crowned this weekend at Homestead Miami Speedway, and motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck is here to tell you everything you need to be prepared for the on-track battles. On this new episode of the Gluckcast, Jeff calls in from NASCAR Championship weekend media day, and he is joined by fellow reporters Holly Cain and Chris Knight, as well as Vice President of Racing Communications at NASCAR Mike Forde. They discuss Kyle Larson's path to becoming a three-time Cup champion, the five-driver battle for the O'Reilly Series crown and Carson Hocevar's suspension. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The door was left open for Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to make up ground in the NASCAR points championship, but ultimately they couldn't capitalize. As William Byron broke through for his first victory of the 2026 season at Martinsville, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson effectively locked up the Cup championship, leaving the weekend with a 67-point lead over Bell. Our resident NASCAR reporters Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi were both in Martinsville, and they took to the airwaves after the race to discuss the tumultuous action, Byron's decisive victory and what Larson needs to do to lock things up next week at Homestead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

There are two races left in the NASCAR season, but time may be running out for championship competitors as Kyle Larson has taken a huge points lead after his upset victory at Talladega. Motorsports reporter Jeff Gluck is back with a new episode of the Gluckcast that looks into the points scenarios heading into Martinsville. He sits down with Larson's spotter Tyler Monn to discuss their heroic drive to the front in the last corner to capture the Talladega victory and the controversial double yellow line rule. Jeff also chats with another big winner from Talladega, Sammy Smith who captured both the Truck and O'Reilly Series races. Finally, Jeff takes a look at another major points championship that might be decided early, the Formula One World Championship, as he talks with his co-writer from the Athletic Madeline Coleman to get the scoop. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.