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Groovy Hollow Returns tonight at 7:30 PM ET on Eric Estepp’s YouTube channel, but a race within the race is something for the fans to participate in as well. On groovyhollowraceway.com, fans can choose to vote for their favorite paint schemes to be raced in the event.

All you need to do is head to groovyhollowraceway.com, pick your one favorite car, and scroll to the bottom to submit your result. Paint schemes from YouTubers like Bologna Burger, NFJJ, and Elly Productions and sponsors like Toxic Waste and National Metering are featured.

Be sure to tune into the event tonight at 7:30 PM ET on Eric Estepp’s YouTube channel, and be sure to donate to ExtraLife, where all of the proceeds from tonight’s event will go.

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Cup: Penske Sweeps Phoenix; Ryan Blaney Wins

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

The first checkered flag of the 2026 rendition of the NASCAR West Coast Swing (as abbreviated as it is) has officially flown. It was an exciting race, full of close, tight-cornered racing, a plethora of tire issues littered throughout, and a couple of heartbreaking, hard hits. Surviving it all was Ryan Blaney, who captured the flag in the Straight Talk 500 at Phoenix Raceway. He survived pit road mishaps and passed a total of 49 cars to win the race today. It marks his 18th career victory, sweeping the weekend for Team Penske. So, for Blaney and Team Penske, the race was the highest of highs. Not everyone escaped unscathed, though. Here are the key takeaways from NASCAR’s spring date at Phoenix.

Fast Notes:
  • Stage 1 belonged to Ryan Blaney. The Team Penske drivers were fast across the board in that opening stage, all three of their cars finishing inside the top 10, earning valuable stage points. Some mistakes in Stage 2 had them fall a little bit behind the JGR Toyotas but they were, for the most part, resilient and fought back valiantly. Stage points earners in the first stage include Blaney (10), Bell (9), Logano (8), Reddick (7), Hamlin (6), Cindric (5), Suarez (4), Gibbs (3), Byron (2), and Chastain (1).
  • As referenced earlier, Team Penske made some mistakes in the second stage that put them just a smidge behind the JGR Toyotas. One of those costly mistakes was made by Ryan Blaney, who was clocked speeding in the second stage. To add insult to injury, by the halfway point of the final stage, he had lost a net of 24 positions on pit road today.
  • Christopher Bell went on to win Stage 2. Stage points earners include Bell (10), Hamlin (9), Logano (8), Buescher (7), Wallace (6), Cindric (5), Hocevar (4), Reddick (3), Larson (2), and Gilliland (1).
  • Tires were an issue today as many drivers suffered tire failures. Many of them even had multiple tire failures. Drivers who had tire issues include Kyle Busch, Shane van Gisbergen, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, William Byron, and Ryan Preece. The tire compound that Goodyear brought was the same as last fall, which showed significant wear even then. Mix that with the new 750 horsepower package, and the average life span of the tires was about 20 laps, making for an interesting race
  • There were a number of on-track incidents that took out some heavy hitters. The first major incident came on Lap 216 when Joey Logano triggered an incident that turned Ross Chastain in front of the field. Logano himself, Anthony Alfredo (subbing for Alex Bowman), Bubba Wallace, and Austin Cindric were taken out in that one. Then, Logano was involved in another wreck when he was turned by A. J. Allmendinger and spun up in front of the leaders. Drivers involved in that debacle include Chase Elliott, Shane van Gisbergen, Joey Logano, and Josh Berry.
  • Aside from all the chaos, there were a number of drivers who were just off the pace from the drop of the green flag. One of those drivers was Anthony Alfredo, who was subbing for an injured Alex Bowman. It has been an abysmal start to the year for Bowman, who is in a contract year, and now he will earn zero points. With or without him, that NO. 48 car just looked out to lunch today. Meanwhile, Kyle Busch was also awful from the jump. His car was not handling, and he went a lap down even before the conclusion of the first stage. Add in a couple of spins from tire failures, and it’s clear that the No. 8 RCR team is back to their old standard of less than mediocrity.
  • A series of late race cautions set up for what was sure to be a thrilling finish. A restart with 12 to go saw Ty Gibbs lead the field around with Larson, Blaney, and Byron behind him. As they got through the first couple of turns, Blaney, on two tires, found himself battling it out with Ty Gibbs for the race lead. Not far behind, though, was Christopher Bell, who took four fresh tires on the pit stop. With 10 to go, Blaney made his move and cleared Ty Gibbs for the race lead. Larson ran third, Christopher Bell fourth. With six to go, Bell cleared Larson for 2nd. He put his sights on Blaney. He wasn’t able to get it done in time. Ryan Blaney did it again, winning at Phoenix for Roger Penske.

Caution Tracker
  • Lap 61: End of Stage 1
  • Lap 93: Kyle Bush Into the Wall
  • Lap 107: Debris
  • Lap 132: Chase Briscoe Blows a Tire
  • Lap 157: Noah Gragson Tire Failure
  • Lap 185: End of Stage 2
  • Lap 210: Ryan Preece Spins
  • Lap 216: Logano Spins Chastain
  • Lap 247: Debris
  • Lap 254: Logano Spins, Collecting Berry and Elliott
  • Lap 288: Austin Dillon, Tire Failure
  • Lap 294: Zane Smith, Ty Dillon, and John Hunter Nemechek Crash

Race Results

Points Standings (4 of 26)

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Cup: Logano Triggers Big Crash that Takes Out Favorites

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

Following a relatively clean first stage, Stage number 2 and beyond was littered with cautions. Most of these cautions were a result of tires going down after only about 20 laps or so of use. But the caution on Lao 216 was purely driver error. Joey Logano, who was running 7th at the time, made a move down on the apron approaching the finish line. Chaos ensued. Here’s what happened.

  • As you can see in the footage above, Joey Logano drove his No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford deep into the dogleg. He gives Ross Chastain a poorly timed push that gets him out of shape, sending them both up the track.
  • As Logano and Chastain shot up the track, there was nowhere to go for a plethora of drivers. Caught up in the incident were Anthony Alfredo (subbing for an injured Alex Bowman), Bubba Wallace (who just narrowly escaped without major damage), and Austin Cindric.
  • This is a particularly heartbreaking set of circumstances for Cindric, who was having a stellar day. He was comfortably battling inside the top 10 all race long only for his day to be ended prematurely by his teammate.
  • Logano was resourceful over the radio after the incident. He stated “I didn’t mean to do that, obviously”. Intentional or not, it still ended the day for a lot of great cars.

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Cup: Phoenix Mid-Race Report

by Cody Williams

What’s Happening?

Two stages down, one to go in the Straight Talk 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The first stage was dominated by Team Penske with Joey Logano going on to lead the first half and some change before falling to his teammate Ryan Blaney. Austin Cindric also ran solidly in the top 10. Blaney went on to effortlessly win Stage 1, collecting 10 valuable stage points. Meanwhile, Logano, at the time, had claim to the Xfinity Fastest Lap.

Stage 2 was plagued with tire issues as tires started to go out following runs as short as 20 laps. Some heavy hitters were affected by the debacle, including Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch, Connor Zilisch (twice), Shane van Gisbergen, Daniel Suarez, Noah Gragson, among others. In the closing laps of the stage, this really brought into question of whether or not teams should pit before the final run, which was about 19 laps long.

Ryan Blaney had a speeding penalty on pit road. That effectively took him out of contention to win the stage. Instead, as Logano continued to fade, it was the JGR duo of Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin who rose to the occasion. Bell won the stage. The last two times he went on to win the second stage at Phoenix, he went on to win the race.

Notes:
  • The first stage was a tale of two Penske Cars. Joey Logano led the way early, leading 46 of the opening laps of the race. But as the run ran longer, the No. 22 car faded some. He fell prey to Ryan Blaney, 18 laps of the stage on his way to victory. Blaney has been strong early this season, showing race-winning speed to rival Tyler Reddick last week at COTA. He has been historically fast at Phoenix so keep an eye on him. Also earning stage points in the stage were Blaney (10), Bell (9), Logano (8), Reddick (7), Hamlin (6), Cindric (5), Suarez (4), Gibbs (3), Byron (2), and Chastain (1).
  • A few big-name drivers struggled early in the race, going a lap down before the first stage even concluded. The most notable of them was Kyle Busch. Finishing the stage in the 34th position, it was set to be a long day for the two-time champion as his late-career slump seemingly continues into a third straight year.
  • Stage 2 was a bit messy for some drivers. Kyle Busch had a tire go down. He was already two laps off the pace, and the incident didn’t trigger a caution. It was looking like a nightmare scenario. Fortunately for Busch, the caution came out a lap later for SVG.
  • Win-and-you ‘re-in being a thing of the past, Shane van Gisbergen had only one simple goal heading into Phoenix: have a quiet, solid top 15 finish. Starting 18th, he was on his way to doing just that. He was in the 13th position when he had a tire go down, causing him to spin around. This triggered the first caution for cause of the day, the second overall.
  • On Lap 104, the caution yet again flew as Daniel Suarez turned around. He collected the likes of Erik Jones and Chase Elliott, who all received minimal damage. Suarez was running solidly at the time, having earned stage points in Stage 1.
  • Christopher Bell went on to win the second stage, earning him 10 stage points. Other stage points earners include Hamlin (9), Logano (8), Buescher (7), Wallace (6), Cindric (5), Hocevar (4), Reddick (3), Larson (2), and Gilliland (1).
  • Chase Briscoe suffered a massive crash after a tire failure had him plow into the wall. He retired from the race as a result.

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