Ryan Blaney broke Tyler Reddick's streak of three consecutive victories to open the 2026 NASCAR season with a victory at Phoenix Raceway.

Ryan Blaney’s dramatic victory at Phoenix Raceway is being viewed by insiders as more than just a comeback win. It may also serve as evidence that recent changes to the NASCAR Cup Series rules package are beginning to produce better racing.

NASCAR Phoenix ratings rose at the weekend doubleheader as the Cup Series saw 2.841 million viewers on FS1 and IndyCar 1.247 million on FOX.

NASCAR and IndyCar are sharing the Phoenix asphalt this weekend. IndyCar and NASCAR's O'Reilly Series race Saturday. NASCAR's Cup Series races Sunday.

Tyler Reddick finally lost a race, as Ryan Blaney won on Sunday, March 8. He entered as the Straight Talk Wireless 500 odds favorite at Phoenix.

The Straight Talk Wireless 500 at Phoenix Raceway completed as the cleanest race of the shallow NASCAR Cup Series season to date. Post-race, no cars were sent to R&D, nor have any

Concern spread quickly across the NASCAR community Sunday after longtime broadcaster and former championship crew chief Larry McReynolds appeared on-air before the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway displaying what viewers believed were possible signs of a medical issue.

The Straight Talk Wireless 500 NASCAR Cup Series race takes place on Sunday at Phoenix.

SportsLine's model reveals its top NASCAR longshot picks for the Pennzoil 400 2026 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday

The IndyCar-NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend at Phoenix Raceway gave a boost of interest to both Series. Forbes Sports Money takes a "deep dive" look into how it happened.