NASCAR is replacing its multi-round playoff with a 10-race, cumulative points system called "The Chase." The new format eliminates the winner-take-all championship race and automatic playoff berths ...

NASCAR has a new postseason format in 2026, though it's not too unfamiliar to long-time fans. This year's postseason format will be the return of the Chase, which features a 10-race, single-round ...

The Chase is back on in NASCAR, which unveiled a new championship format Monday that goes back to the future in its most significant postseason overhaul in 12 years. Rebranding its playoffs as "The ...

The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season has officially arrived. After almost three months of zero on-track action, the Cup Series returns to Daytona International Speedway for its biggest weekend of the ...

After more than a decade with an elimination-style playoff system, NASCAR’s championship format has busted the bracket and cut to The Chase. NASCAR will return to a postseason Chase in all three ...

NASCAR announced Monday, Jan. 12, its new championship format for the 2026 season and beyond, bringing back the Chase for the Championship and emphasizing winning with a return to a full-regular ...

Heading into the 2026 season, NASCAR confirmed a monumental change. The playoffs are no longer, and The Chase is back! NASCAR announced the news in January after consulting with a playoff committee ...

Christopher Bell (20) and Kyle Larson (5) are our experts' picks to win the 2026 championship. Gary A. Vasquez / Imagn Images The return of the Chase for the NASCAR Cup as the championship format will ...

The NASCAR Cup Series season begins on Feb. 15 with the crown jewel race, the Daytona 500. NASCAR had an eventful offseason, with the sanctioning body and 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports settling ...

The Chase is back on in NASCAR, which unveiled a new championship format Monday that goes back to the future in its most significant postseason overhaul in 12 years. Rebranding its playoffs as “The ...