The return of The Chase for the Championship has immediately been pitched to NASCAR fans as a return to civility. This of ...

The updated Chase-style system puts less emphasis on chaos and more on points, but maybe not enough on outright wins.

In 2026 the stock car series will return to a 10-race version closely resembling the very first iteration introduced 22 years ...

After a year-long process full of debate, options and simulations, NASCAR ultimately settled on a playoff format in the ...

After more than a year of debate, NASCAR has settled on its new playoff format — a return (mostly) to the old that will be ...

What is old is new again in NASCAR, and that might be the best compromise the series will get for the championship format.

Learn all the details about how NASCAR's new championship format, The Chase, across all three series beginning in 2026.

After more than a decade with an elimination playoff system, NASCAR will return to a postseason Chase in all three national ...

Winning and consistency will be equally important with the NASCAR Cup Series going back the playoff series it used in the ...

Rebranding its playoffs as “The Chase,” the moniker used for a similar method of selecting Cup Series champions from 2004-13, ...

NASCAR is bringing back the Chase for the Championship, used from 2004-2013, and emphasizing winning with a return to a ...

You'll recognize the new NASCAR playoff format. The organization will revert back to "The Chase" for the 2026 season.