Pat DeCola

🏁 Senior Manager, Editorial Content @NASCAR. 📲 Mobile stuff. 📊 Power Ranks. // Dad on internet, person on earth, etc. Wake up. Clean up. Grow up. Show up.

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

There are 10,000 craft breweries in Charlotte and none of them have a beer called "Ale Earnhardt"

[John Crane @johncranesports]

Josh Berry will not return to Wood Brothers Racing in 2027, the driver announced Wednesday.

More from @NSolly02 on the news ⬇️

#NASCAR

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[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

Denny Hamlin: No. 2 ➡️ No. 1

Fresh off back-to-back wins, the No. 11 driver dethrones Tyler Reddick for the first time this season.

Is a No. 1 seed for The Chase next?

#NASCAR.com Power Rankings: https://t.co/7UTaYHQkDl

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

With the Cup Series regular season halfway home, take a spin around the garage with some under-the-radar stats courtesy of Racing Insights that are shaping the 2026 campaign so far.

#NASCAR.com: https://t.co/vNDYHNegbU

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

"Samantha, I want you to know that this sport stands with you, and that you and your children are NASCAR family forever. -- Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR CEO

NASCAR paid tribute to Kyle Busch and his family before the Coca-Cola 600 Sunday at Charlotte.
https://t.co/qYNUdjzugm

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

"Man, OK, I need to really have a different perspective on what all I do.”

Just keep coming back to a conversation we had a few years ago that started off with JGR intermediate Next Gen chatter and quickly moved to two dads talking about the family grind, how it forces us to be better humans and how it was all worth it.

Plenty has already been said, but Kyle Busch was a special person. Just a monumental loss for the NASCAR community and, most importantly, his family.

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

Kyle Busch.

NASCAR's most polarizing, intriguing figure could be hurtling toward yet another championship while questions surround his future.

Rowdy opens up on family, frenzy and why the days of the 'Big Three' are over.

#NASCAR.com 1-on-1: https://t.co/cXOUs0q3Af

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway marked a somber return to action for the NASCAR Cup Series, but it was far from business as usual.

On the gloomy day and reflections on Kyle Busch, from his racing peers who have to find a new path forward:
https://t.co/o0ifDZNaHL

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

Just speechless and confused and devastated. KFB forever.

[Dale Earnhardt Jr. @DaleJr]

Kyle and I had a really challenging existence for many years. But we luckily took the time to figure out our differences and that was something he instigated with a conversation in his bus around how we each managed our racing teams. I was super eager for us to get on better terms. But it was he who made the effort for that to be possible. We did some media together also to laugh through some of the things we put each other through many years ago. Most recently we had even been discussing him running my Late Model at Wilkesboro this summer. He seemed extremely happy and we had planned to meet up next Thursday to get his seat to the shop. He laughed over the idea of his fans and JRM fans having to cheer in unison during that race.

Kyle was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. No one can deny that. But he was also a father, a husband, brother, son, and a friend to many. My heart is broken for the Busch family. I will never be able to make sense of this loss but I am thankful that we had found a way to become friends.

[Nathan Solomon @NSolly02]

We're two days out from the launch of "Kyle Larson vs. The Double," premiering Thursday on Prime Video.

Last night at a private screening in Charlotte, Larson reflected on the more than two-year-long process.

"It turned out really good."

https://t.co/fbcqTIowtw

[John Crane @johncranesports]

WHAT TO WATCH: A fresh format and a new venue for the All-Star Race - and with $1 million on the line, to boot - will create a unique Cup Series contest today at Dover (1 p.m. ET, FS1).

I dive through the storylines here ⬇️

#NASCAR

https://t.co/dX0V9A3F1H

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

Who is Andy Street, and why is Kyle Busch fast again?

“I’ll tell you the whole story.” — Andy Street

On @NASCAR.com: How Street’s 23-year career at @RCRracing led to this and how his managerial role in 2025 primed him to crew chief the No. 8 Chevrolet:
https://t.co/mW62Z9ek4V

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

Ryan Blaney's contract extension with Team Penske continues a streak of high-profile drivers staying put with their current teams.

But as @NASCAR's Silly Season rolls on, what's next for the Hendrick No. 48 team or RCR's No. 8?

Analysis on #NASCAR.com:
https://t.co/992vqX1LfR

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

NEWS: Ryan Preece has been docked 25 points and fined $50,000 for his actions in Sunday's @NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas, per Sections 4.3 and 4.4.A in the NASCAR Rule Book.

Full story on #NASCAR.com:
https://t.co/nkghxmRSEo

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

SVG and Connor Zilisch have yet to make a significant impact on the 2026 season — and that's all about to change Sunday at Watkins Glen.

Why the Trackhouse duo spells double trouble for the field as the series rolls north to New York.

#NASCAR.com: https://t.co/fZh6KUeCOM

[Dustin Albino @DustinAlbino]

After Richard Childress Racing made a crew chief change for Kyle Busch, the two-time Cup champion led a meeting with the entire shop floor.

"I’m full in; I’m all committed."

https://t.co/K2VRJYMACb

[🌲 WEARENH @wearenh]

New Hampshire Motor Speedway hosts engineering students who build and race hybrid and electric cars

Clean, mean speed was on display at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on Wednesday morning, where engineering students from across North America… https://t.co/ox59JFfa9b

[Pat DeCola @Pat_DeCola]

Here comes Hocevar.

Fresh off his first (and quite memorable) Cup Series win, No. 77 has broken into the top 10 in our rankings for the first time in his career.

Will the ride roll on this weekend at Texas?

#NASCAR.com Power Rankings: https://t.co/gBwc24WL7v

[Cameron Richardson @therichreport]

“Feels good to get a solid finish. It’s been hard just to finish races this year so glad to make that happen and happy for Carson getting his first one there.”

Bowman on the board with first 2026 top five at Talladega while Buescher a runner-up again.

https://t.co/XZUTwVglEL

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

NEWS: Tyler Reddick has signed a multiyear contract extension to remain with @23XIRacing as driver of its No. 45 Toyota, he announced in Sunday's pre-race show on FOX.

More on @NASCAR.com:
https://t.co/yb470qy6TH

[Zach Sturniolo @zachstur]

NASCAR has named Steve O’Donnell its newest Chief Executive Officer.

Jim France remains as Chairman but leaves the CEO role he held since 2018. Ben Kennedy has been tapped as COO.

Zack Albert with details & exclusive quotes from O’Donnell on @NASCAR.com:
https://t.co/tKlSBsnYUR