Ryan Newman

The NASCAR All-Star Race continues its search for a permanent home with a stop at Texas Motor Speedway. The 2021 edition of the race on Sunday (8 p.m. ET on FS1, preceded by All-Star Open at 6 p.m.) will be at its third different track in the past three years after races at Charlotte Motor Speedway's 1.5-mile oval turned out underwhelming.

For the first time in nearly two years, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to wine country, California's Sonoma Raceway. Let Frontstretch.com's Joy Tomlinson set your NASCAR DraftKings lineup for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350.

The 2021 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix kicks off the second half of NASCAR's 26-race regular season. A year that got off to a crazy start, with two first-time winners in the first two weeks has calmed down just a bit. After 10 different winners in the first 11 races, Martin Truex Jr. has charged ahead of the field with three total victories. Three teams (Team Penske, Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports) have won every race since the season-opening Daytona 500 while Denny Hamlin leads the points by a country mile.

Drivers might need a good laundry detergent to clean up their firesuits after this weekend because they'll be racing in the dirt. Let Frontstretch.com's Joy Tomlinson get your fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups ready for Monday's Cup Series race at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt track.

For years, NASCAR President Steve Phelps promised changes in the season schedule, evolving the sport's national landscape in response to underwhelming competition at 1.5-mile, cookie-cutter ovals. The COVID-19 pandemic seemed to accelerate those plans, leading to quirks like three events at Darlington Raceway during a 2020 season defined by survival.