The 2025 Cup Series season has been nothing short of entertaining. With drivers shuffling around the Silly Season to new venues being announced on the calendar for next year, and even the In-Season Challenge, NASCAR has been working hard to keep things interesting for fans. But despite their attempts at making the sport ‘unpredictable’, the same old drivers dominate the headlines.

On paper, there have been 14 different winners so far, highlighting that the highest level of stock car racing might have finally found an element of ‘parity’ in the sport. But if we take a closer look at the standings, average finishes, and laps led, the statistics paint an entirely different picture altogether. Only 3 teams are running the show.

As expected, Hendrick Motorsports, Team Penske, and Joe Gibbs Ra

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