Vikrant Damke covers NASCAR for EssentiallySports from the Cup Series Sundays desk, where he merges engineering fluency with storytelling depth. He brings a journalist’s eye and a deep grasp of the sport’s dynamics, carving out a niche decoding the data behind the Next Gen car and leading discussions on horsepower parity. He also taps into NASCAR’s generational pulse—from Brexton Busch’s karting triumphs to Keelan Harvick’s fast-track rise—capturing how legacy and innovation collide on race day.