Kyle Larson Opens the Third Round of NASCAR's Playoffs as the Title Favorite
2 months ago

Kyle Larson Opens the Third Round of NASCAR's Playoffs as the Title Favorite

Associated Press  

Kyle Larson opens the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs as the title favorite. He heads into the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as both the defending race winner and the victor of the spring race there this season. A victory on Sunday would be three straight at Vegas, a season sweep, but most importantly, give Larson an automatic berth into the championship finale.

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Joey Logano wins NASCAR Cup season finale to claim his third series title
1 month, 1 week ago

Joey Logano wins NASCAR Cup season finale to claim his third series title

LA Times  

Joey Logano celebrates after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday for his third NASCAR Cup title. Joey Logano won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship Sunday with a relentless drive at Phoenix Raceway that gave Team Penske its third major motorsports title in less than a month. “One-two for Team Penske, three championships in …

NASCAR at Las Vegas odds, expert predictions for Cup Series playoff race: Get ready for some seriously good racing
2 months ago

NASCAR at Las Vegas odds, expert predictions for Cup Series playoff race: Get ready for some seriously good racing

New York Times  

The NASCAR Cup Series is down to the semifinal round, which will take place over the next three races. Eight drivers are left in the race for the title: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano. Nonetheless, the semifinal round is still, somehow, compromised of the best eight drivers this …

Joey Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener at Atlanta to advance to 2nd round
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Joey Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener at Atlanta to advance to 2nd round

Associated Press  

HAMPTON, Ga. — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR’s playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. “We’ve been able to level up when we need to level up and be able to fire off the first race of the playoffs and with a statement is key, right?” Logano said. Blaney …

Larson, Bell, Reddick top NASCAR Cup playoff field; Palou takes 33-point lead into IndyCar finale
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Larson, Bell, Reddick top NASCAR Cup playoff field; Palou takes 33-point lead into IndyCar finale

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Quaker State 400 available at Walmart Site: Hampton, Georgia. Turns feature 28-degree banking and are tighter than its larger, longer counterparts, and lap speeds under 30 seconds are common.. Atlanta starts the Cup playoffs this year because of the Olympic break and was moved from July after several years.. Larson tops the 16-driver playoff …

NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series fire back up after 2 weeks off, F1, Larson wins in Sprint Cars
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series fire back up after 2 weeks off, F1, Larson wins in Sprint Cars

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Cook Out 400. Fast facts: NASCAR returns from a two-week, mid-summer break with the Olympics finishing up in Paris this weekend.. P oints leader Kyle Larson wasn’t going to stop racing despite NASCAR’s break and won a pair of sprint car races at Pevely, Missouri last weekend.. There are four races left in NASCAR’s …

Kyle Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field
5 months ago

Kyle Larson races to his 1st Brickyard 400 victory, making a late charge through the field

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson left Indianapolis in May in the middle of one of the most agonizing days of his racing career. In his return Sunday, Larson finished one of the most memorable races of his career with one of sports’ more revered celebrations — kissing the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I don’t know what was driving him today …

Kyle Larson wins the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kyle Larson wins the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Kyle Larson has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series street race in downtown Chicago, beating Ty Gibbs by a hundredth of a second. “This year qualifying, I mean racing, too, has been a strong suit, but qualifying, we’ve been able to execute and get five poles to this point,” said Larson, who leads the Cup Series …

Kyle Larson celebrates NASCAR playoff waiver with another win and the Cup Series points lead
6 months, 1 week ago

Kyle Larson celebrates NASCAR playoff waiver with another win and the Cup Series points lead

Associated Press  

SONOMA, Calif. — The Indianapolis 500 is over and the worried wait to see if Kyle Larson’s participation in that event would cost him a shot at winning a NASCAR championship has been resolved. “I didn’t see it affecting the majority of the team,” said Gordon, who added Larson and crew chief Cliff Daniels allowed the Hendrick executives to handle …

Kyle Larson claims another NASCAR Cup win on his home track at Sonoma
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kyle Larson claims another NASCAR Cup win on his home track at Sonoma

LA Times  

Kyle Larson celebrated NASCAR approving his participation in the playoffs with his third Cup victory of the season — a Sunday win at his home track. “So I was like, ‘Well, man, these guys are going to have to pit another time, maybe?’ Then we said we had to go race and pass these guys, I got a bit nervous.” …

Kyle Larson wins NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kyle Larson wins NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway

New York Times  

SONOMA, Calif. — At this time last week, Kyle Larson had no idea whether he’d be eligible for NASCAR’s championship playoffs this fall. Larson blew past both controversy and the entire Cup field Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, using fresher tires to win at his home track for the second time. 🍷 pic.twitter.com/Osju9DhghD — NASCAR June 9, 2024 It was also …

Larson relieved to be granted waiver that keeps him in NASCAR playoffs
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Larson relieved to be granted waiver that keeps him in NASCAR playoffs

Associated Press  

Kyle Larson was finally granted the waiver this week he needed from NASCAR to remain eligible to race for a second Cup championship. “Thankfully nobody has to deal with the drama going forward.” Larson last month became the fifth driver in history to attempt to run both the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. But Hendrick …

AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1
7 months, 1 week ago

AUTO RACING: Brad Keselowski back in Victory Lane in NASCAR. Lando Norris wins in F1

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR All-Star Open & All-Star Race Site: North Wilkesboro, North Carolina. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4:35 p.m., and qualifying, 5:40 p.m.; Saturday, All-Star Race Heat 1, 5:20 p.m., and Heat 2, 6:15 p.m.; Sunday, All-Star Open, 5:30 p.m., and All-Star Race, 8 p.m.. Track: North Wilkesboro Speedway. Fast facts: This is the second event, and …

Kyle Larson’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying attempt could derail NASCAR All-Star plans
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kyle Larson’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying attempt could derail NASCAR All-Star plans

Associated Press  

— Kyle Larson ran into his first speed bump in his busy May. Larson next month will become the fifth driver in history to attempt to complete “ The Double ” and run 1,100 miles in one day, starting with the Indianapolis 500 in an Indy car and then flying to Charlotte to drive in the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR’s longest …

Larson lurks, snatches Xfinity overtime win at COTA to spoil van Gisbergen’s impressive race
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Larson lurks, snatches Xfinity overtime win at COTA to spoil van Gisbergen’s impressive race

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Kyle Larson passed Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap in double overtime to win the Xfinity road course race Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas. Van Gisbergen looked to be in control and heading to his first career Xfinity win ahead of his season debut in the Cup series on Sunday. Van …

Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas for third time in his NASCAR Cup career
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Kyle Larson wins at Las Vegas for third time in his NASCAR Cup career

LA Times  

Kyle Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday to keep Chevrolet undefeated and give Hendrick Motorsports its second victory in the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season. Larson won for the third time in his career at Las Vegas, where in 2021 he got his first win driving for Hendrick following …

Kyle Larson hoping to get the jump on weather and rivals in the Daytona 500
10 months ago

Kyle Larson hoping to get the jump on weather and rivals in the Daytona 500

LA Times  

Kyle Larson hopes to break his 0-10 streak at the Daytona 500. “The Indy 500 is the biggest race in the world and you want to compete in the big ones,” Larson said. “I’ve always wanted to do the double because it’s a cool thing to try and accomplish, to finish both races in two different types of cars, two …

NASCAR Cup Series Championship: Our experts predict a winner, pick their favorite moments of the season and more
1 year, 1 month ago

NASCAR Cup Series Championship: Our experts predict a winner, pick their favorite moments of the season and more

New York Times  

The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race is this weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Jeff: Though NASCAR’s playoff format is complicated for newbies, the championship race is pretty simple: Whichever one of the four eligible drivers finishes ahead of the others is the champion. Jordan: Jeff’s detailed synopsis is excellent, so here is the Cliff Notes version: whomever is the highest finisher …

Who has the best odds to celebrate a NASCAR championship? Ryan Blaney’s sister
1 year, 1 month ago

Who has the best odds to celebrate a NASCAR championship? Ryan Blaney’s sister

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — The oddsmakers named Kyle Larson the favorite to win the NASCAR championship, but half the field believe the person with the best chance to celebrate Sunday will be a spectator at Phoenix Raceway. “I told Erin, ‘You’ve have the best percentage to be happy after the race, a 50% shot to be happy,” Blaney said Thursday at …

Longtime dirt rivals Larson and Bell at last go head-to-head for NASCAR championship
1 year, 1 month ago

Longtime dirt rivals Larson and Bell at last go head-to-head for NASCAR championship

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — The rivalry hardly reaches the heights of Petty versus Pearson or Earnhardt against Gordon as one of NASCAR’s great competitions. Larson beat Bell at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to claim the first of four spots in Sunday’s title-deciding season finale, then Bell won the next week at Homestead-Miami Speedway to take the second slot. Their rivalry is …

Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR race at Martinsville, advances to Championship 4; William Byron through on points
1 year, 1 month ago

Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR race at Martinsville, advances to Championship 4; William Byron through on points

New York Times  

Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series Round 3 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway, clinching a spot in the Championship 4 final that will determine the 2023 Cup champion. “ felt like we put together really strong playoffs, especially the Round of 8.” Blaney said, adding he was “really proud of the whole effort” and “can’t wait to get to …

NASCAR playoffs: Who’ll get the last two Championship 4 spots at Martinsville?
1 year, 1 month ago

NASCAR playoffs: Who’ll get the last two Championship 4 spots at Martinsville?

New York Times  

If we had divided the driver field into tiers when Cup Series playoffs began, the consensus would’ve been that Martin Truex Jr., William Byron, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson deserved a place at the top. Larson guaranteed himself a spot in Championship 4 by winning the Round 3 opener at Las Vegas, while Byron’s high-level consistency has him on the …

Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, takes home $1 million
1 year, 7 months ago

Larson dominates for third NASCAR All-Star race win, takes home $1 million

Associated Press  

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Kyle Larson didn’t mince words after his third All-Star race victory in the last five years. Larson turned in a dominating effort to run away with his third All-Star race and earn $1 million Sunday night in the Cup Series’ return to North Wilkesboro Speedway following a 27-year absence. But to run second in the All-Star …

NASCAR Cup playoffs reset: Who will get the last three spots in the Championship 4?
2 years, 1 month ago

NASCAR Cup playoffs reset: Who will get the last three spots in the Championship 4?

New York Times  

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — There wasn’t much for Ryan Blaney to do other than take full responsibility for the kind of mistake that a driver simply cannot make with so much on the line. Joey Logano Status: Clinched spot in Championship 4 Round 3 finishes: 1st, 18th Summary: The Las Vegas win afforded Logano a de facto bye regardless of how …

Wallace charges after Larson following crash at Las Vegas
2 years, 2 months ago

Wallace charges after Larson following crash at Las Vegas

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Bubba Wallace tried to fight reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson after a crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that also collected title contender Christopher Bell. Larson tried to turn away from him and several times lifted his arms to block Wallace’s shoves, but Wallace got in multiple shots before a NASCAR safety worker separated the two. …

Bowman edges Larson in OT in NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas
2 years, 9 months ago

Bowman edges Larson in OT in NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The racing rule is quite clear at Hendrick Motorsports, where the boss will let his drivers go door-to-door so long as they don’t tear up his cars. See you next week.” The Hendrick trio of Bowman, Larson and William Byron all changed just two tires to get off pit road first through third. CHASING CHASTAIN Chastain’s career …

NASCAR champion Larson among many conflicted by F1 finish
3 years ago

NASCAR champion Larson among many conflicted by F1 finish

Associated Press  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — NASCAR champion Kyle Larson’s first Formula One race was the season finale and he is as conflicted as anyone over the controversial ending of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. “The race fan in me was like ‘Man, I wish there would be a caution and this thing can get exciting in the end and …

Kyle Larson wraps up comeback season with first NASCAR title
3 years, 1 month ago

Kyle Larson wraps up comeback season with first NASCAR title

The Hindu  

Kyle Larson closed his comeback season in NASCAR with his first championship on Sunday, where he capped his return from a nearly year-long suspension with a title-winning victory at Phoenix Raceway. His crew performed its second-fastest stop of the season — a span that stretches 38 races — and Larson went from last among the final four to first. READ …

Larson romps to yet another victory for Hendrick Motorsports
3 years, 6 months ago

Larson romps to yet another victory for Hendrick Motorsports

Associated Press  

LEBANON, Tenn. — Kyle Larson won his fourth race in seven days then finally headed home to sleep in his own bed. The busiest driver in motorsports won again Sunday in the Cup debut at Nashville Superspeedway, where Larson drove to NASCAR’s victory lane for the fourth consecutive week. I think it’s a big advantage for me to be in …

Column: Kyle Larson appears to be unstoppable at Hendrick
3 years, 6 months ago

Column: Kyle Larson appears to be unstoppable at Hendrick

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Everybody knew Kyle Larson was going to win races once he started driving Rick Hendrick’s cars. His victory Sunday night in the All-Star race at Texas doesn’t count in the win column, but it earned Larson a $1 million payout and should have sent fear through everyone else in the field. Larson’s second chance came with NASCAR’s …

AUTO RACING: NASCAR Texas-bound; IndyCar heads to Detroit
3 years, 6 months ago

AUTO RACING: NASCAR Texas-bound; IndyCar heads to Detroit

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES NASCAR All-Star Open and NASCAR All-Star Race Site: Fort Worth, Texas Schedule: Sunday, Open race, 6 p.m., and All-Star Race, 8 p.m. Track: Texas Motor Speedway Race distance: 50 laps, 75 miles; 100 laps, 150 miles Last year: Chase Elliott won the All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Online: http://www.nascar.com NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Alsco …

Kyle Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension
3 years, 9 months ago

Kyle Larson celebrates return with 1st win since suspension

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson wasn’t sure he’d ever race again in NASCAR, and if he could, he didn’t know who would even hire him. “I didn’t know if I’d ever have an opportunity to win a NASCAR race again,” said Larson, who again thanked Hendrick for taking “a massive chance on me.” Hendrick was both thrilled and surprised by …

NASCAR's Kyle Larson wins first race since his nine-month ban for uttering a racial slur on live TV
3 years, 9 months ago

NASCAR's Kyle Larson wins first race since his nine-month ban for uttering a racial slur on live TV

Daily Mail  

Nearly 11 months after being suspended and fired for saying a racial slur on live television, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson won Sunday's Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas, and was quickly congratulated by the circuit's only black driver, Bubba Wallace. Nearly 11 months after being suspended and fired for saying a racial slur on live television, NASCAR driver Kyle Larson won …

Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kyle Larson can return to NASCAR competition next season following a long suspension for using a racial slur while playing a video game. Larson has spent significant time with retired soccer star Tony Sanneh, whose foundation works on youth development and empowerment in the Minneapolis area. Larson also met with former Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee and visited her …

Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021
4 years, 2 months ago

Kyle Larson reinstated to compete in NASCAR in 2021

Daily Mail  

Suspended NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been reinstated by the stock car circuit six months after he was heard using the n-word during a live broadcast. SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO Suspended NASCAR driver Kyle Larson has been reinstated by the stock car circuit six months after he was heard using the n-word during a live broadcast The 27-year-old Larson was …

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