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Most drivers not named Joey Logano eager for some changes to NASCAR’s current playoff format
4 weeks ago

Most drivers not named Joey Logano eager for some changes to NASCAR’s current playoff format

Associated Press  

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It seems everyone except champion Joey Logano is eager to see to a change to the NASCAR playoff format. There are 26 races and they are proving to be not that substantial to winning a championship and that’s not something you want.” Hamlin suggested that over the past three years the Team Penske champions — Logano twice …

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Roger Penske closes nearly perfect motorsports season with 3rd consecutive NASCAR championship
1 month, 1 week ago

Roger Penske closes nearly perfect motorsports season with 3rd consecutive NASCAR championship

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — There is no such a thing as a perfect season. Will Power came up short in the IndyCar championship to three-time champion Alex Palou, and Team Penske didn’t win the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but shy of that? At the same time in Martinsville, Virginia, reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney won the race to put two …

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Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske
1 month, 1 week ago

Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Eliminated from the playoffs at the end of the second round, Joey Logano received a second chance when another competitor was disqualified. “I might have used different words, but that’s OK,” Penske said, “when you win, you can say whatever you want, I guess.” Logano held off Blaney over the final 20 laps to beat him for …

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Joey Logano wins NASCAR Cup season finale to claim his third series title
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

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Michael Jordan instills winning attitude at 23XI Racing as Reddick races for 1st NASCAR Cup title
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Michael Jordan instills winning attitude at 23XI Racing as Reddick races for 1st NASCAR Cup title

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Tyler Reddick needs no pep talk or motivation when it comes to winning his first Cup Series title. “That was kind of a pivotal moment for our team and our drivers to hear and taking responsibility for each person’s shortcomings and how you are going to get better, and that was a big moment in shifting our …

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Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paces 1st practice of title-deciding weekend at Phoenix
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paces 1st practice of title-deciding weekend at Phoenix

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Reigning NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney paced the first practice session at Phoenix Raceway, where he is among four drivers who will race for the title Sunday. He is trying to become the first driver to win back-to-back titles since Jimmie Johnson won five consecutive championships from 2006 through 2010. A victory by Blaney or teammate Joey Logano …

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NASCAR’s championship weekend shrouded in off-track drama from lawsuit to alleged race manipulation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

NASCAR’s championship weekend shrouded in off-track drama from lawsuit to alleged race manipulation

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR heads into its championship weekend locked into a federal antitrust lawsuit with NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan. To me, it’s normal.” NBC Sports does not think the off-track drama will spill into coverage of the three national series races at Phoenix. “I think during the race, we are here to crown a champion and I …

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Verstappen Snaps Back to Win in Brazil, Setting Stage for Championship Showdown
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Verstappen Snaps Back to Win in Brazil, Setting Stage for Championship Showdown

The Hindu  

Max Verstappen returned to winning form in Brazil, clinching his third win of the season in the rain-hit race. He dominated the early stages and maintained his lead throughout the race, securing his title defense. In the MotoGP 2024 finale, Francesco Bagnaia emerged victorious, securing his title fight victory with a dominant performance. The race heads to the final round …

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Back-to-Back NASCAR Showdown at Martinsville: Bell vs. Blaney for Championship
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Back-to-Back NASCAR Showdown at Martinsville: Bell vs. Blaney for Championship

Associated Press  

Ryan Blaney secured a chance to defend his Cup Series championship at Martinsville Speedway after a controversial finish. Blaney won the race, but his victory was marred by NASCAR's lengthy review of Christopher Bell's last-lap pass of William Byron. Bell's pass was deemed illegal, and Byron was given the final spot in the winner-take-all race. Blaney will race against Chase …

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Blaney's Sleepless Night at Martinsville Cost Him Sleep and Championship Chances
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Blaney's Sleepless Night at Martinsville Cost Him Sleep and Championship Chances

Associated Press  

Ryan Blaney suffered a crushing defeat at the Martinsville Speedway NASCAR race, losing the title to Tyler Reddick. Blaney had the lead in the final lap but made a critical mistake, allowing Reddick to pass him. Despite the setback, Blaney remains in contention for the championship, needing either a win on Sunday or a miracle to secure his title defense.

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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snaps 65-race winless streak at Talladega
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snaps 65-race winless streak at Talladega

LA Times  

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at Talladega Superspeedway after a late crash collected more than half the field, including eight of the 12 championship contenders. “It was a lot of hard work this season just trying to find a little bit of speed, but we knew that this track is one of ours …

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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 …

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Suarez returns to the site of the closest finish in NASCAR history looking for a playoff payoff
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Suarez returns to the site of the closest finish in NASCAR history looking for a playoff payoff

Associated Press  

HAMPTON, Ga. — The best year of Daniel Suarez’s life began in February when he won the NASCAR Mexico race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, an event essentially staged with Suarez as the star. And now it is back to Atlanta, where NASCAR’s 10-race playoffs begin with Suarez back in the championship hunt after missing the field a year …

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NASCAR Playoffs: Don’t look for surprises in the postseason as power programs dominate field
3 months, 3 weeks ago

NASCAR Playoffs: Don’t look for surprises in the postseason as power programs dominate field

Associated Press  

DARLINGTON, S.C. — NASCAR’s regular season finished with a pair of surprises in winless drivers Harrison Burton and Chase Briscoe pulling off unexpected victories at Daytona and Darlington. Don’t look for more stunners when the playoffs start next week and NASCAR’s power programs, Hendrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske, dominate the grid with 11 of the 16 drivers …

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Blaney has Team Penske on a hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400
5 months, 1 week ago

Blaney has Team Penske on a hot streak headed into Indy for return of Brickyard 400

Associated Press  

LOND POND, Pa. — Ryan Blaney popped some bubbly and hopped off a stage in victory lane so he could spray it at all the fans who stuck around to celebrate on a steamy day at Pocono Raceway. 12 Ford after he secured his second Cup Series win in five weeks, the 2023 NASCAR champion learned that Will Power won …

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Ryan Blaney wins at Pocono to complete NASCAR-IndyCar sweep for Team Penske
5 months, 1 week ago

Ryan Blaney wins at Pocono to complete NASCAR-IndyCar sweep for Team Penske

Associated Press  

LOND POND, Pa. — Ryan Blaney still feels like the “silly, quiet kid” he was at 23 when he blazed past Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch over the final 10 laps in 2017 at Pocono Raceway to win a NASCAR Cup race for the first time. Blaney led the final 44 laps and won Sunday at Pocono, the site of …

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Ryan Blaney enters 2024 season the NASCAR champion. Up next, a shot at winning the Daytona 500
10 months, 1 week ago

Ryan Blaney enters 2024 season the NASCAR champion. Up next, a shot at winning the Daytona 500

Associated Press  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Blaney hugged and kissed his now-fiancee moments before he slid into his Ford for a NASCAR playoff race last October at Martinsville Speedway. “I can’t have the full wording on the shirts, but we’ll bleep out some letters.” Coming soon on a Blaney T-shirt to a NASCAR retail shop near you, #RFB. He called and …

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Ryan Blaney helps Roger Penske celebrate 1st back-to-back NASCAR championships in storied career
1 year ago

Ryan Blaney helps Roger Penske celebrate 1st back-to-back NASCAR championships in storied career

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The playoff beard had been shaved off well before fresh-faced Ryan Blaney arrived in Nashville to celebrate his first NASCAR championship. The coiffing was probably the smart move for the newest Team Penske champion, who at the same time became the first to drive for Roger Penske with a full beard — one that IndyCar teammate Josef …

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Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney's NASCAR championship
1 year ago

Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney's NASCAR championship

The Independent  

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Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR championship
1 year ago

Bubba Wallace hit by depression following best friend Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR championship

Associated Press  

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was 3:42 a.m. in North Carolina as Bubba Wallace’s best friend celebrated winning his first NASCAR championship across the country in Arizona. Like congrats, but I don’t want to see that,” Wallace recalled Thursday morning, hours before Blaney was to be feted by NASCAR at its season-ending awards ceremony in Nashville. “It’s just kind of how …

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Ross Chastain savors dominant run, wins NASCAR season finale despite not racing for championship
1 year, 1 month ago

Ross Chastain savors dominant run, wins NASCAR season finale despite not racing for championship

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ross Chastain stole some of Ryan Blaney’s thunder from NASCAR’s championship weekend. Chastain didn’t give an inch throughout the race, frustrating Blaney, who won his first career NASCAR championship but couldn’t get past the No. That’s simply what it was.” Chastain — an eighth-generation watermelon farmer from Florida — is probably best known for a breathtaking move …

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Ryan Blaney earns 1st career NASCAR championship and gives Roger Penske back-to-back Cup titles
1 year, 1 month ago

Ryan Blaney earns 1st career NASCAR championship and gives Roger Penske back-to-back Cup titles

Associated Press  

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney only had to beat Kyle Larson and William Byron to win his first NASCAR championship. “You can say his frustration level gets above the boiling point, I’d have to say,” said team owner Roger Penske, who won back-to-back Cup titles with Blaney’s effort. He worked really hard.” Blaney became the first Ohio-born driver to win …

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Ryan Blaney wins at Phoenix to capture NASCAR Cup championship
1 year, 1 month ago

Ryan Blaney wins at Phoenix to capture NASCAR Cup championship

LA Times  

Ryan Blaney celebrates after winning at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday to take the NASCAR Cup title. Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles. “It was definitely on my mind to give him consecutive titles, …

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Ryan Blaney wins 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship: What’s the significance of his maiden title?
1 year, 1 month ago

Ryan Blaney wins 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship: What’s the significance of his maiden title?

New York Times  

Ryan Blaney bested three other title finalists to win the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series championship Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. GO DEEPER 'Unbelievable': Ryan Blaney's NASCAR Cup Series title, in the eyes of his fans Bell’s bid for his first series crown ended when a broken brake rotor caused him to crash into the outside wall on Lap 108. To be …

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