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Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. is nearly a lock to make the playoffs. It’s shaky for others
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. is nearly a lock to make the playoffs. It’s shaky for others

Associated Press  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. should feel safe heading to Darlington Raceway for the Cup Series’ regular-season finale. Truex has a strong grasp on one of the remaining three, so NASCAR essentially has two bids up for grabs at the “Track Too Tough to Tame.” It will make for an intriguing race next weekend, with Ty Gibbs, Chris …

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Frustrated amid a winless season, two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch says he ‘could legit win Daytona’
4 months ago

Frustrated amid a winless season, two-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch says he ‘could legit win Daytona’

Associated Press  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch is masking his disappointment. “We could legit win Daytona,” Busch confidently said Thursday during a Zoom call, pointing to a 12th-place finish at the famed speedway in February, strong runs at similar tracks in Atlanta and Talladega and even a fourth-place showing last week at Michigan. “But I’ve been down before, although probably never …

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Tyler Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024
4 months ago

Tyler Reddick wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, his 2nd victory of 2024

Associated Press  

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Tyler Reddick capped an emotional week with his second NASCAR Cup Series win this year. This win should go for him, his family and friends.” Reddick moved past Kyle Larson into the top spot in the Cup standings, and his win opened another spot in the playoffs because he was one of 12 drivers who had already …

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Cindric claims victory in NASCAR Cup series after Blaney runs out of gas on final lap
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Cindric claims victory in NASCAR Cup series after Blaney runs out of gas on final lap

Associated Press  

MADISON, Ill. — Austin Cindric emerged as the surprise winner of the NASCAR Cup series race Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway when teammate Ryan Blaney ran out of gas while leading on the final lap. “I mean, it’s not like I went out there and I took the lead away but we were in position, and this is one …

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Michael Busch homers for Chicago Cubs against former team
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Michael Busch homers for Chicago Cubs against former team

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Michael Busch engaged in some friendly banter with some of his former teammates before the Chicago Cubs kicked off their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Busch hit his first homer with Chicago and made a terrific defensive play for the final out of the Cubs’ 9-7 victory over the Dodgers on Friday. as you get comfortable with …

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AUTO RACING: Suarez wins at Atlanta by an eyelash while Verstappen hopes to start four-peat in F1
9 months, 3 weeks ago

AUTO RACING: Suarez wins at Atlanta by an eyelash while Verstappen hopes to start four-peat in F1

Associated Press  

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Site: Las Vegas. Last race: Daniel Suarez narrowly edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in the closest finish in Atlanta history for his second career victory in the top series. Fast facts: Hill became the first driver since Tony Stewart in 2008 to win the first two Xfinity …

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Daniel Suarez edges Blaney, Busch in thrilling 3-wide finish to claim Cup Series win at Atlanta
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Daniel Suarez edges Blaney, Busch in thrilling 3-wide finish to claim Cup Series win at Atlanta

Associated Press  

HAMPTON, Ga. — Daniel Suarez hoped but wasn’t certain he was the winner after the closest finish ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Then came the photo evidence: Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide blur at the line to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. The second career win in 253 Cup races for …

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NASCAR: Daniel Suárez wins at Atlanta in thrilling, three-way photo finish
9 months, 4 weeks ago

NASCAR: Daniel Suárez wins at Atlanta in thrilling, three-way photo finish

LA Times  

Daniel Suárez, far left, edges Kyle Busch, center, and Ryan Blaney at the finish line to win at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Daniel Suárez hoped but wasn’t certain he was the winner after the closest finish ever at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Then came the photo evidence: Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide blur at the …

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Denny Hamlin wins speedily rescheduled NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Denny Hamlin wins speedily rescheduled NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum

LA Times  

Denny Hamlin celebrates with the winner’s trophy following his victory in the NASCAR Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Saturday night. Saturday’s Busch Light Clash likely will not be remembered for Denny Hamlin’s win, but for the extraordinary effort made by NASCAR to get this season-opening race in the books ahead of yet another “once in a …” weather …

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Top 5, Charlotte Roval: Elite Eight strength, Truex limps through, championship picture
1 year, 2 months ago

Top 5, Charlotte Roval: Elite Eight strength, Truex limps through, championship picture

New York Times  

Five thoughts after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway “Roval” … 1. Seemingly out of nowhere, NASCAR came up with a new format in 2014 that would see eliminations and a winner-take-all race — significantly increasing the likelihood that the season’s best overall driver might not win the series championship. Oddities and Ends We’ve never …

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Byron advances to NASCAR’s round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports
1 year, 2 months ago

Byron advances to NASCAR’s round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports

Associated Press  

FORT WORTH, Texas — William Byron got a milestone victory for Rick Hendrick while advancing into the round of eight of NASCAR playoffs. Byron took the lead for the first time right after the final restart with six laps left Sunday at Texas, staying in front after going underneath Wallace and Chase Briscoe, to win the opener of the second …

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Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory
1 year, 6 months ago

Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory

Associated Press  

SONOMA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. shows up at Sonoma Raceway each year brimming with the confidence only acquired by repeated success on a track. Last summer, team owner Joe Gibbs admits he didn’t give Truex a car capable of demonstrating his driver’s mastery of this hilly road course. Gibbs particularly remembers last year’s trip to Sonoma as “one of …

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Kyle Busch gets 1st RCR victory in Fontana’s NASCAR farewell
1 year, 9 months ago

Kyle Busch gets 1st RCR victory in Fontana’s NASCAR farewell

Associated Press  

FONTANA, Calif. — Kyle Busch still smiles at the memory of getting thrown out of California Speedway during his first competitive trip here in 2001. The 16-year-old upstart dominated a NASCAR Truck Series practice, only to be told he couldn’t run in a race “That was my ‘Welcome to NASCAR’ moment and my ‘Welcome to California Speedway’ moment,” Busch said. …

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Daytona 500 reaction: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty get a major win
1 year, 10 months ago

Daytona 500 reaction: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and JTG Daugherty get a major win

New York Times  

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won his first Daytona 500 on Sunday night, going to victory lane after a double-overtime finish that ended in a crash. What this means for JTG Daugherty Gluck: Despite having major sponsors like Kroger, JTG has often been viewed as underperforming based on the team’s results to similar-sized Cup organizations. So time will …

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Erik Jones, at a track he knows well, tames Darlington in playoff-opening stunner
2 years, 3 months ago

Erik Jones, at a track he knows well, tames Darlington in playoff-opening stunner

New York Times  

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Twenty-five stalls separate where the No. 43 Petty GMS Racing team pitted Erik Jones’ car Sunday night and Darlington Raceway’s victory lane. “When the 19 dropped out I was like, ‘OK, we’ve got a shot,’” Jones said. I’m happy for you.’” Things took a turn for the better when GMS owner Maury Gallagher purchased majority ownership of …

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Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified
2 years, 4 months ago

Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

Associated Press  

LONG POND, Pa. — The siren at the Dawsonville, Georgia, pool hall that sounds whenever Chase Elliott wins a race did indeed go off Sunday night without the hometown star ever leading a lap at Pocono Raceway. In an extraordinary decision for a NASCAR Cup Series race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin had his Pocono win thrown out and …

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Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville
2 years, 5 months ago

Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville

Associated Press  

LEBANON, Tenn. — Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night. “We were ` Bad News Bears’ to start, and then at the end we got it right and were really good,” crew chief Alan Gustafson said. So, super thankful and looking …

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Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash
2 years, 8 months ago

Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash

Associated Press  

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch backed into the record book by stealing a win at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. Busch won his first race of the season Sunday night by sliding past the leaders as Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe spun racing for the win. I didn’t do anything,” Busch said of the 1999 race in which Earnhardt was booed …

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Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Cup dirt race at Bristol after leaders spin out
2 years, 8 months ago

Kyle Busch wins NASCAR Cup dirt race at Bristol after leaders spin out

LA Times  

Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway. “It doesn’t matter how you get them, it’s all about getting them.” Busch won for the ninth time in Cup at Bristol — first time in two dirt races …

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Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race
3 years, 1 month ago

Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race

Associated Press  

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Alex Bowman was the only driver celebrating after NASCAR set its championship four — and he’s not even racing for the title. The Cup will be decided next Sunday at sold-out Phoenix Raceway between favorite Kyle Larson and reigning champion Chase Elliott for Hendrick Motorsports, and Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. for Joe Gibbs Racing. “He’s …

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Under darkness, Almirola pulls off shocker at New Hampshire
3 years, 5 months ago

Under darkness, Almirola pulls off shocker at New Hampshire

Associated Press  

LOUDON, N.H. — Aric Almirola carried the weight of a winless season while chasing a playoff berth that seemed implausible for a driver buried deep in the standings on a Stewart-Haas Racing program that had yet to take a checkered flag. Almirola sprung to life late Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and pulled off the surprise victory, a vital …

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Nemechek holds off Busch in 1-2 KBM Trucks finish at Pocono
3 years, 5 months ago

Nemechek holds off Busch in 1-2 KBM Trucks finish at Pocono

Associated Press  

LONG POND, Pa. — John Hunter Nemechek stole a win from Kyle Busch then swiped his traditional victory move. Nemechek beat Busch down the stretch and raced to his fifth Truck Series victory this season, earning bragging rights for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Saturday at Pocono Raceway. Three for five against Kyle is pretty good odds.” Nemechek, who dropped down …

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'A true racer’s racer': NASCAR champion 'Iron Man' Jack Ingram dies at 84
3 years, 5 months ago

'A true racer’s racer': NASCAR champion 'Iron Man' Jack Ingram dies at 84

Firstpost  

He won three consecutive championships from 1972 to 1974 and continued to compete when the series underwent a transformation and became what is now known as the Xfinity Series. Charlitte, NC: Jack Ingram, a hard-hosed, hot-tempered racer who won five NASCAR championships and more than 300 races, has died, the NASCAR Hall of Fame said Friday. Of our current 58 …

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Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires
3 years, 9 months ago

Blaney wins at Atlanta after Larson fades on old tires

Associated Press  

HAMPTON, Ga. — Ryan Blaney knew he had to let Kyle Larson go. and see what happens.” Blaney became the sixth driver to win in six races to start NASCAR’s Cup season, surging to the front with nine laps to go after Larson easily won the first two stages and led 269 of 325 laps on the 1.54-mile trioval. “It’s …

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