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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace signs contract extension with Jordan-owned 23XI Racing
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Bubba Wallace signed a multi-year contract extension with 23XI Racing, the team announced Wednesday. “From day one Bubba has been an integral part of 23XI,” the team said in a social media post. “We’re excited to announce that he has signed a...
NASCAR Cup playoffs to run under the lights at Bristol bullring; F1 preps for streets of Singapore
All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race. Site: Bristol, Tennessee. Schedule: Friday, practice, 4 p.m.; qualifying, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, race, 7:30 p.m. (USA Network) Track: Bristol Motor Speedway. ...
Hamlin says he can win at Bristol and earn automatic berth in 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Denny Hamlin never had a chance to race for the win at Watkins Glen after he was caught up in an opening-lap wreck that knocked fellow playoff driver Ryan Blaney out of the race. Hamlin recovered to later gain a stage point, but he eventually spun and the...
Buescher tries not to think about missed shot for NASCAR playoff spot after win at The Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Buescher had a playoff berth snatched from him at Kansas when Kyle Larson nipped him on the final lap to win the closest finish in NASCAR history. Furious over another postseason bid derailed, Buescher scuffled with Tyler Reddick when he was denied a...
Buescher plays spoiler at Watkins Glen in chaotic NASCAR playoff race
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — William Byron's Chevy skidded down the track and came to rest tilted against the wall with a tire jammed into Brad Keselowski's driver-side window in a late fight for position between two NASCAR playoff drivers. Ryan Blaney never got so lucky to remain in...
Playoff drivers are on edge as NASCAR moves to the second round at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. tried to stay optimistic about his slim chance at winning a NASCAR championship in his final season before he conceded, “no matter what we do, it is wrong.” Chase Briscoe is last among the 16 playoff drivers, but he says, count him out at your own...
Juan Pablo Montoya unsure what to expect in 1st NASCAR start since 2014 at Watkins Glen
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — He was trailed by a documentary crew, answered several questions in Spanish in his media blitz, and was called a racing hero by drivers still in their teens the last time Juan Pablo Montoya ran a NASCAR race. Ten years after his last Cup start, it was...
NASCAR has finalized a new charter agreement. Team co-owner Michael Jordan won't sign it
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — NASCAR is in a stalemate with Michael Jordan and how it ends could potentially get very messy for both sides. After more than two years of contentious negotiations over a new revenue agreement, NASCAR last weekend finally got 13 organizations — all but two...
Michael Jordan's NASCAR team skips the deadline to sign a new revenue model with racing series
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team co-owned by Michael Jordan, said Saturday it skipped a deadline to sign a new charter agreement with the sanctioning body because “it did not have an opportunity to fairly bargain” for a new contract. The two-car team owned by...
NASCAR's charter disagreement with teams is at a breaking point as playoffs arrive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After Tyler Reddick battled a stomach virus throughout the Southern 500 to eke out a 1-point win over Kyle Larson for NASCAR’s regular-season championship, he and the 23XI Racing ownership group went to collect the trophy. Reddick stood next to the trophy,...
