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Chase Elliott named NASCAR's most popular driver for 7th straight season
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott was named NASCAR's most popular driver for the seventh consecutive year at the sport's season-ending awards ceremony Friday night. The only major NASCAR award determined solely by the vote of fans, Elliott earned 266,363 votes to beat out...
Truex wins pole for final NASCAR full-time race as Logano highest qualifying title contender
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr., who is retiring from full-time NASCAR competition after Sunday's season finale, won the pole for the championship-deciding race at Phoenix Raceway. Truex turned a lap at 134.741 mph Saturday to earn the top starting spot. He plans to run a...
NASCAR defends drivers in Cup Series title race, officiating and playoffs as final weekend arrives
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR President Steve Phelps defended the four drivers racing for the Cup Series championship this weekend — even though others had better statistics than the finalists — as well as the playoff system itself in Friday’s annual State of the Sport address. ...
Blaney lost sleep after last week's loss, needs a big showing at Martinsville to defend NASCAR title
Ryan Blaney had the checkered flag in sight and a spot in NASCAR's title-deciding race within his grasp last week on the last lap of a contentious battle. Then out of nowhere, Tyler Reddick slid past Blaney in the final turn and snatched the victory away. Reddick will...
Tyler Reddick wins at Homestead, giving Michael Jordan a chance at the NASCAR title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — Michael Jordan won a championship in Phoenix in 1993. Tyler Reddick ensured that his car owner will have a chance to win another title there this year. Reddick went high and overtook Ryan Blaney on the final turn to win at Homestead-Miami on Sunday to secure...
Kyle Larson opens the third round of NASCAR's playoffs as the title favorite
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kyle Larson has been lucky of late in Las Vegas, where he opens the third round of NASCAR's playoffs on top of the Cup Series standings and the favorite to win Sunday's race. Larson heads into the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as both the defending race winner...
NASCAR playoffs roll on to Las Vegas, Formula 1 back in action with US Grand Prix in Texas
All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400. Site: Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 4:35 p.m.; qualifying, 5:20 p.m., Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Race...
NASCAR playoffs in all three series head to Talladega, Formula 1 off until mid-October
All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Site: Talladega, Alabama. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m., Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC) Track: Talladega Superspeedway. Race distance: 188 laps, 500.08...
Survive and advance is the mantra for NASCAR Cup Series playoff contenders after chaotic Kansas race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The dozen drivers who advanced to the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs saw Kansas Speedway as a relatively straightforward test, given the potential chaos looming at Talladega and the unpredictability of the road course at Charlotte. For most...
Chastain passes Truex on late restart to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation...