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Another Byron win has Hendrick on a roll heading toward NASCAR team's 40th anniversary party

Mar. 25, 2024 13:50 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports has a lot to be happy about as the team barrels toward its big 40th anniversary celebration in two weeks. William Bryon dominated on Sunday in his second win of the NASCAR season, which came at the Circuit of the Americas. Alex Bowman...

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

Mar. 23, 2024 20:26 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — 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...

AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Texas, Indy debuts all-star event and F1 heads Down Under

Mar. 19, 2024 14:17 PM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Site: Austin, Texas. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 10 a.m., and qualifying, 11:30 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Circuit of the Americas ...

Victor and villain: Denny Hamlin keeps winning despite new role as NASCAR's most polarizing driver

Mar. 18, 2024 10:53 AM EDT

Denny Hamlin was booed in celebration again. The Joe Gibbs Racing superstar, a driver whose 52 wins in the Cup Series rank as the 13th most in NASCAR history, heard another heaping of disapproval and contempt when he climbed from his No. 11 Toyota at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday....

Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullring

Mar. 17, 2024 19:44 PM EDT

Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This one was...

NASCAR's concrete coliseum is back to normal for Sunday's race at Bristol. Drivers welcome the move

Mar. 16, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

Bristol Motor Speedway has ditched the dirt and is back to being a concrete coliseum for its annual spring race. The famed short track added red clay each of the last three years for its first of two events. Reviews were mixed, and as the novelty wore off, sub-par racing inside the...

Larson riding momentum into NASCAR's spring race at Phoenix Raceway

Mar. 09, 2024 17:41 PM EST

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Larson spent most of the afternoon near the front of the pack during the season finale at Phoenix Raceway, putting himself in position for a second NASCAR Cup Series championship in three years. When his car lost some of its balance, Larson's...

IndyCar resumes this weekend in downtown St. Petersburg following long and rocky offseason

Mar. 07, 2024 15:31 PM EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — It has been six months since Alex Palou closed the IndyCar season with his second championship in three years and the time off has not been the smoothest for America’s open-wheel racing series. Honda publicly aired grievances with IndyCar, team owners...

AUTO RACING: Chevy continues to dominate in NASCAR, and Verstappen wins F1 season-opener

Mar. 05, 2024 19:15 PM EST

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Shriners Children's 500 Site: Avondale, Arizona. Schedule: Friday, practice, 5:05 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 2:10 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Phoenix Raceway. ...

Kyle Larson again wins at Las Vegas to keep Chevrolet undefeated on NASCAR season

Mar. 03, 2024 20:56 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — There's a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports to ring the winning bell throughout the North Carolina shop after every NASCAR victory. As motivation to have the best year of his career, Kyle Larson's team decided to bring a bell on the road so avoid having to wait to...