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Joey Logano wins NASCAR playoff opener at Atlanta to advance to 2nd round
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — One of the first things Joey Logano said after winning NASCAR's playoff opener was that the postseason is his time of the year. And, in 10 initial playoff appearances, he typically slid his way through the rounds, winning two Cup titles and never finishing...
Fernandez is disappointed by O'Ward comparison amid IndyCar anger over Mexico City snub
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Mexican motorsports great Adrian Fernandez was disappointed to be compared to current IndyCar star Pato O'Ward in the discourse between IndyCar and its drivers over the series being beaten to a race in Mexico City by NASCAR. “It's never good to compare,...
Hill wins again at Atlanta to sweep Xfinity Series season at home track
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Austin Hill swept the Xfinity Series season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, his home track, as the Georgia native continued to excel under the venue reconfiguration. Since moving to the drafting track configuration in 2022, Hill has won three of the five Xfinity...
Suarez returns to the site of the closest finish in NASCAR history looking for a playoff payoff
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — 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. Later that month came the closest finish in NASCAR history, a photo-finish...
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,...
Larson and Hendrick Motorsports in discussion on a 2025 return to Indianapolis 500
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Make no mistake: Kyle Larson wants to run the Indianapolis 500 again next year. The deal he and Hendrick Motorsports signed with Arrow McLaren Racing was always a two-year deal, but 2025 was an option year that Larson said Wednesday is still being ironed out....
Tyler Reddick was ill with a stomach virus at Darlington en route to NASCAR regular-season title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Tyler Reddick was so ill at Darlington Speedway that he was desperate to expel his stomach virus during the race because he didn't think he could make it the 500 miles to the finish. But the regular-season title was on the line — a bonus worth 15 playoff...
Analysis: IndyCar left scrambling after NASCAR beats them into Mexico City
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — “Pato, who?” With a smirk on his face and a sombrero on his head, that's what IndyCar's most popular driver asked after trouncing the field in the series' long awaited return to the Milwaukee Mile. Pato O'Ward was not happy at all when...
Chase Briscoe holds off Kyle Busch in Southern 500 to advance to NASCAR Cup playoffs
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Chase Briscoe knew he carried the full weight of everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing into the final laps Sunday night at Darlington Raceway. And he couldn't have been happier. “I feel like I run better under heavy pressure,” Briscoe said. “I love the Game...
