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Byron advances to NASCAR's round of 8 with win at Texas, the 300th overall for Hendrick Motorsports
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — William Byron got a milestone victory for Rick Hendrick while advancing into the round of eight of NASCAR playoffs. Bubba Wallace felt like he let one get away. Byron took the lead for the first time right after the final restart with six...
Denny Hamlin doubles down in declaration that this is his year to finally win NASCAR championship
Denny Hamlin didn't chill Sunday with his bravado that this is indeed the year he will finally win a NASCAR championship. The day after his win at Bristol Motor Speedway hurdled Hamlin and his No. 11 team into the second round of NASCAR's playoffs, Hamlin was still pumping his chest....
Zane Smith to join Trackhouse Racing. Truck Series champ to start Cup career on loan to Spire
Truck Series champion Zane Smith has been signed to a multi-year contract with Trackhouse Racing in which he will be loaned to Spire Motorsports for a Cup Series ride in 2024. Smith, 24, will fold into the Trackhouse lineup when the team is able to expand to three full-time Cup...
Larson claims NASCAR's opening playoff race and gets 1st career win at Darlington
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Kyle Larson had led plenty of laps around Darlington through the years, just not the last one. He finally accomplished that Sunday with victory at the Southern 500. Larson, the 2021 Cup Series champion, came into this event having been in front for 715...
NASCAR playoffs begin with Denny Hamlin ready to shake label as greatest driver without a Cup title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Only 36 points separate the 16 drivers as NASCAR's playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington Raceway in what might be one of the closest fields in the history of this format. After so many near-misses, is it finally Denny Hamlin's year? “It’s...
Sam Mayer takes out Xfinity Series rival Ty Gibbs late and drives to victory lane at the Glen
Sam Mayer spun race leader and archrival Ty Gibbs following a late restart in the Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International on Saturday and went on to win for the second time in four weeks. Gibbs, a Cup Series regular and a rising star at Joe Gibbs Racing, dominated the...
Van Gisbergen hoping to build on momentum from Chicago win in 2nd NASCAR start
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Shane van Gisbergen has spent six weeks getting acclimated to his new celebrity racing status. He has been revising his schedule, changing travel plans, linking up with new and old acquaintances and, yes, still clarifying the pronunciation of his last name....
Martin Truex Jr. is undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing
LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. stood with his back to a table where hours earlier Kevin Harvick had been gifted a colonial musket from New Hampshire Motor Speedway in honor of the driver’s final race at the track. Harvick made his retirement call ahead of the Daytona 500...
Busch Light signs multiyear deal with Trackhouse Racing to sponsor Ross Chastain
Anheuser-Busch and Trackhouse Racing announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday that will make Busch Light, long one of the main sponsors for retiring NASCAR star Kevin Harvick, the primary sponsor for Ross Chastain in the Cup Series. The deal, which begins in 2024, had been in the...
Downtown Chicago course presents significant challenge for NASCAR Cup Series
CHICAGO (AP) — There are seven 90-degree turns. There are manhole covers, and transitions from concrete to asphalt and back. The margin for error is small, and any rain will make the course exponentially more difficult. Welcome to the first street race in NASCAR Cup Series history....
