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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,...
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...
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...
Pato O'Ward blasts IndyCar leadership for not landing race in Mexico ahead of NASCAR
WEST ALLIS, Wis. (AP) — The line for Pato O'Ward at every IndyCar autograph session snakes around corners, blocks the entrances for other drivers and pretty much shames his rivals. When his Arrow McLaren Racing team tries to debrief at the track, fans of the 25-year-old Mexican...
NASCAR makes another bold schedule move by adding Mexico City to 2025 Cup Series calendar
The smoke from the fireworks following NASCAR's first ever race in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum had barely even cleared before Ben Kennedy was being asked what other big ideas he had for a stale and predictable Cup Series schedule. Kennedy, the great-grandson of NASCAR's founder...
Viva La México: NASCAR to take Cup Series international for 1st points race of modern era
NASCAR will take its elite Cup Series international for the first points-paying race outside the United States with a June stop in Mexico City. The Cup Series will race at storied Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where NASCAR and track officials have a Tuesday morning news conference...
Harrison Burton wins a wild NASCAR Cup race at Daytona for a playoff berth no one saw coming
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Out of his ride and far removed from the playoff picture, Harrison Burton changed his fortunes with a lap to remember Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Burton passed two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch on the final lap in overtime to...
Former Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen lands full-time Cup Series ride with Trackhouse Racing
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing. Team owner Justin Marks made the announcement Saturday at Daytona International Speedway with van Gisbergen by his side. The...
NASCAR's Suarez to race in Brasil Series Special Edition tournament during Cup Series' Olympic break
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR Cup Series driver Daniel Suarez will compete next month in the sanctioning body's Brasil Series Special Edition tournament that runs parallel to its main competition in Brazil. The Cup series will take a two-week break during the Paris Summer Olympics....
