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McDowell wins third pole of NASCAR Cup season, his first since announcing plans to change teams

Jun. 01, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Michael McDowell ran a lap at 138.598 mph Saturday to take the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will leave Front...

Stewart-Haas drivers adjusting to uncertain future with NASCAR team planning to fold

Jun. 01, 2024 15:49 PM EDT

MADISON, Ill. (AP) — As he’s trying to race his way into the NASCAR Cup series playoffs, Chase Briscoe now faces a fresh challenge with the potential for his Stewart-Haas Racing team to deteriorate around him. Owners Tony Stewart and Gene Haas announced this week that the...

Ricky Stenhouse Jr vows not to retaliate, wreck Kyle Busch at Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte

May. 25, 2024 19:23 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. has cooled off and no longer plans to wreck Kyle Busch at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. But that doesn’t mean he and Busch are back on speaking terms. Stenhouse said he spoke to Busch’s team...

Elliott blasts NASCAR for fining Stenhouse $75,000 for All-Star Race fight it used in a promotion

May. 24, 2024 16:21 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott criticized NASCAR for fining driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. $75,000 for punching Kyle Busch following Sunday night’s All-Star Race after it had used video of the fight on social media. It was the largest fine ever handed down for fighting in NASCAR...

AUTO RACING: As Larson goes for rare racing double, Team Penske is the team to beat at Indy

May. 22, 2024 14:23 PM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Coca-Cola 600 Site: Concord, North Carolina. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 5:05 p.m., and qualifying, 5:50 p.m.; Sunday, race, 6 p.m. (FOX). Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway. ...

Stenhouse fined $75,000 by NASCAR, Busch avoids penalty for post All-Star race fight

May. 22, 2024 11:11 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fined $75,000 by NASCAR on Wednesday for fighting with Kyle Busch after the All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Stenhouse's father, who joined the fracas, was suspended indefinitely. The $75,000 fine was the largest ever handed...

Ricky Stenhouse could face suspension after throwing punch at Kyle Busch after All-Star Race

May. 20, 2024 11:36 AM EDT

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. threw a right hook at Kyle Busch, and suddenly, an otherwise boring All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway had NASCAR fans buzzing heading into next weekend's marquee Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte. Busch had wrecked Stenhouse on...

Joey Logano dominates All-Star Race, takes home $1 million prize at North Wilkesboro Speedway

May. 19, 2024 23:01 PM EDT

NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. (AP) — A little prep work paid off for Joey Logano. Logano dominated the short track at North Wilkesboro Speedway leading all but one of 200 laps to win his second All-Star Race on Sunday night and earn $1 million. Logano started on the pole...

NASCAR teams, drivers will celebrate the sports' roots at Darlington Raceway

May. 10, 2024 16:28 PM EDT

Josh Berry's path to the NASCAR Cup Series was filled with missteps and doubts he'd ever make it to the sport's premiere level. Berry, who took over the Stewart-Haas No. 4 seat previously occupied by NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick, spent a decade or so sweating it out at small, tight...

Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, the dominant NASCAR Cup Series drivers, could have a blooming rivalry

May. 06, 2024 13:37 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — What is quickly becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has at least one willing participant. After Kyle Larson edged Chris Buescher at the line in the closest finish in history Sunday night at Kansas Speedway, the 2021 Cup Series champion confessed...