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NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after bout with severe illness
Kyle Busch, a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion considered one of the best drivers of all time, died Thursday after a bout with a severe illness. He was 41.,The Busch family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR confirmed his death hours after announcing that Busch had been hospitalized this week a...

NASCAR champ Kyle Busch hospitalized with 'severe illness'
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch is hospitalized with a "severe illness" and will miss Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C.,The family of the 41-year-old driver released a statement on Thursday morning.,"Kyle has experienced a severe illness resulting in hospitalization. He is cur...

Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Larry Phillips elected to NASCAR Hall of Fame
Kevin Harvick was elected in his first year of eligibility and is joined by fellow former drivers Jeff Burton and Larry Phillips in the NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2027, the organization announced Tuesday.,Harvick and Burton were chosen from a list of 10 candidates from the Modern Era and Phillips ...

NASCAR's All-Star Race making Northeast debut at Dover
Watkins Glen's incredible closing run Sunday by Shane van Gisbergen and the NASCAR All-Star Race this weekend at Dover Motor Speedway represent the complete opposite ends of certainty in the Cup Series.,After winning for the sixth time in seven road races, van Gisbergen has established himself as pe...

Shane van Gisbergen starts Watkins Glen defense with pole-winning run
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y.--The Bus Stop chicane at Watkins Glen International is designed to slow drivers down.,In Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session, however, it was the section of the 2.45-mile road course where defending race winner Shane van Gisbergen gained light years over the competitio...

Ryan Blaney signs multi-year extension with Team Penske
Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney signed a multi-year contract extension on Wednesday to continue driving the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.,Blaney, 32, has won 17 races and the 2023 season championship since joining Team Penske full-time in 2018, including a victory at Phoenix on March 8.,"Ry...

NASCAR Notebook: Austin Dillon can’t wait for teammate Kyle Busch to win again
FORT WORTH, Texas -- During a question-and-answer session with reporters on Friday afternoon, Austin Dillon made a comment about Richard Childress Racing teammate Kyle Busch that raised eyebrows.,"I talked to Kyle, and his next win is going to be the biggest of his career, if you think of it the rig...

Buckle up: Cup Series 'roller coaster' travels to Texas
Talladega's fast-paced action gave fans a thrilling finish last week with Carson Hocevar recording his first win, and the Lone Star State will try to match or eclipse that this weekend.,With 10 races in the books, the NASCAR Cup Series travels to Texas Motor Speedway for Sunday afternoon's Wurth 400...

Wrongful death suits filed in Greg Biffle plane crash
Two wrongful death lawsuits were filed this week in connection with the December plane crash in North Carolina that claimed the lives of former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and six others.,Biffle, 55, was killed along with his wife, Cristina, and their two children, family friend Craig Wadsworth, and t...

NASCAR names first CEO from outside founding family
NASCAR has promoted Steve O'Donnell to chief executive officer and Ben Kennedy to chief operating officer, the organization announced Saturday morning in Talladega, Ala.,O'Donnell will succeed Jim France to become the first NASCAR head from outside the France family in its 78 years. France will rema...

Taylor Gray fends off Sheldon Creed, wins eventful race in Kansas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The early bird got the victory on Saturday night.,The first of the frontrunners to pit during the final 95-lap green-flag run in the Kansas Lottery 300, Taylor Gray grabbed the lead during the cycle and held off charging Sheldon Creed to score the second NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Par...

NASCAR notebook: Denny Hamlin hasn't forgotten Chase Elliott's Kansas win
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- No doubt a bettor brave enough to take Chase Elliott with one lap left in overtime in last year's Sept 28 race at Kansas Speedway could have gotten long odds.,Elliott took the white flag in fifth place, behind the Toyotas of Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and Christo...
