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Stubbs: 5 Daytona 500 storylines to watch
The stars of the NASCAR Cup Series will once more descend on the birthplace of NASCAR for the 67th annual Daytona 500 on Sunday. Since 1959, the "Great American Race" has provided fans with thrill after thrill. Here are five storylines to follow during Speedweeks.,1. Twenty years of trying, Part 2?,...
Top Sports Events To Look Forward to After Super Bowl LIX
The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror, but don't sleep on February's slate of sports, as these events will be must-see TV to round out the month....
Martin Truex Jr. to make Daytona 500 bid with Tricon Garage team
Martin Truex Jr. will pause his retirement and attempt to qualify for next month's Daytona 500 with Tricon Garage, the team announced Thursday.,Truex, 44, retired from full-time racing after the 2024 season. The 2017 Cup Series champion collected 34 wins and 291 top-10 finishes across 21 years on NA...
Mike Wallace, 65, in ‘shock’ at NASCAR’s denial of Daytona 500 attempt
NASCAR did not approve veteran driver Mike Wallace, who hasn't competed in a Cup Series race since 2015, to get behind the wheel for MBM Motorsports at the 2025 Daytona 500.,The motorsports team announced earlier this month that Wallace, 65, would join them in an attempt to qualify for the season-op...
Daytona 500 announces sellout, '26 race date
The Daytona 500, set for Feb. 16, has sold out, the World Center of Racing announced Monday. ,It will mark the 67th edition of the race, with the 68th already scheduled for Feb. 15, 2026. William Byron won last year's Daytona 500. ,"The Daytona 500 continues to be a spectacle of elite racing and ent...
Daytona 500 schedule to include extra Cup Series practice
NASCAR Cup Series drivers will have a little more time to prepare for the 2025 Daytona 500, thanks to a 50-minute pre-qualifying practice being added to the schedule.,The extra session will take place on the morning of Feb. 12, kicking off the activities ahead of the 67th running of the "Great Ameri...
Ryan Blaney passes with 14 to go to take Xfinity 500 at Martinsville
Ryan Blaney chased down and passed Chase Elliott with 14 laps to go Sunday to earn a spot in the Championship 4 weekend, claiming the NASCAR Cup Series' Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia.,In the Round of 8 finale and a week after losing on the final turn at Homestead, Bl...
Tyler Reddick’s pass for win Sunday was move championships are made of
Tyler Reddick charged past leader Ryan Blaney in the final turn during a seven-lap shootout to grab a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series championship race in two weeks, winning Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.,Following Kyle Larson's spin four laps after ...
Tyler Reddick surges to Homestead win, berth in championship race
Tyler Reddick charged past leader Ryan Blaney in the final turn during a seven-lap shootout to grab a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series championship race in two weeks, winning Sunday's Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla.,Following Kyle Larson's spin four laps after ...
Joey Logano wins in Vegas, locks up championship berth
Joey Logano had his second great week in a row, hitting the jackpot in Las Vegas, Nevada, by holding off Christopher Bell to win Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series' South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and advancing into next month's championship race.,Using a fuel strategy and older tires, the No. 2...
Stakes are high as Round of 8 rolls into Vegas
With four races left, the NASCAR Cup Series continues its nationwide trek back and forth across four time zones, anxious to award a championship a month from now.,The miles are adding up and time is quickly running out.,This Sunday the series makes its second stop at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with th...
Kyle Larson wins at Charlotte Roval to cap playoff Round of 12
Kyle Larson capped the NASCAR Cup Series' Round of 12 playoff finale with deft left and right turns Sunday afternoon, conquering the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course for the second time to win the Bank of America ROVAL 400 in Concord, N.C.,In the final restart, the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports dri...
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins squeaker at Talladega after massive crash
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. edged out Brad Keselowksi in NASCAR overtime at Talladega Superspeedway, winning the Cup Series' YellaWood 500 in a photo finish Sunday in Lincoln, Ala.,Following a lengthy red-flag period, Stenhouse led Keselowski on the restart, but Keselowski pulled ahead in Turn 3 on the fina...
100 Thieves, paIN Gaming stay alive at Worlds
100 Thieves and paIN Gaming swept their elimination matches Saturday to stay alive at the 2024 League of Legends World Championship in Berlin.,100 Thieves posted 32- and 25-minute wins on red against Fukuoka HAWKS gaming and paIN Gaming registered a 33-minute win on blue and a 35-minute victory on r...
Corey Heim surges late at Kansas Speedway for sixth win
Corey Heim won the Kubota Tractor 200 on Friday night in Kansas City, Kan., in the fastest truck, but he needed help from fellow playoff driver Ty Majeski to secure the victory in the NASCAR Truck Series Round of 10 elimination race at Kansas Speedway., ,Majeski ran out of fuel approaching the white...
Layne Riggs plays spoiler again, gets second straight win
Layne Riggs relished his role as spoiler so much that he returned for an encore Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.,Riggs isn't competing for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but that didn't prevent him from winning the playoff opener Aug. 25 at the Milwaukee Mile.,On Thursday, ...
Weekend Preview: Bristol Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin faces the equivalent of a last-chance qualifier in the Bass Pro Shops Night Race on Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway., ,The first round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs certainly hasn't gone according to plan for the driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. A conservative strate...
Joey Logano kicks off NASCAR postseason with win at Atlanta
Joey Logano got help from teammate Ryan Blaney in NASCAR overtime and opened the Cup Series postseason Sunday by roaring to victory in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,In the green-white-checkered finish, Logano lined up ahead of Team Penske teammate Blaney and outduele...
Michael McDowell captures pole for Quaker State 400
Michael McDowell reaffirmed his mastery of qualifying on drafting tracks, winning the pole for the Quaker State 400 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the first race in the Cup playoffs.,McDowell posted one of only two sub-31-second laps in the final round (30.926 seconds), touring the 1.54-mile s...
Weekend Preview: Atlanta Motor Speedway
After a dramatic regular-season finale that saw Chase Briscoe charge into the Playoffs with an 11th-hour victory at Darlington Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series begins the 10-race process of identifying a champion.,Arguably, this is the most unpredictable Playoff since NASCAR implemented the eliminatio...