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Qualifying cancelation at Daytona puts Alex Bowman on front row
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rain and lightning proved to be a good omen for Alex Bowman, the driver on the bubble for the final NASCAR Cup Series playoff berth.,With the qualifying session for Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 canceled because of inclement weather, Bowman will start on the outside of ...
NASCAR playoff picture shifts to Daytona for regular-season finale
Dale Earnhardt forged the black No. 3 Chevrolet into a powerhouse behind the sponsorship of Goodwrench, but current driver Austin Dillon reached into his toolbox at Richmond and produced something a little more radical.,A monkey wrench.,The 35-year-old Dillon got his redemption Saturday night after ...
Bubba Wallace holds off Kyle Larson in double OT to capture Brickyard 400
Bubba Wallace has been collecting points for the first 21 races of 2025, but on Sunday he earned something more important: A crown jewel trophy and a championship playoff berth.,The 23XI Racing Toyota driver endured a late delay and barely won on fuel to capture Sunday's 29th annual Brickyard 400 in...
Bubba Wallace holds off Kyle Larson in double overtime to capture Brickyard 400
Bubba Wallace waited out a late delay and barely won on fuel to capture Sunday's 29th annual Brickyard 400 in the second overtime at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Ind.,After rain fell with six laps remaining and Wallace leading, the field endured a red-flag condition for a rain shower, wi...
Cup Series set to Ty a bow on first ever In-Season Challenge
Where the NASCAR Cup Series once had its "Dale and Dale Show" at Daytona in 1993, on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway there will be plenty at stake when the "Ty and Ty Show" takes to the 2.5-mile oval at the legendary Brickyard.,Over 32 years ago, Dale Jarrett beat Dale Earnhardt to win the...
Denny Hamlin picks up Cup Series-high fourth win of year at Dover
Denny Hamlin waited out a one-hour red-flag delay, won three restarts on older tires inside of 10 laps to go, and took the overtime checkers in Sunday's rain-interrupted AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Del.,In the second overtime, Hamlin lined up beside Joe Gibbs...
Chase Elliott earns pole position at rainy Dover
Practice and Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway was canceled due to inclement weather Saturday afternoon.,Through a metric established by NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott was awarded pole position fo...
Joey Logano wins Cup Series pole in Atlanta on tiebreaker
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Joey Logano led an armada of Fords into the top eight starting spots for Saturday night's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (7 p.m. ET on TNT, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,Logano clocked in at 30.979 seconds (178.960 mph) in Friday's qualifying session to secure his first Busc...
Chase Briscoe edges teammate Denny Hamlin for Pocono victory
Chase Briscoe had enough gas to get to the end and hold off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at Pocono Raceway on Sunday, winning the NASCAR Cup Series' The Great American Getaway 400 in Long Pond, Pa.,Driving in his first season for JGR, the 30-year-old Briscoe, who led 72 laps, held the poin...
Denny Hamlin pulls out third win of year at Michigan
Denny Hamlin worked his way by William Byron with four laps to go and had enough gas to hang on and win Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich.,The Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 11 caught Byron's No. 24 Chevrolet with four circuits left on the two-mile tra...
Chase Briscoe claims 3rd straight NASCAR Cup Series pole at Michigan
Chase Briscoe claimed his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series pole position Saturday morning, with the Joe Gibbs Racing driver taking top honors at Michigan International Speedway for Sunday's FireKeepers Casino 400.,Briscoe's No. 19 JGR Toyota turned a lap of 195.514 mph for his fourth pole of the ...
Ryan Blaney prevails in Nashville to claim first 2025 victory
Ryan Blaney opened the second half of the NASCAR Cup Series' regular-season schedule with a win over Carson Hocevar and the field Sunday night at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tenn.,The 2023 Cup champion took the lead late in Stage 2 of the 300-lap event -- NASCAR's 14th points-paying race of ...
Chase Briscoe fastest at Nashville for second consecutive pole
Chase Briscoe claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for the second consecutive week and third time of the season Saturday, besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, by only 0.049 seconds in qualifying to earn the top starting position for Sunday's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedwa...
Music City set for encore after 2024's five-OT thriller
As the NASCAR Cup Series moves to Tennessee for Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway, former series champion Brad Keselowski still was thinking about the just-completed visit to Charlotte. ,After battling late into last Sunday night in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Spe...
Polesitter Kyle Larson manages worn tires to capture AdventHealth 400
Kyle Larson had another dominant car Sunday afternoon in Kansas, but he was a little unsure in the closing laps.,The Hendrick Motorsports racer withstood a flurry of caution periods over the final 72 laps to claim victory in the NASCAR Cup Series' AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, ...
Polesitter Kyle Larson dominates to capture AdventHealth 400
Kyle Larson withstood a flurry of caution periods over the final 72 laps to claim victory in NASCAR's AdventHealth 400 race on Sunday at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.,The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion passed leader Christopher Bell's No. 20 following the fourth caution, overcame three more ...
Joey Logano shines to win Wurth 400 title
Joey Logano punched his ticket into the NASCAR Cup Series postseason by winning a two-lap overtime dash in Sunday's Wurth 400 presented by LIQUI MOLY at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.,Following the 13th caution after Michael McDowell's wreck after being passed for the lead by Logano, the...
Denny Hamlin prevails at Darlington for second straight win
Denny Hamlin won the race off pit road, roared away on a two-lap overtime shootout and found checkers for the second straight race, claiming the NASCAR Cup Series' Goodyear 400 Sunday at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.,Following pit service after Kyle Larson wrecked with four laps to go, Haml...
William Byron sets blazing pace to win Darlington pole
DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron won pole position for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (3 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) -- yet another supreme performance for his NASCAR Cup Series championship-leading No. 24 team., ,Byron's lap of 170.904 mph ar...
Denny Hamlin captures Cook Out 400 for sixth Martinsville win
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Denny Hamlin won Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, beating Christopher Bell to the checkered flag by 4.617 seconds.,Hamlin cleared Bell for the race lead with 73 laps to go after a contested restart, and despite Bell's best effort, Hamlin pulled away and rode off i...