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Cup Series qualifying canceled due to rainy Atlanta weather
Inclement weather near Atlanta forced the cancellation of Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at EchoPark Speedway.,With no time trials, Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick will start on the pole in Sunday's Autotrader 400.,Reddick's No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota will be joined on the front row by Joey...

Christopher Bell hoping for another big boost at Atlanta
Now that Speedweeks is in the rear-view mirror and Tyler Reddick completed a last-ditch move to capture his first Daytona 500 victory, the NASCAR Cup Series will visit EchoPark Speedway for Sunday's Autotrader 400 in Hampton, Ga.,No track on the NASCAR schedule has changed as much as the venue forme...

Analysis: How the Championship 4 stack up based on Phoenix records
For the quartet of drivers making up the Championship 4, Phoenix Raceway is a fitting venue to decide the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship.,Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson and William Byron advanced to the Championship 4 and can win the title by finishing ahead of their three playoff com...

Teammate tensions in spotlight as Round of 12 heads to Kansas
With the NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway for its second Round of 12 race Sunday afternoon, teammates will likely be a focal point again after a tumultuous time at New Hampshire last weekend.,Race winner Ryan Blaney put his Team Penske No. 12 Ford in position to win the 301-lap race, but not bef...

Joe Gibbs Racing rides major momentum into New Hampshire
As the window for the Round of 12 opens for business on Sunday, the NASCAR Cup Series' playoffs certainly have a different look and an important question after three races.,For starters, can any team stop Joe Gibbs Racing right now?,JGR swept the first trio of the 10-race postseason and will look to...

Road courses in rearview, drivers tackle Dover's 'Monster Mile'
Fans of other NASCAR drivers can settle down and find solace that Shane van Gisbergen, who has traveled halfway around the world to dominate the Cup Series for three of the past five weeks, likely won't make it four of six.,That's because the drivers are heading to Dover Motor Speedway for Sunday's ...

Stubbs: NASCAR Madness keeps the subplots churning
On Saturday, the elimination portion of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge will begin at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,The five-week, 32-driver, bracket-style challenge features a grand prize of $1 million, but why should fans bother to pay attention to yet another storyline in a sport full ...

Stubbs: Best tracks for 5 marquee drivers to claim first wins of '25
With 16 races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season complete going into Sunday's 400-miler at Pocono Raceway, several stars remain winless as the circuit nears the halfway mark. ,Here are five big-name drivers who have yet to win this season -- and the track where they're most likely to break through...

Shane van Gisbergen earns pole position for Mexico City race
MEXICO CITY -- Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first Busch Light Pole position of the season Saturday afternoon at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez and will lead the field to green in the inaugural Viva Mexico 250 Sunday in Mexico City (3 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).,The scheduled...

Kyle Larson hoping to complete rare Indy-Charlotte double
By sheer volume alone, Memorial Weekend is a motorsports fan's dream come true with action in multiple time zones on two continents.,Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Larson is the only one who will participate in two-thirds of the action, including the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte on Saturday night. ,...

Chris Buescher docked 60 points for bumper violation
NASCAR penalized Cup Series driver Chris Buescher 60 points Thursday for an improper front bumper assembly in Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway.,The RFK Racing driver dopped from 12th to 28th in the season standings as a result, leaving him 226 points behind leader William Byron.,Buescher's No. 17 Fo...

Ross Chastain chasing boosts in speed, confidence at Kansas
While recent results have been encouraging, Ross Chastain finds himself still searching for speed in his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet nearly one-third of the way through the NASCAR Cup Series season.,Winless through 11 races, the 32-year-old Chastain will set out this weekend to defend his race...
