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NASCAR at Daytona: Starting lineup for 2024 Daytona 500 and paint schemes for all 40 cars

Get a look at every paint scheme in starting order for the 2024 Daytona 500.

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Daytona 500: Hamlin, Toyotas dominate Friday practice

With rain expected all day Saturday, Friday’s 50-minute session was likely the only opportunity for teams to get on track prior to Sunday’s 500, which could also see a weather delay until Monday.

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2024 Daytona 500: Complete starting lineup in pictures

Forty cars will start the most-watched motorsports event in the United States this weekend, which also serves as the annual season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Front Row renews and expands deal with Ford Performance

As part of a new multi-year agreement, FRM will become a Tier 1 program with Ford. As part of a new technical alliance, FRM will also now collaborate with Team Penske on engineering, aerodynamics, race setup, strategy, pit crew development and other projects.

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Ford dominates qualifying for Daytona 500 with front-row sweep

Ford takes the front row in qualifying for the Daytona 500, with Joey Logano and Michael McDowell leading the pack. Hendrick Motorsports is shocked by the ...

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NASCAR Daytona 500: Logano earns pole, Fords lock out front row

Team Penske’s Logano was the last of the 10-car final round to qualify and bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 181.947mph to secure pole for Sunday’s race.

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Joey Logano earns Daytona 500 pole as Fords sweep the front row

Team Penske’s Joey Logano was the last of the 10-car final round to qualify and bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 181.947 mph to win the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500.

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Denny Hamlin holds off Busch to win NASCAR's L.A. Clash

Hamlin, who earned the pole for the non-points exhibition race earlier Saturday at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, fell back into the field during the race but rallied back to the front with 10 laps remaining.

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2023 NASCAR Champion's Week in pictures

The event, for the longest time held in New York City and then Las Vegas, has taken place in the 'Music City' since 2019.

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NASCAR Cup Martinsville: Blaney advances into title race with win

The Playoff round of eight concluded at Martinsville with an unusual 168-lap green flag run following a spin by Michael McDowell.

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Allmendinger holds off Byron for emotional Roval Cup win

Allmendinger didn’t move into the lead for the first time until he passed Kyle Busch on the start to the final stage but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps.

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NASCAR 2023 Charlotte Roval schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Originally at 16, the playoffs saw the elimination of Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Michael McDowell in the first round.

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NASCAR 2023 Texas schedule, entry list, and how to watch

12 drivers remain in the fight for the NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2023.

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Despite playoff elimination, McDowell "proud of the effort”

Like his previous trip to the playoffs in the 2021 season, McDowell and his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team were among the first four eliminated from title contention following the completion of the first round of the playoffs Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Cup Bristol: Hamlin cruises to win as playoff field cut to 12

In a race that battled to find a rhythm in part due to battles with the weather, Hamlin took control in the second half after he grabbed the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Ty Gibbs with 141 of 500 laps remaining.

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Hamlin cruises to Bristol Cup win as playoff field cut to 12

In a race that battled to find a rhythm in part due to battles with the weather, Hamlin took control in the second half after he grabbed the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs with 141 of 500 laps remaining.

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Bell beats Hamlin for Bristol Cup pole in all-JGR front row

Bell went out early in the final round of Friday’s qualifying session at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and his average lap speed of 126.997 mph was enough to hold off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin (126.930 mph), who was the last on the track.

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NASCAR 2023 Bristol schedule, entry list, and how to watch

The field of 16 will be cut down to 12 in Saturday night's 500 lap race at the half-mile short track.

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NASCAR Kansas: Christopher Bell rebounds with Cup pole

Bell rocketed to the top of the chart in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying session and won the pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway with an average lap speed of 180.276mph.

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NASCAR 2023 Kansas II schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Larson earned his third points-paying win of the year in the Southern 500 at Darlington, beating Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher to the checkered flag.

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NASCAR Cup Darlington: Larson beats Reddick in playoff opener

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.

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Larson beats Reddick in Darlington Cup playoff opener

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pit road when the field pit during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off Turn 4.

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Predicting how the 2023 NASCAR Cup playoffs will unfold

Martin Truex Jr. and William Byron enter the playoffs at the very top of the standings, equal with 36 bonus points each.

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JGR locks out front row for Southern 500 with Bell on pole

Bell, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice, capped the day by winning the pole for Saturday night’s playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

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Christopher Bell leads Darlington Cup practice

Bell’s top average speed of 168.428 mph came in the first 20-minute session, as did four of the top-five overall speeds.

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