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NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen: Chastain beats Truex to pole

Ross Chastain claimed his second career NASCAR Cup pole and his first on a road course at Watkins Glen International.

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Chastain beats Truex and SVG to NASCAR Cup pole at Watkins Glen

It was just the second pole of Ross Chastain's career and his first on a road course. The last time he started from pole was at Nashville last summer, a race he won. The driver of the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet almost seemed in disbelief after the qualifying session at…

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Hamlin starts last in playoff opener after issue; McDowell on pole

Denny Hamlin's dismal qualifying run puts him at the very back of the 38-car field. The lap was over two seconds off the pace from the pole-sitter. He immediately took the ailing No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back to the garage with a possible powertrain issue. The hood went up…

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How NASCAR plans to keep cars from flipping at Daytona

Following some wind tunnel testing this week, NASCAR's sanctioning body chose to introduce and mandate an air deflector above the right-side window for all Cup cars running this weekend at Daytona. It matches an existing 'shark fin' on the left-side of the car, designed to make the liftoff speed higher.…

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Zane Smith: "I've been put in a tough spot" with Trackhouse deal ending

"Obviously, I am disappointed that I've been put in a tough spot," said Smith in a release on Saturday.

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NASCAR Cup Daytona: It's All Front Row for Front Row Motorsports

Michael McDowell beat teammate Todd Gilliland to pole position with a lap of 49.136s around the 2.5-mile superspeedway. Both drivers are facing a must-win situation and led a legion of Fords at the front of the field, sweeping the first three rows.

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NASCAR Cup playoffs: Who's in, who's out, and who needs a miracle at Daytona

Heading into Daytona, the points battle around the few remaining spots in the playoffs is incredibly close. Martin Truex Jr. enters the weekend in the safest position, 77 points ahead of the cut-line. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs is in an okay spot unless misfortune befalls him at…

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Goodyear's option tires at Richmond "were like Mario Kart with a star"

NASCAR and Goodyear gave each team two sets of “option” (or softer) tires it could use in the 400-lap event in addition to the four sets of its “prime” (or regular harder) tires.

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2024 NASCAR Cup at Richmond schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Kyle Larson was victorious in the Brickyard 400, solidifying his place atop the regular season championship standings.

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McDowell's crew chief Travis Peterson to join him at Spire

Travis Peterson, who has worked alongside McDowell as his crew chief for the last two seasons, will join him at Spire Motorsports when he takes over the No. 71 Chevrolet. The duo made the 2023 playoffs after winning at the Indianapolis Road Course.

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NASCAR Cup Indianapolis: Reddick beats Elliott for Brickyard 400 pole

Reddick's No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota has shown speed since it first hit the track in Friday’s practice, when he was fastest in overall lap speed and in the 10-lap average.

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Indy Road Course winner McDowell sees "an opportunity" in oval return

For the first time since 2020, NASCAR will compete on the historic 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after having spent the past three seasons running on the road course configuration.

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2024 Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney captured the checkered flag at Pocono last weekend, holding off Denny Hamlin and Alex Bowman in the closing laps.

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Front Row Motorsports welcomes Noah Gragson's "contagious energy"

There has never been a question of talent when it comes to the 25-year-old Las Vegas native, but making the best decisions on and off the track is another matter.

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SHR fallout continues as Gragson joins Front Row Motorsports for 2025 NASCAR Cup

Noah Gragson has become the third current Stewart-Haas Racing driver in the NASCAR Cup Series to land a new home for the 2025 season.

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NASCAR Cup Chicago: Larson clears Gibbs by 0.010s to win pole

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 5 Chevrolet squeezed in a final hot lap just before the conclusion of the 10-minute final round of qualifying and topped Ty Gibbs with an average lap speed of 90.168 mph to win the pole.

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NASCAR Cup New Hampshire: Bell wins on rain tyres in weekend sweep

Christopher Bell completed a wild and wet sweep of the NASCAR weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with an overtime win in Sunday’s Cup race on rain tyres.

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NASCAR Cup NHMS: Bell wins on rain tires in weekend sweep

Bell, who won Saturday’s Xfinity Series race, got a big jump on the field on an overtime restart and cruised to a 1.104-second win over a surprising Chase Briscoe.

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Needing a win, McDowell says "It hurts to finish second"

McDowell, who typically runs well on road courses and superspeedways – and has won on both in the NASCAR Cup Series – saw Sunday’s race has a prime opportunity to earn his first win of the 2024 season.

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Front Row Motorsports Expands To Three Cars In 2025

Front Row Motorsports expands to three cars in NASCAR Cup Series for 2025 season after purchasing a charter. Team optimistic about growth plans and prepari...

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Front Row Motorsports intends to buy NASCAR charter from Stewart-Haas

The team currently operates two full-time Cup teams with Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland, while McDowell is set to leave the team for Spire Motorsports at the end of the year.

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Front Row Motorsports intends to buy charter from Stewart-Haas

The charters, created with the start of the 2016 season, guarantees a team entry in all 36 points-paying races each year and sets a minimum guaranteed payout for each race. The payouts can change based on where the team ranks in owner points.

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NASCAR Coke 600: Ty Gibbs beats Byron to first career pole

After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day.

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