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NASCAR Cup Phoenix: Bell cruises to win for Toyota, ending Chevrolet streak

Bell, who advanced to the Championship 4 last season with a chance to win the series title at Phoenix, blew a brake rotor early in the race and never was in the fight.

Autosport · Mar 11, 2024

Denny Hamlin beats Ty Gibbs to Phoenix Cup pole in all-JGR front row

Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph.

Motorsport · Mar 9, 2024

Briscoe: New aero rules at Phoenix "exciting to think about"

The latter was apparent in last weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when Briscoe ran consistently up front and appeared to have race-winning speed until he picked up some damage with a run-in with Ryan Blaney racing for position early in the final stage.

Motorsport · Mar 5, 2024

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Reddick laments "stupid mistakes" in loss to Larson at Vegas

Reddick’s No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota clearly had the speed in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to keep up with eventual winner Kyle Larson but hobbled with issues on pit road, a lack of track position made his chase of the leader much more difficult.

Motorsport · Mar 4, 2024

Ryan Blaney "can't complain" after losing by 0.003s at Atlanta

The reigning NASCAR Cup champion was one of the few drivers in Sunday’s wild race – which produced a track record 48 lead changes among 14 drivers – that was able to stay up front and in contention for any length of time.

Motorsport · Feb 26, 2024

NASCAR Daytona 500: Byron wins wild, delayed epic as Chastain wrecks

Byron, who had never finished better than 21st in the NASCAR Cup season opener, grabbed the lead from Ross Chastain on a restart with four of 200 laps remaining.

Autosport · Feb 20, 2024

Daytona 500: William Byron wins wild NASCAR Cup opener as Ross Chastain wrecks

Byron, who had never finished better than 21st in the NASCAR Cup season opener, grabbed the lead from Ross Chastain on a restart with four of 200 laps remaining.

Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024

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Five big NASCAR changes to look out for in 2024

The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has begun in earnest.

Motorsport · Feb 18, 2024

Blaney wants fellow drivers to "be smart" after 55G Daytona crash

The reigning NASCAR Cup champion has been the unfortunate victim of several recent poor choices at Daytona International Speedway, including in his Daytona 500 qualifying race on Thursday night.

Motorsport · Feb 17, 2024

Daytona 500 pole-sitter Logano wanted a "fresh start" in 2024

On Wednesday night, Logano won the pole for Sunday’s Daytona 500, locking himself into the front row of the race. The pole is Logano’s first in the NASCAR Cup season opener, first for Penske and first for Ford Performance teams since the 2012 season.

Motorsport · Feb 15, 2024

The NASCAR changes to look out for in 2024

The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has begun in earnest. Following the non-points exhibition race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum won by Denny Hamlin earlier this month, Joey Logano took pole for this weekend's Daytona 500 season opener by leading a Ford front-row lockout in qualifying on Wednesday night.

Autosport · Feb 15, 2024

Daytona 500: Schedule and how to watch 2024 NASCAR Cup opener

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defence.

Autosport · Feb 9, 2024

Daytona 500 schedule and how to watch 2024 NASCAR Cup opener

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defense.

Motorsport · Feb 8, 2024

Buescher on 2024 season: "We've got a chance wherever we go"

Chris Buescher's confidence has never been higher heading into a new NASCAR Cup season and with good reason.

Motorsport · Feb 7, 2024

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Autosport · Feb 7, 2024

Larson encouraged by getting “more uncomfortable” at Phoenix test

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion will make his IndyCar debut in May's blue ribband with Arrow McLaren, in partnership with Hendrick Motorsports, and completed 172 laps of Phoenix Raceway on Monday.

Motorsport · Feb 6, 2024

Toyota unveils its 2024 driver development class

The manufacturer’s TD2 program has produced several noteworthy graduates, including NASCAR Cup driver Christopher Bell, who has advanced to the Championship 4 the past, two seasons, and Xfinity driver John Hunter Nemechek, who will join Bell in Cup and compete with Legacy Motor Club.

Motorsport · Feb 4, 2024

Video: Frustrated Logano confronts Gibbs after L.A. Clash

Logano, a two-time NASCAR Cup champion (NCS), and Gibbs, last year's NCS Rookie of the Year, had numerous run-ins throughout the 2023 season.

Motorsport · Jan 11, 2024

Dollar Tree and Family Dollar partner with Legacy Motor Club

The team, co-owned by seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson, recently added AdventHealth as a sponsor well.

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Autosport · Dec 21, 2023

Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #38 Kyle Larson

As is typical, Kyle Larson’s successful exploits in the NASCAR Cup were just part of his 2023 motorsport endeavours, which included winning appearances in the Xfinity and Truck Series. He also won numerous sprint car races, including in a series he owns – High Limit Sprint Car Racing – and…

Autosport · Oct 29, 2023

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.

Autosport · Oct 22, 2023

NASCAR Cup Homestead: Bell secures title shot with dramatic victory

Bell and his #20 Joe Gibbs Racing team struggled for much of the race and at one point he was in danger of falling a lap down.

Autosport · Sep 25, 2023

NASCAR Cup Texas: Byron passes Wallace late to secure Hendrick's 300th win

After watching his Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson – who dominated most of the race – wreck out late, Byron got around Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe on a restart with five of 267 laps remaining to take the lead for the first time.

Motorsport · Sep 6, 2023

Larson's playoff win erases a season with "zero momentum"

Twice during the 2023 NASCAR Cup regular season, Larson made trips to Victory Lane and twice he followed those wins by crashing out of the next race.

Autosport · Sep 4, 2023

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.

Motorsport · Aug 26, 2023

Kurt Busch officially announces NASCAR retirement

Busch, 45, started 776 NASCAR Cup Series races during his remarkable career.

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