Five NASCAR teams — three in the Cup Series and two in the Xfinity Series — were fined for lug-nut infractions after last weekend’s postseason events at Texas Motor Speedway. RELATED: Playoffs standings | Weekend schedule: Kansas Each team was found to have violated Section 10.9.10.4 of the NASCAR Rule Book, found with one unsecured …
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Kyle Larson‘s season continues to keep getting better. Last weekend’s victory at Texas Motor Speedway was his eighth of the season and sent him to the Nov. 7 championship race. That performance keeps him atop the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings. Denny Hamlin remains second. Ryan Blaney moves up two spots to third. Brad Keselowski …
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FORT WORTH, Texas — A shrewd pit call early and a white-knuckle moment late in Sunday’s race moved Ryan Blaney closer to reaching his first Cup championship finale. Blaney entered Texas Motor Speedway holding the final transfer spot to next month’s title race by one point. He left the track with a 17-point cushion. His …
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Kyle Larson will race for the 2021 Cup Series title. Larson led 256 of 334 laps at Texas on Sunday in a chaotic final stage to get his eighth win of the season and ensure he’ll be one of the four drivers racing for the title at Phoenix on Nov. 7. Larson’s domination of Sunday’s …
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Associated Press Truex in tight NASCAR chase for start of round of 8 in Texas Martin Truex Jr. remembers the hours of boredom last October watching television and the rain in Texas, then coming so close to another championship chance when that playoff race last fall finally ended three days after it began. The forecast …
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. remembers the hours of boredom last October watching television and the rain in Texas, then coming so close to another championship chance when that playoff race last fall finally ended three days after it began. The forecast is much better this time, both weather-wise and for Truex’s …
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A couple of sportsbooks are feeling frisky, inviting action on Kyle Larson before Sunday‘s Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, the first race of the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. At opening odds of better than 3-1, these betting shops are offering nicer prices on the No. 5 than …
Three races remain to determine the four championship drivers in NASCAR’s Cup and Xfinity Series. The Round of 8 begins for both series this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The Xfinity Series races at 3 p.m. ET Saturday on NBC. The Cup Series races at 2 p.m. ET Sunday on NBC and Peacock. Favorites remain …
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Axios Gruden’s vulgar emails cc’d Tampa leaders Former Tampa Bay Bucs head coach Jon Gruden quit Monday as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the New York Times reported on racist, sexist and homophobic language he used in emails shortly after leaving the Bucs in 2009 with a Super Bowl ring.By Tuesday, he …
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Denny Hamlin’s trip through the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs this season has been remarkably free of intensity. The veteran driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota has spent the majority of his time already locked into the ensuing round, cashing in on automatic berths in each round-opening race thus far. The formula worked …
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Is Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway the most important race of the third round? The playoff driver who wins on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, NBC) guarantees a chance to race for the championship at Phoenix on Nov. 7. A win at Texas removes playoff pressure for two weeks ahead of the most pivotal race …
NASCAR’s penalty report from last weekend’s racing at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval confirms a one-race suspension and $20,000 fine for Ben Beshore, crew chief for Kyle Busch and the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Beshore drew the penalties after two lug nuts were found not safe and secure on the No. 18 car …
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Kyle Larson swept Charlotte this season, winning the Coca-Cola 600 in May and taking the checkered flag last weekend at the Roval. His win in the final race of the Round of 12 moves him to the top spot in the NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings. Denny Hamlin, who was No. 1, fell to No. …
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NASCAR seeks a truce between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick or officials “will do what we think is necessary to kind of get that one calmed down.” Scott Miller, senior vice president of competition, made those comments Monday on “The Morning Drive” on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Harvick ran into Elliott’s car during Sunday’s Cup playoff …
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Kyle Larson won at the Charlotte Roval on Sunday and Kevin Harvick‘s championship chances ended in the outside wall of Turn 1. Harvick crashed out of Sunday’s race on lap 97 of the 109-lap race when his brakes locked up heading into the first corner. Harvick was just ahead of Chase Elliott when he hit …
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CONCORD, N.C. – AJ Allmendinger scored his fifth win of the season Saturday, taking the checkered flag in overtime at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. The victory is the seventh this season for Kaulig Racing. Reigning series champion Austin Cindric placed second. Daniel Hemric, who won both stages, finished third. Justin Haley and Brandon Jones …
The Round of 12 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs ends Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. Four more drivers will be eliminated from the postseason, leaving eight remaining. Denny Hamlin, who advanced to the Round of 8 via his win at Las Vegas, starts on pole. Brad Keselowski (fourth in the Round …
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For Kevin Harvick to advance to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, he and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team must keep doing what they’ve been doing. Stay on the grind. Harvick remains winless after last season’s nine-win campaign. But he’s also one of two drivers (Denny Hamlin) with top-10 finishes in …
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