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2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a "severe illness
3+ hour, 19+ min ago (912+ words) CONCORD, N. C. " Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after…...
Denny Hamlin doing his homework to stay on top of NASCAR heading into Coca-Cola 600
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (838+ words) Denny Hamlin was so bothered by his middling performance at Dover Motor Speedway 12 years ago that he saw a sports psychologist to restore his faith. After winning the NASCAR All-Star Race on Sunday for his third consecutive victory at the…...
Chase Elliott had never before won 2 NASCAR Cup races this early in a season
2+ week, 3+ day ago (588+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas " Chase Elliott never before had won two Cup races this early in a NASCAR season. After first winning at Martinsville at the end of March, the most popular driver in the series opened May in victory lane…...
NASCAR Cup Series: Denny Hamlin storms back to win at Las Vegas after early penalty
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (463+ words) LAS VEGAS " Denny Hamlin returned to victory lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday for the first time since he lost the NASCAR championship four months ago. Hamlin used his Las Vegas victory last October to lock into NASCAR's…...
NASCAR emerges from federal antitrust lawsuit bruised but ready for its 78th season
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1176+ words) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. " In the days following the 2004 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard, Bill France Jr. and Mike Helton showed up at Rick Hendrick's front door in Charlotte, North Carolina. France, terminally ill at the time,…...
NASCAR's "Chase' returns: What fans need to know about the 2026 playoff format
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (884+ words) CHARLOTTE, N. C. " NASCAR's nearly two-year study into an overhaul of its championship-deciding format concluded Monday with the reveal that in 2026 the stock car series will return to a 10-race version closely resembling the very first iteration introduced 22 years ago. The system…...
For Meridian's Cullen Hutchison, taking on World of Outlaws, NASCAR drivers for Golden Driller trophy no sweat
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (484+ words) Cullen Hutchison was not intimidated by the magnitude of the event or the experienced drivers looking to take its top prize. The 13-year-old Meridian resident was one of 24 drivers to qualify for the microsprint A-Main at the prestigious Tulsa Shootout,…...
Chase Briscoe gives Joe Gibbs Racing 2nd spot in NASCAR's championship finale with OT win at Talladega
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (1066+ words) TALLADEGA, Ala. " Joe Gibbs Racing was facing an internal mutiny just a month ago when two of its championship-eligible drivers didn't feel the team owner's grandson was helping his teammates try to win the Cup title. Ty Gibbs, grandson of…...
NASCAR Cup playoffs: Chase Elliott steals Kansas Speedway race in wild finish, secures spot in 3rd round
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (741+ words) KANSAS CITY, Kan. " Chase Elliott somehow stole Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway, where he drove from eighth to the checkered flag during a two-lap overtime sprint to earn a spot in the third round of NASCAR's playoffs. It was a…...
NASCAR Cup playoffs: Christopher Bell wins at Bristol, completing sweep in first round for Joe Gibbs Racing
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (826+ words) BRISTOL, Tenn. " Joe Gibbs Racing completed a clean sweep of the first round in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs as Christopher Bell charged to a victory Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bell went from fourth to first on the final…...