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Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing

Pastrana said Tuesday he'll make his long-coveted attempt to race the Daytona 500 this year in an entry fielded by 23XI Racing and sponsored by Black Rifle Coffee. “As my career gets further to the end, I just really, really, really want to be able to line up one day at the Daytona 500. “My grandma watched the Daytona 500. But as he heads into the Daytona 500, he'll be in an airplane or a car every day between his announcement Tuesday and arriving in Daytona. “That’s why I’m doing the Daytona 500 this year.

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Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing

Travis Pastrana will attempt to race the Daytona 500 this year and add to his long list of motor sports accomplishments.

Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR's Cup car

Ty Gibbs was promoted to NASCAR’s top Cup series on Tuesday in an expected announcement that was void of any celebration as Joe Gibbs Racing continues to mourn the loss of Gibbs’ father.

JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning.

No favorite among NASCAR championship 4 ahead of finale

The long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship race fitting for a year that saw unprecedented parity and never a clear title favorite.

Chastain's video game-inspired ride puts more eyes on NASCAR

Ross Chastain’s video game-inspired ride along the wall at Martinsville carried him across the finish line, into the NASCAR championship finale and around the world.

NASCAR Cup champ Kyle Larson rips Ross Chastain's video-game move: 'It's embarrassing'

Ross Chastain took a page out of video games to sneak into the Championship Four at Martinsville on Sunday but not all of his NASCAR colleagues were pleased.

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Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spots

Christopher Bell won his way into NASCAR's championship race, while Ross Chastain used a move more suited for a video game to also advance in Sunday's thrilling regular-season finale at Martinsville Speedway. Bell also won on the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course in the final race of the second round of the playoffs, so has now twice advanced with victories. The final four drivers in the Cup Series winner-take-all finale are Joe Logano, Bell, Chase Elliott and Chastain, who bumped foe Denny Hamlin from the championship with his spectacular last-lap scramble. But I was willing to do it.”Bell passed Chase Briscoe, who also needed to win to advance to the championship, with five laps to go to earn the automatic berth into the championship race. He knew since then it would take a victory for Bell to race for his first Cup title, and he pulled it off on NASCAR's oldest track.

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Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spots

Christopher Bell worked his way into NASCAR’s championship round the only way he could, winning at Martinsville Speedway to claim a spot in the finale.

NASCAR: Ross Chastain's epic wall-riding maneuver on the last lap at Martinsville gets him a spot in the title race

Ross Chastain used an incredible wall-riding move on the final lap at Martinsville to advance to the NASCAR Cup Series championship race. Chastain went from 10th to fifth on the final lap of the race by intentionally driving his car into the wall at full speed. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/9qX3eq7T6h — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 30, 2022Christopher Bell won the race and advanced to the final four with Chastain, Joey Logano and Chase Elliott. Chastain’s move on the final lap eliminated perennial title contender Denny Hamlin. Millennials will know that what Chastain did was the preferred way to win a race at Martinsville on EA Sports’ NASCAR video games in the early 2000s when you had the car damage turned off.

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Blaney crew chief returns in time for critical playoff race

Ryan Blaney will get his crew chief back for the most important weekend of his NASCAR season after an untimely suspension.

Larson wins NASCAR at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — (AP) — Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for a second consecutive week. Even though Larson can’t win the title, his Hendrick Motorsports team still can — very much in the mix for an owners’ championship. The four-car field for the title race will be decided next week in Martinsville, with seven drivers heading there to compete for three remaining spots. “You’re going to see aggressive driving.”Hamlin is on the wrong side of the cutline going into Martinsville. NEXT YEARHomestead occupies the same spot on the 2023 NASCAR schedule — second-to-last, just before Martinsville and the title race in Phoenix.

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Larson wins NASCAR at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end

Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week.

Watching from afar, Bubba Wallace's lunch: 'Humble pie'

Around the time that NASCAR drivers at Homestead-Miami Speedway were getting into their cars for Sunday's race, Bubba Wallace was having lunch. Wallace spent his Sunday at the 23XI team headquarters in North Carolina, serving his one-race suspension for deliberately spinning reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson at Las Vegas last weekend in what NASCAR called a “dangerous act” of retaliation before confronting him afterward. Denny Hamlin, one of the 23XI team owners along with Michael Jordan, said Saturday that Wallace would be spending the race “back at the shop, kind of monitoring, similar to what Kurt does."

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NASCAR set for Homestead, while Wallace watches from afar

Bubba Wallace is missing Sunday’s NASCAR race, and that’s evidently not his only sanction after losing his cool in Las Vegas last weekend.

NASCAR hot topic shifts to retaliation as playoffs roar on

The focus in NASCAR has yet to shift to the actual playoff racing as only three events remain to crown a new Cup champion.

Bell says Wallace apologized on flight home from Las Vegas

Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell shared a flight home from Las Vegas, and Wallace apologized during the trip to his fellow Toyota teammate for the incident that crippled Bell’s championship chances.

Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Joey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR's championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Logano is NASCAR's 2018 champion and advanced to the title-deciding finale for the fifth time in his career. Logano used a late pit stop for new tires in a Team Penske attempt to give him a shot at the win. Kyle Busch, who was eliminated from the playoffs in the first round, finished third in a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Logano is locked in to the finale, while Chastain, Hamlin and regular-season champion Chase Elliott are above the cut line.

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Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

Joey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR’s championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Concussed NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to step away from sport

NASCAR champion Kurt Busch says he won't be back for the rest of the season because of a concussion and also will not compete full-time in 2023.

Bell wins Charlotte as champion Larson bumped from playoffs

Christopher Bell saved his title chances with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stunning finish that knocked reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs.

NASCAR at the Charlotte Roval: Weekend schedule, TV info, odds, picks, standings and results

The NASCAR Cup Series will whittle its playoff field from 12 to eight drivers this weekend at the Charlotte Roval. Daniel Suarez comes into the weekend with the final playoff spot, 12 points ahead of Chase Briscoe. Here is everything you need to know for the Bank of America Roval 400:NASCAR Cup Series Roval weekend schedule and how to watchFans in the United States can watch the race on NBC or the NBC Sports app (cable or satellite subscription required). ET (NBC)Bank of America Roval 400: 2 - 5 p.m. ET (NBC, NBC Sports app, MRN, SiriusXM)Post-race show: 5 - 6 p.m.

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NASCAR teams call revenue model 'broken,' warn of layoffs

NASCAR heads into Sunday's playoff elimination race with another issue to address.

NASCAR appeals panel overturns William Byron's 25-point penalty for spinning Denny Hamlin

William Byron's 25-point penalty has been overturned by a NASCAR appeals panel. Hendrick Motorsports’ appeal of Byron’s penalty was successful on Thursday after it lobbied that Byron didn’t deserve a 25-point penalty for spinning Denny Hamlin under caution. NASCAR didn’t allow Hamlin to get his spot back in the top five after the spin while Byron kept his track position. NASCAR inexplicably said after the race that it didn’t see Byron spin Hamlin despite Hamlin’s car ending up in the grass and his team shouting for Byron to be penalized on the radio. To make up for missing Byron’s spin of Hamlin in real time, NASCAR said days after the race that Byron had been penalized 25 points and fined $50,000.

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William Byron wins NASCAR appeal and regains playoff points

An appeals panel on Thursday reinstated the 25 points William Byron had been docked by NASCAR for deliberately spinning championship rival Denny Hamlin, a critical decision that helps his playoff hopes. The three-person panel found that Byron did break a NASCAR rule for spinning Hamlin under caution.

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A day after saying NASCAR needed 'new leadership,' Denny Hamlin praises NASCAR's president

Denny Hamlin said Sunday that NASCAR president Steve Phelps is needed at the top of the sanctioning body’s leadership just a day after saying that NASCAR needed “new leadership.”Hamlin confirmed after he finished fifth at Talladega that he had spoken to Phelps Sunday morning. Denny Hamlin confirms he met with #NASCAR President Steve Phelps before Sunday’s race. #NASCAR … Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick have been outspoken about the car. The new Cup car appears to be far more rigid than its predecessor. The new Cup car is largely built from single-source vendors approved by NASCAR and not by parts designed and built by teams themselves.

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Elliott advances in NASCAR playoffs with Talladega victory

Chase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason.

NASCAR drivers fuming over concussions suffered in new car

NASCAR drivers are angry and concerned about their personal safety as the playoffs roar into one of the most chaotic and dangerous tracks on the circuit.

NASCAR championship contender docked points after incident at Texas

William Byron's run-in with Denny Hamlin at Texas on Sunday cost him critical points in the NASCAR playoffs. His team is appealing the discipline.

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Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year

CONCORD, N.C. — (AP) — Kurt Busch said Tuesday he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to race again before the end of the NASCAR season. 45 Toyota for 23XI since Busch was injured — and withdrew his eligibility to participate in the playoffs. Busch has attended a variety of events to stimulate his recovery and enjoyed an evening at the rodeo over the weekend. Busch credited the Toyota Performance Center at TRD's North Carolina headquarters for helping his recovery and getting him out to events again. I know I have more doctor visits and distance to go, and I keep pushing each week,” Busch said.

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Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year

Kurt Busch says he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to return to competition before the end of the NASCAR season.

Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR's round of 12 at Texas

There was also a 56-minute red flag for lightning, and a record 36 lead changes among 19 drivers. Logano was concerned about the vibration in the right rear of his car throughout the closing laps. None of the four playoff races so far have been won by a driver still eligible for the title. Hamlin stayed alongside with Byron during the caution period, livid because of the position he was losing on the track. I wouldn’t blame Goodyear.”Goodyear and NASCAR officials said there were several teams that didn’t have tire issues.

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Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR's round of 12 at Texas

The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12.

Tyler Reddick wins in Texas as major feud brews between NASCAR playoffs contenders

Tyler Reddick picked up a victory Sunday at Texas, but there was a major feud brewing between Denny Hamlin and William Byron as the playoffs heat up.

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NASCAR: Tyler Reddick wins an absolute mess of a Texas race

Tyler Reddick got his third win of the season in a race at Texas Motor Speedway that NASCAR wants to forget as soon as possible. While numerous drivers had tire problems throughout the course of the race, three drivers crashed out from the lead because of tire problems. NASCAR said that Hamlin didn’t maintain minimum speed and made him line back up outside the top 10. NASCAR was forced to throw scheduled cautions during that race because the tire didn’t have any durability. NASCAR didn’t schedule any tire cautions on Sunday, but you couldn’t have blamed them if they did.

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Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas day

Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas.

Buescher looks to be playoff spoiler at home track Texas

Chris Buescher's win at Bristol last week marked the first time in this version of NASCAR's playoffs that drivers who are not racing for the championship swept the three races of the first round.

NASCAR odds: Chase Elliott enters second round as significant Cup title favorite

Chase Elliott is the big favorite for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series title ahead of the second round. Elliott is at +275 to win his second Cup title at BetMGM. Thirty four points separate Elliott from 12th-place Austin Cindric ahead of the three races in the second round. The second round includes races at Texas, Talladega and the Charlotte Roval and eight drivers will advance to the third round. No drivers scored automatic berths to the second round of the playoffs because of a win in the first round.

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NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

But at least Busch knows what happened to end his night at Bristol Motor Speedway and leave him “flabbergasted” at being eliminated from the playoff field. He could only laugh as he stood in the garage alongside his disabled car as fellow Toyota driver Bubba Wallace came in for repairs. Truex also referred back to Kevin Harvick's words after his car caught fire in the opening playoff race at Darlington three weeks ago. There’s probably some car owners that don’t want to hear it because it costs money to change the cars. “There’s the ‘everything is wrong with this car’ camp and there’s the ‘nothing is wrong with this car’ camp," Keselowski added.

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NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

At least a dozen of the playoff drivers had some sort of problem with NASCAR’s new Next Gen car Saturday night at Bristol.

NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

Kyle Busch deserved better than two failed Toyota engines in the first round of NASCAR's playoffs. Truex also referred back to Kevin Harvick's words after his car caught fire in the opening playoff race at Darlington three weeks ago.

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Chastain watching his mirrors in playoff elimination race

Ross Chastain heads into the first elimination race of NASCAR’s playoffs in a pretty comfortable position above the cutline.

NASCAR betting: There's a crowd near the playoff bubble ahead of Bristol

ET, USA) is the second race at Bristol this year. That means we’re all flying blind a bit when it comes to betting Saturday night’s race. Only the top nine drivers in this year’s points standings seem safe entering Saturday night’s race. Before we get to the odds from BetMGM, here’s a quick refresher on the points standings. Byron has two top-10 finishes in seven Bristol starts.

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Hamlin chasing NASCAR driver's title, owner's championship

The car he was chasing down in the waning laps of Sunday's race happened to be the No. 45 driven by Bubba Wallace for 23XI Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Hall of Fame basketball star Michael Jordan. The victory pushed the team into the next round in the race for the owner's championship, the somewhat lesser-known NASCAR Cup Series title. 45 team his congratulations. Having that and having the eligibility in the owner's championship, we were able to pick apart and put the best pieces in our race team to go out and compete at our best.

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Hamlin chasing NASCAR driver's title, owner's championship

Denny Hamlin the driver finds himself in the most enviable of positions heading into Saturday night’s race at Bristol.

Wallace holds off boss, title contenders to win at Kansas

And the co-owner with Michael Jordan of Wallace's car at 23XI Racing managed to whittle about a tenth of a second off the No. Hamlin ultimately ran out of time, and Wallace took the checkered flag in the same car that Kurt Busch won with at Kansas earlier this year. William Byron, Ross Chastain, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez — all in the playoff hunt — rounded out the top 10. Wallace also won during last year's playoffs at Talladega, when he was likewise out of the title picture. And his win came after Erik Jones, who likewise missed out on the postseason, won a week ago at Darlington.

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Wallace holds off boss, title contenders to win at Kansas

Bubba Wallace won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race and denied the playoff field of an automatic spot in the next round for the second straight week when he held off championship contenders Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to win at Kansas Speedway.

Kyle Busch still seeking on-track success, job for 2023

It didn’t seem much could still go wrong this year for Kyle Busch until his engine blew with 22 laps remaining in NASCAR’s opening playoff race.

Jones holds off ex-JGR teammate Hamlin to win at Darlington

Erik Jones took the lead when Kyle Busch’s engine blew up, then pulled away from Denny Hamlin after a final restart 20 laps from the end to win the opening NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.

Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale Sunday. Blaney finished seven spots behind Truex in the race but three points ahead in the standings. That allowed Austin Dillon, who started the day 19th in points, to essentially steal a playoff spot. Blaney started the day third in points and had the best chance of landing one of the two postseason spots up for grabs. That created a second open spot at Daytona, where 15 guys entered the day with postseason hopes.

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Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona

Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale.

Keselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spots

Brad Keselowski likes his chances at Daytona International Speedway.

Harvick wins again; NASCAR playoff picture remains muddled

Kevin Harvick took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Blaney, Truex eyeing playoff spot on Sunday at Richmond

Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the favorites as they battle for position to make NASCAR’s playoffs.

Bubba Wallace signs contract extension with 23XI Racing

Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing have announced a multiyear contract extension ahead of Wallace’s final push to earn a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.

Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan

Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks.

Column: Reddick win shows RCR can overcome internal turmoil

There was no masking Richard Childress’ anger when he learned that star driver Tyler Reddick was leaving his race team.

Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR career

Tyler Reddick closed the best month of his NASCAR career with a victory in overtime on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Kyle Busch open to racing "for under my market value" in '23

Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season.

Denny Hamlin trolled NASCAR after Pocono disqualification cost him the win and $300,000

Denny Hamlin was disqualified after winning the NASCAR race at Pocono. He then took to social media, showing off the trophy and drinking champagne.

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NASCAR: Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch's cars were disqualified at Pocono for illegal tape

(Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch lost their 1-2 finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono on Sunday because of tape that had been applied to the front of their cars. The Joe Gibbs Racing duo was disqualified Sunday night during post-race inspection after NASCAR said their cars didn’t meet the rule book. JGR said Monday that it wouldn’t appeal the disqualifications and explained why the tape was there on the cars. The disqualification of Hamlin is the first time a Cup Series race winner has gotten the win stripped away for a post-race inspection failure. Hamlin and Busch are not expected to receive any further punishments for their team after the disqualifications.

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JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizes

Joe Gibbs Racing has declined to appeal the penalties levied by NASCAR that stripped Denny Hamlin of his Pocono Raceway victory and cost Kyle Busch his runner-up finish.

Elliott won't celebrate gifted Pocono win after Hamlin DQ

Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner. Hamlin was the first Cup winner to be disqualified since April 17, 1960, when Emanuel Zervakis’ victory at Wilson Speedway in North Carolina was thrown out because of an oversized fuel tank. Elliott was gifted his fourth win of the season, without the Hendrick Motorsports driver ever leading a lap Sunday in his No. NASCAR ensured postrace inspections would take place at the track instead of midweek at the sanctioning body’s research and development center outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. The breakdown went like this:— Elliott received 43 points for finishing first after the postrace inspections.

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Elliott won't celebrate gifted Pocono win after Hamlin DQ

Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner.

Denny Hamlin is first driver disqualified from a win in 60 years after NASCAR found some hidden shenanigans

Denny Hamlin used some aggressive driving and a little revenge to win the Pocono race but was disqualified when NASCAR inspected his car.

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Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Bucsh disqualified

NASCAR Pocono Auto Racing Denny Hamlin (11) celebrates with crew mates beside the trophy after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Pocono Raceway, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Long Pond, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Matt Slocum)LONG POND, Pa. — (AP) — First-place finisher Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection, giving Chase Elliott the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin lost his record seventh victory at Pocono and his third win of the season. Elliott, who had finished third, was given his fourth win of the season. ___More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press.

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Hamlin becomes winningest driver at Pocono Raceway with 7

11 Toyota to become the winningest driver in Pocono Raceway history. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver won for the third time this season and passed Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon for most wins at Pocono with seven. Hamlin swept two races at Pocono in his rookie season in 2006, and added wins in 2009, 2010, 2019 and 2020. Hamlin first had to take out Trackhouse Racing driver Ross Chastain to clear his path down the stretch. Kurt Busch was not cleared by NASCAR’s medical staff to compete Sunday’s and the 23XI Racing driver was replaced by the 19-year-old Gibbs.

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Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

First-place finisher Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection, giving Chase Elliott the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

The siren at the Dawsonville, Georgia, pool hall that sounds whenever Chase Elliott wins a race did indeed go off Sunday night without the hometown star ever leading a lap at Pocono Raceway. “Winner, winner Joe Gibbs Racing are cheaters!” the Dawsonville Pool Room tweeted. In an extraordinary decision for a NASCAR Cup Series race, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin had his Pocono win thrown out and runner-up and teammate Kyle Busch also was disqualified after their Toyotas failed inspections.

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Hamlin takes Pocono pole, Kyle Busch makes 1-2 start for JGR

LONG POND, Pa. — (AP) — Denny Hamlin turned the fastest lap at Pocono Raceway and will lead the field to green Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Hamlin is joined on the front row by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch. Hamlin went 169.991 mph on the 2½-mile tri-oval track Saturday to win his second pole in the last five races and second straight overall for JGR. Chris Buescher, whose only career Cup win was at Pocono, starts fifth. The back end of the top 10 is as interesting as the start of the field.

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23XI Racing makes surprise hire in Tyler Reddick for 2024

Both drivers won a race -- Wallace won last season at Talledega; Busch this year at Kansas -- for 23XI. “Once he’s done driving, he’s going to have a nice cushy office job at 23XI,” Hamlin said. The only Black driver in the Cup series, Wallace has struggled this season and has two top-10 finishes in 19 Cup races. Reddick, who is part of a two-car lineup at RCR with Austin Dillon, "crashed” a scheduled Toyota Zoom Tuesday that included Hamlin, Toyota Racing Development David Wilson and 23XI Racing President Steve Lauletta. Reddick defended the decision to announce his 2024 jump roughly 31 months ahead of his scheduled first points race for 23XI Racing in the Daytona 500.

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23XI Racing makes surprise hire in Tyler Reddick for 2024

23XI Racing signed Tyler Reddick for the 2024 season.

Father of Parkland shooting victim interrupts Biden during ceremony for new gun law

During Biden's celebration of the new gun law, he was interrupted by Manuel Oliver, whose son was killed in the Parkland, Florida shooting in 2018.

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Elliott holds off LaJoie, giving Georgian 1st Atlanta win

Chase Elliott got by Corey LaJoie with just under two laps to go and crossed the finish line under yellow after a block sent LaJoie crashing into the wall.

Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville

Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.

Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway

LEBANON, Tenn. — (AP) — Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole at Nashville Superspeedway when a surprise rain shower washed out the second round of Saturday qualifying. The session was halted right before the fastest 10 drivers were set for the shootout to determine who will lead the field to green Sunday. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing on the front row next to Joey Logano in the No. The car has been an equalizer that has allowed smaller teams to compete — for example, both Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain of Trackhouse Racing advanced to the second round ahead of the rain. The top 10 consisted of three Toyota drivers, three Ford drivers and four Chevrolet drivers.

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Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway

Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole at Nashville Superspeedway when a surprise rain shower washed out the second round of qualifying.

Hamlin vows to get even with Chastain after Gateway wreck

Hamlin spent the rest of the afternoon trying to exact some revenge. At one point, he nearly drove Chastain into the grass along the backstretch while they were running side by side. Elliott nearly nudged Chastain into the wall before Hamlin, right behind them, took another swipe at the No. “It’s good he takes responsibility," Hamlin said of Chastain, "but ultimately it ruined our day.”Ruined his night, too. “We all have learned the hard way," Hamlin said.

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Hamlin vows to get even with Chastain after Gateway wreck

Denny Hamlin has warned Ross Chastain that there's still some retribution due after the eighth-generation watermelon farmer wrecked him in Sunday's race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at Gateway

MADISON, Ill. — (AP) — Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway. That led to a green-white-checkered finish at the 1 1/4-mile hairpin east of St. Louis, and Busch chose the outside lane as Logano drove his No. ZANE-Y DEBUTZane Smith, who was ninth in the Truck Series race Saturday, made his Cup Series debut in place of Chris Buescher, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier in the week. MILESTONE MOMENTMartin Truex Jr. became the 32nd driver to make 600 starts in the Cup Series when he took the green flag. UP NEXTThe Cup Series heads to the road course at Sonoma in California’s wine country next Sunday before taking a week off.

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Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at Gateway

Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Gateway offers some Cup Series playoff outsiders opportunity

NASCAR is bringing its top series to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis for the first time this weekend.

Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining

“The (Next Gen) car has less side force and less general downforce,” Hamlin said of all the wrecks. Just chaos.”Cup veteran Kevin Harvick expected as much after seeing the uncertainty the Next Gen car has brought this season. “To me, that was the most fun Charlotte race I’ve ever ran,” Briscoe said. You could throw sliders.”He offered high praise for the Next Gen car, too. I’d do another 600 miles for sure.”Hamlin acknowledged there is still a lot that teams needs to learn about the Next Gen car but said that will come in time.

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Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining

NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things.

Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600

Hamlin won for the 48th time in the Cup Series, and for the time in a points race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The race featured a 12-car wreck and a magnificent crash that sent Chris Buescher's car flipping over five times before stopping upside down. In the overtime period Larson had the inside lane on the restart in overtime, but Austin Dillon got a push from the second row and soon was running four-wide along with Larson, Hamlin and Ross Chastain. I had to do what I had to do to win the race given where we are in points. We had a shot there to bring home another 600.”On the next restart Hamlin took the lead and held off Busch for the win.

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Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600

Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history.

Deja vu? Larson hopes Coca-Cola 600 can ignite run to title

Kyle Larson is hoping a return to victory lane at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday might propel him to a second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Hamlin shreds NASCAR over call that could've led to 'lawsuit,' VP responds, Blaney is rich

Denny Hamlin didn't hold back following Sunday's ... late ... caution that nearly cost Ryan Blaney a million dollars.

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Blaney wins $1M NASCAR All-Star race after caution, net

NASCAR All Star Race Auto Racing Ryan Blaney (12) hold up the first place check while celebrating in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (LM Otero)FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — Ryan Blaney is talking about framing the window net from his No. Even runner-up Denny Hamlin agreed to that, but was frustrated that Blaney wasn't black-flagged for dropping his window net when initially thinking that Sunday night's race was over. 12 crew was already celebrating the victory in the pits and Blaney had lowered the window net on the backstretch. Hamlin wrote in a tweet after the race that NASCAR "put Blaney in the situation he was in.

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Blaney wins $1M NASCAR All-Star race after caution, net

Ryan Blaney may frame that window net from his No. 12 Ford.

Vision of Hamlin, Jordan comes into focus with win at Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — (AP) — Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin founded 23XI Racing with a vision that extended far beyond the race track. “Obviously, they sat on the sidelines for the first year of this team," Hamlin said, "and I mentioned that in the media. You just pray for them.”Then, you do what Jordan and Hamlin have done: You try to change things for the better. The spirit was, ‘We’re a bunch of rebels, let’s go do this.’”Turns out the entire 23XI Racing team are rebels with a cause. “I’m certainly proud of what we’ve done and how we’ve built this team,” Hamlin said.

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Kurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to victory lane at Kansas

NASCAR Kansas Auto Racing Justin Haley (31), Denny Hamlin (11), and J.J. Yeley (15) head into Turn 1 during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Sunday, May 15, 2022. 45 car — one of the numbers that Jordan wore during his NBA career — to a stop at the start-finish line after his first win at Kansas Speedway. His older brother, Kurt, beat him to the line to win the second stage with Elliott again coming across in third. Larson kept riding the top line around the mile-and-a-half oval, often brushing the wall, while Kurt Busch was able to put his Toyota just about anywhere he wanted. UP NEXTThe series takes a regular-season break before the Coca-Cola 600 and heads to Texas for next weekend's All-Star race.

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Logano takes NASCAR pole; Elliott, Harvick, Hamlin to rear

DARLINGTON, S.C. — (AP) — Former NASCAR Cup Series champions Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick will start at the rear of the field Sunday at Darlington Raceway. Elliott and Harvick had Saturday in practice. Logano reached 170.720 mph and turned a fast lap of 28.805 seconds to clinch the top spot in qualifying, edging Kyle Larson. Elliott, Harvick and Hamlin couldn't say the same. Harvick blew a left-rear tire in practice and did enough damage that he was unable to make a qualifying attempt.

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Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streak

NASCAR Cup Series Dover Auto Racing Chase Elliott (9) races in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 1, 2022, in Dover, Del. — (AP) — Chase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the Cup Series race on Monday at Dover Motor Speedway. Speedway Motorsports bought the track (Dover Motorsports) late last year. UP NEXTThe Cup Series races next Sunday at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. Toyota is set to celebrate its 1,500th NASCAR race during Darlington’s annual Throwback Weekend.

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Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

NASCAR Martinsville Auto Racing Denny Hamlin, righ, greets fans before the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber)DOVER, Del. — (AP) — Denny Hamlin said someone sent him a crass anti-Asian meme that poked fun at Kyle Larson's driving and out it went without a care — from his mobile phone to Twitter. Hamlin is headed to NASCAR-mandated sensitivity training after he posted the anti-Asian meme from the television comedy “Family Guy” to criticize Larson’s driving last weekend on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway. I understand where they are with it,” Hamlin said Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway. I didn’t think this fell into that category,” Hamlin said.

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Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

Denny Hamlin said someone sent him a crass anti-Asian meme that poked fun at Kyle Larson's driving and out it went without a care — from his mobile phone to Twitter. “I thought it was hilarious," Hamlin said. NASCAR and scores of fans and casual observers who lashed out at Hamlin for linking Larson's ancestry — he's half Japanese — with an offensive stereotype linked to Asian drivers certainly didn't find the meme funny.

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RFK Racing driver Buescher surprises at Dover with pole

— (AP) — Chris Buescher was the surprise pole winner Saturday at Dover Motor Speedway, turning a lap of 160.149 mph to win his first career top spot. The RFK Racing driver will be joined on the front row by Denny Hamlin, ordered this week by NASCAR to begin sensitivity training after he posted an anti-Asian meme. “Pretty cool of RFK to get our first pole,” Buescher said. “It’s a pretty cool start for us.”Buescher also earned the first pole for RFK Racing in the No. Keselowski and Buescher opened strong for RFK Racing when they won the 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona International Speedway in February.

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Hamlin sent to sensitivity training after "Family Guy" tweet

NASCAR Martinsville Auto Racing Denny Hamlin, righ, greets fans before the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, April 9, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Steve Helber)CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — NASCAR on Tuesday ordered Denny Hamlin to begin sensitivity training this week after he posted an anti-Asian meme from the television comedy “Family Guy” to criticize Kyle Larson's driving on the last lap at Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend. It came across totally wrong.”Hamlin is a three-time Daytona 500 winner who drives a Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. Toyota said in a statement it supported NASCAR's punishment of Hamlin. “We have spoken with Denny Hamlin regarding his tweet from yesterday. Toyota supports NASCAR’s decision to mandate sensitivity training for Denny and we will all move forward together," the automaker said.

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Recipe for success at Martinsville: Beating and banging

That physicality is likely to be more evident than anywhere at Martinsville Speedway, the circuit's shortest track at 0.526 miles and oldest at 75 years. Last week at Richmond, he ticked off Ryan Blaney by moving him up the track. “I feel like it’s going to be a little bit more physical tomorrow night, not only because it’s 100 laps shorter. “That’s what Martinsville is all about, and I think you get a car that can take it, you’re gonna see more of it. ... Just like last week at Richmond, Martin Truex Jr. arrives having won three of the last five races here.

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Hamlin finally finds the Next Gen formula, wins at Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. — (AP) — Denny Hamlin ran down William Byron with five laps to go Sunday and ended the slowest start to his career with a victory in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. He then held off a challenge from Kevin Harvick, a three-time winner at Richmond. Just drove as hard as I could,” Hamlin said after climbing from his car, crediting his team for not giving up. “There was no doubt in my mind, maybe just a little, but they got this car right there towards the end. Harvick was second, followed by Byron, Truex and Kyle Larson.

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