NASCAR: Kyle Larson to run 2024 Indianapolis 500
Larson will become the latest NASCAR driver to run both the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day when he competes in the famous IndyCar Race for Arrow McLaren Racing. Larson will be the first NASCAR driver to attempt both races in the same day since Kurt Busch did it in 2014. Larson’s attempt comes two seasons after Jimmie Johnson raced in the Indy 500 for the first time. Johnson is racing part-time in NASCAR in 2023 and is weighing another Indy 500 appearance later this year. Kyle Busch has also mentioned his desire to run in the Indy 500 but a deal hasn’t materialized yet.
wftv.comKyle Larson to try Indy 500-Coca-Cola 600 double in 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — Kyle Larson will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 next year with McLaren Racing in a joint effort with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. It also means he will become just the fifth driver to run “The Double” on Memorial Day weekend, driving the Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina, on the same day. The team expanded this year to add 2016 Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi to its roster and hired 2013 Indy winner Tony Kanaan for the 500. Larson is entering his third season driving for Hendrick Motorsports and had been actively pursuing an Indy 500 ride. “It’s going to be very, very special to field a Chevrolet in the Indy 500 as a car owner.
wftv.comWall-hugging Chastain, red-hot Bell eye 1st NASCAR title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — (AP) — Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR's championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders. With that comes a ton of pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver who once took a side gig driving a motorhome to races just to earn extra cash. Christopher Bell has been red-hot with two walk-off wins in a pair of playoff elimination races to advance to his first championship. NASCAR's most popular driver won the regular-season crown and led the Cup standings most of the year. “I think you look at the Cup Series specifically, there’s a youth movement in NASCAR,” NASCAR President Steve Phelps said.
wftv.comLarson 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.
wftv.comKyle Larson wins at Homestead to set up a rare NASCAR split title scenario
Larson won Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway after Martin Truex Jr. went spinning off his bumper on pit road during the race’s final caution. He led the field onto pit road and Larson unintentionally bumped Truex as Truex slowed down to get into his pit. Larson emerged from pit road in first place and held on for the final 22 laps to win the race. Larson was eliminated in the second round of the driver playoffs at the Charlotte Roval. Busch wasn’t in the driver playoffs after backing out in August.
wftv.comWatching 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."
news.yahoo.comNASCAR 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. But as the series heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway, the conversation over safety concerns has shifted to retaliation and what is over the line. Wallace had to apologize to Bell and the entire Toyota group of teams and drivers, and the incident now follows NASCAR into the middle race of the third round of the playoffs. “I think (NASCAR is) trying to get the ball back in their court to where they have a little more control probably. Briscoe is not alone in believing NASCAR had to act on the Wallace incident.
wftv.comNASCAR 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. Bubba Wallace has been suspended for Sunday’s race for intentionally wrecking reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson last week in a dangerous act of retaliation that NASCAR and most of Wallace's competitors found over the line. Retaliation has been an ongoing issue across all three of NASCAR's national series this season with drivers either seeking payback on the track or after in physical confrontations.
news.yahoo.comNASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace 1 race for Las Vegas fracas
NASCAR suspended Bubba Wallace for the upcoming race at Miami-Homestead on Tuesday after he spun reigning champion Kyle Larson at Las Vegas Motor Speedway over the weekend and then confronted him afterward. NASCAR classified Wallace’s infraction as behavioral, which per the rule book could cover Wallace deliberately spinning Larson, his contact with a NASCAR official and even his shoving match with Larson. Wallace, who is the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to be suspended for an on-track incident since 2015, will miss Sunday’s race in South Florida. ___More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsCopyright 2022 The Associated Press. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
wftv.comNASCAR suspends Bubba Wallace for a race for intentionally crashing Kyle Larson
Bubba Wallace has been suspended for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his intentional crash of Kyle Larson at Las Vegas. Wallace hooked Larson’s car into the wall after Larson raced him aggressively off Turn 4 in the first stage of the race. Larson was on the inside of Wallace and washed up the track. Wallace’s car hit the wall off the corner and he moved his car down the track to send Larson into the wall.
wftv.comNASCAR's Bubba Wallace hit with unfounded claims of 'anti-Asian hate' after post-crash shoving of Kyle Larson
Bubba Wallace has been accused of anti-Asian hate for attacking Kyle Larson after they crashed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday. The confrontation began at Stage 2 of the South Point 400, where Wallace — who won Stage 1 — ended up racing side-by-side with Larson in Turn 4 of the track. Larson, who was driving the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, bumped Wallace’s #45 McDonald's Toyota into the wall while trying to make a three-wide pass.
news.yahoo.comWallace charges after Larson following crash at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Bubba Wallace tried to fight reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson after a crash Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that also collected title contender Christopher Bell. The incident began when Larson attempted a three-wide pass — Kevin Harvick in the middle dropped out of the bunch — and Larson slid up the track against Wallace. When Wallace didn't lift to give Larson any room, Larson used his Chevrolet to shove Wallace's Toyota into the wall. Wallace claimed he didn't deliberately wreck Larson, but both Larson and Bell viewed it as clear retaliation. Larson, who hit the wall last week at Charlotte to contribute to his playoff elimination, said he wasn't surprised Wallace hooked him.
wftv.comNASCAR: Bubba Wallace shoves Kyle Larson after crash at Las Vegas
Bubba Wallace shoved Kyle Larson multiple times after he appeared to intentionally crash Larson after Wallace brushed the wall while the two drivers raced side-by-side off Turn 4 in the first stage of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas. Wallace’s car hit the wall and then went left and hit the right rear of Larson’s car. Kyle Larson hits Bubba Wallace. He pushed Larson multiple times as Larson clearly did not want to engage in a fight of any sort. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/aaAn0idrJp — NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 16, 2022Wallace denied that he crashed Larson on purpose after exiting the infield care center.
wftv.comNASCAR fines Stewart-Haas Racing $200K for race manipulation
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — NASCAR hit Stewart-Haas Racing with an additional $200,000 in fines Tuesday after ruling Cole Custer and the No. 41 team manipulated the final lap of the playoff elimination race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Briscoe finished ninth, good enough to bump reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs as the field was trimmed from 12 drivers to eight. Briscoe earned the eighth and final spot in the next round of the playoffs by two points over Larson. SHR was already appealing Harvick's penalties and said Tuesday it would appeal the latest penalties.
wftv.comBell wins Charlotte as champion Larson bumped from playoffs
CONCORD, N.C. — (AP) — 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. There was little he could do but hope that Briscoe and Cindric didn't gain enough positions to bump him from the playoffs. Advancing to the round of eight were: Bell, Briscoe, Byron, Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ross Chastain and Ryan Blaney. But finding a Chevrolet team that can field Busch has not been so easy. Chevrolet, meanwhile, is very open to supplying an engine for Busch, reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson or even seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson.
wftv.comNASCAR: Christopher Bell wins at Charlotte Roval as Kyle Larson gets eliminated
And the race’s final laps turned into the circus they typically are at the Roval. Larson missed out on going to the third round of the playoffs because of a toe link issue on the rear wheels of the car. But that was before the sign caution happened. Austin Cindric and Daniel Suarez were eliminated from the playoffs along with Larson. Alex Bowman also won’t advance to the third round but he missed the final two races of the second round after suffering a concussion in a crash at Texas.
wftv.comNASCAR playoffs: Live updates from Texas as seven playoff drivers start in the Top 10
After jettisoning four drivers from the chase, the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs starts the Round of 12 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg is still fading Chastain in the playoffs but suggests finding value in Tyler Reddick at +1400 or Elliott's and Larson's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman at +2000. Weather forecast for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500It will be blisteringly hot for both Saturday's practice and qualifying as well as Sunday's race. Temperatures are forecast for the mid-90s both days the Cup Series is on track, so count on tire degradation being as much a concern as fuel economy for Sunday's race. NASCAR Cup Series playoff standingsChase Elliott - 3,040Joey Logano - 3,025Ross Chastain - 3,020Kyle Larson - 3,019William Byron - 3,015Denny Hamlin - 3,013Christopher Bell - 3,013Ryan Blaney - 3,013Chase Briscoe - 3,009Alex Bowman - 3,007Daniel Suarez - 3,007Austin Cindric - 3,006
wftv.comNASCAR Cup Series playoffs at Texas: Schedule, TV info, odds, picks, standings and results
After jettisoning four drivers from the chase, the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs starts the Round of 12 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. ET (USA, MRN, SiriusXM)Qualifying: 1:20 - 2:30 p.m. ET (USA, MRN, SiriusXM)Sunday, Sept. 25Pre-race show: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. ET (USA, MRN, SiriusXM)Post-race show: 7:30 - 8 p.m. NASCAR Cup Series playoff standingsChase Elliott - 3,040Joey Logano - 3,025Ross Chastain - 3,020Kyle Larson - 3,019William Byron - 3,015Denny Hamlin - 3,013Christopher Bell - 3,013Ryan Blaney - 3,013Chase Briscoe - 3,009Alex Bowman - 3,007Daniel Suarez - 3,007Austin Cindric - 3,006
wftv.comNASCAR 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.
wftv.comLarson signs 3-year extension with Hendrick through 2026
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — (AP) — NASCAR champion Kyle Larson has signed a three-year contract extension through 2026 with Hendrick Motorsports, the team that welcomed him back last season after a nearly one-year suspension. The extension announced Friday includes sponsor HendrickCars.com, which will sponsor the No. Larson's extension and the sponsorship renewal are concurrent. The 30-year-old Larson was suspended for most of 2020 for using a racial slur and lost his job with Chip Ganassi Racing. Hendrick took him when the suspension was lifted, and Larson won 10 races last season and his first Cup title.
wftv.comBusch leaving Gibbs, Toyota to drive for Childress in 2023
8 car starting in 2023," Busch said of moving to the team based about an hour north of Charlotte. When Childress joined Busch at the announcement, the Hall of Fame team owner presented Busch's 7-year-old son, Brexton, with a contract option to someday drive for RCR. But before that, Childress handed Busch his “signing bonus,” which was a boxed watch. Childress in 2011 tussled with Busch after a Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Childress and Busch, now 37 years old, long ago made amends, which helped make RCR a landing spot for Busch during his excruciatingly long free agency period.
wftv.comWallace 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.
Daytona Coke Zero-Sugar 400 Cup race moved to Sunday
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Officials said the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Cup race at Daytona that was scheduled for Saturday night has been postponed because of weather. The race will start at 10 a.m. Sunday with defending series champion Kyle Larson leading the field to the green flag. Read: Daytona prepares for thousands of race fans ahead of Coke Zero-Sugar 400Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 8 Daytona prepares for thousands of race fans ahead of Coke Zero-Sugar 400Check out this video here:Coke Zero Sugar 400: Local businesses gearing up for race weekend (WFTV)Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live. ©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.comKeselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spots
Keselowski has crashed eight times in his last 11 starts at the superspeedway and finished worse than 30th six times. So maybe Keselowski should feel confident heading into Saturday night’s regular-season finale, where the 2012 Cup Series champion and 14 others are vying for the final two playoff spots. We just need everything to align to make it happen.”In his first year as a driver/owner at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Keselowski needs a victory to make the postseason for the 10th consecutive year. Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the only drivers who haven't yet locked up playoff spots and can make it without winning at Daytona. It’d be quite a story.”Blaney needs 31 points to clinch a playoff spot and could do it during the race.
wftv.comElliott wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen International
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — (AP) — Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup pole on Saturday at Watkins Glen International, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for the top spot. Elliott, a two-time winner at The Glen, turned a fast lap of 1 minute, 10.477 seconds around the 2.45-mile natural terrain road course. Larson, who won last year's race at The Glen, finished in 1:10.516, just ahead of Michael McDowell. Former Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen, who came out of retirement for the chance to enter NASCAR'S top series, qualified 27th in his Cup debut. Raikkonen is driving for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91 program designed to raise NASCAR’s international exposure.
wftv.comElliott wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen International
Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup pole on Saturday at Watkins Glen International, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for the top spot. Elliott, a two-time winner at The Glen, turned a fast lap of 1 minute, 10.477 seconds around the 2.45-mile natural terrain road course. Larson, who won last year's race at The Glen, finished in 1:10.516, just ahead of Michael McDowell.
news.yahoo.comLarson looking forward to racing Raikkonen at Watkins Glen
NASCAR has a record seven different countries represented on the entry list for Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International, and the headliner is 2007 F1 champion Kimi Raikkonen. Now retired, Raikkonen will make his Cup debut on the Watkins Glen road course driving for TrackHouse Racing and its Project91 program designed to raise NASCAR's international exposure. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to get to race against somebody like that who has strictly just basically road raced his whole life. But Watkins Glen is also welcoming German road-racer Mike Rockenfeller, who will make his NASCAR debut for Spire Motorsports. Larson won last year at Sonoma, Watkins Glen and The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
wftv.comNASCAR Cup Series weekend schedule: TV, streaming info, odds, picks and what to watch for in Indianapolis
For another, it’s running clockwise on the famous speedway and utilizing the infield road course. ET (NBC, MRN, SiriusXM)Top drivers and best bets for the Verizon 200The Cup series' road race ace Chase Elliott is the favorite according to BetMGM at +450. It's not without precedent, as he has won seven road course races in 22 career starts, including a staggering six wins in 15 starts since 2019. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, another road course ringer, and Ross Chastain clock in with the next-best odds at +700, followed by Daniel Suarez and Tyler Reddick both at +1000. Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course layout, what to expectIt’s not quite a speedway, and it’s not quite a traditional road circuit but it is a significant challenge – even without curbs coming loose and causing chaos.
wftv.comLarson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race school
NASCAR Pocono Preview Auto Racing NASCAR driver Kyle Larson, center, talks with members of the Urban Youth Racing School before the start of a race on the grounds of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. The Cup Series will race July 2 against the backdrop of Lake Michigan and Grant Park as part of a three-year deal with Chicago. “I think NASCAR works really hard to try and get to that point,” Larson said. Before he made the short trip to Pocono, Larson had to pay back the program that stood by him in 2020 and offered him a very public second chance. Busch cruised to an 8.654-second victory over Larson in the second race of last season's Pocono twinbill.
wftv.comNASCAR adds Chicago street course race to 2023 Cup Series schedule
The sanctioning body and the city of Chicago announced Tuesday that the Cup Series will have a street race in downtown Chicago around Grant Park on July 2, 2023. Chicago's presence in 2023 comes at the cost of another date on the Cup Series schedule as NASCAR isn't expanding the already-packed schedule beyond 36 points races. The idea of a Chicago street race is a worth exploration. But adding the Chicago street race at the expense of Road America is a mistake. Will the Chicago street race make it half as long as Chicagoland Speedway did?
wftv.comAlex Bowman seeks big Nashville weekend for sponsor Ally
NASCAR Nashville Preview Auto Racing FILE - Alex Bowman waits for the start of a NASCAR Cup Series auto race on June 20, 2021, in Lebanon, Tenn. The weekend opened just fine: Hendrick Motorsports announced a two-year contract extension with Bowman that locked him in the No. But Ally also had gone all-in on NASCAR's return to Music City as the title sponsor of the first Cup race in the Nashville area in 37 years. “I feel like we definitely underperformed at Nashville,” Bowman said. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will be the analysts for both the Cup race on Sunday and the Xfinity Series race on Saturday.
wftv.comRight turn lane: NASCAR Next Gen car hits Sonoma road course
This is the short course version of a road course, so it's tough.”Road course proficiency is more important than ever in the Cup Series, which has six such circuits on its schedule this season. “It's really tight and narrow for a road course,” Chase Briscoe said of Sonoma Raceway. Defending champion and five-time pole sitter Kyle Larson claimed he didn't notice a huge difference between the road course challenges of COTA and Sonoma, other than deeper braking zones. “I think the new car changes everything (on road courses),” said Truex, who has won on both course layouts at Sonoma. “He can take my opinion or not, and I'm fine with it.”ODDS AND ENDSElliott unsurprisingly is FanDuel Sportbook's 11-to-2 favorite at Sonoma, given his road course acumen.
wftv.comCalifornia native Gregory ready to host full show at Sonoma
Gregory, a Modesto native and graduate of California Polytechnic State, returned home in early 2021 to run Sonoma Raceway as executive vice president and general manager of the picturesque road course in wine country. She'd had a longtime career with NASCAR but couldn't pass the opportunity to go home and run Sonoma when the job opened. Ever-changing COVID-19 restrictions in both California and Sonoma County meant Gregory was constantly having to adapt — from crowd restrictions to even holding the race at all — in the lead-up to her first NASCAR weekend. That occasion could come Sunday night after Gregory concludes her second NASCAR race weekend as head of Sonoma. I think fans are thrilled about that, but there's all been a pent-up demand for NASCAR to come back.
wftv.comNew track, new test: NASCAR's top series heads to St. Louis
But given everything he drives — stock cars, sprints, midgets — he sees more new tracks than just about anyone. “My schedule is pretty busy and by the time it was Gateway week,” Larson said, referring to the track by its old nickname, “I realized I was racing every day this week. I feel like I adapt pretty quickly, and I have a pretty good track record on tracks I go to the first time." And after taking his practice laps around the 1 1/4-mile hairpin track east of St. Louis on Friday, he was headed back to Tri-City for another race that night. We'll get the hang of it today and go out and qualify on Saturday.”While it's new to NASCAR's top series, Gateway has a rich tradition.
wftv.comCoca-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.
wftv.comDeja vu? Larson hopes Coca-Cola 600 can ignite run to title
Larson dominated the Coca-Cola 600 by leading 327 of 400 laps in Hendrick Motorsports' 269th career victory — pushing HMS past Petty Enterprises for the record. The group won three straight Cup races and the All-Star race to gain the needed confidence and momentum for its title run. Larson wound up winning 10 races in all and ultimately his first Cup title. “That was so cool to get Mr. (Rick) Hendrick that historic win," Larson said of last year's win at the Coca-Cola 600. Hopefully, we can have the same type of performance this weekend.”But repeating at the Coca-Cola 600 is not easy.
wftv.comBusch, Elliott, Larson crash out of NASCAR All-Star race
The All-Star race followed a concert by country music superstar Blake Shelton in the infield after the 16-car open race to help complete the field for the main event. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas native James Buescher and Daniel Suarez drove their way into the All-Star race earlier Sunday in an open qualifying. Suarez finished in front during the final 10-lap shootout, the third time the Mexican driver has raced into the All-Star field. Texas is the fourth track to host the annual exhibition, but only the second where the All-Star race has been multiple times. The inaugural All-Star race was held in Charlotte in 1985, with Atlanta hosting in 1985 before 33 in a row in Charlotte.
wftv.comKyle Busch leads every lap in NASCAR All-Star race 1st stage
NASCAR All Star Race Auto Racing Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (47) drives during Stage 1 of a NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke) (Larry Papke)FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — Kyle Busch led all 25 laps after starting from the pole for the NASCAR All-Star race to take the first stage Sunday night at Texas. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Texas native James Buescher and Daniel Suarez drove their way into the All-Star race earlier Sunday in an open qualifying. Texas is the fourth track to host the annual exhibition, but only the second where the All-Star race has been multiple times. The inaugural All-Star race was held in Charlotte in 1985, with Atlanta hosting in 1985 before 33 in a row in Charlotte.
wftv.comKyle Busch's pit crew All-Stars for qualifying in Texas
NASCAR All Star Race Texas Auto Racing Kyle Busch, front, and his crew show off their pole position rings after qualifications for the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke) (Larry Papke)FORT WORTH, Texas — (AP) — The NASCAR All-Stars during qualifying Saturday night were the pit crew members for Kyle Busch, who earned the pole for the annual $1 million non-points exhibition race. Busch won the final round of an unusual elimination bracket involving the pit crews doing a four-tire pit stop when he beat Ryan Blaney to the finish line. All 20 drivers locked into Sunday night's 24-car All-Star race field went through a normal one-lap qualifying. The remaining four spots for the All-Star race will be determined in a three-segment race earlier Sunday.
wftv.comLogano bumps Byron on last lap for first Darlington win
NASCAR Darlington Cup Auto Racing Kyle Larson (5) leads a pack of cars down the front stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley) (Matt Kelley)DARLINGTON, S.C. — (AP) — Joey Logano bumped leader William Byron from behind on the last lap to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday. Logano, the pole-sitter, tracked Byron for about 25 laps until catching him with one to go and hitting him hard in the rear bumper. Past champions Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski were also out well before the finish. UP NEXT: The series moves to Kansas Speedway, where Kyle Busch is the event's defending champion. Kyle Larson won the October race in Kansas.
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