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It turns out that Kyle Larson’s second NASCAR Cup Series championship is not all that surprising when looked at from a statistical standpoint. Yes, Larson had to deliver in a one-race format, but he and the No. 5 team were in that position during a season when they topped, or...

Chase Elliott has been voted NASCAR’s most popular driver in the Cup Series for the eighth consecutive season. The results were announced Tuesday night during the NASCAR Awards celebration in Scottsdale, Arizona. Elliott received 56 percent of the total votes cast. The other top five drivers in the voting, in...

The agony of defeat saturated the air on pit road Sunday night at Phoenix Raceway.It battled the tire smoke and the cheers from Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports as they celebrated the NASCAR Cup Series championship. It brought tears to the eyes of those wearing Joe Gibbs Racing logos, both...

“It just doesn’t seem right, you know?” Byron said. “He had beaten us, and we’re running second, and it’s four laps to go, and you go into the wall and cause a caution. I don’t want to be that guy..."

When William Byron hit the Turn 3 wall with bone-jarring impact on lap 310 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, the gut punch it delivered to Denny Hamlin was exponentially more painful.The resulting caution and strategic call by crew chief Cliff Daniels allowed Kyle Larson to snatch the Cup...

Denny Hamlin admitted he didn’t feel much emotion Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway, but the post-race scene told the tale.

Final practice for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season happened to be one of the most eventful, including for the title contenders.Ty Gibbs was fastest at 131.868mph (27.300s) with Ryan Blaney second at 131.406mph, Austin Cindric third at 131.377mph, Ryan Preece fourth at 131.353mph and Denny Hamlin (P) fifth at...

Ryan Blaney had one word to summarize his Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, where he and his Team Penske team were eliminated from championship contention, but not without a valiant fight.“Bummer,” he said.A victory was the only path forward to have the opportunity to race for a second NASCAR Cup Series...

With a heroic, gloves-off drive on Sunday in the crucible that is Martinsville Speedway, William Byron earned a shot at the NASCAR Cup Series title and simultaneously saved the rest of the Championship 4 field from its worst nightmare.Byron led three times for 304 laps – a career best for...

Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney believe Sunday’s elimination race at Martinsville Speedway will be quite the battle to settle who competes for the championship.“You get to this round of the playoffs and everybody is good,” Logano said. “That’s what it’s all about. That’s what it’s supposed to...