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April 22, 2021

Alex Bowman

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Keselowski draws pole for NASCAR’s return to Darlington

May 14, 2020 The Associated Press

Brad Keselowski celebrated his first pole win of the season — and perhaps the most memorable of his career — from afar. After waiting nearly a full hour Thursday evening, the Team Penske driver watched […]

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Start your engines: NASCAR returns this weekend

May 13, 2020 Cory Lavalette

The NASCAR Cup Series is ready to return, though it will feature no fans in the stands and a Southeast-heavy schedule that will begin Sunday and see four races in 11 days with Sunday-Wednesday doubleheaders […]

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Bowman holds off Busches at Fontana

March 2, 2020 The Associated Press

FONTANA, Calif. — Before Alex Bowman started looking for tattoo shops somewhere between Los Angeles and Phoenix, he celebrated a win that suggested even more permanent success ahead for the hard-working driver and his resurgent […]

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Cup playoffs get underway Sunday at Las Vegas

September 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

The 2019 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field is set after Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman grabbed the 16th and final spot Sunday at Indianapolis. It’s a group with plenty of championship experience — there are […]

Sports

Bowman on run of 2nd-place finishes in Cup Series

May 15, 2019 Cory Lavalette

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Alex Bowman quite literally had his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in his sights, ticking off the laps in his No. 88 Chevrolet at the front of the pack at Kansas […]

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Two races remain until the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

August 22, 2018 Cory Lavalette

The off week provides the perfect opportunity to assess the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Playoffs picture with just two races remaining before the postseason begins. Sixteen drivers will have a shot at the title […]

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Kyle Busch bumps past Larson late for second straight win

April 16, 2018 Cory Lavalette

Kyle Busch won the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Monday — a day after he began the race on the pole — but he had to work hard to get […]

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Cup racing is back with the Daytona 500

February 14, 2018 Cory Lavalette

No one knows how to wave the green flag on a sports season quite like the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, which holds its marquee event — the Daytona 500 — as the first stop […]

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Bowman pilots Dale Jr.’s former car to Daytona 500 pole

February 11, 2018 Cory Lavalette

Alex Bowman captured the pole for next Sunday’s Daytona 500 with a speed of 195.644 mph in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 88 Chevrolet, which was the former car of the retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bowman, 24, had […]

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Cup series has old and new faces in different places

February 7, 2018 Cory Lavalette

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series subtracted some star power with the retirement of Dale Earnhardt Jr., Matt Kenseth and Danica Patrick, but a young crop of drivers will look to fill the void starting […]

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