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June 4, 2023

Charlotte Motor Speedway

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Ryan Blaney wins Coca-Cola 600, snaps 59-race winless streak

May 29, 2023 Jesse Deal

CONCORD — In a wild five-and-a-half-hour Coca-Cola 600 that had five wrecks within the final 50 laps, Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney came out on top in the rain-postponed conclusion to Memorial Day weekend at Charlotte […]

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Roval returns amid controversy

October 7, 2022 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE— NASCAR’s beleaguered new car somehow made it out of Talladega Superspeedway in the cleanest race yet of this year’s playoffs. It did little to quell the safety concerns surrounding the Next Gen car that […]

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Elliott, Larson enter Cup Series playoffs as favorites

August 31, 2022 Cory Lavalette

The Cup Series playoffs begin Sunday at Darlington, and the last two champions of NASCAR’s top series enter the 2022 postseason as the favorites. The 10-race playoffs will snake across the country, making stops in […]

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Speedway Motorsports founder Bruton Smith dies at 95

June 22, 2022 Jenna Fryer, Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — O. Bruton Smith, who emerged from North Carolina farm country and parlayed his love of motorsports into a Hall of Fame career as one of the biggest track owners and most successful promoters […]

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

May 30, 2022 The Associated Press

CONCORD — Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime Sunday night to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history. Hamlin won for the 48th time […]

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

May 27, 2022 Steve Reed, Associated Press

CONCORD — Kyle Larson is hoping a return to victory lane Sunday at the Coca-Cola 600 might propel him to a second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship. In other words, he’s hoping history will repeat […]

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Larson conquers the Roval; Elliott, Harvick continue feud

October 10, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Kyle Larson rallied from early electrical issues Sunday to win for the seventh time this season and qualify for the third round of the Cup Series playoffs. Larson’s victory on Charlotte Motor Speedway’s […]

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Kyle Larson the favorite heading into Cup Series Playoffs

September 1, 2021 Cory Lavalette

The green flag drops on the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs at Darlington on Sunday. The 16 drivers who qualified for the postseason will be trimmed by four after three, six and nine races, with the […]

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Larson gives Hendrick record-breaking win at Coca-Cola 600

May 31, 2021 Cory Lavalette

CONCORD — The first thing Rick Hendrick thought about as Kyle Larson crossed the finish line to win the Coca-Cola 600 was April 29, 1984. That’s when Hendrick won for the first time as a […]

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Coca-Cola 600 has added significance this year

May 26, 2021 Cory Lavalette

From new tracks like last week’s Circuit of the Americas race highlighting a shift toward more road courses to a return to stock car racing’s roots with the dirt race at Bristol, it’s been a […]

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