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Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020
CHARLOTTE — Jimmie Johnson sat down next to Jeff Gordon at a 2001 driver meeting and asked the champion if he had time to offer any career advice. Gordon was so impressed with the fellow […]
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Cup racing was right to add playoffs
CHARLOTTE — Spoilers, tension, a sense of urgency. Heroes, villains. The NASCAR playoffs are playing out with all the drama Brian France envisioned for the elimination-style playoff system he helped launch in 2004. After multiple […]
Sports
Cup playoffs get underway Sunday at Las Vegas
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 […]
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Truex overcomes early problems to win Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD — Martin Truex Jr. gave team owner Joe Gibbs another reason to celebrate at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Truex overcame an early flat tire after hitting the wall, then broke to the front on a […]
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Bowman on run of 2nd-place finishes in Cup Series
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
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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Cup racing is back with the Daytona 500
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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Cup series has old and new faces in different places
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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Keselowski edges Newman in crash-filled Alabama 500
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski passed Ryan Newman on the final lap of the Alabama 500 to claim his third win of the season and his fifth career victory at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday as cars crashed […]
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Truex Jr. overcomes early speed bump to dominate at Charlotte
CHARLOTTE — Martin Truex Jr. qualified 17th for Sunday’s Bank of America 500 and failed to finish in the top 10 after the first stage of a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points race for […]