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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 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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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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Charlotte ‘roval’ race a smashing success for all except Johnson
CONCORD — Wherever NASCAR is headed these next few years, Marcus Smith proved he deserves a seat at the head negotiating table. The head of Speedway Motorsports Inc. has been pushing for innovative changes in […]
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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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Kyle Busch dominant in Coca-Cola 600 win
Kyle Busch had won 15 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but none of them was in NASCAR’s top Cup Series. He emphatically crossed that off the list Sunday, dominating the sport’s longest race, the Coca-Cola 600, as […]
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Kyle Busch bumps past Larson late for second straight win
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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What we’ve learned through six Cup races
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series took a week off after starting the season with races in six consecutive weeks. The series returns Sunday in Texas with the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 (2 p.m., FS1) […]
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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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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 […]