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May 18, 2022

Kurt Busch

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Kurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to Victory Lane at Kansas

May 16, 2022 The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kurt Busch was slowly driving his Jordan Brand-styled ride toward victory lane at Kansas Speedway on Sunday when car owner Denny Hamlin stopped him in his tracks, ducked his head through […]

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Byron wins wild race at remodeled Atlanta

March 20, 2022 The Associated Press

HAMPTON, Ga. — William Byron had a freight train in his rearview mirror. He was a sitting duck, it seemed. Fortunately for him, all those challengers started jostling against each other rather than working together […]

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Cup Series has old faces in new places

February 15, 2022 Cory Lavalette

All of the talk heading into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has been about the Next Gen car’s arrival, so it’s been easy to overlook the drivers who have landed in new rides. A […]

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NASCAR scores win with successful ‘Clash’ inside LA Coliseum

February 7, 2022 The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Joey Logano won the exhibition Busch Light Clash on a temporary quarter-mile track built inside Memorial Coliseum for a made-for-TV spectacular intended to hype the NASCAR Cup Series’ upcoming season. NASCAR moved […]

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Look Ahead — 2022 Newcomer of the Year: Next Gen car will reboot NASCAR

December 29, 2021 Cory Lavalette

North State Journal’s Newcomer of the Year is often either a teenager or 20-something who bursts on the North Carolina sports scene on an inevitable path to superstardom or a new coach brought in to […]

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Larson wins at Bristol while Harvick, Elliott feud

September 19, 2021 Cory Lavalette

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Larson won at Bristol Motor Speedway — not really a big surprise or even the most interesting part of the NASCAR Cup Series’ first playoff elimination race. The post-race feud between […]

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Truex leads 1-2-3 finish for Gibbs at Richmond

September 12, 2021 The Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. assumed the lead when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch was penalized for speeding with about 50 laps to go and won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond […]

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Hamlin opens Cup playoffs with 1st win of season

September 6, 2021 The Associated Press

DARLINGTON, S.C. — Denny Hamlin shook off a difficult week in the best way possible — ending his season-long winless drought with a victory at the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. […]

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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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Kurt Busch has multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, eyes charter

August 31, 2021 Mark Long, Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kurt Busch has a multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by basketball great Michael Jordan and fellow driver Denny Hamlin. Hamlin released more details Saturday about the new […]

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