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Bowman edges Larson in OT to win at Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — The racing rule is quite clear at Hendrick Motorsports, where the boss will let his drivers go door-to-door so long as they don’t tear up his cars. After two of his stars […]
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NSJ 2021 Athlete of Year: Kyle Larson climbed out of exile to win 1st Cup title
Kyle Larson could have been a part of several of NSJ’s Year in Review honors. Hendrick Motorsports certainly could have repeated as Team of the Year. Last year, the team won the honor when Chase […]
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Larson caps dominant season, wins Cup Series title
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Larson closed his comeback season in the NASCAR Cup Series with his first championship Sunday. He capped his return from a nearly yearlong suspension with a title-winning victory at Phoenix Raceway. […]
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Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of Cup Series title race
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Alex Bowman was the only driver celebrating after the Cup Series set its championship four — and he’s not even racing for the title. Bowman picked up the victory Sunday at Martinsville […]
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Larson wins on 17th anniversary of Hendrick plane crash
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson drove to yet another victory, his ninth of the year and most meaningful to date in his new job with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson drove the No. 5 Chevrolet to […]
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Larson 1st into Cup’s championship 4 with win at Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — The first driver in the NASCAR Cup Series’ championship four is the one everyone else was already expecting to race for the Cup title in the season finale. Kyle Larson wasn’t […]
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Hamlin holds off Elliott, takes first Cup win in Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Turns out 21 was Denny Hamlin’s lucky number in Vegas. After finally getting his first career victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on his 21st try, Hamlin is on an undeniable hot […]
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Larson wins at Bristol while Harvick, Elliott feud
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
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
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. […]