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January 28, 2021

NASCAR Cup Series

Article

NASCAR touts gains but knows short track racing needs work

November 20, 2019 Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR will attempt to improve the racing at short tracks in 2020 after the rules package introduced this season adversely altered the racing at many popular venues. NASCAR President Steve Phelps said […]

Article

Kyle Busch leads Gibbs trio to win 2nd NASCAR championship

November 17, 2019 Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch casually collected the championship flag from his team and did a slow, subdued celebratory lap. The most polarizing driver in NASCAR had just won his second Cup title and wanted […]

Article

Joe Gibbs walks fine line managing 3 NASCAR Cup Series title contenders

November 13, 2019 Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Joe Gibbs is a retired Hall of Fame NFL coach with three Super Bowl titles who changed course in his early 50s to wade into NASCAR and see if he couldn’t build a […]

Article

Cup racing was right to add playoffs

October 23, 2019 Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

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

September 11, 2019 Cory Lavalette

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 […]

Sports

Bowman on run of 2nd-place finishes in Cup Series

May 15, 2019 Dave Skretta, The Associated Press

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 […]

Article

NSJ Pro Team of the Year: Team Penske had its best season in a half-century of racing

December 26, 2018 Cory Lavalette

Followers of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series had three names in mind when considering who would be celebrating a championship on Nov. 18 at Homestead-Miami Speedway: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. […]

Article

Cup racing’s final four set for Homestead

November 14, 2018 Cory Lavalette

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will conclude Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, and four drivers are in the running to become the 2018 champion. “The Big Three” of defending champion Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch […]

Article

Busch loss raises questions about NASCAR officiating

October 17, 2018 Jenna Fryer, AP Auto Racing Writer

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kurt Busch is not the most sympathetic figure. When he loses a race he was one turn away from winning because he ran out of gas, few likely felt sorry for him. […]

Article

Charlotte ‘roval’ race a smashing success for all except Johnson

October 3, 2018 Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press

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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