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• Column: After Interviewing Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith, I’m More Optimistic Than Ever About NASCAR’s Future

  15-07-2026 07:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo Credit: Scott Kinser.Atlanta wasn’t supposed to become the center of NASCAR’s biggest storyline.Then Carson Hocevar and Zane Smith sat down with the media.Within minutes, reporters surrounded both drivers. Cameras rolled. Microphones filled the room. Social media immediately took sides. The headlines practically wrote themselves.And after talking to both of them, I walked away with one overwhelming thought.This is exactly what NASCAR needs.I genuinely think both drivers have a
  
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• Kyle Larson Does Massive Flip While Leading WoO Race

  15-07-2026 07:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson (57) gets ready to hit the track at the World of Outlaws sprint car event Friday, June 6, 2025, at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, Wisconsin.Kyle Larson Flips While Leading at Attica, Walks Away After Wild World of Outlaws CrashKyle Larson’s incredible stretch of racing finally caught up with him Tuesday night.The NASCAR Cup Series star and High Limit Racing co-owner suffered a frightening flip while leading the World of Outlaws Brad Doty Classic at Attica Raceway Park in
  
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• Why Was Bubba Wallace Penalized in Atlanta? NASCAR Official Offers Explanation

  15-07-2026 05:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why was Bubba Wallace penalized in the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta? A NASCAR official explained the controversial ruling. GettyBubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Columbia PFG/Academy Sports Toyota was slapped with a harsh penalty after the Quaker State 400 on Sunday. GettyBubba Wallace thought he had a runner-up finish locked up at EchoPark Speedway. NASCAR took it away instead, dropping the No. 23 Toyota 27 spots for a rules violation on the final lap of a race that had already stretched past mid
  
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• NASCAR Race Ratings: Grading the Action at Lime Rock and Atlanta

  15-07-2026 04:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo Credit: Jerome Miron.NASCAR’s weekend featured two tracks that couldn’t have been more different. Lime Rock Park welcomed the ARCA Menards Series and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for a weekend of road course racing, while EchoPark Speedway hosted the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in another round of high-speed, pack-racing action. With four races spanning two unique disciplines, there was no shortage of memorable moments, dramatic finish
  
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• NASCAR Atlanta, Lime Rock television ratings

  15-07-2026 03:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe NASCAR Cup Series race scheduled for Sunday night but rain delayed into the early Monday morning hours at Atlanta Motor Speedway averaged 1.5 million viewers on TNT Sports.For what it’s worth, TNT Sports told the Sports Business Journal that it was on pace for 2.4 million viewers before the rain delay that started halfway through the first half but required a resumption at Midnight. Ryan Blaney went on to emerge victorious in a thriller of a finish that also involved Ch
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Star Faces a Harsh Reality as Denny Hamlin Reveals What Could Hold Him Back

  15-07-2026 03:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LEBANON, TENNESSEE - MAY 30: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on May 30, 2026 in Lebanon, Tennessee. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin believes respect inside the NASCAR garage is just as important as speed on the track. Speaking on the July 14 episode of his Actions Detrimental podcast, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver said Carson Hocevar’s strong f
  
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• “Ended Joey’s Championship Hopes”– Denny Hamlin Drops Blunt Reality Check On Isolated Cup Driver After Atlanta Loss

  15-07-2026 00:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Hocevar was leading the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta on the final lap of overtime. He was in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, surrounded by Toyotas. He needed someone to push. Nobody did. Instead, Christopher Bell threw his weight behind Ryan Blaney’s Ford, a rival manufacturer, and Blaney took the win. Hocevar dropped to third.This week on his podcast, Denny Hamlin explained exactly why that happened. He also compared the situation to a famous NASCAR feud from 2015 to deliver
  
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