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• Denny Hamlin’s 2026 Title Miss Was A Systemic Failure

  10-11-2026 05:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sam Navarro-Imagn ImagesDenny Hamlin led the entire 2026 season in points but failed to win the championship. He won four Cup Series races and started the playoffs as the top seed. Kyle Larson erased a 55-point deficit to take the title at Homestead. The season showed how the playoff format can override a driver’s full-year dominance.Hamlin finished the regular season with 1,372 total points, the highest in the field. Larson started the Chase 55 points behind Hamlin with zero regular-season wi
  
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• Justin Allgaier Says Deciding to Retire Took the Pressure Off in His Title Season

  14-11-2026 22:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Justin Allgaier says deciding 2026 would be his last NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season took the pressure off and made his second title year the most fun of his career.Allgaier explained it to Will Buxton on SPEED with Harvick and Buxton, in a clip shared by SPEED on FOX.“I can assure you, a thousand percent, you are on the nail on the head. When I decided I was quitting, it made me realize why I love the sport way more,” Allgaier said.How Justin Allgaier announcing his retirement be
  
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• Chase Elliott Loses Key HMS Pillar To Truck Series Team In Major Silly Season Shake-Up

  14-11-2026 22:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  July 25, 2026, Speedway, Indianapolis, USA: CHASE ELLIOTT, driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, looks on during qualifying for the Brickyard 400 race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. NASCAR, Motorsport, USA 2026: Brickyard 400 Qualifying PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY – ZUMAw173 20260725_zsp_w173_086 Copyright: xLukexWelshx ©IMAGO/ZUMA PressChampionships are not won by the driver alone. Behind every successful NASCAR team is a group of people responsible for getting the
  
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• RFK Racing Star Opens Up On Road Course Struggles With Heartfelt SVG Admission

  14-11-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA CUP-Serie 2025 27. September: Hollywood Casino 400 präsentiert von ESPN BET SHANE VAN GISBERGEN 88 of Auckland, New Zealand NZL gets ready to qualify for the Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN BET in Kansas City, KS. LicenseRM 24092929 Copyright: xZoonar.com/GrindstonexMediaxGroup/ASPInc./StephenxArcex 24092929 ©IMAGO/ZoonarRyan Preece has spent much of 2026 proving he belongs among NASCAR’s winners. His first points-paying Cup Series win at Daytona in August secu
  
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• “Not Going to Ever See Anywhere Over Here”- Kevin Harvick Reveals Truth Behind Shipping 10-Yo Keelan to Europe

  14-11-2026 20:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireKevin Harvick is busy cultivating a sense of racing culture in his son that will not only allow young phenom Keelan Harvick to rise through the ranks in motorsports, but also do so in a winning fashion. Managing to trump his father on-track after his experience overseas, the elder Harvick explained a certain moment in his son’s life that he thinks has galvanized him for the future.“You know, from a racing standpoint, in karting there’s nothing that you’re going to
  
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• “I Hit Everything But the Lottery”- Denny Hamlin’s Post-Race Interview Next to Rolled-Over Car With Cleetus McFarland Is Instant Gold

  14-11-2026 19:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireDenny Hamlin probably wasn’t expecting to spend his Friday night explaining a blown engine while standing beside an overturned race car. Yet that was the scene at the Freedom Factory on November 13. The NASCAR veteran had just finished the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets, an event where the usual rules of Cup racing gave way to Crown Victorias, heavy contact and a few spectacular crashes. Hamlin had his own share of trouble, but he wasn’t quite ready to call it a bad night. The
  
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• Denny Hamlin, Carson Hocevar Steal the Show in Wild Offseason Race

  14-11-2026 19:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 13: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Cinnamon Bites Toyota, (R) speaks to Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Spectrum Chevrolet, on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 13, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyApparently, one week away from racing was already too much for Denny Hamlin and Carson Hocevar.Just five days after the NASCAR Cup Series wrapped up its 2026 seas
  
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• Denny Hamlin Sounds Off on NASCAR Crisis After Ratings Collapse

  14-11-2026 19:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sam Navarro-Imagn ImagesDenny Hamlin knows the numbers do not lie. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver watched his sport lose nearly 300,000 viewers during the 2026 championship race. This drop happened even though the event returned to a track fans love. Hamlin says the problem is not the cars or the rules. He believes NASCAR has lost its grip on the mainstream culture that once drove its growth.The veteran driver spoke bluntly on his podcast after the Nov. 8 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Kyle Lars
  
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• Carson Hocevar Adds Cleetus McFarland’s Le Mullet Trophy to His Resume Days After Championship Finale

  14-11-2026 18:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 20: Carson Hocevar 77 Spire Motorsports Deleware Life Chevrolet walks down pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA CRAFTSMAN Truck Series FR8 Racing 208 on February 20, 2026 at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, GA. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 20 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series FR8 Racing 208 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2602202788208 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireCarson Hocevar had a rather different use for his front bumper on Friday night. Just fiv
  
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• The ten closest finishes from the 2026 NASCAR season

  14-11-2026 18:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKeeping up Motorsport.com's annual tradition, it's time to take a look back at the ten closest finishes of the 2026 season in the Cup, O'Reilly, and Truck Series. Feel free to check out the 2025 list HERE.Once again, drafting tracks dominated the list, making up six of the top ten positions, but not the No. 1 slot, which is a very rare occurrence, though it did also happen in 2024 with Kansas Speedway. This year, Charlotte Motor Speedway took the crown with its first fall race b
  
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• “One Doesn’t Even Exist!”: Noah Gragson Brutally Mocks Chevy’s Dead Camaro Amid Ford’s NASCAR Reveal

  14-11-2026 16:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 27: Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, waits on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway on August 27, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesFord has given its NASCAR Cup Series Mustang a significant update for 2027, bringing the race car closer to the production Mustang Dark Horse SC. The new body has already attracted attention fr
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Veteran Gets Shaken Up as Cleetus McFarland Unleashes 1,000-HP Cadillac Drift

  14-11-2026 16:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 04: Cleetus McFarland, driver of the #33 Tommy's Express Car wash Chevrolet, and Sam Mayer, driver of the #41 Audibel Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black's Tire at Rockingham Speedway on April 04, 2026 in Rockingham, North Carolina. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin experienced a different kind of racing Thursday night when Cleetus McFarland took him for a ride
  
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• NASCAR Hall of Famer Furious Over Radio Rules After Justin Allgaier’s Championship Win

  14-11-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 19: Dale Earnhardt Jr. attends the NASCAR Hall of Fame Voting Day at Charlotte Convention Center on May 19, 2026 in Charlotte, North Carolina.(Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyDale Earnhardt Jr. wanted to send Justin Allgaier a simple message during the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, NASCAR’s radio communication rules stopped him from speaking directly to his driver.Allgaier entered the champio
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Veteran Sounds Alarm Over NASCAR Ratings Decline With Blunt Warning About Sport’s Future

  14-11-2026 16:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 07, 2026 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin believes NASCAR has a bigger problem than its cars or championship format. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver says the sport is losing relevance among mainstream audiences and must change how it attracts new fans.
  
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• Denny Hamlin Retirement: JGR Makes Unexpected Move to Keep Veteran NASCAR Driver Beyond 2027

  14-11-2026 16:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 07: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Progressive Insurance Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 07, 2026 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyJoe Gibbs Racing (JGR) isn’t ready to part ways with Denny Hamlin after the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. Although the veteran driver has repeatedly pointed to 2027 as his planned retirement date, the team wants him
  
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• NASCAR Drivers Hit With Costly Pre-Race Penalties as Inspection Failures Shake Up 2026 Season

  14-11-2026 16:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 08: Corey Heim, driver of the #67 Mobil 1 Toyota, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 08, 2026 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR’s pre-race inspection rules have created problems for several drivers and teams this season. Technical failures and unapproved adjustments have forced drivers to lose their starting positions, sent crew members home, and added costly penaltie
  
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• Carson Hocevar and Cleetus McFarland win LeMullets 2026 in epic finish

  14-11-2026 05:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCarson Hocevar and Cleetus McFarland have won the 2026 edition of the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets, a full-contact Crown Vic around the Freedom Factory short track in Florida The 3/8-mile oval also had a chicane of sorts on the backstretch for the race, which is where a lot of the action (and carnage) took place throughout the fun event.This race has been held every year since 2020, and Hocevar/McFarland have now won it in back-to-back years. The entry list featured several notable na
  
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• Chase Elliott’s Team Makes Massive Change For 2027 Season

  14-11-2026 05:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chase Elliott getting new car chief for 2027. GettyChase Elliott will be getting a new car chief for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season. It was revealed on Friday that Matt Barndt, formerly the car chief for the driver of the No. 9, has left Hendrick Motorsports.Barndt will join McAnally-Hilgemann Racing as the crew chief for Christian Eckes in the FedEx Freight Truck Series for 2027. Hendrick Motorsports has yet to reveal who the new car chief for Elliott will be next year.Chase Elliott Getting
  
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• NASCAR CEO Steve O’Donnell Delivers Emotional Final Message to Fans After 2026 Season

  13-11-2026 23:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR’s 2026 season began with snow falling at Bowman Gray Stadium and ended with Kyle Larson celebrating his third Cup Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.What happened in between made it a year the sport won’t soon forget.There were historic firsts, memorable races and the devastating loss of two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. And as NASCAR closed the book on 2026, CEO Steve O’Donnell took a moment to reflect on everything the sport had experienced.In a video shared by
  
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• TV ratings released for NASCAR Cup season finale

  13-11-2026 23:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe live NBC broadcast for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway earned a 1.37 rating and 2.471 million viewers this past weekend.That is down from the 2025 finale at Phoenix Raceway, also on NBC, which had a 1.45 rating and 2.774 million viewers. This year was the first time with a Chase championship format since 2013, but the title was very nearly decided before the race even got underway.Kyle Larson locked up his third NASCAR Cup title early in Stage 1
  
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• NASCAR’s Best-Selling Drivers of 2026 Revealed, and No. 1 Is a Surprise

  13-11-2026 22:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 11: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Freebird Spring Water Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 11, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyCarson Hocevar might not have the NASCAR Cup Series résumé of Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson or Kyle Busch. But when it comes to selli
  
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• Chase Elliott's car chief leaves Hendrick for NASCAR Truck crew chief role

  13-11-2026 22:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoMcAnally-Hilgemann Racing (MHR) has revealed its crew chief lineup for the 2027 NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series, which includes a notable name from the Cup garage.Matt Barndt, who was the car chief for Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in Cup, joins MHR as crew chief for Christian Eckes and the No. 91 team. Both organizations are connected through their shared sponsorship of NAPA Auto Parts.Kevin Bellicourt, who was the crew chief for Daniel Hemric an
  
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• NASCAR Star Details Harsh Realities of Sport After Viewership Falls in Championship Race

  13-11-2026 22:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGADenny Hamlin is looking back on the 2026 NASCAR season.Now that the last lap has been completed around the track, Hamlin, 45, is reflecting on both the season and the sport’s November 8 championship race.Speaking on his Actions Detrimental podcast on Tuesday, November 10, Hamlin said that the race, which, per Fox News Digital, averaged just 2.471 million viewers — a nearly 11 percent drop from last year’s title race at Phoenix — marks a major moment when it comes to N
  
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• Hailie Deegan’s NASCAR Comeback Confirmed As Team Outlines Two-Year Blueprint

  13-11-2026 21:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – OCTOBER 20: Hailie Deegan, driver of the #13 Fresh from Florida Ford, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Baptist Health Cancer Care 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on October 20, 2023 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesHailie Deegan’s return to NASCAR is finally taking shape, but Bill McAnally is not rushing her straight back into a full-time Truck Series campaign. Instead, the team owner has outlined a
  
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• NASCAR Drivers Racing Tonight: How to Watch Cleetus McFarland’s 2.4 Hours of LeMullets

  13-11-2026 21:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 13: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Cinnamon Bites Toyota, (R) speaks to Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Spectrum Chevrolet, on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 13, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyThe NASCAR season may be over, but some of its biggest personalities aren’t done racing just yet.Denny Hamlin, Carson Hocevar, Ryan Preece and Ty Dillon are amo
  
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• “This Is What You Wanted, You Freaking Kool-Aid Drinkers!”: Insider Goes Nuclear on Fans Over Anti-Climactic Homestead Finale

  13-11-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Nextel Cup: Ford 400 Nov. 18, 2007 Homestead, FL, USA Nascar Nextel Cup driver Jeff Burton 31 leads a pack of cars during the Ford 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway. Homestead Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilas-USAxTODAYxSportsx 2363681 ©IMAGO/USA TODAY NetworkKyle Larson did not need to win the race at Homestead-Miami Speedway to become NASCAR’s champion. He did not even need to lead a lap. By the end of the openi
  
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• Why Denny Hamlin Sees a Hurdle for Kasey Kahne’s Truck Series Return

  13-11-2026 21:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kasey Kahne is coming back to full-time NASCAR racing in 2027 in the Truck Series, where he has won five of his six starts, but Denny Hamlin thinks the years away will cost him early.Hamlin was asked on his Actions Detrimental podcast whether anyone could join the series’ leading drivers next season. He brought up Kahne, then added a caveat.“I actually think his experience will work against him, because he’s been just so disconnected from the sport for so long,” Hamlin said.Hamlin Says t
  
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• Is Frankie Muniz Racing in NASCAR in 2027? What We Know About His Future

  13-11-2026 20:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - OCTOBER 30: Frankie Muniz, driver of the #33 Vyper Ford, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black's Tire 200 presented by Down East Heating & Air Conditioning at Martinsville Speedway on October 30, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyFrankie Muniz isn’t finished with NASCAR.After a difficult season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and a frightening crash at Daytona International Speedway, the fo
  
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• Kevin Harvick Says Kyle Larson’s Toughest Competition ‘Beat Themselves’

  13-11-2026 19:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick says Kyle Larson’s rivals had the speed to win the NASCAR Cup Series title but made too many mistakes, while Larson’s team made almost none.Harvick looked back at the Chase on his Happy Hour show. He started with Christopher Bell, who finished second in the standings, 49 points behind Larson.“I still think that Bell had plenty of speed to win the championship. But you look back at Talladega and spinning out coming to Pit Road and crashing. You look back at the very next week
  
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• Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Daughters Have No Idea Their Dad Is a NASCAR Legend

  13-11-2026 19:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. spent two decades building one of the most recognizable careers in NASCAR history. He won 26 Cup Series races, earned 15 consecutive Most Popular Driver awards and became one of the sport’s biggest stars.There’s just one problem.His own daughters don’t seem to believe he ever raced.Earnhardt and his wife, Amy, shared the hilarious revelation during a recent episode of their “Bless Your ‘Hardt” podcast, recorded live in Key West, Florida.And judging by their convers
  
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