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• Inclement weather washes out Cup qualifying at North Wilkesboro

  18-07-2026 19:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Saturday‘s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at North Wilkesboro Speedway has been canceled due to inclement weather.Late-afternoon storms rolled over the Wilkes County short track shortly after the conclusion of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race and lingered, washing out Saturday’s time trials. NASCAR held a 50-minute practice session Saturday evening instead of the qualifying session once rain cleared the area.MORE: North Wilkesboro schedule | At-track photosIn lieu of qual
  
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• Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman Collide During Green-Flag Pit Stops at North Wilkesboro

  20-07-2026 05:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - SEPTEMBER 21: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #45 SiriusXM Toyota, and Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Mobil 1 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 21, 2025 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) GettyA lengthy green-flag run came to an abrupt end during Stage 2 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after Tyler Reddick and Alex Bowman made contact while attemp
  
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• Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after North Wilkesboro 2026

  20-07-2026 05:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAfter 450 laps of racing at North Wilkesboro, Joey Logano secured his first win of the 2026 season, and jumped back above the Chase cut-line with a huge points day.At the very top of the standings, Denny Hamlin extended his advantage after a mid-race incident for Tyler Reddick and a late-race speeding penalty for Ryan Blaney. Hamlin now holds a 68-point lead over Reddick, with Blaney 87 points behind.Around the cut-line, Austin Cindric has fallen back down to the bubble after a b
  
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• NASCAR Standings After North Wilkesboro: Joey Logano Climbs, Erik Jones Falls Below Chase Cut Line

  20-07-2026 05:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano’s long-awaited return to Victory Lane dramatically changed the NASCAR Cup Series standings Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway.The Team Penske driver dominated the Window World 450, leading a career-high 323 laps before holding off Denny Hamlin to secure his first victory since May 2025. More importantly, the 73-point day vaulted Logano from outside the provisional Chase field to 15th in the standings with six races remaining in the regular season.Logano entered the weeke
  
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• Joey Logano Dominates North Wilkesboro, Ends 45-Race Winless Streak

  20-07-2026 05:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo Credit: Randy Sartin.Joey Logano is back in Victory Lane.After enduring a 45-race winless streak, the three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion returned to the top on Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway, putting together one of the most dominant performances of his career.Logano led 323 of the race’s laps, the most he has ever led in a single NASCAR Cup Series race across 636 career starts. It marked his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2026 season and his first win since May
  
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• NASCAR Chase Field Grows to Three Drivers After Ryan Blaney Clinches Spot

  20-07-2026 05:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The list of drivers who have officially secured their place in NASCAR’s 2026 Chase continues to grow.Ryan Blaney became the third driver to clinch a postseason berth Sunday night following the NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, joining Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin as the only drivers who have mathematically locked themselves into the 16-driver field with six races remaining in the regular season.Blaney entered the weekend on the verge of securing his spot. While Joey Lo
  
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• Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup at North Wilkesboro

  20-07-2026 05:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJoey Logano led 323 of 450 laps (a new personal record) at North Wilkesboro, becoming the first driver to win a points-paying Cup race at the historic track since Jeff Gordon three decades ago.He crossed the line 0.859s ahead of Denny Hamlin, who led a trio of Joe Gibbs Racing cars with Chase Briscoe third and Ty Gibbs fourth. Shane van Gisbergen matched his career-best oval finish in fifth, and led more laps than he ever has before at an oval.Logano also won Stage 2, while Gibbs
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after North Wilkesboro race

  20-07-2026 04:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano barged into the top 16 of the NASCAR Cup Series points standings by winning the Window World 450 race on July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Logano moved into 15th, 49 points ahead of 17th.Erik Jones dropped to 17th, 33 points behind 16th-place Austin Cindric.Meanwhile, Denny Hamlin extended his lead over Tyler Reddick at the top of the standings after a second-place run. Reddick had a toe-link issue following a spin midway through the race and finished in 30th.Here's the updated NA
  
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• Joey Logano earns dominant NASCAR Cup win at North Wilkesboro

  20-07-2026 04:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThere was no stopping Joey Logano in NASCAR's first points-paying Cup race at North Wilkesboro in three decades. The Team Penske driver led 323 of 450 laps, taking a commanding victory and his first of the 2026 season. That beats Logano's own personal record for laps led in a single race (previously 309 at Martinsville in 2018).Logano now has 38 career wins, and that win vaulted him above the Chase cut-line. He had to hold off Denny Hamlin in the closing laps, with the Joe G
  
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• NASCAR in-season tournament results for semifinals in North Wilkesboro, which drivers are in final

  20-07-2026 04:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Todd Gilliland pulled the upset on Chase Elliott at North Wilkesboro to advance to the NASCAR in-season challenge final.Gilliland will face Ryan Blaney in the final next week at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.Elliott was running in the top five for most of the first 180 laps in the Window World 450, but a caution during green-flag cycle set the No. 9's effort back. Gilliland, who had not stopped during the cycle, had not stopped while Elliott was two laps down following a stop. Gilliland finished 8
  
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• NASCAR Standings After Today: Cup Series Points Leaders After North Wilkesboro, New The Chase Cutline

  20-07-2026 04:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday night’s Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway marked the 21st points race of the regular season. There’s just one race left this month before the final four-race stretch that leads up to The Chase and we saw quite a bit of movement in the NASCAR standings after today.Let’s first take a look at the Cup Series points leaders after North Wilkesboro. Further below is where you can find the new The Chase cutline and how far behind that 16th and final spot the top drive
  
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• Joey Logano Ends 14-Month Drought With Dominant North Wilkesboro Victory, Climbs Back Into Chase Picture

  20-07-2026 04:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano didn’t just win Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. He completely dominated it.The Team Penske driver led a career-high 323 of 400 laps, scored the biggest points day of the season and captured his first victory since May 2025, vaulting from outside the provisional Chase field to 15th in the Cup Series standings. The result dramatically strengthened Logano’s playoff position while dropping Erik Jones below the top-16 cutoff.It was a s
  
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• Joey Logano Dominates North Wilkesboro for First NASCAR Win Since May 2025

  20-07-2026 04:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano left little doubt who had the fastest car Sunday night at North Wilkesboro Speedway.The Team Penske driver led a career-high 323 of 400 laps, turning one of the most dominant performances of his NASCAR Cup Series career into his first victory since May 2025. It also couldn’t have come at a better time.With the win, Logano put himself into a great spot for the NASCAR Cup Series Chase and dramatically changes the postseason picture with just weeks remaining in the regular season.
  
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• Who won NASCAR North Wilkesboro race? Winner is Joey Logano, plus full results

  20-07-2026 04:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano led 320 of 450 laps to win the Window World 450NASCAR Cup Series race on July 19 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Logano earned his first win of the season and jumped back into the top 16 of the points standings.The race was the first points-paying Cup race at North Wilkesboro since September 1996.Here are the full results for Sunday's Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro:RECAP THE RACE:NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro: Live updates, highlights, leaderboard for Window World 450W
  
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• What happened to Ryan Blaney? NASCAR points contender makes costly mistake at Window World 450

  20-07-2026 04:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  What happened to Ryan Blaney? NASCAR points contender makes costly mistake at Window World 450 originally appeared on The Sporting News.Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Ryan Blaney is chasing a NASCAR Cup Series championship.He was also chasing the top of the leaderboard on Sunday night at the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.Both took a setback due to a costly error, though.What happened to Ryan Blaney?Blaney took a penalty that set him back in Sunday's
  
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• Chase Elliott’s Shot at Million Dollars Jeopardized by HMS Teammate

  20-07-2026 04:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 17: Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet watches his crew work on his racecar during practice for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 17, 2023 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 17 NASCAR Cup Series DAYTONA 500 Icon2302175092500 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireHendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott needed to finish ahead of Todd Gilliland to punch his ti
  
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• Brad Keselowski Puts Roger Penske & Co. on Notice With Bold Ryan Blaney Claim

  20-07-2026 02:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 19: Brad Keselowski 6 RFK Racing King s Hawaiian Ford looks on before the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 on March 19, 2023, at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA.Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire AUTO: MAR 19 NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 Icon230319501 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireNASCAR heads to North Wilkesboro Speedway this weekend for its first Cup Series points race at the historic venue in 30 years. Ryan Blaney will le
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro: Live updates, highlights, leaderboard for Window World 450

  19-07-2026 22:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is back at North Wilkesboro for a full, points-paying race 30 years in the making.The Window World 450 on July 19 is the first points race for the Cup Series since 1996 at the 0.625-mile track tucked in the eastern edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains.North Wilkesboro had been on the schedule as the site of the All-Star Race since 2023, but shifted into a summerpoints-race date this year.The track has served as a symbol for the sport over the last three decades as a venue of ye
  
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• Stage 2 stack-ups shake up running order at North Wilkesboro

  19-07-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Two mid-stage incidents shook up the running order during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photos: North WilkesboroA caution at Lap 183 altered the running order and strategy game when Alex Bowman dove across Tyler Reddick’s nose exiting Turn 2, sending both cars into a spin. Bowman was attempting to pit but was running in the outermost lane with Reddick to
  
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• Joey Logano surges to Stage 2 victory at North Wilkesboro

  19-07-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Stage 2 recapJoey Logano scored the Stage 2 victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race (TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).Denny Hamlin was second ahead of Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace and Shane van Gisbergen, who nabbed points in both stages Sunday night. Carson Hocevar, Brad Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Todd Gilliland and Daniel Suárez concluded the top 10.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photos: North WilkesboroTwo mid-stage
  
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• Joey Logano dominates to win first North Wilkesboro points race in 30 years

  19-07-2026 22:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano led a career-high 323 laps to win Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, the track’s first points-paying Cup race since 1996.Denny Hamlin was second ahead of Chase Briscoe, Ty Gibbs and Shane van Gisbergen, who scored his best career finish on an oval. Bubba Wallace was the final lead-lap finisher in sixth place as Brad Keselowski, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Suárez and Ryan Preece completed the top 10.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track p
  
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• Polesitter Ryan Blaney dropping to rear for start of North Wilkesboro Cup race

  19-07-2026 21:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Polesitter Ryan Blaney will drop to the rear at the start of Sunday‘s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway (7 p.m. ET, TNT Sports, truTV, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).The No. 12 Team Penske driver told TNT Sports that the team needed to fix a power steering issue, which falls under the unapproved adjustments guidelines.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-track photosA NASCAR spokesperson later confirmed that Blaney will drop to the rear before the Window World 450 &
  
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• Ross Chastain Hit With Costly NASCAR Penalty Before North Wilkesboro Race

  19-07-2026 20:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ross Chastain already faced a difficult task entering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Hours before the green flag, it became even tougher.Following multiple pre-race inspection failures, NASCAR handed the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet one of the most significant penalties issued before a race weekend. Chastain will not only lose his crew chief for Sunday’s event, but he will also have to serve a pass-through penalty after the race begins.The punishme
  
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• Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Truck race at North Wilkesboro in July 2026

  19-07-2026 20:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Truck Series competed at North Wilkesboro Speedway, and it was a thrilling event. Ty Majeski won Stage 1, while Layne Riggs won Stage 2; however, neither driver was able to enter victory lane. Instead, it was a Front Row Motorsports driver who pulled off a historic victory.Chandler Smith and the No. 38 team for Front Row Motorsports won Saturday's race at North Wilkesboro, earning his second victory of the 2026 Truck Series season. Smith pulled away at the start of the Final Stage and
  
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• Bubba Wallace Breaks Silence After Controversial NASCAR Penalty at Atlanta

  19-07-2026 19:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Nearly one week after one of the most debated officiating decisions of the NASCAR Cup Series season, Bubba Wallace says he has a much clearer understanding of why NASCAR penalized him at EchoPark Speedway.Wallace crossed the finish line second in last weekend’s race after receiving a push from teammate Ty Gibbs on the final lap, but NASCAR ruled that the No. 23 Toyota violated the series’ superspeedway racing rules by dropping below the out-of-bounds line while battling for position.
  
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• NASCAR Cup Pit Stall Assignments: Biggest Winners and Losers Before North Wilkesboro

  19-07-2026 19:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Qualifying sets the starting lineup, but it also determines something that can be just as important at North Wilkesboro Speedway: pit stall selection.With passing expected to be at a premium during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, clean pit stops and easy access on pit road could play a major role in deciding who leaves with the trophy.Ryan Blaney’s Team Penske No. 12 Ford earned the first pit stall after winning the pole, giving the defending race winner one of the most desirable po
  
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• Patrick Emerling climbs to the top of White Mountain, earns second consecutive victory

  19-07-2026 19:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WOODSTOCK, N.H. — Prior to Sunday afternoon, luck had never been on the side of Patrick Emerling at White Mountain Motorsports Park.The current points leader‘s best finish across those three events was 15th, which he accomplished twice during the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour’s visits to White Mountain in 2020. Emerling‘s attempt to improve upon his White Mountain average last year ended 17 laps from the finish due to a mechanical failure.RELATED: Complete result
  
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• NASCAR at North Wilkesboro, starting lineup for Window World 450

  19-07-2026 17:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in North Carolina on Sunday, July 19, for the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2026 season rolls on. Entering Sunday night’s race, Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford will be starting in the pole position. It marks Blaney’s third pole position win of the season.MORE: 25 best NASCAR drivers of all timeJoe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs starts on the outside, while Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), Carson Ho
  
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• Kyle Busch’s 11-year-old son wins race two months after dad’s death with mom ‘so proud and so heartbroken’

  19-07-2026 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Busch family has hit the race track again.Samantha Busch shared an Instagram post with videos of son and racer Brexton after what was a first win on the track since Kyle Busch’s shocking death in May at 41.Busch hugged and kissed her 11-year-old son in the post and the two also posed for a picture in front of dad’s green race car while holding the checkered flag.While it was an exciting moment on Friday night at Oklahoma’s Port City Raceway dirt track, Busch said she never
  
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• Bubba Wallace Admits He Misunderstood NASCAR’s Yellow Line Rule After Costly Atlanta Penalty

  19-07-2026 16:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace was involved in a Turn 4 crash at Martinsville Speedway that drew attention following comments from FOX’s Clint Bowyer. GettyBubba Wallace has admitted he misunderstood NASCAR’s yellow line rule after a costly penalty erased what looked like a second-place finish in the NASCAR Cup Series race at EchoPark Speedway.The 23XI Racing driver crossed the line near the front in the Quaker State 400, but NASCAR ruled that he improved his track position by driving below the doubl
  
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