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• Joey Logano Smacks NASCAR Cup Field With Gateway Pole

  13-09-2026 00:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Ill. -- The pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway was up in the air until Joey Logano came along. Logano ran a lap of 32.817 seconds, running four tenths faster than provisional polesitter Carson Hocevar and more than two tenths faster than any other driver who came close.Kyle Larson came the closest but still lost the pole to Logano in the largest margin of victory for the pole since 2017.In September 2017 at Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle B
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series race red-flagged after pit road crash that comes dangerously close to pit crew

  13-09-2026 03:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A surreal crash at NASCAR's O'Reilly Series Nu Way 225 on Saturday could have been so much worse.The end of the first stage saw a 10-car crash hit pit road as the entire field entered for fresh tires. It began with Rajah Caruth's No. 88 car getting spun out and ended with the road fully clogged and the race on ice.Caruth, Brandon Jones, Harrison Burton, Dean Thompson, Jeb Burton, Ryan Sieg, Patrick Staropoli, Jeremy Clements, Nicholas Sanchez and Anthony Alfredo were all involved, with some sust
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury, pit road completely blocked in scary NASCAR crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury in scary NASCAR pit road crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Pit crews narrowly avoid serious injury as pit road completely blocked in scary NASCAR crash

  13-09-2026 02:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoAt the end of Stage 1, the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series field filed down pit road for standard pit stops, but things quickly went very wrong.On the narrow pit road, there was a check-up that led to Rajah Caruth and Nick Sanchez spinning. It was an accordion effect as cars piled in, pushing each other into the wreck.Caruth's car clipped crew members of Brent Crews' No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing, who also narrowly avoided being crushed by Sanchez's out-of-control car. It was a truly
  
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• Who’s on the Pole at World Wide Technology Raceway? Full NASCAR Cup Qualifying Results

  13-09-2026 02:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 12: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 at WWT Raceway on September 12, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Amy Kontras/Getty Images) GettyJoey Logano will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green at World Wide Technology Raceway after delivering the fastest lap in Saturday’s qualifying session.Logano put the No. 22 Team Penske Ford on the pole with a lap of 32.817 seconds
  
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• Brad Keselowski Not Backing Down From Hocevar and Spire

  13-09-2026 02:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, Ill. -- Brad Keselowski is ready for whatever fight Carson Hocevar -- or anyone in the NASCAR Cup Series garage -- is going to put up against him and his organization."Bring it. I'll fight back with anybody in the garage," Keselowski said Saturday in the World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway media center.Keselowski is outspoken after an incident with Hocevar in last Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. At the end of the first stage, Hocevar bumped into Keselowski and sp
  
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• Carson Hocevar Loves NASCAR Promoting Brad Keselowski Feud: ‘Good for the Sport’

  13-09-2026 01:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Hocevar’s run-in with Brad Keselowski isn’t disappearing quietly into another NASCAR race weekend.World Wide Technology Raceway is making sure of that.The track has leaned into the tension between the two drivers ahead of Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, including promotional posters featuring Hocevar and Keselowski around the facility. Instead of bristling at seeing his latest controversy used to sell the race, Hocevar had almost the opposite reaction.It reminded him of hom
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Drivers Hit by Pre-Race Penalties Before World Wide Technology Raceway Showdown

  13-09-2026 01:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Consumer Cellular Ford, and Cody Ware, driver of the #51 Super.com Chevrolet, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) GettyTwo NASCAR Cup Series teams will start Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 with problems after failing pre-race inspection twice at World Wide Technology Raceway. Chri
  
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• NASCAR Ejects 2 Team Members After Cup Series Inspection at Gateway

  13-09-2026 01:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chris Buescher’s Gateway weekend hit a snag before his No. 17 Ford ever reached the starting grid.NASCAR ejected two car chiefs Saturday after a pair of Cup Series cars failed pre-race inspection twice at World Wide Technology Raceway.Buescher’s No. 17 RFK Racing Ford and Cody Ware’s No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet each required three trips through inspection before being cleared. The two failures resulted in the ejection of No. 17 car chief Joshua Sisco and No. 51 car chief
  
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• RFK's playoff drivers could be collected in Keselowski, Spire feud

  13-09-2026 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChris Buescher doesn’t spend a lot of time on social media but his phone started blowing up on Thursday when Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson suggested that his No. 17 team could get collected in the emerging tension between Brad Keselowski and Carson Hocevar.Keselowski crashed as a result of contact from Hocevar early in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway last Sunday. He was furious after the race and said as much in a post-race interview."His day’s comi
  
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• Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano, needing postseason surge, wins pole at Gateway

  13-09-2026 00:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  MADISON, Ill. (AP) — Joey Logano secured the pole position Saturday for NASCAR's postseason race at World Wide Technology Raceway, positioning himself for a needed boost in the championship Chase.Logano posted a lap of 32.817 seconds on the 1 1/4-mile oval in suburban St. Louis that features tight turns at the south end and flat, sweeping turns on the north side. He averaged 137.124 mph and his No. 22 Ford was 0.276 seconds faster than Kyle Larson.“We’ve got some good momentum
  
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• Joey Logano Sounds Alarm Ahead of Gateway: ‘We Must Do Good’

  13-09-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano stopped short of calling Sunday’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway a must-win.He came up with another category instead.“You know how there’s like the must-win and then there’s like a must do good?” Logano said Saturday, posted by veteran reporter Jeff Gluck on X. “We must do good, right?”It’s a characteristically Logano way of describing a situation that carries some very real urgency.NASCAR’s Chase is only one race old, but
  
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• Joey Logano Dominates Qualifying to Take Gateway Pole

  13-09-2026 00:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Joe PuetzJoey Logano is putting himself in a prime position for another strong NASCAR Cup Series Chase run.The Team Penske driver delivered a dominant qualifying performance Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, earning the pole for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300. Logano put the No. 22 Ford at the top of the charts with a lap at 137.124 mph, beating the rest of the field by a significant margin.Logano’s qualifying lap was especially impressive considering how tight the ma
  
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• NASCAR Cup Gateway starting lineup: Joey Logano stuns with huge pole lap

  12-09-2026 23:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn a sketchy qualifying session at WWT Raceway (Gateway), Joey Logano planted his No. 22 Team Penske Ford atop the speed charts with a 32.817s lap, a full 0.276s faster than Kyle Larson in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.How impressive was that run by Logano? It was the biggest pole margin in any Cup qualifying session since Chicagoland 2017, when Kyle Busch beat Denny Hamlin by 0.277s."This is a race track we had circled, knowing we need to capitalize on it," said Logan
  
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• Joey Logano Leads NASCAR Starting Lineup at World Wide Technology Raceway

  12-09-2026 23:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano will have the best view in the house when the NASCAR Cup Series field takes the green flag Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway.The Team Penske driver secured the pole for the Enjoy Illinois 300 with a 32.817-second lap at 137.124 mph during Saturday’s qualifying session. Kyle Larson came closest to knocking Logano off the top spot, but his 33.093-second lap left him 0.276 seconds behind.Ryan Blaney followed in third, giving Team Penske two of the first three starting positi
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup: Qualifying Results for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway

  12-09-2026 23:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR Cup Series is in Madison, Illinois, for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway, the second race of the 2026 NASCAR Playoffs. The 1.25-mile oval will host 240 laps of Chase racing when the green flag drops at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 13, on USA Network.Qualifying is done, and the starting lineup is set for this weekend’s NASCAR race. In practice, Ryan Blaney was the class of the field, posting the fastest single lap at 33.170 seconds and a speed of 135.6
  
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• NASCAR Starting Lineup Tomorrow: Enjoy Illinois 300 Lineup and Grid, Cup Series Qualifying Results

  12-09-2026 23:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectWho is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow? Joey Logano topped Cup Series qualifying results on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway, earning the pole position. It could prove crucial in the second race of The Chase, especially with where the other chase drivers landed in the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday.Let’s first dive into the Cup Series qualifying results and the Enjoy Illinois 300 starting lineup for Sunday’s race in Madison. Furthe
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Starting Lineup: Enjoy Illinois 300 At Gateway

  12-09-2026 23:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aug 15, 2026; Richmond, Virginia, USA; Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver Brad Keselowski (6) before the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. Mandatory Credit: Greg Atkins-Imagn ImagesThe NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway Gateway is officially set. Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag after setting the fastest time in qualifying.Kyle Larson will start alongside Logano on the front row, while Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bel
  
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• NASCAR Gateway qualifying results, Joey Logano on Cup Series pole as starting lineup set

  12-09-2026 23:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Joey Logano is on the pole for the Enjoy Illinois 300NASCAR Cup Series race on Sept. 13 at World Wide Technology Raceway.Logano's lap of 32.817 seconds was two-tenths faster than Kyle Larson to take the top spot.The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford has four top-five finishes in four Cup races at Gateway including a victory.Among Chase drivers, Chris Buescher (21st) and William Byron (24th) are starting outside the top 20.Here's the full starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Gateway.GA
  
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• NASCAR Driver Brad Keselowski Sends Ominous Message as Carson Hocevar Feud Takes Another Turn

  12-09-2026 23:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOUDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE - AUGUST 22: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Dollar Tree 301at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on August 22, 2026 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) GettyBrad Keselowski is not backing down from his growing NASCAR feud with Carson Hocevar. The RFK Racing driver and co-owner spoke Saturday as the NASCAR Cup Series moved from Darlington Raceway to World Wide Technology Ra
  
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• Two car chiefs ejected from Gateway after NASCAR Cup inspection failures

  12-09-2026 22:06 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn pre-race inspection at WWT Raceway (Gateway), the No. 17 RFK Racing Ford of Chris Buescher and the No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet of Cody Ware failed twice, resulting in some at-track penalties.Buescher enters this race 11th in the Chase for the championship and leading the way for RFK, while Ware is last among full-time drivers in 35h in the standings.As a result of the issues, No. 17 RFK car chief Joshua Sisco and No. 51 RWR car chief Dave Jones have been ejected and can
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Gateway race live updates, highlights, leaderboard

  12-09-2026 22:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Chase moves to the track on the schedule closest to the Mississippi River.The Nu Way 225 on Sept. 12 at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison, Illinois is the second of nine Chase races on the schedule.Justin Allgaier's points lead shrank to seven points last week at Darlington after Sheldon Creed's victory.Carson Kvapil is third in points, 19 points behind his JR Motorsports teammate.Kvapil is on the pole, with Jesse Love on the outside of the front row.
  
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• Calculated Brad Keselowski is still frustrated with Carson Hocevar

  12-09-2026 21:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt was always very unlikely that Brad Keselowski was going to walk into his press conference on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway and remain adamant that there would be retaliation on Carson Hocevar.He didn’t quite go that far but he is still clearly very miffed.Keselowski’s RFK No. 6 crashed off the nose of Hocevar’s Spire No. 77 on Lap 107 of the Southern 500 last Sunday night. The 2012 Cup Series champion was very frustrated with the youngster afterwa
  
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• "Bring it" -- Calculated Brad Keselowski is still frustrated with Carson Hocevar

  12-09-2026 21:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt was always very unlikely that Brad Keselowski was going to walk into his press conference on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway and remain adamant that there would be retaliation on Carson Hocevar.He didn’t quite go that far but he is still clearly very miffed.Keselowski’s RFK No. 6 crashed off the nose of Hocevar’s Spire No. 77 on Lap 107 of the Southern 500 last Sunday night. The 2012 Cup Series champion was very frustrated with the youngster afterwa
  
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• Chase Contender Buescher Hit With Inspection Penalties At Gateway

  12-09-2026 21:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Mike Dinovo-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectFor the second consecutive week, a NASCAR Cup Series Chase for the Championship contender had issues getting through pre-race inspection. Last week, Ryan Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford failed pre-race technical inspection twice, which resulted in penalties.This week at World Wide Technology Raceway, it was Chris Buescher's No. 17 RFK Racing Ford that experienced trouble in the inspection bay.According to NASCAR, Buescher's No. 17 machi
  
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• NASCAR O'Reilly Series Gateway lineup, TV schedule for Saturday's race

  12-09-2026 21:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Carson Kvapil is on the pole for the Nu Way 225 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Sept. 12 at Gateway.Kvapil's lap of 33.626 seconds was a tenth faster than Jesse Love to claim the top spot.Among Chase drivers, all 12 qualified inside the top 20 ranging from Kvapil in first to Parker Retzlaff in 19th.Here's the full starting lineup for Saturday's O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race:WEEKEND SCHEDULE:NASCAR Gateway full weekend track schedule, TV schedule for the Enjoy Illinois 300, other race
  
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• 2026 Cup Series lineup for World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway

  12-09-2026 20:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  See the full lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). It’s the second of 10 races in The Chase presented by Mobil 1. Team Penske’s Joey Logano is on the pole.POSITIONNUMBERDRIVERTIME (SECONDS)122Joey Logano (C)32.81725Kyle Larson (C)33.093312Ryan Blaney (C)33.113420Christopher Bell (C)33.145519Chase Briscoe (C)33.199677Carson Hocevar (C)33.236723Bubba
  
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• Hendrick Motorsports details 'The Corey Day Plan'

  12-09-2026 20:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt’s not entirely apples-to-apples but there is a proven model similar to what Jeff Andrews is calling ‘The Corey Day Plan’ at Hendrick Motorsports.  Corey Heim already has two Cup Series victories with 23XI Racing in the Brickyard 400 and the inaugural event at NAS North Island even before going full-time next season. This is in addition to a Truck Series championship and 26 career wins at that level.Toyota was forced to slowly introduce Heim because there
  
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• WWT Raceway unveils all-new Rowdy trophy in honor of Kyle Busch

  12-09-2026 20:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWorld Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) has a brand-new 'Rowdy Trophy,' made in remembrance of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch. His 63rd and final NASCAR Cup win came at WWT Raceway, and he is currently the all-time laps-leader for the Cup Series at Gateway.The trophy features a recreation of the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis, with a picture of Busch's final bow as a Cup winner centered within it.The base of the trophy reads 'The Rowdy Trophy' with the following message: "In recognit
  
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