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• Kyle Larson Nears Third NASCAR Title 6 Years After Hendrick Signing

  28-10-2026 21:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Six years ago, Kyle Larson was looking for a second chance in NASCAR. Today, he’s closing in on his third Cup Series championship.On Oct. 28, 2020, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Larson would join the organization for the 2021 season, taking over the No. 5 Chevrolet with Cliff Daniels as his crew chief.On October 28,2020. It was announced that Kyle Larson would join Hendrick Motorsports in 2021 #NASCARpic.twitter.com/QBRJ3uSvM4— Daniel Kriete (@DanielKriete4) October 28, 2026It was a de
  
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• NASCAR star Carson Hocevar suspended by team for Martinsville incident

  03-11-2026 21:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spire Motorsports has parked Carson Hocevar.The team announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3 that it has suspended the 23-year-old star driver for the season finale of the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Hocevar, appropriately nicknamed “the Hurricane” by USA Sports broadcaster Leigh Diffey, has been involved in countless wrecks and incidents this season and has had a cavalier attitude about nearly all of them.The latest came this past weekend at Martinsville, where Hocevar seem
  
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• The biggest controversies of Carson Hocevar's chaotic 2026 NASCAR Cup season

  03-11-2026 21:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCarson 'Hurricane' Hocevar has been the story of the 2026 season, making headlines almost every week.Some of those moments were positive, like his epic Talladega win and post-race celebration, or his fan outreach and incredible merchandise sales. He made the Time 100 list for 'Most Influential People in Sports' and even attended the Met Gala.However, there's been plenty of negativity as well, and he will now end the NASCAR Cup season on the sidelines due to his most recent action
  
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• Carson Hocevar Suspended for NASCAR Cup Race at Homestead-Miami

  03-11-2026 21:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- Spire Motorsports suspended NASCAR Cup Series driver Carson Hocevar for Sunday's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Hocevar will sit out the 2026 Cup Series season finale. Justin Haley will drive the No. 77 Chevrolet in Hocevar's absence.Spire Motorsports announced the decision Tuesday. It comes after a contentious weekend for Hocevar at Martinsville Speedway where he was at the center of multiple incidents throughout the 500-lap Cup Series race."The way Carson conducted himse
  
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• Denny Hamlin Tells Dale Jr. ‘That’s Not Sport’ in Their Split Over Carson Hocevar

  03-11-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. agree Carson Hocevar brake-checked Austin Cindric on purpose at Martinsville, but not on what should happen next.Earnhardt, who co-owns JR Motorsports and hosts his own motorsports podcast, was a guest host on Hamlin’s Actions Detrimental this week. The two debated the Hocevar incident on the episode.Hocevar hit the brakes in front of Cindric several times Sunday. With NASCAR’s softer short-track bumpers, the damage to the nose of Cindric’s No. 2 Ford en
  
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• Kevin Harvick Says Carson Hocevar Used ‘the Dirtiest of Dirty Tricks’ on Austin Cindric

  03-11-2026 19:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick says what Carson Hocevar did to Austin Cindric at Martinsville is something he saved for his worst enemies, and he has used a brake check himself.Harvick Compares It to a Right-Rear HookHarvick talked about the incident on this week’s episode of SPEED with Harvick and Buxton, a Fox motorsports podcast. He compared it to a right-rear hook, a move NASCAR has punished with suspensions in the past.“Yeah, usually you hold that for your worst enemies,” Harvick said. “Been there,
  
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• Spire Motorsports suspends Carson Hocevar, parking him for NASCAR finale

  03-11-2026 19:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCarson Hocevar will not take part in this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Spire Motorsports -- not NASCAR -- have taken action against their own driver, suspending him for one race.Controversy has followed Hocevar all season, and last weekend at Martinsville, he intentionally brake-checked Austin Cindric multiple times until he delivered race-ending damage to the Penske driver. He also spun himself out mid-race in a questionable moment that had riv
  
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• Matt Crafton to make surprise NASCAR Truck return this weekend at Homestead

  03-11-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThree-time NASCAR Truck Series champion Matt Crafton retired from competition after the 2025 season, ending his career with 592 starts and 15 race wins.However, the 50-year-old will be back behind the wheel this weekend for the 2026 finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, making a surprise return in the No. 66 ThorSport Racing entry.Told you it was part time. @ThorSportRacing @NASCAR @NASCAR_Trucks @Menards https://t.co/RfdTsCoVUW— Matt Crafton (@Matt_Crafton) November 3, 2026It wi
  
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• "That Was Really Disappointing"- Richard Petty Shakes His Head Over Denny Hamlin’s Missed Title Window

  03-11-2026 18:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ©imago/Icon SMIRichard Petty had a fairly clear picture of what Denny Hamlin needed to do at Martinsville. Start up front, make the most of a track where he has been competitive, and put real pressure on Kyle Larson’s championship lead. When Hamlin won the pole for the penultimate race of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, Petty thought the opportunity was finally there.Instead, the afternoon became another example of how quickly a title opportunity can slip away. Hamlin recovered from a diff
  
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• ECR prepares for IR-28 transition with in-house Dynisma DMG-1 simulator

  03-11-2026 17:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoECR has officially secured a dedicated Dynisma DMG-1 Driver-in-the-Loop (DiL) simulator, marking Dynisma’s first announced team customer in the IndyCar Series.Scheduled for delivery to ECR's Indianapolis facility in Q1 2027, the system will provide high-fidelity simulation to support vehicle development, setup work, and driver preparation across IndyCar’s mix of high-speed ovals, short ovals, street circuits, and road courses. The investment reflects a multi-year effort by t
  
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• “He’d Rather Be Cleetus Than Jimmie”: Denny Hamlin Rips ‘Envious’ Carson Hocevar Over Hollow NASCAR Priorities

  03-11-2026 17:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 01: Denny Hamlin 11 of Joe Gibbs Racing speaks to the media during the 2022 NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Playoff Media Day on September 1, 2022, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC. Photo by David Jensen/Icon Sportswire AUTO: SEP 01 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Media Day Icon220901004 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireCarson Hocevar finished 21st, two laps down, at Martinsville on Sunday, yet few drivers left the track with more people talking about them. The
  
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• Jacob Abel ‘reevaluating everything’ after solid IMSA endurance campaign, targets 2027 Indy 500 return

  03-11-2026 17:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoJacob Abel spent 2026 driving everything, everywhere. Now, the 25-year-old Kentucky native is figuring out what comes next.Following his rookie NTT IndyCar Series campaign in 2025 with Dale Coyne Racing – built on the foundation of his 2024 Indy NXT championship runner-up finish – Abel’s 2026 season threw out the traditional single-seater playbook. He kicked off the year racing LMP2 machinery in the Asian Le Mans Series with Vector Sport, then transitioned to the IMSA Weat
  
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• Lasting legacy: Kyle Busch's 2019 title run leaves mark on Homestead's rich history

  03-11-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bill Janitz kind of knew. The first impression that Kyle Busch made on him that November morning gave him that hunch.Janitz, Busch’s longtime public-relations rep, had orchestrated his driver’s weekend schedule for years, with pre-race engagements thoroughly planned down to the minute. Busch liked things organized. If there was a lapse in preparation, Janitz said Busch would let you know.So Janitz made sure things were just so, to avoid the disruptions that could throw off a whole weekend’
  
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• Lasting legacy: Kyle Busch's 2019 title run leaves its mark on Homestead's rich history

  03-11-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bill Janitz kind of knew. The first impression that Kyle Busch made on him that November morning gave him that hunch.Janitz, Busch’s longtime public-relations rep, had orchestrated his driver’s weekend schedule for years, with pre-race engagements thoroughly planned down to the minute. Busch liked things organized. If there was a lapse in preparation, Janitz said Busch would let you know.So Janitz made sure things were just so, to avoid the disruptions that could throw off a whole weekend’
  
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• "This Is the Part of You I Don't Like": Denny Hamlin, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Argue Over Carson Hocevar's Martinsville Controversy

  03-11-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. found themselves on opposite sides of the Carson Hocevar controversy following Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The two NASCAR personalities disagreed over how the sanctioning body should handle Hocevar’s actions against Austin Cindric, with Hamlin questioning Earnhardt Jr.’s position on the matter.The discussion took place on Hamlin’s Actions Detrimental podcast after the Xfinity 500. Hocevar repeatedly braked on the straightaway whi
  
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• NASCAR Debate Turns Ugly as Denny Hamlin Calls Out Dale Earnhardt Jr. Over Carson Hocevar

  03-11-2026 15:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 01: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Toyota, reacts after the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 01, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin challenged Dale Earnhardt Jr. over his comments on Carson Hocevar’s brake-checking of Austin Cindric at Martinsville Speedway.The disagreement unfolded on Hamlin’s Actions Detrimental podcast after the 2026
  
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• Harvick: NASCAR may penalize Hocevar for 'dirtiest of dirty tricks'

  03-11-2026 15:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKevin Harvick says Carson Hocevar has placed NASCAR in a bit of a complicated bind this week due to the aggressive brake checking that knocked Austin Cindric out of the Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.The 2014 Cup Series champion turned FOX analyst believes NASCAR will need to look at this in the same light as an intentional right rear hook. The comments were made on Monday during his weekly show with IndyCar play-by-play voice Will Buxton.
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• NASCAR Makes Historic Dodge Announcement Days Before Homestead-Miami Finale

  03-11-2026 14:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR is preparing to welcome back a familiar manufacturer in 2027. Dodge has officially announced its return to the Cup Series, ending a 14-year absence and restoring a fourth manufacturer to the championship for the first time in nearly 20 years.The announcement came Monday at the 2026 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, just days before the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. The organization will field a two-car operation using Dodge Chargers, beginning with the 2027 Dayton
  
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• Spire Motorsports suspends Carson Hocevar for Homestead finale

  03-11-2026 14:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Spire Motorsports announced Tuesday that it has suspended Carson Hocevar for Sunday‘s 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway (3 p.m. ET, NBC, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Justin Haley will drive the No. 77 Chevrolet this weekend, the team stated.Hocevar‘s suspension comes after an on-track incident with Austin Cindric last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. SMT data shows the No. 77 Chevrolet driver brake-checking in front of Cindric‘s No. 2 Team
  
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• Michigan International Speedway Is Too Important to Michigan to Become Collateral Damage in Abdul El-Sayed’s Political Agenda

  03-11-2026 09:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  Aug 29, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA;Richard Childress Racing driver Jesse Love (33) and Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver Chris Buescher (17) battle for the lead during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn ImagesBROOKLYN, Mich. — Michigan International Speedway is more than a NASCAR venue. It is an important economic engine for southern Michigan and a major part of the state’s motorsports identity.NASCAR weekends bring visit
  
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• Michigan Speedway Could Be Cooked If Abdul El-Sayed Wins, and NASCAR Fans Should Be Worried

  03-11-2026 08:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo Credit: Lon HerwedlBROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR fans might want to pay attention to Michigan’s political future.Michigan International Speedway is one of the sport’s most important venues. It represents decades of racing history, supports local businesses and brings thousands of fans into the Brooklyn area.But what happens if Michigan elects a governor whose economic priorities create a less favorable environment for businesses and major sporting events?That’s a question racing fans sh
  
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• Why NASCAR's indecision led to Dodge's decision to return to Cup

  03-11-2026 05:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDodge is coming back to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027 with Kaulig Racing but there are caveats aplenty.The body has been approved, with an unveil scheduled for the Snowball Derby Super Late race in December, but the engine inside of the car is not expected to be a proprietary Stellantis or MOPAR built platform.Current reporting suggests AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon will drive cars powered by Earnhardt Childress Racing Engines next season.In some ways, NASCAR was fortunate in tha
  
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• Dodge announces return to NASCAR Cup Series with Kaulig Racing in 2027

  03-11-2026 04:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  It’s official: Dodge is coming back to the NASCAR Cup Series.After months of waiting and speculation, Stellantis, the parent company of Dodge, announced at the Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas on Monday, Nov. 2 that it will field cars in the top level of NASCAR in 2027 with the Kaulig Racing team.Dodge will unveil its new race car that Kaulig will compete in on Dec. 4 at the Snowball Derby, a large racing event held annually at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida.
  
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• Dodge announces return to NASCAR Cup Series in 2027

  03-11-2026 02:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDodge is returning to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027, becoming the fourth manufacturer on the grid alongside Chevrolet, Toyota, and Ford. This is a year earlier than most projections, and there will be a tight turn-around for next season.This was officially announced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Monday evening.The manufacturer will partner with Kaulig Racing, which currently runs Chevrolets at the Cup level. However, the team also fields a fleet of five Ram 1500s in the Truck
  
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• Justin Allgaier confirms he will return for 2027 NASCAR O'Reilly season

  03-11-2026 02:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWhile there was little doubt, Justin Allgaier has made it official that he will once again be competing for the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series title in 2027, driving the No. 7 JR Motorspsports Chevrolet with long-time partner BRANDT.Allgaier won the 2024 NASCAR O'Reilly championship, and enters this weekend's finale with a 22-point lead as he chases a second crown for the Earnhardt-led team.Allgaier has over 500 starts in the secondary level of NASCAR, winning 34 races -- 31 o
  
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• Dodge announces its return to the NASCAR Cup Series beginning at the Daytona 500

  03-11-2026 02:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Dodge is returning to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027, a year earlier than initially expected.The Stellantis-owned Dodge brand announced its return at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Monday.Dodge will once again give the Cup Series four manufacturers, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota in fielding entries to compete in a 36-race schedule that begins in mid-February and crowns a champion in early November.Kaulig Racing will use the Dodge Charger to field a two-car team beginning at
  
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• HOOTERS IS BACK! NASCAR Fans Just Got a Surprise Return for the Championship Race

  02-11-2026 23:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: David YeazellOne of NASCAR’s most recognizable sponsors is officially making a return, and longtime racing fans have plenty of reasons to be excited. Hooters is back in NASCAR, bringing a familiar name to the sport just when fans thought they had seen the last of the iconic orange and white branding.The restaurant chain will return for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, marking an exciting development for a brand that has a long history in stock
  
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• Larson on His Title Rivals: Hamlin ‘Wasn’t Normal Denny,’ Bell ‘Wasn’t Very Good’

  02-11-2026 23:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson did not have a great day at Martinsville Speedway, but he could tell his title rivals weren’t quick and felt confident his two teammates would win.Larson finished ninth on Sunday. Denny Hamlin finished sixth, and Christopher Bell was 10th.Larson gave his read on both Joe Gibbs Racing drivers after the race to RACER‘s Kelly Crandall.It was a frustrating start to the day for Kyle Larson, and admittedly he had to stay in it and keep the faith in the team. Once he got back on the lea
  
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• “Shouldn’t Have to Pay a Penalty”- Bubba Wallace Calls Out Next-Gen’s Bumper Physics Unfairly Penalizing Innocent Drivers

  02-11-2026 22:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN DIEGO, CA – JUNE 21: Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing Xfinity Toyota talks to the media after finishing second at the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Anduril 250 Race the Base on June 21, 2026, at Naval Base Coronado in San Diego, CA. Photo by Larry Placido/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUN 21 NASCAR Cup Series Anduril 250 Race the Base EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon788260621104250 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireNASCAR’s safety fix became a weapon against Austin Cindric, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Christopher B
  
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• NASCAR Cup Homestead finale to feature full field of 40 cars

  02-11-2026 22:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe 2026 NASCAR Cup season finale will feature a full field of 40 cars on the grid, and it will be just the fifth race this year to hit the maximum grid size.Along with the 36 full-time, chartered entries, there will be four open entries as well.J.J. Yeley will make his 400th career NASCAR Cup start in the No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet, while Casey Mears finally hits career start 500 in the No. 62 Beard Motorsports Chevrolet.Chad Finchum is back in the No. 66 'Garage 66' Ford,
  
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