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• Kyle Larson's 2.2 average finish is turning Cup Series Chase into a rout

  05-10-2026 05:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoKyle Larson didn’t win the battle on Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway but Kyle Larson and Cliff Daniels took a tremendous step towards winning the war with how they rallied in the South Point Casino 400.Despite an awful first half, in which they scored only a single stage point, they nearly won the race and still extended their points lead to 40 at the halfway mark of the Chase for the Championship.Kyle Larson
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• With the Charlotte Roval gone, NASCAR drivers push for road course in Chase

  08-10-2026 21:28 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NC – Every year since 1960, NASCAR has held a fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on its mile-and-a-half asphalt oval.But for the past eight seasons, this race in early October had been held on a road course. The folks at Speedway Motorsports – the owner of the track in Concord, North Carolina – reconfigured the layout of the fall competition into a 2.28-mile road course with 17 turns. Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson each took the checkered flag twice there, while road
  
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• Dale Jr. Questions NASCAR’s Controversial Call Against Denny Hamlin

  08-10-2026 21:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Practice Feb 13, 2026 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilasx 20260213_mjr_su5_044 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesDenny Hamlin looked every bit like a championship contender at Las Vegas. After securing pole position, the 23XI Racing star settl
  
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• Kevin Harvick Questions Denny Hamlin’s Title Mindset

  08-10-2026 21:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick is worried about Denny Hamlin‘s confidence in the NASCAR title fight. Harvick discussed Hamlin on this week’s episode of Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, titled “Is Denny Hamlin Blowing Another Championship?”Harvick praised Hamlin’s preparation. He said the way Hamlin talks has changed.“I don’t think there’s anybody that prepares better than Denny Hamlin. I think that there is a sense to me that feels like when you listen to Denny sp
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte Weather Forecast: Rain Threatens Bank of America 400 Weekend

  08-10-2026 20:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 23: A general view of cars parked and covered on the grid under a weather delay during the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Charbroil 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 23, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) GettyRain could become the biggest storyline of NASCAR’s return to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, with a particularly concerning forecast developing for Sunday’s Bank of America 400.The NASCAR Cup S
  
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• “Got to Know Your Place in Life”: NASCAR Loses Fans to NFL as Insiders Call Out “Horrible” Schedule

  08-10-2026 19:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  February 15, 2026, Daytona Beach, Fl, USA: CHRIS BUESCHER 17 of Prosper, TX battles for position during the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , FL. Daytona Beach USA – ZUMAa161 20260215_aaa_a161_023 Copyright: xWalterxG.xArcexSr.x ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireNASCAR may have finally realized it cannot win every Sunday fight. As the NFL season takes over the sports calendar, NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy raised the question the sport has increasingly faced: “
  
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• Denny Hamlin Defends His Team After Las Vegas Pit Call

  08-10-2026 19:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin says he would have ignored the pit call that gave Kyle Larson his lap back at Las Vegas. Hamlin discussed the decision on this week’s episode of Actions Detrimental.Hamlin led early in Sunday’s South Point 400. When Zane Smith spun on Lap 45, Joe Gibbs Racing crew chief Chris Gayle brought Hamlin in from the lead for two tires. Larson was a lap down at the time, and the stop let him take the wave-around.“Listen, had I known that Larson was a lap down and he would h
  
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• The unselfish anchor behind Jack Aitken’s first IMSA GTP title, Earl Bamber reflects on 2026 campaign

  08-10-2026 18:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoLooking back on a hard-fought IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship campaign, Earl Bamber sees a season defined not by individual standings, but by the relentless pursuit of team success. While a schedule conflict ultimately kept him from raising the drivers' trophy alongside co-driver Jack Aitken, Bamber was the indisputable anchor behind Action Express Racing’s title-winning #31 Whelen Cadillac V-Series.R program.The season culminated in a dominant clean sweep for the b
  
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• How Patrick Emerling Can Win His First NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship

  08-10-2026 18:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Patrick Emerling has done a lot in Modified racing at this point in his career, but he’s closing in on doing something that he’s never done before. Emerling is just days away from clinching his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.Watch Live2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour at Thompson SpeedwayEmerling enters Sunday’s 150-lap season finale at Connecticut’s Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park with a 30-point lead over defending champion Austin Beers. Emerling&rsquo
  
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• Dale Jr. Delivers Blunt Verdict on Kyle Larson’s Toyota Challenge as Chevy and Ford Fall Behind

  08-10-2026 18:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 25: Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS on pit lane during qualifications for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Brickyard 400 on July 25, 2026 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, IN. Photo by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUL 25 NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon072526009400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireKyle Larson was running 14th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he pitted on lap 34 to make an adjustment to his
  
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• How Hurricane Isaias may impact NASCAR's Charlotte race weekend

  08-10-2026 18:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR is hosting a fall race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval for the first time since 2017, after spending the last few years utilizing the infield road course. Unfortunately, they will likely to have to contend with significant rainfall as Hurricane Isaias moves inland. Isaias is the first hurricane of what has been a very tame 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, and is set to make landfall very late Friday in Alabama. It's also the latest in the year where the first
  
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• Denny Hamlin Reveals Brad Keselowski Turned Down 23XI Racing Opportunity

  08-10-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Before Brad Keselowski became a co-owner of RFK Racing, he had another opportunity to help shape the future of a NASCAR Cup Series organization.It came from Denny Hamlin.With Keselowski’s departure from RFK now raising questions about his next move, Hamlin has revealed that he approached the former Cup Series champion about driving for 23XI Racing when Keselowski was preparing to leave Team Penske after the 2021 season.The conversation never produced a deal. According to Hamlin, the two dr
  
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• NASCAR Star Faces New Warning as Kevin Harvick Raises Fresh Championship Concerns

  08-10-2026 17:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 19: NASCAR Hall of Fame Inductee Kevin Harvick speak with the media during 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) GettyKevin Harvick has raised concerns about Denny Hamlin’s mindset as the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs enter another key stage. Hamlin started the 2026 NASCAR playoffs as a top championship favorite after a strong regular season. He now tra
  
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• Dale Jr. Defends Chris Gayle After Las Vegas Pit Call

  08-10-2026 17:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dale Earnhardt Jr. is defending Chris Gayle after the pit call that has drawn criticism since Las Vegas. Earnhardt Jr. discussed the call on his latest Dirty Mo Media podcast.“I think he’s been doing a hell of a job all year, and it’s difficult to sit here and nitpick a single call in a series of hundreds that he made that day.”Denny Hamlin started from the pole in Sunday’s South Point 400. When Zane Smith spun on Lap 45, Gayle brought Hamlin in from the lead for tw
  
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• NASCAR Star Brad Keselowski Details Why Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing Deal Got Away

  08-10-2026 16:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MADISON, ILLINOIS - SEPTEMBER 13: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Castrol Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on September 13, 2026 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Amy Kontras/Getty Images) GettyBrad Keselowski has confirmed that Denny Hamlin offered him a chance to join 23XI Racing in April 2021, shortly before Keselowski agreed to become a driver and minority owner at what became RFK Racing.The NASCAR talks happened as Keselowski prepared to leave Team
  
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• Kevin Harvick Questions RFK’s Brad Keselowski Explanation

  08-10-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kevin Harvick believes there is more to Brad Keselowski leaving RFK Racing than the team has shared. Harvick discussed the split on this week’s episode of SPEED with Harvick and Buxton, the FOX Sports show he co-hosts with Will Buxton.“So just incredible timing. And I think there’s a lot more to this story that we have the pieces to fill in with things that are probably happening off the racetrack and in the race shop. It’s too sudden for it not to have more pieces of the
  
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• One Brutal Race Is Still Haunting William Byron’s NASCAR Chase

  08-10-2026 06:12 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BRISTOL, TENNESSEE - SEPTEMBER 19: William Byron, driver of the #24 Raptor Chevrolet, waits backstage during pre-race ceremonies prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyWilliam Byron has put together a string of top-10 finishes. But that awful finish to open the 2026 Chase for the NASCAR Cup has crushed him.Look at Byron’s last four races, and one would think
  
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• Judge orders Joe Gibbs Racing, Spire to produce '25 and '26 setups

  08-10-2026 04:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoFollowing a lengthy hearing last Thursday, the magistrate judge overseeing discovery disputes in the Joe Gibbs Racing v. Spire Motorsports and Chris Gabehart suit and countersuit issued rulings on several unresolved matters.Prior to issuing those rulings, Judge David C. Keesler credited both groups of attorneys for how they have litigated on behalf of their clients:“Respectfully, the Court wishes the Parties could resolve more of these discovery disputes on their own withou
  
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• Kasey Kahne Makes NASCAR Return Official With Spire Motorsports

  08-10-2026 04:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kasey Kahne confirms shocking NASCAR return. GettyLast Friday, it was reported that Kasey Kahne was coming out of retirement to compete for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series full-time in 2027.On Wednesday, both Kahne and Spire confirmed the stunning news.Kahne will pilot the No. 77 Spire Chevrolet full-time in the Truck Series in 2027, the first time the 46-year-old has competed on a full-time basis in NASCAR since his final Cup Series season in 2018.Kasey Kahne Details
  
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• Chase Briscoe Was Nearly Fired in 2018 Before Charlotte Roval

  08-10-2026 04:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sep 29, 2018; Concord, NC, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Chase Briscoe (98) reacts after winning the Drive for the Cure 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY SportsChase Briscoe’s NASCAR career could have taken a completely different path if not for one weekend at the Charlotte Roval.Before the 2018 Charlotte Roval race, Briscoe admitted that he was almost certain his time with Ford was coming to an end.Briscoe had spent much of the 2018 Xfinity Series
  
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• Why mechanical failure hasn't eliminated Christopher Bell from The Chase

  08-10-2026 02:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDon’t count Christopher Bell out just yet.Bell won three races in a row early last season, which means the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 team is certainly capable of a similar run over the final five weeks, and doing so again could be the difference in the Chase for the Championship.Bell suffered a catastrophic loss of power steering on Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and finished 23rd. On the other hand, Bell finished each stage second and third, minimizing the overall points
  
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• It's Kasey Kahne Friday every other week in the 2027 NASCAR Truck season

  08-10-2026 01:16 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt’s Kasey Kahne Friday practically every other week next year.That’s because Spire Motorsports has hired the retired NASCAR Cup Series driver to compete full-time in the Truck Series behind the wheel of the No. 77 next season. In other words, the meme will finally become a reality in 2027.Kahne last competed in the Cup Series in the Southern 500 back in 2018. He was sidelined the next weekend with an ailment that raised his heartbeat and body temperature and never re
  
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• NASCAR Truck Series Team Honoring Kyle Busch at Charlotte With Special Paint Schemes

  07-10-2026 23:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR circuit returns to the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the first time since the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the first race since the sudden passing of Kyle Busch. One Craftsman Truck Series team is going the extra step to honor the late two-time Cup Series champion.Halmar-Friesen Racing will field two tribute paint schemes dedicated to Busch’s Truck Series days. Busch was the winningest driver in Truck Series with 69 career wins. His final victory came at Dover Motor Spe
  
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• “Up to Us to Expose Those”– Joey Logano Vows to Shatter Kyle Larson’s Chase Invincibility Amid 7x Champ Comparisons

  07-10-2026 23:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  TALLADEGA, AL – APRIL 20: Joey Logano 22 Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford talks with crew chief Paul Wolfe on pit road during qualifying for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series GEICO 500 on April 20, 2024 at Talladega SuperSpeedway in Talladega, AL. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: APR 20 NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2404205001017 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireJimmie Johnson is known as the “King of Chase.” It doesn’t matter how difficult
  
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• Spire Motorsports Confirms Kasey Kahne’s Shocking NASCAR Return

  07-10-2026 22:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kasey Kahne’s stunning return to NASCAR has been made official. On Wednesday, it was announced by Spire Motorsports that the 18-time Cup Series winner will pilot the No. 77 Chevrolet for the team full-time for the 2027 FedEx Freight Truck Series season.The Truck Series will no longer be the Craftsman Truck Series after this year following a deal with FedEx Freight.Kahne last competed in NASCAR full-time in 2018 for Leavine Family Racing. However, his final season was cut short due to naggi
  
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• Kasey Kahne Returns To Full-Time Racing In 2027 With Spire

  07-10-2026 20:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  ReutersSpire Motorsports has signed Kasey Kahne to pilot the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series for full-time racing in 2027. The 46-year-old legend, who retired in 2018 due to health issues, will kick off his season on Feb. 19 at Daytona International Speedway. This is not a one-off stunt; it is a full championship run.The Stats Are InsaneMost drivers dream of winning one race in the Truck Series. Kahne won five of his six career starts. That is an 83 percent wi
  
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• Jeb Burton Joins RSS Racing For 2027 NASCAR Season

  07-10-2026 20:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jeb Burton has announced his next NASCAR career move. The 34-year-old out of Hailfax, Virginia revealed on Tuesday that he will join RSS Racing to race full-time in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2027 in the No. 22 Chevrolet.Burton has competed at the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series level full-time since 2021 and has driven for three different teams. In 2027, the son of former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton will make it a fourth different organization when he starts up with RSS Racing.
  
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• Dale Jr. Goes Against Denny Hamlin to Publicly Defend JGR’s Star Employee After Vegas Controversy

  07-10-2026 19:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Practice Feb 13, 2026 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr during practice for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilasx 20260213_mjr_su5_049 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesDenny Hamlin’s Las Vegas pit call quickly became a source of frustration, with Travis raising the obvious question:
  
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• “He Feels Defeated to Me” – Kevin Harvick Questions Denny Hamlin’s Mental Edge Amid Uncharacteristic Chase Slump

  07-10-2026 19:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FORT WORTH, TX – SEPTEMBER 22: Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart Haas Racing Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford answers questions by the media before being honored by Texas Motor Speedway on September 22, 2023 at the Texas Speedway Club in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Matthew Pearce/Icon Sportswire AUTO: SEP 22 NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Playoff Race Texas EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon169230922012400 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireThere was an air of confidence around Denny Hamlin before the Chase, which quickly
  
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• NASCAR Faces Emotional Moment as Charlotte’s Pit Wall Reveals a Story No One Expected

  07-10-2026 18:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 03: A general view of a message written on the pit road wall during practice for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series EcoSave 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on October 03, 2025 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyThe pink pit wall at Charlotte Motor Speedway returns this year, now bearing a very personal message.More than 100 breast cancer survivors and supporters joined Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina and NASCAR driv
  
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