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• “Maybe We’re Not as Smart as We Think”– Joey Logano Drops Witty Truth Bomb on NASCAR’s Chase Math

  02-10-2026 23:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 11: Joey Logano 22 Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford is being interviewed during Media Day for the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Daytona 500 on February 11, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: FEB 11 NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 Media Day EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon2602110048500 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireJoey Logano was still fighting for 12th at Kansas when the championship suddenly got a l
  
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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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• 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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• Kyle Busch Celebration of Life to Air on TV After NASCAR Truck Race

  07-10-2026 18:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kurt Busch, brother of Kyle, spoke Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway before driving the pace car in the NASCAR Cup Series race that day.CONCORD, N.C. — Charlotte Motor Speedway's Celebration of Life for Kyle Busch will air on TV after the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Ecosave 200 race Friday night.The track is set to honor Busch with a celebration of the stories, memories and iconic moments that produced the lasting impact he made on NASCAR as "Rowdy".Busch's widow, Samanth
  
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• NASCAR: Denny Hamlin Made Brad Keselowski an Offer to Join 23XI as He Opens Up About RFK Exit

  07-10-2026 18:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 National Debt Relief Toyota, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on October 03, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyDenny Hamlin revealed that Brad Keselowski wanted more than a driver’s seat when he prepared to leave Team Penske. Hamlin said he contacted Keselowski about joining 23XI Racing, but the veteran driver wanted a large sala
  
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• Denny Hamlin had 'no idea' that he helped Kyle Larson get lap back by pitting

  07-10-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team left a lot of points on the table in Las Vegas, despite Hamlin believing that they had a race-winning car. They scored no stage points and finished 16th after a difficult day.The two defining moments of Hamlin's race came in the opening stage -- the decision to pit from the lead when he spun while pushing for stage points.He already explained after the race that venturing up into the high groove caused the spin as it wasn't cleane
  
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• Denny Hamlin had 'no idea' that he gave Kyle Larson the wave-around by pitting

  07-10-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team left a lot of points on the table in Las Vegas, despite Hamlin believing that they had a race-winning car. They scored no stage points and finished 16th after a difficult day.The two defining moments of Hamlin's race came in the opening stage -- the decision to pit from the lead when he spun while pushing for stage points.He already explained after the race that venturing up into the high groove caused the spin as it wasn't cleane
  
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• Denny Hamlin had 'no idea' he helped Kyle Larson get back on the lead lap by pitting

  07-10-2026 18:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team left a lot of points on the table in Las Vegas, despite Hamlin believing that they had a race-winning car. They scored no stage points and finished 16th after a difficult day.The two defining moments of Hamlin's race came in the opening stage -- the decision to pit from the lead when he spun while pushing for stage points.He already explained after the race that venturing up into the high groove caused the spin as it wasn't cleane
  
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• NASCAR Charlotte Weekend Schedule: Full TV Times for Bank of America 400

  07-10-2026 18:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 24: Cars speed around turn four during the NASCAR Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 24, 2026 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyNASCAR heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend for three straight days of on-track action, culminating with Sunday’s Bank of America 400.There is plenty for fans to keep track of before the green flag. The Craftsman Truck Series gets the weekend started Friday, while
  
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• Official: Kasey Kahne Full-Time in NASCAR Trucks in 2027

  07-10-2026 18:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MOORESVILLE, N.C.  — Spire Motorsports confirmed Wednesday that Kasey Kahne will race full-time for them in the NASCAR FedEx Freight Truck Series in 2027.The 18-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner and one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers will race Spire Motorsports' No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST full-time. Kahne will kick off his first full-time NASCAR season since 2018 with the Feb. 19, 2027 Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway.Kahne hasn't raced full-time in
  
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