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• NASCAR Cup Series Star Carson Hocevar Faces Growing Backlash as More Drivers Speak Out

  28-08-2026 01:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  RICHMOND, VIRGINIA - AUGUST 14: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on August 14, 2026 in Richmond, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) GettyAccording to a NASCAR press release issued ahead of Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400, Carson Hocevar has become one of the most talked-about drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series. The 23-year-old has faced criticism from several dr
  
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• No NASCAR Race Today? Why the Cup Series Is Quiet on Sunday

  30-08-2026 17:27 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, and Cody Ware, driver of the #51 Super.com Chevrolet, race 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) GettyThere is no NASCAR Cup Series race today, Sunday, August 30, 2026. Fans looking for the usual Sunday afternoon action will not find stock cars on track. The reason is simple: NA
  
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• Chase Elliott Backs Denny Hamlin’s Honest 7-Word Verdict on NASCAR’s New Package

  30-08-2026 17:18 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Qualifying Nov 5, 2022 Avondale, Arizona, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott 9 speaks with NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 11 during qualifying at Phoenix Raceway. Avondale Phoenix Raceway Arizona USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xGaryxA.xVasquezx 20221105_gav_sv5_048 ©IMAGO/USA TODAY Network“Hopefully this is the direction we go,” Denny Hamlin’s seven-word verdict may have been the clearest endors
  
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• Arguably It Was Worse”- Christopher Bell Left Disappointed With NASCAR’s New Superspeedway Package With Blunt Verdict

  30-08-2026 17:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Interstate Batteries Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 23, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) ©Getty ImagesThe Coke Zero 400 race at Daytona was the final regular-season race before the start of the 10-race Chase. Ryan Preece clinched his first Cup Series win and sealed his spot in the post
  
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• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Odds: Hamlin a Clear-Cut Choice as Postseason Gets Underway

  30-08-2026 17:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here.Could this finally be the year Denny Hamlin wins a championship? It certainly looks that way based on the current 2026 NASCAR Cup Series odds.Hamlin has pulled away to a clear-cut lead after clinching the regular-season title. Ryan Blaney is the current second-choice as he looks for his second championship.Let's look at the latest NASCAR Cup Series odds.NASCAR Cup Series odds Driver Name
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• Ryan Preece Reacts to His Much-Needed NASCAR Breakthrough at Daytona: “Built Us a Rocket Ship and Went to the Moon”

  30-08-2026 12:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aug 29, 2026; Daytona Beach, Florida, USA; Roush Fenway Keselowski driver Ryan Preece (60) lifts the winner's trophy in Victory Lane at Daytona International Speedway. © Mike Watters-Imagn ImagesRyan Preece walked away with a Daytona win in Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 and secured his spot in the Chase. The feat marks his first-ever points-paying win in the Cup Series.Preece had a second-row start and was battling for a Stage 1 triumph when he wrecked with teammate Chris Buescher. T
  
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• NASCAR Daytona winners, losers as Ryan Preece bursts into Chase field with 1st win

  30-08-2026 12:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Preece, the new Chase format and the regular-season finale combined for the on-track moment of the season in the NASCAR Cup Series.Preece earned his first career Cup Series victory in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Aug. 29 at Daytona to jump into the Chase field.The driver of the No. 60 RFK Racing Ford knew he almost certainly had to win the race to make the Chase, and restarted second for the overtime restart.Preece took the lead through turns 1 and 2 on the final lap as Zane Smith spun on his
  
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• Jimmie Johnson’s Farewell Gets Nostalgic As He Brings Back Iconic No. 48 Colors for 2027 Daytona 500

  30-08-2026 10:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  May 3, 2026; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Legacy Motor Club driver Jimmie Johnson (84) is interviewed before the start of the 2026 Wurth 400 cup race at Texas Motor Speedway. © Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesJimmie Johnson shared a glimpse of the No. 48 livery for his farewell race at the 2027 Daytona 500.Johnson recently announced that he has teamed up with Lowe’s, Ally, and Carvana to sponsor his sendoff race. Lowe’s was his primary sponsor through his seven championships and 83 victorie
  
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• NASCAR's new Daytona package was maybe directionally better?

  30-08-2026 08:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Preece certainly enjoyed the new NASCAR Cup Series superspeedway package on Saturday night but of course he did.“I mean, yeah, I won,” Preece said. “I like it. Did you like it?”That’s a question better asked for his peers, starting with his team owner Brad Keselowski, who preceded him during post-race press conferences.“Honestly, I could not tell a difference,” Keselowski said. “I couldn't tell they changed the rules at all. My
  
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• Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after Daytona 2026

  30-08-2026 08:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoThe regular season is over, and Denny Hamlinsits atop the reset championship standings. Gone is his 89-point lead, replaced with a 25-point buffer. In fact, the entire top 16 is separated by just 100 points. Hamlin scored 1,027 points in the regular season before being reset to 2,100 as the No. 1 seed. Ryan Preece secured the 16th and final spot in the Chase standings after earning his first career NASCAR Cup Series win, bumping Shane van Gisbergen out of the Chase field by
  
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• Ryan Preece praises SVG as one "hell of a race car driver" after ousting him from Chase

  30-08-2026 07:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIt was going to be a big ask for Ryan Preece to make up 31 points on Shane van Gisbergen, especially since SVG won Stage 1 while Preece was sliding through the infield grass.However, Preece fought back through the field and won the race -- his first victory in 249 career NASCAR Cup starts. The 'win and you're in' format may be gone, but the amount of points on offer for race wins was more than enough for Preece to bump Van Gisbergen from the 16th and final spot in the Chase.
  
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• Who Won the NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona? Full Race Results

  30-08-2026 07:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - AUGUST 29: Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/OIKOS Ford, crosses the finish line under caution ahead of Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Coke Zero Sugar Chevrolet, to win the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway on August 29, 2026 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) GettyRyan Preece needed a win Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.He got it by 0.024 seconds.Preece won a wild overtime finish
  
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• Ryan Preece didn't hear no bell; breaks through at Daytona

  30-08-2026 07:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Preece didn’t hear no bell.It’s the end of the first stage and the No. 60 went from leading the race with a chance at 10 stage points to sliding across the grass and watching Shane Van Gisbergen win the segment instead.Preece stayed in the gas and finished eighth, but it was still a significant swing in points, Preece going from a 31-point deficit to 38 points with two quarters of the race still remaining.At that point, Preece needed to win and needed SVG to be c
  
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• Zane Smith wrecks out of Daytona lead: "I didn't even get a shot to survive"

  30-08-2026 07:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoWhen the white flag flew, Zane Smith was leading the NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona. Making his 107th career start at the top level of the sport, he was hoping to become the 210th different winner in Cup Series history. However, that ultimately went to Ryan Preece.On the final overtime restart, Smith was leading with Ryan Blaney pushing. Ryan Preece restarted up top with Tyler Reddick behind him. By the time they reached the white flag, Smith was clearly ahead with Blaney, Pre
  
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• Chase Briscoe praises package at Daytona: 'I had a lot of fun'

  30-08-2026 07:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR drivers truly did not know what to expect this weekend at Daytona, as they were racing with a brand new package meant to make things more competitive at the superspeedway.With every team going in blind, it was impossible to know who, if anyone, would have the advantage with the new package in place, or how they would impact the action on the track.“I think this weekend has potential to be absolute chaos,” said Denny Hamlin on his podcast in the days leadin
  
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• Who is in the Chase? NASCAR’s postseason field from Denny Hamlin to Ryan Preece

  30-08-2026 06:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Following Ryan Preece’s dramatic, walk-off-like overtime win on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Daytona, the field is officially set for NASCAR’s postseason.This year, the format is a bit different. After 12 years of the win-and-in, elimination-style playoffs, the Chase has returned. This postseason system is designed to award consistency and drivers who have achieved success over the stretch of a long season — that began all the way back in February at the Daytona 500 — rather than
  
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• Chase Elliott says postseason seeding 'irrelevant' if you don't perform

  30-08-2026 06:41 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoChase Elliott's Saturday night at Daytona didn't end the way his was hoping.The No. 9 team left the Coke Zero Sugar 400 with a 23rd place finish. A late wreck by Carson Hocevar sent the race into overtime, and Elliott was simply stuck too far back in the pack to make a run during the two-lap shootout to the finish.After the race, Elliott expressed disappointment in the finish, as he had been hoping to improve his spot in the points standings heading into the Chase."Unfortunately,
  
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• Shane van Gisbergen reacts to missing the Chase, despite first stage win on an oval

  30-08-2026 06:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDaytona was roller coaster of a night for Shane van Gisbergen, and it ended in disappointment for the No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet.He watched Ryan Preece, Chris Buescher, and Kyle Larson all crash in front of him early in the running, clearing the way for SVG to earn his first-ever oval stage win and secure ten points.However, Preece pulled off a remarkable save and suffered minimal damage. Even while sliding, he crossed the line in eighth and scored three points. He a
  
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• Carson Hocevar surprised after losing control in late-race Daytona crash

  30-08-2026 05:48 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoCarson Hocevar was once again in contention on Saturday night, pushing towards the front of the pack with just a few laps left to race at Daytona in the Coke Zero Sugar 400.But as has often been the case with Hocevar, one move, that was likely a tad too aggressive in retrospect, ended his day early. The No. 77 came down to the low line to get past Ryan Preece, but lost control, spinning out and slamming into the wall.CARSON HOCEVAR GOES INTO THE WALL AND TAKES ERIK JONES WITH HIM
  
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• Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup Daytona

  30-08-2026 05:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Preeceonly led five laps, but that was more than enough to completely change the complexion of his season. When the race-ending caution flag flew, he was just ahead of Daniel Suarez, earning his first-ever NASCAR Cup win in his 249th career start.The win also vaulted him above Shane van Gisbergen in the championship standings, taking the 16th and final spot inside the Chase. SVG even earned his first-ever oval stage win, but it wasn't enough to stop Preece. Both stage w
  
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• “Keyboard Warriors Saying I Was Nothing”- Ryan Preece Shuts Down Cup Series Critics With Bold Chase Statement at Daytona

  30-08-2026 05:23 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Qualifying Feb 12, 2025 Daytona Beach, Florida, USA NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Preece 60 during qualifying for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway. Daytona Beach Daytona International Speedway Florida USA, EDITORIAL USE ONLY PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xMarkxJ.xRebilasx 20250218_mjr_su5_474 ©IMAGO/Imagn ImagesRyan Preece will race for the NASCAR Cup Series championship as he clinched his first ever win at Daytona International Spee
  
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• 2026 NASCAR Chase field for Cup Series championship in 2026

  30-08-2026 05:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Here's the field of 16 drivers in the 2026 Chase for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. The driver with the most points after the final 10 races will be crowned the champion.
  PositionDriverPoints1.Denny Hamlin21002.Ryan Blaney20753.Tyler Reddick20654.Ty Gibbs20605.Chase Briscoe20556.Christopher Bell20507.Kyle Larson20458.Chase Elliott20409.Joey Logano203510.Chris Buescher203011.Daniel Suárez202512.Carson Hocevar202013.William Byron201514.Bubba Wallace201015.Austin Cindric200516.Ryan Pree
  
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• Who Won The NASCAR Cup Race at Daytona? Full Race Results

  30-08-2026 05:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Preece pulled off a miraculous first career NASCAR Cup Series win in Saturday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at the Daytona International Speedway. The driver of the No. 60 earned his first victory in his 249th career start, but the triumph came with major Chase implications.Preece entered Saturday’s race, the final of the regular season, 31 points behind Shane van Gisbergen for the final spot in the Chase. Ultimately needing a win to make the cut, Preece overtook Zane Smith on the
  
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• Coke Zero Sugar 400: Winners, Losers from NASCAR Race Today at Daytona

  30-08-2026 05:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Coming into the Coke Zero Sugar 400, it was presumed that Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric and Shane van Gisbergen were effectively locks to earn the last three spots in the 10-race chase. NASCAR loves drama, and the rule changes made in the weeks leading up to tonight’s race at Daytona International Speedway, with teams given no chance to practice, opened the door for chaos. Sure enough, the theatrics were on full display with an overtime finish.Let’s dive into our winners and losers f
  
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• Preece to Fight for Championship After Wild Overtime Win At Daytona

  30-08-2026 05:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Preece locked himself into the Chase for the Championship with a win in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. | Jared Bokanoski | Racing America On SIRyan Preece's odds of making the Chase for the NASCAR Cup were not very good coming into Saturday night's Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. The RFK Racing driver had a 31-point deficit to the cut line, and it was apparent it would take a special night to lock into the Chase as Shane van Gisbergen, the driver Preece was chasi
  
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• The official NASCAR Cup 2026 Chase grid after points reset

  30-08-2026 04:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin will lead the field of 16 into the ten-race Chase for the championship as the No. 1 seed, and after a wild night of racing at Daytona International Speedway, we now know all of the drivers who will join him.Making his 249th career start, Ryan Preece earned his first-ever NASCAR Cup win, replacing Shane van Gisbergen as the final driver in the 2026 Chase for the championship.Some of these points positions were adjusted after a review of the chaotic finish, with Larson
  
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• The complete NASCAR Cup 2026 Chase grid after points reset

  30-08-2026 04:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin will lead the field of 16 into the ten-race Chase for the championship as the No. 1 seed, and after a wild night of racing at Daytona International Speedway, we now know all of the drivers who will join him.Making his 249th career start, Ryan Preece earned his first-ever NASCAR Cup win, replacing Shane van Gisbergen as the final driver in the 2026 Chase for the championship.The full 2026 Chase grid can be found below:
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• Who Made the NASCAR Chase? Full Standings After Daytona

  30-08-2026 04:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NASCAR regular season is officially over, and the field is set.After 26 races, the 16 drivers who will compete for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship have been determined following Saturday night’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway.The biggest movement came directly at the cutline.Ryan Preece raced his way into the 16th and final Chase position, completing a late regular-season charge that began with him sitting 31 points below the cutline entering Daytona.The
  
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• Ryan Preece earns huge win in Daytona thriller, eliminating Shane Van Gisbergen from the Chase

  30-08-2026 04:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoIn his 249th career start, Ryan Preece has finally won a NASCAR Cup Series race. He claimed victory under caution, just ahead of Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell.The win was enough to push Preece up into the Chase, eliminating Shane van Gisbergen in a stunning upset. It was a wild night for the RFK Racing driver, who ended Turn 1 spinning through the grass, only to fight back and win his way into the Chase."I'm just speechless right now," said Preece. "But those guys, that 60 g
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after Daytona race, Chase picture

  30-08-2026 04:47 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will carry a 25-point lead into the NASCAR Cup Series Chase opener next week.Hamlin clinched the top spot last week at New Hampshire, leaving little more than a trophy to race for at Daytona on Aug. 29.Ryan Preece claimed the Coke Zero Sugar 400 trophy, earning his first career Cup Series win and grabbing the final Chase spot at Daytona.Austin Cindric and Preece earned the final two Chase spots after their finishes at Daytona. Shane van Gisbergen dropped out of the top 16 by 16 poin
  
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