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• Nos. 20, 51 Cup Series teams penalized after multiple pre-race inspection failures at Richmond

  14-08-2026 18:14 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Nos. 20 and 51 NASCAR Cup Series teams failed pre-race technical inspection twice on Friday at Richmond Raceway, resulting in penalties ahead of Saturday’s Cook Out 400 (7 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR).RELATED: Richmond scheduleAs a result, both teams’ car chiefs have been ejected for the remainder of the race weekend and will forfeit pit-stall selection. Chris Sherwood was ejected on the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, and Dave Jones was ejected on t
  
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• Ross Chastain on issue that left him with last-place finish and ended Chase hopes

  24-08-2026 03:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoEntering New Hampshire, Ross Chastain was still a longshot in the battle to make the 2027 NASCAR Cup Chase, but his chances are now officially over.Just 41 laps into the race, Chastain took his No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet behind the wall, and his day was over. Chastain finished 36th (last), scoring just one point. It was also Chastain's first last-place finish of the 2026 season.So, what went wrong? While running 11th, Chastain began to slow and smoke billowed out of the ri
  
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• Ryan Blaney Goes Back to Back at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

  24-08-2026 01:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Photo by: Eric CanhaBlaney Overcomes Challenging StartRyan Blaney returned to Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, winning the Dollar Tree 301 for the second consecutive year. The Team Penske driver overcame a difficult pit stop and changing weather conditions to secure his third NASCAR Cup Series victory of the 2026 season and the 20th win of his career.The race began under challenging conditions after rain soaked the 1.058-mile oval. The field initially took the green flag o
  
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• Complete NASCAR Cup points standings after New Hampshire 2026

  24-08-2026 01:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoDenny Hamlin leaves New Hampshire Motor Speedway with a 77-point lead over race winner Ryan Blaney, which is enough for him to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Chase. The top 13 drivers in the championship standings have all clinched Chase spots now.Going into Daytona, Bubba Wallace in 14th will be 75 points up, which is basically safe with a maximum of 76 points possible in a single race. Austin Cindric is 15th, 44 points above the cut-line.Shane van Gisbergen remains on t
  
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• Bubba Wallace Falls Short in Bid For NASCAR Cup Win at New Hampshire

  24-08-2026 01:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace was breathing down the back bumper of race leader Ryan Blaney in the waning circuits of Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire. As Blaney tried to navigate lap traffic, the driver of the No. 23 was putting pressure.Yet, with five laps remaining, Wallace locked up the brakes entering turn 3, which cost him some ground. While he maintained a respectable distance after the miscue, Wallace was forced to settle for runner-up at “The Magic Mile.”Despite falling short
  
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• Official race results: 2026 NASCAR Cup at New Hampshire

  24-08-2026 00:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoRyan Blaney made a two-tire call work, securing his 20th career NASCAR Cup Series win and his third of the 2026 season. Blaney also went back-to-back at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, repeating his 2025 performance.Blaney beat Bubba Wallace to the checkered flag by just half-a-second, with Josh Berry finishing third.Blaney also led the most laps, spending 115 of 301 laps out front, and seven different drivers led the way. Berry was next with 73 laps led, Shane van Gisbergen with 3
  
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• NASCAR Cup Series Standings After New Hampshire: Chase Cut Line Tightens Before Daytona

  24-08-2026 00:57 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney didn’t just leave New Hampshire Motor Speedway with another trophy.He also made a sizable move in the NASCAR Cup Series standings.Blaney’s second consecutive New Hampshire victory and third win of the 2026 season helped him close the gap to championship leader Denny Hamlin, while several drivers further down the standings made important gains of their own Sunday.And with only one regular-season race remaining, the most important number may be 31.That’s the gap separ
  
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• HMS Jeopardizes Their Own After Failing to Trust Their Driver’s Instincts

  24-08-2026 00:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LAS VEGAS, NV – March 6: William Byron, driver of the 24 Axalta Chevrolet, Kyle Larson, driver of the 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet and Alex Bowman, driver of the 48 Ally Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Pennzoil 400 on March 6, 2023 in Las Vegas, NV, United States. Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages Louis Grasse / SPP PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxBRAxMEX Copyright: xLouisxGrassex/xSPPx spp-en-LoGr-lrg230305183617_Nascar400pennzoil ©IMAGO/Sports Press PhotoWilliam By
  
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• Ryan Blaney claws to NASCAR Cup New Hampshire victory over Bubba Wallace

  24-08-2026 00:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Even after a mid-race pit stop snafu cost him dearly, Ryan Blaney rebounded to earn the NASCAR Cup win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS), leading 115 of 301 laps. This is Blaney's 20th career win and his third of the 2026 season."Yeah, that made it difficult," said Blaney about the two-tire call that put him out front. "No, it was a good call after our issue on pit road. We did two at the end to try to hopefully get the lead, and we did."It was a long, long run to the end, longest run
  
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• NH schools cash in as Mark Martin, Gov. Kelly Ayotte race in NASCAR simulator

  24-08-2026 00:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  Call it even with an asterisk.With his victory over Gov. Kelly Ayotte in a simulated stock car clash at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Mark Martin pulled out his second victory in the Granite State.Believe it or not, Martin has now won as many races here as Ayotte has — two. But the real winners Sunday were Somersworth and Groveton high schools, which took home $5,000 apiece from the event hosted by the New Hampshire Lottery.Elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010 and
  
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• NASCAR points standings: Cup Series points update after New Hampshire race, Chase picture

  24-08-2026 00:44 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The race for the final NASCAR Chase spot will go down to regular-season finale at Daytona.Ryan Preece earned a ninth-place finish in the Dollar Tree 301 on Aug. 23 at New Hampshire to climb to within 31 points of Shane van Gisbergen for the final Chase spot.SVG (20th) and Austin Cindric (12th) each had middling results at the 1.058-mile oval. Preece also earned 10 stage points to SVG's two points and Cindric's zero.Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings:NASCAR points standings, Cu
  
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• Ryan Blaney wins second consecutive NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

  24-08-2026 00:42 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Ryan Blaney and his team wound up making the most of a major mistake Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The Team Penske star just needed a moment to vent on his team radio about a pit crew blunder before charging from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.“Whenever I say those things after something bad happens, it’s my relief valve,” Blaney said about scolding his team with an expletive. &ld
  
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• NASCAR Standings After Today: Cup Series Points Leaders Right Now, The Chase Cutline Before Regular-Season Finale

  24-08-2026 00:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is over, meaning there’s just one race left in the regular-season before The Chase. A majority of the spots in the 10-race chase have now been locked up and Denny Hamlin clinched the regular-season championship. Sunday afternoon’s race did also delivered a bit of a shakeup in the NASCAR standings after today.Let’s first take a look at the Cup Series points leaders right now, marking which drivers have clinched a spo
  
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• Who Won the NASCAR Race Today? Ryan Blaney Goes Back-to-Back at New Hampshire

  24-08-2026 00:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney did it again at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.One year after winning at the 1.058-mile track, Blaney returned Sunday and delivered another victory, taking the checkered flag in the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire for his third win of the 2026 season.Blaney had already made his presence felt by winning Stage 2, but the defending New Hampshire winner finished the job when it mattered most. Bubba Wallace crossed the line second, with Josh Berry third, Christopher Bell fourth and
  
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• Who won NASCAR New Hampshire race? Winner is Ryan Blaney, plus full results

  24-08-2026 00:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney repeated as the NASCAR New Hampshire race winner and claimed his third Cup win of the 2026 season on Aug. 23.Blaney held off Bubba Wallace and Josh Berry in the next-to-last regular season race. Berry, who led for 73 laps, also finished second to Blaney at New Hampshire in 2025.Blaney overcame a poor pit stop midway through the race, which started in the rain, and led for 115 laps.Wallace was second, his best finish since being second at the San Diego road race on June 21.NASCAR New
  
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• William Byron loses wheel at NASCAR New Hampshire race while in top 5

  24-08-2026 00:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  While competing for the lead late in the NASCAR New Hampshire race, William Byron's left-rear tire came off, sending his No. 24 Chevrolet into the wall.It happened on Lap 233 between turns three and four and moved Byron all the way to the rear of the field. Byron was running fourth when he lost his tire.Byron had told his team on the radio that his car did not feel right when he left pit road. The crew radioed back that everything was tight.William Byron loses a [email protected]
  
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• Pit Road Turns Into a Nightmare for NASCAR Stars at New Hampshire

  24-08-2026 00:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway has already thrown just about everything at the NASCAR Cup Series field.Rain. Wet-weather tires. Spins. Contact. Tempers.And for several of the biggest names in the field, pit road has become just as treacherous as the track itself.Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell have all been bitten by costly pit-road miscues during the Dollar Tree 301, with three contenders watching valuable track position disappear in three very different ways
  
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• “Look at This Idiot”- Joey Logano Publicly Ridicules Chevy Rival After Embarrassing Loudon Fumble

  23-08-2026 23:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  February 11, 2026, Daytona Beach, Fl, USA: JOEY LOGANO 22 of Middletown, CT gets gets ready to practice for Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach , FL. Daytona Beach USA – ZUMAa161 20260211_aaa_a161_006 Copyright: xWalterxG.xArcexSr.x ©IMAGO/ZUMA Press WireThe Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway got off to an unusual start. Officials moved the green flag up by an hour to beat the incoming weather, but as the field rolled onto the wet track, Carson
  
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• Ross Chastain Eliminated From NASCAR Chase After New Hampshire Disaster

  23-08-2026 22:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ross Chastain arrived at New Hampshire Motor Speedway with one final path into the NASCAR Cup Series Chase.That path disappeared before Sunday’s race was even close to over.Chastain’s No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet suffered a drivetrain issue during the Cup Series race at New Hampshire, sending the car to the garage and ending his afternoon. More importantly, the early exit officially eliminated Chastain from contention for the 2026 Chase for the Championship.It was a brutal endin
  
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• Denny Hamlin clinches No. 1 seed in Cup Series Chase

  23-08-2026 21:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Denny Hamlin will pace the 16-driver field for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase as he clinched the No. 1 seed following Sunday’s race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing driver took the points lead from 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick after Sonoma Raceway in June and never looked back — topping the series table for the following seven weeks through the summer to secure his position entering The Chase.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photosFor earning t
  
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• Bubba Wallace bolsters Chase bid, claims second at New Hampshire

  23-08-2026 21:13 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Bubba Wallace came home second to close friend Ryan Blaney in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, strengthening his bid for a spot in The Chase postseason but just missing out on his first win of the year.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photos: NHMSWallace’s No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota finished 0.586 seconds behind Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford at the end of Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301. He made gains on Blaney in traffic down the home stretch, but a lock-up with five la
  
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• Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

  23-08-2026 21:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaRyan Blaney overcame a major fumble by his pit crew and charged from 17th to first for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The Team Penske driver led a race-high 115 of 301 laps Sunday and fended off Bubba Wallace by 0.586 seconds.Josh Berry, who is trying to find a ride for the 2027 season, finished a season-best third, the f
  
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• Carson Hocevar explains himself after spinning out on wet pace lap

  23-08-2026 20:54 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Motorsport photoNASCAR's race in New Hampshire on Sunday was set to start an hour before its originally scheduled start time of 3 p.m. ET, right up until the moment it wasn't.The start of the race had been moved up in an effort to mitigate the effects that some rough weather could have on the race. Unfortunately for NASCAR, that rough weather decided to move up an hour as well, leaving the track extremely wet as the field circled the track for the pace lap, all on wet-weather tires.As the driver
  
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• Ross Chastain eliminated from Chase contention after early New Hampshire exit

  23-08-2026 20:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ross Chastain was eliminated from Chase contention following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.The No. 1 Trackhouse Racing driver exited the Dollar Tree 301 just 41 laps in after a mechanical failure caused smoke to spew out of the right-front wheelhouse of his Chevrolet. Chastain entered Sunday’s contest 63 markers below the 16-driver cutline.RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photosChastain had previously qualified for three of the last four Cup Se
  
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• Chase Elliott Backs Kyle Larson’s Championship Claim Despite Inferiority to Toyota

  23-08-2026 20:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  NORTH WILKESBORO, NC – JULY 19: Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports Llumar Chevrolet waves to the fans prior to the running of the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Window World 450 on July 19, 2026 at North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Wilkesboro, NC. Photo by Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUL 19 NASCAR Cup Series Window World 450 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon26071930380450 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireThrough 24 races in 2026, Hendrick Motorsports has won just two races, both courtesy of
  
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• NASCAR starting lineup for Cup race at New Hampshire in August 2026

  23-08-2026 18:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  23XI Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in August. Tyler Reddick won the pole for the 2026 Dollar Tree 301 at New Hampshire this weekend. Josh Berry will join Reddick on the front row for Sunday afternoon's event. It is Reddick's fourth pole position of the 2026 Cup Series season.William Byron and Denny Hamlin will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Connor Zilisch, Joey Logano, Carson Hocevar, Bubba Wallace, Br
  
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• Ryan Blaney goes back-to-back at New Hampshire, secures 20th Cup Series win

  23-08-2026 18:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney zoomed to victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event, rallying from a sluggish pit stop at the Stage 2 break to win his second straight race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Blaney’s No. 12 Team Penske Ford led 115 of the 301 laps in the Dollar Tree 301. His third win of the season was his second at the 1.058-mile Granite State oval and the 20th of his Cup Series career.Bubba Wallace finished second in the No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota, losing a bit of ground when he locked u
  
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• Running recap: Ryan Blaney takes control in Stage 2 as New Hampshire dries out from the damp

  23-08-2026 18:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Ryan Blaney marched to a Stage 2 win, flexing strength as Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race inched past the halfway mark.Blaney has led 38 of the 185 laps so far in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford, clinching his series-best seventh stage victory of the 2026 campaign. The full scheduled distance of Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 (USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is 301 laps for the next-to-last race of the Cup Series’ regular season.RELATED: Live leaderboard | At-trac
  
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• Running recap: Kyle Larson takes Stage 1 as Cup Series stars dodge the damp at NHMS

  23-08-2026 18:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kyle Larson sealed a Stage 1 victory, weathering challenging conditions as Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race got underway in damp conditions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Larson led 14 of the 70 laps in the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, notching his fifth stage win of the 2026 season. The full scheduled distance of Sunday’s Dollar Tree 301 (USA Network, HBO Max, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) is 301 laps for the next-to-last race of the Cup Series’ regular season.REL
  
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• “If I Had to Draw a Schedule”- Denny Hamlin Reveals Key Racetracks That Hold Key to Long-Awaited Cup Title

  23-08-2026 17:35 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JULY 26: Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing National Debt Relief Toyota walks to his car before the NASCAR, Motorsport, USA Cup Series Brickyard 400 on July 26, 2026, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire AUTO: JUL 26 NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 EDITORIAL USE ONLY Icon116260726026 ©IMAGO/Icon SportswireWith just two races remaining in the regular season of the Cup Series, the focus has shifted to the Chase
  
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