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Weather Authority Alert Day Issued for Friday, May 16th

CHRIS BUESCHER


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Kyle Larson wins again at Kansas, dominating for his 3rd NASCAR Cup Series win this season

Read full article: Kyle Larson wins again at Kansas, dominating for his 3rd NASCAR Cup Series win this season

Kyle Larson made it back-to-back spring race wins at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

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Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway, reliving the closest Cup Series finish in NASCAR history

Read full article: Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway, reliving the closest Cup Series finish in NASCAR history

Chris Buescher is back at Kansas Speedway this week, and he's being forced to relive the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.

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Cindric gives Team Penske its first win of NASCAR season with victory at unusually calm Talladega

Read full article: Cindric gives Team Penske its first win of NASCAR season with victory at unusually calm Talladega

Austin Cindric gave Team Penske its first NASCAR victory of the season by holding off a huge pack of challengers over the closing lap in a rare drama-free day at Talladega Superspeedway.

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Hamlin says he can win at Bristol and earn automatic berth in 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs

Read full article: Hamlin says he can win at Bristol and earn automatic berth in 2nd round of NASCAR playoffs

The NASCAR playoffs head to Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee this weekend for the final race of the first round.

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Buescher plays spoiler at Watkins Glen in chaotic NASCAR playoff race

Read full article: Buescher plays spoiler at Watkins Glen in chaotic NASCAR playoff race

Chris Buescher won Sunday at Watkins Glen International, leading a string of five non-playoff drivers to the finish in a NASCAR Cup race marred by late wrecks, shredded tires, and busted parts among the championship contenders.

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Bubba Wallace confident he and team can have success at Darlington to make NASCAR playoffs

Read full article: Bubba Wallace confident he and team can have success at Darlington to make NASCAR playoffs

Bubba Wallace believes he can have success at Darlington this weekend and make the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs for a second straight season.

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Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. is nearly a lock to make the playoffs. It's shaky for others

Read full article: Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. is nearly a lock to make the playoffs. It's shaky for others

Martin Truex Jr. should feel safe heading to Darlington Raceway for the NASCAR Cup Series’ regular-season finale.

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NASCAR regular-season title and playoff spots at stake down the stretch at Daytona and Darlington

Read full article: NASCAR regular-season title and playoff spots at stake down the stretch at Daytona and Darlington

NASCAR has just two races remaining in the regular season and a pair of competitions are on the line.

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Christopher Bell takes the checkered flag on rain tires in the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire

Read full article: Christopher Bell takes the checkered flag on rain tires in the NASCAR Cup race at New Hampshire

Christopher Bell mastered the NASCAR Cup Series’ first race ever that ended with cars running on rain tires and pulled away after a 2 hour, 15-minute weather delay to beat darkness and win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR's regular season

Read full article: Halfway Home: Count on surprises, familiar faces in second half of NASCAR's regular season

The first half of NASCAR's regular season ended Sunday with Brad Keselowski ending his three-year winless drought at Darlington Raceway.

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Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway

Read full article: Buescher confronts Reddick after another near-miss NASCAR loss at Darlington Raceway

Chris Buescher angrily confronted Tyler Reddick after losing another chance to win a NASCAR race for the second straight week.

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Brad Keselowski wins at Darlington Raceway, ending his 3-year NASCAR win drought

Read full article: Brad Keselowski wins at Darlington Raceway, ending his 3-year NASCAR win drought

Brad Keselowski moved to the front when Chris Buescher and Tyler Reddick hit each other with nine laps left and held on to win the Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.

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Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, the dominant NASCAR Cup Series drivers, could have a blooming rivalry

Read full article: Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin, the dominant NASCAR Cup Series drivers, could have a blooming rivalry

What is fast becoming the best rivalry in NASCAR evidently has a willing participant in Kyle Larson.

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Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

Read full article: Larson edges Buescher at the line at Kansas Speedway in closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history

Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher to the line at Kansas Speedway on Sunday in the closest finish in NASCAR history.

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Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

Read full article: Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

Five races into NASCAR’s 2024 season and Ford is in a funk.

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Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Read full article: Christopher Bell pulls out an emotional victory for Joe Gibbs Racing at Phoenix

Christopher Bell surged into the lead when Martin Truex Jr. was forced to pit and pulled away for an emotional NASCAR Cup Series win at Phoenix Raceway.

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Kyle Larson again wins at Las Vegas to keep Chevrolet undefeated on NASCAR season

Read full article: Kyle Larson again wins at Las Vegas to keep Chevrolet undefeated on NASCAR season

Kyle Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday to keep keep Chevrolet undefeated and give Hendrick Motorsports its second victory in the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season.

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Truex wins pole at Martinsville as he again faces championship elimination in NASCAR playoffs

Read full article: Truex wins pole at Martinsville as he again faces championship elimination in NASCAR playoffs

For the third time in this year’s playoffs, NASCAR regular season champion Martin Truex Jr. is facing elimination and wondering how his title chances have exploded spectacularly.

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With only 1 race left before NASCAR’s Championship 4 is set, drama awaits in Martinsville

Read full article: With only 1 race left before NASCAR’s Championship 4 is set, drama awaits in Martinsville

NASCAR’s season has entered its next-to-last week.

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Kyle Larson earns spot in NASCAR's championship race with victory at Las Vegas

Read full article: Kyle Larson earns spot in NASCAR's championship race with victory at Las Vegas

Kyle Larson edged Christopher Bell at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway finish line to become the first driver locked into NASCAR’s championship race.

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Bubba Wallace on pole at Texas after making 2nd round of NASCAR's playoffs

Read full article: Bubba Wallace on pole at Texas after making 2nd round of NASCAR's playoffs

Bubba Wallace will start from the pole at Texas.

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Reddick rides a fast car and good fortune into the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Read full article: Reddick rides a fast car and good fortune into the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Tyler Reddick took advantage of good speed and good fortune, perhaps the two things most needed for success in the NASCAR Cup Series, to win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

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Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas

Read full article: Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas

Tyler Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

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Larson claims NASCAR’s opening playoff race and gets 1st career win at Darlington

Read full article: Larson claims NASCAR’s opening playoff race and gets 1st career win at Darlington

Kyle Larson led the final 55 laps to start his latest NASCAR playoff run with a win at the Southern 500, his first career victory at Darlington Raceway.

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Head-and-neck restraints and soft walls top list of NASCAR's biggest safety improvements

Read full article: Head-and-neck restraints and soft walls top list of NASCAR's biggest safety improvements

To mark NASCAR’s 75th season, The Associated Press interviewed 12 key contributors to the industry on multiple topics.

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Recent winners Chris Buescher and William Byron open NASCAR playoffs as unwitting favorites

Read full article: Recent winners Chris Buescher and William Byron open NASCAR playoffs as unwitting favorites

Chris Buescher and William Byron have this in common: Neither wants to declare himself the favorite heading into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berth

Read full article: Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berth

Chris Buescher won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, eliminating fan favorite Chase Elliott from the playoffs and sending Bubba Wallace into the postseason.

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Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott running out of time to make playoffs

Read full article: Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott running out of time to make playoffs

Chase Elliott is running out of time.

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Chris Buescher wins 2nd straight NASCAR Cup race at Michigan

Read full article: Chris Buescher wins 2nd straight NASCAR Cup race at Michigan

Chris Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off Martin Truex late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday.

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Chris Buescher wins at Richmond and secures spot in NASCAR playoffs

Read full article: Chris Buescher wins at Richmond and secures spot in NASCAR playoffs

Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond Raceway, earning himself a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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Downtown Chicago course presents significant challenge for NASCAR Cup Series

Read full article: Downtown Chicago course presents significant challenge for NASCAR Cup Series

There are seven 90-degree turns.

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What's the beef? McDonald's, Wendy's spat over Daytona 500

Read full article: What's the beef? McDonald's, Wendy's spat over Daytona 500

The fast-food burger wars were on the menu in the run-up to the Daytona 500.

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Buescher looks to be playoff spoiler at home track Texas

Read full article: Buescher looks to be playoff spoiler at home track Texas

Chris Buescher's win at Bristol last week marked the first time in this version of NASCAR's playoffs that drivers who are not racing for the championship swept the three races of the first round.

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NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

Read full article: NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

At least a dozen of the playoff drivers had some sort of problem with NASCAR’s new Next Gen car Saturday night at Bristol.

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Buescher wins Bristol; Harvick, Busch, RCR out of playoffs

Read full article: Buescher wins Bristol; Harvick, Busch, RCR out of playoffs

Chris Buescher closed out a bizarre first round of NASCAR’s playoffs in which none of the title contenders won a race by becoming the 19th winner this season with his victory Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR Cup race at Daytona rained out, moved to Sunday

Read full article: NASCAR Cup race at Daytona rained out, moved to Sunday

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway was rained out Saturday night and rescheduled for Sunday.

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Keselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spots

Read full article: Keselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spots

Brad Keselowski likes his chances at Daytona International Speedway.

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Elliott wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen International

Read full article: Elliott wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen International

Chase Elliott has won the NASCAR Cup pole at Watkins Glen International, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for the top spot.

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Larson looking forward to racing Raikkonen at Watkins Glen

Read full article: Larson looking forward to racing Raikkonen at Watkins Glen

NASCAR has a record seven different countries represented in Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International, and the headliner is 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen.

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Harvick wins again; NASCAR playoff picture remains muddled

Read full article: Harvick wins again; NASCAR playoff picture remains muddled

Kevin Harvick took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.

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LeBron James school student treated to VIP access by NASCAR

Read full article: LeBron James school student treated to VIP access by NASCAR

LeBron James aims to give students at his I Promise School opportunities they may not have otherwise.

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Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR career

Read full article: Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR career

Tyler Reddick closed the best month of his NASCAR career with a victory in overtime on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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Daniel Suárez grabs historic NASCAR Cup Series win at Sonoma

Read full article: Daniel Suárez grabs historic NASCAR Cup Series win at Sonoma

Daniel Suárez became the first Mexican-born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday on Sonoma Raceway.

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Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at Gateway

Read full article: Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at Gateway

Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway.

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Gateway offers some Cup Series playoff outsiders opportunity

Read full article: Gateway offers some Cup Series playoff outsiders opportunity

NASCAR is bringing its top series to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis for the first time this weekend.

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Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining

Read full article: Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining

NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things.

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Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600

Read full article: Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600

Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history.

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Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday

Read full article: Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to Monday

Rain postponed Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway to Monday.

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Ross Chastain steals victory at Talladega Superspeedway

Read full article: Ross Chastain steals victory at Talladega Superspeedway

Ross Chastain surged into the lead as he closed in on the checkered flag Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway to steal his second career Cup Series win.

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NASCAR revs up at Daytona with new car, new teams, new look

Read full article: NASCAR revs up at Daytona with new car, new teams, new look

The NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000 spectators are expected to watch reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lead the field to green.

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Keselowski leads Jack Roush back to Daytona’s victory lane

Read full article: Keselowski leads Jack Roush back to Daytona’s victory lane

Brad Keselowski celebrated a sweep of the Daytona duels as he debuts with his new team.

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Larson wins Charlotte as Elliott and Harvick continue feud

Read full article: Larson wins Charlotte as Elliott and Harvick continue feud

Kyle Larson rallied from early electrical issues Sunday to win for the seventh time this season and storm into the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs.

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Denny Hamlin wins Southern 500 to open NASCAR Cup playoffs

Read full article: Denny Hamlin wins Southern 500 to open NASCAR Cup playoffs

Denny Hamlin held off Kyle Larson after their cars hit nose to tail racing to the finish line Sunday night in the Southern 500 to open the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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Reddick lands NASCAR's final playoff spot despite crash

Read full article: Reddick lands NASCAR's final playoff spot despite crash

Tyler Reddick finished fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale Saturday night and secured the final spot in the 16-car postseason field.

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With eye on legacy, Keselowski buys a stake in Roush Fenway

Read full article: With eye on legacy, Keselowski buys a stake in Roush Fenway

Roush Fenway Racing is adding NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski as a new partner.

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Bowman zips past Larson after late flat and wins at Pocono

Read full article: Bowman zips past Larson after late flat and wins at Pocono

Alex Bowman made it six straight wins for Hendrick Motorsports when he took the checkered flag at Pocono Raceway.

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Chase Elliott wins rain-shortened NASCAR Cup debut in Austin

Read full article: Chase Elliott wins rain-shortened NASCAR Cup debut in Austin

Chase Elliott raced to a short and slippery victory Sunday as rain spoiled the end of NASCAR’s debut at the Circuit of the Americas, where drivers struggled to navigate the winding course in the first rain race in Cup Series history.

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NASCAR's Elliott still chasing 1st win of season in Texas

Read full article: NASCAR's Elliott still chasing 1st win of season in Texas

NASCAR is set to race the Circuit of the Americas for the first time and all eyes are on Chase Elliott and a wet weather forecast that could make the inaugural Texas Grand Prix a wild one.

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Truex outlasts teammate Hamlin to win again at Martinsville

Read full article: Truex outlasts teammate Hamlin to win again at Martinsville

Martin Truex Jr. won a stirring, laps-long duel for the lead with teammate Denny Hamlin in the delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday night.

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Byron gives NASCAR another surprise winner at Homestead

Read full article: Byron gives NASCAR another surprise winner at Homestead

William Byron was the third surprise winner through three races this season with his victory Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Byron controlled most of the final two stages at Homestead to win for the second time in 111 Cup starts. Byron entered the weekend as a 28-1 shot to win a race many expected would provide a return to normal for the racing series. The Roush Fenway Racing driver led five times for a total of 57 laps, but he started to fade "when as sunset neared. He ended up getting X-rays, which were negative, and was cleared to work the Cup Series event.

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NASCAR docks 20 points from Newman, Buescher for violations

Read full article: NASCAR docks 20 points from Newman, Buescher for violations

BROOKLYN, Mich. – NASCAR has docked Ryan Newman and Chris Buescher 20 points each and confiscated their spoilers prior to Saturday's race at Michigan International Speedway. NASCAR said the two violated a rule stating that except as specified, spoilers must be used exactly as supplied from the manufacturer. Each car is also being sent to the rear for the start of the race. Other penalties include a loss of 20 owner points and a $25,000 fine. Newman and Buescher are both without a victory this year, and both were outside the top 20 in points even before these penalties.

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Hamlin holds off Keselowski for fifth Cup victory of season

Read full article: Hamlin holds off Keselowski for fifth Cup victory of season

KANSAS CITY, Kan. Denny Hamlin raced to his his series-leading fifth NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season Thursday night, passing Kevin Harvick in the closing laps and holding off Brad Keselowski to make it back-to-back victories at Kansas Speedway. Joey Logano led early before his night went sideways and took some playoff contenders with him. His problems began when a tire got loose on pit road during the first stage, sending him to the back. He was working his way forward early in the final stage when his left front tire went down, sending Logano into the outside wall. Weve had some really bad weeks, Stenhouse said.

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NASCAR Cup rookie Cole Custer wins in upset at Kentucky

Read full article: NASCAR Cup rookie Cole Custer wins in upset at Kentucky

SPARTA, Ky. Cole Custer became the first rookie winner in the NASCAR Cup Series in nearly four years, surging to the lead in a four-wide, final-lap scramble Sunday at Kentucky Speedway. The victory was the first by a series rookie since Chris Buescher at Pocono on Aug. 1, 2016. Making his 20th series start, the 22-year-old Custer celebrated with a frontstretch burnout as his crew happily ran to greet him. That didn't last long as Truex quickly stalked him on the last-stage restart and took over on 181 in hopes of his third Kentucky win in four years. Truex settled for watching Custer take the win.

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Stenhouse heads to Bristol buoyed by good run at Charlotte

Read full article: Stenhouse heads to Bristol buoyed by good run at Charlotte

In three races, Stenhouse plummeted seven spots in the standings to 24th. It was just really good to just have a smooth race with really no issues, Stenhouse said. It was just huge to get a good run in and pass a lot of really good cars.Next up is Sunday's stop at Bristol Motor Speedway the fifth Cup race since NASCAR resumed May 17 and a decent track for Stenhouse. "Im looking forward to getting to Bristol knowing that weve had good runs there. He finished second at Las Vegas in the second race of the season and led 10 laps Thursday night at Charlotte.

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Logano picks up first win of season at Michigan

Read full article: Logano picks up first win of season at Michigan

BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) - Joey Logano pulled away from the pack to win the FireKeepers Casino 400, becoming the 10th driver to win a NASCAR race this season. Elliott finished a career-best second, followed by Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick at Michigan International Speedway. BUSCH BUMMED: Kyle Busch had finished 30th or worse in four straight races since winning his third race of the year last month at Kansas. "He must have just lost the nose of his car," Earnhardt said. Kyle Busch is the defending race winner.

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