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Promoter’s Caution could add random layer of chaos in NASCAR All-Star Race

Read full article: Promoter’s Caution could add random layer of chaos in NASCAR All-Star Race

The fate of the NASCAR All-Star Race largely rests on the whims of Marcus Smith, who is giving few hints about how he’ll deploy a new “Promoter’s Caution.”.

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Kyle Busch was once kicked out of a track for being too young. Now the NASCAR champ turns 40

Read full article: Kyle Busch was once kicked out of a track for being too young. Now the NASCAR champ turns 40

Kyle Busch was hyped for NASCAR greatness long before he was a teenager by his Hall of Fame nominee brother, who vowed “if you think I’m good, wait until you see my little brother.”.

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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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Denny Hamlin reveled in his zest for trash talk after ending a long winless drought at Martinsville

Read full article: Denny Hamlin reveled in his zest for trash talk after ending a long winless drought at Martinsville

To a familiar mixture of cheers and boos, Denny Hamlin climbed onto his No_ 11 Toyota’s doorsill and unfurled a blue flag emblazoned with “11 Against The World.”.

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Denny Hamlin ends 10-year win drought at Martinsville Speedway

Read full article: Denny Hamlin ends 10-year win drought at Martinsville Speedway

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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Kyle Larson wins Cup Series at Homestead, finishes one race shy of triple-header sweep

Read full article: Kyle Larson wins Cup Series at Homestead, finishes one race shy of triple-header sweep

Kyle Larson passed Alex Bowman with six laps remaining in NASCAR’s Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, giving the Hendrick Motorsports driver the 30th win of his career at one of his best tracks.

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Josh Berry races to 1st Cup Series victory, gives Wood Brothers 101st win with Las Vegas score

Read full article: Josh Berry races to 1st Cup Series victory, gives Wood Brothers 101st win with Las Vegas score

Josh Berry raced to the first Cup Series victory of his career, taking NASCAR’s oldest team to victory lane Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Chase Briscoe wins appeal over modified spoiler during Daytona 500 pole-winning run

Read full article: Chase Briscoe wins appeal over modified spoiler during Daytona 500 pole-winning run

Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing won their appeal when the National Motorsports Appeals Panel said his Toyota did not have an illegally modified spoiler when he won the Daytona 500 pole.

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Joe Gibbs senses Cup championship chemistry brewing in Bell and team after 2nd consecutive victory

Read full article: Joe Gibbs senses Cup championship chemistry brewing in Bell and team after 2nd consecutive victory

Joe Gibbs knows quite a lot about what it takes to win a championship.

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Bell takes only lead in OT to edge Hocevar, Larson in another thrilling NASCAR finish in Atlanta

Read full article: Bell takes only lead in OT to edge Hocevar, Larson in another thrilling NASCAR finish in Atlanta

Christopher Bell edged Carson Hocevar and Kyle Larson in overtime Sunday in another close NASCAR Cup Series finish at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta race

Read full article: Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta race

A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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NASCAR deals Daytona 500 pole winner massive fine for 2nd consecutive year

Read full article: NASCAR deals Daytona 500 pole winner massive fine for 2nd consecutive year

Daytona 500 pole-winner Chase Briscoe was dealt a major penalty Wednesday when NASCAR said Joe Gibbs Racing had a modified spoiler on the No. 19 Toyota in time trials.

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Hamlin expected a late caution would give him a 4th Daytona 500 win. NASCAR never threw the yellow

Read full article: Hamlin expected a late caution would give him a 4th Daytona 500 win. NASCAR never threw the yellow

Denny Hamlin surged into the lead on the final lap of the Daytona 500 and thought he had a fourth victory in “The Great American Race” within his reach Sunday night.

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The Latest: William Byron wins Daytona 500 for the second straight year

Read full article: The Latest: William Byron wins Daytona 500 for the second straight year

It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype after being delayed for hours due to rain.

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Truex welcomes another shot at the Daytona 500, this one in the No. 56 his late father drove

Read full article: Truex welcomes another shot at the Daytona 500, this one in the No. 56 his late father drove

Martin Truex Jr. is trying to win the Daytona 500 in his 22nd attempt.

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Oh, baby! Bubba Wallace celebrates his 1st win at Daytona with his newborn son and a new outlook

Read full article: Oh, baby! Bubba Wallace celebrates his 1st win at Daytona with his newborn son and a new outlook

Bubba Wallace won the first of two qualifying races for the Daytona 500.

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Castroneves to use "world-class driver" provisional to race in Daytona 500 after qualifying crash

Read full article: Castroneves to use "world-class driver" provisional to race in Daytona 500 after qualifying crash

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will race in the Daytona 500 as a special 41st driver under a new rule that allows for a “world-class driver” to receive a provisional spot.

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Denny Hamlin leads fast group of Toyotas in NASCAR's opening practice for the Daytona 500

Read full article: Denny Hamlin leads fast group of Toyotas in NASCAR's opening practice for the Daytona 500

Denny Hamlin led a trio of Toyota drivers — the manufacturer claimed five of the top six spots — in the opening practice for the Daytona 500.

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NASCAR's new 'world-class driver' rule makes Daytona 500 qualifying more complicated than ever

Read full article: NASCAR's new 'world-class driver' rule makes Daytona 500 qualifying more complicated than ever

The Daytona 500 has NASCAR’s most unusual — and complicated — qualifying format.

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Edwards and Rudd walked away from NASCAR and never looked back. Their reunion is at the Hall of Fame

Read full article: Edwards and Rudd walked away from NASCAR and never looked back. Their reunion is at the Hall of Fame

Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd had very little overlap in their respective NASCAR careers.

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NASCAR aware of allegations a team engineer stole intellectual property to give to rival team

Read full article: NASCAR aware of allegations a team engineer stole intellectual property to give to rival team

NASCAR says it is aware of allegations that an engineer for a Cup Series team accessed proprietary information and shared it with another team.

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Kyle Larson wins at Bristol as 2 former NASCAR champions eliminated from playoffs

Read full article: Kyle Larson wins at Bristol as 2 former NASCAR champions eliminated from playoffs

NASCAR champions Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. were among the first four drivers knocked out of the playoffs at Bristol Motor Speedway, where Kyle Larson cruised to an easy victory.

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola

Read full article: NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace not sharing details of last altercation with Aric Almirola

Bubba Wallace refused to discuss the details of the physical altercation in late May that led to the suspension of Aric Almirola by Joe Gibbs Racing.

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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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Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart and wins at Martinsville in Xfinity Series

Read full article: Almirola grabs lead on overtime restart and wins at Martinsville in Xfinity Series

Driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, he outran Sam Mayer and teammate Chandler Smith before a crash made the race official.

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Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullring

Read full article: Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullring

Denny Hamlin has won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps.

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Joe Gibbs Racing visits Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

Read full article: Joe Gibbs Racing visits Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

A team from Joe Gibbs racing visited the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab to see how they could implement the lab's practices into their upcoming facility in North Carolina

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John Hunter Nemechek wins at New Hampshire for 2nd straight Xfinity checkered flag

Read full article: John Hunter Nemechek wins at New Hampshire for 2nd straight Xfinity checkered flag

John Hunter Nemechek held on to win an overtime sprint to the finish Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and took the checkered flag for the fourth time this season in the Xfinity Series.

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Martin Truex Jr. is undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing

Read full article: Martin Truex Jr. is undecided on retirement or another NASCAR season for Joe Gibbs Racing

Martin Truex Jr. knows he has to make a decision soon on his race future.

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Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR’s Cup car

Read full article: Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR’s Cup car

Ty Gibbs was promoted to NASCAR’s top Cup series on Tuesday in an expected announcement that was void of any celebration as Joe Gibbs Racing continues to mourn the loss of Gibbs’ father.

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Gibbs faces consequences for wrecking way into title race

Read full article: Gibbs faces consequences for wrecking way into title race

Ty Gibbs will race for his first NASCAR national championship on Saturday in the Xfinity Series finale at Phoenix Raceway.

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Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

Read full article: Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

Joey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR’s championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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Kyle Busch still seeking on-track success, job for 2023

Read full article: Kyle Busch still seeking on-track success, job for 2023

It didn’t seem much could still go wrong this year for Kyle Busch until his engine blew with 22 laps remaining in NASCAR’s opening playoff race.

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Jones holds off ex-JGR teammate Hamlin to win at Darlington

Read full article: Jones holds off ex-JGR teammate Hamlin to win at Darlington

Erik Jones took the lead when Kyle Busch’s engine blew up, then pulled away from Denny Hamlin after a final restart 20 laps from the end to win the opening NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.

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JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizes

Read full article: JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizes

Joe Gibbs Racing has declined to appeal the penalties levied by NASCAR that stripped Denny Hamlin of his Pocono Raceway victory and cost Kyle Busch his runner-up finish.

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Busch gets antsy for contract resolution with Gibbs, Toyota

Read full article: Busch gets antsy for contract resolution with Gibbs, Toyota

Kyle Busch faces an uncertain future after M&M Mars announced it would pull its marketing spend at the end of this season.

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Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

Read full article: Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

Denny Hamlin says he's respects NASCAR's decision to begin sensitivity training after he posted a meme on Twitter that used a clip from the comedy “Family Guy” to mock reigning champion Kyle Larson.

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Christopher Bell leads Toyota lockout of Talladega front row

Read full article: Christopher Bell leads Toyota lockout of Talladega front row

Christopher Bell won the pole at Talladega Superspeedway by turning the fastest lap as the final driver to qualify.

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Busch uncertain about future during JGR sponsorship search

Read full article: Busch uncertain about future during JGR sponsorship search

Kyle Busch is uncertain about his future with both Joe Gibbs Racing and in NASCAR.

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NASCAR championship pits best at Hendrick vs. best at Gibbs

Read full article: NASCAR championship pits best at Hendrick vs. best at Gibbs

Phoenix Raceway will finally get to host championship weekend in front of a packed house.

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Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race

Read full article: Bowman wins as tension builds ahead of NASCAR title race

Alex Bowman spun Denny Hamlin out of the lead at Martinsville Speedway and then won in overtime as the field for NASCAR's championship race was set Sunday.

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Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway

Read full article: Martin Truex Jr. wins NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix Raceway

AVONDALE, Ariz. – Joey Logano has won a few times at Phoenix Raceway and knows a good restart when he feels one. Truex blew past Logano on the final restart and pulled away for his first NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season and 28th overall. Logano — who led 143 laps — won the second stage after leading the final 35 laps during a long stretch of green-flag racing. But he couldn't hold back Truex, who won his ninth race with JGR. Hamlin was fast early in the race, leading for 31 laps until the competition caution midway through the first stage.

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Bell snags first Cup victory in another surprise Gibbs win

Read full article: Bell snags first Cup victory in another surprise Gibbs win

Michael McDowell was the surprise Daytona 500 winner and then Bell earned an earlier-than-expected first trip to victory lane. The 26-year-old Oklahoman is a longtime Toyota development driver who won 16 Xfinity Series races driving for Gibbs. Ty Gibbs, the 18-year-old grandson of team owner Joe Gibbs, won the Xfinity Series race Saturday night in his first career national series start. Kevin Harvick finished sixth and AJ Allmendinger, in his first Cup race since the 2018 season finale, finished seventh. It was the highest finish in three Cup races for Kaulig Racing, an Xfinity Series team formed in 2016 that wants to be full-time Cup next season.

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Ty Gibbs stuns grandfather, wins in first career NASCAR race

Read full article: Ty Gibbs stuns grandfather, wins in first career NASCAR race

It was the very first NASCAR national series race for Ty Gibbs, who jumped two steps from ARCA to Xfinity for his debut. Ty Gibbs is the second-youngest winner in Xfinity Series history. But as his grandson crossed the finish line, his glasses fogged and he hugged a Joe Gibbs Racing team member. JGR has yet to announce a full 2021 schedule for Ty Gibbs, but his grandfather said the details are decided by Coy Gibbs. They picked the Daytona road course for his debut because Ty Gibbs finished second here in last year’s ARCA race.

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Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Gibbs, Toyota

Read full article: Michael Jordan’s NASCAR team partners with Gibbs, Toyota

The car will be driven by Bubba Wallace and will be a Toyota in an alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. (Toyota Racing via AP)CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Michael Jordan expects to field a winning team when 23XI Racing begins NASCAR competition next season. The first move toward victory lane came Friday in a partnership with Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota. “My main goal for 23XI Racing is to be competitive for a championship as soon as possible,” said Jordan. “Our partnership with Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing gives us the equipment, resources and expertise to do it.”JGR is the flagship Toyota team and considered one of NASCAR's top organizations.

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Truex races into 2nd round with win in opening playoff race

Read full article: Truex races into 2nd round with win in opening playoff race

The win is Truex's series-best fifth of the season and again cemented Joe Gibbs Racing as the team to beat in this 10-race playoff series. "I was able to hustle the car there at the end and get the lead and drive away," Truex said. Las Vegas was a brutal opener for a handful of title contenders, including Kurt Busch, who crashed when his tire went flat and he finished last in the field. Harvick credited his Stewart-Haas Racing team with making massive gains all weekend to get him to a second-place finish. DECENT RACE FOR TEAM PENSKE:Although defending race winner Brad Keselowski struggled through the first two stages, he still managed a third-place finish.

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