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Corey Heim to run NASCAR Cup race at Richmond for 23XI Racing

Corey Heim, 23, is one of the top prospects in NASCAR's lower divisions. He currently leads the NASCAR Truck Series championship, winning five of the first 16 races of the year with ten top fives and 12 top tens. Heim made the Championship 4 in both 2023 and 2024, and…

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How to watch the rest of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season on NBC

2025 is the first year of its seven year, $7.7 billion TV deal that has NASCAR Cup coverage split between, FOX Sports, NBC Sports, Prime Video, and Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Kyle Larson admits mistake after crashing Justin Allgaier in lead battle

Justin Allgaier was hoping to earn JR Motorsports its 100th win as a team in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. He is already responsible for 25% of them, but it did not work out that way.

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Denny Hamlin says new JGR contract extension "most likely" his last

Speaking to the media in a Saturday press conference at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin revealed that his latest contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing might be his last.

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Denny Hamlin signs multi-year extension with Joe Gibbs Racing

For anyone who thought the 44-year-old was nearing the end of his NASCAR Cup Series career, Friday's announcement proved otherwise. Denny Hamlin will continue driving the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after signing a new, multi-year contract extension. Hamlin later revealed that it is a two-year deal, going through…

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Five races to go: The fight to make the NASCAR Cup playoffs

21 of the 26-race regular season are now complete, leaving just five races left before the NASCAR Cup playoff field is locked in for the 2025 season. However, there’s still a road course, two short tracks, a superspeedway, and a crown jewel before we get to that point.

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Winners and losers from a rainy NASCAR Cup race at Dover

The 'Monster Mile' didn't eat that many cars this weekend, but it was the usual suspects battling for the race win. Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports were the teams to beat, with Denny Hamlin ultimately earning an impressive victory in a mad dash to the finish.

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Denny Hamlin wins dramatic Dover NASCAR Cup race in double overtime

Denny Hamlin certainly had to earn it at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday. After a one-hour rain delay, he had to face two hard-charging teammates in the closing laps, beating both Christopher Bell and later Chase Briscoe to capture the win.

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NASCAR will not return to Chicago Street Course in 2026

The Chicago Street Course race has been part of the NASCAR Cup schedule since 2023 in a bold move to bring street racing to the top level of the sport. However, after three years, the event will not return in 2026. It's worth noting that the door remains open for…

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Every NASCAR Cup win with Red Bull as the primary sponsor

Red Bull has an interesting history in NASCAR, entering the sport with a race team in the mid-2000s and attempting to form a championship-caliber organization. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as well as their Formula 1 venture as Red Bull Racing's NASCAR branch shut down at the conclusion of the 2011…

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Chase Briscoe compares 'unbelievable' SVG to Michael Jordan in his prime

The NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma ended how it started -- withShane van Gisbergen leading and Chase Briscoe running second.

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Pit road confrontation erupts after close call during Sonoma Cup race

In the middle of the NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma, things were getting heated between drivers and even pit crew members.

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Shane van Gisbergen “shaking” after NASCAR Cup pole at Sonoma

Shane van Gisbergen has now won four consecutive poles in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, sweeping qualifying at both Chicago and now Sonoma. In Cup qualifying at Sonoma on Saturday, he looked untouchable, earning his fourth career pole and third of the 2025 season.

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Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin claim NASCAR has "too many road courses"

For the longest time, NASCAR had just two road courses on the Cup schedule -- Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen.

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Winners and losers from a wild NASCAR Cup race on the streets of Chicago

It was another wild NASCAR Cup race at Chicago with non-stop action from start to finish. Shane van Gisbergen sweeping the weekend was a rather predictable outcome, but it didn't take away from the fact that the race was full of epic storylines. In fact, there were so many winners and…

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Why Tyler Reddick passing 15 cars in 12 laps wasn’t enough for a Chicago win

When the caution flew late in the NASCAR Cup race at Chicago, Tyler Reddick and the 23XI Racing team made the bold decision to pit from third on track in favor of fresh tires and some extra fuel.

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Video: Chicago NASCAR Cup pile-up blocks track, causes early red flag

After qualifying third, Carson Hocevar had high hopes for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Chicago Street Course. But while his teammate Michael McDowell passed Shane van Gisbergen and led the opening lap, Hocevar slipped back to seventh.

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William Byron: "I'm just an idiot" for wrecking out of Chicago Cup practice

In NASCAR Cup Series practice at Chicago, things were looking promising for William Byron. He was faster than Shane van Gisbergen, setting the pace in the first practice group. He lapped the street circuit in 1:31.008s, over three tenths quicker than SVG.

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What are Daniel Suarez’s options for NASCAR in 2026?

Daniel Suarez's NASCAR Cup career has been a roller coaster, to say the least. After becoming the first non-American driver to win a NASCAR championship at the national level in 2016 (in the Xfinity Series), he was suddenly called up to Cup after the shock retirement of Carl Edwards.

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With 41 entries, one driver will fail to qualify for the NASCAR Cup race in Chicago

In something that has become increasingly rare in modern NASCAR, there will be a DNQ (did not qualify) in this weekend's Cup race at the Chicago Street Course.

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How Chase Elliott drove from eighth to first in the final ten laps to win Atlanta

With ten laps to go, it looked like Chase Elliott's shot of winning at his home track was quickly fading. He had fallen to eighth in the running order and the Fords were working well together at the front of the pack.

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Chase Elliott wins at home in action-packed NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta

Chase Elliott has snapped a 44-race winless streak, surviving a chaotic NASCAR Cup race and completing a dramatic last-lap pass to win at his home track in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Joey Logano earns NASCAR Cup pole in a tie as Ford dominates Atlanta qualifying

Ford drivers managed to qualify first through eighth as Team Penske's Joey Logano claimed pole position for the NASCAR Cup race at Atlanta, narrowly beating Josh Berry in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford. Along with the technically-aligned No. 21 machine, cars prepared by Penske ended up locking out the…

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How working with Prime Video changed Corey LaJoie's perspective as a driver

This weekend's NASCAR Cup race at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) will feature a full field of 40 cars. Among the four open entries will be the No. 01 Rick Ware Racing Ford with Corey LaJoie behind the wheel. He is making his fourth start of the 2025 season.

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Concerned teams argue in court over NASCAR subpoena for financial data

The contentious legal battle between 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR is not cooling off. This week has been a busy one with Judge Kenneth D. Bell of the Western District of North Carolina striking down the team's request to dismiss NASCAR's countersuit against them.

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