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Ryan Blaney fastest in Dover Cup practice; Smith and Grala wreck

The top speeds all came from the second 20-minute session, which also proved the most dramatic.

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Surging Chase Briscoe says a win "is right around the corner"

Briscoe is heading into this weekend’s race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on the heels of consecutive top-10 finishes, including a season’s-best sixth last weekend at Texas.

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Late wreck at Texas helps Chase Elliott end 42-race winless streak

Elliott grabbed the lead for the time on a restart with eight of the scheduled 267 laps remaining, but it was still a long road to Victory Lane.

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Larson earns third straight NASCAR Cup pole, beating Gibbs at Texas

Larson was the only driver to break into the 28.3s in the final round of qualifying, earning his 19th career pole. It was another milestone for Hendrick Motorsports, capturing its 250th pole in the Cup Series.

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Byron wins NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville in Hendrick 1-2-3

Byron was the first lead lap car to make a green flag pit stop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.

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Kyle Larson beats Bubba Wallace to Martinsville Cup pole by 0.001s

Larson, the last of 10 cars in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying, just nipped Bubba Wallace on his second lap to grab the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race.

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Ryan Blaney beats Josh Berry to NASCAR Cup pole at Bristol

Blaney, who was fastest in practice and in the first round of qualifying, backed it up with an average lap speed of 124.954 mph in the final round to earn his first pole since the 2022 season.

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Noah Gragson's confidence fuels "exciting" start to 2024 season

After four races, Gragson and his No. 10 Ford team are SHR’s most consistent performers, and it’s much welcomed by the driver and team.

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Denny Hamlin beats Ty Gibbs to Phoenix Cup pole in all-JGR front row

Hamlin ended up fastest in Round 1 of Saturday’s qualifying and repeated the effort in the final round, earning the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race with an average lap speed of 132.655 mph.

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Briscoe: New aero rules at Phoenix "exciting to think about"

The latter was apparent in last weekend’s NASCAR Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, when Briscoe ran consistently up front and appeared to have race-winning speed until he picked up some damage with a run-in with Ryan Blaney racing for position early in the final stage.

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Joey Logano earns third straight front row start with Vegas pole

Logano went out midway through Saturday’s final round of qualifying, but his average lap speed of 184.357 mph was good enough to withstand a tough challenge from Hendrick Motorsports’ Kyle Larson (184.225 mph).

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Ross Chastain leads windy NASCAR Cup practice at Las Vegas

The top three overall speeds came from the first 20-minute session, with Chastain’s average lap speed of 184.268 mph leading the way.

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All eyes on Las Vegas for further signs of an SHR rebound

The four-car Ford team went winless last season and saw two of its veteran drivers – Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola – retire from full-time competition in the offseason.

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NASCAR at Atlanta: See the starting lineup for the Ambetter Health 400 with Michael McDowell on the pole

Some cool paint schemes lined up for NASCAR's Atlanta weekend too.

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Michael McDowell earns first NASCAR Cup pole in 467th start

McDowell will share the front row with fellow Ford driver Joey Logano for the second consecutive week but this time it’s McDowell who will lead the field to green.

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NASCAR at Daytona: Starting lineup for 2024 Daytona 500 and paint schemes for all 40 cars

Get a look at every paint scheme in starting order for the 2024 Daytona 500.

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2024 Daytona 500: Complete starting lineup in pictures

Forty cars will start the most-watched motorsports event in the United States this weekend, which also serves as the annual season-opener for the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Tony Stewart calls SHR's NASCAR performance "unacceptable"

Stewart-Haas Racing has won two NASCAR Cup Series titles (2011 and 2014), as well as 69 races since its inception in 2009.

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Looking at NASCAR's longest active winless streaks

The pressure to win in NASCAR is possibly greater than it has ever been. A win automatically locks a driver into the playoffs, making them one of 16 with a shot at the championship.

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Blaney advances into title race with Martinsville Cup win

Playing it safe, Blaney and several other lead-lap cars waited to make their final pit stop well within their fuel window while Almirola and Chase Elliott were among that pit earlier hoping for one or more late-race cautions.

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Truex earns Martinsville Cup pole for critical playoff race

For the second consecutive week, Truex beat all his competition and won the pole for a playoff race and will lead an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.

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Bubba Wallace fastest in Roval Cup practice; Larson wrecks

The top four average lap speeds came for the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Wallace leading the way at 102.295mph.

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NASCAR 2023 Charlotte Roval schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Originally at 16, the playoffs saw the elimination of Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Michael McDowell in the first round.

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Aric Almirola earns pole position for Talladega Cup race

In pre-qualifying inspection, three Fords from three different teams had issues. The No. 2 Team Penske Ford of Austin Cindric, the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford of Todd Gilliland and the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford of Ryan Preece all failed twice.

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Stewart-Haas Racing to run Talladega Nights tribute schemes

SHR announced that Wonder Bread and Old Spice have joined the team as primary sponsors for this weekend's playoff race at the 2.66-mile Alabama track. The team is co-owned by Gene Haas and NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart.

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