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Inside the chaos that decided NASCAR's final playoff spot

Ryan Blaney won ahead of five drivers that needed it way more than he did

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Ryan Blaney wins Daytona finale in epic four-wide photo finish

Surrounded by desperate drivers, wily veteran Blaney prevailed in a sensational finish at Daytona International Speedway

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The 20 drivers who could win their way into the playoffs at Daytona

The regular season finale at Daytona is setting up to be a frantic fight to make the playoffs, and there are 20 drivers who have to win the race in order to save their season

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William Byron saves enough fuel to win caution-filled NASCAR Cup race at Iowa

After a lack of fuel cost him the win at Michigan, William Byron has made up for it by stretching a single fuel tank 144 laps to win the NASCAR Cup race at Iowa.

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Winners and losers from a drama-filled NASCAR weekend at Indianapolis

NASCAR's annual visit to the hallowed grounds of IMS did not disappoint. On Saturday, JR Motorsports earned a very special victory, despite Justin Allgaier's heartbreaking loss, and Austin Hill is likely going to face the wrath of NASCAR officials for some reckless driving.

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How clever strategy and good fortune vaulted Bubba Wallace to a Brickyard 400 win

Although he started on the outside of the front row, few were looking at Bubba Wallace as a driver who could win the Brickyard 400 as the field approached the final set of green-flag pit stops. But with multiple strategies simultaneously unfolding, the hand 23XI Racing played ended up being…

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Chase Briscoe earns Brickyard 400 pole as Denny Hamlin wrecks hard

Indiana native Chase Briscoe rocketed to pole position for this year's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Earning his series-leading fifth pole of the 2025 season, Briscoe bested 23XI Racing's Bubba Wallace and Legacy Motor Club's Erik Jones.

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The eight remaining drivers in NASCAR's $1 million bracket challenge

The improbable march of Ty Dillon continues as the bottom seed in NASCAR's new $1 million in-season tournament advances once again. Dillon has now dispatched both Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski as he moves into Round 3 in the five-week challenge.

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NASCAR in-season challenge: How Atlanta broke every bracket

Leaving Atlanta, 16 drivers have been eliminated and matchups are set for the second of five rounds at the Chicago Street Course. However, there are ZERO perfect bracket left anywhere after what transpired at EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) on Saturday night.

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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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Ryan Blaney wins NASCAR Cup race at Nashville for Team Penske

Ryan Blaney was dominant throughout the night at Nashville, leading 139 of 300 laps on his to collecting the checkered flag in the No. 12 Team Penske Ford.

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NASCAR Cup Series at Nashville: Start time, how to watch live, purse, standings

The NASCAR Cup Series Cracker Barrel 400 is set to take place at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday.

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Time to worry: Playoff hopes are slipping away for these NASCAR Cup drivers

13 races down, 13 races to go in the regular season for the NASCAR Cup Series. At the halfway point, there have been eight different winners with Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing [JGR] taking the lion's share of victories.

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The winners and losers from a wreck-filled NASCAR Cup race at Texas

Joey Logano is playoff-bound once again, leading a trio of drivers who started 24th or worse but ended the day with podium finishes at Texas. The pole-sitter wrecked, the outside pole-sitter had an incident on pit road, and the race really flew off the rails in the final stage. It…

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Get to Know Rudy Fugle, the Veteran Crew Chief and Steady Companion to William Byron

In their fifth year together at Hendrick Motorsports, the pair looks to capture a Cup Series crown this season.

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The return of Kasey Kahne: Highlighting his best moments in NASCAR

Kahne's NASCAR return is something few expected in 2025, but even fewer expected it to coincide with the return of a legendary track...

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In photos: Every throwback paint scheme for NASCAR Cup at Darlington

NASCAR Cup drivers pay tribute to history with special paint schemes at Darlington's 'Throwback Weekend'.

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Hamlin dominates and Xfinity's demo derby: Winners and losers from Martinsville

The Martinsville NASCAR weekend had a first-time winner in Trucks, a veteran driver returning to the top in Cup, and an Xfinity race most would like to forget.

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Erik Jones disqualified after failing post-race inspection at Martinsville

Erik Jones finished 24th in Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville, one lap down. Thanks to a fifth-place finish in the opening stage, he managed to score a total of 19 points. Unfortunately for Jones, he will now leave Martinsville with just a single point due to problems in post-race…

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When to throw the yellow? NASCAR's last-lap caution conundrum

When is a last-lap wreck enough to force a race-ending caution? The question that's plagued NASCAR's race control these first two weeks of the 2025 season.

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The winners and losers from the Daytona 500

William Byron took the trophy, Ryan Preece went airborne, and mayhem reigned. Here's who won and lost NASCAR's first race

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Jimmie Johnson's Strong Finish At Daytona 500

Jimmie Johnson's remarkable third-place finish at the Daytona 500 underscores his racing prowess and new role as a team owner. Witness his enduring talent ...

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NASCAR's official 2025 Daytona 500 starting lineup in photos

Welcome to the 77th NASCAR Cup Series season, kicking off with the 67th running of the Daytona 500. What you'll want to know going into Sunday's race: This year's field for the 200-lapper features eight former winners of the race and nine NASCAR Cup Series champions, with drivers on the…

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A wild ending for the Daytona 500's Duel #2 as Cindric gets the win

While Justin Allgaier's hard-fought ninth place finish to make the Daytona 500 — and Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s happy tears — overshadowed Bubba Wallace's victory in the first Duel, Thursday's second Duel race built up to an epic photo finish.

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Where can NASCAR take the championship as part of new rotating finale?

Various tracks have hosted the NASCAR finale in the sport's past, but only four currently on the schedule have ever held the honor before. But none held it longer than Homestead, hosting the championship-decider every year between 2002 and 2019.

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