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Katherine Legge to be the 1st woman in 7 years to compete in NASCAR Cup Series race

Katherine Legge will become the first woman in a NASCAR Cup Series race since Danica Patrick in 2018 when the veteran makes her debut Sunday at Phoenix Raceway

The Independent UK

Katherine Legge To Make NASCAR Cup Series Debut

Katherine Legge to make history in NASCAR Cup Series debut, inspiring fans and racers.

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Katherine Legge to Run Phoenix NASCAR Race, Become First Female Cup Driver Since 2018

The British driver will make history Sunday.

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Katherine Legge takes next step in NASCAR career with Cup debut at Phoenix

Katherine Legge — a name many have seen across various racing paddocks over the years, particularly as a veteran sports car and IndyCar driver — will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The 44-year-old becomes just the 17th woman to ever compete at the highest…

Motorsport

Kyle Busch leads 42 laps yet extends winless streak to 60 races at COTA

No active full-time driver has more NASCAR Cup Series wins than Kyle Busch, but it's now been 60 races since the future Hall of Famer last visited Victory Lane. He did everything he could to change that fact Sunday at Circuit of the Americas but once again, he came up…

Motorsport

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…

Motorsport

Daytona 500 Preview: Five Story Lines to Watch as NASCAR Cup Series Kicks Off

Is this finally the year for Kyle Busch? Will Joey Logano be racing with a chip on his shoulder? Breaking down the biggest questions ahead of the Great American Race.

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Watch Daytona 500: live stream NASCAR 2025 first race online from anywhere – start time, President Trump arrives

All the ways to watch Daytona 500 live streams online and from anywhere as the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season begins in style in Florida.

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Daytona 500 schedule, starting lineup and how to watch 2025 NASCAR Cup opener

The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will kickstart the 77th season of NASCAR Cup Series racing where Team Penske and Joey Logano will begin their title defense. The new season comes with plenty of changes across the grid and some new regulations for them to follow.

Motorsport

Red Bull returns to NASCAR in a big way

Red Bull returns to NASCAR Cup Series as primary sponsor for Trackhouse Racing, supporting drivers Shane van Gisbergen and Connor Zilisch.

Motorsport

Kyle Larson is taking a much more laid-back approach to prepping for the Indy 500

Kyle Larson won't test-drive his IndyCar much in advance of the 2025 Indy 500 as he makes his second attempt at The Double.

Motorsport

Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

Motorsport

All I want for NASCAR 2025 is...

'Tis the season to look back and reflect, while also making plans and wishes in hopes of making the new year even more eventful or spectacular. This time last year, I sat down and compiled a wish list of sorts to share with you, much like this one ahead of…

Motorsport

NASCAR vs. 23XI and FRM: Live timeline of the antitrust lawsuit

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series has been one of the more dramatic seasons in recent memory, and the drama was not limited to the track. Perhaps the biggest news of the year came when Charter negotiations fell apart, leading to a closely followed court battle between the dynastic France family…

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Your complete guide to NASCAR's 2025 Silly Season

When Stewart-Haas Racing announced the imminent closure of its four-car NASCAR Cup Series operation, it sent shockwaves through the sport, while scattering a lot of talented people throughout the paddock. It's end became the catalyst to what has become one of the silliest silly seasons in some time. Several drivers…

Motorsport

RFK Racing expands its lineup, adding Ryan Preece for 2025

RFK Racing hasn't run three full-time cars in the NASCAR Cup series since 2016, but that changes in 2025 when the team will enter the No. 60 car alongside the No. 6 driven by team co-owner Brad Keselowski and the No. 17 of Chris Buescher.

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5 ways NASCAR could change its controversial playoff format

NASCAR's polarizing playoff system has many fans fuming. Here are 5 ways to tweak the Cup Series before 2025.

Motorsport

A look inside the race for the NASCAR Championship

On Thursday at Phoenix Raceway, Tyler Reddick began one of the biggest weekends of his career: his first true shot at a NASCAR Cup Series championship. Forty drivers showed up to Phoenix, yet all but the Championship Four — Reddick, William Byron, and past Cup champions Joey Logano and Ryan…

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Blaney "felt like I was going to pass out" after title fight

Ryan Blaney came from nearly three seconds back to challenge teammate Joey Logano for the Phoenix race win and Cup Series championship, but he simply ran out of time to get the job done. At the checkered flag, he was 0.330s away from becoming a back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series champion,…

The Independent UK

Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86

Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s ‘Alabama Gang’ and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday

Motorsport

NASCAR's William Byron stopped eating Pop Tarts, and now he's in the Playoffs

William Byron has long described himself as just a “normal guy” — an everyman who likes to spend his free time hanging out with friends at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. But this weekend, the man behind the wheel of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 car has a chance to…

Motorsport

Title contender Ryan Blaney dominates NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix

In the final chance to tune their cars before battling it out for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship, all 40 drivers drivers filed onto the track for the combined session. Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron are set to battle for the Cup title.

Motorsport

How NASCAR's Ross Chastain survives to drive: with meditative runs that make the "birds chirp louder"

This year hasn’t quite gone as Ross Chastain had planned: He narrowly missed making the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs despite consistently good results. His first win of the season finally came in late September (outside of the regular season) at Kansas Speedway — and Chastain credits his fitness regimen for…

Autosport

NASCAR Cup Martinsville: Blaney wins for Championship 4 spot, Bell removed for wall ride

Ryan Blaney and William Byron will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4 that will contest the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series in Phoenix next weekend after a breathtaking showdown at Martinsville.

Motorsport

Blaney in disbelief after Reddick's mad charge to the win

The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney, was seconds away from securing his place in the Championship 4 when 'The Beast', Tyler Reddick, ripped around the outside of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford — taking the win and leaving Blaney to deal with his bitter emotions from such a brutal…

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