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Hamlin "kicking myself" after his battle for the lead ends with a spin

A thrilling battle for the lead offered plenty to talk about, despite rain putting a damper on things about a quarter of the way through Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Kyle Larson snatched the lead away from Denny Hamlin on the initial start, but pole-sitter Hamlin never…

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Rain forces postponement of Michigan Cup race after dramatic first stage

Rain has been throwing a wrench into NASCAR's plans at Michigan all weekend long, and Sunday was no different.

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NASCAR Clash is leaving L.A. and heading to Bowman Gray in 2025

Built in 1937, the appropriately nicknamed 'Madhouse' was the site of points-paying NASCAR Cup Series races from 1958 to 1971. 54 years later, it will serve as the unofficial kick-off to the 2025 season. The event will take place on February 2 and be broadcasted by FOX Sports.

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VIDEO: Airborne crash ends Michigan NASCAR Xfinity race; Allgaier wins

The NASCAR Xfinity Series race ended in a two-lap overtime finish. Justin Allgaier jumped ahead, but the Joe Gibbs Racing duo of Sheldon Creed and John-Hunter Nemechek were in hot pursuit.

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Bubba Wallace: Richmond NASCAR chaos is "the system’s fault"

Bubba Wallace believes NASCAR's chaotic finish at Richmond last weekend is "the system's fault" for incentivising winning at all costs.

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The curious case of A.J. Allmendinger: NASCAR's strangest career trajectory

NASCAR fans are relatively acquainted with AJ Allmendinger, who has been a major part of the series since 2007, but his path to racing stock cars was never really a straight line, nor was it originally aimed at this particular series at all. What could be considered a series of…

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Kyle Busch has spicy words for Joey Logano after Austin Dillon wrecked him at Richmond

Kyle Busch still has no love for Joey Logano: "Be mindful of what you do, I guess. It’s always going to come back on you."

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Dillon has no regrets after controversial NASCAR Richmond finish

Austin Dillon says he has no regrets over his actions following a controversial finish at last weekend's NASCAR meeting at Richmond.

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Austin Dillon: "I'm not going to say I regret anything"

While on air with NBC Sports during a rain delay at Michigan International Speedway, Richmond winner Austin Dillon was careful when asked about the ongoing appeal process. However, he had plenty to say regarding Joey Logano, who was central to the dramatic and ugly finish last weekend.

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Bubba Wallace: Richmond chaos is "the system’s fault"

In the championship format of old, the storyline from Richmond would have been very different. We would have spent this week talking about how Austin Dillon has struggled through a very difficult season, but he was able to find one bright spot with a surprisingly strong run at Richmond. Maybe…

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NASCAR: When rubbin' stops being racin'

In a series born via the exploits of bootleggers and outlaws, NASCAR's history is unsurprisingly steeped in decades of contact and drivers pushing the limits of what may be deemed acceptable.

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NASCAR's history of wreck penalties: When rubbin' stops being racin'

In a series born via the exploits of bootleggers and outlaws, NASCAR's history is unsurprisingly steeped in decades of contact and drivers pushing the limits of what may be deemed acceptable. There's almost an expectation to see occasional bump and runs, or a driver full-throttle against the wall to escape…

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Haas names new crew chief to champion Custer's 2025 NASCAR Cup entry

Aaron Kramer is finally getting the seat he's aspired to land—atop the pitbox as the new crew chief for Cole Custer's entry in the 2025 NASCAR cup season. Kramer has long been in the racing scene, most recently having worked as lead race engineer for Chris Buescher and the no.…

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Giants’ Azeez Ojulari may take on Justin Tuck-like role in 2024

The New York Giants could bring back the NASCAR formation on defense with LB Azeez Ojulari playing a prominent role.

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The damning data behind Austin Dillon's unprecedented NASCAR penalty

After multiple days of deliberation and analysis, NASCAR issued a precedent-setting decision to penalize Austin Dillon for the controversial moves leading to his Richmond win. Dillon gets to keep the victory—trophy, money, and everything—but his automatic playoff berth has been revoked. Plus, both Dillon and the Richard Childress Racing team…

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Austin Dillon Stripped of Automatic NASCAR Playoff Berth After Testy Richmond Win

The driver wrecked two competitors en route to victory.

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NASCAR Revokes Austin Dillon's Playoff Eligibility After Controversial Win

NASCAR revokes Austin Dillon's playoff eligibility after aggressive driving incident at Richmond Raceway. Penalties and reactions follow.

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NASCAR revokes Dillon's playoff spot after Richmond Cup win

NASCAR has announced that Austin Dillon's controversial Richmond win stands, but his automatic playoff berth has been revoked for taking out both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on his way to victory.

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NASCAR revokes Austin Dillon's playoff spot after Richmond Cup win

Dillon's controversial Richmond win stands, but his automatic playoff berth has been revoked by NASCAR. This is true for both the driver and owner playoffs.

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Why Brown would make Australia's Olympic fast four

Imagine for a minute that motor racing could be added, retrospectively, to the 2024 Olympic Games. Each country would be able to send four drivers to compete across a range of disciplines. With this in mind, I am giving readers the chance to be a selector; who would you choose…

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Dillon: Spotter was “wrong” to shout “wreck him” before Hamlin clash

Under-fire NASCAR Cup race winner Austin Dillon insists that his spotter’s “wreck him” call before he collided with Denny Hamlin at Richmond on Sunday night “didn’t change” what then happened.

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Dillon: Spotter was “wrong” to shout “wreck him!” before Hamlin clash

Under-fire NASCAR Cup race winner Austin Dillon insists that his spotter’s “wreck him!” call before he collided with Denny Hamlin at Richmond on Sunday night “didn’t change” what then happened.

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Erik Jones agrees to multi-year contract extension with Legacy Motor Club

Jones' signing comes on the heels of a recent organizational shakeup at LMC. Longtime NASCAR engineer Jacob Canter took over as director of competition and Bobby Kennedy was hired in a newly created position of general manager.

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Hamlin: NASCAR stripping Dillon of win would be “warranted”

Hamlin believes that if NASCAR stripped Austin Dillon of his win in Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond that all other drivers in the garage would agree that it was “warranted”.

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Goodyear's option tires at Richmond "were like Mario Kart with a star"

NASCAR and Goodyear gave each team two sets of “option” (or softer) tires it could use in the 400-lap event in addition to the four sets of its “prime” (or regular harder) tires.

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