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Briscoe tries to move past devastating penalties and Blaney to start on pole in NASCAR Atlanta race

A massive fine left Chase Briscoe facing a huge points deficit heading into Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway

FEBRUARY 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why can't Kyle Larson win the Daytona 500? Jeff Gordon believes defeats are 'getting in his head'

Owen Larson called it when he said his dad wouldn’t win the Daytona 500 because “he probably needs to try really hard because he’s not good at superspeedway racing.”

FEBRUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryan Preece says 'something needs to be done' after enduring another flip at Daytona

Ryan Preece is calling on NASCAR to do more to prevent cars from becoming airborne during superspeedway races

FEBRUARY 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Latest: William Byron wins Daytona 500 for the second straight year

It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype after being delayed for hours due to rain

FEBRUARY 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Here's a crash course — a cheat sheet, really — for the 67th running of the Daytona 500

Welcome to the Daytona 500

FEBRUARY 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Edwards and Rudd walked away from NASCAR and never looked back. Their reunion is at the Hall of Fame

Carl Edwards and Ricky Rudd had very little overlap in their respective NASCAR careers

FEBRUARY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR champion Joey Logano tunes out critics and insists playoff format is 'very entertaining'

NASCAR driver Joey Logano has found a way to tune out months of criticism surrounding his third championship

JANUARY 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Max Muhleman, who revolutionized seat licensing and helped bring pro sports to Charlotte, dies at 88

Sports marketer Max Muhleman, who was credited with the concept of developing the permanent seat license in professional sports and helping the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte Horn...

DECEMBER 19, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Martin Truex Jr. closes out full-time NASCAR Cup Series career at Phoenix Raceway

Martin Truex Jr. got a nice surprise when his fellow drivers gave him a standing ovation during the prerace meeting before Sunday’s NASCAR finale

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

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

NOVEMBER 10, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kyle Larson heads to Martinsville looking for 7th win of season to have shot at NASCAR title

Kyle Larson has rung the Hendrick Motorsports victory bell six times this season and yet he's on the outside looking in of NASCAR's championship four

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR declares Bobby Allison the winner of a 1971 race, moving him into 4th on all-time wins list

NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison finally got his victory from Bowman Gray Stadium, more than five decades after he took the checkered flag and the trophy

OCTOBER 23, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kyle Larson will again run the Indy 500 but NASCAR and the Coca-Cola 600 will be his commitment

With NASCAR and the Coca-Cola 600 the promised priority, Kyle Larson will again attempt the Indianapolis 500 next season with the caveat he must leave if rain again ruins his bid t...

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR has finalized a new charter agreement. Team co-owner Michael Jordan won't sign it

NASCAR is in a stalemate with Michael Jordan and how it ends could potentially get very messy for both sides

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Darlington honors the late Cale Yarborough at his hometown track where he won five Southern 500s

Darlington Raceway will honor late NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough at his hometown track where he won five Southern 500s and left a legacy of success

AUGUST 29, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Longtime Cup owner Rick Hendrick to drive pace car at Brickyard 400

Longtime NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick has been selected as the pace car driver for Sunday's Brickyard 400

JULY 17, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ricky Rudd, Carl Edwards and Ralph Moody selected to NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2025

Ricky Rudd, the tough-as-nails driver from Virginia, was selected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Tuesday, along with driver Carl Edwards and mechanic and race strategist Ralph Moody...

MAY 21, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

William Byron is back in Texas with more big wins since getting Hendrick's 300th there last fall

William Byron got a milestone win for Hendrick Motorsports last fall at Texas and has since been to victory lane three more times for NASCAR's winningest team

APRIL 13, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kevin Harvick recalls how he helped spark Brad Keselowski-Jeff Gordon brawl in 2014

Kevin Harvick regrets his role in the 2014 brawl between Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon, but says it was "a very calculated moment."

APRIL 9, 2024

Analysis: Hendrick celebration and milestone came at complicated track for NASCAR's winningest team

No detail had been overlooked as Hendrick Motorsports spent more than a year planning its 40th anniversary celebration

APRIL 8, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ray Evernham details in-race argument with Jeff Gordon on 'Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour'

On "Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour," former crew chief Ray Evernham told a story about getting into an argument with Jeff Gordon mid-race.

APRIL 4, 2024

Darlington will honor late NASCAR Cup champion Yarborough during throwback weekend in May

Darlington Raceway will honor the late Cale Yarborough at its annual NASCAR throwback weekend in May

MARCH 27, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Another Byron win has Hendrick on a roll heading toward NASCAR team's 40th anniversary party

Hendrick Motorsports has a lot to be happy about as the team barrels toward its big 40th anniversary celebration in two weeks

MARCH 25, 2024 • ASSOCIATED PRESS