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Top five storylines heading into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Can Kyle Larson dominate? Can Denny Hamlin finally win it all? Bob Pockrass examines key storylines for the NASCAR playoffs.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

NASCAR's 16-driver playoff field is set: Who will win?

Kyle Larson is the driver to beat in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Can anyone catch him? Bob Pockrass handicaps the field.

AUGUST 31, 2021

Reddick lands NASCAR's final playoff spot despite crash

Tyler Reddick finished fifth in the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale Saturday night and secured the final spot in the 16-car postseason field

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blaney goes back-to-back, while Larson clinches regular-season title

Ryan Blaney wins again, and Tyler Reddick squeezes into the playoffs. Here are Bob Pockrass' takeaways from Daytona.

AUGUST 29, 2021

Blaney wins at Daytona, Reddick earns final playoff berth

Ryan Blaney won for the second consecutive week when the race Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway ended under caution in overtime with a typical fiery finish

AUGUST 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Daytona takes center stage as drivers duke it out for final NASCAR playoff spots

Playoff spots are up for grabs as drivers head to Daytona for the regular-season finale. Bob Pockrass surveys the field.

AUGUST 28, 2021

Kurt Busch has multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, eyes charter

Kurt Busch has a multiyear deal with 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by basketball great Michael Jordan and fellow driver Denny Hamlin

AUGUST 28, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kurt Busch joining Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin at 23XI Racing

Kurt Busch will continue to chase checkered flags next year, with his move to 23XI Racing confirmed Friday, Bob Pockrass writes.

AUGUST 28, 2021

Kurt Busch moving Monster to Hamlin and MJ's team in 2022

Kurt Busch will drive next season for 23XI Racing, the NASCAR team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR to present Wendell Scott's family with 1963 trophy

The family of Wendell Scott will receive a trophy commemorating his historic 1963 victory before Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Teammates Reddick, Dillon eye final playoff spot at Daytona

There’s one guy Tyler Reddick doesn’t expect any help from at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night: His teammate

AUGUST 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Column: Test NASCAR's unvaccinated as a protocol compromise

NASCAR doesn't want to mandate vaccines for its competitors

AUGUST 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Navigating COVID-19 protocols is tricky for NASCAR, drivers

Some Cup Series drivers would like to see changes to COVID-19 protocols, but NASCAR is holding firm, Bob Pockrass writes.

AUGUST 23, 2021

Ryan Blaney's timing is just right as he earns second win of season

Ryan Blaney used good timing – and a push from Kyle Busch – to win the Firekeepers Casino 400. Bob Pockrass has the takeaways.

AUGUST 23, 2021

Blaney takes lead on final restart, holds on to win Michigan

Ryan Blaney took the lead from William Byron on a late restart and bobbed and weaved his way across the final seven laps to win at Michigan International Speedway

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fifth in FireKeepers Casino 400 Hamlin finished fifth in the FireKeepers Casino 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway Sunday afternoon.

Impact Hamlin was the highest finishing Toyota driver of the afternoon at Michigan. The Joe Gibbs Racing star led 10 laps and raced among the Top 5 all afternoon. While Hamlin didn't have enough speed to pose much of a threat to win, he was able to keep close contact with the leaders. The final restart would see him hold off Matt DiBenedetto to collect the strong fifth-place finish. It was Hamlin's 13th Top-5 finish of the season.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR at Michigan live stream (8/22): How to watch online, TV, time Chase Briscoe and Denny Hamlin have a chance to settle the score Sunday at Michigan.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • AL.COM

How to win $1,000 for free on NASCAR’s Firekeepers Casino 400 in Michigan

NASCAR's regular season is winding down, and you can win big on the Firekeepers Casino 400 – for free!

AUGUST 22, 2021

NASCAR star Denny Hamlin eager for Daytona International Speedway return NASCAR star Denny Hamlin is eager to get back to Daytona International Speedway.

AUGUST 22, 2021 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Briscoe, Hamlin will get chance to settle debate at Michigan

One week after Denny Hamlin and Chase Briscoe tangled on the track in NASCAR's Cup Series, they'll be back in action Sunday at Michigan

AUGUST 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson sharing a plane, duking it out for regular-season title

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson – pals on and off the track – are in a battle for the regular-season title, Bob Pockrass writes.

AUGUST 19, 2021

On Track with FedEx: Denny Hamlin dives into Next Gen Toyota ' NASCAR Denny Hamlin details the 2022 NASCAR Next Gen Toyota Camry and his first impressions as he drove it onto the stage for the 2021 reveal in Ch...

AUGUST 18, 2021 • NASCAR.COM

AUTO RACING: NASCAR's top series head to Michigan oval

Make it 14 different race winners and counting in NASCAR's premier series

AUGUST 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Debate: Chase Briscoe vs. Denny Hamlin ' NASCAR Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks and Dylan 'Mamba' Smith join Alex Weaver on Backseat Drivers to debate the controversy in the final lap...

AUGUST 16, 2021 • NASCAR.COM

'Learnings' prove to be almost too much on the Indy road course

With a faulty curb as a prime example, the first NASCAR road race at Indy didn't exactly go as planned, Bob Pockrass writes.

AUGUST 16, 2021