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Kevin Harvick indicated it is better for NASCAR to use data to help determine penalties as he felt it wasn’t used a couple of years ago when he and Chase Elliott tangled at Bristol. Harvick also said a one-race suspension was appropriate for right-rear-hooking another driver. View the full article

Denny Hamlin obviously felt the one-race suspension to Chase Elliott was appropriate. They have talked but Hamlin said he would defer to Elliott as far as commenting on what was said. View the full article

NASCAR issued a huge penalty to Stewart-Haas Racing and Chase Briscoe: 120 driver and owner points, 25 playoff points, six-week suspension to crew chief John Klausmeier and fine of $250K for counterfeit underwing part. Chase Briscoe said the penalty to his team was justified and that it could have been worse. Plus what he said about the fact he was penalized for a part that was on the car in a race where he struggled. View the full article

Blaney, who ended a 59-race winless streak with his victory last weekend at the Coca-Cola 600, had posted the fastest speed of the day in Round 1 of qualifying. Although he was the last of the 10 cars to qualify, Blaney came up just .008 seconds short in his quest to start this week’s race where he ended last week’s. Busch, who went out in the first five in the final round, ended with ...Keep readingView the full article

Logano, the reigning Cup champion, led the way in Saturday’s lone practice session with an average lap speed of 136.857 mph. The top-five single-lap speeds all came from the first 20-minute session. Kyle Larson was second, William Byron third, Michael McDowell fourth and Tyler Reddick fifth. Aric Almirola was the fastest car from Group B and ninth-fastest overall. Among those drivers ...Keep readingView the full article

Broadcaster Phil Parsons shares his thoughts on NASCAR's Next Gen cars and gives his picks for the FOX Bet Super 6 Stage 2 Contest featuring the Enjoy Illinois 300 and Clint Bowyer's $5,000 prize. View the full article

Corey Heim, who is leading the regular season championship standings, will miss this weekend's Truck Series race as he battles an illness. As a result, Jesse Love will replace him behind the wheel of the No. 11 Toyota Tundra. Love was originally scheduled to be driving the No. 1 TRICON Toyota in his Truck Series debut on Saturday. Behind the wheel of the No. 1 machine will be Toni ...Keep readingView the full article

Hocevar, who has competed fulltime in the Truck Series since 2021 and made his Xfinity Series debut earlier this season, has been tapped by Spire Motorsports to make his Cup debut Sunday at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis. Hocevar, 20, will fill in for Corey LaJoie to drive Spire’s No. 7 Chevrolet. Lajoie is on loan to Hendrick Motorsports this weekend to drive its No. 9 Chevy in ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney snapped a 59-race winless streak with his victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He became the tenth different winner of the 2023 season and capped off a huge weekend for Team Penske, who also won the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 with Josef Newgarden. The NASCAR Cup Series now heads to WWT Raceway where Blaney's teammate Joey Logano is the defending race ...Keep readingView the full article

After Ryan Blaney broke a 59-race winless drought at the Coca-Cola 600, which Cup Series drivers might follow suit? View the full article

NASCAR on Wednesday issued one of its largest penalties to Stewart-Haas Racing and driver Chase Briscoe after the discovery of a counterfeit engine panel duct and underwing on the No. 14 Ford. The team was stripped of 120 driver and owner points and 25 playoff points. Crew chief John Klausmeier was suspended for six weeks and fined $250,000. The part was discovered during an intense teardown ...Keep readingView the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing was fined $250,000 and docked 120 regular-season points for a counterfeit part found on Chase Briscoe's car. View the full article

NASCAR has announced serious L3-level penalties against Briscoe and team after they reportedly made and utilized counterfeit parts on the Next Gen car. It is the first L3 penalty issued during the Next Gen era. NASCAR cited the following sections of the rulebook when issuing the penalties: "Sections 14.1.C&F: Overall Assembled Vehicle Rules; 14.6.A: Underwing; 14.6.3.B: Engine ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out some of the best sounds from Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and other drivers during the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. View the full article

The start of the 600 was delayed a day by rain – pushed to Monday’s Memorial Day holiday for the first time since 2009 – and still threatened with more bad weather when it finally got under way around 3 p.m. ET. Two more weather delays, 16 cautions and nearly six hours later, Blaney held off William Byron – the hottest driver in the NASCAR Cup Series of late – on a 20-lap ...Keep readingView the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" discussed the shoving match between Bubba Wallace and Aric Almirola and who was at fault. View the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" discussed Ryan Blaney's big win at the COCA-COLA 600 and what to expect from him the remainder of the season. View the full article

The "NASCAR Race Hub" crew shared their opinion on NASCAR suspending Chase Elliott being after crashing into Denny Hamlin during the COCA-COLA 600. View the full article

Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden said if he had had the opportunity, he would want to do a Cup Series race. View the full article

Josef Newgarden said it was cool to see Ryan Blaney break his 59-race winless streak and he made sure to text him as soon as he won. View the full article