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Elliott, who began the playoffs as the regular season champion and No. 1 seed, kicked off the 2022 playoffs by wrecking out of the opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, which left him with a 36th place finish. An 11th at Kansas a week later still had him in a precarious position in the Round 1 cutoff race Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Elliott and his No. 9 Hendrick ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin Dillon doesn’t have any worries about Tyler Reddick maintaining focus on racing amid knowing he will lose his crew to Kyle Busch next season. View the full article

Why not just do a deal for Tyler Reddick to leave early instead of working to get a third charter? Richard Childress says: View the full article

Chase Elliott finished second at Bristol and can carry some momentum into the second round as the points leader. View the full article

Tyler Reddick on what the meeting was like with Richard Childress last week, his feelings on not knowing his crew (or possibly even his team) for next year and if 2023 is more a throw away year for him. View the full article

Tyler Reddick doesn’t seem fazed that even if he will race for RCR next year, he won’t have the No. 8 team he has this year. View the full article

Bob Pockrass looks at where things stand in the fractured relationship between Tyler Reddick and Richard Childress Racing. View the full article

The S650 Mustang will underpin a wide-ranging factory-backed motorsport programme that includes NASCAR, Supercars and customer GT racing. While speaking to Australian media during the Mustang launch, Rushbrook was asked if he would like to see Supercars adopt hybrid technology in the future. Ford Performance boss Mark Rushbrook, as part of the global launch of the new seventh-generation Ford ...Keep readingView the full article

That was the message from Ford Performance boss Mark Rushbrook as part of the global launch of the new seventh-generation Ford Mustang last week. The S650 Mustang will underpin a wide-ranging factory-backed motorsport programme that includes NASCAR, Supercars and customer GT racing. While speaking to Australian media during the Mustang launch, Rushbrook was asked if he would like to see ...Keep readingView the full article

Chris Buescher snapped a 222-race winless streak, while Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch were among those eliminated, Bob Pockrass writes. View the full article

Chris Buescher provided a third consecutive playoff surprise, holding off Chase Elliott to win Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Buescher assumed the lead among the final series of pitstops, which coincided with a caution brought out for then-leader Christopher Bell. After Bell had inherited the lead when Brad Keselowski was forced to pit under green with a ...Keep readingView the full article

That’s not surprising considering how well he and his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team performed to begin the playoffs but weren’t able to capitalize with a victory. Bell, 27, was leading Saturday night’s race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway when he had a flat right-rear tire and tagged the wall on Lap 436 of 500. He managed to rally to a fourth-place finish, giving him a first round of ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch, who recently announced his plans to join Richard Childress Racing in 2023, will not get the opportunity to go for a third NCS title this year. It was a tumultuous three races for the veteran driver. An engine failure while leading the Southern 500 put him in a hole to start the Round of 16, exacerbated by an incident at Kansas that left him with a 26th-place finish. In the Bristol ...Keep readingView the full article

On a final round of pit stops on Lap 438 of 500, Buescher was the first off pit road thanks to a two-tire pit call but he also got a little help. Two of the top contenders for the win – Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin – both had problems during their respective stops that shuffled them back in the field. On the restart with 57 laps to go, Buescher got a big jump on Elliott and quickly ...Keep readingView the full article

Mechanical failures, cut tires, and wrecks filled the 500 laps of Bristol with constant drama. When the dust settled, there was another new winner, and 12 drivers left to fight for the 2022 championship. Both Richard Childress Racing drivers -- Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon -- were eliminated. Former Cup champions Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick were also eliminated. Daytona 500 winner Austin ...Keep readingView the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continued Saturday with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Chris Buescher snaps winless streak after holding off Chase Elliott in victory at Bristol Motor Speedway. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs continue Saturday with the Bass Pro Shops Night Race in Bristol, TN. Here are the top moments! View the full article

A caution with 28 of 300 laps remaining set up a tough decision for the lead-lap cars – to pit for new tires or not. Gragson, who was running second, stayed out and inherited the lead while the rest of the lead-lap cars headed down pit road. Justin Allgaier, who was leading before the caution, came off pit road first but was flagged for a speeding penalty. On the restart with 21 laps to ...Keep readingView the full article

Noah Gragson holds off tight battle with Brandon Jones to win regular season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway. View the full article