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Take a listen to the sights and sounds from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race from Fontana where Kyle Larson took home this first win of the season. View the full article

The No. 38 FRM team becomes the third team this year to be penalized for losing a wheel in the Next Gen era. NASCAR switched to a center-locking wheels with a single lug nut for the 2022 season. Gilliland's crew chief Seth Barbour, as well as crew members Jourdan Osinskie and Tanner Andrews have been suspended from the next four points-paying events. Previously, both the No. 31 ...Keep readingView the full article

Reigning series champion Kyle Larson won the race, but not without controversy and he certainly didn’t dominate, leading just 28 of the 200 laps. Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s race as the series heads to Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the Next Gen car’s first visit to a 1.5-mile track. 1 ) Auto Club Speedway is a perfect example of why all track owners should shelve – at least ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson and crew chief Cliff Daniels break down their winning day in Fontana on Sunday afternoon after a run in with Chase Elliott. View the full article

The season-opening Daytona 500 had pit stops, of course, but most were done under green-flag conditions and without a full field of cars on pit road at the same time. Sunday’s race in Fontana, Calif., couldn’t have been more different. With the track’s old and abrasive surface and a record-tying 12 cautions, Cup series’ pit crews got tested to the max with repeated full-field ...Keep readingView the full article

The race came alive on the restart on lap 179, when Chase Briscoe, who didn’t pit, led the way followed by Elliott, Alex Bowman and Larson. Using a three-wide move, Larson quickly powered to the lead after the restart as Bowman tagged the outside wall, but there was no caution. On the next lap, Larson clashed with team-mate Elliott and sent his car up the track and into the wall.With 10 laps ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass discusses how teammates Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will move on after the race at Fontana. View the full article

Tyler Reddick talked about the numbness in his leg during the race at Fontana and why it was perplexing to him. View the full article

Daniel Suarez describes what was going through his head over the last four laps Sunday in Fontana. View the full article

Tyler Reddick led 90 laps in Fontana, more than he had total in his Cup career, but a flat tire doomed his day. View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews explains how the team will handle the Larson-Elliott dynamic after Fontana: View the full article

Kyle Larson explains what happened with teammate Chase Elliott at Fontana. Larson describes if this will be more than just a bump in the road in the future for him and Elliott. View the full article

Prior to holding off Austin Dillon to secure the win in Sunday’s race, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series series champion found himself battling Joey Logano and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott for the lead with just under 20 of 200 laps remaining. Larson had been side-drafting Logano when he shot up the track and pinched Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet into the outside wall. Elliott ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez, 30, fought his way into contention late in the 400-mile race. He and Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain showed speed during the final stage. Unfortunately, a spin for Chastain while running seventh ended his chances at a good finish. But Suarez pushed on and lined up on the front row for the final restart. He was able to take the lead from Kyle Larson, but Larson snatched it ...Keep readingView the full article

Reigning series champion Kyle Larson held off a wild, last-lap charge from Austin Dillon to win Sunday’s wreck-marred Wise Power 400 in Fontana, Calif. – Larson’s first win of the 2022 season. On the way to the win, however, Larson made contact with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott as the two were battling for the lead with just under 20 of 200 laps remaining. Elliott’s No. 9 ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson snatched the lead back from Daniel Suarez in the final couple laps before holding off Austin Dillon and Erik Jones for the race win. Suarez ended up fourth. Larson's win was not without controversy, making contact with teammate Chase Elliott during the final portion of the race. Earlier, Tyler Reddick was the dominant driver. He claimed the green-white-checkered flag in both ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin’s Daytona victory, which he achieved on team founder Roger Penske’s 85th birthday, cemented his place in the end-of-season Playoffs at the earliest opportunity. His father says the #2 car’s maiden success in the 500 was significant in many ways for the team, since Brad Keselowski left the outfit for an owner/driver role at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing. “The #2 car has never ...Keep readingView the full article

Austin’s Daytona victory, which he achieved on team founder Roger Penske’s 85th birthday, cemented his place in the end-of-season Playoffs at the earliest opportunity. His father says the #2 car’s maiden success in the 500 was significant in many ways for the team, since Brad Keselowski left the outfit for an owner/driver role at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing. “The #2 car has never ...Keep readingView the full article

Custer’s No. 07 Ford clearly was the class of the field but slow stops on pit road repeatedly forced him fight back to the lead. He restarted seventh on Lap 129 of 165 following a round of pit stops and grabbed the lead for the final time on Lap 145. Custer, however, then had to hold off a wave of challengers in three overtimes before securing his first series win since 2019. Anthony ...Keep readingView the full article

Making his first NXS start of the 2022 season, Cup Series regular Cole Custer delivered SS Green Light Racing the checkered flag. Custer now has ten victories in the Xfinity Series, beating Noah Gragon and Trevor Bayne. The race went into triple overtime and was even halted for over 20 minutes due to cleanup of sand barrels that were struck by Brandon Jones. Check out the full race results ...Keep readingView the full article