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Truex took the lead cleanly from play-off rival Joey Logano in the closing stages of Sunday’s crucial Martinsville Speedway race, and led until Turn 3 of the final lap, where Logano pushed him wide and dived past to take a controversial victory. With that, Logano snatched away the automatic place to contend for the title in the Homestead-Miami finale next month. Truex fishtailed across the ... Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano says the collision with Martin Truex Jr that secured his Martinsville Cup race victory was a "classic" NASCAR move View the full article

Hamlin was able to finish second after Logano bumped Truex in Turn 4 at Martinsville Speedway and for a brief moment thought he might be able to extend his 12-season streak with at least one win in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. However, Hamlin said his best opportunity to race for the win disappeared because it took too long to get past his teammate Kyle Busch. “It just took too ... Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr has vowed to prevent Joey Logano from winning the 2018 NASCAR Cup title after their last-corner collision while fighting for Martinsville race victory View the full article

Told Truex had referred to Joey Logano’s move to bump him out of the way on the final lap to gain the victory as a “cheap shot” and “a cheap win,” Penske – Logano’s team owner – was asked if he saw it that way. “I certainly didn’t. He’s a racer and should know better than to say that. That’s as clean a shot as you can have in a race like this,” Penske said after ... Keep reading View the full article

After working race leader Joey Logano over for the final six laps, Truex finally cleared him out of Turn 2 on the white flag lap. But as is the case in short track racing, Logano used the bumper and moved Truex out of the groove entering Turn 3. Contact was made, Truex went spinning sideways and he finished third. Logano sawed on the wheel to avoid crashing himself and snagged the race victory ... Keep reading View the full article

Penske's Joey Logano booked his place in the NASCAR Cup title decider by sealing Martinsville victory in a last-corner collision with Martin Truex Jr View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano punches his ticket to the Championship 4 after barely beating Martin Truex Jr. for the win at Martinsville. View the full article

After a furious battle with Martin Truex Jr., Logano bumped Truex out of the way on the last lap and hung on to win Sunday’s First Data 500. The win is Logano’s second of the season and automatically advances him to the Championship 4 at Homestead, Fla., next month and a chance to win his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title. Denny Hamlin ended up second, Truex was third, Kyle ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Larson suffers a problem with his oil and erupts into flames. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Timmy Hill erupts into flames on pit road and brings out a caution. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: William Byron spins through turn three and slams into the outside wall. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Jimmie Johnson spins in turn three after making contact with Erik Jones. View the full article

Kyle Busch ended up third, Martin Truex Jr. was fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Ryan Newman, Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer, A.J. Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, Logano was the first off pit road and took over the lead when the race went green on Lap 140 of 260. During pit stops, Bowyer slammed into ... Keep reading View the full article

Busch ended up third, Clint Bowyer fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola. Kyle Busch, the pole-winner, took early command of the race and had moved out to a more than 1-second lead over Hamlin after 15 laps. Busch began to encounter lapped traffic which allowed Hamlin to ... Keep reading View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports has secured a new full-time sponsor for Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Cup Series to replace outgoing sponsor Lowe's View the full article

The Latest: Jimmie Johnson gets new sponsor from Ally View the full article

The Latest: Denny Hamlin trying to extend winning streak, Clint Bowyer damages car slightly at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

The Latest: Joey Logano edges Denny Hamlin at finish line to claim 2nd stage of NASCAR's playoff race at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

The Latest: Logano shoves Truex away to move on to Miami View the full article