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After setting the fastest time early in practice, things went very wrong for Denny Hamlin. The car fired off into Turn 3 as a high rate of speed, spinning sideways and backing into the outside wall."Stuck throttle! F****** stuck throttle!" exclaimed Hamlin the radio. There was significant damage to the rear clip of the car. Hamlin drove the wounded No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota back to the ...Keep readingView the full article

I truly believe Christian Eckes made a miscalculation during Friday night's Martinsville cutoff race, and I'm not talking about the morality of the bump-and-run for the win, but the logic in it.He may have just chosen a race win over a championship when we end up looking back on this season:"My kingdom for a 'clock'," to use the words of doomed king Richard III. Eckes went home with a Martinsville ...Keep readingView the full article

Christian Eckes was a dominant force in Saturday's NASCAR Truck race at Martinsville, but a rash of late yellows completely changed the complexion of the finish. Several drivers chose to pit for fresh tires, rapidly cutting through the field and one of them had his sights set on the Championship 4.Taylor Gray drove all the way to the back bumper of Eckes and powered into the race lead. Moments ...Keep readingView the full article

The Round of 8 cutoff race has historically been the wildest in all of the playoffs -- even more so than the title-decider. Drivers are willing to do just about anything to advance and we've seen it all over the past decade. Some prevailed, others did not, but each solidified their place in playoff history with their daring attempts to bend the odds to their will. For this piece, we're focusing ...Keep readingView the full article

It’s no secret that the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing pit crew of Denny Hamlin’s car this season is in a slump. This was a crew leading the charts in individual and average pit stop time for the first quarter of the 2024 season. But as the playoffs approached, things seemingly started to fall apart, leaving the fate of Hamlin’s appearance in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 round at Phoenix in ...Keep readingView the full article

Last year, Netflix released its first season of “NASCAR: Full Speed,” a docuseries following the 2023 Cup Series. The film crew zeroed in on potential championship contenders, planning to shadow the eight drivers they expected to make it to the end. When Christopher Bell made the top eight, they brought him on screen almost randomly.“I wasn’t in that plan, was I?” Bell asked.“You were ...Keep readingView the full article

Radioactive for the NASCAR Cup Series at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for the Straight Talk Wireless 400. View the full article

Homestead-Miami Speedway was a microcosm of Kyle Larson's entire season. A fast car, shocking setbacks, unforced errors and remarkable comebacks -- and in the end, it was all for naught. A surprise cut tire put Larson in the wall and out of contention for the majority of Sunday's race. Just as he was making a little headway, the spun car of Chris Buescher forced him to come to a complete stop on ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick discussed his epic win at Homestead-Miami and what it means down the stretch on "Kevin Harvick's Happy Hour." View the full article

The Martinsville cut-off race almost always ends in drama as drivers fight tooth and nail for the final spots in the Championship 4 across all three national divisions of the sport -- but it's simply at another level in the NASCAR Xfinity Series where rising stars are still learning the ropes and trying to make their mark.In 2022, Ty Gibbs dumped his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brandon Jones for the ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has suspended the 18-year-old Conner Jones after his decision to intentionally wreck Matt Mills last weekend left his rival hospitalized. Jones was battling for 17th in the Homestead Truck race when he let his frustrations overcome him. Entering Turn 3, Jones drove into the back of Mills in an attempted bump-and-run. However, Mills' truck snapped hard to the right and slammed the wall ...Keep readingView the full article

At one point it appeared all four Hendrick drivers had a shot at making the Championship 4 in Phoenix. Now, will they be left in the cold? View the full article

What does it take to win a championship? Six of NASCAR's greatest drivers give firsthand accounts of their title-winning seasons. View the full article

The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion, Ryan Blaney, was seconds away from securing his place in the Championship 4 when 'The Beast', Tyler Reddick, ripped around the outside of his No. 12 Team Penske Ford — taking the win and leaving Blaney to deal with his bitter emotions from such a brutal loss."I had a good shot to win it and I didn’t have a very good last lap," admitted Blaney. "I ...Keep readingView the full article

Despite a tire disadvantage, the 23XI Racing driver appeared to find an extra gear on the final lap when he surged ahead of both Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney.33.379s -- Tyler Reddick's final lap time, which was half a second faster than anyone else on the track (and was even quick enough to land fourth place in Saturday qualifying). It was an astonishing charge that appeared to come out of ...Keep readingView the full article

NBA legend Michael Jordan is a longtime NASCAR fan, but he only became an owner in 2021. Since then, the team known as 23XI Racing has won Cup races with Kurt Busch, Bubba Wallace, and Tyler Reddick.But they've never been part of the Championship 4 -- until now. Jordan was in attendance on Sunday, watching on nervously as Reddick charged from third to first over the course of the final lap ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick made a last-lap charge to pass Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney at Homestead-Miami Speedway to win his way into the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 for the first time.The 23XI Racing driver went around the outside of Blaney at the final corner to ensure the team owned by Hamlin and Michael Jordan will be able to fight for the title in Phoenix."Little kid drove his ass off," said Jordan ...Keep readingView the full article

Just seven days after an aggressive move went awry, Tyler Reddick made another aggressive move to win and claim a spot in the Championship 4. View the full article

Despite a few extra laps on his tires, Tyler Reddick charged forward to pass both Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney on the final lap to win his way into the finale. His victory ensured 23XI Racing, the team co-owned by Michael Jordan and Hamlin, will be part of the 2024 title-decider at Phoenix.Reddick was able to blow past Blaney around on the outside in the final corner of the final lap in one of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell is the only Cup driver to make the Championship 4 in the first two seasons of the Next Gen era, and he is on the cusp of doing it for a third consecutive year. Despite his strong position, he only felt frustration after a dominant showing last weekend as he watched Joey Logano stretch the fuel and steal the win out from under him.But the disappointing runner-up finish at Vegas ...Keep readingView the full article