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In a wild turn of events, Joey Logano went from out of the playoffs to securing a spot to vie for the Cup Series title in three weeks at Phoenix. View the full article

Joey Logano used a contra-fuel strategy to charge to victory at Las Vegas and seal his place in the NASCAR Cup championship showdown.While most of the frontrunners pitted for fuel under green flag running, he was among a small contingent that stayed out and stretched his fuel to the finish. Daniel Suarez led the drivers on the fuel-save strategy, but with help from Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano truly stole a race win Sunday at Las Vegas with a huge roll of the dice late in the running.While most of the frontrunners pitted for fuel under green, he was among a small contingent that stayed out and tried to stretch his fuel to the finish. Daniel Suarez led the drivers on the fuel-save strategy, but with some help from Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, Logano snatched the top spot ...Keep readingView the full article

Tyler Reddick won the opening stage at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, only for his race to go upside down moments later -- literally.On lap 89, Reddick had a run on the outside and made it three-wide with Chase Elliott and Martin Truex Jr. beneath him. They drifted up and contact was made between Elliott and Reddick, leading both drivers to crash. As they moved across the track, Brad Keselowski was ...Keep readingView the full article

For much of the race, AJ Allmendinger was in control, driving the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet at the front of the field. But when a late-race caution brought the grid back together, he had to face an unlikely foe in RSS Racing driver/owner Ryan Sieg.The stage was set: Allmendinger, trying to snap a lengthy winless streak and punch his ticket into the Championship 4; Sieg, trying to win for ...Keep readingView the full article

Christopher Bell earned his third pole of the 2024 season on Saturday with a 185.344mph (29.135s) lap. Driving the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, he bested 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick by just 0.013s in the final round of qualifying."I feel really good," Bell told NBC. "I feel really comfortable. In practice, I don't think the pace showed what we had but inside the car, I felt super comfortable. I ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney, who is hoping to become the first back-to-back champion in the era of the knockout-style format, will start from the rear of the field on Sunday.After a get-up-to-speed lap, Blaney's first true flying lap in practice ended in the outside wall. As the No. 12 Team Penske Ford barreled off into Turn 1, the left-rear tire went down as he bounced over the bumps. The car immediately spun ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR has graced the tarmac of Las Vegas Motor Speedway since 1998 with Mark Martin winning the inaugural event. In recent years, Chevrolet's been a dominant force, collecting six of the last eight victories, with Hendrick Motorsports winning three straight — so the drivers with the lowest odds shouldn't really come as a surprise.Leading the way is Kyle Larson at +300. Even before looking at ...Keep readingView the full article

The feel-good stories and underdogs are gone — eliminated through the first two rounds. Even Alex Bowman, who went from being the fourth driver at HMS to one of the strongest playoff drivers, has now been eliminated after an unfortunate DQ. Half of the eight remaining title contenders are former Cup champions. In fact, every champ from the last four seasons is still in the fight, and all four ...Keep readingView the full article

We asked all the Cup playoff drivers prior to the start of the playoffs: "Why will you make the Championship 4?" Here are there responses. View the full article

Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick and others share why and how they plan to make it from the Round of 8 to the Championship 4. View the full article

Radioactive for the NASCAR Cup Series at the Charlotte Motor Speedway for the ROVAL 400 Presented by Bank of America. View the full article

Joey Logano went through a roller coaster of emotions during last weekend's Round of 12 elimination race at the Charlotte Roval. He watched helplessly as Tyler Reddick charged through the field on fresh tires, slashing away at the points deficit while Logano could not move forward. At the checkered flag, Reddick was ahead by just four points.However, about 2.5 hours later, everything changed. When ...Keep readingView the full article

Whether Hendrick did something uncouth or just is a victim of circumstance can be debated following Alex Bowman's DQ from the playoffs. View the full article

Kevin Harvick, Kaitlyn Vincie and Mamba Smith previewed the Round of 8 and predicted who will be the Championship 4. View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports has chosen not to appeal Alex Bowman's disqualification from Sunday's NASCAR Cup playoff elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.Originally, all four Hendrick drivers had advanced into the Round of 8, with Bowman set to join team-mates Kyle Larson, William Byron and Chase Elliott until in post-race technical inspection his #48 HMS Chevrolet failed to meet minimum weight ...Keep readingView the full article

In a statement released on Monday, HMS gave the following explanation for their decision to accept the penalty: "Hendrick Motorsports will not appeal the disqualification of the No. 48 car following Sunday's race at the Charlotte Roval. NASCAR allows a clear margin to account for the difference in pre- and post-race weight."After a thorough review by our team and the sanctioning body, we simply ...Keep readingView the full article

Hailie Deegan will compete in a full 14-race season in Indy NXT, a development series for IndyCar, in 2025. View the full article

Kyle Larson took a commanding NASCAR Cup Series victory at the reconfigured Charlotte Roval ahead of Christopher Bell and William Byron, as the playoff field was slimmed to eight drivers.Larson's sixth victory of the season in the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet secured him passage to the next phase of the playoffs along with team-mates Byron and Chase Elliott, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota men Bell ...Keep readingView the full article

Alex Bowman was disqualified from the playoffs for his car failing to meet postrace weight requirements, allowing Joey Logano to take his spot. View the full article