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During playoff media day last week, I wondered about Ross Chastain’s approach — does he have another Hail Melon planned, what he learned last year that he hopes to put to use and whether his relatively quiet summer means he’s in a better place with his competitors. View the full article

Buescher, who entered Sunday night’s playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with three wins in the five previous races, found himself well positioned for another victory in the final stage.Over the final 31-lap green flag run which ended the race, Buescher remained in frustratingly close striking distance of leader Kyle Larson and runner-up Tyler Reddick before he settled for a third-place ...Keep readingView the full article

M-Sport's WRC2 driver Munster had been tipped to receive a Rally1 outing this season, with the Belgian-born driver now set to take over the Puma owned by privateer Jourdan Serderidis, who has been helping the 24-year-old rising star.Before tackling Chile's gravel stages from 28 September to 1 October, Munster and co-driver Louis Louka will continue their WRC2 campaign at this week's Acropolis ...Keep readingView the full article

Following a spate of teasers, the latest official World Rally Championship video game is now confirmed – EA Sports WRC will be released 3rd November 2023.It will feature over 600km of stage miles replicating the current WRC season, including the hybrid Rally1 machines from Toyota, M-Sport Ford and Hyundai. These will sit alongside a proliferation of historic vehicles from the sport’s history ...Keep readingView the full article

The 42-year-old has spent the entirety of his Cup career with Gibbs since he made his debut at the top level in 2005, winning 50 of his 641 race starts.Hamlin's deal with JGR was due to expire at the end of this season, and he revealed last month that negotiations had been delayed in part by his involvement as a co-owner in rival Cup squad 23XI Racing, which currently has a technical alliance with ...Keep readingView the full article

NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin will remain at Joe Gibbs Racing and his 23XI Racing team will remain with Toyota as part of contract extensions announced Monday. View the full article

After much speculation and delay, the three-time Daytona 500 winner has finally agreed to a contract extension with Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR). He also has three victories in the Southern 500 at Darlington, as well as one victory in the Coke 600 at Charlotte.It appeared that negotiations were being complicated by 23XI Racing, a team co-owned by Hamlin and one that currently has a technical alliance ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson's win at Darlington aside, several other past NASCAR Cup champs are playing the unfamiliar role of underdog in the playoffs. View the full article

A weather warning was issued by the event's clerk of the course, Anita Passalis, on Sunday night following news that heavy rain is expected to fall in the Lamia and Loutraki regions where the rally will take place.It is anticipated that the severity of the rain and the possibility of thunderstorms could cause disruption to the reece carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday.The rally is due to begin on ...Keep readingView the full article

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.Larson led on the restart with 51 of 367 laps remaining, then held on through two more late-race restarts.Reddick moved into second on the final restart with 31 laps to go and initially challenged Larson for the lead, but ...Keep readingView the full article

Bob Pockrass discussed the rule that bit Kevin Harvick at Darlington and if the rule should have been changed. View the full article

Kyle Larson won at Darlington to break a 17-race winless streak, while Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick leave South Carolina disappointed. View the full article

With 50 laps to go in the event, Suarez attempted to pass Bowman for eighth-place down the frontstretch. Bowman blocked the Trackhouse Racing driver down low, so Suarez then tried to get to the outside of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.Bowman blocked again and the two collided, igniting a multi-car crash. Harrison Burton was also involved, and none of the three drivers were able to ...Keep readingView the full article

In his only Xfinity Series start of the 2023 season, Hamlin earned his sixth series win at Darlington and Saturday and for much of Sunday’s Southern 500, he looked primed for another trip to Victory Lane.Hamlin won the first two stages and led a race-high 177 of 367 laps but after completing a green flag pitstop on lap 274, he immediately radioed his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team and told ...Keep readingView the full article

Reddick clearly had a fast No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota as he battled three different drivers for the lead in Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup playoff opener – Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and finally Larson.Larson beat Reddick off pit road on the final pit stops under caution late in the race but could not catch him even with the help of three restarts in the final 50 of 367 laps.Reddick, who moved ...Keep readingView the full article

It was Larson's third win of the season and the 22nd of his career. "Finally (we executed) from start to finish," Larson said of the victory. "Going 18th to third in the first stage, I didn't think that was possible but our race car was really good when the sun was out. Just had to work on it. I messed up once and it got hung in neutral, and I slid and hit the wall, and I think bent the toe link ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the full highlights from the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson and more battle it out in this Nascar Cup Series playoff race. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' 10-race playoff schedule kicked off Sunday with the Cook Out Southern 500. Here are the highlights! View the full article

Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pit road when the field pit during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off Turn 4.Larson led on the restart with 51 of 367 laps remaining, then held on through two more late-race restarts in the final 47 laps.Reddick moved into second on the final restart with 31 to go and initially challenged Larson for the ...Keep readingView the full article

Watch the final laps of Kyle Larson winning the NASCAR Cookout Southern 500. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. and William Byron enter the playoffs at the very top of the standings, equal with 36 bonus points each.Before the green flag even flies for the Southern 500 at Darlington, four drivers already have some ground to make up. They are Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Bubba Wallace. All start the ten-week championship playoffs below the cut-line.On Saturday ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Preece talked about how he never thought about sitting out for a week because he has no concussion or broken bones. View the full article

Ryan Preece took off his sunglasses to show reporters his eyes as he talks about how he has no vision issues after his crash at Daytona. View the full article