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[motorsport] DiBenedetto "exploring all options in all series" for 2024
DiBenedetto, 32, joined Rackley at the start of the 2022 Truck season after losing his full-time ride in the NASCAR Cup Series.DiBenedetto started nearly 250 Cup races, running nearly every race between 2015 and 2021. He never won, but scored three runner-up finishes. He even made the 2020 playoffs, ending the season 13th in the final standings.After Wood Brothers Racing went with Harrison Burton ...Keep readingView the full article
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'I've been in this position many times before' - Joey Logano on his approach to NASCAR playoffs
Joey Logano on his approach to the playoffs considering the season that he has had and whether there is any swagger left being the 2022 champion. View the full article
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Joey Logano reveals where the 2022 NASCAR Cup championship trophy is located
Joey Logano doesn’t have his 2022 Cup championship trophy displayed anywhere, and there’s a good reason why. He explains where his Cup trophy has been over the last several months. View the full article
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'We have to get back to our winning ways' - Joey Logano on NASCAR challenges
Some drivers relish the challenge of trying to go fast and finding speed. Joey Logano does not. He explains: View the full article
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[motorsport] Kobayashi hopes to open NASCAR doors for Japanese drivers
Ex-Formula 1 racer Kobayashi added his name to the growing list of international racers to try their hand at NASCAR in recent times when he joined Toyota squad 23XI Racing for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in August, finishing in 33rd place.In doing so, the current Toyota World Endurance Championship and Super Formula racer became the first Japanese driver to contest a Cup race since Hideo ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Truck title contender Majeski hit with major NASCAR penalty
NASCAR on Tuesday announced it had penalized Majeski and his No. 98 ThorSport Racing team for a violation of the Truck Series rulebook Sections 14.16.A: Wheels and Tires; 14.16.1.A&c Wheel Assembly.The issue relates to a right-rear tire confiscated from the No. 98 during pre-qualifying inspection last weekend at the Milwaukee Mile.The team’s crew chief, Joe Shear, has been suspended for the ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] RFK Racing on path back to "a perennial championship contender"
Chris Buescher picked up his third win of the season Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway and both he and Keselowski will compete in the 16-driver playoffs, Buescher now as the No. 4 seed.That’s a giant turnaround from last season, when both teams failed to make the playoff field, although Buescher did secure a late-season win.Since Keselowski joined the organization as a driver and ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Penske swaps crew chiefs for drivers Cindric and Burton
In a series of social media posts, Team Penske on Monday announced Cindric’s No. 2 Ford team would swap crew chiefs with the No. 21 Ford team owned by Wood Brothers, which has a technical alliance with Penske.Effective with this weekend’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, Brian Wilson will take over as Cindric’s crew chief and Jeremy Bullins will return to the Wood Brothers and take over as ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Truex's stellar 2023 turnaround continues in NASCAR playoffs
When Austin Dillon won his way into the playoffs with a victory in last summer’s regular season finale at Daytona, that left Truex – who had not yet won a race – out of the 16-driver playoff field.Truex ended up going the entire 2022 season without a win – his first winless season since 2014 and finished 17th in the series standings.One year later, Truex entered Saturday night’s regular ...Keep readingView the full article
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NASCAR Cup Series playoffs: Breaking down 16-driver field
From Martin Truex Jr. to Joey Logano to Bubba Wallace, here's how the Cup Series playoff participants stack up. View the full article
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[autosport] Why retiring Kurt Busch's career will be defined by success and resilience
On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event.The 2004 Cup Series champion suffered a closed head injury in a wreck during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last July. He hasn't raced since but has made sponsor and TV appearances while serving as a mentor for drivers Bubba Wallace and Tyler ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Why retiring Kurt Busch's career will be defined by success and resilience
On Saturday at Daytona International Speedway, Kurt Busch decided to publicly declare what many have suspected – he has competed in his last NASCAR event.The 2004 Cup Series champion suffered a closed head injury in a wreck during qualifying at Pocono Raceway last July. He hasn't raced since, but has made sponsor and TV appearances while serving as a mentor for drivers Bubba Wallace and Tyler ...Keep readingView the full article
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[motorsport] Carson Hocevar to compete in Darlington Cup race with LMC
The 20-year-old native of Portage, Mich., will make just his second career Cup start in Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.Earlier this season, he made his Cup debut at World Wide Technology Raceway for Spire Motorsports, but wrecked out of the race after only 91 laps.Hocevar is a top contender for the Truck title this season with three wins and has finished fourth and ...Keep readingView the full article
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Bubba Wallace reflects on what it means to make his first NASCAR Cup playoffs
Few drivers make the playoffs after not qualifying in their first five seasons. But Bubba Wallace has found a way to continue to progress. View the full article
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NASCAR Truck Series: Clean Harbors 175 Highlights | NASCAR ON FOX
Check out the highlights from the Clean Harbors 175 at the Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin. After a smooth start, Grant Enfinger won Stage 1 with a 1.844 second lead over Nicholas Sanchez. Stage 2 was filled with more high speed action as Grant Enfinger won Stage 2 with a 2.149 second lead over Corey Heim. In Stage 3, Grant Enfinger stayed out in front to take the checkered flag in the second race of the Truck Series Playoffs. View the full article
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[motorsport] Enfinger rallies to beat Hocevar for Milwaukee Truck win
Just more than a week after the organization announced this would be its final season in the NASCAR Truck Series, GMS Racing’s driver Enfinger pulled off an important playoff win at the Milwaukee Mile.Enfinger dominated much of the race – winning both stages and leading 95 of 175 laps – but got mired in traffic late when he and several others decided to pit for new tires under a late-race ...Keep readingView the full article
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Tyler Reddick discusses having both 23Xl cars in the playoffs and pokes fun at Bob Pockrass
Tyler Reddick discussed having both 23XI cars in the playoffs. He then had a little fun reminding Bob not to just look at the results page from earlier this year when trying to figure out how good he might be at a track. View the full article
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Chris Buescher on what its like to have three wins in the last five weeks
Chris Buescher described what it’s like to be Chris Buescher with three wins in the last five weeks. View the full article
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Brad Keselowski on Chris Buescher's win and his own momentum going into the playoffs
Brad Keselowski was really happy with Chris Buescher’s win and his own momentum going into the playoffs after the 1-2 finish Saturday night. View the full article
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Bubba Wallace discusses his emotional state throughout the race and what his playoff berth says about his legacy as a driver
Bubba Wallace talked about the range of emotions he felt leading up to the Coke Zero Sugar 400 and during the race as his playoff hopes hung in the balance, and what making the playoffs says about his legacy as a driver. View the full article
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An update on Ryan Preece after his violent crash Saturday night at Daytona | NASCAR Race Hub
NASCAR Race Hub Crew: “The latest on Ryan Preece after his violent crash Saturday night at Daytona. He has been released from Halifax Health Medical Center.” View the full article
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Martin Truex Jr. on winning the regular-season title and keeping the same consistency throughout the playoffs
Martin Truex Jr. talks to Bob Pockrass about winning the regular-season title and keeping the same consistency throughout the playoffs. View the full article
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Bob Pockrass' playoff picks: Who makes it out of each round and who wins the Cup Series title? | Fast Thoughts
Bob Pockrass gave his playoff picks and discussed who makes it out of each round and who wins the Cup Series title? View the full article
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Denny Hamlin talks 23XI Racing achieving goal of getting both cars in NASCAR playoffs
Denny Hamlin said the only goal this year at 23XI Racing was to get both cars in the playoffs. So he was a proud team owner Saturday night at Daytona. View the full article
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[motorsport] Truck playoff leader Majeski faces multiple NASCAR penalties
Majeski, who won the opening race in the Truck playoffs Aug. 11 at Indianapolis Raceway Park, failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times over two days at The Milwaukee Mile.NASCAR finally completed the inspection of Majeski’s No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford on Sunday morning.As the result of what it called a “technical infraction,” NASCAR ejected the team’s crew chief, Joe Shear, from ...Keep readingView the full article