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The Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet driver missed out on the playoffs for the first time since joining the Cup Series in 2016 after failing to secure the win he needed to progress.Bubba Wallace therefore secured the 16th and final spot on points, leaving 2020 champion Elliott unable to end this year higher than 17th.Elliott holds the fifth-best average finish among full-time drivers this year ...Keep readingView the full article

The race was sent into a two-lap overtime following a horrific crash involving Ryan Preece that resulted in the Stewart-Haas driver being sent to hospital, with Kevin Harvick in the lead on his final outing at the superspeedway.But Harvick had Buescher and RFK team-mate Brad Keselowski behind him, and a push from the 2012 Cup champion moved Buescher ahead of Harvick shortly after the restart ...Keep readingView the full article

Chris Buescher won, Chase Elliott missed the playoffs for the first time and Bubba Wallace clinched a postseason spot on Saturday night. View the full article

Ryan Preece flipped nearly a dozen times in a scary wreck at the Coke Zero 400. View the full article

Since joining the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016, Elliott has never missed the playoffs before. In fact, he's never ended the season lower than tenth in the standings.Unfortunately, he can end this year no higher than 17th after missing out on the playoffs.Elliott has had the speed, and holds the fifth-best average finish among full-time drivers this year. However, he missed six races due to a leg ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Preece was taken to the hospital for evaluation after his car flipped nearly a dozen times during a crash in Saturday's Cup race. View the full article

Since joining the top level of the sport as a full-time driver in 2018, Bubba Wallace has never made the playoffs.He entered Saturday's race at Daytona with the 16th and final playoff spot within his hands. However, there were 16 other drivers looking to snatch it away. A win by any of them would knock Wallace out of the running.After avoiding a mid-race wreck, Wallace lingered in the middle of ...Keep readingView the full article

As the field exited Turn 2 on lap 156 of the scheduled 160-lap race, the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet of Erik Jones appeared to turn Preece’s No. 41 Ford, which darted across the track and collected the No. 14 Ford of his team-mate Chase Briscoe.As Preece slid from the asphalt onto the grass on the backstretch, the car went airborne and eventually flipped nearly a dozen times before ...Keep readingView the full article

Buescher, with a push from team co-owner Keselowski, moved ahead of Harvick shortly after the restart to grab the lead. He then held off his teammate by 0.098 seconds at the checkered flag to claim his third win in the past five races.It’s the first 1-2 finish for RFK Racing since the 2014 season and Buescher will enter the 2023 playoff field as the fourth seed and the hottest driver in the ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the full highlights from the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at the Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach Florida. In Stage 1, Martin Truex Jr won with a 0.12 second lead over Christopher Bell. In Stage 2, Brad Keselowski won with a 0.283 second lead over Kyle Busch. In Stage 3, the race went into overtime when Ryan Preece flipped his car and caused a caution. When the race resumed in overtime, Chris Buescher took the lead and then the checkered flag for the win at Daytona. View the full article

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Chris Buescher earned the checkered flag at Daytona International Speedway. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. clinched the regular season title partway through the race, but the battle to make the playoffs was far from over. A wreck at the end of the second stage eliminated several contenders for that final playoff spot, including Ty Gibbs and A.J. Allmendinger. As the laps clicked away, Ryan Preece saw his playoff hopes end with a violent airborne crash. He rolled ten times ...Keep readingView the full article

Kurt Busch gives his opening statement on his retirement from NASCAR. View the full article

Brad Keselowski could finish anywhere from fifth to 12th in the regular-season standings. He views the battle for those spots as one that could have a big impact on the playoffs View the full article

Ryan Blaney didn’t even studio last year’s Daytona cut-off race, where he got in an early crash and somehow rallied to make the playoffs thanks to the attrition. View the full article

Chase Elliott explained why he isn't overly nervous or anxious facing his must-win situation to make the playoffs today at Daytona. View the full article

The 45-year-old Busch ends his almost-certain Hall of Fame career with one Cup Series title and 34 Cup wins. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series regular season wraps Saturday with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. Here are the highlights! View the full article

The 45-year-old was forced to vacate the cockpit of his 23XI Racing Toyota last July, just two months after taking the 34th win of his career at Kansas, when he suffered a concussion at Pocono.In October, he announced that he would not return as a full-time driver in 2023, allowing Tyler Reddick to make his switch from Richard Childress Racing one year earlier than planned. There was still hope ...Keep readingView the full article

Busch, 45, started 776 NASCAR Cup Series races during his remarkable career.Between 2000 and 2022, he earned 28 poles and 34 race wins with five different race teams. Among his many triumphs are victories in the 2017 Daytona 500, as well as the Coke 600 and All-Star Race in 2010. He also led over 10,000 laps.Busch became a NASCAR Cup champion in 2004, which was the first year with a playoff ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the highlights from the Wawa 250 at Daytona! View the full article