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Daytona 500 schedule, starting lineup and how to watch 2025 NASCAR Cup opener

The 67th running of the Daytona 500 will kickstart the 77th season of NASCAR Cup Series racing where Team Penske and Joey Logano will begin their title defense. The new season comes with plenty of changes across the grid and some new regulations for them to follow.

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Larson among those who fail to advance in wild Bowman Gray heat races

UPDATE: Kyle Larson won the LCQ on Sunday, advancing into the main event alongside Josh Berry. Ryan Blaney took the points provisional.

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JR Motorsports is going Cup racing with 2025 Daytona 500 entry

Two legends unite as Dale Jr. partners with American country singer Chris Stapleton, to field an open entry for Justin Allgaier in the Daytona 500.

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Kyle Larson is taking a much more laid-back approach to prepping for the Indy 500

Kyle Larson won't test-drive his IndyCar much in advance of the 2025 Indy 500 as he makes his second attempt at The Double.

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Explained: NASCAR announces flurry of major rule changes

More changes are afoot in NASCAR as Friday, the series issued a rules bulletin for 2025, touching on several aspects of the sport that have been pain points for participants and fans, and some surprises as well. Here's what's been added, and what it means for everyone in the garage…

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Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

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Rotating the NASCAR finale? Where the series should host the title-decider

The host track of NASCAR's finale changed often in its early years. It really wasn't until the 1970s when the series began to see some sort of consistency, with Ontario Speedway hosting the final race from 1974 to 1980, and then Riverside International Raceway until 1986. From 1987 through the…

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Not a Simulation: Aston Martin F1 ambassador Jessica Hawkins takes on NASCAR

It’s been a season of big opportunities for Hawkins, including an unlikely collab at Charlotte under the tutelage of Jeff Gordon, thanks to her sim skills.

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Like Johnson before him, has Logano cracked the playoff format?

It's shocking to think NASCAR's playoff format has been around for 20 years. Its Chase for the Cup, the original 'new' playoff format, kicked off in 2004. In its first three years, it produced three champions from three different organizations. It seemed to be accomplishing exactly what NASCAR intended it…

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NASCAR Cup Phoenix: Logano clinches title in dramatic style after pace car crash

Joey Logano held off a late charge from Team Penske team-mate Ryan Blaney to win a dramatic season finale at Phoenix and become a three-time NASCAR Cup champion.

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Blaney "felt like I was going to pass out" after title fight

Ryan Blaney came from nearly three seconds back to challenge teammate Joey Logano for the Phoenix race win and Cup Series championship, but he simply ran out of time to get the job done. At the checkered flag, he was 0.330s away from becoming a back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series champion,…

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Logano holds off Blaney to become three-time NASCAR Cup champion

Joey Logano was fading late and Team Penske teammate Ryan Blaney was closing fast in a dramatic showdown at Phoenix. Blaney battled his way by Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson and William Byron before slicing away at the 2.3 second margin to Logano.

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Joey Logano wins Phoenix finale for 3rd NASCAR Cup championship in 1-2 finish for Team Penske

Joey Logano won his third NACAR championship on Sunday with a relentless drive at Phoenix Raceway that gave Team Penske its third major motorsports title in less than a month

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NASCAR's William Byron stopped eating Pop Tarts, and now he's in the Playoffs

William Byron has long described himself as just a “normal guy” — an everyman who likes to spend his free time hanging out with friends at home in Charlotte, North Carolina. But this weekend, the man behind the wheel of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 car has a chance to…

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Byron has "blocked out a ton of the noise" after Martinsville controversy

The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet is making his second consecutive appearance in the Championship 4 — but he'd rather not repeat his 2023 performance.

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How the dream of a Cup title ended for three NASCAR heavyweights

Hendrick Motorsports will have a driver in the final four, but it won't be either of their champions as both Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott were eliminated Sunday. Denny Hamlin's title hopes also came to end, leaving the seasoned veteran Cup-less in his 19-year quest for the biggest prize in NASCAR.

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Jeff Gordon says it's the job of drivers "to be aware of what's on the line"

It's no secret that OEM-aligned teams work together in modern NASCAR, but did Sunday's finish cross the line into race manipulation? Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon, who now serves as the Vice Chairman at Hendrick Motorsports, saw nothing wrong with what unfolded in the closing laps.

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What the unusual radio messages reveal about contentious Martinsville finish

NASCAR has announced that it intends to review the radio communications from the closing laps of Sunday's race at Martinsville, which decided the final spots in the Championship 4.

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2024 NASCAR Cup Championship 4 grid set

While Ryan Blaney won his way into the finale, chaos was unfolding behind him in the fight for the fourth and final transfer spot.

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NASCAR Cup Martinsville: Blaney wins for Championship 4 spot, Bell removed for wall ride

Ryan Blaney and William Byron will join Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick in the Championship 4 that will contest the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series in Phoenix next weekend after a breathtaking showdown at Martinsville.

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Martin Truex Jr. bests Hendrick drivers for Martinsville Cup pole

Martin Truex Jr. was the last driver on track in the pole round of qualifying, rocketing to the top of the charts with a 19.686s lap that denied Hendrick Motorsports a front row lockout.

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Title favorite in peril: Could this be it for Kyle Larson's 2024 season?

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.

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NASCAR Cup Las Vegas: Logano capitalises on fuel strategy to win and nail title fight spot

Joey Logano used a contra-fuel strategy to charge to victory at Las Vegas and seal his place in the NASCAR Cup championship showdown.

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What are the odds? The favorites and longshots to win NASCAR at Las Vegas

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…

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With half of the NASCAR playoff field gone, only heavy hitters remain

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…

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