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NASCAR Cup Texas: Byron passes Wallace late to secure Hendrick's 300th win

After watching his Hendrick Motorsports team-mate Kyle Larson – who dominated most of the race – wreck out late, Byron got around Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe on a restart with five of 267 laps remaining to take the lead for the first time.

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Larson's playoff win erases a season with "zero momentum"

Twice during the 2023 NASCAR Cup regular season, Larson made trips to Victory Lane and twice he followed those wins by crashing out of the next race.

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NASCAR Cup Darlington: Larson beats Reddick in playoff opener

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.

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Kurt Busch officially announces NASCAR retirement

Busch, 45, started 776 NASCAR Cup Series races during his remarkable career.

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NASCAR Cup Watkins Glen: Byron wins, Harvick and Keselowski book playoff spots

Byron, who had not finished better than 14th in the past five races, left little doubt in Sunday’s race, leading 66 of the 90 laps.

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NASCAR champion Larson to run Indy 500 rookie orientation in October

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion aims to make his IndyCar Series debut in a Hendrick Motorsports-owned fourth McLaren entry in the 108th running of the Indy 500 next May.

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NASCAR star Kyle Larson to run Indy 500 rookie orientation in October

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion aims to make his IndyCar Series debut in a Hendrick Motorsports-owned fourth McLaren-Chevrolet entry in the 108th running of the Indy 500 next May.

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Elliott couldn't top "mistake-free" McDowell run at Indy RC

Elliott, who has proven to be a phenomenal road course racer in his NASCAR Cup career, came up just short in Sunday’s race at the Indy Road Course but it wasn’t for lack of trying.

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Daniel Suarez beats Reddick for Cup pole at Indy RC

Daniel Suarez set a blistering pace early in the final round of NASCAR Cup qualifying and held on to win a very timely pole for Sunday’s Indy Road Course.

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Van Gisbergen: IndyCar ace McLaughlin should be NASCAR wildcard

Van Gisbergen, who makes his second NASCAR Cup start this weekend on the Indianapolis Road Course for Trackhouse, watched his old sparring partner McLaughlin in Chevrolet’s simulator this week, as his fellow Kiwi prepared for his IndyCar element of the double-header weekend.

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Keselowski on RFK Racing: "Our results speak for themselves"

Keselowski ’s team-mate, Chris Buescher, earned his second consecutive NASCAR Cup win of the 2023 season with an impressive victory in Monday’s rain-delayed race at Michigan International Speedway.

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Buescher vows not to be a "placeholder" in NASCAR playoffs

Before Sunday’s race, both Buescher and RFK Racing co-owner Brad Keselowski were in good position to make the 16-driver NASCAR Cup playoffs based on points.

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SHR's Zipadelli on Richmond: "Solid day. Just not close enough"

With three of its four NASCAR Cup drivers still trying to claw their way into the 16-driver playoff field, an uptick in performance was very much welcomed and it was quite noticeable on the ¾-mile short track.

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NASCAR Cup Richmond: Buescher holds off Hamlin to claim playoff spot

Buescher, who started 26th, dominated along with RFK Racing team-mate and co-owner Brad Keselowski, as the two combined to lead 190 of the 400 laps.

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Chris Buescher sees a chance to win "every week" at RFK

Former Cup champion Brad Keselowski's addition as a driver and part-owner to the organization prior to the start of the 2022 NASCAR Cup season has been transformative in many ways.

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Shane van Gisbergen to return to NASCAR at Indianapolis

Van Gisbergen made his NASCAR Cup debut at Chicago earlier this month on the streets of Chicago. After starting third, he was able to win on debut after a dramatic late-race charge to the front.

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Supercars title challenger Kostecki to make NASCAR Cup debut

Following in the footsteps of fellow Supercars star Shane van Gisbergen, who won on his NASCAR debut in the Chicago street race earlier this month, Kostecki will join the NASCAR field on the Indianapolis road course on 13 August.

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NASCAR Cup New Hampshire: Martin Truex Jr dominates delayed race

In the previous nine races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Truex had led 768 laps – including winning the pole last year – but had never finished better than third.

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NASCAR Cup Nashville: Chastain ends year-long winless streak

Chastain, who came into the weekend stating he needed to “wreck less and win more”, claimed pole position and ended a more than year-long winless streak in Nashville.

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Button felt joining Le Mans NASCAR entry was "mistake", now "loves" it

Button is part of Hendrick Motorsports' all-star line-up for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 innovative car for this year's 24 Hours, alongside seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller.

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Button: Joining Le Mans NASCAR entry felt like "mistake" at first

Button is part of Hendrick Motorsports' all-star line-up for the Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 innovative car for this year's 24 Hours alongside seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and 2010 Le Mans winner Mike Rockenfeller.

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NASCAR Cup Gateway: Kyle Busch survives multiple restarts to triumph

Busch dominated much of the race – leading 121 of the 243 laps – but had to wait a near two-hour weather delay for lightning with the race just five laps old.

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NASCAR's Coke 600 at Charlotte postponed due to rain

The 600-mile NASCAR Cup race was originally scheduled to go green at 6:21 p.m. ET and cap a day of giant motorsports events following the Formula 1 race at Monaco and the Indianapolis 500.

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North Wilkesboro All-Star Race format: How it works

For the first time since 1996, NASCAR Cup cars are racing at North Wilkesboro. The historic track, which was part of the original schedule in 1949, will host the 39th running of the All-Star Race.

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Rick Hendrick: Chastain "is going to make a lot of enemies"

While this week it was William Byron who came away with an unexpected NASCAR Cup victory, it was once again Chastain that dominated the conversation after the race, whether for better or worse.

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