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Kyle Busch was in control of the race when the white flag flew at Daytona, but as space grew between him and pusher Christopher Bell, an opportunity arose from the outside lane. In the most unlikely of combinations, Parker Retzlaff, making just his second-ever NASCAR Cup Series start, pushed Burton…

Erik Jones needs a win to qualify for this year’s NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. He, along with more than 20 other drivers, has just two weeks to grab four remaining spots. It’s a result of modern NASCAR’s cutthroat championship format, where no driver can win the title before the last…

Heading into Daytona, the points battle around the few remaining spots in the playoffs is incredibly close. Martin Truex Jr. enters the weekend in the safest position, 77 points ahead of the cut-line. His Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs is in an okay spot unless misfortune befalls him at…

NASCAR penalizes Denny Hamlin for engine rebuild by Toyota, affecting his championship chances. Toyota admits mistake and takes responsibility. Visit AP au...

NASCAR Cup frontrunner Denny Hamlin has been handed a sizeable 75-point deduction for an engine infringement on his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota from earlier this year.

Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team have been hit with a pricy penalty after Toyota tore down an engine before it could be inspected by NASCAR following Hamlin's victory at Bristol Motor Speedway way back in March. 

NASCAR sent a clear message last week to drivers that there are impressive consequences for your actions, especially for Austin Dillon who was stripped of his playoff eligibility after plowing through the cars of Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to win the Cup race at Richmond. But Dillon and the Richard Childress…

"We're not demolition derby," NASCAR president Steve Phelps said about Austin Dillon's conduct at Richmond.