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The NASCAR changes to look out for in 2024

The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has begun in earnest. Following the non-points exhibition race at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum won by Denny Hamlin earlier this month, Joey Logano took pole for this weekend's Daytona 500 season opener by leading a Ford front-row lockout in qualifying on Wednesday night.

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NASCAR Daytona 500: Logano earns pole, Fords lock out front row

Team Penske’s Logano was the last of the 10-car final round to qualify and bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 181.947mph to secure pole for Sunday’s race.

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Niece Motorsports adds Chastain, Sauter and others to 2024 lineup

The team already revealed Bayley Currey as the driver of its No. 41 machine and Matt Mills as the driver of its No. 42 entry.

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Daytona 500: Schedule and how to watch 2024 NASCAR Cup opener

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defence.

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Daytona 500 schedule and how to watch 2024 NASCAR Cup opener

The world-famous Daytona 500 will kickstart the 76th season of NASCAR racing where Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney will commence his championship defense.

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Buescher on 2024 season: "We've got a chance wherever we go"

Chris Buescher's confidence has never been higher heading into a new NASCAR Cup season and with good reason.

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NASCAR Full Speed review: Will the Netflix docuseries elevate the championship?

Full Speed is NASCAR's attempt at cashing in on the docuseries market, and while it isn't a carbon copy of DTS, it certainly follows a similar format in showcasing the lives of the drivers and their weekend battles out on track.NASCAR remains king in viewership among US-based racing fans, but the…

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Justin Haley will have "every single tool" at "scrappy" RWR

Haley, 24, has had an up-and-down NASCAR career but has enjoyed his share of success as well. He earned his lone Cup victory in 2019, winning a rain-shortened race at Daytona with Spire Motorsports.

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Aric Almirola finds "purpose" in NASCAR mentor role at JGR

Almirola, 39, decided to retire as a full-time Cup Series driver at the end of the 2023 season, having spent the past six years with Stewart-Haas Racing.

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Netflix’s NASCAR: Full Speed - release date and drivers featuring in new documentary

A new five-part documentary series looking behind the scenes of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is coming to Netflix. The streaming platform has announced the release of NASCAR: Full Speed following the increasing success of its Formula 1 documentary series Drive to Survive.

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Netflix’s NASCAR: Full Speed - release date and drivers featuring in new documentary

A new five-part documentary series looking behind the scenes of the 2023 NASCAR season is coming to Netflix. The streaming platform has announced the release of NASCAR: Full Speed following the increasing success of its Formula 1 documentary series Drive to Survive.

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NASCAR Cup driver/team changes for the 2024 season

While top teams such as Team Penske, Hendrick Motorsports, and Joe Gibbs Racing remain unchanged, there's still plenty to talk about throughout the 2024 field.

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Looking at NASCAR's longest active winless streaks

The pressure to win in NASCAR is possibly greater than it has ever been. A win automatically locks a driver into the playoffs, making them one of 16 with a shot at the championship.

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #38 Kyle Larson

As is typical, Kyle Larson’s successful exploits in the NASCAR Cup were just part of his 2023 motorsport endeavours, which included winning appearances in the Xfinity and Truck Series. He also won numerous sprint car races, including in a series he owns – High Limit Sprint Car Racing – and…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2023: #12 William Byron

Hendrick Motorsports’ 26-year-old upstart enjoyed a breakout Cup season in which he dominated in virtually every category but one – winning the series title.

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A Christmas wish list for NASCAR 2024

I think we all want this. NASCAR recently held a test at Phoenix in yet another attempt to find ways to produce better racing at oval tracks of one-mile in length or shorter. While the Next Gen car was an obvious success in improving the racing at intermediate tracks, the…

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Joe Gibbs Racing expands Xfinity team, adds several new drivers

With John-Hunter Nemechek moving up to the Cup Series and Sammy Smith departing the team for JR Motorsports, there were multiple openings at Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) for 2024.

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2023 NASCAR Champion's Week in pictures

The event, for the longest time held in New York City and then Las Vegas, has taken place in the 'Music City' since 2019.

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The many surprise driver cameos of the 2023 NASCAR Cup season

As for why that may be, the new car itself has to be part of it. The addition of several more road courses, the NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, as well as innovative programmes such as Project91 and others like it have all helped to lure several international…

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The many surprise driver cameos of the 2023 NASCAR Cup season

As for why that may be, the new car itself has to be part of it. The addition of several more road courses, the NASCAR Garage 56 entry at Le Mans, as well as innovative programs such as Project91 and others like it have all helped to lure several international…

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Cup drivers Berry, Preece join KHI Late Model program

Kevin Havick Inc. announced Friday the two Stewart-Haas Racing drivers will compete with the team’s Late Model program in races this month and next.

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NASCAR Cup Phoenix showdown "a bit of a letdown" for Byron

The 25-year-old won a season-high six races in 2023 and took pole for the crucial Championship 4 race, but after winning the opening stage felt his balance shifted as the track rubbered in.

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2023 NASCAR Phoenix finale schedule, entry list, and how to watch

All three national divisions will be crowning a champion this weekend, so let's take a look at them all, starting with the Cup Series.

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Joe Gibbs on the pressure of "extremely hard" playoff format

This year, they had three teams make the Round of 8, but only one managed to advance into the Championship 4.

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Ryan Blaney's path to the Championship 4 a familiar one

Blaney won relatively early this season at Charlotte and qualified for the playoffs, but he and his No. 12 Penske Ford team struggled with performance during the summer.

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