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RCR's best shot to regain Dillon's NASCAR playoff spot? Win again

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…

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NASCAR president explained how Austin Dillon ‘crossed the line’ leading to Richmond penalty

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

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Bubba Wallace: Richmond chaos is "the system’s fault"

In the championship format of old, the storyline from Richmond would have been very different. We would have spent this week talking about how Austin Dillon has struggled through a very difficult season, but he was able to find one bright spot with a surprisingly strong run at Richmond. Maybe…

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NASCAR revokes Austin Dillon's playoff spot after Richmond Cup win

Dillon's controversial Richmond win stands, but his automatic playoff berth has been revoked by NASCAR. This is true for both the driver and owner playoffs.

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Dillon: Spotter was “wrong” to shout “wreck him” before Hamlin clash

Under-fire NASCAR Cup race winner Austin Dillon insists that his spotter’s “wreck him” call before he collided with Denny Hamlin at Richmond on Sunday night “didn’t change” what then happened.

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Dillon: Spotter was “wrong” to shout “wreck him!” before Hamlin clash

Under-fire NASCAR Cup race winner Austin Dillon insists that his spotter’s “wreck him!” call before he collided with Denny Hamlin at Richmond on Sunday night “didn’t change” what then happened.

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Hamlin: NASCAR stripping Dillon of win would be “warranted”

Hamlin believes that if NASCAR stripped Austin Dillon of his win in Sunday’s Cup race at Richmond that all other drivers in the garage would agree that it was “warranted”.

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NASCAR Cup Richmond: Austin Dillon wrecks his way into the playoffs

Dillon, who had a fast car all weekend, worked his way around Denny Hamlin for the lead late in the race and appeared headed to victory when a wreck with less than two of 400 laps remaining sent the race into overtime.

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NASCAR Trucks Richmond: Majeski snags victory in regular season finale

Majeski, who was sent the to rear early in the race due to an uncontrolled tire penalty, made his way back to the front and pounced on leader William Sawalich on a restart with 20 of 250 laps remaining.

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2024 NASCAR Cup at Richmond schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Kyle Larson was victorious in the Brickyard 400, solidifying his place atop the regular season championship standings.

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Truex hopes to atone for 'haywire' spring Richmond race finish

Leading a race-high 228 laps, Truex appeared on his way to his first win of the 2024 season in March when a late caution sent the race into overtime and the field down pit road for new tires.

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NASCAR confirms multiple tire compounds for Richmond Cup race

Outside of wet weather tires that NASCAR can use on short ovals, Cup teams will also be given the choice between two different tires to use during the course of the 400-lap event.

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NASCAR's wet weather racing exploit was flawed, but 'so much fun'

At Richmond earlier this season, the Cup series had its first experience utilizing wet weather tires on shorter ovals as teams began the race with them and ran the first 30 laps until the track dried.

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Chandler Smith wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond in JGR 1-2-3

Smith, who earned his first series victory at Richmond almost one year ago, didn’t appear to have as good a car as his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Aric Almirola through the first two stages.

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Bubba Pollard To Make Xfinity Series Debut With JR Motorsports

Short track racing star Bubba Pollard set to debut in Nascar Xfinity Series with JR Motorsports at Richmond Raceway. Excitement builds for upcoming races a...

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NASCAR 2023 Indianapolis schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Chris Buescher remains the man to beat, earning back-to-back wins at Richmond and now Michigan.

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NASCAR 2023 Michigan schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Chris Buescher earned victory last weekend at Richmond, capturing his third career Cup win. It was RFK Racing's first win of the 2023 season.

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Keselowski: RFK "went from irrelevant to relevant"

Keselowski hasn't won a race as a driver since April, 2021 at Talladega. But since becoming co-owner Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, the team has now won twice with driver Chris Buescher.

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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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Buescher holds off Hamlin to claim Richmond Cup win

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

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NASCAR 2023 Richmond II schedule, entry list, and how to watch

Denny Hamlin took a controversial victory last weekend at Pocono after pushing Kyle Larson into the outside wall on a late-race restart.

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Chandler Smith earns first NASCAR Xfinity win at Richmond

The win came in Smith's tenth career NXS start, and is the second consecutive win for Kaulig Racing. The team also won last weekend at COTA with A.J Allmendinger.

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Bubba Wallace rebuilds confidence on track, community off it

Bubba Wallace's self-confidence is struggling after a slow start to the season and back-to-back poor finishes as he heads into Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway

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