Driver & Team News
Driver signings, crew chief changes, sponsor news and penalties.
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Denny Hamlin on Catching Kyle Larson for the Title: ‘It’s Highly Unlikely’
Denny Hamlin said catching Kyle Larson for the Cup title is highly unlikely with Larson 73 points ahead and two races left, starting at Martinsville.
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Noah Gragson Calls Homestead His Favorite Track Ahead of Cup Finale
Noah Gragson called Homestead-Miami Speedway one of his favorite tracks, if not his favorite, and said he wants to end the Cup season there with a strong run.
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Bubba Wallace’s Spotter Freddie Kraft Disputes Talladega Radio Report: ‘Facts Matter’
Freddie Kraft said Bubba Wallace’s angry Talladega radio was about a near-miss on track, not being told to help Tyler Reddick, disputing Danielle Trotta’s account.
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Carson Hocevar Wants to Find the Tow Truck Driver Who Kept Him in the Talladega Race
Carson Hocevar wants to find the tow truck driver who got his wrecked car back to his crew during the Talladega red flag, letting him return and finish…
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Joey Logano Says ‘All My Kids Were Crying’ After Talladega Flip
Joey Logano said his children were crying when he got back to his motorhome after his Talladega flip, because his radio and in-car camera went out and no…
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Riley Herbst Injury Update: Wrist ‘Not Great,’ Denny Hamlin Says
Denny Hamlin said Riley Herbst has bumps and bruises and a wrist that is not great after his Talladega crash, and that he would have retired after a…
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Calls on NASCAR to Rethink Yellow-Line Rule After Talladega
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said NASCAR should loosen its yellow-line rule or do away with it entirely so it stops deciding races, after Kyle Larson’s Talladega win.
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Joey Logano on Carson Hocevar Push: ‘One Bad Push Is All It Takes’
Joey Logano said Carson Hocevar had been pushing him in all the right places at Talladega before one bad shove flipped his car onto its roof.
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Denny Hamlin Rips NASCAR’s Talladega Explanation: ‘Horrible Officiating or Horrible Comms’
Denny Hamlin called NASCAR’s explanation of its Talladega yellow-line calls “horrible officiating or horrible comms” and traded posts with NASCAR’s Mike Forde on X.
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Cleetus McFarland Set to Run Full ARCA Schedule in 2027
Cleetus McFarland is set to run the full ARCA Menards Series schedule in 2027 in a Richard Childress Racing-prepared car, with fellow YouTuber George Siciliano also going full…
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Brad Keselowski to Address Future Racing Plans Saturday at Martinsville
Brad Keselowski said he will answer questions about his future racing plans at a news conference Saturday morning at Martinsville Speedway, after his split with RFK Racing.
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Ryan Preece on RFK’s Talladega Breakaway: ‘You’ll Never See That Again’
Ryan Preece said teams will never let RFK Racing’s Stage 1 breakaway at Talladega happen again, and pitched paying drivers for every lap they lead.
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Chase Briscoe on Leaving Denny Hamlin at Talladega: ‘I Didn’t Want to Just Slow Down’
Chase Briscoe said he left Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin for the Chevrolet line at Talladega because slowing down would have left him last on the bottom.
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Carson Hocevar Takes Blame for Joey Logano Talladega Flip: ‘That’s My Fault’
Carson Hocevar said he was looking in his mirror when he hit Joey Logano and started the Talladega crash that flipped Logano’s car, then rallied from the garage…
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Riley Herbst Says He’s OK After Talladega Crash as 23XI Radio Shows Team’s Worry
Riley Herbst said he was OK after a heavy Talladega crash, while 23XI radio audio showed his team pleading for a response as safety crews went to Joey…