Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series news, race results, standings and analysis.
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Kyle Larson Passes Denny Hamlin for Most Wins in NASCAR’s Next Gen Car
Kyle Larson’s Talladega win was his 19th in the Next Gen car, breaking a tie with Denny Hamlin for the most since the car debuted in 2022.
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Hendrick President Jeff Andrews on Larson Theories: ‘I Did Not Get That Memo’
Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews laughed off theories that Chevrolet drivers handed Kyle Larson the Talladega win, and said Hendrick has no team orders.
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Chase Briscoe Warns Bumper Changes Could Knock Out Radiators at Martinsville
Chase Briscoe said NASCAR’s short-track bumper changes will make the biggest difference at Martinsville, and that a driver could knock a radiator out this weekend.
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Denny Hamlin Says Chevy Teams Answer to Rick Hendrick: ‘You Have to Suck at the Teat of the Master’
Denny Hamlin said Chevrolet drivers like Ross Chastain had no choice but to help Kyle Larson at Talladega, because every Chevy team answers to Rick Hendrick.
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Jeff Gluck’s Yellow-Line Fix: Any Tire Over the Line Is Out of Bounds
The Athletic’s Jeff Gluck proposed a yellow-line fix after the Kyle Larson controversy: treat any tire over the line as out of bounds and penalize drivers who force…
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Carson Hocevar Confirms He and Bubba Wallace Played Rock-Paper-Scissors at Talladega
Carson Hocevar confirmed he and Bubba Wallace played rock-paper-scissors while racing at Talladega during a fuel-saving stretch so slow the pack fell below minimum speed.
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Ty Dillon Gets Interim Crew Chief Mike Cook for Final Two Races
Kaulig Racing named technical director Mike Cook interim crew chief for Ty Dillon’s No. 10 for the last two races, replacing Andrew Dickeson.
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18 Drivers Eliminated From NASCAR Title Contention After Talladega, Including William Byron and Chase Elliott
Nine Cup, five Truck and four O’Reilly Series drivers can no longer win a title after Talladega, including Hendrick’s William Byron and Chase Elliott.
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Kyle Larson on Denny Hamlin’s Title Chase: ‘We Knew the Format, and He Did as Well’
Kyle Larson said he felt bad for Denny Hamlin after last year’s title race at Phoenix, but that this year both drivers knew the 10-race Chase format.
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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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NASCAR on Riley Herbst Crash Response: ‘We Took Some Heat on That One and Rightly So’
NASCAR’s Mike Forde said the safety response to Riley Herbst’s Talladega crash is an area NASCAR needs to improve, admitting it took heat for it “and rightly so.”
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NASCAR’s Brad Moran: Fixing Superspeedway Fuel Saving Is ‘Project Number One’ This Offseason
NASCAR’s Brad Moran said fixing fuel saving at superspeedways will be the top project this offseason, with another stage or smaller fuel cells among the options.
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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…