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NASCAR news, race results and analysis from the Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts and Truck Series.
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Hendrick President Jeff Andrews on Rick Hendrick’s Talk: ‘We Want to Make Him Happy’
Hendrick Motorsports president Jeff Andrews said a talk from Rick Hendrick during a two-win regular season took pressure off the team before Kyle Larson’s Chase run.
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Chase Elliott Says a Kasey Kahne Radio Comment Changed How He Races
Chase Elliott said a comment Kasey Kahne once made on the radio about having a narrow window to get the car right changed how he approaches races.
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Kevin Harvick Picks Denny Hamlin to Win at Martinsville
Kevin Harvick picked Denny Hamlin to win Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville, while his Happy Hour co-hosts picked Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Ryan Blaney.
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Brad Keselowski to Become Passive Investor in RFK Racing, Free to Drive Elsewhere
RFK Racing said Brad Keselowski will stay on as a passive investor but give up his role in running the team, and he is free to drive for…
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Kaden Honeycutt on 20-Point Lead Over Layne Riggs: ‘Definitely Not Comfortable’
Kaden Honeycutt said his 20-point Truck Series lead over Layne Riggs is not comfortable after a 14th-place finish at Martinsville, and that he has to win at Homestead.
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Chandler Smith Wins Truck Series Race at Martinsville as Layne Riggs Cuts Kaden Honeycutt’s Lead to 20
Chandler Smith won Friday’s Truck Series race at Martinsville, and Layne Riggs finished third to cut Kaden Honeycutt’s Chase lead to 20 points heading to Homestead.
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Mike Helton Honors Darrell Waltrip: ‘You Put Owensboro, Kentucky, on the Map’
NASCAR’s Mike Helton paid tribute to Darrell Waltrip at a charity event honoring the three-time Cup champion, a month after his family announced his FTD diagnosis.
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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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Parker Retzlaff, Anthony Alfredo Return to Viking Motorsports for 2027
Viking Motorsports will bring back Parker Retzlaff and Anthony Alfredo, along with crew chiefs Josh Graham and Danny Efland, for the 2027 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season.
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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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Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Sammy Smith’s Talladega Win Over Carson Kvapil: ‘Both Can Exist’
Dale Earnhardt Jr. said he was happy for Sammy Smith’s Talladega win but would have preferred JR Motorsports title contenders Carson Kvapil or Justin Allgaier get the points.