When NASCAR’s most unflappable and respected driver becomes slightly unhinged at the end of a race, you know the action is heating up on the short-track portion of the Cup Series schedule. After stops in Phoenix, Bristol and Richmond, the first half of the regular season’s collection of short-track points races comes to an end…… MORE
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Denny Hamlin wins at Richmond in wild finish
Virginia native Denny Hamlin ran away in a green-white-checker shootout to win the NASCAR Cup Series’ Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway on Sunday night. After Bubba Wallace brought out a caution by spinning Kyle Larson with two laps to go and Martin Truex Jr. seemingly headed to victory, the 16 lead-lap cars pitted…… MORE
Kyle Larson captures Cup Series pole at Richmond
Kyle Larson claimed his first pole position of the 2024 season Saturday afternoon to lead an all-Hendrick Motorsports front row for Sunday’s Toyota Owner’s 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (7 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Larson’s time of 22.438-seconds (120.332 mph) narrowly bettered his teammate Chase Elliott’s mark of 22.440-seconds (120.321)…… MORE
William Byron heads to Richmond chasing 3rd win of season
Just as he did last year, William Byron is setting a blistering pace to a NASCAR Cup Series season, but he has a strong collection of contenders who will be looking to dethrone him on Easter Sunday in Virginia’s capital. The Hendrick Motorsports driver will seek his second consecutive victory and third in seven races…… MORE
2024 Toyota Owners 400: Preview, 5 Best Bets, Longshot Pick
The first six races of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series have featured five different winners as the series moves under the lights for Sunday night’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. The competition has been fast and fierce, with an average of 31.33 lead changes through the first half-dozen races. The record for a full…… MORE
Weekend Preview: Richmond Raceway
It’s been a fast and furious start to the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, with race records and competitive championship standings reflecting the pace. And there’s plenty of reason to expect that high-level of competition to continue with Sunday night’s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway (7 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM…… MORE
William Byron wins from the pole at Circuit of the Americas
Polesitter William Byron used a quick final pit stop to win the NASCAR Cup Series’ first road-course race of 2024, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas on Sunday in Austin, Texas. Byron passed Ross Chastain with 25 laps left and sat on pit road as his Hendrick Motorsports team serviced…… MORE
William Byron claims Cup Series pole in Austin
In a thrilling final qualifying round, Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron was able to hold on to the pole position despite a 94.685 mph run by Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs, whose slight bobble in the final turns — in the final seconds of the session — at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) road…… MORE
Cup Series travels to Texas for Austin road course
The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Texas for the first time this season with strong momentum on its side at the Circuit of the Americas’ road course. That’s right: The series is riding high, even higher than Bristol winner Denny Hamlin. With the sanctioning body arriving in the vibrant state capital of Austin, NASCAR and…… MORE
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix: Preview, Best Bets, Longshot Pick
The NASCAR Cup Series moves to the Circuit of the Americas for the first road course race of the season, the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, which begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday in Austin, Texas. This is the fourth running of the event at COTA, which also hosts races for everything from Formula 1…… MORE
