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DENNY HAMLIN


Denny Hamlin doubles down in declaration that this is his year to finally win NASCAR championship

Denny Hamlin is doubling down on his declaration that this is his year to win the NASCAR championship.

Hamlin wins at Bristol as reigning NASCAR champion Joey Logano eliminated from playoffs

Denny Hamlin won NASCAR’s playoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway while two former champions were eliminated Saturday night.

Reddick rides a fast car and good fortune into the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs

Tyler Reddick took advantage of good speed and good fortune, perhaps the two things most needed for success in the NASCAR Cup Series, to win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

Reddick takes advantage of late caution, holes of car owner Hamlin to win at Kansas

Tyler Reddick took advantage of a late caution and fresh tires to rocket past six others in a two-lap sprint to win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

Larson claims NASCAR's opening playoff race and gets 1st career win at Darlington

Kyle Larson led the final 55 laps to start his latest NASCAR playoff run with a win at the Southern 500, his first career victory at Darlington Raceway.

JGR's Christopher Bell takes the pole at Darlington for NASCAR's opening playoff race

Christopher Bell will start up front for NASCAR's opening playoff race after winning the pole for the Southern 500 on Saturday.

NASCAR playoffs begin with Denny Hamlin ready to shake label as greatest driver without a Cup title

Only 36 points separate the 16 drivers as NASCAR’s playoffs begin this Sunday at Darlington Raceway in what might be one of the closest fields in the history of this format.

Bubba Wallace clinging to final playoff spot as NASCAR shifts to unpredictable Daytona

Bubba Wallace will be in a precarious position at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.

McDowell dominates Brickyard 200 for 2nd NASCAR crown jewel victory

Michael McDowell raced to his second NASCAR crown jewel victory Sunday, dominating the Brickyard 200 — and putting himself in the playoffs for the second time in three years.

Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott running out of time to make playoffs

Chase Elliott is running out of time.

Chris Buescher wins 2nd straight NASCAR Cup race at Michigan

Chris Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off Martin Truex late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday.

Chris Buescher wins at Richmond and secures spot in NASCAR playoffs

Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won at Richmond Raceway, earning himself a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Unapologetic Hamlin says NASCAR's point system encourages in-race urgency and aggression

Denny Hamlin is not offering any apologies for the move he made last weekend at Pocono that caused Kyle Larson to hit the wall and let Hamlin sail on to victory.

Elliott still looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in Atlanta

Chase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs.

Denny Hamlin wins pole for NASCAR Cup Series' first street race in downtown Chicago

Denny Hamlin has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series’ first street race, edging Tyler Reddick on the tricky course in downtown Chicago.

Ross Chastain holds off Martin Truex Jr. to win Ally 400, 3rd NASCAR Cup Series victory

Ross Chastain held off Martin Truex Jr. and won the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.

Larson pulls away from Logano to win at Martinsville

Kyle Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to win his second Cup Series race of the season Sunday at Martinsville Speedway on a day when NASCAR welcomed back Chase Elliott.

Reddick wins COTA crashfest in triple OT for 23XI Racing

Tyler Reddick scored his first victory with new team 23XI Racing by holding on over multiple late restarts to win in triple overtime Sunday at Circuit of the Americas.

Sloppy racing could make it tough for NASCAR road ringers

The upcoming NASCAR race at Circuit of the Americas in Texas will feature two former Formula One world champions, an IndyCar driver and a sports car star who has a win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans on his resume.

Byron out to validate Hendrick's strong start despite fines

William Byron has back-to-back wins.

Travis Pastrana to attempt Daytona 500 with 23XI Racing

Travis Pastrana will attempt to race the Daytona 500 this year and add to his long list of motor sports accomplishments.

Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR's Cup car

Ty Gibbs was promoted to NASCAR’s top Cup series on Tuesday in an expected announcement that was void of any celebration as Joe Gibbs Racing continues to mourn the loss of Gibbs’ father.

JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

Coy Gibbs, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning.

No favorite among NASCAR championship 4 ahead of finale

The long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship race fitting for a year that saw unprecedented parity and never a clear title favorite.

Chastain's video game-inspired ride puts more eyes on NASCAR

Ross Chastain’s video game-inspired ride along the wall at Martinsville carried him across the finish line, into the NASCAR championship finale and around the world.

Column: Chastain rides the wall into NASCAR's title race

Ross Chastain has been criticized all season by his rivals for being too aggressive on the track.

Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spots

Christopher Bell worked his way into NASCAR’s championship round the only way he could, winning at Martinsville Speedway to claim a spot in the finale.

Blaney crew chief returns in time for critical playoff race

Ryan Blaney will get his crew chief back for the most important weekend of his NASCAR season after an untimely suspension.

Larson wins NASCAR at Homestead, holding off Chastain at end

Kyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week.

NASCAR set for Homestead, while Wallace watches from afar

Bubba Wallace is missing Sunday’s NASCAR race, and that’s evidently not his only sanction after losing his cool in Las Vegas last weekend.

NASCAR hot topic shifts to retaliation as playoffs roar on

The focus in NASCAR has yet to shift to the actual playoff racing as only three events remain to crown a new Cup champion.

Bell says Wallace apologized on flight home from Las Vegas

Bubba Wallace and Christopher Bell shared a flight home from Las Vegas, and Wallace apologized during the trip to his fellow Toyota teammate for the incident that crippled Bell’s championship chances.

Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title race

Joey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR’s championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Concussed NASCAR champion Kurt Busch to step away from sport

NASCAR champion Kurt Busch says he won't be back for the rest of the season because of a concussion and also will not compete full-time in 2023.

Bell wins Charlotte as champion Larson bumped from playoffs

Christopher Bell saved his title chances with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stunning finish that knocked reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs.

NASCAR teams call revenue model 'broken,' warn of layoffs

NASCAR heads into Sunday's playoff elimination race with another issue to address.

Elliott advances in NASCAR playoffs with Talladega victory

Chase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason.

NASCAR drivers fuming over concussions suffered in new car

NASCAR drivers are angry and concerned about their personal safety as the playoffs roar into one of the most chaotic and dangerous tracks on the circuit.

Kurt Busch hopeful he can return from concussion this year

Kurt Busch says he remains “hopeful” he will recover from a concussion in time to return to competition before the end of the NASCAR season.

Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR's round of 12 at Texas

The 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12.

Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas day

Tyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas.

Buescher looks to be playoff spoiler at home track Texas

Chris Buescher's win at Bristol last week marked the first time in this version of NASCAR's playoffs that drivers who are not racing for the championship swept the three races of the first round.

NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bash

At least a dozen of the playoff drivers had some sort of problem with NASCAR’s new Next Gen car Saturday night at Bristol.

Chastain watching his mirrors in playoff elimination race

Ross Chastain heads into the first elimination race of NASCAR’s playoffs in a pretty comfortable position above the cutline.

Hamlin chasing NASCAR driver's title, owner's championship

Denny Hamlin the driver finds himself in the most enviable of positions heading into Saturday night’s race at Bristol.

Wallace holds off boss, title contenders to win at Kansas

Bubba Wallace won his second career NASCAR Cup Series race and denied the playoff field of an automatic spot in the next round for the second straight week when he held off championship contenders Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell to win at Kansas Speedway.

Kyle Busch still seeking on-track success, job for 2023

It didn’t seem much could still go wrong this year for Kyle Busch until his engine blew with 22 laps remaining in NASCAR’s opening playoff race.

Jones holds off ex-JGR teammate Hamlin to win at Darlington

Erik Jones took the lead when Kyle Busch’s engine blew up, then pulled away from Denny Hamlin after a final restart 20 laps from the end to win the opening NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.

Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona

Austin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale.

Keselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spots

Brad Keselowski likes his chances at Daytona International Speedway.

Harvick wins again; NASCAR playoff picture remains muddled

Kevin Harvick took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.

Blaney, Truex eyeing playoff spot on Sunday at Richmond

Ryan Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. are the favorites as they battle for position to make NASCAR’s playoffs.

Bubba Wallace signs contract extension with 23XI Racing

Bubba Wallace and 23XI Racing have announced a multiyear contract extension ahead of Wallace’s final push to earn a spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.

Kevin Harvick ends 65-race drought with 6th win at Michigan

Kevin Harvick got his groove back, fittingly at one of his favorite tracks.

Column: Reddick win shows RCR can overcome internal turmoil

There was no masking Richard Childress’ anger when he learned that star driver Tyler Reddick was leaving his race team.

Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR career

Tyler Reddick closed the best month of his NASCAR career with a victory in overtime on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Kyle Busch open to racing 'for under my market value' in '23

Kyle Busch is getting antsy about not having a contract next season.

Elliott won't celebrate gifted Pocono win after Hamlin DQ

Chase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner.

Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualified

First-place finisher Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection, giving Chase Elliott the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Pocono Raceway.

23XI Racing makes surprise hire in Tyler Reddick for 2024

23XI Racing signed Tyler Reddick for the 2024 season.

Elliott holds off LaJoie, giving Georgian 1st Atlanta win

Chase Elliott got by Corey LaJoie with just under two laps to go and crossed the finish line under yellow after a block sent LaJoie crashing into the wall.

Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at Nashville

Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.

Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville Superspeedway

Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole at Nashville Superspeedway when a surprise rain shower washed out the second round of qualifying.

Hamlin vows to get even with Chastain after Gateway wreck

Denny Hamlin has warned Ross Chastain that there's still some retribution due after the eighth-generation watermelon farmer wrecked him in Sunday's race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at Gateway

Joey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway.

Gateway offers some Cup Series playoff outsiders opportunity

NASCAR is bringing its top series to World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis for the first time this weekend.

Coca-Cola 600 long, unpredictable and immensely entertaining

NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 was many things.

Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600

Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history.

Deja vu? Larson hopes Coca-Cola 600 can ignite run to title

Kyle Larson is hoping a return to victory lane at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday might propel him to a second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Blaney wins $1M NASCAR All-Star race after caution, net

Ryan Blaney may frame that window net from his No. 12 Ford.

Vision of Hamlin, Jordan comes into focus with win at Kansas

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin founded 23XI Racing with a vision that extended far beyond the race track.

Kurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to victory lane at Kansas

Kurt Busch pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, then drove his gaudy Jordan Brand-styled car away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway.

Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streak

Chase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the rain-delayed Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway.

Hamlin respects NASCAR punishment for crass anti-Asian meme

Denny Hamlin says he's respects NASCAR's decision to begin sensitivity training after he posted a meme on Twitter that used a clip from the comedy “Family Guy” to mock reigning champion Kyle Larson.

Hamlin sent to sensitivity training after "Family Guy" tweet

NASCAR has ordered Denny Hamlin to begin sensitivity training this week after he posted a meme on Twitter that used a clip from the comedy “Family Guy” to mock reigning champion Kyle Larson.

Christopher Bell leads Toyota lockout of Talladega front row

Christopher Bell won the pole at Talladega Superspeedway by turning the fastest lap as the final driver to qualify.

Busch uncertain about future during JGR sponsorship search

Kyle Busch is uncertain about his future with both Joe Gibbs Racing and in NASCAR.

Wallace focused on positive mindset headed into Talladega

Bubba Wallace still has the voice message Michael Jordan left him after Wallace’s first Cup Series victory.

Kyle Busch steals Bristol win as Reddick and Briscoe crash

Kyle Busch slipped past the spinning cars of Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe to steal his first Cup win of the season Sunday night on slick, wet, dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway.

Logano watches Ty Gibbs scrap with veteran bemusement

Joey Logano has had his share of conflict during a career that began with his appointment as “Sliced Bread” upon arrival.

Martinsville: Byron races to NASCAR Cup-leading 2nd victory

William Byron took the lead on pit road after Stage 2 pit stops and held it pretty much the rest of the way at Martinsville Speedway to become the first repeat winner this season in NASCAR’s Cup Series.

Recipe for success at Martinsville: Beating and banging

NASCAR's top drivers expect some beating and banging to be on the menu when they race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday night.

Harvick still has gas in his tank as he adapts to Next Gen

Kevin Harvick is a fading star trying to keep pace in a NASCAR that now seems more suited for younger drivers.

Hamlin finally finds the Next Gen formula, wins at Richmond

Denny Hamlin ran down William Byron with five laps to go and ended the slowest start to a season of his career with a victory in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway.

Ryan Blaney recovers from spin to put Ford on pole at COTA

Ryan Blaney recovered from a spin in practice to win the pole for Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.

William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled Atlanta

William Byron has managed to hold off the freight train behind him, taking the checkered flag for his third NASCAR Cup victory at Atlnta Motor Speedway.

Uncomfortably numb: Reddick deals with leg issues at Phoenix

Tyler Reddick is enjoying his status among NASCAR’s fastest drivers through the season’s first three races.

Hamlin's chase for 4th Daytona 500 win ends with early crash

Denny Hamlin crashed out of the Daytona 500 on Sunday, ending his bid for a fourth victory in NASCAR’s premier event.

NASCAR revs up at Daytona with new car, new teams, new look

The NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000 spectators are expected to watch reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lead the field to green.

Put me in, Coach! Gibbs gets top ride on grandfather's team

Ty Gibbs is stepping into arguably the top ride in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series.

Wallace grudgingly relives 2020 turmoil in new Netflix doc

Bubba Wallace revisits his role in the national racial reckoning in an upcoming Netflix documentary.

Defending champ McDowell leads Ford’s fast start at Daytona

Michael McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph.

Kaulig leads invigorating new team to NASCAR's top level

Matt Kaulig used the success of his LeafFilter company to branch into sports team ownership, a fitting natural progression for the former Akron quarterback.

NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola to retire at end of 2022 season

NASCAR veteran Aric Almirola will retire from competition at the end of the 2022 season to spend more time with his young family.

Praise pours in for Kyle Larson following first NASCAR title

Before he headed onto the track for the biggest race of his career, Kyle Larson heard Mario Andretti praise him as one of the most well-rounded drivers in all of motorsports.

Larson wraps up comeback season with 1st NASCAR title

Kyle Larson closed out his comeback season in NASCAR with his first national title.

NASCAR championship pits best at Hendrick vs. best at Gibbs

Phoenix Raceway will finally get to host championship weekend in front of a packed house.

Truex quietly chases 2nd NASCAR Cup championship at Phoenix

Martin Truex Jr. is racing for his second career NASCAR Cup Series championship.

NASCAR's Bowman drives on, shrugs off Hamlin 'hack' label

Alex Bowman spun Denny Hamlin from the lead with six laps remaining at Martinsville Speedway and then went on to win his fourth race of the season.

NASCAR championship: Hendrick vs Gibbs, Chevrolet vs Toyota

NASCAR championship: Hendrick vs Gibbs, Chevrolet vs Toyota

The NASCAR championship will pit Rick Hendrick against Joe Gibbs as both team owners put a pair of drivers in the final four.

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