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Hamlin Seizes Cup Lead as Sonoma Shakes Up Standings
nascar-cup12 days ago

Hamlin Seizes Cup Lead as Sonoma Shakes Up Standings

After 18 of 36 NASCAR Cup races, Denny Hamlin moves into the points lead by a single point over Tyler Reddick following Sonoma. Reddick’s power-steering failure left him last, while Hamlin salvaged 26th after splitter damage, erasing an eight-point gap. Shane van Gisbergen climbs to 14th, Alex Bowman to 29th, and Erik Jones drops to 17th, with Austin Cindric on the cut line. Standings top five: 1) Denny Hamlin 719, 2) Tyler Reddick 718, 3) Ryan Blaney 615, 4) Ty Gibbs 589, 5) Kyle Larson 571.

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#denny-hamlin#nascar-cup#sonoma
Corey Heim seals first Cup win on Coronado street course, reshaping the playoff picture
sports18 days ago

Corey Heim seals first Cup win on Coronado street course, reshaping the playoff picture

Corey Heim earned his first NASCAR Cup victory on the Naval Base Coronado street course driving a part-time 23XI entry, holding off Tyler Reddick as Bubba Wallace fought back from an early wheel issue to finish second. Shane van Gisbergen wrecked and dropped from Chase contention, while Reddick lost ground in the title race. Ryan Preece posted the day’s best points haul to move back inside the top 16, AJ Allmendinger stayed in striking distance with a top‑five, and Kevin Magnussen delivered a memorable Cup debut amid on-track drama. Christopher Bell and Austin Hill faced trouble, and a separate O'Reilly race incident capped a chaotic San Diego weekend. Heim's performance also secures a future full-time ride with 23XI in 2027.

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#bubba-wallace#corey-heim#nascar-cup
Restart chaos derails SVG, Zilisch in San Diego Cup clash
nascar-cup19 days ago

Restart chaos derails SVG, Zilisch in San Diego Cup clash

On lap 32 of the NASCAR Cup race in San Diego, Austin Hill missed Turn 1 and forced Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen into the wall, triggering a massive restart pileup that destroyed both Trackhouse cars and damaged others before a lengthy red flag; SVG vented after the exit, calling the day 'unreal fast' and 'I'm filthy' as he looked to rebound on the road course, while Zilisch rued his sixth DNF of the season as teammates and rivals like Suarez, Blaney, McDowell, Herbst, Nemechek and Gibbs endured damage.

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#austin-hill#connor-zilisch#nascar-cup
SVG Takes Pole for NASCAR Cup Street-Course Debut in San Diego
sports19 days ago

SVG Takes Pole for NASCAR Cup Street-Course Debut in San Diego

Shane van Gisbergen earned the pole for NASCAR Cup San Diego on the all-new 3.4-mile street course at Naval Base Coronado, edging Carson Hocevar in a razor-thin margin as Ryan Blaney, Zane Smith and Todd Gilliland completed the top five. Kevin Magnussen qualified 21st for his Cup debut, while championship leader Tyler Reddick spun but still started 17th, with several big-name drivers further back in the field.

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#nascar-cup#pole-position#san-diego
Hamlin claims Pocono pole as spins rearrange Cup lineup
nascar-cup27 days ago

Hamlin claims Pocono pole as spins rearrange Cup lineup

Denny Hamlin captured pole for the NASCAR Cup race at Pocono with a 51.948-second lap—the only sub-52-second time—smoking the field by a tenth to earn front-row start alongside Kyle Larson; Daniel Suárez, Ty Gibbs and Chase Briscoe fill the rest of the top five. Bubba Wallace and Carson Hocevar spun in Q2 and will start at the rear, with championship leader Tyler Reddick 16th and Christopher Bell 22nd as the start time was moved up two hours due to rain.

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#denny-hamlin#nascar-cup#pocono-raceway
Bell’s Michigan crash marks NextGen era’s toughest hit, yet he’s cleared to race
nascar-cup1 month ago

Bell’s Michigan crash marks NextGen era’s toughest hit, yet he’s cleared to race

Christopher Bell endured the hardest crash of the NextGen era at Michigan when he was slammed into the wall by Chase Elliott, triggering a SAFER Barrier repair and the largest Delta-v change recorded in the NextGen era. Bell suffered a left wrist fracture (with undisclosed ankle injuries) but has been cleared to race at Pocono; NASCAR and Joe Gibbs Racing safety reviews—focusing on head surround foam and other protections—will inform ongoing safety discussions after the incident.

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#christopher-bell#delta-v#michigan-international-speedway
RCR's planned 2027 Kyle Busch extension shadowed by tragedy
nascar-cup1 month ago

RCR's planned 2027 Kyle Busch extension shadowed by tragedy

Richard Childress spoke at Michigan about Kyle Busch's near-finalized 2027 extension with RCR, a deal that was never signed; the day took on a somber tone following Busch's death as Childress reflected on Busch's legacy, outlined Austin Hill’s continued drive in the No. 8/33, and said the No. 8 would be preserved for Brexton Busch.

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#contract-extension#kyle-busch#michigan-international-speedway
Hamlin seals wild Nashville Cup win as JGR sweeps the podium
nascar-cup1 month ago

Hamlin seals wild Nashville Cup win as JGR sweeps the podium

Denny Hamlin overcame an early drive-through penalty for jumping the start to win NASCAR Cup’s Nashville race in a frantic four-lap dash, edging teammate Christopher Bell and Chase Briscoe in a three-wide finish as Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top three. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished fourth and Shane van Gisbergen earned a career-best fifth in a chaotic event marked by late restarts and multiple cautions.

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#denny-hamlin#joe-gibbs-racing#nascar-cup
Suarez stuns Coke 600 field as NASCAR heals after Kyle Busch tragedy
sports1 month ago

Suarez stuns Coke 600 field as NASCAR heals after Kyle Busch tragedy

Daniel Suarez shocked the field to win the rain-shortened Coca-Cola 600 for Spire Motorsports, becoming the first non‑American to win NASCAR’s crown jewel as the sport mourned Kyle Busch with a moving pre-race memorial. The weekend was dominated by Toyota/JGR laps but ended without a checkered flag due to weather, prompting debate over race-control decisions, while notable results included Shane van Gisbergen’s solid oval showing and Katherine Legge’s historic Indy-Charlotte double bid ending in frustration.

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#coca-cola-600#daniel-suarez#kyle-busch
Busch family leads emotional Coke 600 tribute to Kyle Busch
nascar-cup1 month ago

Busch family leads emotional Coke 600 tribute to Kyle Busch

Ahead of the Coca-Cola 600, Kyle Busch's wife Samantha, son Brexton, daughter Lennix, brother Kurt Busch and their parents joined a tearful grid memorial days after his passing. The emotional ceremony featured bagpipes playing 'Amazing Grace', a moment of silence led by NASCAR CEO Steve O'Donnell, and Kurt laying eight roses for his brother. The race began with a missing-man formation and fans held up eight fingers in KB’s memory, while KB’s renumbered No. 33 carried the tribute on track as the No. 8 remains retired unless Brexton someday uses it.

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#brexton-busch#coca-cola-600#kurt-busch
Legge's Indy-Charlotte Double Day Ends in Calamity of Errors
nascar-cup1 month ago

Legge's Indy-Charlotte Double Day Ends in Calamity of Errors

Katherine Legge became the sixth driver to start both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, but a Turn 2 crash at Indy ended her Indy 500 after 17 laps. She then continued at Charlotte with the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevy, but a right-front wheel failure near the end of Stage 3 and a rain-shortened Coke 600 left her 31st, after 361 laps and 541.5 miles in the race and a total of 585 miles across the two events (well short of the planned 1,100). Legge called the day a “calamity of errors” but said there were positives and that the team would regroup and reflect on what could have been done differently.

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#coca-cola-600#indianapolis-500#indy-charlotte-double
Busch and Logano keep the feud alive with on-track digs and off-track camaraderie
nascar-cup1 month ago

Busch and Logano keep the feud alive with on-track digs and off-track camaraderie

Longtime NASCAR Cup rivals Kyle Busch and Joey Logano keep their public feud alive with playful digs, even as Logano says they’ve buried the hatchet off the track. The piece notes Busch’s comments about Logano (and others) on a Hannity episode, a Talladega pickup basketball game where Busch allegedly trash-talked Logano in front of their kids, and teammates describing two sides to Busch — a fierce racer who can also be jokey off the track. Chase Briscoe and others recount how Busch can switch from Rowdy competitive mode to a more relaxed persona, underscoring the enduring but often lighthearted rivalry.

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#joey-logano#kyle-busch#nascar-cup