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Chase Elliott recovered from a pre-race penalty to dominate the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix and clinch his first Cup drivers’ title. Elliott’s #9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet had been due to start on pole position, but the machine failed the pre-race technical inspection twice, which under NASCAR rules mandates falling to the rear on

NASCAR president Steve Phelps says it is an “extraordinary achievement” that all three of its categories have been able to complete a full season in 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic. NASCAR will officially close its 2020 season on Sunday with the season finale of the Cup Series at Phoenix Raceway. When that race is over,

As the world’s attention has been drawn towards Phoenix this week looking for any inkling as to which way the results of that race in the state of Arizona will go, there is also the small matter of the NASCAR Cup Series weekend finale. While some are hoping for a handful of electoral votes to

Kevin Harvick’s career-best NASCAR Cup season still has one more race, but it won’t include a chance at a second championship having been knocked out of title contention at Martinsville. Coming off a subpar finish at Texas Motor Speedway the previous weekend, Harvick entered last Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway with a 42-point cushion over

Chase Elliott booked his place in the NASCAR Cup playoffs final with victory at Phoenix, as regular season champion Kevin Harvick was eliminated in a thrilling conclusion to the race. Elliott will be joined in the Phoenix finale by 2018 champion Joey Logano, 2012 title-winner Brad Keselowski and 2010 runner-up and triple Daytona 500 champion

Denny Hamlin says he will be a “hands on” NASCAR team owner in his new venture with NBA legend Michael Jordan, taking inspiration from veteran owner Joe Gibbs. Hamlin and Jordan’s 23XI Racing outfit, which has signed Bubba Wallace to drive its #23 Toyota and will operate out of the former Germain Racing workshop in

Following his use of a racial slur during an iRacing event, Kyle Larson was suspended from NASCAR and let go by Chip Ganassi Racing. Seeking redemption, Larson was signed by Hendrick Motorsports for 2021 – but is he fully rehabilitated? When Kyle Larson uttered a racial slur, speaking into his Esports headset on 12 April

Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch secured his first win of the 2020 season in the heavily-delayed Texas race, having perfectly executed an aggressive fuel strategy. The race on the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was suspended on Sunday evening after 52 laps of 334 after rain and mist hit the

Suspended NASCAR Cup driver Kyle Larson will return competition in 2021, signing a multi-year deal with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson will take over the team currently driven by Alex Bowman, but it will be rebranded as the No. 5, a number HMS has used previously. Cliff Daniels will serve as Larson’s crew chief. Bowman is moving

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Texas has been postponed for a third time, after attempts to dry the circuit for a hoped restart were again scuppered. The race, which is the second leg of the semi-final segment of the Playoffs, was originally suspended on Sunday afternoon after light rain and a heavy mist enveloped

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas has been further postponed to Tuesday afternoon following a wash-out on Monday. The race which began on Sunday around the 1.5-mile oval near the city of Fort Worth was originally red-flagged on Lap 52 of a scheduled 334 following light, persistent rain-fall and a low mist. NASCAR

The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Texas has been postponed until Monday following persistent rain that left cars able to run only 45 racing laps. Scheduled for 334 laps around the 1.5-mile circuit, the second round of the semi-final segment of the Playoffs ran green until the caution was thrown on lap 45 for

Michael Jordan’s new NASCAR Cup team was only given its new name this week, but the impact of 23XI Racing is already being felt. As JIM UTTER explains, it could be just the beginning of enormous possibilities for NASCAR Last month, NBA legend Jordan announced he would become the majority owner in a Cup series

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s new NASCAR team will be known as 23XI Racing, and the team will field the No. 23 Toyota Camry with driver Bubba Wallace in 2021. NBA legend Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Hamlin combined their iconic numbers to create the team name, and social media channels for 23XI Racing

Erik Jones has signed for Richard Petty Motorsports to replace Bubba Wallace in the famed #43 car for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series. Jones has signed a multi-year driver agreement with the team, to drive the number made famous by NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty. “It is an incredible honour to have Richard Petty

NASCAR Xfinity Series points leader Chase Briscoe will move up to the Cup Series next season at Stewart-Haas Racing to replace the outgoing Clint Bowyer, Autosport has learned. 25-year-old Briscoe will drive the No. 14 Ford from the 2021 season and replace Bowyer, who earlier this month announced he is retiring at the end of

NASCAR has announced suspended driver Kyle Larson will be able to return to competition from 2021. In a statement released on Monday, NASCAR said Larson will be cleared to return to all NASCAR racing activities from 1 January 2021 after being banned for using a racial slur during a virtual racing event run in the

Team Penske’s Joey Logano became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to secure a place in the championship-deciding race with victory at Kansas, fending off late pressure from Kevin Harvick. A caution period for a Tyler Reddick wall-strike on Lap 221 of 267 around the 1.5-mile circuit brought the field to the pits for fresh

Chase Elliott scored his third NASCAR Cup Series win of the season at the Charlotte Roval, as reigning champion Kyle Busch was eliminated from the Playoffs. For the first time ever in the Cup Series, and the first race to be run in the wet since 1956, the 109-lap encounter around the 2.28-mile combination of

Clint Bowyer will retire from racing in the NASCAR Cup Series and switch to commentating with FOX Sports after his Stewart-Haas Racing contract expires at the end of the season. The 41-year-old has raced full-time at the Cup level since 2006, winning 10 times in 536 starts with Richard Childress Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing and

Toyota’s NASCAR boss David Wilson has labelled its record of eight wins in this year’s Cup Series as “unacceptable”, despite Denny Hamlin’s title-challenging form. Toyota provides support to only six full-time Cup teams in the form of Joe Gibbs Racing’s four-car stable and single-car entries from Leavine Family Racing and Gaunt Brothers Racing. Hamlin took

Matt DiBenedetto will remain with the Wood Brothers in the NASCAR Cup Series next year, but will be replaced by Austin Cindric for the 2022 season. In a two-part announcement on Thursday, the team said it had signed DiBenedetto to another one-year contract extension to drive its #21 Ford Mustang in the 2021 Cup Series

Daniel Suarez will continue his career in the NASCAR Cup Series next season, driving for a new team owned by former driver Justin Marks. Trackhouse Entertainment Group, founded and owned by Marks, announced Wednesday it had formed a Cup Series team and will debut at the 2021 Daytona 500 with Suarez as its driver. The

Hendrick Motorsports has gone in-house and chosen Alex Bowman to replace retiring NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson in the #48 machine in 2021. On Tuesday, HMS announced Bowman, who currently drives Hendrick’s #88 Chevrolet in the Cup Series, will move to the #48 beginning with the 2021 season. Bowman will take over Johnson’s ride

Denny Hamlin survived a post-race investigation to win the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Talladega, edging out Matt DiBenedetto in a photo-finish during the third period of overtime. A big accident on 187 of a scheduled 188 involving points leader Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr and Alex Bowman brought out the second

The latest NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race ended in controversy at Talladega with NASCAR officials defending the yellow line rule at the centre of the debate. Denny Hamlin survived a post-race investigation to clinch the victory, but his triumph was initially under threat for multiple reasons. Hamlin’s win was put into question as he went

The NASCAR Cup Series is set to make its first appearance at the Circuit of the Americas next year as part of a major calendar shakeup featuring increased road racing. A provisional version of the 2021 schedule obtained by Autosport, with a majority of the dates independently confirmed, will pave the way for six races

Kurt Busch became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his spot in the next round of the Playoffs with victory in overtime at Las Vegas. Busch in the #1 Chip Ganassi Chevrolet had not followed the leading pack, headed by Denny Hamlin, in pitting midway through the final stage, and benefited when Jimmie

NBA legend Michael Jordan and NASCAR Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin have formed a team for 2021 that will feature Bubba Wallace as its driver. In an announcement first posted on Twitter Monday night, Hamlin said he and NBA Charlotte Hornets owner Jordan would field an as-yet unnamed team next year. Wallace has signed a

Ross Chastain will finally get an opportunity next season to compete full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series after signing a deal to join Chip Ganassi Racing. Chastain, 27, will take over the driving duties of Ganassi’s No. 42 Chevrolet in 2021, Autosport has learned. An official announcement of Chastain’s move is expected later on Monday