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NASCAR reaches 7-year, $7.7B media rights deal

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Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — NASCAR has added two new partners and streaming elements to a seven-year media rights deal announced Wednesday that will run from 2025 through the 2031 season. The new media rights deal is worth $7.7 billion when the previously announced $1.1 billion
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Ragan to enter Daytona 500 in RFK’s 3rd car

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Associated Press Nov 29, 2023, 02:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASHVILLE, Tenn. — RFK Racing will enter a third car in next year’s season-opening Daytona 500 for David Ragan, who will pilot the No. 60 Ford as part of a new program for the organization. The #Stage60 program will bring the No. 60 to
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Longtime NASCAR announcer Squier dies at 88

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Associated Press Nov 16, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Ken Squier, a longtime NASCAR announcer and broadcaster, has died. He was 88. Squier died Wednesday night in Waterbury, Vermont, according to the management of the local WDEV radio, which he owned. “Though he never sat behind the wheel of a stock car, Ken Squier contributed to
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‘Dega view: Harvick buys ‘Ricky Bobby’ mansion

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Nov 14, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions There’s no telling if there will be a bountiful harvest of fast-food pizza, fried chicken and tacos at the housewarming party, but newly retired NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick and his wife have recently bought the home made famous for its appearance in the movie “Talladega Nights:
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‘What a year’: Blaney wins 1st NASCAR Cup title

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Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney raced to his first career NASCAR championship on Sunday by banging his way past contender Kyle Larson in the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway to give Team Penske back-to-back Cup titles. The third generation racer is the first Ohio-born
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Harvick places 7th in Phoenix in NASCAR farewell

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Associated Press Nov 5, 2023, 08:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick pulled onto pit road after his final race as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver, climbed out of his seat, grabbed a water from his 11-year-old son Keelan, slapped the boy on the back and posed a question. “What
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Custer races to first Xfinity title after final restart

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 10:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Cole Custer pulled away from Justin Allgaier during a two-lap overtime shootout to win his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway. It was an exhilarating finish, with Custer, Allgaier and John Hunter Nemechek three-wide on the next-to-last
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Byron secures pole, eyes first NASCAR Cup title

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron will start from the pole at Phoenix Raceway, trying to win his first Cup Series championship and give the famed No. 24 Chevrolet its first title since Jeff Gordon in 2001. Byron turned a lap at 132.597 mph Saturday
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Stars to NASCAR: Crack down on reckless driving

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 07:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Some of NASCAR’s star drivers made it crystal clear that Friday night’s crash-filled Truck Series finale was an embarrassment for the sport. “I was not impressed,” Martin Truex Jr. said. “That is not professional auto racing. It’s a joke, they need
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Keselowski skips qualifying to attend birth of son

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski will miss Saturday qualifying for the season finale race because his wife went into labor in North Carolina. Cole Custer was expected to qualify the No. 6 Ford in Keselowski’s absence at Phoenix Raceway. Keselowski, who is
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NASCAR corrects track gaffe from Trucks finale

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Just hours after defending NASCAR’s officiating this season, the series was embarrassed by an error on the Phoenix Raceway surface that painted the restart zone in the wrong place for the Truck Series championship. The restart zone was at least 50
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Blaney leads title contenders in Phoenix practice

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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney was fastest of NASCAR’s championship contenders Friday in the only practice session ahead of the title-deciding season finale Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. “Ryan Blaney gets around Phoenix really, really well,” said Blaney crew chief Jonathan Hassler. “There’s never been
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Before low-key finale, NASCAR vows youth push

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Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR on Friday dismissed the sentiment that this weekend’s championship finale lacks the pizzazz and star power of a major event. The final four — Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney and William Byron — is the youngest since the winner-take-all
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Ford to use Mustang Dark Horse in NASCAR in ’24

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Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — After a mediocre NASCAR season with its current Mustang, Ford Performance said Wednesday it will use its top-of-the-line Dark Horse in the Cup Series next year. The Dark Horse is considered the blue-ribbon model of the Mustang lineup, with a starting
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