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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterSep 6, 2024, 09:48 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Open Extended Reactions Defending NASCAR champion Ryan Blaney, top right, has his work cut out for him in this year’s stacked Playoffs field. Sean Gardner/Getty Images

ESPN News Services Sep 4, 2024, 09:59 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Martin Truex Jr. is planning to take part in the Daytona 500 and reunite with his former crew chief Cole Pearn. Truex said in June that he no longer will be a full-time driver after this season, but revealed his plans for the

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 10:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe went three-wide to pass Kyle Larson and Ross Chastain for the lead, then outran two-time series champion Kyle Busch to win the Southern 500 on Sunday night and make the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Briscoe pulled away on a

Associated Press Sep 1, 2024, 09:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Martin Truex Jr. qualified for the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs after some nervous moments when he crashed out on the third lap of the Southern 500 on Sunday. Truex slid up into defending champion Ryan Blaney and both cars went to

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell thought his chance to win at Darlington Raceway was over — twice. He got passed by Sheldon Creed with eight laps remaining, then after regaining the lead a final time coming out the pits with four laps left, was

ESPN News Services Aug 31, 2024, 03:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bubba Wallace got a boost to his playoff hopes heading into Sunday by winning the Southern 500 pole. Wallace snagged his first pole of 2024 on Saturday by turning a hot lap of 167.146 mph around the famed egg-shaped track of Darlington Raceway

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Josh Berry was grateful the frightening crash at Daytona last week ended with him walking off and racing in the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night. “I was thankful more than anything,” Berry said Saturday. “I was OK. Got

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 11:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kaulig Racing is adding NASCAR Truck Series driver Christian Eckes to run in the Xfinity Series starting next season. The team announced the move Saturday at Darlington Raceway. It’s the second straight week Kaulig has announced a driver, after elevating part-time

Associated Press Aug 26, 2024, 04:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR will take its elite Cup Series international for the first points-paying race outside the United States with a June 2025 stop in Mexico City. The Cup Series will race at storied Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, where NASCAR and track officials have a Tuesday morning

Associated Press Aug 26, 2024, 04:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — Austin Dillon‘s overly aggressive victory at Richmond Raceway won’t land him a spot in the Cup Series playoffs. A NASCAR appeal officer Monday upheld the sanctioning body’s decision to revoke Dillon’s automatic postseason berth that came with his controversial win at

ESPN News Services Aug 25, 2024, 10:25 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the second straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR star earned his first career win. This time it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Sunday’s playoff-opening LiUNA! 175 at the historic Milwaukee Mile. Riggs, son of former

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 11:47 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Out of his ride and far removed from the playoff picture, Harrison Burton changed his fortunes with a lap to remember Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. Burton, 23, passed two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch on the final lap

Associated Press Aug 24, 2024, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will drive full time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025 for Trackhouse Racing. Team owner Justin Marks made the announcement Saturday at Daytona International Speedway with van Gisbergen by his side. The 35-year-old

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway. Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday night’s 400-mile race at Daytona, edging Front Row Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland in qualifying Friday. McDowell reached a top speed of 183.165 mph

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 11:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Ryan Truex won the Xfinity Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, taking the checkered flag under caution following an overtime finish. Truex would have secured a playoff spot with the victory, but he’s ineligible because he’s a

Associated Press Aug 23, 2024, 08:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin couldn’t help but think negatively. A day after being dealt the toughest — and oddest — penalty of his 20-year NASCAR career, Hamlin was still trying to cope with what it might do to his season and his

Associated Press Aug 22, 2024, 08:13 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR docked Cup Series driver Denny Hamlin 75 points and 10 playoff points Thursday, eliminating any shot he had at winning the regular-season title and making his path toward a championship more difficult. The hefty penalty was handed down because

Kelly Crandall Aug 22, 2024, 09:05 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Blaney is gearing up for a title defense as stock car racing prepares for the home stretch ahead of the postseason. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images As the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs approached last season, Ryan Blaney and his team were, as