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San Diego NASCAR Viewer's Guide: Everything you need to know for the Anduril 250

NASCAR is heading to Naval Base Coronado for a race unlike anything they've ever attempted before, and we have all the information you need to be ready for a packed weekend of racing

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How to watch NASCAR 2026 at Las Vegas: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

The fifth round of the 2026 NASCAR Cup season takes the series to Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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How to watch NASCAR Southern 500 at Darlington: Weekend schedule, start time, TV

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Playoffs begin at Darlington Raceway this weekend

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The numbers are in: How Prime is raising the bar for NASCAR coverage

For the first time in the history of the NASCAR Cup Series, a race was featured exclusively on streaming. The numbers are in and they are solid for the first outing. The Coca-Cola 600 peaked a 2.92 million viewers with over one million watching the extended post-race show, but most…

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Unstoppable in Kansas, Kyle Larson cruises to a dominant NASCAR Cup win

Nothing was going to deny Kyle Larson the NASCAR Cup win at Kansas on Sunday. After starting from pole position, he won both stages, collected the fastest lap, and claimed an impressive win, leading 221 of 267 laps in the process. And to top it all off, Larson now leaves…

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Why Kansas is now the best race on the NASCAR Cup schedule

Kansas Speedway has been on the NASCAR schedule since 2001 and while it has had its moments, no one circled it as the 'action track' when looking at the calendar every year. However, that changed swiftly with the arrival of the Next Gen car.

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Denny Hamlin leads trio of Toyotas in dominant Martinsville NASCAR Cup win

It was a dominant showing for Denny Hamlin at Martinsville, leading over half the race (274 of 400 laps) in the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. This is Hamlin's first win of the 2025 season and the 55th of his career -- tying Rusty Wallace for 11th on the…

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Larson thinks he would have "about 50 Cup wins right now” without Next Gen car

Kyle Larson is one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series right now, but switch from the Gen-6 to the current Gen-7 race car is something that he believes put a notable dent in his stats page.

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FOX explains why IndyCar race at Thermal switched to NASCAR Cup at Homestead

IndyCar broadcast freezes, switches to NASCAR on FOX due to technical issue, causing 20-minute delay and missing pit stops.

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Runaway wheels and a day for the underdogs: Winners and losers from NASCAR in Vegas

Hendrick Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing have dominated the NASCAR Cup at Las Vegas for the last three seasons, which has also been the case in the first four races of the new year. But Sunday showcased the strengths of drivers outside of the Hendrick and JGR-circle like Berry, Suarez,…

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Driving for the Wood Brothers, Josh Berry earns first NASCAR Cup win

Josh Berry wins NASCAR Cup Series race with Wood Brothers Racing, earning his first career victory.

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Joey Logano is “mad at something” after every Cup race this year

Joey Logano struggles in NASCAR Cup Series, leading laps but plagued by crashes and mistakes, seeking turnaround.

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Katherine Legge's eventful NASCAR Cup debut ends 100 laps shy of the finish

Katherine Legge's goal in her first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race was "to be respectful of the leaders and stay out of the way." Driving the No. 78 Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet, she started from the rear of the 37-car field and planned to do just that.

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Bell earns third straight NASCAR Cup win, beating Hamlin by just 0.049s

Christopher Bell was just a few laps away from a fairly calm victory at Phoenix Raceway when the caution flag flew for his teammate Ty Gibbs, who suffered a brake failure. This set-up a two-lap dash to the checkered flag where Bell had to fend off another Joe Gibbs Racing…

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2025 NASCAR Cup Phoenix official race results

The official race results from the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway, where Christopher Bell beat Denny Hamlin to claim his third straight win.

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Katherine Legge takes next step in NASCAR career with Cup debut at Phoenix

Katherine Legge — a name many have seen across various racing paddocks over the years, particularly as a veteran sports car and IndyCar driver — will make her NASCAR Cup Series debut at Phoenix Raceway this weekend. The 44-year-old becomes just the 17th woman to ever compete at the highest…

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NASCAR Cup Richmond: Austin Dillon wrecks his way into the playoffs

Dillon, who had a fast car all weekend, worked his way around Denny Hamlin for the lead late in the race and appeared headed to victory when a wreck with less than two of 400 laps remaining sent the race into overtime.

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Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden would "love to drive a NASCAR Cup car"

Newgarden, a native of Hendersonville, Tenn., was a guest at Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway and the back-to-back Indianapolis 500 champion reiterated his desire to one day drive in NASCAR.

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NASCAR Cup Sonoma: Pit strategy propels Kyle Larson to win

Many of the planned strategies in Sunday’s race went awry with seven cautions in the first 41 laps and that prompted Larson’s crew chief Cliff Daniels to run Larson as long as possible in the final stage before making his final stop.

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Gateway NASCAR Cup: Cindric earns shock win as Blaney runs out of fuel

Blaney, the reigning series champion, looked primed to pick up his first win of the 2024 season after surviving a wild duel with Christopher Bell.

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The exclusive list of NASCAR Cup champions with Indy 500 starts

Only five NASCAR Cup Series drivers have ventured into the world of American open-wheel racing. Among that group, only five were or went on to be Cup champions. Kyle Larson will be the sixth when he takes the green flag in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.

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Kansas NASCAR Cup: Larson beats Buescher in closest finish in history

Chris Buescher and Kyle Larson raced side by side off Turn 4 on the final lap of overtime and stayed that way as they took the checkered flag.

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NASCAR Cup Talladega: Reddick escapes chaos for dramatic win

23XI Racing's Reddick led on the penultimate lap, but Brad Keselowski pushed Michael McDowell back out front and into the lead as the field went into Turns 1 and 2.

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Ty Gibbs leads NASCAR Cup practice at Texas; Busch and Johnson crash

Gibbs led the way overall and among Group A drivers, running a fast lap at 190.510mph. He was followed by Brad Keselowski in second, who had a bit of a moment early in the session.

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NASCAR Cup Las Vegas: Larson sees off Reddick for first win of the season

While Larson statistically dominated the race – winning both of the opening stages and leading 181 of 267 laps – the end of each stage came down to a one-on-one battle between Larson and Reddick.

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