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Daytona 500 field, starting lineup set after pair of qualifying races
Casey Mears spun on pit road at Daytona International Speedway, became briefly stuck in the infield grass, then missed a last-lap crash by mere inches.
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Kyle Busch wins pole position for Sunday’s season-opening Daytona 500
Kyle Busch has the longest active losing streak in the Daytona 500, an 0-for-20 skid he'll try to end Sunday when he starts in pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series opener.
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Kyle Larson signs contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports
Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has signed a five-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports, keeping the 33-year-old driver under contract through 2031.
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How NASCAR’s founding family transformed Daytona Beach into a motorsports mecca
Before a new landlord shuttered the iconic Brickyard Lounge and Grill last month, you could walk into the tiny, race-themed restaurant located two miles from Daytona International Speedway, skip the menu and ask them to bring you what NASCAR chairman Jim France orders.
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NASCAR emerges from federal antitrust lawsuit bruised but ready for its 78th season
In the days following the 2004 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard, Bill France Jr. and Mike Helton showed up at Rick Hendrick’s front door in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Cup Series rookie Connor Zilisch, just 19, already has NASCAR buzzing
Connor Zilisch, all of 19, is the most hyped rookie in NASCAR's top-tier Cup Series in decades. Maybe since Jeff Gordon in 1992.
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Tony Stewart returning to Daytona as new version of ‘Smoke’
Tony Stewart gave a shoutout to "all his girlfriends" when he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020. The driver nicknamed "Smoke" has a different sort of fire these days.
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Carson Hocevar gets contract extension from Spire Motorsports
Spire Motorsports said Thursday it has signed Carson Hocevar to a long-term extension that will keep the NASCAR driver in the No. 77 Chevrolet "into the next decade."
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Ryan Preece wins frosty Clash as NASCAR finally holds preseason race
Ryan Preece outlasted sleet, a wet track and a record number of cautions in NASCAR's preseason race to win the Clash in near-freezing temperatures Wednesday night.
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NASCAR postpones Clash again, now set for Wednesday night
Winter weather is pushing NASCAR's preseason Clash exhibition race closer and closer to the season-opening Daytona 500.
