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Associated Press Mar 23, 2024, 08:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AUSTIN, Texas — Kyle Larson passed Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap in double overtime to win the Xfinity road course race Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas. Van Gisbergen looked to be in control and heading to his

Associated Press Mar 21, 2024, 02:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A promising young driver who might just be one of NASCAR’s budding new stars will make his national series debut this Saturday in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas. Connor Zilisch, 17, will then hop a private jet

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMar 18, 2024, 12:56 PM 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 Drivers saw extreme tire wear during Sunday’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Everyone has tried

Associated Press Mar 17, 2024, 08:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday, passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps for his fourth victory at the famed short track. Hamlin also won at NASCAR’s bullring last September. This

Associated Press Mar 16, 2024, 07:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney has won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR race at Bristol Motor Speedway. The reigning Cup Series champion covered the 0.533-mile concrete track in Bristol, Tennessee, in 15.356 seconds on Saturday. He edged Josh Berry for the No. 1 spot and will lead

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 03:21 PM 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 Christopher Bell won Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race in Phoenix by nearly 5½ seconds. Meg Oliphant/Getty Images It has been a few days

Doug Greenberg Mar 11, 2024, 12:28 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After several years on the sideline, North Carolina became the 30th state — in addition to Washington, D.C. — to offer legal online sports betting Monday. The basketball-wild jurisdiction gets its online sports betting infrastructure up and running just in time for March Madness.

Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing have been through more than their share of heartbreak in the desert. Owner Joe Gibbs’ son, the team’s vice chairman, died unexpectedly in Phoenix two years ago. Last fall, a broken brake

Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Chandler Smith won his second career Xfinity Series race on Saturday at Phoenix Raceway, earning a surprise victory for Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing after Justin Allgaier crashed while holding a big lead with just four laps remaining. Smith, 21, took

Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 04:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin will start on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event at Phoenix Raceway, capping a stellar qualifying session for Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota on Saturday. Toyota grabbed four of the top six spots after Hamlin ran his

Associated Press Mar 8, 2024, 03:21 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Michael Andretti shied away from discussing his rejection by Formula One on Friday in his first interview since the series denied his application to join the grid as a true American team. “We’re in the process of doing things, so

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday to keep keep Chevrolet undefeated and give Hendrick Motorsports its second victory in the first three NASCAR Cup Series races of the season. Larson won for the

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — John Hunter Nemechek ended Chevrolet’s early dominance by winning the wind-swept Xfinity Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday in a Toyota. Chevrolet started the year with seven consecutive victories across NASCAR’s three national series, including back-to-back Xfinity Series

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — NASCAR on Saturday displayed a clearly altered glove that Joey Logano wore in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where aerodynamic-deflecting alterations were so obvious it looked as if he was wearing part of an amphibious costume. The black glove for Logano’s

ESPN News Services Mar 2, 2024, 12:53 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Rajah Caruth made a promise after taking the checkered flag in the Victoria’s Voice Foundation 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. “There’s more to come, for sure,” the 21-year-old Spire Motorsports driver said moments after securing his first NASCAR Truck

Alanis King, Racing columnistFeb 29, 2024, 09:11 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last weekend, the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway ended in a three-car photo finish. Defending champion Ryan Blaney led a pack on the final lap, with Daniel Suárez to his outside and two-time champion Kyle Busch behind him. Busch shot

Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Busch, who won Saturday’s Trucks race, moved to the middle between Blaney, the 2023 Cup

Field Level Media Feb 25, 2024, 12:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — When Kyle Busch sold his NASCAR Truck Series team to Spire Motorsports last year, he didn’t surrender his prowess behind the wheel. Driving the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in his first start of 2024, Busch inherited the lead from