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ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the third time in this year’s playoffs, NASCAR regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. is facing elimination and wondering how his title chances have exploded spectacularly. Truex heads into Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway tied with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at

Associated Press Oct 28, 2023, 03:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aric Almirola will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, he announced Saturday, a year after he postponed his planned 2023 retirement because sponsor Smithfield elected to remain in NASCAR. But Smithfield said Saturday morning that “the time has come for Smithfield to end

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 26, 2023, 09:32 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 To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are

Alanis King, Racing columnistOct 23, 2023, 04:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Christopher Bell secured his place in the Championship 4 by winning at Homestead-Miami on Sunday. James Gilbert/Getty Images Fans of stock car racing likely spent Sunday like they normally would: watching NASCAR. It was a 400-mile race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in southern Florida. During

Associated Press Oct 22, 2023, 08:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Christopher Bell wasn’t thinking of winning the race. Balance issues with his Toyota caused him to fall to 22nd after Stage 2 on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But Bell took advantage of a late caution in Stage 3 and stormed from

Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 07:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Sam Mayer became the first driver to claim a spot in the NASCAR Xfinity series championship with a victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday. Mayer, driver of the No. 1 for JR Motorsports, was ranked sixth in the playoff field entering

Associated Press Oct 21, 2023, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Ryan Blaney has experienced a range of emotions since Sunday, from disappointment to relief. The No. 12 Team Penske driver was disqualified after the opening race of the round of eight in NASCAR’s playoffs because of an alleged illegal front shock

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 18, 2023, 02:18 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 To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are

Associated Press Oct 16, 2023, 07:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Monday rescinded Ryan Blaney‘s disqualification at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when series officials found a problem with the template used during postrace inspection. The reversal restored Blaney’s sixth-place finish from Sunday’s race, which had been stripped hours after the

Associated Press Oct 15, 2023, 06:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Kyle Larson edged Christopher Bell at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway finish line to become the first driver locked into NASCAR’s championship race. The 2021 Cup champion earned the first of four spots in the Nov. 5 title-deciding finale with his

Associated Press Oct 14, 2023, 07:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — Riley Herbst scored the first NASCAR national series win of his career in dominating fashion at his home track. Herbst led 103 of 201 laps Saturday to win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the home track for the third-generation racer. His

Marty Smith Close Marty Smith ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Ryan McGee Close Ryan McGee ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Oct 13, 2023, 09:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterOct 11, 2023, 09:05 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year To celebrate NASCAR’s 75th anniversary, we’re detailing our 75 favorite things about the pinnacle of stock car racing. Illustration by ESPN We are closing in on

Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 06:37 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger spoiled NASCAR’s playoffs by winning Sunday’s elimination race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, where Allmendinger is fantastic and wasn’t going to move over just because he’s not part of the championship field. Allmendinger, who is in his first full season

Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 09:31 AM ET SYDNEY — NASCAR-bound New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen has won Australia’s most prestigious auto race, the Bathurst 1000, for the second straight year and third time overall. Van Gisbergen and Kiwi co-driver Richie Stanaway drove their Red Bull Camaro to a 19.9-second win Sunday over Australians Brodie

Associated Press Oct 7, 2023, 06:07 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Sam Mayer rallied from the verge of elimination into the next round of the Xfinity Series playoffs with a season-defining win Saturday on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was the third career win for the 20-year-old driver for JR Motorsports, who was

Associated Press Oct 7, 2023, 02:56 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Tyler Reddick will try to extend his NASCAR championship run by starting from the pole Sunday in the elimination race at The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Reddick, in a Toyota for 23XI Racing, turned a lap at 102.839 mph on the hybrid road

Associated Press Oct 5, 2023, 02:41 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Hailie Deegan will make the move to NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series next season in a multi-year deal with AM Racing announced Thursday. The 22-year-old Californian is the only woman competing full-time at NASCAR’s national level and has spent the last three seasons in the