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Associated Press Aug 21, 2023, 05:38 PM ET NASCAR and Netflix on Monday announced a partnership for a documentary series that will offer an in-depth look at the 2023 Cup Series Playoffs. The docuseries is scheduled to premiere on Netflix in early 2024, providing behind-the-scenes insights into the battle for the championship in five 45-minute
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Associated Press Aug 19, 2023, 03:37 PM ET Denny Hamlin will start from the pole at Watkins Glen International on Sunday, the third time this season the NASCAR driver will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag at a road course. Hamlin turned the two fastest laps in the final round of qualifying
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 08:26 PM ET WELCOME, N.C. — Austin Hill has signed a multi-year contract extension to drive for Richard Childress Racing’s NASCAR Xfinity Series program. The team announced the deal Thursday, a day before the series heads to Watkins Glen International Raceway in upstate New York. Hill, 29, leads the Xfinity
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Associated Press Aug 17, 2023, 05:34 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR indefinitely suspended part-time drivers Chris Hacker and Jason White on Thursday following their recent arrests for allegedly driving while impaired. The sanctioning body also indefinitely suspended Joel Courage, who was arrested last week on charges he failed to register as a sex offender
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Associated Press Aug 13, 2023, 05:43 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Michael McDowell raced to his second NASCAR crown jewel victory Sunday, dominating the Brickyard 200 — and putting himself in the playoffs for the second time in three years. The 38-year-old Arizona driver who has made more than 450 career starts beat Chase Elliott across
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Associated Press Aug 12, 2023, 02:24 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Daniel Suarez posted the fastest lap time in Brickyard 200 qualifying Saturday, claiming his first pole since July 2019. The Mexican driver completed Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course in 1 minute, 27.968 seconds. Tyler Reddick qualified second after posting a fast lap of
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Associated Press Aug 11, 2023, 06:23 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Four-time race winner William Byron will be forced to start from the back of the field in Sunday’s Brickyard 200 after failing pre-race inspection three times on Friday. NASCAR officials barred the No. 24 Chevrolet from Saturday’s qualifying session. Byron’s car chief also was ejected
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Associated Press Aug 10, 2023, 02:00 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Suspended NASCAR driver Noah Gragson has asked Legacy Motor Club to release him from his contract so he can begin working toward reinstatement. The 25-year-old rookie was suspended indefinitely by Cup officials last Saturday after liking an insensitive meme with a photo of George Floyd’s
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Associated Press Aug 8, 2023, 02:46 PM ET STATESVILLE, N.C. — Mike Rockenfeller, a two-time Le Mans winner, has been chosen to replace suspended driver Noah Gragson in the next two NASCAR Cup Series races. Legacy Motor Club CEO Cal Wells announced Tuesday that Rockenfeller will be in the No. 42 Chevrolet this week at
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Associated Press Aug 7, 2023, 02:58 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — Chris Buescher won his second straight NASCAR Cup Series race by holding off Martin Truex Jr. late in the FireKeepers 400 on Monday. Buescher, who won last week at Richmond, took the lead on Lap 133 in the No. 17 Ford and didn’t give
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Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was suspended due to rain and was scheduled to resume Monday. The FireKeepers 400 began after a 1-hour, 43-minute rain delay. And 74 laps later, precipitation pushed the drivers out of their cars
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