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Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller will pilot NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at this month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chris Graythen/Getty Images “Just a

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 05:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR issued its second massive penalty in as many days by levying huge fines Wednesday against Stewart-Haas Racing for an alleged “counterfeit part” found on Chase Briscoe‘s car in a secondary inspection after the Coca-Cola 600. SHR’s No. 14 team was docked 120 points

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 05:40 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott for one race on Tuesday, one day after the five-time Most Popular Driver and former Cup champion deliberately wrecked Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement it will not appeal the suspension and Corey LaJoie

Associated Press May 29, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin called for NASCAR to suspend Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott after a wreck involving both drivers on Monday at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After claiming on his radio channel that Hamlin bumped him twice during a four-lap span, Elliott

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 12:10 AM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Justin Allgaier held on to win the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway late Monday night, giving JR Motorsports its first victory of the season in a race that took more than 12 hours to complete. Allgaier’s team worried he would run out

ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 09:34 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 05:44 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Charlotte Motor Speedway has announced the Coca-Cola 600 has been postponed until Monday due to wet weather. The Cup Series race will begin at 3 p.m. ET. NASCAR has moved the Xfinity Series race up to an 11 a.m. start on Monday. The Xfinity

Associated Press May 28, 2023, 03:50 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — RFK Racing on Sunday announced a multiyear partnership with BlueForge Alliance, the nonprofit integrator for the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base program. BuildSubmarines.com will be featured as a primary partner for 10 races across RFK’s two NASCAR Cup Series teams this year and for

Associated Press May 27, 2023, 04:27 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Cup Series points leader William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 after qualifying was rained out at Charlotte Motor Speedway. NASCAR also announced that the Xfinity Series race scheduled for Saturday had been moved to Monday at noon ET.

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 09:10 AM ET CHICAGO — Xfinity has signed on as a founding partner for NASCAR’s inaugural Chicago Street Race Weekend, giving the event another corporate sponsor. NASCAR announced the agreement on Thursday, providing Xfinity with presenting, marketing, and promotional rights for the July 1-2 race weekend. McDonald’s and Blue Cross

ESPN News Services May 24, 2023, 07:30 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR has opened an investigation into how a derogatory message was broadcast on the radio channel of Bubba Wallace‘s race team during last weekend’s All-Star race. Wallace, NASCAR’s only Black driver in the Cup Series, had just finished Sunday’s race at North Wilkesboro

ESPN staffMay 24, 2023, 11:22 AM ET Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print James Gilbert/Getty Images NASCAR is racing the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Michael Jordan’s 23XI racing team will have two drivers — No. 23 Bubba Wallace and No. 45 Tyler Reddick — in the field for the longest

Associated Press May 24, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Alex Bowman has been cleared to return to racing this weekend for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after missing four events with a fractured vertebra. Bowman was injured April 25 while competing in a sprint car race in Hendrick Motorsports’ teammate Kyle Larson‘s new racing

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 22, 2023, 03:00 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year After 26 years of waiting, fans returned to North Wilkesboro Speedway on Sunday to witness the return of the NASCAR Cup Series. Sean Gardner/Getty Images NORTH

Associated Press May 22, 2023, 02:23 PM ET NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Speedway Motorsports CEO Marcus Smith said North Wilkesboro Speedway “definitely has a place in the NASCAR world” moving forward, despite an All-Star race that lacked drama Sunday night. In what capacity remains to be seen. Smith was noncommittal about how North Wilkesboro might

Associated Press May 21, 2023, 10:24 PM ET NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Kyle Larson didn’t mince words after his third All-Star race victory in the last five years. “That was an old school [butt]-whipping, for sure,” Larson said. Larson turned in a dominating effort to run away with his third All-Star race and earn $1

Associated Press May 20, 2023, 09:27 PM ET NORTH WILKESBORO, N.C. — Daniel Suarez and Chris Buescher will start on the front row for Sunday night’s All-Star race at North Wilkesboro Speedway after winning their respective 60-lap heats. Suarez beat out Joey Logano in the first heat at the .625-mile renovated track on a night

Associated Press May 18, 2023, 07:33 PM ET Three-time Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen will run the Cup Series race on the streets of Chicago in July, becoming the latest acclaimed international driver to venture to NASCAR’s top series for Trackhouse Racing. Van Gisbergen takes over in the No. 91 Chevrolet from former Formula One