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When William Byron hit the Turn 3 wall with bone-jarring impact on lap 310 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, the gut punch it delivered to Denny Hamlin was exponentially more painful.The resulting caution and strategic call…
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NASCAR is not ready to announce a new playoff format, but one is certainly coming in the near future.Friday at Phoenix Raceway, ahead of the season finale, NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell acknowledged “a lot of work” has been done by the…
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Denny Hamlin will begin his NASCAR Cup Series championship quest from the pole Sunday afternoon at Phoenix Raceway.Hamlin topped the board in the final qualifying session of the 2025 season with a lap of 133.759mph (26.914s) – his fifth…
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NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps offered the most lengthy and in-depth remarks the sanctioning body has made about its ongoing litigation when he read from a prepared statement on Friday.Phelps took the opportunity to speak out at the…
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In a season that has shocked us all in recent weeks with the re-emergence of Max Verstappen as a true championship contender, perhaps even more surprising has been the drop-off in form from Oscar Piastri.The Australian has been unflappable…
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Ed Carpenter Racing’s lawsuit against former sponsor Todd Ault and the marketing agency of record overseeing his company’s racing sponsorship programs has been dismissedThe decision entered on October 29 by the State of Indiana in…
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One of the best NASCAR Cup Series drivers without a championship is ready to shed that title Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.“I definitely feel optimistic about it,” Denny Hamlin said Thursday during Championship 4 media day. “A lot of it comes…
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Welcome to the RACER Mailbag. Questions for any of RACER’s writers can be sent to mailbag@racer.com. We love hearing your comments and opinions, but letters that include a question are more likely to be published. Questions received…
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Marco Andretti has turned the final lap in a motor racing career that spanned three decades.The son of 1991 CART IndyCar Series champion Michael Andretti and grandson of all-time great Mario Andretti was an immediate threat in junior…
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As far as rookie IndyCar seasons go, Jacob Abel had a year to forget in 2025.The Kentuckian arrived in the series on a wave of momentum after fighting for the Indy NXT championship in 2024, leading the standings on occasion with three wins…
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