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Endurance races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans or the 24 Hours of Daytona are a completely different beast to NASCAR. They require much more of a driver, and the toughness of such races is evident by the fact that Jimmie Johnson is yet to win the event. However, all those odds have not convinced Austin Cindric against participating. Cindric has been…

It's new year, new team for Kyle Busch. His farewell tour from Joe Gibbs Racing, a team where he spent 15 seasons and racked up 56 of his 60 NASCAR Cup Series wins, is over and done with. It's on to his next chapter with Richard Childress Racing. Time for the Las Vegas native to prove that he has plenty of gas left in the tank, even at 37. Just how…

Kyle Larson registered 10 victories en route to the NASCAR Cup Series championship last season but has struggled this year, recording just one win in 18 starts. However, the 29-year-old has posted the second-most top-five finishes with eight and has performed well of late, as he was fourth at Nashville and third at Road America in his last two…

This week, Chase Elliott will try to pull off a feat that has not been accomplished since the legendary Jimmie Johnson was in his prime. Elliott, one of four remaining contenders for the NASCAR Cup Series title, will attempt to become the first driver to win consecutive since Johnson's run of five from 2006 to 2010. Elliott is one of two Hendrick…

Chase Elliott must have begun thinking his 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship was a curse, as he failed to capture a checkered flag over the first 13 races of the 2021 season. The drought finally ended last weekend, as the 25-year-old won the rain-shortened EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin. After…

The Memorial Day weekend 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway was long NASCAR's ultimate test of man and machine, a race that demanded equipment hold up over a five-hour marathon. In that first race in 1960, 24 cars fell out due to failures. But the vehicles have now grown so reliable, we've seen just two DNFs due to failures over the last two 600s:…

Kevin Harvick won his fourth career NASCAR Cup Series regular-season championship a year ago after notching seven victories, including one at Darlington Raceway. The 45-year-old opened the playoffs with another triumph on the track and finished the year with a personal-best nine wins. Harvick will attempt to start the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series…

Five races have taken place during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule thus far, and five different drivers have captured checkered flags. The latest was William Byron, who registered his third career victory and first in 38 starts last weekend at Atlanta. The 2018 Cup Series Rookie of the Year will try to become the first repeat winner of the year…

Kyle Larson did not record the second of his career-high 10 victories last year until the 15th race of the season. The reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion has four chances to notch win No. 2 of this year quicker, beginning with the 2022 DuraMAX Drydene 400 at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday. Larson finished second to Alex Bowman in this NASCAR Dover…

Alex Bowman overcame a penalty and used a late surge to edge Denny Hamlin for the win at Richmond Raceway last spring. The Hendrick Motorsports driver will hope to repeat when he participates in the 2022 Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday. Bowman received a pit-road speeding penalty in last year's NASCAR Austin race and did not own the lead until after a…

The parity NASCAR is achieving with the advent of the Next Gen car is reflected in the betting market, as bettors are seeing more evenly dispersed pricing on the oddsboards. Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 exemplifies this trend. Kyle Larson resides at his familiar spot atop the betting board, priced at a consensus+550 odds to take the checkers at Charlotte…

Kyle Larson will begin the defense of his NASCAR Cup Series championship when the new season begins with the 2022 Daytona 500 on Sunday. Larson won 10 races last year, including four of the final five, after recording a total of six over his first eight Cup Series seasons. The 29-year-old has yet to finish in the top five in 15 series starts at…

Kyle Larson will try to become the ninth driver with multiple NASCAR Cup Series victories at Las Vegas Motor Speedway when he takes part in the 2022 Pennzoil 400 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET. The reigning series champion, Larson was runner-up twice in his first nine starts on the track before taking the checkered flag last year. Denny Hamlin, who won…

Word Wide Technology Raceway may be new to the NASCAR Cup Series, but numerous active drivers have enjoyed previous success on the track during their careers. Four former Cup Series champions have combined to win five of the 15 Xfinity Series races that took place at WWTR from 1997-2010. Additionally, one joined five other current Cup drivers in…

Ross Chastain has posted the first two NASCAR Cup Series victories of his career this season, making him one of only four drivers with multiple wins this year. The 29-year-old almost captured his first checkered flag last season at Nashville, where he was runner-up to Kyle Larson in the first Cup Series race in the area since 1984. Chastain looks…

Martinsville Speedway has been one of Martin Truex Jr.'s favorite tracks, as he has posted top-10 finishes, including three wins, in 15 of his 22 NASCAR Cup Series starts there. The former series champion will try to capture his third straight checkered flag in the NASCAR Martinsville spring race when he participates in the 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum…

Kyle Larson's defense of his NASCAR Cup Series championship didn't get off to a strong start, as he crashed out of the Daytona 500 last weekend. The 29-year-old will hope for a better result in his home state when he participates in the 2022 Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana on Sunday. Larson, who captured 10 checkered flags last…

Kurt Busch entered last weekend in a slump, as he had gone 27 starts without winning a NASCAR Cup Series race and finished 16th or worse in six of seven outings. The former series champion ended the drought at Kansas, making it nine consecutive seasons with at least one victory on the circuit. Even though points are not at stake, Busch will try to…

Chase Elliott received a gift last weekend when he finished third but was awarded his NASCAR Cup Series-leading fourth victory of the season after Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing a post-race inspection. It was the series-leading 15th top-10 finish of the year for Elliott and left him one win shy of the career-high he set…

We're 13 races into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season and with 11 different winners already, everybody who doesn't have a victory is feeling the pressure with the 2022 NASCAR playoffs quickly approaching. The 2022 Coca-Cola 600 will take place on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway and the 600-mile endurance race will be tightly contested from start…

Kevin Harvick has gone 46 NASCAR Cup Series starts without a victory since posting his career-best ninth of the 2020 season at Bristol. If there's a venue at which the 2014 series champion can end the lengthy drought, it's Phoenix Raceway, where he's captured nine checkered flags, his highest total at any track. Harvick will hope to reach…

Since Kansas Speedway was awarded a second date on the annual NASCAR Cup Series schedule in 2011, three drivers have combined to win six of the 11 spring races. Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch have each recorded a pair of victories, with the latter joining the club last year. Hamlin is tied for most Cup Series wins at Kansas with three…

Kyle Busch has had plenty of success at New Hampshire Motor Speedway during his career, posting three wins, 11 top-five finishes and 16 top-10s in 30 NASCAR Cup Series starts. The two-time series champion also recorded six victories and nine top-fives in 12 Xfinity Series races on the track and registered three wins and six top-10s in eight Truck…

Kyle Larson had a strong season in 2021, when he posted 10 victories en route to the NASCAR Cup Series championship. That success has many feeling negatively about his performance this year since he has captured the checkered flag just once in his first 11 starts, with that win coming at Fontana in the second race of the campaign. Larson still has…

Kevin Harvick is mired in the second-longest winless drought of his NASCAR Cup Series career as he has gone 65 starts without a victory since capturing the checkered flag at Bristol on Sept. 19, 2020. The former series champion is hoping that competing on one of his favorite tracks helps him end the dry spell. Harvick attempts to break out of his…

Martin Truex Jr. has recorded 31 victories since joining the NASCAR Cup Series in 2004, posting a career-high three at five different tracks. One of them is Sonoma Raceway, where he registered back-to-back wins before finishing third last year. Truex aims to capture his fourth checkered flag at the venue when he takes part in the 2022 Toyota/Save…

It took until the eighth NASCAR Cup Series race before a repeat winner was crowned last year. The 2022 season has begun with similar parity, as four drivers have won the first four races, with Austin Cindric, reigning series champion Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe capturing checkered flags. Each member of the quartet will be in action…

Joey Logano made history last year, taking the checkered flag in the first NASCAR Cup Series race on Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt track. Not including the Busch Light Clash exhibition in February, the 31-year-old hasn't won since, going 37 starts without a victory. Logano attempts to end the drought when he takes part in the 2022 Food City Dirt…

Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney have posted top-five finishes in the last two races of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. However, neither driver has been able to register a victory over the first nine events this year. Logano and Blaney will try to break through when they take part in the 2022 GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Both…

Christopher Bell has come up huge when necessary thus far in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and he'll look to do so one last time as he is one of the four drivers competing for the title in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday. Bell needed a victory in the final race of both the Round of 12 and Round of 8 to…

Denny Hamlin is the betting favorite for the 2022 Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. He'll be looking to jump up the Cup Series standings from his spot in third with a victory. Here are the early odds to win. For the third year in a row, the Bass Pro Shops Night Race is being held in September after traditionally running in late…

The NASCAR Cup Series travels to Las Vegas for the South Point 400. It's the 33rd race of the NASCAR schedule and will take place on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at 2:30 pm Eastern time. Drivers must go 267 laps on the 1.5-mile tri-oval course to complete the race. Danny Hamlin was last year's event winner, giving his team its second win in the first…

We've reached the Round of 8 as the Cup Series Playoffs keep pushing ahead with the South Point 400 at the Las Vegas Speedway on October 16. Denny Hamlin is clinging to his championship hopes but is the betting favorite to win in Sin City. The NASCAR field thinned even more after last Sunday's Round of 12 at the Bank of America ROVAL 400 in…

The NASCAR playoffs roll on, and the upsets on keep coming. First, it was+4000 Erik Jones prevailing at Darlington. Then, it was+2000 Bubba Wallace taking Kansas. And last Saturday night in East Tennessee, brought the stunning sight of+12500 Chris Buescher rolling into Victory Lane at Bristol. Who's leading the championship standings? Who cares.…

Christopher Bell's win in the 2016 Drivin' for Linemen 200 at Gateway Motorsports Park was a "dream come true" that made things "less stressful" for his Kyle Busch Motorsports crew. Six years later, Bell is back at the 1.25-mile oval just east of St. Louis in Madison, Ill., for the track's - now named the World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway -…