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Power Ranks: Will Elliott go back-to-back?

NASCAR.com’s Pat DeCola ranks the top 25 NASCAR Cup Series drivers set to compete for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship...
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Hendrick bullish on Chase format’s return

After scraping into the NASCAR Playoffs last year, Alex Bowman joked that he owed fellow driver Ryan Blaney “seven million...
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How will NASCAR change under Chase format?

For many fans, last week’s announcement that NASCAR was returning to a modernized version of The Chase marked a welcome ...
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William Byron 2025 season in review

Editor‘s note: This is the 27th in a series in which we review the top 30 drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in reverse order...
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2026 Cup Series season lookahead

NASCAR.com’s Pat DeCola ranks the top 25 NASCAR Cup Series drivers set to compete for the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Championship...
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No. 5 team’s second Cup title defined by resilience

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Rick Hendrick made two admissions after Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series championship race. Both were telling...
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Larson wins second Cup title

AVONDALE, Ariz. — When William Byron hit the Turn 3 wall with bone-jarring impact at Lap 310 of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series...
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What to Watch: Championship 4 at Phoenix

Track: Phoenix Raceway...
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Hamlin leads Champ 4 drivers in Phoenix practice

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was the best among the Championship 4 drivers in Friday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice...
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Hamlin relishes extra study time for ‘big test’ at Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. — Denny Hamlin finished a reporter’s sentence, knowing full well how big of an advantage locking into the...