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  • • Defending NASCAR champion aiming to join rare club
    Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric has a chance to do something that has only ever been done once before. Daniel Hemric prevented Austin Cindric from becoming a back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series champion with a last-lap pass in the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway last November. Hemric held off the reigning champion by 0.030 […] Defending NASCAR champion aiming...2022
  • • BetMGM: Oddsmakers, bettors showing confidence in Tyler Reddick; Larson-Elliott matchup on tap for Las Vegas
    For 151 laps at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday, Tyler Reddick delivered on lofty preseason expectations. For the first three-quarters of the Wise Power 400, the 26-year-old California native was in position to earn the first of “a lot of wins,” as Kyle Larson predicted two weeks earlier when the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion […]...2022
  • • Larson holds off Dillon, Suarez for NASCAR win at Fontana
    Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish Sunday to win at Fontana for the second time. After starting at the rear under penalty, Larson raced to his 17th career victory and the 11th in his year-plus at Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet....2022
  • Daytona 500 qualifying results: Larson takes pole
    • Daytona 500 qualifying results: Larson takes pole
    Hendrick Motorsports ended single-car qualifying 1-2-3, locking out the front row with defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his teammate Alex Bowman.Team Hezeberg's Jacques Villeneuve and Beard Motorsports' Noah Gragson have locked themselves into the Daytona 500 via their qualifying time.Read Also:NASCAR at Daytona TV schedule: How to watch ...Keep reading...2022
  • • 2021 season in review: Chase Elliott
    Editor‘s Note: This continues the series of season reviews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs drivers. Driver: Chase Elliott Car: No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Crew chief: Alan Gustafson Final 2021 ranking: 4th Key stats: 2 wins, 15 top fives, 21 top 10s, 952 laps led How 2021 ended: The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion […]...2021
  • • Chase Elliott Earns Last-Minute Xfinity Top 5 on Indy Road Course
    SPEEDWAY, Ind. — Chase Elliott woke up to “nightmare fuel” Saturday morning (Aug. 14). The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion awoke in Indianapolis to 10 missed phone calls. The last one was from Chad Knaus, Hendrick Motorsports’ vice president of competition. “I’ve done it,” Elliott thought. “I slept through practice and I’m getting fired. I...2021
  • • 5 Points to Ponder: When Chase (Elliott) Does the Chasing
    1. Chase Elliott nearly pulls off ridiculous comeback Everybody loves a good come-from-behind victory, but is it still entertaining when the heroic comeback doesn’t quite complete the job at the end of the day? Based on what we saw from Chase Elliott Sunday (Aug. 8), the answer is yes. Given that the defending NASCAR Cup ... Read more...2021
  • Dropping The Hammer: Chase Elliott & Bubba Wallace, the Faces of NASCAR
    • Dropping The Hammer: Chase Elliott & Bubba Wallace, the Faces of NASCAR
    You don’t need me to tell you this, but Chase Elliott is kind of a big deal within NASCAR. We are currently nine months into Elliott’s reign as the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion. We’re also in our third year with the 25-year-old as NASCAR’s reigning Most Popular Driver. This is no small thing. 2021 ... Read more...2021
  • • Frontstretch 5: Drivers Who Could Dethrone Chase Elliott on a Road Course
    Defending NASCAR Cup Series champions Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team know how to put a solid road course race together. His seven road course wins rank him third behind eight-time winner Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon’s all-time record of nine. To his delight and the field’s dismay, the first two races ... Read more...2021
  • • Chase Elliott makes impassioned plea to bring Cup Series back to Nashville Fairgrounds
    Defending NASCAR champion Chase Elliott says Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway deserves a Cup race immediately after witnessing the "energy" in his SRX win....2021

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  • • Larson holds off Dillon, Suarez for NASCAR win at Fontana
    Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish Sunday to win at Fontana for the second time. After starting at the rear under penalty, Larson raced to his 17th career victory and the 11th in his year-plus at Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet....2022
  • • Kyle Busch’s crew chief, Adam Stevens, suspended for one race
    Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch seems to be in a pretty good spot to compete for the championship again this year, but he will have to try and gain some ground on the rest of the pack. He will do so without crew chief Adam Stevens after he was suspended for the next week. Stevens’s suspension came after Busch’s crew violated NASCAR’s new policy that states all five lug nuts ...2016
  • • Stars come out for fashion show to benefit Kyle Busch Foundation
    FOX Sports television personality Danielle Trotta was at center stage for a great cause Saturday night at the NASCAR Hall of Fame.Trotta was master of ceremonies for a fashion show which Samantha Busch, wife of defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, helped spearhead to raise money for the Kyle Busch Foundation and its Bundle of Joy program.The Kyle & Samantha Busch Bundle of Joy F...2016
  • • How's Kyle Busch recovering from off-season surgery? A picture says it all
    In case you were wondering how defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch was recovering from two surgeries performed last month, the answer appears to be positive.In mid-December, Busch underwent the surgical procedures to remove two metal plates in his left foot, and a rod and assorted screws in his right leg. The heavy metal held Busch together after he broke his left foot and suffe...2016
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins rain-plagued Chase race at Phoenix
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. benefitted from a fortuitously timed caution flag to win the rain-delayed and rain-shortened Quicken Loans Race for Heroes 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick dominated Sunday's race, leading 145 laps, but Earnhardt took the lead on Lap 195 when Harvick pitted right before a caution for a crash between Ricky Stenhouse J...2015

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Defending NASCAR lifestyle

  • • How's Kyle Busch recovering from off-season surgery? A picture says it all
    2016

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Defending NASCAR trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch featured on FOX Sports Cup FanView for Bristol
    FOX Sports offers multiple FanView driver channels from this weekend's NASCAR events at Bristol Motor Speedway, headlined by 13-time Most Popular Driver, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch.Available through FOX Sports GO, the authenticated app that streams live FOX Sports content, FanView driver channels deliver multiple camera angles -- including in-car...2016

Defending NASCAR stats and results

  • • Daytona 500 qualifying results: Larson takes pole
    Hendrick Motorsports ended single-car qualifying 1-2-3, locking out the front row with defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson and his teammate Alex Bowman.Team Hezeberg's Jacques Villeneuve and Beard Motorsports' Noah Gragson have locked themselves into the Daytona 500 via their qualifying time.Read Also:NASCAR at Daytona TV schedule: How to watch ...Keep reading...2022
  • • 2021 season in review: Chase Elliott
    Editor‘s Note: This continues the series of season reviews for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs drivers. Driver: Chase Elliott Car: No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Crew chief: Alan Gustafson Final 2021 ranking: 4th Key stats: 2 wins, 15 top fives, 21 top 10s, 952 laps led How 2021 ended: The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion […]...2021
  • • NASCAR Cup: Tyler Reddick hopes to make Daytona 500
    Tyler Reddick announced via Twitter Friday that he’ll attempt to qualify the No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Seires season-opening Daytona 500, scheduled for Feb. 17 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. “Super excited to announce I’ll be entering the 2019 #Daytona500 in the No. 31 for @RCRracing! Keep your eyes peeled next week for my partner &...2019
  • • The Latest: Truex wins 1st stage at Fontana; Harvick wrecks
    FONTANA, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the NASCAR race at Fontana (all times local): 1:55 p.m. Martin Truex Jr. has won the first stage of the NASCAR race at Fontana, while Kevin Harvick is essentially out of the running for his fourth consecutive victory after an early wreck. Truex pushed in front of Kyle Busch and eventually won the first stage under caution. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champi...2018
  • NASCAR results at Fontana: Martin Truex Jr. sweeps stages and wins first race of 2018
    • NASCAR results at Fontana: Martin Truex Jr. sweeps stages and wins first race of 2018
    The defending NASCAR Cup champion swept the first two stages on the way to his first victory of 2018....2018
  • • NASCAR results at Fontana: Martin Truex Jr. sweeps stages and wins first race of 2018
    The defending NASCAR Cup champion swept the first two stages on the way to his first victory of 2018....2018
  • • Final practice results for Can-Am 500 Chase race
    Don’t look now, but defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch appears to have found his mojo exactly when he needed it most.Busch, driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, qualified and practiced just 19th for the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on Friday, two disappointing results for sure.But during Saturday afternoon’s final Happy Hour Sprint Cup practice, Busch ju...2016
  • • Studs 'n' Duds: this weeks look at who is hot and not so much
    The Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway in in the books, with defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch scoring his series-high third victory of the year.  And that's a perfect lead-in to this week's edition of Studs 'n' Duds.  STUD: KYLE BUSCH -- Yes, it's impressive that Busch's victory in Saturday night' Go Bowling 400 at Kansas Speedway was his series-high third of the year. But the...2016
  • • Press release: Elliott to unveil Sprint Cup paint scheme on Race Hub
    Chase Elliott is moving to the Sprint Cup Series next season. Jonathan DanielHendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott, who makes the jump to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next season, will unveil his 2016 No. 24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet SS paint scheme on NASCAR Race Hub on FS1 this coming Monday at 6 p.m. ET.The anticipated reveal is being simulcast in New York City's Times Square on the giant ...2015
  • • NSCS: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER TRANSCRIPT
    KEVIN HARVICK GIVES CHEVROLET RUNNER-UP FINISH AT BRISTOL Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Maintains Point Lead BRISTOL, Tenn. – (August 22, 2015) – Another strong run by defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, Kevin Harvick, in the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS, gave Team Chevy the runner-up finish in the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Round 24 of the 2015 schedule...2015

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  • • Stars come out for fashion show to benefit Kyle Busch Foundation
    2016
  • • How's Kyle Busch recovering from off-season surgery? A picture says it all
    2016
  • • Special Weekend In Store for Elliott and NAPA Team at Mid-Ohio
    Regardless of where he finishes, this weekend will be a rewarding one for defending NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) champion and driver of the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet, Chase Elliott. To coincide with the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio, Elliott and his No. 9 JR Motorsports team will honor Patient Champion Evan Kern all weekend long with a special decal on the decklid of the No. ...2015
  • • NASCAR meets NFL: Harvick, others cheer on Carolina Panthers
    Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick and his wife, DeLana, were among those in attendance to cheer the Carolina Panthers on during the team's NFL playoff win over the Arizona Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Others in the NASCAR industry showed their support for the Panthers on social media. ...2015

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  • • Exclusive: Reigning champ Harvick riding high into new season
    Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick has certainly been busy this offseason, but the Stewart-Haas Racing driver is rested and ready to go for the start of the 2015 season....2015
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins rain-plagued Chase race at Phoenix
    2015
  • • Jimmie Johnson says no discord with crew chief Chad Knaus
    TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) Six-time and defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson dismissed the idea that there is any tension with crew chief Chad Knaus after the two were overheard bickering on their team radio....2014
  • • Kevin Harvick predicts SHR will pound JGR 'into the ground' during Chase
    Just minutes into the opening event of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup -- a gala media event in downtown Chicago -- Kevin Harvick has fired the first round of the title fight. The four-car Joe Gibbs Racing squad has won seven of the last nine Chase races and 10 races overall, but Harvick, the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion said he's ready for the fight to begin. Queried about the ...2015
  • • Time's up: Kevin Harvick runs out of laps in his pursuit of Logano
    Kevin Harvick, the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, had his sights set on winning Sunday's Daytona 500. But he runs out of time when a caution ends the race early, helping Joey Logano secure the victory....2015
  • • No parking: Kyle Busch's No. 18 gets the boot in New York City
    The defending NASCAR champion's No. 18 Toyota Camry ran into some trouble on Tuesday....2016
  • • Pressure? Kevin Harvick long ago proved he could handle it
    Kevin Harvick knows a thing or two about real pressure. And what he felt at Dover International Speedway Sunday afternoon wasn't pressure, although it did carry high stakes. Harvick, the defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, had to win the AAA 400 at Dover to keep his hopes of a second straight title alive, and he did so with ease, leading 355 of 400 laps to win for the third time this year...2015
  • • Kevin Harvick falls short in bid to extend steak of top-two finishes
    Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick's run of eight consecutive top-two finishes officially came to an end during Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2015
  • • Five reasons Kevin Harvick will win the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup title
    Surviving a wild Chase, defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick heads to Homestead-Miami Speedway with a chance to repeat as champion. Here are five reasons the Stewart-Haas Racing driver will win the 2015 title next weekend....2015
  • • NASCAR meets NFL: Harvick, others cheer on Carolina Panthers
    2015
  • • Harvick could join Petty, Waltrip with a fifth-straight Phoenix win
    If defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick is able to earn a fifth-consecutive win at Phoenix International Raceway, he would join the likes of NASCAR Hall of Fame members Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip....2015
  • • Harvick on rivals: 'I think we're going to pound them into the ground'
    It's just about time to wave the green flag for the first 2015 Chase for the Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. And defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick is wasting no time doling out some trash talk....2015
  • • Is Harvick too far gone to recover in the Chase for the Sprint Cup?
    Our defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Kevin Harvick, finds himself in a pretty deep hole going into the race Sunday at Loudon. The contact with Jimmie Johnson on that restart at Chicagoland ended up cutting down his tire before he could pit, and the No. 4 car was in the wall. Not only did Kevin finish 42nd but he now is also in last place among the 16 Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers wi...2015
  • • Is Harvick too far gone to recover in the Chase for the Sprint Cup?
    Our defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Kevin Harvick, finds himself in a pretty deep hole going into the race Sunday at Loudon....2015

Defending NASCAR schedule, game

  • • BetMGM: Oddsmakers, bettors showing confidence in Tyler Reddick; Larson-Elliott matchup on tap for Las Vegas
    2022
  • • Larson holds off Dillon, Suarez for NASCAR win at Fontana
    2022
  • • Daytona 500 qualifying results: Larson takes pole
    2022
  • • NASCAR playoffs: Who’s in trouble ahead of second elimination race
    Defending NASCAR champ Kyle Busch is one of four drivers in trouble going into Sunday's playoff elimination race. Michelle Martinelli breaks down the playoff picture...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup: Tyler Reddick hopes to make Daytona 500
    2019
  • • Defending Cup champ Truex starting at back of field in Texas
    Defending NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. is starting from the back of the field in Texas...2018
  • • Truex 'fortunate' to still be in NASCAR Cup playoff contention
    Defending NASCAR Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr says he is "fortunate" to still be in the 2018 playoffs...2018
  • • The Latest: Truex wins 1st stage at Fontana; Harvick wrecks
    2018
  • • Elliott and Blaney try to bring new faces to NASCAR finale
    AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — There’s no denying the rapid changing of the guard in NASCAR, and this year’s playoffs proved how quickly the young new drivers can make their way in this sport. Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon and Kyle Larson claimed four of the 16 playoff positions — a glimpse of the future of NASCAR. Blaney and Elliott are the only two drivers still in the playoffs, and the two ...2017
  • • Sauter Ready to Play the Strategy Game at Talladega
    By Seth Eggert, NASCAR Writer Being a defending champion won’t guarantee advancing to the next Round of the Playoffs. For defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Johnny Sauter, the odds play into his favor to advance to the Round of Six. Sauter enters Talladega Superspeedway fourth in the Playoff Standings in the No. 21 Allegiant Chevrolet Silverado. At Talladega, Sauter has one win, ...2017

Defending NASCAR rumors, scandals

  • • Dash for cash: Cup champ Truex in the market for ’19 sponsor
    LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. has a sudden thirst for sponsorship cash. Truex and his Furniture Row Racing team had about three weeks’ notice that 5-hour Energy was set to leave the defending NASCAR champion as a primary sponsor at the end of the season. After a 10-year relationship, the NASCAR buzz wore off for the energy brand, the latest big-bucks corporate defector from the sport. 5-hou...2018

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