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  • ThorSport Racing rejoins Toyota, Enfinger moves to part-time
    • ThorSport Racing rejoins Toyota, Enfinger moves to part-time
    The organization will continue to field four fulltime teams in the series and has returned to manufacturer support from Toyota Racing this season.Grant Enfinger, who won the 2019 Truck series regular season championship and advanced to the Championship 4 last season, will share the No. 98 ride with newcomer Christian Eckes.Enfinger is scheduled to compete in 12 races, including next ...Keep readin...2021
  • • Harvick's championship hopes at risk after Martinsville incident
    NASCAR Cup Series regular-season champion Kevin Harvick’s title hopes were in jeopardy on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. RELATED: Live leaderboard Another car made contact with the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford and knocked the valve stem off the left-rear wheel, causing the tire to lose air. Harvick was then forced to pit from 25th on […]...2020
  • • Eyes on Xfinity: Previewing the 2020 Playoffs
    In the midst of one of the most bizarre NASCAR seasons, the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season is finally complete. No practice, no qualifying, new racetracks and a great aerodynamic package have all led to an entertaining racing. Now it’s time for a seven-week grind to crown a champion come Nov. 7 at Phoenix Raceway. … The post Eyes on Xfinity: Previewing the 2020 Playoffs appeared ...2020
  • • Xfinity title shot another "stepping stone" for Austin Cindric
    Now in his third fulltime season competing in the Xfinity Series, Cindric has already won a career-best five races this year, including his first-ever NASCAR wins on oval tracks, and he also won the series’ regular season title.He and his No. 22 Team Penske team enter the first race of the 2020 playoffs this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with an excellent chance of also securing their ...Kee...2020
  • • Late-race pass powers Chase Briscoe to Bristol Xfinity win
    Patience powered Chase Briscoe’s victory Friday night as he ended the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season with his seventh win....2020
  • • Briscoe steals Xfinity Series regular-season finale win at Bristol
    Chase Briscoe took the lead from Austin Cindric with six laps to go in Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford took the checkered flag .651 seconds ahead of his competition. RELATED: Unofficial results Ross Chastain ended up passing Cindric for second in the Food City […]...2020
  • • Xfinity Series regular season comes to a close at Bristol
    As the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to regular-season finale race at Bristol Motor Speedway, many questions already have answers. Austin Cindric clinched the regular-season championship last weekend at Richmond, with finishes of fourth and 10th in the doubleheader. With a remarkable charge over the past 12 races, a stretch that included five victories and an […]...2020
  • • Justin Allgaier Takes Xfinity Bristol Pole
    When the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ regular-season finale begins at Bristol Motor Speedway, Justin Allgaier will lead the way Sept. 18. Allgaier claimed the pole after winning both races last week at Richmond Raceway. Kaulig Racing’s Ross Chastain starts second next to Allgaier, while fellow JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson slots in third. Team Penske’s Austin … The post Justin Allgaier Takes ...2020
  • • Entry List: 2020 Food City 300
    Thirty-six drivers are entered in the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway. After finishing second in the second race of the doubleheader at Richmond Raceway, Jeb Burton will again pilot the No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet. Anthony Alfredo will wheel the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. In 14 Xfinity starts, all … The post Entry List: 2020 Food City ...2020
  • • Cindric clinches Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship
    Austin Cindric clinches the NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship at Richmond Raceway....2020

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Series Regular Season injury and suspension

  • Ives Suspended, Interim Crew Chief Named
    • Ives Suspended, Interim Crew Chief Named
    Greg Ives, crew chief for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and the No. 88 team, has been suspended for the upcoming Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular season finale at Richmond Raceway following a lug nut violation....2017
  • • Who will be the next first-time winner of 2016 in Sprint Cup?
    The first half of the 26-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season has produced eight different winners in 13 races.Kyle Busch, the defending series champion, leads the way with a trio of victories, while Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards are two-time winners. Series points leader Kevin Harvick has one victory to his credit so far in 2016, as do Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth and Mar...2016
  • • Despite victory, Kyle Busch still faces a bumpy road to the Chase
    One of the reasons NASCAR adopted the "win-and-you're-in" Chase format is to make it easy for fans to understand. If a driver wins any of the 26 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, he -- or she -- is all but guaranteed a slot to race for the series championship over the final 10 races of the year. Easy, right? For better or worse, when it comes to the Busch brothers in 2015, noth...2015

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Series Regular Season stats and results

  • • Briscoe steals Xfinity Series regular-season finale win at Bristol
    Chase Briscoe took the lead from Austin Cindric with six laps to go in Friday's NASCAR Xfinity Series regular-season finale at Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 98 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford took the checkered flag .651 seconds ahead of his competition. RELATED: Unofficial results Ross Chastain ended up passing Cindric for second in the Food City […]...2020
  • • Austin Cindric clinches Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship
    Austin Cindric clinched the NASCAR Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship on Saturday at Richmond Raceway and with it collected 15 bonus points for the playoffs. Cindric finished 10th in the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 250 and was enough points ahead of the second-place driver in the standings that he cannot be overtaken in the […]...2020
  • • Crafton: Sauter 'has a black cloud' as 2016 champ misses Gander Trucks playoffs
    Johnny Sauter needed to win Friday's NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series regular-season finale in order to qualify for the 2020 playoffs. Eight laps into the 250-lap event, Sauter's chances of advancing ended before they could even really begin. RICHMOND: Official results | Race recap | At-track photos The No. 13 ThorSport Racing Ford […]...2020
  • • How hard will Stewart-Haas teammates fight each other for playoff advancement?
    By virtue of his win in the Cook Out Southern 500 this past Sunday at Darlington Raceway, Kevin Harvick is guaranteed a spot in the next round of the NASCAR Playoffs. As a matter of fact, with all of the playoff points the 44-year-old driver amassed during the NASCAR Cup Series regular season it would be difficult to imagine a scenario in which he and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team do not adva...2020
  • • Harvick: Winning a Cup title today "is a much different style"
    Even though drivers like Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin have proven this season to be consistent contenders for wins – together amassing 13 in the Cup Series regular season – there are no guarantees on closing the year with a series title.Long gone are the days of amassing points over the course of a 30-something race season and even with the advent of a “playoff format” in 2004, only ...Keep read...2020
  • • Matt DiBenedetto Limps Into Playoffs, Makes Postseason for 1st Time in Career
    With 10 races remaining in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season, there was almost no chance Matt DiBenedetto, ranked 12th in points, could miss the playoffs. But entering Saturday night’s regular-season finale, it was a real possibility. With consecutive victories by Cole Custer and Austin Dillon in mid-July at Kentucky Speedway and Texas Motor … The post Matt DiBenedetto Limps In...2020
  • • H2H: Which driver outside the bubble will race into the playoffs?
    The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season comes to a close Saturday night with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 (7:30 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Daytona International Speedway. Thirteen playoff spots have officially been locked up, and Clint Bowyer needs three points (in the event of a new […]...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs clinching scenarios for Daytona
    There is one NASCAR Cup Series regular-season race remaining before the start of the NASCAR Playoffs. Entering Saturday's race at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), here's who is locked into the field and who can clinch on points -- and who must win their way into the […]...2020
  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick clinches 2020 regular season championship
    Kevin Harvick clinched the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season championship and 15 playoff points with his win at Dover International Speedway. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick earned seven playoff points from his victory on Sunday at Dover International Speedway, including one for winning stage one, one for winning stage two and five for winning the […] NASCAR: Kevin Harvick clin...2020
  • • NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs clinching scenarios for Dover
    There are two NASCAR Cup Series regular-season races remaining before the start of the NASCAR Playoffs. Entering Sunday's race at Dover International Speedway (4 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), here's who is locked into the field and who can clinch on points. Already clinched The following 10 drivers have clinched a […]...2020

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  • • Chase grid profile: Kurt Busch, No. 12
    (Editor's Note: In the week leading up to the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup at Chicagoland, we will be profiling each of the 16 Chase drivers.)Driver: Kurt BuschSeed: No. 12Team: Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 ChevroletCrew chief: Tony GibsonBest finish: 1st, Pocono 1Age: 38Hometown: Las Vegas, Nev.Kurt Busch was quietly consistent throughout the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season.A...2016
  • • Chris Buescher survives nervous moments at Richmond to make Chase
    Without question, the biggest surprise in the 16-driver field for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is rookie Chris Buescher.Buescher, a 23-year-old rookie from Prosper, Texas, made the Chase by winning a rain-shortened race at Pocono Raceway last month and then holding on to finish 29th in points at the end of the 26-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season. Making the Chase required both w...2016
  • • Dale Jr.'s Daytona win is good news for winless drivers hoping to make Chase
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s dramatic victory in Monday morning's Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway was good news for his millions of fans. But it was also good news for a handful of winless drivers hoping to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. With 17 of 26 races now in the books in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, Earnhardt joins Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Jimmie Johns...2015
  • • Highs, lows & head scratchers: The NASCAR season's top 15 stories
    The first half of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season has produced some dramatic and at times bizarre moments on and off the track. Following are the top 15 news stories of the year so far....2015
  • • Highs, lows & head scratchers: Top stories of Sprint Cup season so far
    The first half of the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season has produced some dramatic and at times bizarre moments on and off the track. Following are the top 15 news stories of the year so far....2015

Top Series Regular Season news

  • • Red-hot roll continues for Kyle Busch with Pocono Raceway pole
    Kyle Busch's red-hot streak continued Friday, when he won the pole for Sunday's Windows 10 400 at Pocono Raceway, the 21st of 26 races in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season. On a warm, clear day in Northeastern Pennsylvania, Busch ran a best lap of 178.416 miles per hour in the third and final round of qualifying at the 2.5-mile triangular track. That was good enough to put the No. 18 Joe...2015
  • • NASCAR adds new rules packages for four additional tracks in 2015
    NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer Steve O'Donnell said Tuesday that the sanctioning body will add new rules packages at four more tracks between now and the end of the 26-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season....2015
  • • Rick Hendrick believes late-season resurgence possible for his teams
    It's almost winning time and Rick Hendrick, NASCAR's most successful team owner, finds himself in an unfamiliar and uncomfortable place: Behind. With only Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway left in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, Hendrick Motorsports, the organization with more Cup championships than any other, has hit a deep performance slump....2015
  • • Survivors? MWR drivers could scramble Chase field that seems set
    At first glance, it seems the 16-driver Chase for the Sprint Cup field is pretty much set with only two races left in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season. But look again, and Michael Waltrip Racing drivers Clint Bowyer and David Ragan could be poised to change everything....2015
  • • Which winless drivers have best shot to break through at Loudon?
    The clock is rapidly winding down on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, which is now more than two-thirds complete....2015
  • • Highs and lows: The best and worst of the 2015 season to date
    After Sunday we are officially at the halfway point of our 26-week NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, as we call it....2015
  • • Chase clock continues to tick for Tony Stewart as he hits road
    With 11 left in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season, the road course at Sonoma Raceway this weekend appears to be one of Tony Stewart's best chances to notch a win....2016
  • • Highs, lows & head scratchers: Top stories of Sprint Cup season so far
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  • • Clinch scenarios: Who needs to do what to make the 16-driver Chase field
    Saturday night's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway is the 26th and final race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regular season. At the conclusion of the race, the 16-driver field for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will be set. Following are the Chase clinch scenarios at Richmond: Locked in already: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Kevin Harvick, Da...2015
  • • NASCAR: Despite bad luck, it has been a strong start for Ryan Blaney
    Despite having an abundance of bad luck in the first three races of the season, Ryan Blaney still sits on top of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season standings. Is this the year he outperforms his Team Penske teammates? If you were to only look at the championships standings after the first three races of […] NASCAR: Despite bad luck, it has been a strong start for Ryan Blaney - Beyond the F...2020
  • • The pressure builds with just 10 races to go until the Chase
    The question is how many more different winners will there be in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series regular season?...2016
  • • MRN.com Weekend Preview
    The final race of the Sprint Cup Series regular season is on tap Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway to headline the weekend's motor sports schedule....2015
  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick can clinch regular season title with 3 races left
    Kevin Harvick could clinch the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season title and the 15 bonus points that go along with it with three races remaining. It has practically become a foregone conclusion that Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick, who has won a series-high six of the 22 races that have been contested so far this […] NASCAR: Kevin Harvick can clinch regular season title with 3 r...2020
  • Truex Jr. Looks to Clinch
    • Truex Jr. Looks to Clinch
    Martin Truex Jr. looks to leave Darlington Raceway Sunday night after the Bojangles’ Southern 500 with the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series regular season crown....2017

Series Regular Season schedule, game

  • • ThorSport Racing rejoins Toyota, Enfinger moves to part-time
    2021
  • • Xfinity title shot another "stepping stone" for Austin Cindric
    2020
  • • Austin Cindric clinches Xfinity Series Regular Season Championship
    2020
  • • Crafton: Sauter 'has a black cloud' as 2016 champ misses Gander Trucks playoffs
    2020
  • • Enfinger wins Gander Trucks regular-season finale at Richmond Raceway
    With seven laps to go in Thursday's NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series regular-season finale at Richmond Raceway, Grant Enfinger stole the lead from reigning champion and teammate Matt Crafton and held it to the end to further solidify his own spot in the 2020 playoffs. Enfinger is now tied for a series-best three […]...2020
  • • How hard will Stewart-Haas teammates fight each other for playoff advancement?
    2020
  • • Harvick: Winning a Cup title today "is a much different style"
    2020
  • • NASCAR Stat Sheet: Daniel Suarez’s Big Moment In Daytona Regular Season Finale
    NASCAR superspeedway racing is typically edge-of-your-seat, thrilling competition mixed with a ton of calamity and crunched-up sheet metal. This weekend was no different as the Cup Series regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway lived up to the hype Saturday (Aug. 29) in setting the remainder of the 16-driver playoff field. Last March, when NASCAR … The post NASCAR Stat Sheet:...2020
  • • NASCAR: Here’s how the 16 playoff drivers stack up
    The 16-driver field for the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is set. Here is how those 16 drivers are set to open up the postseason. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron closed out the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series regular season with a victory at Daytona International Speedway, the first win of his career, to secure himself a […] NASCAR: Here’s how the 16 playoff drivers stack up - Beyon...2020
  • • Matt DiBenedetto Limps Into Playoffs, Makes Postseason for 1st Time in Career
    2020

Series Regular Season rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • This Chase could use more of Tony Stewart, but it might get less
    I've spent the morning at the office trying to figure out why this year's edition of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup hasn't had more buzz and I can only come up with one reason: Not enough noise out of Tony Stewart.Stewart roared into the Chase like the Old Tony, aggressive, outspoken and willing to mix it up with anyone who got in his way. Instead of sponsor logos, he should have had "DGAF: N...2016

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