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From NASCAR Wire Service Tyler Reddick prevailed in a typically-frantic Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway run to the checkered flag Sunday in the Geico 500 NASCAR Cup Series race, narrowly avoiding a multi-car crash in the closing 400 yards – coming from third place out of turn four, to earn the win by a slight 0.208 seconds […] The post NASCAR Cup: Tyler Reddick avoids last-lap crash for Talladega …

By AMANDA VINCENT After two overtime restarts, Jesse Love claimed his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series win Saturday in the Ag-Pro 300 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, his ninth-career race. The win continued Richard Childress Racing’s dominance of drafting-track race wins in 2024 with wins in all three, so far, this year. “It’s been a journey to […] The post NASCAR Xfinity: Jesse Love scores …

By AMANDA VINCENT Michael McDowell led the continued Ford domination of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at drafting tracks Saturday. With a 52.609-second/182.022 mph lap in the second of two rounds of qualifying at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, he claimed the pole for Sunday’s Geico 500. It’s McDowell’s second-career pole and second of the season, the first […] The post NASCAR Cup: Michael McDowel…

By AMANDA VINCENT With a 52.723-second/181.629 mph lap around Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in the second of two rounds of NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying Friday, Austin Hill claimed the pole for Saturday’s Ag-Pro 300. It’s his fifth-career Xfinity Series pole and his third at Talladega in the last the races there. “First and foremost, you have […] The post NASCAR Xfinity: Austin Hill on pole a…

By AMANDA VINCENT Chase Elliott snapped a 42-race winless streak Sunday when he took the checkered flag in the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Elliott’s latest win was his first NASCAR Cup Series victory since Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in Oct. 2022. “Oh, man, couldn’t feel any better,” Elliott said. “First off, thanks […] The post NASCAR Cup: Chase Elliott snaps w…

By AMANDA VINCENT In a near photo finish, Sam Mayer bettered Ryan Sieg by 0.002 seconds to win the Andy’s Frozen Custard 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday. It was Mayer’s fifth-career NASCAR Xfinity Series win but his first of the 2024 season. “That’s absolutely unreal,” Mayer said. “This Carolina Carports Chevrolet was certainly […] The post NASCAR Xfinity: Sam Mayer wins in close Texas fi…

By AMANDA VINCENT Kyle Larson retained his recent stranglehold on NASCAR Cup Series pole starting positions. With a 28.366-second/190.369 mph lap in the second of two rounds of qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, he claimed the pole for Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400. It’s his third-consecutive pole. It also is Hendrick Motorsports’ 250th […] The post NASCAR Cup: Kyle Lar…

By AMANDA VINCENT NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series all-time winningest driver Kyle Busch added to his wins tally Friday night by winning the SpeedyCash.com 250 at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Busch’s 66th-career Truck Series win, his second in four races this year and his sixth at TMS. The six series wins at Texas tie a record with former Truck […] The post NASCAR Truck: Kyle Busch wins again at Tex…

By AMANDA VINCENT NASCAR Xfinity Series rookie Jesse Love recorded a 29.093-second/185.612 mph lap in qualifying Friday at Texas Motor Speedway to claim the pole for Saturday’s Andy’s Frozen Custard 300. It’s Love’s third-career pole for his eighth-career Xfinity Series race. “I enjoy racing at mile-and-a-half tracks,” Love said ahead of the race weekend. “I […] The post NASCAR Xfinity: Jesse Lov…

By AMANDA VINCENT William Byron celebrated Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary with a race win Sunday in the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. It was Byron’s third win eight races into the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Byron’s latest win was HMS’s 305th Cup Series win, the 29th at Martinsville. “So, just so proud of […] The post NASCAR Cup: William Byron leads Hendrick 1-2-3 at Mar…