Ryan Blaney’s team loses crew chief, crew members to penalty
Ryan Blaney‘s ride through the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs has gotten tougher.
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Long: Bristol tests, torments Cup playoff field, ending title hopes for some
BRISTOL, Tenn. — On a night when attrition turned Bristol’s dizzying 500 laps into a series of math equations, and one of the most tense battles for position involved a damaged car on track and one that had been loaded into a team’s hauler, maybe it wasn’t surprising that any playoff driver with connections — past, present and future — to Richard Childress Racing was eliminated from title contention.
Friday 5: What matters most in Cup? Youth or experience
As a Cup champion will switch teams for the second year in row, a key question becomes what is more valuable in NASCAR’s top series: Youth or experience?
Kansas race shakes up NASCAR Cup playoff grid
Sunday’s Cup race at Kansas Speedway shook up the playoff standings, leaving two former Cup champions below the cutline heading into Saturday night’s cutoff race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Race for Cup title is ‘wide open’ going into Southern 500
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kevin Harvick has been a part of NASCAR’s postseason 16 times in 19 years, competing in seasons where he was a favorite, seasons where there were multiple favorites and seasons where Jimmie Johnson dominated.
Dr. Diandra: Predicting the first four playoff eliminations using only 2022 statistics
Darlington Raceway hosts the first of the three races (Sunday at 6 p.m. ET on USA Network) that will eliminate four drivers from the Cup Series playoffs.
Joey Logano wins Cup Series pole at Darlington Raceway
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Joey Logano, second-seeded in the race for the NASCAR Cup championship, opened the first playoff weekend in style Saturday at Darlington Raceway by winning the pole for Sunday’s Southern 500.
Dillon, Blaney nab last NASCAR playoff spots at rain-soaked Daytona
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Austin Dillon's wife was doing a rain dance during a lengthy weather delay in hopes of getting the skies to open up again and wash out the rest of the race.