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Kyle Larson ties A.J. Foyt, Jamie McMurray on wins list
Kyle Larson picked up his seventh career NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday (Mar. 7) at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his first of 2021 and first with Hendrick Motorsports. Larson is now tied with Darel Dieringer, A.J. Foyt, Jamie McMurray, Jim Reed and Marshall Teague on the series wins list. The drivers are tied for 67th…
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Kyle Larson becomes 20th driver to win for Hendrick Motorsports
For Kyle Larson, it has only been 14 starts since his last win, but the win came with Chip Ganassi Racing at Dover in October 2019, a time when driving for Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) seemed unlikely for Larson. Now, after an eventful one year and five months for Larson, he has become the 20th driver…
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Denny Hamlin leads field in stage points, stage wins
Four races into the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, Denny Hamlin leads all competitors in stage points earned and stage wins. Hamlin has earned 62 stage points so far — including 15 points Sunday (Mar. 7) in the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway — 25 points over Brad Keselowski who has earned the…
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Second yet again for Daniel Hemric
Daniel Hemric led laps, won a stage and contended for the win in the Alsco Uniforms 300, but he ultimately came up short — securing an eighth runner-up finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver remains winless through 91 career starts in the series. “You hate to have one get away…
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A.J. Allmendinger ties Bodine, Moroso on wins list
With A.J. Allmendinger picking up victory in the Alsco Uniforms 300 Saturday (Mar. 6)at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the Kaulig Racing driver earned his first win of 2021 and sixth of his Xfinity Series career. Allmendinger is now tied with Geoff Bodine, Butch Lidley, Chad Little, Mike McLaughlin, Rob Moroso, Regan Smith and Scott Wimmer…
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Camping World Challenge takes on Las Vegas
Ten trucks in Friday’s Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas will be sponsored by Camping World after CEO Marcus Lemonis sets up the ‘Camping World Challenge’ for unsponsored teams.
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William Byron ‘can’t believe’ Homestead victory
The pairing of William Byron and crew chief Randy Fugle only took three races to find Victory Lane in NASCAR’s premier series. Byron, 23, led the final 58 laps in the Dixie Vodka 400 Sunday (Feb. 28) at Homestead-Miami Speedway, earning his third career win in the Cup Series. “Thanks, God, for all the things…
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Sammy Smith earns first ARCA East win in Pensacola 200
Sammy Smith captured the victory in Saturday evening’s ARCA Menards Series East race at Five Flags Speedway. Smith’s No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing led the way for the majority of the Pensacola 200, leading 145 of the 200 laps. Despite winning the General Tire Pole Award earlier in the day, Smith failed to…
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Ty Gibbs’ Daytona victory marks unprecedented territory
Ty Gibbs won last Saturday’s (Feb. 20) Super Start Batteries 188 at the Daytona International Speedway Road Course, fending off Austin Cindric in double overtime around the 3.61-mile course. The win came in the 18-year-old’s NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) debut, being just the sixth driver in NASCAR history to ever accomplish this feat. He led…
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Cory Roper opens up on fast start to 2021
Two races into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, veteran team owner and driver Cory Roper is off to the best start of his career. Roper opened the year with a third-place finish at Daytona — a career-high finish in the series — but cut it close on making the Feb. 12 race. “We…