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Ryan McGee Close Ryan McGee ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Marty Smith Close Marty Smith ESPN ESPN NASCAR lead reporter Former NASCAR.com senior writer 15 years covering NASCAR Aug 15, 2024, 12:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Austin

Austin Dillon’s no longer in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. NASCAR said Wednesday that Dillon would be allowed to keep the win from Sunday’s race at Richmond but wouldn’t be able to use that win to qualify for the playoffs. Dillon crashed both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the last lap in his efforts

Associated Press Aug 14, 2024, 01:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions IndyCar veteran Conor Daly will drive the No. 78 car for Juncos Hollinger Racing for the remainder of the season, beginning with this weekend’s race at World Wide Technology Raceway near St. Louis, the team announced Wednesday. Daly is taking over for Agustin Canapino,

Richard Childress stood by his grandson Austin Dillon after Dillon wrecked both Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin to win Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond. Dillon was running second to Logano on the final lap and spun him entering the final two corners. As Logano went spinning and Dillon slowed, Hamlin moved to

NASCAR will further examine if to penalize Austin Dillon for wrecking two drivers on the final lap to win Sunday night’s Cup race at Richmond Raceway and secure a spot in the playoffs, a series official said after the race. Elton Sawyer, senior vice president of competition, said Sunday night that officials will take a

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 09:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions RICHMOND, Va. — Austin Dillon raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory in nearly two years, sending Joey Logano into a spin on the final lap to win in overtime at Richmond on Sunday night. It was Dillon’s first win since Aug. 28,

Austin Dillon won Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) Austin Dillon spun Joey Logano and then crashed Denny Hamlin to get a spot in the playoffs. Dillon lost the lead to Logano on a green-white-checker restart before spinning Logano on the final lap and hooking Hamlin as Hamlin

Open Extended Reactions The Red Bull F1 employee who accused team boss Christian Horner of controlling and inappropriate behaviour has had her appeal denied. Parent company Red Bull GmbH confirmed on Thursday that it has reviewed the findings of a second independent probe into the complaint, which was originally dismissed in late February on the

Associated Press Aug 9, 2024, 02:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Fasten your seat belts, Major League Baseball is coming to Bristol Motor Speedway. Officials from MLB and the track known as the “Thunder Valley” that holds more than 146,000 fans for NASCAR races announced Friday that the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds will play

Denny Hamlin (11) and Kyle Larson (5) have combined for seven wins through the first 22 races of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) The NASCAR Cup Series returns after a two-week Olympic break Sunday night at Richmond. There are just four races to go before the 10-race playoffs begin.

NASCAR: Truck Series – Weather Guard Truck Race BRISTOL, Tenn. — Bristol Motor Speedway is gearing up for Major League Baseball next season. A person with knowledge of the schedule told The Associated Press that the longtime NASCAR track will host a game between the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds next season on Aug. 2,

Open Extended Reactions Helmut Marko has said that Red Bull stuck by Sergio Pérez because the team feels its car has become too difficult for him to drive and that a turnaround in form is just around the corner. Pérez’s future was under intense speculation coming into F1’s August summer break and most inside the

The NASCAR Cup Series continues its Olympic break this weekend but will return to the race track next Sunday for the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway. NASCAR got a much-needed break for all three national series, starting after the July 21 race at Indianapolis coinciding with the start of the Paris Summer Olympic Games.

Associated Press Aug 2, 2024, 10:46 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Juan Pablo Montoya will return to NASCAR for the first time since 2014 when he races for 23XI Racing at Watkins Glen International next month. 23XI, the team owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin, said Friday that Montoya would drive

NASCAR technically raced last weekend. The NASCAR-owned ARCA series held the Salem ARCA 200 Saturday. William Sawalich began on the pole and led every lap, capturing the checkered flag at Salem Speedway in Indiana. But NASCAR’s other major touring circuits — the Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Truck Series — all took some time off.

Open Extended Reactions Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz will join Williams in 2025, the team confirmed Monday, ending months of speculation about the Spanish driver’s future. Sainz has signed on a multi-year Williams deal, meaning he will drive alongside Alex Albon in 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Announcing the deal, Williams said he will race at

NASCAR is on a well-documented two-week break during the Summer Olympics, since broadcast partner NBC and its cable partners are offering blanket coverage from Paris. The hiatus includes all three of NASCAR’s major national touring circuits: The Cup, Xfinity and Trucks Series. But another NASCAR property, ARCA, is keeping the lights on this weekend and

Open Extended Reactions With so many transcendent athletes over the past 25 years, we thought it was time to poll our experts to find the best of the best. In considering the best athletes of the 21st century, we expanded our choices beyond North America. ESPN editions from around the globe contributed to the nominations