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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Just hours after defending NASCAR’s officiating this season, the series was embarrassed by an error on the Phoenix Raceway surface that painted the restart zone in the wrong place for the Truck Series championship. The restart zone was at least 50
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Associated Press Nov 4, 2023, 01:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney was fastest of NASCAR’s championship contenders Friday in the only practice session ahead of the title-deciding season finale Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. “Ryan Blaney gets around Phoenix really, really well,” said Blaney crew chief Jonathan Hassler. “There’s never been
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Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 04:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — NASCAR on Friday dismissed the sentiment that this weekend’s championship finale lacks the pizzazz and star power of a major event. The final four — Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney and William Byron — is the youngest since the winner-take-all
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Associated Press Nov 1, 2023, 12:32 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — After a mediocre NASCAR season with its current Mustang, Ford Performance said Wednesday it will use its top-of-the-line Dark Horse in the Cup Series next year. The Dark Horse is considered the blue-ribbon model of the Mustang lineup, with a starting
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Associated Press Oct 29, 2023, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ryan Blaney will race for his first Cup championship after qualifying for NASCAR’s title-deciding finale with a Sunday win at Martinsville Speedway. William Byron, who led the Cup Series with six wins this season, earned the fourth and final slot in the championship by
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ESPN News Services Oct 28, 2023, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions For the third time in this year’s playoffs, NASCAR regular-season champion Martin Truex Jr. is facing elimination and wondering how his title chances have exploded spectacularly. Truex heads into Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway tied with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin at
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Associated Press Oct 28, 2023, 03:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Aric Almirola will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, he announced Saturday, a year after he postponed his planned 2023 retirement because sponsor Smithfield elected to remain in NASCAR. But Smithfield said Saturday morning that “the time has come for Smithfield to end
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