LONG POND, Pa.—Denny Hamlin chalked up his record seventh win at Pocono Raceway—“Eight, right?” he quipped—to nothing more than coming out ahead after a hard, respectful duel with Kyle Larson over the furious final laps. Hamlin’s take: His Toyota held firm in the middle lane while Larson’s Chevrolet ran out of room on the outside…
Denny Hamlin Gets His Record 7th Victory at Pocono and 50th of His NASCAR Cup Series Career
Martin Truex Jr. ‘Bad at Making Big Decisions’ as He Ponders NASCAR Retirement
LOUDON, N.H.—With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead, the good times are rolling again for Martin Truex Jr. So why quit now? Joe Gibbs asked himself the same question about Truex as the Hall of Fame owner tries to keep Monday’s winner at New Hampshire in the…
NASCAR Contractor Dies After Being Electrocuted at Chicago Street Race
CHICAGO—A NASCAR contractor has died after being electrocuted while setting up for the Chicago Street Race. The Cook County Medical Examiner identified the man who died Friday as 53-year-old Duane Tabinski, the founder of an events company hired to install audio equipment for the race, local station WLS-TV reported. NASCAR said in a statement that…
NASCAR Great Jimmie Johnson’s In-laws Found Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Oklahoma
MUSKOGEE, Okla.—Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday, June 27, they are investigating the shooting deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. The bodies of Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers)…
NASCAR, Hendrick Motorsports Celebrate Finishing 24 Hours of Le Mans
LE MANS, France—They started lining up the champagne glasses inside the Hendrick Motorsports garage with 30 minutes remaining in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The No. 24 Chevrolet Camaro wasn’t going to win the most prestigious endurance race in the world—the specialized “Garage 56” entry wasn’t eligible for any class victories—but simply completing a…
Lebron James to Flag Away Centenary Le Mans 24 Hours Race
Basketball great LeBron James will be the official starter when the 24 Hours of Le Mans sportscar race celebrates its centenary this weekend, organizers of the endurance classic said on Monday. The Los Angeles Lakers forward, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and four-time champion, joins a list of celebrity starters who have carried out the…
NASCAR 75: Fan Growth, New Stars Among Looming Challenges
NASCAR is crumbling. That is the image being presented to the casual fan early in this injury-plagued start to NASCAR’s 75th anniversary season. Through the first 11 races this season, NASCAR has handed down massive penalties, some of which have been overturned by appeal panels. Team owners are in a stalemate with NASCAR leadership over…
Truex Wins NASCAR Race at Dover for 3rd Time on a Monday
DOVER, Del.—Martin Truex Jr. grew up in New Jersey wanting to follow his dad into racing. Martin Truex, though, mostly raced on free weekends when he wasn’t running Sea Watch International, which harvests and processes clam products. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver worked as a teenager on his dad’s clamming boat, often rising before dawn…
Larson: Aftermath of Violent Talladega Wreck ‘Unsettling’
DOVER, Del.—Kyle Larson has survived near-death experiences on the track in all kinds of racing series. Even by those harrowing standards, the 2021 NASCAR champion still found the aftermath of the full-contact hit from Ryan Preece last week at Talladega “unsettling.” It twisted and busted the support bars in Larson’s Chevrolet’s roll cage. Kyle Busch…
Bowman Out at Least 3 NASCAR Races With Fractured Vertebra
CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Alex Bowman suffered a fractured vertebra in a sprint car crash and Hendrick Motorsports said Wednesday the NASCAR star will miss at least the next three Cup races. Bowman will be replaced by Josh Berry, who filled in for Chase Elliott for five races as Elliott recovered from a broken leg. Berry will be…
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