NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Las Vegas Motor Speedway

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South Point Hotel & Casino 400, NASCAR Cup Series, Las VegasNext Race: South Point 400
The Place: Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, October 12
The Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 5 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 165), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 267)

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)

NASCAR Cup Series – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval)

NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400, CharlotteNext Race: Bank of America ROVAL 400
The Place: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Track Length: 2.28 Mile Asphalt Road Course
The Date: Sunday, October 5
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 248.52 miles (109 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 25),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 50), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 109)

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Kansas Speedway

NASCAR Cup Series, Kansas Speedway

Next Race: Hollywood Casino 400 Presented ESPN BETNASCAR Cup Series race, Kansas Speedway
The Place: Kansas Speedway
Track Length: 1.5 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, September 28
The Time: 3 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 165), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 267)

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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Next Race: Mobil 1 301NASCAR Cup Series Mobil 1 301 New Hampshire Motor Speedway
The Place: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Track Length: 1.058 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, September 21
The Time: 2 p.m. ET
The Purse: $9,797,935
TV: USA, 1:30 p.m. ET
Radio: PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 318.46 miles (301 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 70),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 185), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 301)

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NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Darlington Raceway

NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out 500NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: Cook Out Southern 500
The Place: Darlington Raceway
Track Length: 1.366 Mile Asphalt Oval
The Date: Sunday, August 31
The Time: 6 p.m. ET
The Purse: $10,447,135
TV: USA, 5:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
Distance: 501.32 miles (367 Laps); Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 115),
Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 230), Final Stage (Ends on Lap 367)

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New Approach Gives Denny Hamlin Dominating NASCAR Cup Victory At Martinsville

New Approach Gives Denny Hamlin Dominating NASCAR Cup Victory At Martinsville

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service 

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – It didn’t take Denny Hamlin long to find the recipe for success in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway.

Hamlin grabbed the lead on Lap126 of 400 in the seventh NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and never looked back.

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Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Personnel Changes

Joe Gibbs Racing Announces Personnel Changes

Chris Gabehart Named Competition Director, Chris Gayle to Crew Chief No. 11 Team

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (November 22, 2024) – Joe Gibbs Racing announced a pair of changes in advance of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Chris Gabehart, who has served as the crew chief of the No. 11 team for the past six seasons, will become the organization’s competition director while Chris Gayle, who has been the crew chief for the No. 54 team for the past two seasons, will assume the crew chief role for Denny Hamlin.

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Joey Logano Impresses With Third Cup Series Title, But With The Least Impressive Stats

Joey Logano Impresses With Third Cup Series Title, But With The Least Impressive Stats

(NOTE:  Chuck’s last article)

Phoenix International Raceway continues to deliver quality racing for sure. And like it or not, the Cup playoffs usually produce a quality winner.

This year, one could argue that NASCAR and its playoff system did Phoenix wrong.

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