Chris Buescher: "We’ve got our work cut out for us now" Despite struggling much of the race and losing spots more than once during pit stops, Buescher still came away with a respectable 11th place finish. Motorsport · Oct 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Las Vegas: Larson holds off Bell in close battle for win Despite Larson winning both stages and leading a race-high 133 of 267 laps, his victory on Sunday was anything but easy. Autosport · Oct 16, 2023
2023 NASCAR Cup Las Vegas II race results Larson won both Stage 1 and 2 at the Las Vegas oval, but it wasn't all smooth sailing for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Motorsport · Oct 15, 2023
Bell beats Larson for NASCAR Cup pole at Las Vegas Bell, the last of the 10 cars to make a qualifying attempt in the final round on Saturday, just edged Kyle Larson with an average lap speed of 186.271 mph. Motorsport · Oct 14, 2023
Buescher says RFK "very capable of making it" to final round Last year, both RFK Racing drivers missed the playoffs and ended the season outside of the top-20 points. Motorsport · Oct 13, 2023
Allmendinger holds off Byron for emotional Roval Cup win Allmendinger didn’t move into the lead for the first time until he passed Kyle Busch on the start to the final stage but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps. Motorsport · Oct 8, 2023
William Byron passes Bubba Wallace late to steal Texas Cup win After watching his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson – who dominated most of the race – wreck out late, Byron got around Bubba Wallace and Chase Briscoe on a restart with five of 267 laps remaining to take the lead for the first time. Motorsport · Sep 24, 2023
Bubba Wallace takes pole position for Texas Cup race Wallace, the final car to make a qualifying attempt, went right to the top with an average lap speed of 188.337 mph to claim the pole for Sunday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway. Motorsport · Sep 23, 2023
NASCAR Cup Bristol: Hamlin cruises to win as playoff field cut to 12 In a race that battled to find a rhythm in part due to battles with the weather, Hamlin took control in the second half after he grabbed the lead from his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team-mate Ty Gibbs with 141 of 500 laps remaining. Autosport · Sep 17, 2023
Kyle Larson fastest in NASCAR Cup practice at Bristol Larson’s average speed of 126.353 mph led the way with Chris Buescher (125.724 mph) and Bubba Wallace (125.141 mph). Motorsport · Sep 15, 2023
"Survivorship mentality" fuels Keselowski's NASCAR playoff run The objective is to reach the Championship 4 race at Phoenix – that path that gets you there is not important. Motorsport · Sep 14, 2023
NASCAR 2023 Bristol schedule, entry list, and how to watch The field of 16 will be cut down to 12 in Saturday night's 500 lap race at the half-mile short track. Motorsport · Sep 14, 2023
NASCAR Cup Kansas: Reddick wins after three-wide pass in overtime After powering past Brad Keselowski with 80 laps to go, Denny Hamlin appeared set to sweep victories in both Kansas races this season until Chris Buescher hit the wall with seven laps remaining and sent the race into a two-lap overtime. Autosport · Sep 11, 2023
Reddick uses three-wide pass in OT to earn Kansas Cup win Denny Hamlin appeared set to sweep victories in both Kansas races this season until Chris Buescher hit the wall and sent the race into a two-lap overtime. Motorsport · Sep 10, 2023
Motorsport · Sep 6, 2023 NASCAR 2023 Kansas II schedule, entry list, and how to watch Larson earned his third points-paying win of the year in the Southern 500 at Darlington, beating Tyler Reddick and Chris Buescher to the checkered flag.
Motorsport · Sep 4, 2023 Buescher: "It hurts a little bit to be that close to a win" Buescher, who entered Sunday night’s playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway with three wins in the five previous races, found himself well positioned for another victory in the final stage.
Autosport · Sep 4, 2023 NASCAR Cup Darlington: Larson beats Reddick in playoff opener Larson grabbed control of the race late in the final stage, when he was first off pitroad after the field came in during a caution caused by Ryan Newman spinning off at Turn 4.
Motorsport · Sep 3, 2023 Predicting how the 2023 NASCAR Cup playoffs will unfold Martin Truex Jr. and William Byron enter the playoffs at the very top of the standings, equal with 36 bonus points each.
Motorsport · Sep 2, 2023 JGR locks out front row for Southern 500 with Bell on pole Bell, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice, capped the day by winning the pole for Saturday night’s playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.
USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2023 Power ranking the NASCAR Cup Series playoff drivers The NASCAR Playoffs begin at Darlington, but which drivers have the best shot at the 2023 Cup Series championship? See our full rankings.
Motorsport · Sep 1, 2023 NASCAR 2023 Southern 500 schedule, entry list, and how to watch Bubba Wallace secured the final spot in the playoffs at Daytona as Chris Buescher led Brad Keselowski in a 1-2 finish for RFK Racing.
Motorsport · Aug 29, 2023 RFK Racing on path back to "a perennial championship contender" Chris Buescher picked up his third win of the season Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway and both he and Keselowski will compete in the 16-driver playoffs, Buescher now as the No. 4 seed.
Autosport · Aug 27, 2023 Elliott laments missing NASCAR playoffs, Wallace "relieved" to seal final spot The Hendrick Motorsport Chevrolet driver missed out on the playoffs for the first time since joining the Cup Series in 2016 after failing to secure the win he needed to progress.
Autosport · Aug 27, 2023 NASCAR Cup Daytona: Buescher wins, Wallace takes final playoff spot The race was sent into a two-lap overtime following a horrific crash involving Ryan Preece that resulted in the Stewart-Haas driver being sent to hospital, with Kevin Harvick in the lead on his final outing at the superspeedway.
Motorsport · Aug 27, 2023 Chase Elliott: 2023 season "hasn't been what I would want" Since joining the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016, Elliott has never missed the playoffs before. In fact, he's never ended the season lower than tenth in the standings.