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12:06 PM ET In his 17th full-time season in the Cup Series, Denny Hamlin is still searching for that elusive first championship. Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images You can hate Denny Hamlin all you want. If you are a NASCAR fan, you can boo him. If you are a fellow NASCAR competitor, you can feud

5:57 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR fined Daniel Suarez $50,000 on Wednesday for hitting another vehicle on pit road following the race at Circuit of the Americas. The fine was classified as a behavioral penalty and cited “contact with another vehicle on pit road after the race.” Suarez hit both his Trackhouse

5:17 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A NASCAR appeals panel rescinded the hefty points penalties levied against Hendrick Motorsports drivers Alex Bowman, William Byron and Kyle Larson for an illegally modified part on their Chevrolets discovered earlier this month. It was only a partial victory for Hendrick Motorsports, though: Although the three-person panel

2:46 AM ET Former Formula One world champion Jenson Button said that he suffered heat exhaustion and nearly retired from the race before finishing 18th at his NASCAR debut in Texas on Sunday. The 43-year-old Briton, who won the F1 world championship in 2009, said he feared fainting while driving his Ford Mustang during the

8:06 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Tyler Reddick scored his first victory with new team 23XI Racing by holding on over multiple late restarts to win in triple overtime Sunday at Circuit of the Americas, the first road course race on this year’s NASCAR schedule. Reddick’s victory was the first of the year

9:17 PM ET Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — A.J. Allmendinger dominated early, then had to fight to retake the lead at the start of the final stage to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity series road course victory Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas. Allmendinger bumped Sheldon Creed out of the lead with 14

5:18 PM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion Zane Smith became the first repeat NASCAR winner at the Circuit of The Americas road course, holding off Kyle Busch to win the XPEL 225 on Saturday. Smith, a 23-year-old driving the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, led the final 15 laps and

5:11 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Darlington Raceway has signed Coastal Carolina quarterback Grayson McCall to a name, image and likeness deal for a second straight year. The track that’s “Too Tough To Tame” first partnered with McCall for the Southern 500 last year, with the quarterback using his social media accounts to

9:00 AM ET Jenson Button will take part in three NASCAR Cup Series races in 2023, beginning this weekend at the Circuit of the Americas. James Gilbert/Getty Images “If I’m being honest, never in a million years …” Jenson Button, the 15-time Formula One race winner, is speaking for himself. At least, that is his intent.

8:34 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Josh Williams was given a one-race suspension on Tuesday as punishment for parking his car at the start-finish line at Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Williams accepted his punishment but said he doesn’t regret his actions that led to the penalty. He will miss this

6:51 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Joey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway and end the early-season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday. Logano won the pole and led a strong showing of three straight Team Penske

1:02 AM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Austin Hill continued his dominant start to the NASCAR Xfinity season, holding off Daniel Hemric at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday night for his third win in five races. Hill overcome a record-setting day of cautions in doubleheader Xfinity and truck series races. There were 11 cautions,

7:26 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — A frustrated Josh Williams made a dramatic exit in the caution-marred first stage of NASCAR’s Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, leaving his car parked on the start-finish line for dramatic effect. Four cautions covered 26 of 40 laps in the first stage, including

3:04 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Back-to-back wins haven’t stopped William Byron from believing he and his Hendrick Motorsports team have a lot to prove in Sunday’s NASCAR stop in Atlanta. In fact, Byron said Saturday, there is even more on the line. Drivers of the Hendrick Chevrolets want to show the strong

2:58 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines – $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for

11:03 AM ET ESPN News Services Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson said Tuesday he will drive the No. 84 Chevrolet in NASCAR’s March 26 race at the Circuit of the Americas and the May 28 Coca-Cola 600 as part of his limited race lineup this season. Johnson returned to NASCAR this season after a two-year

7:26 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Byron took advantage of a late restart to earn a Cup Series victory, just like last weekend. Kyle Larson was the victim of Byron’s late restart prowess, just like last weekend. It was a strange bit of déjà vu at Phoenix Raceway, as Byron won his

8:27 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Sammy Smith won the Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, the first victory for the 18-year-old high school student who is taking classes online so he can be a full-time driver. Making his 13th start in the past two years for Joe Gibbs Racing, Smith