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There was no reason for any drivers to lace up the gloves and channel their inner Floyd Mayweather and spar a few rounds Friday against the bag.

He’ll start 40th tomorrow, and given the nature of the half-mile Bristol circuit, he could be a lap down well before the end of the first stint. Hamlin has had inconsistent Bristol performances over his career, but he is a one-time victor at the Tennessee short track. On...

A five-time victor at Sonoma and four-time victor at Watkins Glen global, Gordon is NASCAR’s leader in road course wins heading into Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at The Glen.

BRUTON SMITH, the executive chairman of Speedway Motorsports Inc., revealed that he was treated for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in June, and said he used this weekend’s races at Bristol Motor Speedway as motivation during his recovery.

Martin Truex was third and Austin Dillon, sent to the back at the beginning of the race because of an engine change, charged to finish fourth.

Suddenly, instead of blitzing toward the checkered flag with the lead, Busch was wiggling his Toyota, trying to squeeze the final bits of gas from its fuel cell. His seven victories at Darlington are the most among active drivers.

But with repaving already having taken place in the Boot, smoothing the bumps in that portion of the track, NASCAR is considering running the full Grand Prix Course, which now is used for the Tudor United Sports vehicle Championship.

Kyle Busch claimed his third win in his last four races by holding off Brad Keselowski in lap traffic in the closing laps of the 5-hour Energy 301 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.

Kyle Busch drove his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory for the second weekend in a row at New Hampshire Saturday night, continuing a streak of strong performances since returning from an 11-race absence due to injuries.

Kyle Busch’s once longshot bid to earn Chase for the Sprint Cup eligibility continues to become increasingly likely with each passing race.

This is something I’m not sure we ever would have expected. Whatever turns out to be the best direction, hopefully they go all the way down that path and let it rip.”.

However in NASCAR a couple of bad races can put a driver in a big hole quickly. Busch recorded his 32nd Sprint Cup victory and second on the Magic Mile.

“It’s just one race but we’ve all driven right behind cars”, said Hamlin.