NASCAR Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series

14-Car Wreck Ruins Smith’s Day in Phoenix

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Regan Smith's strong performance of 2011 was continuing in Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Surprising and Not Surprising: PIR Subway Fresh Fit 500

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After one of the most exciting Daytona 500 finishes, the Cup Series promptly headed west to Phoenix International Raceway.

Jimmie Johnson’s Third Place Finish Was a Championship Like Performance After Early Struggles

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No matter how many times it looks like Jimmie Johnson is down and out, the five-time champion rises to the occasion.

They’re Back!!!!!!

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Somehow at the end of the race in Phoenix, I understood how the little girl in Poltergeist felt when she looked at the TV and said, “They’re back!”

Last Week Must Have Been a Dream

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Last week must have been a dream. I mean the euphoria of a new young star winning the biggest race of the season with a team that has few resources but a long history couldn’t possibly have happened.

CHEVY NSCS AT PHOENIX ONE: Post Race Notes and Quotes

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JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DRIVE TO END HUNGER CHEVROLET, RACE WINNER: ENDING A NEARLY TWO-YEAR WINLESS STREAK, WELCOME HOME. "Are you kidding me? Pinch me man, pinch me."

TOYOTA NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Phoenix International Raceway

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Kyle Busch (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Gordon finally ends winless streak at Phoenix

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Jeff Gordon dominated Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway by leading 138 of the 312 laps run. This was Gordon’s first Sprint Cup Series win since April 5, 2009 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Dodge Motorsports Notes & Quotes – NSCS Race Final Quotes – Phoenix

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KURT BUSCH (No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Dodge Charger R/T) Finished Eight “We’ll take a top 10. It was a pretty good day for the Shell/Pennzoil Dodge today. Steve (Addington, crew chief) and the guys gave me a fast car for qualifying."

Ford Phoenix Post-Race Quotes

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AJ ALLMENDINGER – No. 43 Valvoline Ford Fusion (Finished 9th) – “It was all right. I don’t know why this race kind of works out like that. You always get some yellows early and guys doing two tires and no tires."
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Brent Crews notches career-best third-place result at Bristol

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The 18-year-old Crews from Hickory, North Carolina, contended for his first O'Reilly victory in the closing laps before settling in a career-best third place at the Last Great Coliseum.

Connor Zilisch strategically outduels Kyle Larson for O’Reilly victory at Bristol

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The 19-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led 24 of 300 laps and utilized a late move by remaining on the track with worn tires to prevail through two restarts and claim his first NASCAR victory both of the 2026 season and at Bristol.

Ryan Blaney scores first Cup pole of 2026 at Bristol

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The 2023 Cup Series champion from Hartford Township, Ohio, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 127.064 mph in 15.101 seconds for his first Cup pole of 2026 at The Last Great Coliseum.

William Sawalich claims third O’Reilly career pole at Bristol

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The two-time ARCA Menards Series East champion from Prairie, Minnesota, claimed his first O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position of the 2026 season as he bids for his first Dash 4 Cash bonus.

CHEVROLET NCS AT BRISTOL: Chase Elliott Media Availability Quotes

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Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, met with the media in advance of the NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.
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