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William Byron moved back into the NASCAR Cup Series points lead after his win in the Iowa Corn 350 on August 3 at Iowa Speedway. Byron also benefitted from finishes outside of the top 10 by regular-season title contenders Chase Elliott (14th), Denny Hamlin ...
Chase Briscoe celebrated with his son Brooks in victory lane after winning the Southern 500 but other drivers left Darlington feeling good.
While the pole-sitter didn’t get the finish he envisioned at Darlington, Denny Hamlin is happy to come away with a calm finish. No drama needed for the NASCAR veteran and his 23XI Racing drivers in the Playoffs.
The presumptive favorites didn’t perform like favorites in Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500, the opening race in the 2025 Playoffs.
The NASCAR Cup Series playoff picture heading into the Aug. 23 regular-season finale at Daytona is simple -- barring a new race winner.
Denny Hamlin comes into this season’s NASCAR Cup playoffs third in the standings. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has had an excellent season to date, with four wins (tied with Shane van Gisbergen for the series lead),
NASCAR insider Jordan Bianchi hosted a Q&A session ahead of the Cook Out Southern 500 and named Hyak Motorsports driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Austin Dillon clinched a NASCAR Cup Series playoff berth with a win in the Cook Out 400 on Aug. 16 at Richmond.