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Larson’s title-favorite status slips ahead of Talladega as Bell, others

What a difference one week in the desert can make.In this space over the past few weeks, we’d been tracking as NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Analysis: Chase Briscoe keeps winning — and doing Kyle Larson a huge favor

After all the talk of Denny Hamlin as the favorite at the start of The Chase presented by Mobil 1, or the Kyle NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Is Charlotte Denny Hamlin’s last stand?

Just about every season of Denny Hamlin’s 22-year Cup Series career, the question has always been: Is this finally NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Can anything slow down the Kyle Larson championship train?

After winning at Gateway a few weeks ago, when he was still just one of the challengers in a crowded Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Why three straight intermediates could define championship battle

The unique tracks of NASCAR are a big part of the sport’s appeal — for the most part, it’s never quite the same NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Kyle Larson finally won again — and the rest of The Chase has a big problem

At mid-race of Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, Kyle Larson faced a restart sequence that seemed to threaten yet another NASCAR Cup Series
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Denny stumbled at Darlington — but don’t write him off yet

Everything was set up for Denny Hamlin to succeed going into the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil NASCAR Cup Series
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The Chase is built for Denny Hamlin, but can he finally finish the job?

The Chase presented by Mobil 1 is on -- and it’s going to be a fascinating twist on the old days of the pre-playoff NASCAR Cup Series
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After a summer of calm, Daytona is about to end the regular season in chaos

If it seems like NASCAR has been short on its trademark late-race chaos recently, you’re not imagining things. NASCAR Cup Series
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Did Joey Logano just go from Chase bubble to title contender (again)?

What a difference seven weeks can make -- just ask Joey Logano.Back on June 28, Logano was coming off a 24th-place NASCAR Cup Series