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Analysis: Inside Hendrick Motorsports’ on-track slump

Hendrick Motorsports isn't used to being anywhere except the top of the NASCAR pyramid. After Rick Hendrick first NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Who’s primed for a big regular-season stretch run?

After a week off — for the first time since Easter Sunday in early April — the Cup Series will return to the track NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Part-time Heim leading historic young-driver class

For those of us NASCAR fans and industry observers wondering earlier this season when the future of the sport NASCAR Cup Series
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SVG’s oval breakthrough is historic — and it’s changing The

Because of how spectacularly dominant Shane van Gisbergen's early successes were on road and street courses -- NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: How Blaney forced his way into the Hamlin-Reddick title fight

At first, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season looked destined to be the Tyler Reddick show -- after all, Reddick NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: Blaney aside, Team Penske is in unfamiliar spot: On Chase bubble

The stretch run of the Cup Series season is generally Team Penske’s time to shine. Since the 16-driver, elimination NASCAR Cup Series
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Analysis: What to expect when Cup Series returns to Chicagoland Speedway

On the heels of consecutive road-course races, the Cup Series will head to the Chicago area this weekend -- but Chicagoland Speedway
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Analysis: Favorites, sleepers and Cinderellas to watch for the In-Season Challenge

Grab your pencils, break out the brackets, circle the favorites and start hunting for upsets.No, March hasn't NASCAR Cup Series
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Paine: Who adapts fast? NASCAR’s top ‘quick-study’ drivers

The past month of NASCAR action has seen the Cup Series pay visits to some of its most familiar locales: Watkins NASCAR Cup Series
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Data dive: How Denny Hamlin can take No. 1 Chase seed from Tyler Reddick

It wasn't too long ago that Tyler Reddick seemed to be completely running away with the 2026 Cup Series' points NASCAR Cup Series