Pat DeCola

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Power Rankings: 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season lookahead

NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the top 25 NASCAR Cup Series drivers entering the 2027 season after Kyle Larson Power Rankings
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Last Call: What was the biggest ‘what-if’ of the 2026 Chase?

One year later! William Byron and the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports team dominated at Martinsville Speedway for NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Analysis: The numbers behind Kyle Larson’s extraordinary 2026 Chase

At the start of The Chase presented by Mobil 1, Kyle Larson was a seventh seed carrying a 50-race winless drought NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Power Rankings: Kyle Larson holds all the power — but the job’s

NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the 16 Cup Series drivers in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 after William Byron' Power Rankings
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Last Call: Which driver could spoil Larson’s clinch pursuit at Martinsville

At long last, Kyle Larson! The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports driver claimed the NASCAR Cup Series victory at Talladega NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Power Rankings: Catch him if you can? Field hoping to halt Kyle Larson’

NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the 16 Cup Series drivers in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 after Kyle Larson's Power Rankings
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The Real-Life Ballad of Ricky Bobby: ‘Talladega Nights’ turns 20

Ricky Bobby never made a NASCAR start.He never earned a Busch Light Pole Award, scored a stage point or made The NASCAR Cup Series
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Last Call: Which organization is best positioned to overtake Larson and Hendrick

Welcome back to Victory Lane, Tyler Reddick. The No. 45 23XI Racing driver captured the desert dub at Phoenix NASCAR Cup Series Chase
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Power Rankings: Tyler Reddick is back — but is it too late?

NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the 16 Cup Series drivers in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 after Tyler Reddick' Power Rankings
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Racing Insights: Chase Briscoe’s biggest championship edge isn’t

Chase Briscoe has spent the past three weeks making Kyle Larson look, at the very least, catchable.Consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Chase