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Couch Potato Tuesday: How FOX Can Improve Broadcasts Everywhere, Not Just Richmond

Kevin HArvick and Chase Briscoe lead a pack of cars at Richmond Raceway, April 2022. Photo: NKP

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This past weekend began a short track season, much along the lines of what NASCAR fans used to have in the 1990s. Richmond, Martinsville and Bristol in back-to-back-to-back weeks before a trip to Talladega. Good times? Toyota Owners 400 In the past couple of years, I’ve noticed that pre-race coverage for races on FOX or …

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Dropping the Hammer: Atlanta’s NASCAR Future Is Here. Survey Says…?

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After a full reconfiguration of Atlanta Motor Speedway produced racing SMI CEO Marcus Smith called “sports entertainment,” did the powers that be get this right?

The Underdog House: Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum Previews 2022 NASCAR Underdogs

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If you would have told me as recently as a year ago that the NASCAR Cup Series would be circling around the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to open 2022, you probably would have gotten a robust laugh from me. Fast forward to this Sunday, Feb. 6, and that far-fetched dream became a reality with the …

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Cody Ware Returning to RWR Full Time

Nascar Cup Series O'reilly Auto Parts 253 At Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 21: Cody Ware, driver of the #51 Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway on February 21, 2021 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Cody Ware is back in the No. 51 for Rick Ware Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series full time in 2022, Ware announced on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Jan. 14. Nurtec ODT will also return to the No. 51 for the Cup effort. Ware competed in 32 of the 36 Cup races in 2021, with a …

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Fire on Fridays: Rick Ware, Richard Petty & the Quest to Lose a Charter

Josh Bilicki’s No. 52 Rick Ware Racing, Erik Jones’ No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports, Ty Dillon No. 96 Gaunt Brothers, Daytona road course, NASCAR Cup 2021, NKP

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Is Rick Ware Racing, or, ahem, Petty Ware Racing, about to lose a charter in the NASCAR Cup Series, or has the team already made plans to sell it? One of the big pieces of the past two Silly Season puzzles has been the game of charter musical chairs. Since 2016, there have been 36 …

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Entry List: 2021 South Point 400

#22: Joey Logano, Team Penske, Ford Mustang Shell Pennzoil

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After a dramatic finish to the Round of the 16, the NASCAR Cup Series continues the playoff charge in the Round of 12 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this Sunday, Sept. 26 with the South Point 400. Thirty-eight cars are entered for 40 spots, certifying each driver a starting spot barring any last minute changes. …

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Zach’s Turn: NASCAR’s Points Battles You Should Know Exist

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With the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in full swing, you’re forgiven if you have limited your attention to the 16 eligible drivers. But there are other points battles happening behind them you ought to know about — a point hammered home by Reddit user u/1-800-DADJOKE. That person has been keeping a watchful eye on the …

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Cody Ware Out for Next 2 Weeks, Garrett Smithley Subbing at Richmond

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Cody Ware will be out of the No. 51 car in the NASCAR Cup Series for the next two weekends, Rick Ware Racing announced Sept. 10. Ware, who finished 33rd last Sunday at Darlington Raceway, suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning inside the car and had to retire from the race after completing 209 of the …

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Thinkin’ Out Loud: 2021 Quaker State 400 at Atlanta

Kurt Busch celebrates in victory lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway after the Quaker State 400. (Photo: NKP)

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What happened? Kurt Busch won the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday (July 11) after holding off his little brother during an intense final run to the checkered flag. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., Alex Bowman and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top-five finishers. "HELL YEAH WE BEAT KYLE" — @KurtBusch pic.twitter.com/apaHrHgfO6 …

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