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Fresh Tires Bring Denny Hamlin Cup Win at Richmond

Denny Hamlin celebrates his win in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond, April 2022. Photo: NKP

(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

For the fourth time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, Denny Hamlin was victorious at Richmond Raceway. The Chesterfield, Va. native captured the Toyota Owners 400 on Sunday (April 3), utilizing fresh tires in the closing laps to run down the leaders. Hamlin only led the final five laps of the race, passing William Byron …

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Ryan Blaney Wins Richmond Cup Pole

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

Ryan Blaney claimed the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Blaney clocked in with a lap of 119.782 mph, beating out William Byron‘s 119.585 mph lap. It is Blaney’s third pole of the season and the ninth of his career. It’s his second consecutive pole. “I will say (Richmond’s) definitely not …

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Curb Your Racing Line: Last-Second Changes Made to the Esses at COTA

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(Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

AUSTIN, Texas – Circuit of the Americas returns to the NASCAR Cup Series for 2022 with one significant change to the track surface: the curbing in the “esses” portion of the road course is now removed. The removal of the curbs at COTA was a sudden change that happened without notice, leaving many drivers with …

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Best Seat at the Track: Jared Haas & Stephen Stumpf Join From COTA

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AUSTIN, Texas – Jared Haas and Stephen Stumpf join live from Circuit of the Americas to preview the Echopark Automotive Texas Grand Prix (March 27). The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season has produced five different race winners in the first five races. The pair debates if this is the year that more than 16 drivers win …

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