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Friday Faceoff: Is the Coca-Cola 600 Still a Crown Jewel?

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Is the Coca-Cola 600 still considered a crown jewel in NASCAR? Plus, would Ryan Preece be a championship contender if he ran full time?

Did You Notice?: 2022 NASCAR Midseason Awards

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Check out some of our NASCAR Midseason Awards as the 2022 schedule gets closer to its halfway point.

Up to Speed: The Clock is Ticking for NASCAR Playoff Hopefuls

Kevin Harvick at Phoenix Raceway prior to the Ruoff Mortgage 500k, 3/13/2022 (Photo: Nigel Kinrade Photography)

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Halfway through the regular season of the NASCAR Cup Series, parity continues to reign supreme. Kurt Busch’s victory at Kansas Speedway on Sunday made him the 11th different winner so far in 2022.

Holding a Pretty Wheel: A Little NASCAR Magic in An Unexpected Place

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Racing is many things but good racing isn’t predictable. Most NASCAR races this year are anything but, the best we could hope for in the sport’s Next Gen era.

NASCAR 101: The 5 Best — & 5 Worst — 2022 Throwback Schemes

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Let’s check out which NASCAR throwback schemes for Darlington rank among the best and worst for the weekend.

Chris Buescher on Pole for NASCAR Cup Series Race at Dover

Chris Buescher

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Chris Buescher earned his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole for Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway.

Did You Notice?: 10 Quirky Stats 10 Races Into NASCAR 2022

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Did You Notice? … We’re 10 races into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season already? It’s been a year so chock full with news (a new race car will do that to you), we’ve seen a couple of under-the-radar storylines overlooked. It’s not easy to cover it all in a year where parity (eight winners …

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