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Larson Wins Kansas and Opens a 26-Point Lead in the Cup Chase
Kyle Larson swept both stages, led 235 of 267 laps and passed Chase Briscoe with seven laps left to win the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.
John Speedway·Sep 29, 2026
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Race Recap
Post-race coverage of Cup, O'Reilly, and Truck Series weekends with Charlotte-area relevance.
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Honeycutt Dominates Kansas and Takes the Truck Series Lead as Riggs Hits the Wall
Kaden Honeycutt led 111 of 134 laps at Kansas Speedway and turned a three-point deficit into a 37-point lead in the Truck Series Chase.
Jack Beckett·Sep 27, 2026
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Jake Garcia Missed the Truck Series Chase by 11 Points. Then He Won Its First Race.
Jake Garcia, who finished 11 points short of the Truck Series playoff field, won the UNOH 250 at Bristol for his first career victory.
Jack Beckett·Sep 21, 2026
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Stewart Friesen Missed the Truck Chase by Seven Points. His Team's Only Win This Season Came From Someone Else.
Friesen finished fourth in the Truck Series regular-season finale at New Hampshire, the best result of any driver outside the playoff field, and still missed the ten-driver Chase by seven points.
Jack Beckett·Aug 23, 2026
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Carson Kvapil Had Never Won a Race. On Saturday His Own Team Finished Second, Third and Fourth.
Kvapil came in tied for the most runner-up finishes without a win in series history. He led the last 22 laps at Indianapolis to end it, and JR Motorsports took the next three spots behind him.
Jack Beckett·Jul 26, 2026
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Layne Riggs Lost the Lead for Two Laps. He Spent the Other 198 in Front.
Riggs gave up the lead once, for two laps, and immediately took it back. He led the other 198, swept both stages and left Indianapolis Raceway Park 100 points clear with two races left before the…
Jack Beckett·Jul 26, 2026
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Shane Van Gisbergen Won at Sonoma on Saturday. He Won at Sonoma on Sunday. Here Is What That Means.
Shane Van Gisbergen won two races at Sonoma in two days. On Saturday, the trophy was decorative. On Sunday, it rearranged the Cup standings.
John Speedway·Jun 29, 2026
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Hamlin Wins the Million From the Pole at Dover. The Million Goes to Mama.
Denny Hamlin won the NASCAR All-Star Race from the pole at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, beat his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in a side-by-side fight to the line, and became the third…
John Speedway·May 18, 2026
