Tag Archives: NASCAR Cup Series

Hendrick Motorsports and William Byron extend their contract

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Hendrick Motorsports has extended its contract with William Byron, the only racer to emerge victorious various races in the NASCAR Cup Series this season. The new contract, which was revealed on Thursday but signed on Monday, would maintain Byron as the No. 24 Chevrolet racer for the team until 2025. His existing contract with HMS expired at […]

William Byron: NASCAR is “heading through a positive development”

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William Byron’s timing could not be greater, because he is off to the strongest beginning, and NASCAR is witnessing increasing at-track crowds and TV viewership. Hendrick Motorsports has extended the 24-year-old Cup Series racer’s deal for another three years, keeping him as the racer of the No. 24 Chevrolet through the 2025 season. When a result, Byron will be in a position to negotiate his new contract just as NASCAR’s existing 10-year television runs out at the end of […]

Nemechek comes from behind to clinch the NASCAR Truck race at Darlington

Nemechek NASCAR Truck

The NASCAR Truck Series event at Darlington on Friday night was clinched by John Hunter Nemechek, who suffered a pit road mishap. Nemechek, who’d already earned the pole previously in the day, definitely had one of the quickest trucks, but a loose wheel prompted him to pit for the 2nd time soon in Stage 2. […]

Practice result of Austin Cindric was on top while Chase Elliott had the worst

Austin Cindric

Austin Cindric was quickest in Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series practise at Darlington, which saw two of the sport’s best racers involved in crashes that forced both to miss qualifying. Cindric had the quickest total average track pace (167.270 mph) in the Group B session. Joey Logano, Cindric’s Penske’s team member, finished second overall (166.517 mph), with […]

Joey Logano wins the pole at Darlington over Kyle Larson

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Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington, putting an end to his struggles of the previous two weeks. After finishing 29th in both Talladega and Dover, Logano’s No. 22 Penske squad required a boost. He received one in the last round of testing on Saturday, when he set an aggregate […]

In the Xfinity race at Darlington, Allgaier led JR Motorsports 1-2

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At Darlington Raceway on Saturday, Justin Allgaier won his 1st race of the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Allgaier won his 17th NXS race of his professional life, and his 2nd at the historic South Carolina racetrack. It wasn’t simple, though. The crew rushed to change the battery before the race started due to battery […]

Logano triumphs from the pole position in the NASCAR Cup Darlington race

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Following an incident with William Byron in the waning stages of the race, Joey Logano grabbed the Darlington Cup. Several candidates dropped out of the race, making it a chaotic one. After dominating double digit circuits, Ross Chastain, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. fell out. Logano closed the gap on Byron in the closing […]

Joey Logano kicks Byron out of the lead and wins the Darlington Cup

Joey Logano

For one circuit left, Joey Logano chased down William Byron and bumped him out of the way to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series race of the 2022 season. On Lap 268 of 293, Byron took the chance to take the lead, but Logano was swiftly closing up on him as the race progressed. Logano raced […]

“He’s just an idiot,” says William Byron of the Logano accident

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At Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, a late-race collision involving William Byron as well as Joey Logano set up a contentious ending. With 25 of 293 circuits remained, Logano lined up in front of Byron and Tyler Reddick on the last start. During Turn 2, Logano thought Byron pushed him up the track to accomplish an overtake […]

Tyler Reddick tries for his first NASCAR Cup win once more

Tyler Reddick

Tyler Reddick is still on the verge of winning his 1st NASCAR Cup Series race, and he almost got a bonus chance at Darlington. Joey Logano overtook leader William Byron with one lap to go in the closing stages of Sunday’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. Logano pushed Byron out of the way, and Reddick […]