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4 days ago
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Cup results, points after Nashville as Ryan Blaney earns playoff spot with first win of 2025
Ryan Blaney qualified for the 2025 Cup Series playoffs with a victory at Nashville Superspeedway, leading a race-high 139 of 300 laps on the 1.333-mile concrete oval. It's the 14th victory for the No. 12 Ford driver and his first since 14 races ago at Martinsville Speedway last November. The Team Penske driver became the ninth driver to win and lock into the 10-race championship run in NASCAR's premier series. Nate Ryan, Blaney captured his first victory at Nashville in his fifth start at the track in Lebanon, Tennessee. Nashville Superspeedway has featured five different winners since joining the Cup schedule in 2021. It's the 10th track where Blaney has won in Cup. MORE: Click here for Nashville results l Click here for the cumulative report l Click here for the penalty report l Click here for race notes MORE: Click here for Nashville driver points l Click here for owner points Carson Hocevar finished second, tying a career-best finish from Atlanta Motor Speedway in February. Denny Hamlin finished third in his 700th career Cup start, followed by Joey Logano and William Byron, who increased his lead in the regular-season championship standings to 48 points over Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson (eighth, the only driver with top 10s in all five Nashville races). 1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford 2. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet 3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota 4. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford 5. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet 6. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota 7. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota 8. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet 9. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota 10. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota 11. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet 12. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet 13. Zane Smith, No. 38 Ford 14. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford 15. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet 16. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet 17. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Toyota 18. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford 19. Cole Custer, No. 41 Ford 20. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Chevrolet 21. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Chevrolet 22. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Ford 23. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford 24. Riley Herbst, No. 35 Toyota 25. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 88 Chevrolet 26. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Chevrolet 27. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota 28. Ryan Preece, No. 60 Ford 29. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet 30. Josh Berry, No. 21 Ford 31. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota 32. Justin Haley, No. 7 Chevrolet 33. Cody Ware, No. 51 Ford 34. JJ Yeley, No. 44 Chevrolet 35. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Ford 36. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet 37. Corey Heim, No. 67 Toyota 38. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Ford 39. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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NASCAR Driver Power Rankings: No. 1 is obvious. Who fills out Top 10 before All-Star Race?
The top of this list is a pretty easy slot to fill. The rest? Not so much. Let's take a look at our updated NASCAR Power Rankings as we head into All-Star weekend with one-third of the 2025 Cup Series season behind us. 1. Kyle Larson Kyle Larson will spend much of the next two weekends charming the locals in Indy. Kind of a no-brainer, wouldn't you say? About all he can't do right now is control the Indy weather, and boy does he wish he could. 2. Christopher Bell A strong second at Kansas, but second. Don't count the superspeedways, and a 29th at Homestead is his only misstep of the year. 3. Ryan Blaney . Gaining on a trophy. Had back-to-back podium finishes at Texas and Kansas. 4. William Byron Had a rare bad finish last week. Lost official points lead to Larson. 5. Chase Elliott Might win All-Star Race. Might not. Billy Clyde needs to win somewhere, though. 6. Joey Logano We're not banking on an All-Star repeat. Won last year's All-Star Race. He won't repeat. 7. Denny Hamlin Last three finishes: 21st, 38th, 36th. 8. Ross Chastain Middle name is Lee. Some literally think it's "The Boss". 9. Chase Briscoe Not a name dropper, but a name collector. Here's a guy with TWO middle names: Chase David Wayne Briscoe. 10. Chris Buescher After three weeks in the wilderness, returned to top 10 at Kansas. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR driver rankings: Guess who tops our list. Yes, Kyle Larson
Newsweek
11-05-2025
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- Newsweek
Kyle Larson Reacts To NASCAR Cup Series Kansas Win: 'Struggling A Little"
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Kyle Larson clinched the victory in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. While speaking to the media after the race, the Hendrick Motorsports driver described his struggles as he managed to extend the life of his tires on the "longest run of the day." After starting the race from pole position, Larson succesfully defended the lead to secure his spot on Victory Lane, bagging both stage wins and the fastest lap along the way. Reacting to the win, Larson explained: "I was trying really hard to pace myself because I believe that was our longest run of the day. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas. Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 11, 2025 in Kansas City, Kansas."I've been struggling a little bit at the end of the runs. Chase [Elliott] was really good so I felt like I just needed to try and be better on my end. I don't know if it was paying off at the end. I was still struggling. "I don't know if the right front was starting to wear a lot or what but I was starting to lose a lot of grip and then I was vibrating really bad. I was afraid a right rear or something would let go. But yeah, great car and great execution today from our team." A DOMINATING WIN AT KANSAS FOR KYLE LARSON! — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 11, 2025 This becomes Larson's third race win of the 2025 Cup Series season. The 32-year-old posted on social media to celebrate his triumph: "Let's go! Great team win and execution all day!" Let's go! Great team win and execution all day! — Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) May 11, 2025 Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell closely followed Larson with a second-place finish. Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney closed out the top three. NASCAR Cup Series at Kansas Speedway full results
Yahoo
15-04-2025
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NASCAR: Our first quarter takeaways ahead of the only off weekend during the 2025 Cup Series season
NASCAR: Our first quarter takeaways ahead of the only off weekend during the 2025 Cup Series season Welcome to the only off weekend all season for the NASCAR Cup Series. When you count the All-Star Race next month, NASCAR's top level races 37 times in 38 weeks from the Daytona 500 to the championship race at Phoenix in November. And with no race on Easter Sunday, Cup Series teams will be competing in 28 races over the next 28 weeks. Advertisement Yes, you read that correctly. There will be a Cup Series race every weekend for nearly the next seven months. That's a grueling stretch. With nine races in the books and the official season 25% of the way over, the off weekend is a good time to take stock of what's happened so far. Here are our takeaways from the first nine points races of the season. Both Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have won multiple NASCAR Cup Series races this season. (Photo by Jeffrey Vest/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Who is the best driver so far? William Byron is the points leader and lucked into a second Daytona 500 win to start the season. But there's a credible case that Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson are all having better seasons. Hamlin, Bell and Larson each have multiple wins this season. Bell won the second, third and fourth races of the season after Byron's Daytona 500 win, and Larson got his second win of the season in dominating fashion at Bristol on Sunday. Hamlin, meanwhile, entered Bristol looking for a third straight win himself after stealing a win at Darlington the week before following his Martinsville victory. Advertisement Each of those three drivers have as many top 10s as Byron does (six) and have one more top-five finish (five). Byron has the best average finish of anyone in the Cup Series so far, but Bell's excellence and his three wins give him the edge over everyone else so far. Josh Berry has been an immediate upgrade The improvement in the No. 21 car has been significant. Berry replaced Harrison Burton at Wood Brothers Racing after the 2024 season and won in his fifth start at Las Vegas to clinch a second straight playoff berth for the team. And unlike Burton's win at Daytona a season ago, Berry's victory for the playoffs can't be considered a fluke. Berry is only 17th in the standings so far thanks to some really bad luck. He got crashed out of the Daytona 500 and at Atlanta and had one of the fastest cars on track at Martinsville … when the battery was working. Berry has already been taken out of three races this season because of crashes and has dealt with the battery issue. But when his car makes it to the end of the race he has three top-12 finishes. He could be a sleeper candidate to get to the third round of the playoffs. Brad Keselowski is outside the top 30 in the points standings so far. (Photo by) (Meg Oliphant via Getty Images) Brad Keselowski is living a nightmare It's been a miserable start to the season for Brad Keselowski. Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing expanded to three cars with Ryan Preece in 2025 and added Kroger as a key sponsor to finance the team's operations. Chris Buescher is his consistent self and 12th in the standings. Preece is 14th in the standings and having the best season of his career. Advertisement Keselowski, meanwhile, is mired in 31st in the standings. He's ahead of just five other full-time drivers in the standings and hasn't scored a top-10 finish. Keselowski has crashed out of two races so far this season, but also has just two finishes inside the top 15. The speed just simply isn't there so far and he was two laps down at Bristol. Kyle Busch is scraping things together It's hard to tell how much things have improved at Richard Childress Racing after its hellish 2024. Busch was 20th in the standings — his worst finish since he was a rookie in 2005 — and Austin Dillon was 32nd with just five top-10 finishes all season. This year, Dillon is 26th in the standings but Busch is in 15th with four top 10s. He had 10 all of last season. After three of those top 10s came in the first four races of the year, Busch has tailed off a bit from that and is consistently running in the teens recently. But that's better than last year. And the results so far are enough of a glimmer to think that Busch could get a win later this year or at least point his way into the playoffs. Are things pointing up for Ty Gibbs? After a 25th-place finish at Homestead, Ty Gibbs was 34th in the points standings and in the midst of a 10-race run dating back to late 2024 that included just one finish inside the top 20 and seven of 30th or worse. Advertisement Over the last three races, Gibbs has finished 13th at Martinsville, ninth at Darlington and then was third at Bristol. Is it a sign of things to come? Possibly; though Bristol and Darlington have been two of Gibbs' best tracks. He's finished in the top five twice at Bristol and scored a career-best second at Darlington in 2024.
Yahoo
15-03-2025
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What channel is NASCAR Las Vegas qualifying on today? Time, TV schedule, streaming info
The NASCAR Cup Series begins the race weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with practice and qualifying on Saturday for Sunday's Pennzoil 400. Las Vegas is the first 1.5-mile non-drafting track on the schedule, so it is yet another different type of race in the early portion of the 2025 Cup Series schedule. Christopher Bell is the story of the season so far after earning his third win in a row last week at Phoenix. Here is what you need to know about NASCAR Cup qualifying in Las Vegas. Qualifying time: 1:40 p.m. CT Saturday (Practice begins 12:30 p.m. CT) TV: Amazon Prime Video (streaming) | Radio: SiriusXM and PRN Streaming: Amazon Prime Video; and SiriusXM for audio (subscription required) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval) in Las Vegas, Nevada LAS VEGAS WEEKEND SCHEDULE: NASCAR Las Vegas full weekend track schedule, TV schedule for Pennzoil 400, other races NASCAR IN LAS VEGAS: Looking back at the last 27 years of the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Las Vegas race LAST WEEK: NASCAR Phoenix winners and losers: Christopher Bell enters elite driver status after 3rd straight win We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: NASCAR Las Vegas qualifying channel today: Time, TV schedule for Cup Series
