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NBC Sports
3 days ago
- Automotive
- NBC Sports
What drivers said at Nashville after Cup race won by Ryan Blaney
Ryan Blaney — winner: 'I never gave up hope, that's for sure. We've had great speed all year, just hasn't really been the best year for us as far as good fortune. The 12 boys are awesome. They stick with it no matter how it goes, and it was great to finish one out now.' Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — 39th: 'Lap or two before, (Carson Hocevar) tried to dive in there from about 10 car lengths back. That time, I just opened my entry a little bit, he overcharged the corner and just drilled us in the rear bumper. I'd say it's not out of the norm for him, but I definitely wasn't expecting that at that point in the race. Bummer for us. Our Camaro wasn't great, but we were making changes, and I felt like that restart, I was a little better than the run before. We were just burning our right rear tire off throughout the run. Bummed that our day ended like that. I'll definitely have something to do about it at one point. We'll go back to the shop and regroup. It's a busy couple of weeks for our team getting ready for Michigan and Mexico City. Those two races back-to-back, we have to have all four cars ready. We'll refocus and get ready for next weekend. As soon as these races are over, we focus on what's next. We'll try and bounce back strong next weekend and get back rolling.' Corey Heim — 36th: "'I'm pretty sure I just kind of cleared myself across the nose of (Brad Keselowski). A little bit too desperate. We were moving forward really quick and I had a lot of confidence in my Camry and thought I could clear him by the time I got to the wall, and just used too much racetrack, so sorry to those guys. It looks like I kind of ruined his day, too, and never want to do that. Just can't say enough about the speed we had. I think if we didn't start in 33rd, we could have been battling in the top 10. A lot of positives, just screwed it up on my part. Huge thank you to 23XI, Toyota. Definitely had a lot of fun, and looking forward to doing again.' WILL BE UPDATED
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Corey Heim trigger Kansas NASCAR pileup that collects Bubba Wallace, others
Making his season debut in the Cup Series for 23XI Racing, Truck Series regular Corey Heim came together with Justin Haley and triggered a crash that also eliminated teammate Bubba Wallace and and Austin Dillon from contention Sunday at Kansas Speedway. 23XI tried to repair the damage suffered to Wallace but it was too severe and the No. 23 was forced to accept a second straight 33rd place finish that dropped its driver from seventh to tenth in the standings, derailing a solid start to the season. Advertisement 'Not sure if the 67 (Corey Heim) got into somebody, and I just tried to hang a left and stay in the gas and I got clipped in the right rear,' Wallace said. 'It's unfortunate. I hate it. It all stems back from our penalty earlier on. We tried so hard to fight back but it wasn't meant to be. We had a lot of confidence coming into this race. Felt good about it yesterday, but just not our day. Not our last couple of weeks, but Happy Mother's Day. Excited to get back home to see my wife and our baby boy and focus on that.' Heim wasn't entirely sure what happened. 'I don't know who I wiped out there, and I don't want to destroy any race cars, but I feel like I was squeezed there,' Heim said. 'My goal was just to get down to the bottom and I saw (John Hunter Nemechek) peeking inside of me, and when you have someone on your left rear fender, it makes you tight and I had to flinch and caused a big wreck. 'I'd like to think I didn't do anything wrong but I also haven't seen it yet. I guess we'll see.' Advertisement Also Read:: Kyle Larson is taking NASCAR points lead into second Indianapolis 500 run Heim went onto finish 13th, best amongst his team and in his season debut, spent mostly learning this radically different racing platform. 'I think from the very beginning I was trying to settle in. Such a different experience than my Truck Series regular style driving. Such a different approach with aero balance and trying to find clean air and trying to get grip. It is tough. We are at the top level, and I had to settle in. It has been about a year since I drove one of these things. First stage was messy to say the least. I went a lap down, but the team stuck with me and made really good adjustments, and we climbed back through the field all day. We kind of just made consistent steps forward. I'm super proud of everyone at 23XI, Toyota – very thankful for Robinhood for coming on board. The Robin Neon looked great out there running top-15 at the end. Just proud of the consistent progress, and team definitely stuck with me in the first stage. It wasn't pretty on my part, but grateful for everyone believing in me and grateful for the opportunity.' Also Read:: AJ Allmendinger rips engine builder after early failure in NASCAR Kansas Advertisement Related Headlines
Hamilton Spectator
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Hamilton Spectator
Denny Hamlin remains confident in antitrust case brought by 23XI and Front Row against NASCAR
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin said Saturday that he remains 'pretty confident' in the case brought by his 23XI Racing, co-owned by the veteran driver and retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR alleging antitrust violations. Hamlin spoke one day after a three-judge federal appellate panel indicated it might overturn an injunction that allows 23XI and Front Row to race as chartered teams, even as their lawsuit against the stock car series plays out in court. 'You know, they're telling me kind of what's going on. I didn't get to hear it live or anything like that,' Hamlin said after qualifying 14th for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway . 'But we're overall pretty confident in our case.' The teams filed the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR on Oct. 2 in the Western District of North Carolina, arguing that the series bullied teams into signing charter agreements — essentially franchise deals — that make it difficult to compete financially. Those were the only two holdouts of 15 charter-holding teams that refused to sign the agreements in September. The most recent extension of the charters lasts until 2031, matching the current media rights deal. Perhaps the biggest benefit of them is that they guarantee 36 of the 40 spots available in each NASCAR race to teams that own them. Overturning the injunction would leave 23XI and Front Row racing as 'open teams,' meaning they would have to qualify at every Cup Series event. But there are only four open spots, and 23XI had four cars at Kansas this week and Front Row had one. 'You know, the judges haven't made any kind of ruling,' Hamlin said, 'so until they do, then we're going to stay status quo.' NASCAR attorney Chris Yates had argued the injunction, granted in December by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, forced the series into an unwanted relationship with unwilling partners, and that it harms other teams because they earn less money. He also said that the teams should not have the benefits of the charter system they are suing to overturn. 'There's no other place to compete,' countered Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney representing 23XI and Front Row, noting overturning the injunction would cause tremendous damage to the teams, potentially including the loss of drivers and sponsors. 'It will cause havoc to overturn this injunction in the middle of the season,' Kessler said. There is a trial date set for December, and judge Steven Agee urged the sides to meet for mediation — previously ordered by a lower court — to attempt to resolve the dispute over the injunction. But that seems unlikely. 'We're not going to rewrite the charter,' Yates told the judges. ___ Associated Press writer Mike Barber in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report. ___ AP auto racing:
San Francisco Chronicle
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- San Francisco Chronicle
Denny Hamlin remains confident in antitrust case brought by 23XI and Front Row against NASCAR
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin said Saturday that he remains "pretty confident' in the case brought by his 23XI Racing, co-owned by the veteran driver and retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR alleging antitrust violations. Hamlin spoke one day after a three-judge federal appellate panel indicated it might overturn an injunction that allows 23XI and Front Row to race as chartered teams, even as their lawsuit against the stock car series plays out in court. 'You know, they're telling me kind of what's going on. I didn't get to hear it live or anything like that,' Hamlin said after qualifying 14th for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway. 'But we're overall pretty confident in our case.' The teams filed the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR on Oct. 2 in the Western District of North Carolina, arguing that the series bullied teams into signing charter agreements — essentially franchise deals — that make it difficult to compete financially. Those were the only two holdouts of 15 charter-holding teams that refused to sign the agreements in September. The most recent extension of the charters lasts until 2031, matching the current media rights deal. Perhaps the biggest benefit of them is that they guarantee 36 of the 40 spots available in each NASCAR race to teams that own them. Overturning the injunction would leave 23XI and Front Row racing as 'open teams,' meaning they would have to qualify at every Cup Series event. But there are only four open spots, and 23XI had four cars at Kansas this week and Front Row had one. 'You know, the judges haven't made any kind of ruling,' Hamlin said, 'so until they do, then we're going to stay status quo.' NASCAR attorney Chris Yates had argued the injunction, granted in December by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, forced the series into an unwanted relationship with unwilling partners, and that it harms other teams because they earn less money. He also said that the teams should not have the benefits of the charter system they are suing to overturn. 'There's no other place to compete,' countered Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney representing 23XI and Front Row, noting overturning the injunction would cause tremendous damage to the teams, potentially including the loss of drivers and sponsors. 'It will cause havoc to overturn this injunction in the middle of the season," Kessler said. There is a trial date set for December, and judge Steven Agee urged the sides to meet for mediation — previously ordered by a lower court — to attempt to resolve the dispute over the injunction. But that seems unlikely. ___ ___
Fox Sports
10-05-2025
- Automotive
- Fox Sports
Denny Hamlin remains confident in antitrust case brought by 23XI and Front Row against NASCAR
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Denny Hamlin said Saturday that he remains "pretty confident' in the case brought by his 23XI Racing, co-owned by the veteran driver and retired NBA great Michael Jordan, and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR alleging antitrust violations. Hamlin spoke one day after a three-judge federal appellate panel indicated it might overturn an injunction that allows 23XI and Front Row to race as chartered teams, even as their lawsuit against the stock car series plays out in court. 'You know, they're telling me kind of what's going on. I didn't get to hear it live or anything like that,' Hamlin said after qualifying 14th for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway. 'But we're overall pretty confident in our case.' The teams filed the antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR on Oct. 2 in the Western District of North Carolina, arguing that the series bullied teams into signing charter agreements — essentially franchise deals — that make it difficult to compete financially. Those were the only two holdouts of 15 charter-holding teams that refused to sign the agreements in September. The most recent extension of the charters lasts until 2031, matching the current media rights deal. Perhaps the biggest benefit of them is that they guarantee 36 of the 40 spots available in each NASCAR race to teams that own them. Overturning the injunction would leave 23XI and Front Row racing as 'open teams,' meaning they would have to qualify at every Cup Series event. But there are only four open spots, and 23XI had four cars at Kansas this week and Front Row had one. 'You know, the judges haven't made any kind of ruling,' Hamlin said, 'so until they do, then we're going to stay status quo.' NASCAR attorney Chris Yates had argued the injunction, granted in December by U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell, forced the series into an unwanted relationship with unwilling partners, and that it harms other teams because they earn less money. He also said that the teams should not have the benefits of the charter system they are suing to overturn. 'There's no other place to compete,' countered Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney representing 23XI and Front Row, noting overturning the injunction would cause tremendous damage to the teams, potentially including the loss of drivers and sponsors. 'It will cause havoc to overturn this injunction in the middle of the season," Kessler said. There is a trial date set for December, and judge Steven Agee urged the sides to meet for mediation — previously ordered by a lower court — to attempt to resolve the dispute over the injunction. But that seems unlikely. 'We're not going to rewrite the charter," Yates told the judges. ___ Associated Press writer Mike Barber in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report. ___ AP auto racing: recommended in this topic
