Dustin Long
NASCAR Editor and Writer at NBC Sports
Editor/Writer for NBC Sports covering all things NASCAR and an author. Opinions are my own.
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1 day ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
T.J. Puchyr, a former owner of Spire Motorsports, has entered an agreement to purchase Rick Ware Racing, according to a report Thursday by The Associated Press. No price was reported on the deal for the NASCAR Cup team. The Associated Press reported that Purchyr will keep Ware as a partner and that Ware’s son, Cody, will continue to drive the No. 51 car in the Cup Series. The report also stated that all Rick Ware Racing employees will be retained.
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2 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
NASCAR has penalized the Hendrick Motorsports Xfinity team Chase Elliott drove for last weekend at Pocono for a violation. The team was fined $40,000 and docked 40 car owner points and 10 playoff points Wednesday. Crew chief Adam Wall has been suspended for the next three Xfinity events (through Sonoma) for the L1 violation. The No. 17 team is not entered for Friday night’s race at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
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2 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
Nine races remain before the playoffs begin, as the NASCAR Cup Series goes to EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, this weekend. Saturday night’s race has the chance to disrupt the playoff standings. Four times in the seven races since the track was reconfigured, there have been at least 26 cars involved in a crash in a race. Twenty-eight cars were involved in accidents in February’s event. Here is a look at the good news and bad news for Cup drivers heading into the weekend.
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4 days ago |
nbcsports.com | Dustin Long
LONG POND, Pa. — Alex Bowman holds the final playoff spot with nine races left in the Cup regular season after his 11th-place finish Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Bowman fell a spot to just above the cutline in the standings. He entered Pocono three points ahead of Chris Buescher, who held the final playoff spot. Buescher finished fourth Sunday and scored 48 points to Bowman’s 27 to leapfrog Bowman.
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4 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Dustin Long
LONG POND, Pa. — Alex Bowman holds the final playoff spot with nine races left in the Cup regular season after his 11th-place finish Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Bowman fell a spot to just above the cutline in the standings. He entered Pocono three points ahead of Chris Buescher, who held the final playoff spot. Buescher finished fourth Sunday and scored 48 points to Bowman's 27 to leapfrog Bowman.
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#NASCAR ... A gritty performance by Alex Bowman, a key pit call and a timely caution all led to a fourth-place finish in Mexico that meant so much to the No. 48 team. https://t.co/HRXhwS8KiE
#NASCAR … Michael McDowell finished fifth in Mexico but it could have better had it not been for that final caution. https://t.co/aJIoWV9VbG