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April 16, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)
NASCAR race results from Martinsville Speedway The NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Martinsville, Virginia. The half-mile paperclip of Martinsville Speedway is set to host the NOCO 400. View Martinsville race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below. Martinsville MenuTruck: Prac/Qual | RaceXfinity: Prac/Qual | RaceCup: Prac/Qual | Race Martinsville TV Schedule Chase Elliott suffered a broken leg several weeks ago. Today, the driver of the No. 9 makes his return to racing following the injury. Ryan Preece and Daniel Suarez set the front row. 400 laps of stock car racing are up next… Martinsville RaceStage 1 – Report MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: Ryan Preece, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Ford, leads the field…
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NASCAR drivers know everyone wins when Elliott is racing
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — NASCAR drivers don’t need to be reminded what Chase Elliott’s return to racing on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway means to those associated with the sport. When Elliott is racing, everyone wins. Voted NASCAR’s most popular driver the past five seasons — a title inherited after Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s retirement — Elliott and his No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports car have become the face of the sport. When he’s competing, more stock car racing fans are watching. And when he’s not, fans seem be tuning out in big numbers. It’s like stock racing’s version of the Tiger Woods effect. The dramatic drop in TV ratings in the six races Elliott…
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Chase Elliott missed by NASCAR TV ratings pre-Martinsville
Apr 15, 2023; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) talks with NASCAR Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace (23) on pit road before practice and qualifying at Martinsville Speedway. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports John David Mercer John David Mercer-USA TODAY Spor RIDGEWAY, Va. The last time Alex Bowman was in Martinsville Speedway on a weekend when the NASCAR Cup Series came to town, he announced that he was returning from a concussion in time for last season’s finale. His return announcement was a big deal, surely. But Bowman was under no illusion on Saturday: The return of his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott this…
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Kyle Larson, Ryan Preece wreck puts NASCAR in tough spot
Apr 9, 2023; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Larson (5) leads the first lap at the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Course. Mandatory Credit: Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports Randy Sartin Randy Sartin-USA TODAY Sports BRISTOL, Tenn. For a while on Sunday, it seemed like one particular instance of contact was going to be chalked up as inconsequential. That all changed in Stage 3, though. And now, it looks like NASCAR has another decision to make. The late-race drama this weekend revolved around Kyle Larson and Ryan Preece. The two tangled twice on Bristol Motor Speedway’s slick dirt track on Sunday. The first of the two times came in…
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NASCAR: Was Ross Chastain ‘a wrecking ball’ at Richmond?
Ross Chastain (1) reacts with fans before the race for the duration of the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway. Credit score: John David Mercer-Usa These days Athletics John David Mercer John David Mercer-United states of america Today Spor RICHMOND, Va. Ross Chastain added a new moniker after the checkered flag on Sunday at Richmond Raceway — and he doesn’t necessarily agree with its origins. The name? “Wrecking ball.” Shortly after the cars filed down pit road at the end of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race that Kyle Larson won, Christopher Bell was asked to explain a pivotal moment: On a restart with about 20 laps to go, Chastain got…
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NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR levied the largest combined fine on one team in series history Wednesday, hammering Hendrick Motorsports for modifying air-deflecting pieces last weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Hendrick was issued a combined $400,000 in fines — $100,000 to each of its four crew chiefs, along with four-race suspensions for the quartet — and docked the drivers 100 regular-season points and 10 playoffs points each. Although NASCAR has issued larger monetary fines and suspensions, the Hendrick penalties are the largest combined punishment for one organization. NASCAR’s winningest team said it would appeal. William Byron has won back-to-back races for Hendrick to give HMS two wins through the first four races…
