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  • • Chase Elliott scores a popular and historic victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Road America
    Reigning NASCAR champion Chase Elliott started 34th but made his way to the front to win the Cup Series first race at Road America in 65 years....2021
  • • Chase Elliott to start from rear at Dover after pre-race inspection failures
    Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott will start from the rear of the field for Sunday’s Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway (2 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) due to multiple pre-race inspection failures. Due to inspection issues, the No. 9 team will start from the rear of the field today […]...2021
  • Chase Elliott is just fine with 'uneventful' Martinsville race
    • Chase Elliott is just fine with 'uneventful' Martinsville race
    Elliott, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, got off to a strong start this season with a runner-up finish in the Daytona 500 and was in position to challenge for a win at the Daytona Road Course until a late-race spin.Since then he’s struggled at Homestead and Las Vegas, ran well at Phoenix, lost an engine at Atlanta and rallied to a 10th place finish at the Bristol Dirt Race.In ...Keep read...2021
  • • Josh Berry scores first career Xfinity Series win at Martinsville
    Reigning NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion Josh Berry claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway....2021
  • • NASCAR: Austin Cindric set to make Cup Series return
    Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric is set to return to the Cup Series for this Sunday’s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric of Team Penske is set to move up to the Cup Series next season and compete for Wood Brothers Racing, which have a technical alliance […] NASCAR: Austin Cindric set to make Cup Series return - ...2021
  • Frontstretch Podcast: Austin Cindric’s Title Defense Begins, McDowell’s 500 Upset
    • Frontstretch Podcast: Austin Cindric’s Title Defense Begins, McDowell’s 500 Upset
    Fresh off his season-opening victory at Daytona International Speedway, reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric joins Davey Segal this week to chat about his title defense, some wacky (but cool) stats he holds at Daytona, making his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the Daytona 500, the jaw-dropping last-lap crash he was involved in …...2021
  • • Xfinity Breakdown: Austin Cindric Kicks Off Championship Defense With Daytona Win
    For the first two stages of Saturday’s (Feb. 13) Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner 300 at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Xfinity Series field played nice with one another. But in the final stage, all hell broke loose, with the race’s complexion changing multiple times.By the end of the race, it was reigning NASCAR Xfinity …...2021
  • • Daytona 500 "separate programme" to Cindric's other NASCAR races
    Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric says he has "compartmentalised" his Daytona 500 programme for Penske, describing his Cup debut as a "separate programme"...2021
  • • Daytona 500 "separate programme" to Cindric's other NASCAR races
    Reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric says he has "compartmentalised" his Daytona 500 programme for Penske, describing his Cup debut as a "separate programme"...2021
  • • Chase Elliott earns high praise from Rolex 24 teammates for ‘phenomenal’ improvement
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The boys from Brazil have taken a shine to the kid from Dawsonville. Chase Elliott still is six days away from making his Rolex 24 at Daytona debut, but the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion already is earning the praises of his Action Express Racing teammates. After Pipo Derani and Felipe...2021

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  • • Frontstretch Podcast: Austin Cindric’s Title Defense Begins, McDowell’s 500 Upset
    Fresh off his season-opening victory at Daytona International Speedway, reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric joins Davey Segal this week to chat about his title defense, some wacky (but cool) stats he holds at Daytona, making his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the Daytona 500, the jaw-dropping last-lap crash he was involved in …...2021
  • • Kevin Harvick crashes Jake Owen's new music video
    Reigning NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick parties in the back of a pickup in the latest music video from country music star Jake Owen. ...2015
  • • Team Penske paces opening Sprint Cup practice, Kurt Busch returns to action
    Lately, Kevin Harvick has been the man to beat whenever NASCAR hits the Sonoran Desert, but on Friday at Phoenix International Raceway, the Team Penske Fords of Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski topped the speed charts in the day's lone practice session for Sunday's CampingWorld.com 500. Logano's best lap was 138.771 miles per hour, just 0.004 seconds faster than Keselowski's fastest circuit of 138....2015

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Reigning NASCAR trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Busch enjoys Rolex 24 debut, but “too soon” to speak of return
    Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Busch finished ninth in the GTD class in an AIM Vasser Sullivan Lexus RC F GT3, but the team was never a factor in the battle at the front of the 18-car field. He completed four driving stints for more than six hours behind the wheel in total, but brake issues delayed the car he shared with Jack Hawksworth, Parker Chase and Michael de Quesada.“There was a lot ...Keep r...2020
  • • NSCS: Ethel M® Chocolates presents The Kyle Busch Chocolate Collection in conjunction with NASCAR® partnership
    Ethel M logo debuts on no. 18 racecar; Las Vegas native and reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion™ personally handpicks his favorite pieces for the special edition box Henderson, Nev. –Ethel M® Chocolates, a division of Mars, Inc., partners with Las Vegas native son and 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion, Kyle Busch, in conjunction with its NASCAR partnership, to unveil the Kyle Busch Cho...2016
  • • Harvick crew chief Childers signs extension with SHR
    LONG POND, Pa. (AP) Stewart-Haas Racing has signed the crew chief for reigning NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick to a multi-year contract extension....2015

Reigning NASCAR stats and results

  • • Chase Elliott scores a popular and historic victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Road America
    Reigning NASCAR champion Chase Elliott started 34th but made his way to the front to win the Cup Series first race at Road America in 65 years....2021
  • • Josh Berry scores first career Xfinity Series win at Martinsville
    Reigning NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion Josh Berry claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway....2021
  • • Frontstretch Podcast: Austin Cindric’s Title Defense Begins, McDowell’s 500 Upset
    Fresh off his season-opening victory at Daytona International Speedway, reigning NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric joins Davey Segal this week to chat about his title defense, some wacky (but cool) stats he holds at Daytona, making his first NASCAR Cup Series start in the Daytona 500, the jaw-dropping last-lap crash he was involved in …...2021
  • • Bright Forecast for Truex Jr.
    Next seven races at venues where Truex has scored 10 of his 16 career Cup wins DENVER, Colo. (May 1, 2018) – Based on history the next seven races should be good news for Martin Truex Jr., who has suffered through a difficult stretch where issues not related to performance have plagued the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion. In three of the past four races Truex was involved in accidents — at Tex...2018
  • • Carl Edwards: 'I'm stepping away from full-time driving in the Cup Series'
    Carl Edwards on Wednesday made official what FOXSports.com first reported a day earlier: He is leaving Joe Gibbs Racing and will not compete in NASCAR in 2017.Appearing at a press conference at JGR’s headquarters in Huntersville, N.C., Edwards said, “I’m stepping away from full-time driving in the Cup Series.”Daniel Suarez, the reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champion, will take over for Edwards be...2017
  • • Kyle Busch wrecks at Pocono as his bad luck streak continues
    Kyle Busch's bad luck at Pocono Raceway continued in in Monday's Axalta We Paint Winners 400. Shortly after a restart with 52 laps to go , Busch got tangled up in Turn 1, sending his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota into the wall and to the garage. Busch, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, was in the middle of the track when looked like in got loose and checked up just a little bit.Ryan...2016
  • • 5 drivers - not named Harvick - with a shot to win at Phoenix
    Look, it doesn't take a genius-level IQ or a big set of onions to predict the winner of Sunday's Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Kevin Harvick, the seven-time Phoenix winner, is the odds-on favorite, as he absolutely should be.With that in mind, we're going to go out on a limb and pick five guys not named Harvick who have a legitimate shot of winning in the Valley of the Sun this we...2016
  • • NXS: Chase Elliott Breaks 39-Race Drought With Richmond Victory
    Sept. 11, 2015 By Reid Spencer RICHMOND, Va. – Reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champion Chase Elliott was first off pit road under caution on Lap 218 of 250 and held the top spot the rest of the way in breaking a 39-race winless streak on Friday night at Richmond International Raceway. Elliott’s victory in the Virginia529 College Savings 250 trimmed his deficit to 21 points behind series leader Chr...2015
  • • NSCS: NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES IRWIN TOOLS NIGHT RACE BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY TEAM CHEVY POST RACE DRIVER TRANSCRIPT
    KEVIN HARVICK GIVES CHEVROLET RUNNER-UP FINISH AT BRISTOL Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Maintains Point Lead BRISTOL, Tenn. – (August 22, 2015) – Another strong run by defending NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion, Kevin Harvick, in the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS, gave Team Chevy the runner-up finish in the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Round 24 of the 2015 schedule...2015
  • • The Brickyard Awaits Elliott and NAPA AUTO PARTS’ Return
    Chase Elliott, NAPA AUTO PARTS driver and reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) champion has had quite the week. On Monday Elliott visited New York City on a NXS media tour where he entertained outlets such as, Sirius XM, The New York Times, NBC NASCAR America, Jalopnik, Sports Illustrated - Kids, New York Daily News, NY Newsday, El Diario and FOX Sports Live. Tuesday, Elliott met with Malibu Boats...2015

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  • • Chase Elliott rules Bristol, lands first NASCAR All-Star Race victory Copy
    The sport's reigning Most Popular Driver, Chase Elliott, earned his first NASCAR All-Star Race win Wednesday night at Bristol Motor Speedway -- holding off reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in the closing laps.  Elliott led 60 of the 140 laps en route to the $1 million paycheck. He and his father, Bill Elliott, […]...2020
  • • Elliott follows in father's footsteps to win All-Star race at Bristol
    Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott fended off a late charge from reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to win the rescheduled All-Star race at Bristol and bank $1 million...2020
  • • Elliott follows in father's footsteps to win All-Star race at Bristol
    Hendrick Motorsports' Chase Elliott fended off a late charge from reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch to win the rescheduled All-Star race at Bristol and bank $1 million...2020
  • • Chase Elliott to start first NASCAR Sprint Cup race on 'weird weekend'
    There's nothing unusual about Chase Elliott being at a race track. The reigning NASCAR XFINITY Series champion is a full-time racer at age 19. But coming to the track to start a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday-now that's another matter. For Elliott, Sundays at the track have always meant watching his father, NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, but that will change this Sunday when Chase Ell...2015

Top Reigning NASCAR news

  • • Stewart expects Harvick will be hard to beat in pursuit of 2nd title
    Tony Stewart is downright bullish about the 2015 title prospects of one of his drivers, reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick....2015
  • • Matt Crafton rolls to dominant Truck Series win at Atlanta
    Two-time and reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion Matt Crafton rolled to a dominant victory in Saturday evening's Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway....2015
  • • Kyle Busch jumps out of his car to make another fan's day
    S'up? Remember when Kyle Busch signed a fan's hat on the way out of the track after winning at Martinsville Speedway three weeks ago?The whole encounter went viral and Busch subsequently invited the fan, Darienne Breazeale of Wilmington, N.C., to be his guest at Bristol Motor Speedway."I knew I was freaking out but I didn't know my face looked like that,"  Breazeale told Alan Cavanna of "NASCAR Ra...2016
  • • Rank 'em: The top 10 drivers who threaten Harvick's quest for repeat
    Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin among those who could dethrone the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion....2015
  • • Kevin Harvick crashes Jake Owen's new music video
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  • • Harvick (sort of) reveals picks on NASCAR Hall of Fame ballot
    As the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, Kevin Harvick was one of the 57 people on the voting panel responsible for choosing the next class to enter the NASCAR Hall of Fame....2015
  • • Harvick could join Petty, Waltrip with a fifth-straight Phoenix win
    Can Kevin Harvick join the likes of Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip as the only drivers to earn five-straight wins at one track? Kevin Harvick Is on the verge of making history, on multiple levels.Harvick, the reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion, comes into Phoenix International Raceway riding a four-race winning streak at the one-mile Sonoran Desert oval.If Harvick can capture Sunday's Q...2015
  • • NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champ Kumpen to make XFINITY debut
    Reigning NASCAR Whelen Euro Series champion Anthony Kumpen has announced plans for a racing program in the United States that will involve multiple NASCAR XFINITY Series races....2015
  • • Kyle Busch's car goes up in flames after engine lets go
    Four the fourth consecutive race, reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kyle Busch will finish 30th or worse in a Cup race....2016
  • • Busch Wins Best Driver ESPY Award
    The 24th annual ESPY Awards got a little “rowdy” as reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch was named Best Driver at last night’s ceremony....2016
  • • Oreovicz: Harvick untouchable at Las Vegas
    Well, that didn't take long -- for reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick to land in Victory Lane, that is....2015
  • • Dominant Harvick saves Chase place
    Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick dominated at Dover Speedway to take the win needed to progress through to the next round of the Chase...2015
  • • Atlanta first true test of NASCAR Cup title defence - Truex
    Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr says this weekend's Atlanta race will help determine how competitive he will be in 2018...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson puzzled by 'weird' form plunge
    Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Jimmie Johnson has been left bemused by his "weird" form in the final part of 2017, which leaves him on the brink of playoff elimination...2017

Reigning NASCAR schedule, game

  • • 2020 Season in Review: Kyle Busch
    Kyle Busch entered 2020 as the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, but poor luck and performance led to an early exit from the playoffs....2020
  • • Kurt Busch ends 0-for-21 skid to finally win at home track
    Luck finally fell Kurt Busch's way at his home track, where he pulled out an upset Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. Busch ended an 0-for-21 losing streak at Las Vegas with good timing and then three tremendous restarts. The reigning NASCAR champion slammed doors with his big brother on the cool-down lap....2020
  • • Kurt Busch ends 0-for-21 skid to finally win at home track
    Luck finally fell Kurt Busch's way at his home track, where he pulled out an upset Sunday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to sneak his way into the third round of the NASCAR Cup playoffs. Busch ended an 0-for-21 losing streak at Las Vegas with good timing and then three tremendous restarts. The reigning NASCAR champion slammed doors with his big brother on the cool-down lap....2020
  • • Kyle Busch primed for a Stewart-style resurgence in 2020 playoffs
    Leave it to Kyle Busch to make Tony Stewart a verb. Busch, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, limps into this year's playoffs in much the same way that Stewart did in 2011 -- confoundingly winless. The rest of Stewart's season that year became the stuff of storybook endings, as if he'd awakened from a […]...2020
  • • Elliott follows in father's footsteps to win All-Star race at Bristol
    2020
  • • Elliott follows in father's footsteps to win All-Star race at Bristol
    2020
  • • Las Vegas Cup qualifying rained out; Kyle Busch on pole
    Kyle Busch has – for now – one more advantage as the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion – getting the first starting spot when qualifying is rained out....2020
  • • Busch puts AIM Vasser Sullivan back in contention at Rolex
    Kyle Busch drove his Lexus back to the lead lap at the Rolex 24 of Daytona - a move that changed team strategy and got the reigning NASCAR champion pulled from the car to keep him fresh. A lack of speed, poor starting position and handling issues put the AIM Vasser Sullivan team into an early hole with...2020
  • • Busch puts AIM Vasser Sullivan back in contention at Rolex
    Kyle Busch drove his Lexus back to the lead lap at the Rolex 24 of Daytona — a move that changed team strategy and got the reigning NASCAR champion pulled from the car to keep him fresh. Busch was scheduled to drive a double stint — roughly 90 minutes — in the Lexus RC F GT3. A lack of speed, poor...2020
  • • NASCAR Xfinity: Brett Moffitt in JR Motorsports car at Talladega
    Reigning NASCAR Truck Series champion Brett Moffitt will drive the No. 8 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on April 27. The Talladega race is the only Xfinity Series race Moffitt is expected to contest this year. Moffitt has made two-career starts in the Xfinity Series, one in 2012 and his most recent in 2017, both at Iowa Speedway in ...2019

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