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EDDIE KALEGI - STAFF WRITER From left to right: 23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan, NASCAR CEO Jim France, and NASCAR driver/team co-owner Denny Hamlin address the media after Thursday morning's settlement. (Photo Credit: Jeff Gluck on X) Case closed. After 15 months of litigation and eight full days in court, the NASCAR lawsuit and subsequent trial is complete. On Thursday morning behind closed doors, NASCAR officially settled with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, the

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Denny Hamlin left wondering after another Cup Series title slips away. (Photo Credit: Eddie Kalegi, Motorsports Today, November 2nd, 2025) Standing on pit road with less than five laps to go in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series championship at Phoenix Raceway, there was a peculiar vibe in the air. More than 100 fans, partners, and Toyota employees were gathered behind Denny Hamlin’s pit box, with team owner Joe Gibbs seated just behind crew chief Chris

EDDIE KALEGI - NASCAR REPORTER Kyle Larson celebrates second NASCAR Cup Series championship with family. (Photo Credit: Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images, November 2nd, 2025) A race that marked perhaps the end of an era for how NASCAR crowns its champions had it all; from intense racing at the front, to tire issues for all four drivers in the championship fight, to an eventful overtime finish, Phoenix Raceway delivered. 20 years of trying will continue into year 21 for Denny Hamli

DECLAN WAYMAN - STAFF WRITER Kyle Larson stands beside Denny Hamlin at Southern 500 driver intros. Photo Credit: Fisher Giannotti LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The curtain rose on the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a performance from Kyle Larson that showed both speed and strategy, even if it didn’t culminate in a win. Larson led a race-high 129 laps, collected 19 stage points, and ultimately crossed the finish line as runner-up behind Denny Hamlin i

KELSEY CHRISTMAN - STAFF WRITER Denny Hamlin celebrates his 60th career NASCAR Cup Series victory. (Photo Credit: NASCAR via Getty Images) Las Vegas Motor Speedway hosted the first race of the Round of 8 for the NASCAR Cup Series. To start the race, the top 6 positions in qualifying were claimed by playoff drivers with Denny Hamlin leading the way. Joe Gibbs Racing claimed not just the pole with Hamlin, but also began the race with Chase Briscoe in 2nd and Christopher Bell in

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BY: EDDIE KALEGI Motorsports Today has covered three NASCAR Cup Series races on-site in our existence. All three have been Joe Gibbs Racing triumphs, including Sunday afternoon, when Denny Hamlin used second half speed and clutch pit road performances to hold off Kyle Larson for the victory in the Wurth 400, the sport’s sole trip to Dover Motor Speedway on the 2024 calendar. “It’s certainly more of a team sport than it’s ever been,” Hamlin explained. “The pit crew did a pheno