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LAS VEGAS (AP) — There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports to ring the winning bell throughout the North Carolina shop after every NASCAR victory. As motivation to have the best year of his career, Kyle Larson‘s team decided to bring a bell on the road so avoid having to wait to return to Charlotte to celebrate every achievement he plans for this season. The bell got its first ring Sunday when Larson won his second consecutive race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to keep keep Chevrolet… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]NASCAR Cup Series live: Ryan Blaney wins Stage 2 at Homestead ahead of William Byron, Kyle Larson  Yahoo Sports Source link

Brandon Brown’s embrace of the right-wing slogan that involves his first name hasn’t reaped any financial rewards in 2022. Brown is stepping out of his No. 68 car for Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course and may not compete in many more races the rest of the season. Brown’s team is looking to field drivers who have sponsorship money after a deal with a now-defunct political cryptocurrency didn’t flourish. And that lack of sponsorship is why… Source link

Bobby East, a stock car driver who competed in NASCAR’s lower circuits and won three titles with the USAC, died after being fatally stabbed during an altercation at a gas station on Wednesday, local police confirmed to KTLA. He was 37 years old. Police in Westminster, part of north Orange County, California, had previously announced the stabbing occurred without identifying East, but his death has since been confirmed by a release from the USAC. The alleged suspect, Trent William Millsap,… Source link

NASCAR marked the start of Pride Month on Wednesday by admitting that its “recent actions” had not been in line with the sanctioning body’s public efforts for better diversity and inclusion. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) waved the green flag ahead of the May 22 All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway. In February, Abbott called for state agencies to investigate gender-affirming treatments on transgender teenagers. Abbott’s calls for investigations came after Texas Attorney General Ken… Source link

Nigel Kinrade/NKP/Motorsport Images/Shutterstock / Nigel Kinrade/NKP/Motorsport Images/Shutterstock Baby Doge, a “new crypto birthed by fans of the Doge Coin online community,” is making its NASCAR debut Saturday, as the coin’s branding will be featured on driver Brandon Brown’s No. 68 Chevrolet Camaro. See: Visa Crypto-Linked Cards Have Amassed $1 Billion in Spending so Far this Year, Company Launches New Card with BlockFiFind: Is the Shiba Inu Coin the Cryptocurrency You Should Be… Source link

The American topped the list ahead of NBA legend Michael Jordan and boxer Tyson Fury, who were ranked second and third respectively. Newman was thrust into the spotlight after surviving a dramatic crash at the Daytona 500 in February. He had been leading the final lap of the race when he saw his car spin and go airborne, flipping several times and landing in a fiery wreck. The 43-year-old driver was hospitalized for two days with serious but non-life-threatening injuries and said he had no… Source link