Author: Les Grossman

The second round of the Cup Series playoffs concludes Sunday at the Charlotte Roval.The playoff field will be reduced from 12 to eight drivers.Chase Elliott enters the race holding the final transfer spot. The four drivers below the cutoff line are Joey Logano (-13 points), Daniel Suarez (-20), Austin Cindric (-29) and Chase Briscoe (-32).Details for Sunday’s Cup race at Charlotte Roval(All times Eastern)TO START: The order to start the engines will be given at 2:26 p.m. by Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards, members of the 2025 NASCAR Hall of Fame class. … The green flag is expected to be…

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Now or never is the time for a handful of NASCAR playoff racers as the final race of the Round of 16 goes green Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course, known to all as Roval, which is still rather young but is behaving a little obnoxiously.Chase Elliott (eighth) and Joey Logano (ninth) sit on opposite sides of the playoff bubble after last Sunday at Talladega. Since only the top eight remain alive in the playoffs and travel to Las Vegas next week for… that’s right… the round of 16! Others are at risk of falling below the line…

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Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin’s 23XI Racing pursues NASCAR with Front Row Motorsports. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing have filed a preliminary injunction to allow both teams to race as licensed entries in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2025.Both teams announced they would file for an injunction a week ago when they filed a lawsuit against NASCAR on the new charter agreement of the sanctioning body. FRM and 23XI are the only two teams that did not sign the franchise agreement before the deadline in early September. The other 13 approved teams signed the agreement.“The…

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The National Motorsports Appeals Board on Wednesday upheld the disqualification penalty imposed on Sam Mayer and his No. 1 team after the JR Motorsports car failed the Xfinity post-race inspection at Talladega Superspeedway.The car was found to be too low at the rear and was disqualified.The Xfinity standings remain the same after being reset for the penalty.AJ Allmendinger holds the final transfer spot heading into Saturday’s playoff race at the Charlotte Roval. Those below the cutoff line are Justin Allgaier (-7 points), Shane van Gisbergen (-10), Mayer (-13) and Parker Kligerman (-16).In making its decision, the National Motorsports Appeals Committee…

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