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Why reconfigured Charlotte Roval could mean unprecedented action in NASCAR playoff race

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Any NASCAR race on a road course allows skills and strategies to shine.

The playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway will be run on a unique one — the “Roval,” which features 17 turns over 2.28 miles — for the seventh straight year. It’s a fall tradition that began with Ryan Blaney, now the reigning Cup Series champion, stealing the ...Read more

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Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports sue NASCAR and CEO Jim France

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two Cup Series teams, including the one owned by Michael Jordan, jointly filed an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR.

23XI Racing, the Huntersville-based team Jordan co-owns with longtime driver Denny Hamlin, joined Front Row Motorsports to argue that the sport’s sanctioning body — led by CEO Jim France — has enriched ...Read more

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Lacrosse, fantasy football and high school: Harrison Burton's path to NASCAR playoffs

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Already a top NASCAR prospect when he was in high school at Cannon in Concord, N.C., Harrison Burton wanted to be involved.

Burton, now 23 and in the Cup Series playoffs for the first time, played lacrosse when growing up in Huntersville. He has a big group of buddies from the Cannon School who are now living all over the ...Read more

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Michael Jordan celebrates in Darlington as Tyler Reddick wins regular-season NASCAR title

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DARLINGTON, S.C. — Michael Jordan celebrated on a NASCAR pit road once again.

The 23XI Racing co-owner, widely regarded as one of the greatest athletes of all time, was dialed into Sunday night’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington.

Tyler Reddick, his 28-year-old driver with a pair of victories to his name, was locked in a battle with Kyle...Read more

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Corey LaJoie released from care center after wild airborne flip in NASCAR race at Michigan

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Corey LaJoie went for one of the most wild rides NASCAR has seen all season.

During the resumption of this weekend’s Cup Series race at Michigan on Monday morning, the No. 7 car flipped in the air and went airborne after making contact with Noah Gragson. LaJoie’s car came down, landed on its roof and skidded onto the ...Read more

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Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch charged with DWI, has license revoked, sheriff says

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Retired NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was charged with DWI and speeding late Monday and had his driver’s license revoked for a month, Iredell County Sheriff’s Office records show.

Busch also was charged with careless and reckless driving, according to sheriff’s office arrest records.

Busch didn’t immediately reply to a ...Read more

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Blaney wins at Pocono! Reigning NASCAR champ records second Cup Series win of season

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Ryan Blaney is a two-time NASCAR winner this season.

The Cup Series’ defending champion held off the field late in a competitive race at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa., to secure his second victory of the season. It marks the 12th career win in 327 Cup starts for the driver of the No. 12 Ford.

Less than a month after more than 80 of his ...Read more