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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJun 12, 2023, 03:59 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 07:09 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. won at Sonoma Raceway for the fourth time in his career Sunday, passing Chase Elliott for the lead after a final-stage restart and holding off Kyle Busch for his second NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season. The 42-year-old Truex confidently

Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 10:43 AM ET LE MANS, France — Ferrari ended a 50-year absence from the 24 Hours of Le Mans by toppling mighty Toyota on Sunday in the centenary running of the most iconic sports car race in the world. Ferrari last competed at Le Mans in 1973 but returned to

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 11:03 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Aric Almirola won the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ inaugural race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday night, capitalizing on a late restart and an even later mistake by Kyle Larson. Almirola drove his Ford to the first-ever victory for RSS Racing, his first career road course

Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 08:02 PM ET SONOMA, Calif. — Denny Hamlin claimed the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, edging road course stalwart Tyler Reddick. Hamlin earned the 38th pole of his career by turning a lap in 77.719 seconds in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Reddick

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 03:39 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Noah Gragson will miss Sunday’s NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway with concussion-like symptoms from a crash last weekend outside St. Louis. Legacy Motor Club said Thursday that Truck Series driver Grant Enfinger will make his Cup debut as Gragson’s replacement in the No. 42

Associated Press Jun 8, 2023, 09:38 AM ET LE MANS, France — Rick Hendrick fully supports Chase Elliott as he returns from a one-race suspension for deliberately wrecking Denny Hamlin, but the team owner believes on-track aggression has gotten out of control this season and NASCAR sent a message by parking the superstar. “Until something

Associated Press Jun 7, 2023, 12:05 PM ET NASCAR issued another set of penalties Wednesday for illegal modifications to its second-year Next Gen car, this time against Legacy Motor Club and driver Erik Jones. NASCAR said the team modified the greenhouse on the No. 43 Chevrolet and fined crew chief Dave Elenz $75,000 and suspended

Associated Press Jun 7, 2023, 06:20 AM ET LE MANS, France — Kamui Kobayashi, one of the best sports car drivers in the world, will make his NASCAR debut on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course with Toyota in August. Kobayashi will drive for 23XI Racing, the team owned by Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan

Associated Press Jun 4, 2023, 10:03 PM ET MADISON, Ill. — Kyle Busch held off Denny Hamlin through a series of late restarts to win the chaotic, caution-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway just outside of St. Louis on Sunday. Bubba Wallace brought out the 11th and final yellow when his

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 08:13 PM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Cole Custer pulled into the lead after a late caution for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win this season on the road course at Portland International Raceway. Custer earned his 11th overall victory on the series in the No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, besting

Associated Press Jun 3, 2023, 01:16 PM ET MADISON, Ill. — Ryan Blaney isn’t slowing down now that he has finally reached Victory Lane again. After snapping his 59-race winless streak by holding off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday, Blaney put his No. 12 Ford on the front row to

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterJun 1, 2023, 03:22 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Jenson Button, Jimmie Johnson and Mike Rockenfeller will pilot NASCAR’s Garage 56 entry at this month’s 24 Hours of Le Mans. Chris Graythen/Getty Images “Just a

Associated Press May 31, 2023, 05:56 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR issued its second massive penalty in as many days by levying huge fines Wednesday against Stewart-Haas Racing for an alleged “counterfeit part” found on Chase Briscoe‘s car in a secondary inspection after the Coca-Cola 600. SHR’s No. 14 team was docked 120 points

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 05:40 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott for one race on Tuesday, one day after the five-time Most Popular Driver and former Cup champion deliberately wrecked Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600. Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement it will not appeal the suspension and Corey LaJoie

ESPN News Services May 29, 2023, 09:34 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Blaney held off William Byron to win the rescheduled Coca-Cola 600 on Monday at Charlotte Speedway, giving team owner Roger Penske a sweep of the Memorial Day weekend’s top races in the United States. Josef Newgarden won a record-extending 19th Indianapolis 500

Associated Press May 30, 2023, 12:10 AM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Justin Allgaier held on to win the Xfinity Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway late Monday night, giving JR Motorsports its first victory of the season in a race that took more than 12 hours to complete. Allgaier’s team worried he would run out

Associated Press May 29, 2023, 07:54 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Denny Hamlin called for NASCAR to suspend Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott after a wreck involving both drivers on Monday at the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. After claiming on his radio channel that Hamlin bumped him twice during a four-lap span, Elliott