Hamlin Shoulders Blame

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Denny Hamlin, the series’ most recent winner heading into the Bristol race weekend, appeared to have made the move of the race when a two-tire call under caution at lap 417 put him out front for the subsequent restart.

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Kyle Busch Outduels his Brother for the Food City 500 Victory

Kyle Busch led 71 laps en route to winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Photo – Chris Graythen/Getty Images

The NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series went racing at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Food City 500. This 500-lap race was an intense battle with multiple lead changes. Two teams, including Team Penske have continued to lead the way as Kyle Busch relishes being at the top for Joe Gibbs Racing with a hot start to the season. Look for him to keep it going heading into the next four races and the mid-point of the season.

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Denny Hamlin Overcomes Pit Road Penalties in Win at Texas Motor Speedway

FORT WORTH, TX – MARCH 31: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, crosses the finish line to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on March 31, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images *** Local Caption *** Denny Hamlin

As the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series takes a week break from short track racing, and heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the O’Reilley Auto Parts 500. So far this season, it has been a hot start for two racing teams. Team Penske and Joe Gibbs Racing have been the teams winning all the racing so far. Both teams have won three races a piece out of the six total races heading into yesterday’s 500-mile race in Texas.

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Kyle Busch scores hard-fought third at Martinsville—but it’s not a win

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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Kyle Busch was close in Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway—just not close enough.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series at ISM Raceway Preview

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After a spectacular event in Las Vegas last weekend, the NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Phoenix, Arizona for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race the iK9 Service Dog 200 at ISM Raceway this Saturday, March 9 at 4 pm ET with pre-race coverage at 3:30 pm ET on FS1 MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio for the fourth race of the 2019 season. The defending winner is Brad Keselowski.

Distance:  200 miles (200 laps); Stage 1 (Ends on lap 45),

Stage 2 (Ends on lap 90), Final Stage (Ends on lap 200)

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