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23XI Racing co-owner Michael Jordan celebrates a win by his driver Tyler Reddick after a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Talladega. Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

NASCAR revels in an M.J. moment. His Airness gives a big boost to his posthoops passion

Michael Jordan’s new life suddenly seems just as satisfying as his old one. This felt a whole lot like M.J. knocking down a buzzer beater, winning the big game, celebrating like a champion.

William Byron, center, celebrates with crew members in Victory Lane after receiving the trophy for winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, April 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Analysis: Hendrick celebration and milestone came at complicated track for NASCAR’s winningest team

Denny Hamlin celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Mike Caudill)

‘Almost NASCAR champion’ Hamlin feuds with track owner in social media spat that turned personal

FILE - Cale Yarborough, stock car racer, is seen in this 1972 photo. Darlington Raceway will pay tribute to the late NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough by displaying his No. 29 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass during its throwback weekend at the Goodyear 400 in May. (AP Photo, File)

Darlington will honor late NASCAR Cup champion Yarborough during throwback weekend in May

FILE - Tyler Reddick attends qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race Feb. 15, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, March 24, 2024, will be first of five on road or street courses this season and was won by Reddick in 2023. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Ford still winless in 2024 as NASCAR heads to first road race of the season at COTA

NASCAR track dryer brought to freeway collapse site

The race to reopen a stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia is getting a boost from a truck-mounted jet dryer that’s normally used to keep moisture off the track at the Pocono Raceway. The vehicle-mounted engine is being used to keep the track dry so lines can be repainted. (June 23)

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Larson lurks, snatches Xfinity overtime win at COTA to spoil van Gisbergen’s impressive race

Kyle Larson passed Shane van Gisbergen and Austin Hill on the final lap in double overtime to win the Xfinity road course race Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas.

FILE - Kamui Kobayashi, of Japan, walks by his car in his garage before a practice session during testing for the upcoming Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Jan. 3, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. The NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas, Sunday, March 24, 2024, will be first of five on road or street courses this season and Kobayashi will be competing for 23XI Racing. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

NASCAR brings out the ringers as Cup Series stages first road course race of the season at COTA

NASCAR’s return to the road courses always brings out the ringers. New Zealand’s Shane van Gisbergen will make his season Cup Series debut after making a splash last year by winning the Chicago street race.

Connor Zilisch greets team members after the Rolex 24 hour auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Connor Zilisch is coming off back-to-back sports car class victories at Daytona and Sebring and the teen sensation now turns his attention to NASCAR. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR’s next big hopeful makes national series debut as teenager Zilisch races truck at COTA

A promising young driver who might just be one of NASCAR’s budding new stars will make his national series debut this Saturday in the Truck Series race at Circuit of the Americas.

Denny Hamlin, center, celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, March 17, 2024, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

Denny Hamlin wins tire-management NASCAR race at Bristol, his 4th victory at the famed bullring

Denny Hamlin has won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway after passing Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. in the final laps.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ty Gibbs (54), left, and Denny Hamlin (11), right, start off the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 10, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

NASCAR’s concrete coliseum is back to normal for Sunday’s race at Bristol. Drivers welcome the move

Bristol Motor Speedway has ditched the dirt and is back to being a concrete coliseum for its annual spring race.

Kyle Larson (izquierda adelante) levanta el trofeo luego de ganar la carrera del Nascar Cup Series en el Las Vegas Motor Speedway, el domingo 3 de marzo de 2024, en Las Vegas. (AP Foto/Ian Maule)

Larson riding momentum into NASCAR’s spring race at Phoenix Raceway

Kyle Larson spent most of the afternoon near the front of the pack during the season finale at Phoenix Raceway, putting himself in position for a second NASCAR Cup Series championship in three years.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Rajah Caruth arrives at the 2024 iNASCAR Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. The 21-year-old student at Winston-Salem State has cracked into NASCAR's national-level series racing and on Friday, March 1, 2024, won the Truck Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Rajah Caruth makes leap from computer racer to NASCAR national series winner

Rajah Caruth was like any other 4-year-old boy the first time he watched the movies “Cars” and vowed to become his own version of Lightning McQueen.

NASCAR Cup Series Managing Director Brad Moran shows reporters, Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the illegal glove Joey Logano of Team Penske was caught wearing during qualifying last week at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The webbing between the fingers that give the glove a “Spider-Man” appearance are used to block air when a driver puts his hand out the window during qualifying. (AP Photo/Jenna Fryer)

NASCAR caught Joey Logano wearing an amphibious-like glove in a cheating violation

LAS VEGAS (AP) — NASCAR on Saturday displayed a clearly altered glove that Joey Logano wore in qualifying at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where aerodynamic-deflecting alterations were so obvious it looked as if he was wearing part of an amphibious costume.

Daniel Suarez (99), left, edges out Kyle Busch (8), center, and Ryan Blaney (12) at the finish line to win during the NASCAR auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, in Hampton, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Chevrolet heads to Las Vegas undefeated in 2024 across all three NASCAR national series

Two weeks into the new NASCAR season, Chevrolet heads into Las Vegas Motor Speedway undefeated. Daniel Suarez of Trackhouse Racing won a three-wide photo finish at the checkered flag last week at Atlanta and William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports won the Daytona 500.

Jesse Love, front left, and Austin Hill, front right, lead the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

NASCAR teams have hired a top antitrust attorney in their revenue dispute. Here’s what it means

The NASCAR season is underway, with 38 races set to determine another stock car racing champion in the 76th season of the top motorsports series in the United States.

William Byron, right, takes the checkered flag just ahead of Alex Bowman to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Monday, Feb. 19, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/David Graham)

Alex Bowman triggers ‘the big one’ in the Daytona 500 but escapes damage and comes home second

Alex Bowman never saw how the big wreck started that marred the end of the Daytona 500. He was surprised to learn he triggered the big one.

A group of drivers led by Austin Dillon (3) runs laps during a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR teams tell AP they’ve hired top antitrust lawyer on eve of Daytona 500

NASCAR teams have hired one of the country’s top antitrust and sports lawyers to advise them in their ongoing dispute with the family-owned stock car series over a new revenue-sharing model.

Anthony Alfredo waves to fans during driver introductions before the two Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Beard Motorsports carries on at Daytona 500 in honor of late patriarch of team and family

Beard Motorsports is back in the Daytona 500 a year after missing the race. Anthony Alfredo returned Beard Motorsports to NASCAR’s biggest spectacle.

FILE - Tony Stewart speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, in Indianapolis. Stewart, long one of NASCAR's most combustible personalities, had enough of the failures. The three-time Cup Series champion and NASCAR Hall of Fame driver said the standard at Stewart-Haas Racing — where Stewart and recent retiree Kevin Harvick each won championships — was set too high for the team to now languish far outside title contention. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Team owner, Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart vows changes, puts team on blast after winless 2023

Tony Stewart put his NASCAR team on blast ahead of the Daytona 500 and in the wake of a winless 2023 season.

Denny Hamlin takes part in an interview during NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR star Denny Hamlin plans to be more selfish in his drive for a fourth Daytona 500 victory

Don’t expect Denny Hamlin to stay in line during the closing laps of the Daytona 500. He’s not settling for second. He’s not sacrificing his finish to help a teammate.

FILE - Shane Van Gisbergen celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at the Grant Park 220 Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Chicago. Van Gisbergen took NASCAR by storm last season by winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race.(AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Shane van Gisbergen shocked NASCAR with a win in his debut. He’s now chasing a Cup career

Shane van Gisbergen took NASCAR by storm last season by winning the inaugural Chicago Street Race in his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race.

Ryan Blaney talks with a reporter during NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Ryan Blaney enters 2024 season the NASCAR champion. Up next, a shot at winning the Daytona 500

Ryan Blaney is trying to become the sixth driver to follow a NASCAR Cup championship with a Daytona 500 victory the next season.

NASCAR legend Richard Petty, left, answers a question during a news conference as his son Kyle Petty looks on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Daytona unveils the first of 28 unique statues of Richard Petty’s famed and feathered cowboy hat

Richard Petty’s signature cowboy hat has been an iconic symbol of NASCAR for decades. Now it’s a work of art.

FILE - Rick Hendrick celebrates in Victory Lane following the season championship victory by Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz., Sunday, Nov. 8, 2020. Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports are marking the 40th anniversary of NASCAR’s winningest team.(AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)

As NASCAR’s winningest team celebrates 40th anniversary season, Rick Hendrick makes plans for future

Rick Hendrick and Hendrick Motorsports are marking the 40th anniversary of NASCAR’s winningest team.

Martin Truex Jr. answers questions during an interview at the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto racing media day at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr. has ‘no clue’ whether he will retire after this season

It could be months before Martin Truex Jr. figures out his racing future. Truex says, “I have no idea what I’m doing next year.”

FILE - Kyle Larson stands by his car on pit road after qualifying for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. No one needs to remind Kyle Larson about his record at Daytona International Speedway. It's the only NASCAR venue at which he doesn’t even have a top-five finish. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Kyle Larson joins fellow NASCAR champs Truex Jr., Busch and Keselowski in 0-for-Daytona 500 club

No one needs to remind Kyle Larson about his record at Daytona International Speedway. He’s frustratingly winless at the famed track and is one of six drivers and four former Cup Series champions who will try to end double-digit skids in the Daytona 500 on Sunday.

FILE - Chase Elliott looks on prior to a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Darlington Raceway, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Darlington, S.C. Chase Elliott wants to race cars. Fast cars that he can drive to a second NASCAR championship. The rest of the stuff? The crowds, the commercials, the showcasing his every move on social media? That’s just never going to be part of the job that Elliott finds enjoyable. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)

Chase Elliott out to bounce back from worst season of career, insists he wants to be a NASCAR star

Chase Elliott wants to race cars. Fast cars that he can drive to a second NASCAR championship. The rest of the stuff?

FILE - Ryan Preece barrel rolls along the back stretch during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Aug. 26, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Preece might not recognize the spot where his harrowing crash started at the speedway last August. NASCAR paved over the grassy area that seemingly caused Preece’s car to become airborne and roll about a dozen times during the 400-mile summer race at the famed track. (AP Photo/Don Howard, File)

NASCAR driver Ryan Preece returns to Daytona, where his harrowing crash prompted grass removal

Ryan Preece might not recognize the spot where his harrowing crash started at Daytona International Speedway last August.

FILE - A sold out crowd watches as Alex Bowman, front left, and Kyle Larson, front right, lead the field to start the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. A new NASCAR season begins with rivals attempting to dethrone Team Penske after two years atop the Cup Series, all while a compelling off-track battle rages on over revenue sharing that threatens to overshadow the competition. (AP Photo/David Graham, File)

NASCAR starts season with fresh new champion and off-track revenue sharing dispute

A new NASCAR season begins with rivals attempting to dethrone Team Penske after two years atop the Cup Series, all while a compelling off-track battle rages on over revenue sharing that threatens to overshadow the competition.

FILE - second placed Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain, bottom, is sprayed with champagne by third placed Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco on the podium for the Formula One Mexico Grand Prix auto race at the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack in Mexico City, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. Driving for Ferrari next year will be a dream come true for Lewis Hamilton but the seven-time Formula One champion remains “100% committed” to Mercedes until then, he wrote Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Motorsports madness: A week of utterly bizarre and shocking developments in global auto racing

What a week for global motorsports. It started last weekend with a 24-hour race that wasn’t a full 24 hours.

Denny Hamlin poses with his troph after winning the Busch Light Clash NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Hamlin wins exhibition Clash at the Coliseum as NASCAR moves race up a day to avoid California storm

Denny Hamlin won the Clash at the Coliseum exhibition race that NASCAR hurried into a one-day show to avoid a dangerous “Pineapple Express” storm headed toward California.

FILE - Cars race during the qualifying portion of the Busch Light Clash NASCAR exhibition auto race at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. NASCAR returns to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a third consecutive year for the exhibition Clash and the immediate future of racing in Southern California is at stake. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

NASCAR returns to the Coliseum with the future of Clash event uncertain in Southern California

NASCAR returns to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for a third consecutive year for the exhibition Clash and the immediate future of racing in Southern California is at stake.

Bubba Wallace prepares for a qualifying run for the Michelin Pilot Challenge auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

NASCAR represented at Daytona by Toyota team filled by Wallace, Nemechek and Corey Heim

Bubba Wallace and John Hunter Nemechek have raced in big events before, the Daytona 500 probably the biggest races of their careers.

NASCAR unprepared for spectator demand to watch heat races at Coliseum in grandstand policy reversal

NASCAR backtracked on its plan to close the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum grandstands on the first day of on-track activity the very same day the shutdown was announced.

FILE - Cale Yarborough walks away after blowing the engine of his Oldsmobile just after completing his first lap in pole position qualifying for the Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 11, 1979. Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR's all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, died Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. He was 84. (AP Photo/Hal Moore, File)

NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough, a 3-time Cup champion in the 1970s, dies at 84

Cale Yarborough, considered one of NASCAR’s all-time greatest drivers and the first to win three consecutive Cup titles, has died.