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NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, left, and William Byron, pose with Byron's trophy after winning the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Sunday, March 12, 2023, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

NASCAR issues largest team fine in history against Hendrick

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Jimmie Johnson prepares himself before the start of a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

7-time NASCAR champ Johnson adds COTA, Coca-Cola 600 to sked

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Chase Elliott greets fans during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 19, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Elliott has injured his leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado and will miss this weekend’s NASCAR race at Las Vegas. Hendrick Motorsports said NASCAR’s most popular driver was scheduled to have surgery Friday evening. Elliott was injured Friday, March 3. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File) **FILE**

Hendrick Motorsports says Elliott to miss about 6 weeks with broken leg

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Kyle Busch celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) **FILE**

Kyle Busch out to prove he is still best in NASCAR

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Kyle Busch takes a bow with a checkered flag after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Kyle Busch gets first RCR victory in Fontana’s NASCAR farewell

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Austin Hill (21) leads the field into turn one as the sun peeks through the grandstand during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Rain washes out practices, qualifying for NASCAR at Fontana

Associated Press

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., center, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins longest Daytona 500 in history

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Jimmie Johnson get ready to go out on the track during a practice session for the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Johnson provides early Daytona thrills in NASCAR comeback

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Josh Sims, left, of FOX Sports interviews Alex Bowman after he qualified for the pole position in the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Fox pit reporter Sims a symbol of NASCAR’s diversity goals

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Austin Cindric (2) takes the checkered flag in front of Bubba Wallace (23) to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, in Daytona Beach, Fla. As Kevin Harvick prepares to depart, the stage is open to be seized by Noah Gragson, watermelon farmer Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez, the only Mexican-born winner in NASCAR history. There’s also Cindric, a Team Penske fixture who won last year’s Daytona 500 as a rookie on Roger Penske’s 85th birthday, or Bubba Wallace, the only Black driver competing at NASCAR’s top level. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) **FILE**

NASCAR kicks off 75th season at Daytona with changes, challenges

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Red Farmer (61) goes airborne after hitting a hole on the four-mile Daytona Beach road course during the 100-mile Modified and Sportsmen type stock car race in Daytona Beach, Fla., Feb. 14, 1953. NASCAR marks its 75th year in 2023, recalling both its highs and lows. (AP Photo/James P. Kerlin, File)

NASCAR 75: Car evolution includes stock, wings, safety. EV?

By Mark Long - Associated Press

FILE - Kyle Busch watches during NASCAR Cup Series auto race qualifying at the Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., on Aug. 6, 2022. Busch, who was detained at a Mexican airport last month when a handgun was discovered in his luggage, was sentenced to 3½ years in prison and a $1,000 fine for having a gun and ammunition earlier this month by a judge in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, home to beach destinations Cancun and Tulum. The federal Attorney General’s Office said that the judge decided to allow a conditional punishment and let Busch leave Mexico after he paid a bond. The office did not say how much he paid. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

NASCAR’s Kyle Busch caught with gun at Mexican airport, sentenced to over 3 years in prison

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain speaks during the NASCAR Championship media day, Nov. 3, 2022, in Phoenix. NASCAR has essentially banned the “Hail Melon” video-game move driver Ross Chastain used at Martinsville Speedway to race his way into the championship finale. (AP Photo/Matt York, FILE) **FILE**

NASCAR bans Chastain’s wall-hugging move at Martinsville

By Mark Long - Associated Press

Kyle Larson climbs into his car before a NASCAR Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021, in Indianapolis. Kyle Larson will attempt to race the Indianapolis 500 in 2024 with McLaren Racing in a joint effort with NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick. The surprise Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, announcement by McLaren and Hendrick at last gives Larson a path into his dream race.(AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Kyle Larson to try Indy 500-Coca-Cola 600 double in 2024

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Ty Gibbs celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race and the season championship Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) **FILE**

Ty Gibbs promoted to replace Kyle Busch in JGR’s Cup car

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race and championship Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

Logano wins at Phoenix to earn his second NASCAR championship

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Coy Gibbs, right, presents the Hall of Fame ring to his father, NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Joe Gibbs, during the induction ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., on Jan. 31, 2020. Coy, the vice chairman at Joe Gibbs Racing for his NFL and NASCAR Hall of Fame father, died Sunday morning, Nov. 6, 2022. He was 49. His death came just hours after his son Ty won the Xfinity Series championship. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File) **FILE**

JGR co-owner Coy Gibbs, 49, dies hours after son wins title

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Ross Chastain gestures as he talks to a crew member during practice for the NASCAR auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) **FILE**

Competitors deem Chastain’s wall riding to qualify for NASCAR’s title race unsafe

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press

Christopher Bell (20) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway, Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spots

By Hank Kurz Jr. - Associated Press

Alex Bowman (48) drives during the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Larry Papke) **FILE**

Bowman cleared to return from concussion at NASCAR finale

By Jenna Fryer - Associated Press