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#NASCAR Friday 5: As Kyle Larson's month begins to get busier with Indy 500 practice next week, I'm reminded of what he told me 3 years ago ... also this week was like many previous weeks for Spire Motorsports. It featured change. That and more ...

Friday 5: Kyle Larson's quest for greatness could lead to an unforgettable month

Kyle Larson: "I want to be known as somebody who could climb into all different types of cars and be great at what they do."

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#NASCAR ... Car owner Joe Gibbs apologizes in media center for team celebrating Daytona 500 win in light of Ryan Newman's crash. Gibbs said team didn't know about severity of Newman's crash until being informed about it in victory lane.

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#NASCAR … Tony Stewart’s reaction as Cole Custer won the race and the Xfinity championship.

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#NASCAR … Noah Gragson on Ty Gibbs: “I’m just voicing my opinion. I don’t like him.”

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#NASCAR ... I asked Rick Hendrick what he thought of Ross Chastain's last-lap move at Martinsville. Rick said: "I thought it was neatest thing I ever saw until I realized he knocked us out of the owner's championship."

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#NASCAR ... Hugs for ⁦ @HailieDeegan ⁩ after her runner-up finish in the ARCA race at ⁦ @DISupdates ⁩

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#NASCAR … Kyle Busch spoke to the media after parking his car in the garage …

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#NASCAR … I asked Ryan Blaney if he would talk to track officials about hitting a concrete wall instead of a SAFER barrier, he said: “I’ll pay for the F—— thing.”

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#NASCAR … Kyle Busch on driver issues on track: “We have completely lost any sense of respect in the garage area between drivers.”

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#NASCAR … Ryan Blaney was talking to the media when he saw the finish for the first time. His reaction …

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#NASCAR .. For those who don't like @KyleBusch winning Truck races because he's beating "the kids" ... well ... Kyle was the youngest driver in the top 5 tonight: 1. Kyle Busch, 33 years 2. Stewart Friesen, 35 3. Johnny Sauter, 40 4. Grant Enfinger, 34 5. Matt Crafton, 42

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#NASCAR … Kyle Busch says of Brad Keselowski … “I should beat the 💩out of him”

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩ on how much longer he can run one race a year ...

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @BubbaWallace ⁩ talks about his 3rd-place finish and what happened in pit road early in the race. And see who stopped by to congratulate Bubba on his race ...

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#NASCAR … Kevin Harvick says of Kyle Busch, whose contract expires after this year: “I’m 100 percent open to having Kyle as a teammate.”

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9 months

As #NASCAR … Ovation in drivers meeting for Kurt Busch, who announced his retirement from the Cup Series on Saturday.

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1 year

#NASCAR … Justin Allgaier on Atlanta Motor Speedway: “After the reconfiguration of this place … it’s completely ruined this place.”

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @TylerReddick ⁩’s son in Victory Lane.

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#NASCAR … Dale Jr with Justin Allgaier after the race. Allgaier finished 3rd.

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3 years

#NASCAR ... Radio message to Kevin Harvick during the caution: "Little Harvick won" "Alright!"

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4 years

#NASCAR ... Brad ⁦ @keselowski ⁩ with strong words about teammate ⁦ @joeylogano ⁩ after that incident

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9 months

#NASCAR … Kamui Kobayashi finished 33rd in his Cup debut but says “I want to come back.”

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5 months

#NASCAR … Dale Jr and wife Amy on the red carpet

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2 years

#NASCAR … ⁦ @MyattSnider ⁩ describes his crash

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4 years

#NASCAR : 20 years ago, @3widemiddle lost his wife & infant son in crash. He endured and his life took another unexpected turn. Before each race he honors the family he had and the one he has.

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3 years

#NASCAR ... I talked to @KevinHarvick and he was not happy about racing in the rain, saying “I’ve never felt more unsafe in my whole racing career. Period.”

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#NASCAR … Kyle Larson and his wife on the red carpet

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#NASCAR ... Jenson Button finished 18th and told his team after the race on the radio that Cup drivers "are on it every second of the race." ... He also said afterward that the race was a "roller coaster ... a whole F1 season in one race."

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @JebBurtonRacing ⁩ gets emotional talking about his 4th-place finish at ⁦ @IMS ⁩

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @chaseelliott ⁩ has joined ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩ in the infield at the Coliseum. This should add some spice to the #SBLVI pre-game show Feb 13 on ⁦ @NBCSports ⁩

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#NASCAR … Sound up … ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩ in the Next Gen car at ⁦ @BGSRacing ⁩

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7 years

He lived 17 years without electricity. He traveled by horse & buggy. Now, he works on @CGRTeams ' #NASCAR cars. His…

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#NASCAR … Brandon Jones needed to win to make the Xfinity title race. Teammate Ty Gibbs would have made it even finishing second. What Jones said if the situation …

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#NASCAR … I asked Kyle Busch about what he has gone through this year with his plans for next year uncertain. He opened up …

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5 years

#NASCAR ... Grant Enfinger not happy with Austin Hill on pit road after the race

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1 year

#NASCAR … Jimmie Johnson on the red carpet with his family (and guest appearance by Chase Elliott)

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#NASCAR … William Byron not happy with Joey Logano for that contact …

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According to the @bostonmarathon site, former #NASCAR champion Matt Kenseth finished today's race in 3 hours, 1 minute, 40 seconds. That's an average of 1 mile every 6 minutes, 56 seconds. The site reports Kenseth finished 141st in the men's 50-54 division

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#NASCAR … Car of #Daytona500 winner ⁦ @AustinCindric ⁩ has arrived in inspection bay.

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#NASCAR … Decal honoring Sherry Pollex that will be on all the cars this weekend at Texas.

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5 years

#NASCAR ... ⁦ @Blaney ’s reaction to what ⁦ @JimmieJohnson ⁩ said about his quivering lip in last weekend’s interview with NBCSN: “That actually really pissed me off”

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#NASCAR ... @CLTMotorSpdwy announces that after end of stage 2 of the Coca-Cola 600, they will bring the cars down pit road and stop the race briefly for all to remember the significance of Memorial Day weekend.

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#NASCAR … @Team_Penske burning it down with @Blaney @joeylogano and @keselowski

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#NASCAR … Denny Hamlin on contact from Ross Chastain in the race: “Everyone has their different tolerance levels … I’ve reached my peak.”

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#NASCAR ... All the ⁦ @TeamHendrick ⁩ cars have decals honoring Brenda Jackson, mother of ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩ and ⁦ @EarnhardtKelley ⁩

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#NASCAR … Jeffrey Earnhardt was not happy with Parker Kligerman after the race for an incident during the event.

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#NASCAR states that they will review the entire incident between Bubba Wallace and Kyle Larson this week. NASCAR did NOT call Wallace to the hauler after the incident.

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @KyleBusch ⁩’s car this weekend at the Clash.

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#NASCAR Cup champion Ryan Blaney and Gianna Tulio on the red carpet

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @JEarnhardt1 ⁩ on the emotion of this weekend, winning the pole and finishing 2nd in the ⁦ @NASCAR_Xfinity ⁩ race at ⁦ @TALLADEGA ⁩

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#NASCAR … I asked reigning Cup champ Joey Logano if this event should be a points race. Check out his emphatic response

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @Alex_Bowman ⁩ walked down pit road to apologize to ⁦ @TeamHendrick ⁩ teammate ⁦ @KyleLarsonRacin ⁩ for spinning him late in the race at ⁦ @roadamerica ⁩ Bowman said his brakes went out. Larson later said “no hard feelings.”

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#NASCAR … What’s this? ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩ in a driver’s uniform and carrying a helmet into the Coliseum. Hmmm #SBLVI is on ⁦ @NBCSports ⁩ on Feb 13.

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#NASCAR … Kevin Harvick toasts his team on pit road after completing his final Cup race.

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @KyleLarsonRacin ⁩ goes to Victory Lane to congratulate ⁦ @AlexBowman88 ⁩ on his first career Cup win.

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#NASCAR … ⁦ @AJDinger ⁩ is the first to arrive to the Daytona 500 drivers meeting.

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#NASCAR … Martin Truex Jr. and Emily Collins

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#NASCAR ... @DaleJarrett says on #NASCARAmerica that he received a text from Charles Barkley asking about @RyanJNewman and passing along his best wishes to Ryan and his family.

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1 year

#NASCAR … Denny Hamlin and Jordan Fish on the red carpet.

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#NASCAR … Crowd for today’s Cup race at Bristol

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#NASCAR : Chase Elliott on the radio to his spotter during this stage break: "I just don't understand what is promoting this top line thing. Nothing changed in these cars, did they?" Told no by his spotter "I just don't understand it."

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @j66anderson ⁩ after his runner-up finish in t Truck race at ⁦ @DISupdates ⁩: “This finish tonight ... is for every underdog in America.”

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#NASCAR ... ⁦ @BubbaWallace ⁩ tossing a football with fans during the rain delay. ⁦ @SNFonNBC ⁩ will be here soon!

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4 years

#NASCAR race fan's schedule for this week: Sunday - Coke 600 Monday - Xfinity race Tuesday - Truck race Wednesday - Cup race Thursday - Waiting for next race Friday - Waiting for next race Saturday - Xfinity race Sunday - Cup race

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#NASCAR … A little short track action at the Coliseum. To see more of this race between ⁦ @DaleJr ⁩, ⁦ @chaseelliott ⁩, ⁦ @Blaney ⁩ and ⁦ @BubbaWallace ⁩ … check out the ⁦ @NBCSports ⁩ #SBLVI pregame show Feb 13.

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#NASCAR : 7-time Cup champion @JimmieJohnson "We want to stand with our friend, we want to stand with Bubba."

Drivers, crews stand with Bubba Wallace

Drivers pushed Bubba Wallace's car to the front of the grid and crew members followed in a sign of unity for Wallace.

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#NASCAR … A look at the Austin Dillon car that wrecked in the opening minutes of Next Gen testing at ⁦ @CLTMotorSpdwy ⁩

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#NASCAR … Listen to that sound in the Coliseum. This will make color a fun #SBLVI pregame show Feb 13 on ⁦ @NBCSports ⁩

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#NASCAR … you can see how Advance Auto Parts will use the side of ⁦ @Blaney ⁩’s car this weekend at ⁦ @MartinsvilleSwy ⁩ .. this is a prime example of what pushing the number forward can allow a sponsor to do

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#NASCAR … Denny Hamlin on why the racing was like it was tonight and then check out his sarcasm when I asked if this should be a points race.

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#NASCAR … Ryan Blaney after that accident: “I’m pissed. I’m pissed. I’m sick of getting right reared here by someone’s awful push.”

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#NASCAR … Here is what Kyle Busch had to say after leaving the infield care center…

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#NASCAR … Myatt Snider is out of infield care center.

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#NASCAR ... Today's Xfinity race was the 1,300th in series history. This was just the 3rd time the ENTIRE field was running at the finish. Others were Michigan (Aug 1998) and Langley (April 1988)

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#NASCAR …Ryan Blaney said he experienced a 55G hit in his crash at the Duel on Thursday night. He said he experienced a 70G impact in his Daytona crash last August. Both were measured by a mouthpiece he and some other drivers wear that collect data and measure impacts on drivers

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#NASCAR ... Steve O'Donnell reads statement from the team Ryan Newman is in serious condition but doctors say the injuries are not life threatening

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#NASCAR … Was that last-lap duel with Kyle Larson just good hard racing or something else? Here is what John Hunter Nemechek said.

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#NASCAR ... "What a joke he is," Bubba Wallace on FS1 about Michael McDowell after being wrecked by McDowell.

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#NASCAR … Chase Elliott in the media center asked about Kyle Larson and the final restart …

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I asked Dale Jr. if he thought about running the #NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway if he could be eligible. This is what he said …

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#NASCAR … Rodney Sandstorm made it to the Coliseum.

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Trans Am race just ended here at Road America Kaz Grala won Paul Menard was 2nd

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#NASCAR … Chase Elliott on the type of race Sunday’s event at Bristol was … “It was a lot of fun.”

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#NASCAR … William Byron and Erin Blaney on the red carpet.

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#NASCAR ... Tonight's Coca-Cola 600: 413 laps 31 lead changes 18 cautions 17 cars fail to finish 5 (hours, 13 minutes: length of race) 2 overtimes 1 Coca-Cola 600 win for Denny Hamlin What a night

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#NASCAR … Manhole cover in Turn 3

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5 years

#NASCAR ... NEWS ... Winner @dennyhamlin 's car has been disqualified for failing heights after the race. @ColeCuster is the winner

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#NASCAR … Travis Pastrana: “It was an honor to be on the track with these guys.” He finished 11th in his Daytona 500 debut.

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#NASCAR … @MartinTruex_Jr says he will be back next year.

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#NASCAR … Austin Hill and Ty Dillon had a discussion after the Xfinity race at New Hampshire.

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Cars that Kyle Larson will drive in the 2024 Indy 500 and Coca-Cola 600

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#NASCAR ... For years, strangers knocked on Paul Call's door, hoping he'd let them see North Wilkesboro Speedway. He did more than that. He made the track come alive.

North Wilkesboro's heartbeat: Caretaker's kindness created lasting memories

Paul Call was the racing version of Johnny Appleseed, sharing the history of North Wilkesboro Speedway one fan at a time.

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#NASCAR … Dirt Late Model racer Jonathan Davenport will race at Bristol next month. Let Kyle Larson explain just how good of a driver Davenport is.

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#NASCAR ... Took a ride in a Blackhawk helicopter with ⁦ @chaseelliott ⁩ over Nashville as he promotes the upcoming night race at ⁦ @BMSupdates ⁩

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#NASCAR … Kevin Harvick’s car this weekend at Homestead, the same scheme on his car when he won the 2014 title here.

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#NASCAR … Kevin Harvick’s car for his final ride as a full-time Cup driver.

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#NASCAR … William Byron asked by ⁦ @DaveyCenter ⁩ about how his car was among the ones chosen for further inspection after Richmond as a random selection: “You tell me. Doesn’t look very random does it?”