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Ankrum on final laps: ‘I honestly forgot to breathe, holy cow’

Tyler Ankrum needed a moment to catch his breath in Victory Lane at Kentucky Speedway after winning in a surprise upset of Brett Moffitt in the closing laps.

07/11/2019

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Byron almost hit wall, cut finger but ‘recovered’ in Nashville burnout

Byron almost hit wall, cut finger but ‘recovered’...

William Byron almost hit the wall during Burnouts on Broadway and caught up with NASCAR.com's Backseat Drivers to discuss how he saved it.

Byron almost hit wall, cut finger but ‘recovered’ in Nashville burnout

Will there be offseason Taylor TV? Hamlin says ‘soon’

Will there be offseason Taylor TV? Hamlin says ‘soon&#...

Denny Hamlin checks in with NASCAR.com from Nashville, Tennessee, after doing Burnouts on Broadway.

Will there be offseason Taylor TV? Hamlin says ‘soon’

Backseat Drivers: Bowman dishes on excitement of Nashville

Backseat Drivers: Bowman dishes on excitement of Nashville

NASCAR.com's Jonathan Merryman and Alex Weaver check in with Alex Bowman from Champion's Week in Nashville and talk about his burnout.

Backseat Drivers: Bowman dishes on excitement of Nashville

Kyle Busch’s touching words to wife Samantha during champion’s speech

Kyle Busch’s touching words to wife Samantha during champion...

Kyle Busch took time to thank wife Samantha during his champion's speech at the NASCAR Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kyle Busch’s touching words to wife Samantha during champion’s speech

Hamlin pulls off the tape during speech in Nashville

Hamlin pulls off the tape during speech in Nashville

Denny Hamlin pokes fun at his tape incident in Miami during his NASCAR Awards banquet speech in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hamlin pulls off the tape during speech in Nashville

Kyle Busch jabs at Martin Truex Jr. during awards speech

Kyle Busch jabs at Martin Truex Jr. during awards speech

Kyle Busch had some fun with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. during his NASCAR Awards speech in Nashville, Tennessee.

Kyle Busch jabs at Martin Truex Jr. during awards speech

Joe Vaughn wins 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award

Joe Vaughn wins 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award

NASCAR Vice Chairman Mike Helton presents Joe Vaughn with the 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award in Nashville, Tennessee.

Joe Vaughn wins 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award

Chase Elliott wins 2019 Most Popular Driver Award

Chase Elliott wins 2019 Most Popular Driver Award

Chase Elliott accepts the 2019 NMPA Most Popular Driver Award during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

Chase Elliott wins 2019 Most Popular Driver Award

Darrell Waltrip wins Myers Brothers Award in Nashville

Darrell Waltrip wins Myers Brothers Award in Nashville

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver and former broadcaster Darrell Waltrip accepts the NMPA Myers Brothers Award during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

Darrell Waltrip wins Myers Brothers Award in Nashville

Bowyer: ‘There’s a bunch of hungover people in here’

Bowyer: ‘There’s a bunch of hungover people in here...

Joined by Alex Bowman, Clint Bowyer entertains the crowd the only way he knows how during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bowyer: ‘There’s a bunch of hungover people in here’

Joe Gibbs earns Bill France Award in Nashville

Joe Gibbs earns Bill France Award in Nashville

Team owner Joe Gibbs earns the Bill France Award of Excellence during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

Joe Gibbs earns Bill France Award in Nashville

Behind the scenes from Burnouts on Broadway

Behind the scenes from Burnouts on Broadway

Take in all the scenes from Wednesday's Burnouts on Broadway during Champion's Week for the NASCAR Cup Series in Nashville, Tennessee.

Behind the scenes from Burnouts on Broadway

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Byron almost hit wall, cut finger but 'recovered' in Nashville burnout
William Byron almost hit the wall during Burnouts on Broadway and caught up with NASCAR.com's Backseat Drivers to discuss how he saved it.
Will there be offseason Taylor TV? Hamlin says 'soon'
Denny Hamlin checks in with NASCAR.com from Nashville, Tennessee, after doing Burnouts on Broadway.
Backseat Drivers: Bowman dishes on excitement of Nashville
NASCAR.com's Jonathan Merryman and Alex Weaver check in with Alex Bowman from Champion's Week in Nashville and talk about his burnout.
Kyle Busch's touching words to wife Samantha during champion's speech
Kyle Busch took time to thank wife Samantha during his champion's speech at the NASCAR Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hamlin pulls off the tape during speech in Nashville
Denny Hamlin pokes fun at his tape incident in Miami during his NASCAR Awards banquet speech in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kyle Busch jabs at Martin Truex Jr. during awards speech
Kyle Busch had some fun with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. during his NASCAR Awards speech in Nashville, Tennessee.
Joe Vaughn wins 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
NASCAR Vice Chairman Mike Helton presents Joe Vaughn with the 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chase Elliott wins 2019 Most Popular Driver Award
Chase Elliott accepts the 2019 NMPA Most Popular Driver Award during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

Hemric weighs in on Driver by Number: No. 3 & No. 8
Richard Childress Racing driver Daniel Hemric weighs in on the impact the No. 3 and No. 8 have had in NASCAR.
Final Laps: Hailie Deegan spins teammate to win
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Bowyer and Newman go at it on pit road after All-Star Race
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Relive Dover's most monstrous moments
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Kyle Larson flips on final lap in chaotic multi-car wreck
William Byron and David Ragan collide, sending Kyle Larson into the outside wall and tumbling down the backstretch.
McDowell, Suarez fight during qualifying at ISM Raceway
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Byron almost hit wall, cut finger but 'recovered' in Nashville burnout
William Byron almost hit the wall during Burnouts on Broadway and caught up with NASCAR.com's Backseat Drivers to discuss how he saved it.
Will there be offseason Taylor TV? Hamlin says 'soon'
Denny Hamlin checks in with NASCAR.com from Nashville, Tennessee, after doing Burnouts on Broadway.
Backseat Drivers: Bowman dishes on excitement of Nashville
NASCAR.com's Jonathan Merryman and Alex Weaver check in with Alex Bowman from Champion's Week in Nashville and talk about his burnout.
Kyle Busch's touching words to wife Samantha during champion's speech
Kyle Busch took time to thank wife Samantha during his champion's speech at the NASCAR Awards in Nashville, Tennessee.
Hamlin pulls off the tape during speech in Nashville
Denny Hamlin pokes fun at his tape incident in Miami during his NASCAR Awards banquet speech in Nashville, Tennessee.
Kyle Busch jabs at Martin Truex Jr. during awards speech
Kyle Busch had some fun with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. during his NASCAR Awards speech in Nashville, Tennessee.
Joe Vaughn wins 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award
NASCAR Vice Chairman Mike Helton presents Joe Vaughn with the 2019 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award in Nashville, Tennessee.
Chase Elliott wins 2019 Most Popular Driver Award
Chase Elliott accepts the 2019 NMPA Most Popular Driver Award during the NASCAR Awards banquet in Nashville, Tennessee.

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