Top teams not worried when NASCAR Cup Series takes only break in grinding schedule

Published June 12, 2023 11:13 am

By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — The relentless grind of the NASCAR Cup Series pauses this week, and just about everybody involved with the cars is looking to take advantage. This is the teams’ sole weekend without a race between the Daytona 500 on Feb. 19 and the Cup Series championship at Phoenix on Nov. 5. But for the teams and drivers doing their best work right before the start of the 10-race sprint to the 10-race Cup playoffs, this one-week break is a mixed blessing. Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. both say they’re quite pleased with the momentum built up by their teams.

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