Glossary / General

Cup

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Too Afraid to Ask

'Cup' means the NASCAR Cup Series, which is the highest level of NASCAR racing with the fastest cars and best drivers.

Technical Definition

In this context, 'Cup' refers to the NASCAR Cup Series, which is the top-level professional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. It is the most popular and prestigious NASCAR series.

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"So once we switched to Toyota, we were behind on even on in the cup, we were behind on engineering and Joe, we relied on again, Joe Gibbs is kind of information that you, you know, they,"
Dale Jr.'s Epic 2001 Celebration & Dale Sr.'s Leadership Lessons The Dale Jr. Download 11:05

""...doubleheader weekend with Cup and like, why should we be a support category to them or whatever?""
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"What is it about Cup that has come? I don't want to say so easily for you because nothing's ever easy at this level. But you seem to have such an affinity for this car, this style of driving."
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