Glossary / General

Cup series

38 Episode Mentions

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The Cup Series is the main racing series in NASCAR where the best drivers compete. It includes many races throughout the year and determines the champion at the end.

Technical Definition

The Cup Series is the premier series of NASCAR, featuring the highest level of competition among stock car racing. It includes a series of races held at various tracks across the country, culminating in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship.

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"And in fact, Porsche supported it by doing a GT2 RS club sport slash 935 racing support series, similar to cup series. They did that ahead of, I want to say, a few F1 races in Europe."
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"...and then you got the cup guys coming on tomorrow same thing charlotte roval..."
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"but not at the racetrack in cup racing. ... when I drove in the cup series and when I started in 99, you could outrun the tires."
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