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Pat DeCola

  • Senior Manager, Editorial Content, NASCAR
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Pat DeCola’s Journalist Portfolio

Wallace Jr. laments another runner-up finish | NASCAR.com

Wallace Jr. laments another runner-up finish | NASCAR.com

Second-place result at Las Vegas is Bubba's fifth runner-up finish this year LAS VEGAS -- After Darrell W…

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Analysis: Is rebel Ryan Blaney the only hope against Toyota's 2026 empire?

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By Pat DeCola
| Yahoo Sports Verified
Toyota left Darlington Raceway on Sunday night looking less like a manufacturer in good form and more like one tightening its grip on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series championship. Christopher Bell won the Cook Out Southern 500 to break through a maddening runner-up streak and reassert himself as a championship heavyweight. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs finished second as he continues to show why he's a serious title threat.
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Analysis: Is rebel Ryan Blaney the only hope against Toyota's 2026 empire?

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By Pat DeCola
| Yahoo Sports Canada Verified
Analysis: Is rebel Ryan Blaney the only hope against Toyota's 2026 empire?
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Power Rankings: Reign delay over? Larson eyeing title after Darlington resurgence

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By Pat DeCola
| Yahoo Sports Verified
NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the 16 NASCAR Cup Series drivers in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 after Christopher Bell's win at Darlington Raceway and before Sunday's race at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (3 p.m. ET, USA Network, HBO Max, MRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Analysis: Darlington somehow managed to be both a rough night for Hamlin — and a validation of his title case.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

FOX Sports Net, Editorial Assistant

Awards

National Motorsports Press Association Award

2013 - Race Coverage

Won a fifth place award for race coverage of New Hampshire Motor Speedway Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup event.

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