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AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell picked up his eighth career win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Saturday in the Whelen Trusted to Perform 200, his seventh win of 2018. Bell, … Continue Reading Bell ties Bowyer, others on all-time wins list
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Four more drivers Championship hopes shriveled up in the Arizona desert after they were eliminated from NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff contention following Saturday’s Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 … Continue Reading Comments from the eliminated Xfinity Playoff drivers
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt, will run nine NASCAR Xfinity Series races with Joe Gibbs Racing next year. Earnhardt will make his debut … Continue Reading Jeffrey Earnhardt lands Xfinity ride at Joe Gibbs Racing
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Clint Bowyer enters Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway 51 points below the playoff cutline, which essentially puts the driver of the No. 14 machine in a … Continue Reading Clint Bowyer on the outside looking in ahead of Sunday’s elimination race in Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s third-place qualifying effort Friday at ISM Raceway netted the Roush Fenway Racing driver his highest start in a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race … Continue Reading Stenhouse nets best qualifying effort of 2018
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Harvick claimed his 25th career Pole award for Sunday’s Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway. The award comes just two days after NASCAR docked the Stewart-Haas Racing driver … Continue Reading Kevin Harvick captures Pole award in Arizona desert
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ross Chastain will race full-time for Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, the team announced Friday at ISM Raceway. Chastain made 129 starts in the … Continue Reading Ross Chastain to pilot No. 42 in Xfinity for Chip Ganassi Racing
FORT WORTH — Trevor Bayne made his final scheduled start in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series competition Sunday in the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. “I’m thankful for … Continue Reading Trevor Bayne reflects on final scheduled Cup start
By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH — In a race that produced a last-lap pass for the win, a record 13 cautions and an unmitigated disaster for favorite … Continue Reading Cole Custer locks up championship berth with last-lap pass at Texas
FORT WORTH —Ryan Blaney will lead the field to the green flag Sunday in the AAA Texas 500. Blaney posted a fast lap of 26.032 seconds and averaged a speed … Continue Reading Ryan Blaney soars to AAA Texas 500 Pole
Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Kevin Harvick all hold the final three transfer positions into the Championship 4 after the opening race in the Round of 8 Sunday at … Continue Reading “Big 3” hold final 3 Playoff positions
During the final laps Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, Denny Hamlin could only hope that Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano would take each other out while battling for the win … Continue Reading Denny Hamlin leaves Martinsville in runner-up spot
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ Round of 8 kickoffs this weekend at the historic Martinsville Speedway (2:30 p.m. ET Sunday, NBCSN). The .5-mile Virginia short track is the only … Continue Reading A look at the most recent Martinsville winners among active drivers
If he has it his way, David Ragan would like to return to the driver’s seat of the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports next season. “I still love … Continue Reading Ragan has ‘intentions’ of returning to Front Row Motorsports in 2019
Three drivers who made the playoffs this year — and won multiple races last year — remain winless with four races left in 2018. Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Kyle … Continue Reading Larson, Johnson among winless in 2018
By Jonathan Fjeld KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Four drivers were eliminated from Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship contention following Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Ryan Blaney, Brad … Continue Reading Comments from the 4 eliminated drivers