William Byron aims to advance in NASCAR playoffs, give Hendrick his 300th Cup Series winKyle Larson gave Rick Hendrick his 299th win in the NASCAR Cup Series last week at Darlington.
NASCAR playoffs begin with Denny Hamlin ready to shake label as greatest driver without a Cup titleOnly 36 points separate the 16 drivers as NASCAR’s playoffs begin this Sunday at Darlington Raceway in what might be one of the closest fields in the history of this format.
Buescher wins at Daytona, eliminating Elliott and helping Wallace land final NASCAR playoff berthChris Buescher won the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway, eliminating fan favorite Chase Elliott from the playoffs and sending Bubba Wallace into the postseason.
Chase Briscoe qualifies on the pole for NASCAR's regular-season finale at DaytonaChase Briscoe won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway.
Bubba Wallace clinging to final playoff spot as NASCAR shifts to unpredictable DaytonaBubba Wallace will be in a precarious position at Daytona International Speedway this weekend.
McDowell dominates Brickyard 200 for 2nd NASCAR crown jewel victoryMichael McDowell raced to his second NASCAR crown jewel victory Sunday, dominating the Brickyard 200 — and putting himself in the playoffs for the second time in three years.
Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott running out of time to make playoffsChase Elliott is running out of time.
NASCAR suspends race at Michigan due to rain and aims to resume MondayThe NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway was suspended due to rain and was scheduled to resume Monday.
Unapologetic Hamlin says NASCAR's point system encourages in-race urgency and aggressionDenny Hamlin is not offering any apologies for the move he made last weekend at Pocono that caused Kyle Larson to hit the wall and let Hamlin sail on to victory.
Elliott still looking for 1st 2023 win as he returns to home track in AtlantaChase Elliott says he can’t rely on repeating last summer’s success, starting with his home track at Atlanta Motor Speedway, as his path to NASCAR’s playoffs.
Shane van Gisbergen wins his NASCAR Cup Series debut in memorable finish to series' 1st street raceShane van Gisbergen won his NASCAR Cup Series debut on a rainy Sunday in downtown Chicago, chasing down Justin Haley and Chase Elliott in a memorable finish to the series’ first street race.
Nashville, Bristol working to give NASCAR a historic racing option in Music CityMusic City on the NASCAR schedule means texts fly to see who’s spending an extra day or two to enjoy all the town has to offer.
Ross Chastain holds off Martin Truex Jr. to win Ally 400, 3rd NASCAR Cup Series victoryRoss Chastain held off Martin Truex Jr. and won the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway.
Josh Berry finally lands his big NASCAR break as Kevin Harvick's replacement in Cup SeriesJosh Berry will take the final step in his long journey to the top of racing with Stewart-Haas Racing next season as the replacement for future NASCAR Hall of Famer Kevin Harvick.
Bowman out at least 3 NASCAR races with fractured vertebraAlex Bowman will miss at least the next three NASCAR Cup races with a fractured vertebra he suffered in a sprint car crash.
NASCAR drivers know everyone wins when Elliott is racingNASCAR drivers don't need to be reminded what Chase Elliott’s return to racing on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway means to those associated with the sport.
Larson pulls away from Logano to win at MartinsvilleKyle Larson passed Joey Logano with 29 laps to go and went on to win his second Cup Series race of the season Sunday at Martinsville Speedway on a day when NASCAR welcomed back Chase Elliott.
Appeals panel rescinds penalty against 3 Hendrick driversA NASCAR appeals panel has rescinded hefty points penalties levied against Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson, William Byron and Alex Bowman.
Former F1 champs Raikkonen and Button race NASCAR at COTANASCAR's first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas feature two former Formula One champions.
Logano passes Keselowski on last lap, gives Ford Atlanta winJoey Logano dominated early and then passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to win NASCAR’s race at Atlanta and end the early season domination of Chevrolet and Hendrick Motorsports.
William Byron wins at Las Vegas as Hendrick dominatesWilliam Byron took the lead on the second-to-last lap of overtime to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas and put an exclamation mark on a dominant day for Hendrick Motorsports.
Chase Elliott out of NASCAR indefinitely after tibia surgeryHendrick Motorsports says Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia.
NASCAR star Elliott has leg surgery after snowboard accidentNASCAR superstar Chase Elliott has had surgery on his left leg after being injured in a snowboarding accident earlier Friday in Colorado.
Joey Logano wins at Phoenix to earn 2nd NASCAR championshipJoey Logano won his second NASCAR championship to give Roger Penske two titles in the same season with a victory in Sunday’s winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway.
No favorite among NASCAR championship 4 ahead of finaleThe long and unpredictable NASCAR season comes to an end Sunday with a championship race fitting for a year that saw unprecedented parity and never a clear title favorite.
Wall-hugging Chastain, red-hot Bell eye 1st NASCAR titleRoss Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR’s championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders.
Jimmie Johnson returns to NASCAR as part-owner, driverJimmie Johnson’s NASCAR retirement and IndyCar experiment lasted all of two seasons.
Chastain's video game-inspired ride puts more eyes on NASCARRoss Chastain’s video game-inspired ride along the wall at Martinsville carried him across the finish line, into the NASCAR championship finale and around the world.
Column: Chastain rides the wall into NASCAR's title raceRoss Chastain has been criticized all season by his rivals for being too aggressive on the track.
Bell wins, Chastain rides the wall to earn title race spotsChristopher Bell worked his way into NASCAR’s championship round the only way he could, winning at Martinsville Speedway to claim a spot in the finale.
Blaney crew chief returns in time for critical playoff raceRyan Blaney will get his crew chief back for the most important weekend of his NASCAR season after an untimely suspension.
Larson wins NASCAR at Homestead, holding off Chastain at endKyle Larson found his way into NASCAR’s headlines for yet another week.
NASCAR set for Homestead, while Wallace watches from afarBubba Wallace is missing Sunday’s NASCAR race, and that’s evidently not his only sanction after losing his cool in Las Vegas last weekend.
Logano wins at Las Vegas to earn spot in NASCAR title raceJoey Logano became the first driver to qualify for NASCAR’s championship finale by using fresh tires to chase down Ross Chastain and win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Bell wins Charlotte as champion Larson bumped from playoffsChristopher Bell saved his title chances with an overtime win Sunday on the road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a stunning finish that knocked reigning NASCAR champion Kyle Larson from the playoffs.
Trackhouse heads into 100th start in championship contentionTrackhouse Racing will make its 100th start on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway with drivers Ross Chastain and Daniel Suárez still in the championship competition.
Elliott advances in NASCAR playoffs with Talladega victoryChase Elliott raced his way into the next round of the playoffs with a victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in the first clean race yet of this year’s postseason.
NASCAR drivers fuming over concussions suffered in new carNASCAR drivers are angry and concerned about their personal safety as the playoffs roar into one of the most chaotic and dangerous tracks on the circuit.
Tumultuous, tiring start to NASCAR's round of 12 at TexasThe 334 laps at Texas Motor Speedway provided quite a tumultuous start to the NASCAR playoff round of 12.
Reddick wins NASCAR playoff race in long, tiring Texas dayTyler Reddick opened the round of 12 in NASCAR’s playoff with a victory at Texas.
Buescher looks to be playoff spoiler at home track TexasChris Buescher's win at Bristol last week marked the first time in this version of NASCAR's playoffs that drivers who are not racing for the championship swept the three races of the first round.
NASCAR faces more questions about new car after Bristol bashAt least a dozen of the playoff drivers had some sort of problem with NASCAR’s new Next Gen car Saturday night at Bristol.
Chastain watching his mirrors in playoff elimination raceRoss Chastain heads into the first elimination race of NASCAR’s playoffs in a pretty comfortable position above the cutline.
Jones holds off ex-JGR teammate Hamlin to win at DarlingtonErik Jones took the lead when Kyle Busch’s engine blew up, then pulled away from Denny Hamlin after a final restart 20 laps from the end to win the opening NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Darlington Raceway on Sunday night.
Dillon, Blaney nab last playoff spots at rain-soaked DaytonaAustin Dillon avoided a massive wreck in the rain to win at Daytona International Speedway and snag a playoff spot in the Cup Series’ regular-season finale.
Keselowski, 14 others vying for last 2 NASCAR playoff spotsBrad Keselowski likes his chances at Daytona International Speedway.
Column: Elliott angry with teammate Larson as playoffs loomKyle Larson has just two wins this season and both came at the expense of teammate Chase Elliott.
Larson wins rain-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins GlenKyle Larson beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott on a restart with five laps to go and won the weather-delayed NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday.
Elliott wins Cup pole at Watkins Glen InternationalChase Elliott has won the NASCAR Cup pole at Watkins Glen International, edging Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson for the top spot.
Larson looking forward to racing Raikkonen at Watkins GlenNASCAR has a record seven different countries represented in Sunday's race at Watkins Glen International, and the headliner is 2007 Formula One champion Kimi Raikkonen.
Harvick wins again; NASCAR playoff picture remains muddledKevin Harvick took the lead from Joey Logano with 66 laps to go and held off Christopher Bell at Richmond Raceway on Sunday for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series victory.
Harvick win complicates NASCAR playoff spots in final weeksNASCAR just got more interesting down the stretch.
Reddick wins at Indy to close best month of NASCAR careerTyler Reddick closed the best month of his NASCAR career with a victory in overtime on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
JGR accepts penalties given to Hamlin, Busch, apologizesJoe Gibbs Racing has declined to appeal the penalties levied by NASCAR that stripped Denny Hamlin of his Pocono Raceway victory and cost Kyle Busch his runner-up finish.
Elliott won't celebrate gifted Pocono win after Hamlin DQChase Elliott left Pocono Raceway as a third-place finisher and learned when he landed home in Georgia that he had been declared the race winner.
Elliott given Pocono win after Hamlin, Busch disqualifiedFirst-place finisher Denny Hamlin was disqualified when his No. 11 Toyota failed inspection, giving Chase Elliott the NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday at Pocono Raceway.
Larson reflects on 2nd chance offered by Philly race schoolKyle Larson was the start of a Grand Prix in Philadelphia run by the Urban Youth Racing School.
Bell crashes NASCAR playoff field with win at New HampshireChristopher Bell crashed the NASCAR playoffs, winning Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway to become the 14th Cup Series winner this season.
In wild NASCAR year, Chase Elliott is steady as a rockSure, it’s been a wild NASCAR Cup season, with seemingly everyone in the field capable of taking the checkered flag.
Elliott holds off LaJoie, giving Georgian 1st Atlanta winChase Elliott got by Corey LaJoie with just under two laps to go and crossed the finish line under yellow after a block sent LaJoie crashing into the wall.
Reddick wins at Road America for 1st NASCAR Cup victoryTyler Reddick raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory Sunday, continuing the season-long trend of first-time winners on road courses.
Wallace says his frustrations result from his passion to winBubba Wallace says the pointed criticism he made toward members of his crew last weekend were a result of his passion to win and shouldn’t harm his relationship with them.
Elliott wins pole as he tries to defend Road America titleChase Elliott won the pole at Road America and will lead the field to green Sunday in his title defense on the Wisconsin road course.
New Attitude Elliott? Chase prefers a practical approachChase Elliott's mood seemed lighter at Nashville Superspeedway even before he picked up his second Cup win of the season.
Chase Elliott needs nearly 7 hours to win at NashvilleChase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motorsports and interrupted a potential Toyota rout by winning the rain-drenched race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night.
Hamlin to lead field to green at hot Nashville SuperspeedwayDenny Hamlin was awarded the pole at Nashville Superspeedway when a surprise rain shower washed out the second round of qualifying.
Hamlin vows to get even with Chastain after Gateway wreckDenny Hamlin has warned Ross Chastain that there's still some retribution due after the eighth-generation watermelon farmer wrecked him in Sunday's race at World Wide Technology Raceway.
Joey Logano beats Kyle Busch in overtime at GatewayJoey Logano jockeyed for the lead with Kyle Busch in overtime, got around him for good just before the white flag flew and cruised to the victory Sunday in the NASCAR Cup Series debut at World Wide Technology Raceway.
New track, new test: NASCAR's top series heads to St. LouisNASCAR is bringing its top series to World Wide Technology Raceway for the first time, and that means for many drivers a first look at the egg-shaped oval east of downtown St. Louis.
Hamlin holds off Busch in OT in wild Coca-Cola 600Denny Hamlin held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in overtime to win the longest — and perhaps wildest — Coca-Cola 600 in history.
Deja vu? Larson hopes Coca-Cola 600 can ignite run to titleKyle Larson is hoping a return to victory lane at the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday might propel him to a second straight NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Kurt Busch takes Jordan Brand to victory lane at KansasKurt Busch pinched his way past Kyle Larson for the lead with eight laps to go, then drove his gaudy Jordan Brand-styled car away from the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion to win Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway.
Logano bumps Byron on next-to-last lap for Darlington winJoey Logano bumped leader William Byron from behind and into the wall on the next to last lap to win at Darlington Raceway on Sunday.
Chase Elliott wins at Dover to snap 26-race winless streakChase Elliott snapped a 26-race winless streak when the 2020 NASCAR champion pulled away down the stretch to win the rain-delayed Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway.
Rain postpones NASCAR Cup race at Dover to MondayRain postponed Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway to Monday.
Custer wins pole at dirt-covered Bristol through heat racesCole Custer won the first pole of his career Saturday through a formula designed for qualifying via heat races at dirt-covered Bristol Motor Speedway.
Trip with Gordon paid dividends for Byron at MartinsvilleWilliam Byron is making the guy that made the No. 24 Chevrolet famous proud.
Martinsville: Byron races to NASCAR Cup-leading 2nd victoryWilliam Byron took the lead on pit road after Stage 2 pit stops and held it pretty much the rest of the way at Martinsville Speedway to become the first repeat winner this season in NASCAR’s Cup Series.
Ross Chastain bangs Trackhouse Racing into 1st victory laneRoss Chastain bumped and banged his way around the final overtime lap at Circuit of the Americas on Sunday for first career Cup win and upstart NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing’s first trip to victory lane.
Ryan Blaney recovers from spin to put Ford on pole at COTARyan Blaney recovered from a spin in practice to win the pole for Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.
Motorsports celebrates strong weekend across several seriesIt was quite the weekend in motorsports, which is typically the bit player on the massive stick-and-ball sporting landscape so eager for its own time in the spotlight.
William Byron wins wild NASCAR race at remodeled AtlantaWilliam Byron has managed to hold off the freight train behind him, taking the checkered flag for his third NASCAR Cup victory at Atlnta Motor Speedway.
Bowman edges Larson in OT to win NASCAR race at Las VegasAlex Bowman beat NASCAR champion Kyle Larson in a door-to-door overtime battle at Las Vegas Motor Speedway that sent Hendrick Motorsports to victory lane for the second consecutive week.
Larson holds off Dillon, Suarez for NASCAR win at FontanaDefending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson held off Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez in a tense finish Sunday to win at Fontana for the second time.
Cindric wins Daytona 500 to celebrate Penske's 85th birthdayAustin Cindric drove his brand new NASCAR ride to victory in the Daytona 500 on team owner Roger Penske’s 85th birthday.
Chase Elliott signs 5-year extension before Daytona 500Chase Elliott skipped the free agency process and agreed to a five-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports announced mere hours before the season-opening Daytona 500.
NASCAR revs up at Daytona with new car, new teams, new lookThe NASCAR season opens with the Daytona 500 on Sunday, where more than 120,000 spectators are expected to watch reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson lead the field to green.
Defending champ McDowell leads Ford's fast start at DaytonaMichael McDowell opened the first Daytona 500 practice session with a top speed of 192.736 mph.
NASCAR celebrates ahead of radical race in LA ColiseumNASCAR seized the momentum it had hoped for ahead of its made-for-TV exhibition race to be held Sunday night in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
On again, off again: Johnson & Knaus relationship now solidJimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus won a record-tying seven NASCAR championships over a successful 17-year partnership.
Praise pours in for Kyle Larson following first NASCAR titleBefore he headed onto the track for the biggest race of his career, Kyle Larson heard Mario Andretti praise him as one of the most well-rounded drivers in all of motorsports.
Larson wraps up comeback season with 1st NASCAR titleKyle Larson closed out his comeback season in NASCAR with his first national title.
NASCAR championship pits best at Hendrick vs. best at GibbsPhoenix Raceway will finally get to host championship weekend in front of a packed house.
NASCAR denounces 'Let's go, Brandon' conservative rally cryNASCAR has denounced its association with the “Let’s go, Brandon” political cry that's being used as an insult to President Joe Biden.
Truex quietly chases 2nd NASCAR Cup championship at PhoenixMartin Truex Jr. is racing for his second career NASCAR Cup Series championship.
NASCAR's Bowman drives on, shrugs off Hamlin 'hack' labelAlex Bowman spun Denny Hamlin from the lead with six laps remaining at Martinsville Speedway and then went on to win his fourth race of the season.
NASCAR championship: Hendrick vs Gibbs, Chevrolet vs ToyotaThe NASCAR championship will pit Rick Hendrick against Joe Gibbs as both team owners put a pair of drivers in the final four.