RICKY STENHOUSE JR.

Denny 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.

Ryan Blaney may frame that window net from his No. 12 Ford.

Ryan Blaney had to go two extra laps after thinking he had already won NASCAR's All-Star race and $1 million.

Joey 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 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.

William 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.

Chase Briscoe raced to his first NASCAR Cup Series victory, executing two great restarts over the final 20 laps to pull away from Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick on Sunday at Phoenix Raceway.

Roush Fenway Racing is adding NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski as a new partner.

Somewhere under the thick red haze floating over Bristol Motor Speedway, Joey Logano took the checkered flag for NASCAR’s first Cup Series race at a dirt track in 50 years. The Logano victory closed a weekend of uncertainty and even some hysteria as NASCAR launched this drive through the dirt. “It’s only my fourth dirt race ever, so I had a lot of fun trying to figure it out,” Logano said. It was impossible to handicap this first dirt race because the teams had no idea how to prepare and the drivers had wildly varying experience. “In dirt racing you don’t have a windshield in front of you, so you can pull a tearoff.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Racing at Daytona International Speedway always comes with a hefty dose of drama. Nearly half the field is looking to clinch a postseason berth with a victory, including seven-time series champion Jimmie Johnson. Crazy things will happen.Thats exactly what NASCAR envisioned when it moved Daytonas summertime extravaganza to the regular-season finale. Cup races at Daytona already were considered wild-card events in which just about anyone could end up in victory lane. Throw in the raised stakes, and it's sure to create an ultra-intense couple of hours on the track.

Keselowski inherited his second win in a week when the leaders crashed in front of him with a lap remaining Sunday at Bristol Motor Speedway. I felt like I was in Las Vegas, Keselowski said about the Bristol win. "I went from having a bad hand to a full house real quick.The victory dropped into Keselowski's lap when Chase Elliott and Joey Logano collided as they raced for the win. Logano cleared Elliott for the lead with three to go, but Elliott stalked him while seeking his second win in three days. "Awww, just going for the win," Elliott said.

In three races, Stenhouse plummeted seven spots in the standings to 24th. It was just really good to just have a smooth race with really no issues, Stenhouse said. It was just huge to get a good run in and pass a lot of really good cars.Next up is Sunday's stop at Bristol Motor Speedway the fifth Cup race since NASCAR resumed May 17 and a decent track for Stenhouse. "Im looking forward to getting to Bristol knowing that weve had good runs there. He finished second at Las Vegas in the second race of the season and led 10 laps Thursday night at Charlotte.

Talladega Superspeedway wasnt immune from The Big One or a typical overtime finish, even in virtual racing. Alex Bowman scored his first iRacing victory of NASCARs invitational series by holding off Corey LaJoie and Ryan Preece in a two-lap overtime sprint to the finish at virtual Talladega in Alabama. The victory is the third consecutive for Hendrick Motorsports, which got back-to-back wins from William Byron headed into Sundays esports event. It took just 16 laps for the multicar accident that is a trademark of Talladega racing. LaJoie started on the pole and the top three finishers in last weeks race at virtual Richmond started at the back.

Tyler Reddick, Cole Custer, and Bell were the Big Three of NASCARs No. Bell, Reddick, and Custer are the linchpins of a rookie field that also include Quin Houff, John Hunter Nemechek, and Brennan Poole. He was dumped by RCR and will run a part-time schedule this season in the Xfinity Series. TYLER REDDICKThe 24-year-old Reddick won the last two Xfinity Series championships and will drive the No. You cant make the mistakes that you can normally get away with with a good team in the Xfinity Series, Reddick said.

Joey Logano and William Byron won the qualifying races that set the field for the Daytona 500. The victory in the first 150-mile race Thursday night earned Logano a spot in the second row for the season-opening Daytona 500. There were five drivers racing Thursday night for two slots in the Daytona 500 and they went to Reed Sorenson and Timmy Hill. Its the (qualifying) Duels, not the Daytona 500, said Logano, but momentum is momentum.Logano led 19 laps in the No. Logano did not seem bothered by the start of Speedweeks and both qualifying races were much calmer than last weeks Busch Clash.

In the first 48 hours, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Erik Jones, a pair of drivers with something to prove, grabbed the first two wins of the year. 48 next season, while Kyle Larson began his season as the top free agent in NASCAR without a single stress about his future. It came on his second day driving a Chevrolet Camaro and with his small new team at JTG-Daugherty Racing. to go to a whole brand new place, I think Id have been lost not having them there.Jones is in a similar situation as the least successful driver in the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut. Keselowski watched from the garage for at least four hours as his team tried to repair the No.

Stenhouse won the pole Sunday for the season-opening Daytona 500 next weekend, putting JTG-Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR spotlight for a week. Stenhouses third pole in 257 Cup Series starts, and first at Daytona International Speedway came on his second day in the new Chevrolet Camaro. Stenhouse turned a fast lap at 194.582 mph to claim the pole, edging Alex Bowman for the top spot. Haley was the surprise winner of last Julys rain-shortened race at Daytona, getting the victory for Spire Motorsports during a lengthy weather delay. The start-up team doesnt have a backup car on hand and expects to be really cautious during its qualifying race.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. landed the open seat at JTG Daugherty Racing in a multiyear deal announced Wednesday that essentially makes a seat swap with Chris Buescher and the Roush Fenway Racing team. 47 Chevrolet of JTG and return to Roush Fenway Racing. The 32-year-old Stenhouse moves to a two-car Chevrolet team with JTG Daugherty that is consistently inconsistent, but its ultimately a soft landing from his harsh booting after 10 seasons with Roush Fenway in the Ford family. The deal makes sense, too: The smaller JTG team is fighting for growth and some sustained competitiveness, while Stenhouse is a Mississippi native who prefers quiet life in the country. JTG has grown from a small team in a barn to a two-car team with more than 100 employees, and I am looking forward to joining the family, he said.

That wasnt even the most exciting thing to happen in NASCAR last week. NASCAR head of competition Steve ODonnell told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on Monday that series leadership will have a conversation with Wallace. Who knows if NASCAR will talk with Bowman about spinning a guy who flips the bird. The entire weekend played out in sweltering, record-high temperatures at the de facto home track of NASCAR is what the series was like just 10 years ago. If NASCAR could bottle the passion displayed at Charlotte and carry it week after week from February until November, it would find itself on far steadier footing.

Roush Fenway Racing made a surprise driver change Wednesday, saying Chris Buescher will replace veteran Ricky Stenhouse Jr. next season. 17 Ford for Roush the past seven seasons, and Roush held options on his contract for 2020 and 2021. Stenhouse has two Cup victories for Roush but is winless this season, didnt make the playoffs and is 23rd in the overall standings. We cant say enough about Ricky and his contributions to Roush Fenway Racing, said team co-owner Jack Roush. A delay in negotiations with JTG allowed Roush in the last week to pursue Buescher, who came from Roushs development system.

Martin Truex Jr. seemed to have a pinch me moment as he climbed from his car in victory lane. That it came in the series playoffs, it seemed, made it all the more surreal. When things are rolling, they just are.The victory completed a redemptive finish for Truex, the championship leader coming into the race. Truex swept the season at Richmond, where his victory in April was his first in 81 career starts on a short track. Kevin Harvick and Busch, meanwhile, assured themselves of spots in the second stage of the playoffs, which begins after next week.