Category: NASCAR Cup Series
Brad Keselowski tops final Southern 500 practice
Brad Keselowski Pete McCole/AR1 Brad Keselowski posted the fastest lap in Saturday's final Sprint Cup practice for Sunday night's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. Keselowski turned in a lap … Read More
Video: Q&A with Chase Elliott at Darlington
Chase Elliott (met with members of the media at Darlington Raceway and discussed his position in the Chase standings, what it would mean to get his first Cup Series win … Read More
Jimmie Johnson leads opening Sprint Cup practice at Darlington
Jimmie Johnson Pete McCole/AR1 Three-time Darlington winner Jimmie Johnson paced Saturday's opening Sprint Cup practice session for Sunday's Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway. With torrential rain from Tropical Storm … Read More
Dale Earnhardt Jr. should retire
Dale Jr. should retire Head injuries are something not to be trifled with, the long-term ramifications simply too severe to ignore. Dale Earnhardt Jr. understands these risks all too well, … Read More
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to miss the rest of 2016 Sprint Cup season
Hendrick Motorsports announced Friday morning that driver Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will miss the rest of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season due to lingering effects from a concussion suffered in … Read More
Harvick on pole at Darlington
With inclement weather expected at Darlington Raceway, NASCAR postponed all at-track activity for Friday. The weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend looks good. Due to the schedule change, … Read More
Richard Petty Motorsports Announces Competition Restructure
Richard Petty Motorsports today announced competition changes to improve their on-track performance. Effectively immediately, Philippe Lopez and Scott McDougall will temporarily oversee all competition duties and roles previously held by … Read More
NASCAR Fines Paul Wolfe
Paul Wolfe, crew chief for Brad Keselowski’s No. 2 Team Penske Ford, was fined $15,000 and the team was docked 10 driver and 10 owner points Wednesday the result of … Read More
Weekend TV Ratings
UPDATE Final Ratings Station Event Day Viewers Viewers 18-49 Rating Location NBCSN NASCAR Sprint Cup L Sun 3,377K 858K 2.12 Michigan NBCSN NBCSN NASCAR Xfinity L Sat 932K 188K 0.64 … Read More
NASCAR allows possible cheater cars to keep win
Larson stands on top of mutilated race car, so mutilated all evidence of possible cheating destroyed In an effort to turn a blind eye to possible illegal race cars keeping … Read More
Betty Jane France dies
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Aug. 30, 2016) — Betty Jane France, a philanthropist in support of children's health causes, passed away Monday evening. France is the mother of NASCAR Chairman and … Read More
Video: NASCAR Michigan Post Race Q&A
Race winning driver Kyle Larson and crew chief Chad Johnston (No. 42 Target Chevrolet); race winning car owners Chip Ganassi and Rob Kauffman (No. 42 Target Chevrolet); Jim Campbell (U.S. … Read More
Brad Keselowski’s car fails postrace inspection at MIS
Brad Keselowski ran illegal Brad Keselowski, who finished 3rd, had his car fail postrace measurements following the Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. The typical penalty for the violation … Read More
Liberty Mutual Debuting New NASCAR Deal To Promote Spotters
Liberty Mutual this weekend is debuting a unique content sponsorship in NASCAR entitled "Spotter Coverage" based around the notion of spotters helping their drivers worry less. At select ISC and … Read More
Tony Stewart to appeal insurance ruling in Kevin Ward Jr. case
Tony Stewart may have to write a huge personal check for killing Kevin Ward Jr. Attorneys for Tony Stewart have filed notice they plan to appeal a ruling in the … Read More
Austin Dillon Q&A from Michigan
Austin Dillon AUSTIN DILLON, NO. 3 CHEERIOS CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed the first practice session, his position for making this … Read More
FOX NASCAR Quotes: Waltrip, Hammond and Petree Discuss Earnhardt Jr.’s Absence
On Thursday’s NASCAR RACE HUB on FS1, FOX NASCAR analysts extensively discussed Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s latest announcement that he will sit out at least the next two NASCAR SPRINT CUP … Read More
Weekend TV Ratings (2nd Update)
UPDATE CNBC on Sunday drew 2.7 million viewers from 4:51-7:44pm ET for the rain-delayed NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Bristol Motor Speedway. The race originally was scheduled to run … Read More
NASCAR Rolls Out Lower Downforce Package For Third Time This Season
NASCAR will roll out its updated lower downforce rules package it used at Michigan and Kentucky earlier this season in Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. The rules … Read More
Marcos Ambrose now in the hotel business
Marcos Ambrose Former NASCAR driver and race winner Marcos Ambrose, left the sport of auto racing to develop a new tourism venture Thousand Lakes Lodge near Lake Augusta in the … Read More
Tanger to make NASCAR debut with Truex at Richmond
DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 25, 2016) — Tanger Outlets (NYSE:SKT) will be the primary sponsor on Martin Truex Jr.’s No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota for the Federated Auto Parts 400 … Read More