Category: NASCAR Cup Series

UPDATE ESPN's live telecast of the Oral-B USA 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday night, Aug. 31, earned a final 3.2 U.S. rating, averaging 5,210,000 … Read More

Only Ryan Newman controls his own destiny, no matter who wins at Richmond. If there is a repeat 2014 winner (or a Kenseth victory), Newman is guaranteed a spot in … Read More

After starting sixth based on his qualifying effort on Friday for the Oral-B USA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta, Martin Truex Jr. had to contend with handling issues … Read More

One of Tony Stewart's primary sponsors reaffirmed its commitment Sunday to the NASCAR star, citing "overwhelming" public support as Stewart remains under investigation in a sprint car driver's death. There's … Read More

2014 has not been the best of years for NASCAR in several respects, with the sport mired in a season-long TV ratings slump. Entering Sunday’s race in Atlanta, 18 of … Read More

Tony Stewart was sidelined with a Goodyear tire failure on lap 173 in the Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart declined interview requests, but his crew chief, … Read More

One of Tony Stewart's closest friends is not just his fishing buddy, he's also founder and president of one of Stewart's primary sponsors on the No. 14 Chevrolet – namely, … Read More

NASCAR officials never like to get too specific about their rules, lest they back themselves into a corner about decisions like the one they made Friday. Thanks to a NASCAR … Read More

After missing the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races following the tragic accident that claimed the life of 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. at an upstate New York … Read More

The investigation into the death of Kevin Ward Jr. continues nearly three weeks after the sprint car driven by Tony Stewart struck and killed the 20-year-old driver. An Ontario County … Read More

NASCAR won't change the formula for how it distributes television money from its current split among tracks, teams and the sanctioning body when its new television deal kicks in next … Read More

Co-hosts Steve Byrnes and Adam Alexander revealed the 2015 NASCAR race schedule live on Tuesday's NASCAR RACE HUB on FOX Sports 1. Included in the schedule are NASCAR on FOX's … Read More

ABC's live telecast of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Saturday night, Aug. 23, earned a final 3.2 U.S. household rating, averaging 5,079,000 viewers, … Read More

The Ontario County (N.Y.) Police Department is in the final stages of its investigation into the death of Kevin Ward Jr., but there is no timetable yet for its completion, … Read More

Dale Earnhardt Jr., involved in an on-track accident on lap 160 when #4-Harvick got into #11-Hamlin, who was leading at the time. Hamlin slid into the inside wall, came back … Read More

UPDATE The LATIN TIMES' Michael Duarte reported the "man behind the movement for Mexican drivers in NASCAR is none other than Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim." Slim, who "has the funds … Read More

NASCAR's latest effort to "broaden its appeal while holding on to longtime fans" is a campaign that will "portray popular drivers and their supporters as nation-states fighting for hegemony," according … Read More