Auto Racing

Kurt Busch was the beneficiary of some good luck last week in Kentucky as he picked up his 31st Cup Series victory. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Kurt Busch Gets Good Luck After Bad Break Six Days Prior

Kurt Busch got two breaks in the span of less than a week, one unfortunate, and the other lucky. Two Sundays ago, Busch was in the lead at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 when he made a pit stop late in the race. The strategy was Busch was hoping for […]

Daniel Suarez won the pole for Saturday’s Quaker State 400, and is looking for his first Cup Series victory. (Image: Getty)

Suarez’s Pole Win No Guarantee of Success at Quaker State 400

Daniel Suarez was excited to win the pole for Saturday’s Quaker State 400, but stats may temper that enthusiasm. Only one driver has won the pole and went on to win a Cup Series race this season. Joey Logano managed to do both a month ago at Michigan International Speedway. […]

Denny Hamlin applauded Pocono Raceway officials who said on Wednesday they would be adding traction compound to the track. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Pocono Raceway Officials Have Solution to Sticky Situation

When drivers hit Pocono Raceway the first week of June for the Pocono 400, the racetrack was a mess. The complaints were frequent and loud. Kyle Busch, who won the race, said afterwards he was hardly threatened. “I passed one guy on the outside of Turn 3 and that was […]

Brad Keselowski has grown tired of other driver’s tactics, and decided to send a message on Thursday, two days before the Coke Zero Sugar 400 by bumping into William Bryon. (Image: NBC TV screen grab)

Brad Keselowski Makes Good on Wrecking Vow at Coke Zero Sugar 400

Last year at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Speedway, Brad Keselowski vowed he wouldn’t be pushed around. At Thursday’s practice for this year’s edition, Keselowski was true to his word. He got into an altercation with 21-year-old William Byron at the iconic racetrack. The two were on a […]

Alex Bowman earned his first ever Cup Series victory, when he took the checkered flag at the Camping World 400. (Image: Getty)

Alex Bowman Gets Praise from Martin Truex Jr. After Camping World 400 Win

At first it seemed like Martin Truex Jr.’s words after the Camping World 400 were sour grapes. The member of the Joe Gibbs Racing team was actually paying his competitor a compliment. Truex was asked after the race if he thought Alex Bowman’s first career victory, and the high finishes […]

Kevin Harvick and crew chief Rodney Childers are trying to figure out why the driver has been winless this season. (Image: Getty)

Harvick Fighting Against Panic in Search of First Win

By this time last year, Kevin Harvick had six victories, and was dominating NASCAR. This season the 43-year-old has been searching for one win, and he is getting increasingly concerned. In April, Harvick said he wasn’t worried that he hadn’t been in the winner’s circle. His attitude has changed, however. […]

Kevin Harvick has not won a race this season, but returns to Sonoma Raceway, where he won in 2017. (Image: Stewart-Haas)

Kevin Harvick Hoping to Get Off Winless Carousel at Sonoma

It seems silly to say that Kevin Harvick needs a break to get his first victory of the season, but this week’s Toyota/Save Mart 350 might provide it. Sonoma Raceway is the host, and the roadside track has always been a favorite of Harvick’s. In his last four races, he has […]

Ross Chastain thought he had won the Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway on Sunday, but a failed post-race inspection disqualified him. (Image: Getty)

Despite Cup Series Break, Plenty of Other Action in NASCAR

Just because the Cup Series drivers were off last week, doesn’t mean there wasn’t any action in NASCAR. The Truck Series was at Iowa Speedway, and there were two significant incidents. The first was the disqualification of Ross Chastain’s victory. The second was a one-race suspension to Johnny Sauter. Chastain […]

Alex Bowman will be without Nationwide Insurance as a sponsor, after the insurance company announced they were opting out of a deal a year early. (Image: USA Today Sports)

Nationwide Exiting Sponsorship of Hendrick Motorsport

Nationwide has decided it’s not on NASCAR’s side and will not be sponsoring  Alex Bowman and the No. 88 car at Hendrick Motorsport after this season. The insurance company had signed a two-year deal last year, but is exercising an opt out clause. The relationship with NASCAR stretches back to […]