It was an exhibition race that didn’t count in the Monster Energy Cup series, but for Jimmie Johnson the Advance Auto Parts Clash was as important as any contest he has ever won. The 43-year-old NASCAR veteran, who went winless last year for the first time in his career, picked […]

With the official start of NASCAR season a little more than a week away at the Daytona 500, the was plenty of action off the track to keep fans occupied during the seven-week break. Drivers signed with new teams, new rules were put into place, and Jim France replaced his […]

NASCAR announced a stronger set of penalties for cheating in the 2019 season on Monday, up to and including the possibility of disqualifying cars that have already won races. The move represents a major change for NASCAR, which has previously considered it critical for fans at the track and watching […]

When Furniture Row Racing ceased operations last year and 2017 NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. needed a new team, other drivers knew Truex could possible replace them. Daniel Suarez didn’t think he would be one of those that would have to worry about his job. So it came as […]

From the beginning of the NASCAR season Kevin Harvick, Martin Truex, Jr., and Kyle Busch were expected to rule the sport. No one could have figured how much, though, they would dominate. The trio earned the nickname “The Big Three” soon after the season began, and were the favorite of […]

Though races ended three weeks ago, there has been more than enough movement in the NASCAR offseason. Two of the biggest drivers in the sport that are linked to changes are Martin Truex Jr., and Kurt Busch. Truex, one of the members of “The Big Three” that consisted of himself, […]

Veteran driver Elliott Sadler won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver award for the third straight year on Wednesday, an honor that comes after he has announced his retirement from full-time competition. The 43-year-old Sadler has raced in various NASCAR national series for 23 years, racing in the Monster […]

Joey Logano finished off a strong playoff performance by winning the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, capturing not only the race but also his first career NASCAR Cup Series title in the process. By winning, Logano prevented the so-called “Big Three” of NASCAR – Martin Truex Jr., […]

Joey Logano summed up the competition for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship that will be decided at the EcoBoost 400 on Sunday when he said, “It’s the Big 3 and me.” That has been the theme all year for the NASCAR season, as drivers Kevin Harvick Martin Truex, […]

Kyle Busch broke away after a late restart to win the Can-Am 500 at ISM Raceway in Phoenix on Sunday, closing out the third round of the NASCAR playoffs and setting up a star-studded Championship 4 for next weekend. The win was Busch’s eighth of the NASCAR Cup Series season, […]

When Kevin Harvick won last week at Texas Motor Speedway, he thought he had punched his ticket to the Final Four of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Instead the 42-year-old veteran driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing Team was the one who got hit with a major penalty, and now, like […]

Kevin Harvick pulled away from the field during an overtime restart to win the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, earning his eighth victory of the year and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4 final round of NASCAR’s playoffs. The win put Harvick back in the […]

It was unthinkable over the summer that NASCAR’s Big 3 of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, and Martin Truex Jr. wouldn’t be in the Final Four at the end of the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup. The group had won 17 of the 23 races through the middle of August. Then they […]

Joey Logano bumped Martin Truex Jr. on the final lap of the First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway to take the checkered flag and clinch a spot in the Championship 4 Round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Logano used the bump-and-run maneuver against the defending champion as they came […]

As the NASCAR Playoffs are down to a field of eight drivers at this week’s First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway, three familiar names are running atop the leaderboard. Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr. have dominated most of the season, so it is not surprising that the […]

Chase Elliott scored his second win in three playoff races on Sunday, winning the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway to close out the second round of the NASCAR playoffs. The win gives Elliott three victories in his last 10 events, after taking 99 races to get his first career […]

It’s getting to be crunch time. In the sixth of 10 NASCAR playoffs races, this Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas, will reduce the field in the Monster Energy Cup playoffs from 12 cars down to eight. Which four drivers will go is not […]

Aric Almirola earned his first victory of the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season on Sunday, winning at Talladega Superspeedway and guaranteeing himself a spot in the next round of NASCAR’s playoffs. Almirola was part of a dominant performance by Stewart-Haas Racing, with team members winning every stage of the race […]

While 11 other drivers are worried about making the Round of Eight in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs in two weeks, Chase Elliott can relax on Sunday at the 1000Bulbs.com 500. That doesn’t mean he will, however. In stock car racing’s version of Survivor, Elliot earned his immunity card last […]