2:40 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Denny Hamlin is racing for a NASCAR championship with a torn labrum in his left shoulder that will require offseason surgery. Hamlin said Friday he has had shoulder issues for years, and really doesn’t know what caused them. He said it hasn’t affected his driving the

7:19 PM ET Last week, I called Denny Hamlin’s win at Kansas a statement win. Martin Truex Jr., I bow to your dominance. If Hamlin’s win was a statement, Truex’s win at Martinsville was a proclamation. Despite a late charge from first-win seeking William Byron, Truex dominated, leading 464 of the 500 laps, including the

9:46 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt Tifft will miss the final three races of the NASCAR season after suffering a seizure at Martinsville Speedway. Tifft was at Martinsville preparing for the Saturday rookie meeting when he fell ill. He said in a social media post that tests Monday showed a brain tumor

4:55 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR on Monday suspended a member of Joey Logano‘s crew for one race after the tire specialist dragged Denny Hamlin to the ground in a chaotic scuffle between the rival drivers. Dave Nichols Jr. horse-collared Hamlin and pulled him to the pavement after Sunday’s race at Martinsville

10:57 AM ET Associated Press KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Tony Stewart will drive a stock car for the first time since he retired from NASCAR in 2016 when he makes a demonstration run at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Stewart will drive the No. 14 Ford on Thursday on the 3.426-mile, 20-turn track in

7:17 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. was celebrating the victory that locked him into NASCAR’s title race when he heard the crowd roar, looked up at the big screen and saw two championship contenders jawing at each other on pit road. “Oh, look, a fight,” the winner said. Indeed, Denny

5:21 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott‘s title hopes took a massive hit when his car suffered a catastrophic mechanical problem during a pit stop Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Elliott had worked his way from the back of the field inside the top-five until he stopped for a routine service. His Chevrolet

5:51 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Denny Hamlin has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway, where the five-time winner will attempt to lock himself into NASCAR’s championship race. Hamlin turned a lap at 97.840 mph in his Toyota from Joe Gibbs Racing to earn the top starting spot in Sunday’s playoff race. It

4:32 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Todd Gilliland won his first career Truck Series race by holding off championship contender Ross Chastain in overtime at Martinsville Speedway. Gilliland passed Chastain for the lead in regulation on Saturday and had a decent cushion until an accident between Natalie Decker and Jordan Anderson brought out

10:50 AM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Chase Elliott had an engine failure less than five minutes into the opening practice for the third round of NASCAR’s playoffs. NASCAR’s most popular driver will have to start at the rear of the field in Sunday’s third-round opener at Martinsville Speedway. The engine made by Hendrick