5:44 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Cole Custer raced to his seventh Xfinity Series victory of the season Saturday at Dover International Speedway. The 21-year-old Custer, who made his 100th start, proved as a top contender for the title as NASCAR’s second-tier series gets set to move into the next round of the
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4:47 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Denny Hamlin is 0-for-Dover in a stellar career for Joe Gibbs Racing that includes two Daytona 500 victories. He’s also missing a Cup championship, conspicuous by its absence on a resume that boasts 35 wins over 499 career starts. Hamlin took a nice first step toward erasing
11:15 AM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson‘s primary sponsor will stay on the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 car through the 2023 season — with or without the seven-time NASCAR champion. Ally Financial extended its partnership with Hendrick and the 48 Chevrolet on Friday with a three-year extension that should allow Johnson to
3:53 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tyler Reddick has been promoted to the NASCAR Cup Series with Richard Childress Racing next season to replace Daniel Hemric, who last month was told he would not be retained for a second season. Reddick is the reigning Xfinity Series champion and is third in the standings
11:11 PM ET Matthew Willis Sunday, after the checkered flag falls, is always one of the saddest times of the NASCAR season. I’m talking, of course, that I can no longer use the term Roval for another season. What, you think I was referring to the elimination of four drivers from the playoffs? Sad for
6:53 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Alex Bowman had just advanced to the second round of NASCAR’s playoffs, climbed from his car and slumped to the ground, dehydrated and overcome by the heat. As he was receiving medical attention, Bubba Wallace approached him and angrily splashed liquid in Bowman’s face. That closing image
6:29 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — AJ Allmendinger raced to his first NASCAR victory in five years Saturday in the Xfinity Series playoff race on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Allmendinger has transitioned this season from full-time racing to the broadcast booth, but he agreed to drive a handful of Xfinity Series
7:58 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — A critical playoff race that will end the championship chances for four NASCAR drivers has been overshadowed by a free-agent market that took a wild turn this week when Roush Fenway Racing abruptly dumped Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Stenhouse was told Wednesday the team was not interested in
6:10 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — William Byron and Alex Bowman led Hendrick Motorsports to a sweep of the front row in qualifying for the first elimination race in NASCAR’s playoffs. Byron went 103.198 mph around the hybrid road course/oval track at Charlotte Motor Speedway that was reconfigured last season to spice up
1:36 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Roush Fenway Racing will split at the end of the season and Chris Buescher will replace him in 2020. Stenhouse has driven the No. 17 Ford for Roush the past seven seasons. Although his contract is believed to run through 2021, the team