4:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This was supposed to be the breakout year for Ross Chastain, whose hard work caught the eye of a sponsor who promised to fund the eighth-generation watermelon farmer in the best ride of his career. Chastain was moving up to a competitive car in the Xfinity Series

2:48 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Veteran NASCAR driver David Ragan plans to scale back his racing schedule starting next season. Ragan, 33, said Wednesday in a statement from Front Row Motorsports that he will race on a part-time basis in 2020 in NASCAR and other series. He cited his desire to spend

6:39 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick won a NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway for the second straight year, giving him two victories this year and 47 in his career. With just three races before the playoffs, Harvick is hopeful the timing of his strong performance helps him win a

6:18 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ohio — Austin Cindric raced to his second straight NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday, holding off Christopher Bell at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 20-year-old Cindric won last week on the road course at Watkins Glen. Driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, Cindric finished 3.780 seconds ahead of

4:32 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Hill hopes he’s getting his groove back just in time to make a run at winning the NASCAR Truck Series championship. “We wanted to put a good stamp on the end of the regular season, going into the playoffs,” he said. Hill held off Sheldon Creed

9:09 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Jimmie Johnson‘s feud with Ryan Blaney is showing no signs of slowing down heading into the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway Johnson still wants Blaney to apologize for making contact from behind going into a turn nearly a week ago at Watkins Glen. The seven-time

7:41 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brad Keselowski will be joined by family and friends during the NASCAR Cup race Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. And for the first time, Keselowski hopes to be able to celebrate a victory with them at the track about 70 miles away from his hometown in suburban

5:57 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Chase Elliott has won the NASCAR Cup race at Watkins Glen International for the second straight time, holding off Martin Truex Jr. just like he did a year ago. Truex began to exert some pressure after sitting just behind Elliott for more than 10 laps in

10:09 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — It’s been five days since slump-ridden Jimmie Johnson switched crew chiefs again, and the seven-time NASCAR Cup champion likes what he’s seen so far of Cliff Daniels. “The elite level of conversations he and I had, which will lead to resolving issues with the car quicker,

8:32 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Chase Elliott has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup race Sunday at Watkins Glen International. Elliott, the defending race winner, was the fastest Saturday in both rounds of qualifying and beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron with a fast lap of 127.297 mph around the