2:38 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR announced a $2 billion merger agreement with International Speedway Corp. on Wednesday, an aggressive move to gain control of key racetracks and set itself up for sweeping changes that could save America’s most popular racing series. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. ISC

10:36 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Side-by-side racing, a dramatic, decisive pass near the end for the win and even an old-style, on-track fight: NASCAR couldn’t be happier with what it saw at the All-Star Race. “As an official, but also as a race fan, it was super exciting to watch,” said Scott

1:07 AM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Clint Bowyer had a lot more to say to Ryan Newman after the checkered flag flew at the NASCAR All-Star Race. He made sure his fists sent that message. Bowyer rushed to Newman’s car after the cool-down lap, frantically trying to land blows through the window while

1:18 AM ET CONCORD, N.C. — Are you not entertained?! Beneath a Saturday night full moon, the NASCAR All-Star Race featured tricked-out race cars, a frantic pace, four-wide racing, a gaggle of superstar front-runners, a surprise winner and postrace fisticuffs. As a cloud of yellow burnout smoke blasted from the tires of Kyle Larson‘s victorious

10:40 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson got a push to the front from Kevin Harvick in the final stage, then held off the defending champion to win the NASCAR All-Star Race on Saturday night. Larson advanced into the prime-time spectacle by winning the Monster Energy Open earlier at Charlotte Motor Speedway,

5:27 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR will not recommend changes after extensively analyzing how Kyle Larson‘s car got airborne during a late-lap accident and spin at Talladega Superspeedway last month. Larson was hit by William Byron‘s No. 24 car on the final lap of the race. As Larson spun, his back wheels

11:27 PM ET ESPN News Services CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Busch won his sixth consecutive NASCAR Truck Series race, tying a series record, on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch, in his fifth and final truck series start of the season, won for a series-best eighth time at Charlotte — finishing first or second

8:38 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Clint Bowyer captured the poll for the NASCAR All-Star race on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, putting him in a great position to take home the $1 million first-place prize. Bowyer completed three qualifying laps and one four-tire pit stop in 1 minute, 58.794 seconds to

6:33 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR’s All-Star race has arrived, and so has the tinkering of the cars. NASCAR is using the $1 million non-points race at Charlotte Motor Speedway as a research and development project in its seemingly endless quest for more competitive and exciting racing. The 2019 rules package was