8:42 PM ET Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. — Austin Dillon won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Auto Club Speedway on Friday after no drivers completed a lap in the final round of qualifying. Dillon got his fourth career pole essentially by default after a bizarre scene that left fans booing the

2:58 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Janet Guthrie, the first woman to qualify and compete in both the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500, was dropped from the latest list of nominees for NASCAR’s Landmark Award that honors contribution to the sport. With Guthrie off the list of five nominees, Anne B. France

7:09 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart headlined the six new nominees eligible for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Stewart on Wednesday joined Neil Bonnett, a popular member of the “Alabama Gang,” two-time Xfinity Series champion Sam Ard, former Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch, short-track racer Jim

7:09 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart headlined the six new nominees eligible for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Stewart on Wednesday joined Neil Bonnett, a popular member of the “Alabama Gang,” two-time Xfinity Series champion Sam Ard, former Daytona 500 winner Marvin Panch, short-track racer Jim

7:39 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch made it a weekend sweep at ISM Raceway in the Arizona desert. Just like he nearly did last week at Las Vegas. Busch tracked down Ryan Blaney over a long green-flag run before passing his Team Penske rival for the lead with 16 laps to

6:50 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kyle Busch took the lead shortly after the start of the final stage and cruised to his second consecutive Xfinity Series victory Saturday with another dominant performance at ISM Raceway. Busch was never threatened after Stephen Leicht‘s blown engine left a cloud of smoke and sent his

12:17 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Daniel Suarez and Michael McDowell were summoned to the NASCAR hauler before practice Saturday after the two drivers were involved in a post-qualifying fight Friday. After an on-track incident during the first round of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying on Friday, Daniel Suarez threw Michael McDowell to the

7:49 PM ET Associated Press AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ryan Blaney turned the fastest lap in practice and never slowed down in qualifying, putting his No. 12 Ford on the pole Friday for this weekend’s race at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. Blaney turned a lap of 141.287 mph to keep Penske Racing’s early-season success going. It