9:01 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FORT WORTH, Texas — Martin Truex Jr. nearly won last week at Martinsville Speedway after having to start at the rear of the field for failing postqualifying inspection. He will have a similar

8:33 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Cole Custer regained the lead after the final restart with two laps to go Saturday, pushing past rookie driver Tyler Reddick to win the NASCAR Xfinity race at Texas Motor Speedway and locking in a chance to race for the series championship. It was the first

7:39 AM ET Mari Hulman George, the chairman of the board emeritus of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, died early Saturday morning at the age of 83, the track announced in a statement. She served as IMS chairman from 1988 to 2016, giving the command for drivers to start their engines for both the Indy 500 and

11:53 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Justin Haley joined teammate Johnny Sauter in the four-man field for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship, winning at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday night for an automatic berth. Haley raced to his third victory of the season, taking the lead with a half-lap remaining

10:22 PM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Clint Bowyer went faster than 200 mph, just as pole sitter Ryan Blaney did during NASCAR Cup qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday. “It’s so hard to sit here and explain to somebody what that lap feels like, and the adjustments you have to make,”

2:53 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FORT WORTH, Texas — Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso was chatting with seven-time NASCAR Cup series champion Jimmie Johnson in January, and Alonso casually mentioned they should drive each other’s cars. Alonso

8:42 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports ARLINGTON, Texas — Chase Elliott could feel a little bitter at the NASCAR world, considering his on-track performance the past month. He won two of the three races leading into the event Sunday

11:23 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports PLANO, Texas — Martin Truex Jr. says he won’t change the way he races following Sunday’s finish at Martinsville Speedway. At least for the most part. Truex took several laps to get by

9:33 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Another week in NASCAR and, as some announcements seem likely but not imminent, here’s where 2019 Silly Season stands from A to Z: A: Allmendinger. AJ Allmendinger doesn’t have a ride for 2019

1:00 PM ET Controversy abounded in NASCAR this week, but what wasn’t to love about door-to-door racing, physical racing down the stretch and a driver guaranteeing another wouldn’t win the championship? Can we go to Martinsville every week? In this era of “who wants it most” playoff racing, Joey Logano uses a bump-and-run to beat