9:03 AM ET Ricky Craven Close Ricky Craven is a driver with wins in all of NASCAR’s top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 Nationwide Series and 1995 Sprint Cup series. He currently serves as a NASCAR analyst on ESPN studio programs. A NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville

3:26 PM ET Suddenly there are just four NASCAR Cup Series races remaining in the season. And what a left turn this season has taken. Early on, it looked to be a competition to see just how many races Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick could win. Through 13 races (halfway through the regular season), Harvick

9:51 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Kasey Kahne had trouble believing how good he felt Monday. He had raced over the weekend in a sprint car in California at a Make-A-Wish Foundation benefit race co-sponsored by Rico Abreu. He

10:10 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Spencer Gallagher announced Friday that he would pretty much end his racing career after the 2018 season. He might run an occasional truck, but beyond that, he’s turning in his steering wheel. The

11:38 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports KANSAS CITY, Kan. — When asked about Chase Elliott after Elliott’s win at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, Kyle Busch wondered why he should even care about his fellow competitor. There’s a pretty simple

9:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports KANSAS CITY, Kan. — NASCAR set up its playoff system for win-and-in dramatics. It wants the thrill of victory and agony of defeat as it eliminates four drivers after three-race rounds. That didn’t

6:24 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Chase Elliott won at Kansas Speedway on Sunday for his second victory in three races, cementing himself as a championship threat late in a season in which mighty Hendrick Motorsports has lagged. Elliott needed 98 career starts before he figured out how to close out a

6:55 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — John Hunter Nemechek‘s father first brought him to victory lane at Kansas Speedway almost 15 years ago, when “Front Row” Joe Nemechek swept the weekend Xfinity and Cup series races. His son drove himself there on Saturday. Kyle Larson failed to win two appeals of a

2:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR prevailed in two appeals of the penalty issued to Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kyle Larson as both a three-member appeals panel and the final appeals officer ruled Friday against the team. The

9:04 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Joey Logano hopped out of his car and jokingly thanked his Penske Racing team for all the wise adjustments that they made before he qualified on the pole for Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. Joey Logano will start on the pole for the first time this