3:56 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — When Matt DiBenedetto decided about a month ago that he definitely would leave Go Fas Racing, he didn’t know if Leavine Family Racing was a real possibility. All he knew
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8:48 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Ryan Blaney swears he isn’t channeling an inner Cam Newton with the victory celebration tradition he has started. Blaney certainly wouldn’t mind the type of reaction the Carolina Panthers quarterback gets when he
11:26 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 won’t return to the NASCAR Cup Series this season and indicated Tuesday that he might never be able to return to full-bodied stock cars. Kahne, who announced in August that he
10:29 AM ET It looked like a dominant day at Dover for Kevin Harvick. I was combing box scores for the most laps led in a Dover win and comparing it to other dominant days. Then a dreaded loose wheel struck, and I started preparing Aric Almirola notes. Winless droughts, four drivers from the same
10:24 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR is lowering horsepower from 750 hp this year to 550 hp for 20 races next year. Paul Sancya/AP Ask NASCAR Cup Series drivers if slower cars can make for better racing, and there
7:48 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DOVER, Del. — Aric Almirola isn’t wondering what he did that is keeping the racing gods from allowing him to snap a lengthy winless streak, but he is wondering what it will take
10:13 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DOVER, Del. — Kevin Harvick left the race track disappointed on Sunday, as a bit of bad luck doomed his dominant day. Aric Almirola left frustrated, mad and angry after a caution wiped
6:13 PM ET Associated Press Chase Elliott pulled away in overtime and earned an automatic berth into the next round of NASCAR playoffs with a win Sunday at Dover International Speedway. Elliott was the surprise winner in a race that had been dominated by Stewart-Haas Racing drivers. But when a slew of issues took Kevin
10:09 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DOVER, Del. – Jimmie Johnson said he made a bad mistake last Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He said he felt bad about his mistake in the final chicane, where his back wheels
6:34 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Christopher Bell has a second straight NASCAR championship in sight. Matt Kenseth, a 39-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, says he has no plans to race next season, even if Roush Fenway Racing asks him to return. Qualifying was canceled Friday due to rain. Kyle Busch