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  • • Jimmie Johnson on being a 45-year-old IndyCar rookie: 'It's a totally different world'
    The seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup series champion spoke to Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg about his transition to open-wheel racing - which begins this Sunday as the IndyCar season begins. Jimmie joined Yahoo Sports thanks to Pataday® Once Daily Relief Extra Strength allergy eye drops....2021
  • • Chevy NASCAR Sprint Cup at Darlington: Team Chevy Advance
    NASCAR IS BACK ON-TRACK: After a two-month hiatus due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, The NASCAR Cup Series returns to the race track on Sunday afternoon, May 17th, with The Real Heroes 400 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina. The 293-lap, 400-mile race at the historic 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval track, known as ‘The Lady […]...2020
  • • Kyle Busch’s hauler crashes into low new pedestrian bridge at ISM Raceway near Phoenix
    Kids, architecture is important. That’s what ISM Raceway (formerly Phoenix Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona) learned Thursday, as their parade ahead of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race was interrupted when Kyle Busch’s hauler proved too high to clear a new pedestrian bridge. The collision comes offscreen near the 35-second mark here: (@Arend_Sheree91) November 8, 2018 Sheree, who tweeted that video, a...2018
  • • Video: Keelan Harvick takes checkered flag, celebrates Harvick Michigan victory
    Keelan Harvick, the six-year-old son of NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick celebrated his dads NASCAR Sprint Cup series win at Michigan International Speedway by taking the checkered flag and then taking a lap in the #4 Busch Ford Fusion.     This is too cool! After his dad, @KevinHarvick, dominated the race at @MISpeedway, Keelan got […]...2018
  • • TBT: Brad Keselowski Wins Kentucky for the Third Time
    In this weeks Throwback Thursday, we relive when Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski won at Kentucky Speedway for the third time in his career. The date was July 9, 2016 and marked the day where the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion became the first three-time winner at the 1.5-mile track located in Sparta, Kentucky. Keselowski took over the lead from fellow competitor Kev...2018
  • • NASCAR Dover: Harvick dominates rain-hit race, Bowyer second
    Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick dominated a rain-interrupted NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Dover to take his fourth win of the season for Ford...2018
  • • Andy Lally pieces together road-course NASCAR schedule
    Andy Lally, a road-course racing ace and the 2011 NASCAR Sprint (now-Monster Energy NASCAR) Cup Series Rookie of the Year, is piecing together a schedule of NASCAR national-level road-course races for 2018, including three Xfinity Series races [Aug. 11 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course; Aug. 25 at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.; and the Sept. 29 race on the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway “roval”]...2018
  • • Is Mark Martin playing role in Roush, Kenseth reunion?
    during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP Gas Booster 500 on April 6, 2013 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Matt Kenseth’s return to NASCAR racing, courtesy of his former NASCAR boss, Jack Roush. In case you haven’t heard, reports have Kenseth sharing the seat in the No. 6 RFR Ford with Trevor Bayne for the remainder of the season. ...2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch, Dale Jr. relive infamous 2008 Richmond incident
    during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 22, 2014 in Charlotte, North Carolina. FROM THE DRIVE.COM NASCAR next heads to Richmond Raceway in Virginia for its second-straight short-track race, Saturday night’s 2018 Toyota Owners 400. After a visit to Richmond 10 years ago, Kyle Busch learned what it was like to be on the bad side of Jr. Natio...2018
  • • Sarah’s Weekly Picks: Bristol Edition
    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 and our Sarah Handy breaks down her picks and who you may want to pay attention to this weekend. Top Picks: Kyle Busch: With the consistency that the driver of the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing has had this season it’s not smart to count him out this weekend. Busch captured his first victory o...2018

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NASCAR Sprint injury and suspension

  • • Kyle Busch’s hauler crashes into low new pedestrian bridge at ISM Raceway near Phoenix
    Kids, architecture is important. That’s what ISM Raceway (formerly Phoenix Raceway, in Avondale, Arizona) learned Thursday, as their parade ahead of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race was interrupted when Kyle Busch’s hauler proved too high to clear a new pedestrian bridge. The collision comes offscreen near the 35-second mark here: (@Arend_Sheree91) November 8, 2018 Sheree, who tweeted that video, a...2018
  • • NASCAR Martinsville: Keselowski takes second win of 2017 from Busch
    Penske's Brad Keselowski recovered from an early penalty to claim the NASCAR Sprint Cup victory at Martinsville...2017
  • • Top Five Moments From the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
    By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor To say the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season had a plethora of storylines would be a complete understatement. The past year was jam packed full of disappointment, excitement and utter unpredictability. Here are five of the top moments from the season: 5. Dale Jr.’s concussion Dale Earnhardt Jr. is always a big story, whether he is winning races and contending fo...2016
  • • Joey Logano defends move on Edwards: 'I didn't have an option'
    Despite coming up just short of his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, Joey Logano avoided a total disaster in Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.On a restart with 10 laps remaining, Logano restarted in third, directly behind fellow Championship 4 contender Carl Edwards. Edwards went low to block Logano, but instead, a wild wreck ensued.Logano was able to escape the incid...2016
  • • Edwards’ Championship Hopes Disappear after Crash on Late Race Restart
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Showing speed throughout the day, Carl Edwards looked to be primed to capture his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on Sunday, but it was not to be for Edwards and the No. 19 team after a crash on a restart with 10 laps to go brought their championship hopes to a screeching halt. Falling short of the championship in 2008 and 2011, Edwards was one of t...2016
  • • Remembering Kurt Busch's miracle championship run
    The first Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup happened way back in 2004 and it ended with one of those finishes where truth is far, far stranger than fiction.In fact, Kurt Busch’s championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in 2004 falls into the category of being so improbable that you couldn’t dream up a more outlandish ending if you tried.If you go back 12 years to Homestead-Miami Speedway, no one had...2016
  • • 7 things we learned on wild and crazy day at Phoenix
    It was a wild and crazy Sunday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway, where Joey Logano prevailed in the Can-Am 500 and will now race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship against Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch.Here are seven things we learned on a beautiful sunny fall afternoon in the Sonoran desert.It ain’t over ‘til it’s overMatt Kenseth was leading on Lap 311 of a 312...2016
  • • Chasing the Championship: Harvick misses the cut, Edwards gets ready for Homestead
    © 2016, Nigel Kinrade, NKP Posted by Matt Lovisa – follow on Twitter @mattlovisa November 14, 2016 The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series visited Phoenix International Raceway for the final race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Round of Eight and saw one more driver punch their ticket for the Championship Round. Let’s take a look at how Kevin Harvick and Carl Edwards performed at Phoenix International Racew...2016
  • • Michael McDowell has played bizarre role in this year's Chase
    One bizarre little footnote to this year’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is the profound role Michael McDowell has played in it.For being 30th in points, McDowell has played a huge role in two Chase races.In the opening race of NASCAR’s playoffs at Chicagoland Speedway, Chase Elliott was leading and heading to an apparent victory. But then, on Lap 263 of the scheduled 267-lap race, McDowell cras...2016
  • • NSCS: Carl Edwards Resurrects Title Chances With Win in Rain-Shortened Texas Race
    via NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Tex. – Back from the dead. With a Lazarus act that was delayed and then shortened by rain, Carl Edwards revived his moribund championship hopes the only way he could—with a victory in Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Last in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup standings after a hard crash and a 36th-place finish last week at Martinsville, Edwards ...2016

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NASCAR Sprint lifestyle

  • • Joey Logano loses second wedding ring in Victory Lane
    Joey Logano has a chance to get a NASCAR Sprint Cup championship ring next Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but he might want to pay a little closer attention to his own wedding ring.Logano married the former Brittany Baca in December 2014. Shortly thereafter, he lost his wedding ring when he flipped over in a kayak in a creek while vacationing in Costa Rica. That necessitated him going to a ba...2016
  • • Ryan Reed to Make NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Debut at Talladega
    ©2016, Brett Moist/NKP Courtesy of Roush-Fenway Racing CONCORD, N.C (Sept. 28, 2016) – Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Reed will attempt to make his Sprint Cup debut at Talladega Superspeedway in the Alabama 500 on Oct. 23, behind the wheel of the No. 99 Lilly Diabetes/American Diabetes Association Ford Fusion.  In 2011 – having been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes – the young driver was told he w...2016
  • • Jimmie Johnson's daughter wins Matt Kenseth claw machine prize
    When the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes a rare week off, many drivers hop on social media to share cool or funny experiences while on vacation.This one from Jimmie Johnson falls under the funny category.Johnson tweeted a picture of daughter Genevieve with a prize she won in a claw machine -- a Matt Kenseth "No. 1" finger.And of course, Kenseth approved....2016
  • • Tony Stewart has no issue with Jeff Gordon stealing some of his thunder
    Tony Stewart has said all along since announcing that this would be his final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season that he wanted to go about his business with as little fanfare as possible.He even has said, repeatedly, that he didn't want a farewell tour similar to the one that evolved for Jeff Gordon during Gordon's final full-time season a year ago.So when Gordon turned up literally out of nowhere (...2016
  • • Watch as Hendrick Motorsports takes you behind the scenes with Jeff Gordon
    After flying back home from a family vacation in France, Jeff Gordon went directly to the Hendrick Motorsports shop to get ready for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.As the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion comes out of retirement to sub for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend, Hendrick Motorsports captured the behind-the-scenes moments.Take an inside ...2016
  • • Watch as Hendrick Motorsports takes you behind the scenes with Jeff Gordon
    After flying back home from a family vacation in France, Jeff Gordon went directly to the Hendrick Motorsports shop to get ready for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.As the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion comes out of retirement to sub for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Chevrolet this weekend, Hendrick Motorsports captured the behind-the-scenes moments.Take an inside ...2016
  • • Tony Stewart has no issue with Jeff Gordon stealing some of his thunder
    Tony Stewart has said all along since announcing that this would be his final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season that he wanted to go about his business with as little fanfare as possible.He even has said, repeatedly, that he didn't want a farewell tour similar to the one that evolved for Jeff Gordon during Gordon's final full-time season a year ago.So when Gordon turned up literally out of nowhere (...2016
  • • Kurt Busch eyes racing in Abu Dhabi after test
    Fresh off a successful Formula 3000 test at Abu Dhabi, Kurt Busch may actually race at the Middle East circuit in December.In an exclusive interview with FOXSports.com Friday morning at Sonoma Raceway, Busch said he may enter a sports car endurance race at Abu Dhabi after the current NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season wraps up "I wanted to get track time, in case I went back and was limited on my tim...2016
  • • Baku, Azerbaijan: It's where Kurt Busch takes his vacation
    He's won a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship, took rookie of the year honors at the Indianapolis 500, raced in the NHRA Pro Stock class and tested a V8 Supercar.And his boss owns a Formula One team.Any question about where Kurt Busch would spend his off-weekend?Yep, he's in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the Grand Prix of Europe.And by the looks of it, he's having a great time....2016
  • • Danica Patrick shows she knows how to prepare for a rain delay
    You've got to give NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Danica Patrick credit where credit is due.Heading into the weekend, Patrick saw the weather report for Pocono Raceway was dicey at best and immediately began mental -- and puppy -- preparations for surviving the inevitable rain delays.She daydreamed about a recent vacation with one Instagram post, and posted about her puppy on two others.Without a...2016

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NASCAR Sprint trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Greg Biffle leaves Roush Fenway Racing after nearly 20 years
    Greg Biffle is leaving Roush Fenway Racing after nearly two decades with the organization, he confirmed via Twitter on Monday. The team later sent out a news release confirming the split.It is not yet clear if Biffle, who turns 47 years old next month, will be retiring as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver or attempting to land a ride with another organization. But he hinted that he might retire wh...2016
  • • Greg Biffle leaves Roush Fenway Racing after nearly 20 years
    Greg Biffle is leaving Roush Fenway Racing after nearly two decades with the organization, he confirmed via Twitter on Monday.It is not yet clear if Biffle, who turns 47 years old next month, will be retiring as a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver or attempting to land a ride with another organization. But he hinted that he might retire when his contract was up with RFR when asked about it at Kansas...2016
  • • Championship Advantage For Carl Edwards After Final Practice at Homestead
    By Toby Christie, NASCAR Editor HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Carl Edwards, one of four drivers left in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, is still seeking his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. After Saturday’s two practice sessions for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400, it really looks like Edwards could be in a great position to finally add a huge piece of hardware to his mantle. Edwards, who driv...2016
  • • NASCAR: Carl Edwards Rain Dances To Win In Texas, Clinches Spot In Final Four
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series put in a full days worth on Sunday as a race that was supposed to start around 2:00 PM ET did not start until after 7:30 PM ET because of rain. It was the same rain that came late and put Carl Edwards in the final four in Miami.Late in the race it looked like Martin Tr......2016
  • • Who Makes NASCAR's Championship Four at Homestead?
    The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase moves into it’s final round this week at Martinsville. Who makes the championship four heading into Homestead?As the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup winds down the intensity is ramping up. Only eight drivers remain and all eight are worthy of winning the......2016
  • • Clint Bowyer's year in NASCAR purgatory coming to a close
    Clint Bowyer’s year of purgatory is almost over and for the Kansas native, it can’t end too soon.In the spring of 2015, Bowyer signed a contract extension to remain at Michael Waltrip Racing, where he finished a career-best second in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in 2012.But MWR folded at the end of the year, a shock to Bowyer given that he had just re-upped with the team.Suddenly a fr...2016
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. could make a difference for Hendrick at Dover
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. is out for the season as driver of the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.But that doesn't mean he can't have an impact on the Chase for the Sprint Cup playoffs.Earnhardt is planning to attend Dover International Speedway this weekend, arriving Saturday and staying through Sunday's Citizen Soldier 400. And his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in ...2016
  • • Great Clips to Sponsor Kasey Kahne Through 2018
    On September 20 it was announced that Great Clips Inc. extended their contract and will continue to sponsor Hendrick Motorsports along with the No. 5 Chevrolet, driven by Kasey Kahne in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series through 2018. The two-year agreement will cover both the 2017 and 2018 seasons where they will be the primary sponsorship for the No.5 Chevrolet for 10 races annually.  Great Clips star...2016
  • • Chasing the Championship – Truex Strikes First at Chicago, Logano Scores Runner-Up Finish
    ©2016, Brett MoistNKP Posted By: David Morgan – Follow at @damorgan86 September 20, 2016 Things couldn’t have gotten off to a better start for my team of drivers in the Motor Racing Digest draft (Martin Truex, Jr., Joey Logano, and Kurt Busch) in the opening round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup at Chicagoland Speedway. Well, for two out of the three at least. Truex, Jr. rebounded from a c...2016
  • • Chase For The Championship – Kenseth, Kyle Busch and McMurray
    Photo Credit: Nigel Kinrade/NKP Posted by: Dave Thompson, follow @phillyfan17 September 17, 2016 With the start of the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship set to begin this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, the staff at MRD decided to spice things Chase up a bit this season with a little friendly competition. In typical fantasy football fashion, the staff conducted a quick dra...2016

NASCAR Sprint stats and results

  • • Sarah’s Weekly Picks: Bristol Edition
    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is headed to Bristol Motor Speedway for the Food City 500 and our Sarah Handy breaks down her picks and who you may want to pay attention to this weekend. Top Picks: Kyle Busch: With the consistency that the driver of the No. 18 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing has had this season it’s not smart to count him out this weekend. Busch captured his first victory o...2018
  • • NASCAR: Logano sprints to win at Watkins Glen
    Watkins Glen, N.Y. • Joey Logano had enough fuel this time. A week after running out of gas while leading at Pocono with three laps to go, Logano passed Kevin Harvick on the final turn as Harvick ran dry to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday. Logano completed a weekend sweep after winning the Xfinity race on Saturday and gave Roger Penske his first Cup victory a...2017
  • • Season Review: Chase Elliott
    Chase Elliott took home Rookie of the Year honors and a 10th-place finish in the final standings in his first year in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series....2016
  • • Best 25 photos of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season
    After nine months and a total of 38 races (counting non-points events), here they are....2016
  • • Chase Elliott on season: 'I don't have to go to rookie meetings any more'
    Lost in the revelry that was Jimmie Johnson's race-winning, title-clinching run in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway two Sundays ago was the fact that Chase Elliott clinched Rookie of the Year honors in the series as well.Now Elliott has two reasons to celebrate. Monday also was his 21st birthday, reminding the racing world of just how young the talented driver...2016
  • • Greg Biffle Departs from Roush-Fenway Racing
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor After 19 seasons driving for Roush-Fenway Racing, the longest tenured driver for the organization, Greg Biffle, announced his departure from the team on Monday. Biffle, who finished the 2016 season ranked 23rd in points, drove in all three national NASCAR series for the team, starting in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in 1998 before moving to the NASCAR ...2016
  • • Kyle Busch Comes Up Short in Sprint Cup Title Defense
    By Brian Eberly, Contributing Writer Kyle Busch came up short in defending his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, finishing sixth in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Busch finished third in the championship standings, five points behind race-winner and seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and two points behind second-place Joey Logano. ...2016
  • • Jimmie Johnson clinches historic, record-tying seventh championship
    Jimmie Johnson capped a wild night of racing by winning his record-tying seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship Sunday with a late-race charge to victory in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.Johnson led only three laps all night long, but they were the three that mattered — the final three.It was an utterly unpredictable night, with a lot of ebbs and flows before Johnson fin...2016
  • • Jimmie Wins Homestead, Historic Seventh Title
    2016
  • • Redemption is the Name of the Game for Edwards at Homestead
    By David Morgan, NASCAR Contributor Five years ago, Carl Edwards entered Homestead with a chance at his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship only to lose in a heartbreaking tiebreaker to Tony Stewart. After winning at Texas two weeks ago, Edwards will now have his shot at redemption as one of the four drivers in the mix for the championship. Entering the final three races of the 2011 seaso...2016

NASCAR Sprint parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend

  • • Kyle Busch’s hauler crashes into low new pedestrian bridge at ISM Raceway near Phoenix
    2018
  • • Video: Keelan Harvick takes checkered flag, celebrates Harvick Michigan victory
    2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Kyle Busch, Dale Jr. relive infamous 2008 Richmond incident
    2018
  • • Sarah’s Weekly Picks: Bristol Edition
    2018
  • • NASCAR: The Big 2017 Prediction Page
    May 1, 2016; Talladega, AL, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers during the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Mandatory Credit: Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports The new NASCAR season means it’s time for a new big prediction page. At he start of each NASCAR season all of the writers from Beyond The Flag get together to off their predictions for some of the biggest questions enteri...2017
  • • Can Toyota carry their 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup success into 2017?
    If Drake was to ever become a bandwagon fan in NASCAR, he’d be taking warm-up laps in a Camry. What a time to be alive for Toyota racing.2016 was a groundbreaking year for Toyota in many respects. They hope to take that momentum and carry it into 2017. In a sport where Ford and Chevrolet has dominated the scene for more than 30 years, Toyota secured its first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) m...2017
  • • Top Five Moments From the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
    2016
  • • Daryl's NASCAR Presents: Jim Ross Calls John Wes Townley Spencer Gallagher Fight
    @TheBuzzer's Daryl Motte is counting down some of his favorite moments from the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season. Enjoy Jim Ross call the wrestling match that broke out between John Wes Townley and Spencer Gallagher at Gateway Motorsports Park....2016
  • • Daryl's NASCAR Presents: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Drives Without Steering Wheel
    @TheBuzzer's Daryl Motte is counting down some of his favorite moments from the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s steering wheel comes off during the Spring race at Talladega....2016
  • • Daryl's NASCAR Presents: The John Cena Ponytail Slap
    @TheBuzzer's Daryl Motte is counting down some of his favorite moments from the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season. John Cena was on-hand at the 2016 Daytona 500 when FOX Sports Jamie Little smacked Cena in the face with her ponytail....2016

Top NASCAR Sprint news

  • • Vote: Should Sprint Cup teams be allowed to field XFINITY teams?
    Fans can answer questions using FS1 'NASCAR RaceDay' Connect Live prior to Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Raceway....2016
  • • Kyle Busch fan gets shocking surprise while stuck in traffic
    After he wins the STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, Kyle Busch encounters a loyal fan while stuck in traffic leaving the track. Her priceless reaction was caught on Twitter by Samantha Busch, Kyle's wife....2016
  • • Photos: NASCAR's most patriotic paint schemes
    Check out some of the most patriotic NASCAR Sprint Cup Series paint schemes throughout the years....2016
  • • Pickup truck catches fire during NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kentucky
    This pickup truck fire at Kentucky Speedway also damaged an adjacent truck and car in the process....2016
  • • Bristol big hits: Remembering two of NASCAR's most terrifying crashes
    At just 0.533 miles in length, Bristol Motor Speedway is the second shortest track in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series ... and it's wicked fast. It's also a track that's seen two of the most terrifying crashes in NASCAR history....2016
  • • Jeff Gordon to replace Dale Earnhardt Jr. for at least 2 races
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss at least the next two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as he continues to battle concussion-like symptoms, Hendrick Motorsports confirmed Wednesday morning.Earnhardt, driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet, has not been medically cleared by physicians to compete in at least the next two Sprint Cup Series events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday and at Pocono Raceway on ...2016
  • • Photos: 2016 Darlington Raceway throwback paint schemes
    Take a look at the throwback paint schemes you'll see at the 2016 Darlington NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race over Labor Day weekend....2016
  • • Chase Elliott displays late-race muscle to contend at Dover
    Chase Elliott has been a model of consistency in his rookie NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. It portends of a trip to Victory Lane that likely will be coming sooner rather than later....2016
  • • Sprint Cup race results from Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma
    Check out the complete NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race results from Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway here....2016
  • • NASCAR grants Tony Stewart medical waiver for Chase eligibility
    Tony Stewart will have a shot at the title if he can race his way into the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship....2016
  • • Keelan Harvick shows dad, other drivers how to handle a rain delay
    When in doubt about how to handle a rain delay, follow the lead of a kid to make the best of it.That's what several NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers did Sunday at Pocono Raceway, where rain forced postponement of the Pennsylvania 400 until 11 a.m. ET Monday. Instead of pouting about it, young Keelan Harvick -- the son of driver Kevin Harvick and his wife DeLana -- starting romping about in various...2016
  • • Keelan Harvick shows dad, other drivers how to make best of rain delay
    Young son of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick splashes his way to some smiles....2016
  • • Martin Truex Jr. makes history while dominating Coca-Cola 600
    Martin Truex Jr. leads more laps and miles than any other NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver in history, dominating NASCAR's longest race like never before for his first victory of the season....2016
  • • Tony Stewart has no issue with Jeff Gordon stealing some of his thunder
    As he prepares for his final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Tony Stewart says he couldn't be happier than to be unexpectedly joined on the track by Jeff Gordon....2016

NASCAR Sprint fantasy rankings and news

  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Bank of America 500 Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Concord, North Carolina this week for the Bank of America 500. The first round of the Chase is in the books and 12 drivers will now be competing for the Sprint Cup trophy. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing game.The opening round of the Chase did not lack excitement and the round of 12 should be no dif...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: New England 300 Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Loudon, New Hampshire this week for the New England 300. This will be the second trip for the Sprint Cup Series to the "Live Free or Die" state. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing game. Drivers cannot win the championship in the first round of the Chase but they can lose it if they have a bad performan...2016
  • • Chase For The Championship – Kenseth, Kyle Busch and McMurray
    2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Joliet, Illinois this week for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400. Let the Chase begin! No more testing and no more risking everything for the win. It is time to get back to some serious racing. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing game. I often get asked how the Chase affects fantasy NASCAR. There are...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Federated Auto Parts 400 Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Richmond, Virginia this week for the Federated Auto Parts 400. This is one of the most exciting races on the schedule. Teams will have one last chance to secure their place in the Chase before the playoffs begin next week. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing. The Sprint Cup Series competed at Richmond i...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Bristol, Tennessee this week for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race. There is nothing better than a good short track race on a Saturday night. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing.The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competed at the World’s Fastest Half-Mile in April. The race was dominated by the Joe Gibbs Racin...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Long Pond, Pennsylvania this week for the Pennsylvania 400. There are only six races until the Chase. As NASCAR teams prepare for the playoffs, fantasy teams need to prepare to make the march to the top of their league standings. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing.The track known as "The Tricky Triangl...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Sparta, Kentucky this week for the Quaker State 400. This will be the first race at the track on the new racing surface. The speeds should be lightning fast Saturday night. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in the Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has only competed at Kentucky for five seasons. Kyle Busch, Jimmi...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: Axalta 400 at Pocono Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Long Pond, Pennsylvania this week for the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400. The race can be seen Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing. Pocono is unlike any other track on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule. It is known as the "Tricky Triangle" because of its shape and three dist...2016
  • • Fantasy NASCAR: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas Driver Picks
    The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series travels to Kansas City, Kansas this week for the GoBowling 400. The race can be seen Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. Be sure to test your knowledge of NASCAR by competing in Fox Sports Fantasy Auto Racing. Kansas is one of the fastest of the 1.5-mile race tracks. The track was repaved and progressive banking was added in 2012. Kansas is starting to get worn i...2016

NASCAR Sprint schedule, game

  • • Andy Lally pieces together road-course NASCAR schedule
    2018
  • • Is Mark Martin playing role in Roush, Kenseth reunion?
    2018
  • • NASCAR Cup: Stewart-Haas Racing unveils Kurt Busch’s Darlington throwback
    Stewart-Haas Racing is the first Monster Energy NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team to unveil a throwback paint scheme for the 2018 Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, scheduled for Sept. 2, unveiling the special paint scheme for the No. 41 Ford driven by Kurt Busch. Busch’s paint scheme for this year’s Southern 500 will be a throwback to one of his own paint scheme — that of the No. 97 Roush Fen...2018
  • • Kyle Busch Will Compete In Race Of Champions
    2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Kyle Busch will look to add more to his racing legacy when he competes in the Race of Champions event. Busch is just one of many stars in a lineup that is turning into a whose who in the world of racing.The event is scheduled to take place inside Marlins Park......2016
  • • Chase Elliott on season: 'I don't have to go to rookie meetings any more'
    2016
  • • Vegas Ready for Champion's Week
    A busy schedule of Champion's Week activities is ready to roll in Las Vegas to officially cap the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season....2016
  • • Greg Biffle Departs from Roush-Fenway Racing
    2016
  • • Tony Stewart 'excited about starting the next chapter' after final race
    Tony Stewart got a lot of love this weekend in his final race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prior to his retirement as a full-time driver.There was nothing remarkable about Stewart’s finish in Sunday’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He ran mid-pack most of the race and finished there, too, bringing home his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet in 22nd place.“I raced...2016
  • • Carl Edwards on blocking Joey Logano: 'I just risked too much'
    For Carl Edwards, blocking Joey Logano on a restart with 10 laps to go and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship on the line was his only play.But he had envisioned it playing out much differently than it did on Sunday night in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.On the restart with 10 to go, with Edwards starting in second and fellow Championship 4 driver Logano lined up directl...2016
  • • NASCAR Sprint Cup championship: Vegas odds, history point in Jimmie Johnson's favor
    2016

NASCAR Sprint rumors, scandals

  • • Is Mark Martin playing role in Roush, Kenseth reunion?
    2018
  • • HScott Motorsports Ceases Operations
    After months of speculation, Harry Scott, Jr. announced on Monday that HScott Motorsports would not continue into the 2017 NASCAR season. HScott Motorsports, which fielded entries for Michael Annett and Clint Bowyer during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season and four NASCAR K&N Pro Series entries with Justin Marks, has effectively shut down after the 2016 racing season. Harry Scott, Jr. formed HSc...2016
  • • Biffle Parts Ways with Roush-Fenway
    Following an 18-year career with Roush-Fenway Racing that had him score two NASCAR championships and more than 50 wins together, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Greg Biffle announced on Monday that he will leave the organization in what he called a “mutual decision” between he and the team. The decision comes after months of speculation surrounding his career. Biffle, who will turn 47 next month, ...2016
  • • This Chase could use more of Tony Stewart, but it might get less
    I've spent the morning at the office trying to figure out why this year's edition of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup hasn't had more buzz and I can only come up with one reason: Not enough noise out of Tony Stewart.Stewart roared into the Chase like the Old Tony, aggressive, outspoken and willing to mix it up with anyone who got in his way. Instead of sponsor logos, he should have had "DGAF: N...2016
  • • Post-race inspection failures by race-winning cars a concern for NASCAR
    Lately, the post-race buzz after NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races isn't about who won, it's about who flunked post-race technical inspection.For those of you keeping track at home, Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, the cars of race-winner Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson both flunked NASCAR's Laser Inspection Station twice, but only by what a NASCAR spokesman called "the lowest possible level."Kyle...2016
  • • Brad Keselowski on Dale Earnhardt Jr. injury: 'Drivers are a perishable fruit'
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s prolonged absence while he recovers from a concussion has once again made safety and driver health topics of conversation with fans and people in the industry alike.Friday at Michigan International Speedway, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski was asked if Earnhardt's situation and Keselowski's Bristol crash made him think more or less about accidents and he...2016
  • • Brad Keselowski on Dale Earnhardt Jr. injury: 'Drivers are a perishable fruit'
    Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s prolonged absence while he recovers from a concussion has once again made safety and driver health topics of conversation with fans and people in the industry alike.Friday at Michigan International Speedway, 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski was asked if Earnhardt's situation and Keselowski's Bristol crash made him think more or less about accidents and he...2016
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. ruled out for Indianapolis, Jeff Gordon in
    In a move that surprised virtually no one, Hendrick Motorsports made it official Wednesday that Dale Earnhardt Jr. has not been medically cleared to drive in this Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Nor will he drive in two races time at Pocono.Jeff Gordon, who retired as a full-time Sprint Cup driver at the end of last season and now works as a NASCAR analyst fo...2016
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. opens up about injury for first time on podcast
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to his weekly podcast on his website to speak out for the first time about the concussion-related symptoms that sidelined him for last weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Speedway.After opening up on the podcast by praising and thanking subsitute driver Alex Bowman for his efforts in Sunday's race, Earnhardt got right down to discussing in detail the pr...2016
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. opens up about injury for first time on podcast
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. took to his weekly podcast on his website to speak out for the first time about the concussion-related symptoms that sidelined him for last weekend's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at New Hampshire Speedway.After opening up on the podcast by praising and thanking subsitute driver Alex Bowman for his efforts in Sunday's race, Earnhardt got right down to discussing in detail the pr...2016

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