2:23 PM ET Associated Press DARLINGTON, S.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is grateful to be back at Darlington Raceway preparing to drive two weeks after he and his family escaped a plane in flames following a crash in Tennessee. Earnhardt, set to drive the Xfinity Series event here Saturday, said he and his wife Amy
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6:18 PM ET Associated Press BOWMANVILLE, Ontario — Brett Moffitt led 45 of 64 laps of Sunday’s Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park on his way to a second straight win in the NASCAR Truck Series playoffs. Moffitt won last weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, and the back-to-back victories give him four for
7:59 PM ET Associated Press ELKHART LAKE, Wis. — Christopher Bell knows he must master the art of road course racing to make the jump to the next level of NASCAR, even if it might never be his favorite kind of track. Bell took a big step in that direction Saturday, surging ahead on a
4:30 PM ET ESPN News Services ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — The National Transportation Safety Board says part of the landing gear collapsed and a section of the right wing hit the runway as the plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr. touched down a third time during its crash in East Tennessee last week. The NTSB released a
5:20 PM ET I’m sorry, Denny Hamlin, but on Saturday night, most of the NASCAR world was rooting against you. (Note: Not including people with money on Hamlin, or those with No. 11 tattoos or immediate members of the Hamlin family). Heck, after hearing his comments after getting out of the car, I’m not completely
7:02 PM ET Associated Press Dale Earnhardt Jr. says his family is “truly blessed” that nobody was seriously injured when his plane crash-landed last week in Tennessee. The retired NASCAR driver, now a television analyst, issued a statement Monday on social media praising the “quick response of my pilots, local law enforcement, emergency personnel and
10:53 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin has raced to his fourth victory of the season by holding off Matt DiBenedetto at Bristol Motor Speedway. DiBenedetto finished a career-best second just days after learning Leavine Family Racing would not bring him back for a second season. A win would have earned him
10:53 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — The winner climbed from his car and immediately apologized for denying an underdog his first career victory. The runner-up, in tears over his near miss, was raucously embraced by the crowd for his effort. Bristol Motor Speedway was a bizarre mix of emotions on Saturday after Denny
10:12 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tyler Reddick drove from last to first and won the Xfinity Series race Friday night at Bristol Motor Speedway after leader Justin Allgaier hit the wall late. Reddick, the Xfinity Series points leader and defending series champion, had to start last in the field because his car
7:48 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Denny Hamlin won the pole for Saturday night’s race at Bristol Motor Speedway, a crucial short-track showdown for drivers trying to qualify for the playoffs. The Daytona 500 winner turned a lap at 129.230 mph in his Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in Friday’s qualifying session. His