7:10 PM ET Slayer got a farewell send-off, but not the one it wanted. The thrash metal band, which was announced last week as the primary sponsor of J.J. Yeley‘s No. 54 car for the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night, announced its
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Aug 16, 2019 ESPN News Services ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. — The plane carrying NASCAR great Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family bounced, veered off the runway and ended up on a Tennessee state highway during a crash landing, investigators said Friday. National Transportation Safety Board investigators obtained surveillance video that included footage of the crash. Investigators
11:15 PM ET Associated Press BRISTOL, Tenn. — Brett Moffitt pulled away on a restart with three laps to go and won the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series’ playoff opener Thursday night at Bristol Motor Speedway to earn a spot in the Round of 6. Moffitt finished 0.743 seconds ahead of 17-year-old Chandler Smith for
4:34 PM ET A small plane carrying Dale Earnhardt Jr., his wife and their 1-year-old daughter ran off the runway and caught fire at the Elizabethton Municipal Airport in Tennessee on Thursday, Elizabethton fire chief Barry Carrier told reporters. There were no injuries beyond cuts and abrasions, Carter County Sheriff Dexter Lunceford said. Earnhardt was
1:41 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Matt DiBenedetto has been told by Leavine Family Racing he will not be brought back for a second season with the NASCAR team in 2020. DiBenedetto called it “devastating news” in social media posts on Thursday. He’s enjoying the best season of his career while driving the
4:40 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — This was supposed to be the breakout year for Ross Chastain, whose hard work caught the eye of a sponsor who promised to fund the eighth-generation watermelon farmer in the best ride of his career. Chastain was moving up to a competitive car in the Xfinity Series
2:48 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Veteran NASCAR driver David Ragan plans to scale back his racing schedule starting next season. Ragan, 33, said Wednesday in a statement from Front Row Motorsports that he will race on a part-time basis in 2020 in NASCAR and other series. He cited his desire to spend
6:39 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kevin Harvick won a NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway for the second straight year, giving him two victories this year and 47 in his career. With just three races before the playoffs, Harvick is hopeful the timing of his strong performance helps him win a
6:18 PM ET Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ohio — Austin Cindric raced to his second straight NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday, holding off Christopher Bell at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The 20-year-old Cindric won last week on the road course at Watkins Glen. Driving the Team Penske No. 22 Ford, Cindric finished 3.780 seconds ahead of
4:32 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Hill hopes he’s getting his groove back just in time to make a run at winning the NASCAR Truck Series championship. “We wanted to put a good stamp on the end of the regular season, going into the playoffs,” he said. Hill held off Sheldon Creed