8:30 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — This twisty road course in Northern California wine country already provided one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest challenges and best rides of the year. And now the drivers are also going for a ride on “The Carousel” this weekend. That’s the name for a section of
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2:01 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Penske, the most powerful man in American motorsports. Penske celebrated his record 18th victory as a car owner at the Indianapolis 500 in May with driver Simon Pagenaud. The Indy win earned Penske his second
3:49 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — NASCAR denied Ross Chastain‘s appeal Wednesday after his race-winning truck was disqualified following a postrace inspection at Iowa Speedway over the weekend. National motorsports appeals panelist Bryan Moss heard Chastain’s appeal and chose to uphold the original penalties assessed by NASCAR for the No. 44 being
1:00 AM ET You can spot the birthplace of stock car racing, but you have to know where to look. And you have to bring a little imagination with you. On June 19, 1949, the fledgling National Association of Stock Car Racing ran the first event of its new Strictly Stock division. The location was
6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Truck series driver Johnny Sauter has been suspended for one race after he intentionally collided with another truck during Sunday’s race at Iowa, NASCAR announced Tuesday. During a caution, Sauter rammed into Austin Hill‘s truck multiple times. Sauter appeared to do so in retaliation for contact from Hill that
8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity series race Sunday at the Iowa Speedway, his fourth victory of the season and second straight in Newton. Bell led 186 of 250 laps in the No. 20 Toyota to claim his second short track win of 2019 by nearly two
5:51 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — NASCAR overturned a victory for the first time under its toughened new policy on cheating when Brett Moffitt was declared the winner of the Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway after Ross Chastain failed a postrace inspection. Chastain led the final 141 laps of Sunday’s 200-lap race,
10:28 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — The NASCAR Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway has been postponed until Sunday because of inclement weather. The sport’s organizing body made the call Saturday after repeated thunderstorms and lightning strikes in central Iowa left the short track too soaked for racing. Qualifying was canceled as well,
1:00 AM ET There’s not a lot of off weekends in the Cup Series schedule, so there’s not a lot of chance to sit back and reflect on the season. But after Monday’s race at Michigan, we get an off weekend to step back and relax. Or you could be locked into the Xfinity and
7:57 PM ET Welcome to the 2019 ESPYS presented by Capital One, where the awards are handed out by you, the fans, by letting your voice be heard in our polls! Make sure to tune in to The ESPYS, hosted by Tracy Morgan, on July 10 at 8 pm | 7 pm central on ABC.