4:39 PM ET Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Kyle Larson got his first look at his spectacular barrel roll at Talladega and felt like the star of a summer blockbuster. “It makes me look like I’m really tough,” Larson said, smiling. Larson was grateful to walk away unscathed last weekend from his dangerous crash on
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10:08 AM ET NASCAR is in the process of creating a live betting product that will be distributed to legal sports betting operators around the world. Through a partnership with sports data company Genius Sports announced Friday, NASCAR’s official data will be used to build a real-time gaming platform that provides odds and a suite
5:21 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR abandoned its years-long bid to add excitement to qualifying and announced Wednesday it will return to single-car laps after the current format became a laughingstock. All three national series will make the change at all oval tracks, starting this weekend at Dover. NASCAR for more than
1:00 AM ET At some point years ago, some forgotten date somewhere on the timeline of 25 years, the Kyle Petty Charity Ride was rolling through the literal middle of nowhere. A hundred motorcycles were rising and falling and pitching and yawing along the lunar landscape of the Southwest, the boom of their chrome choppers
10:10 AM ET Leave it to Talladega to play the wild card. It’s usually always true that the spring Talladega race provides a chance for an unexpected winner, giving chances for teams like Phoenix Racing or Front Row Motorsports to grab a victory and a big payday. This season, however, with Joe Gibbs Racing and
10:18 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will work his first Kentucky Derby on Saturday as part of his expanding role with NBC Sports. The retired NASCAR superstar is also slated to cover his first Indianapolis 500 later this month. Earnhardt will work alongside reporter Rutledge Wood at Churchill Downs as
5:45 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed NASCAR champion Joey Logano — and his race car — to the White House. Trump celebrated the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series Champion Tuesday on the South Lawn, along with team owner Roger Penske. With Logano’s car parked nearby, Trump praised the driver and called
1:38 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Austin Wayne Self has been reinstated by NASCAR following a violation of the substance abuse policy. The Truck Series driver completed a mandatory recovery program before he was approved Tuesday to race again. Self can compete as early as Friday at Dover International Speedway. NASCAR also on
5:56 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Chase Elliott has won the Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, giving Chevrolet its first victory of the season. Elliott took the lead shortly after a restart with four laps to go and worked with three other Chevy drivers to hold off the rest of the field.
1:13 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — The four Joe Gibbs Racing cars and both Roush Fenway rides will start at the rear at Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR announced less than two hours before Sunday’s Cup series race that they were among eight penalized for unapproved adjustments. That includes points leader Kyle Busch, Daytona 500