10:12 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Joey Logano punched his ticket to Homestead by roughing up Martin Truex Jr. in the final turns Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Can he win the championship, though, if he races
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8:19 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. called Joey Logano‘s move in the final turn Sunday at Martinsville Speedway a “cheap shot” and threatened to retaliate against Logano when he gets the chance. “He
6:38 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Joey Logano has snagged one of the four spots in NASCAR’s title race by holding off reigning champion Martin Truex Jr. in a sideways slide across the Martinsville Speedway finish line. Logano led 309 of the 500 laps Sunday in the opening race of the third round
1:34 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Hendrick Motorsports has landed Ally Financial as a full-season sponsor for seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson in 2019 and 2020. Ally Financial will replace Lowe’s, which has sponsored Johnson since
5:54 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Stewart-Haas Racing has all four of its drivers among the eight finalists. It was just two years ago when Joe Gibbs Racing accomplished the same feat with Kyle Busch, Matt
11:42 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kyle Busch‘s road to the championship round was made a little bit easier when he won the pole at Martinsville Speedway. Kyle Busch will start on the pole for the fourth time this season. See how the field will take the green flag on Sunday. Johnny Sauter
4:34 PM ET Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Johnny Sauter will again race for the Truck series championship, getting an automatic berth into the finals by winning Saturday at Martinsville Speedway. Sauter won for the fourth time in a truck at Martinsville. This win, in the opening race of the series’ round of six, was
5:23 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart is reconsidering a return to the Indianapolis 500 in part because of injuries Robert Wickens suffered in an IndyCar crash. Stewart has been consistent in his desire to run at least one IndyCar race on an oval, preferably at Pocono Raceway, to acclimate himself to
9:03 AM ET Ricky Craven Close Ricky Craven is a driver with wins in all of NASCAR’s top three series, including rookie of the year titles in both the 1992 Nationwide Series and 1995 Sprint Cup series. He currently serves as a NASCAR analyst on ESPN studio programs. A NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville
3:26 PM ET Suddenly there are just four NASCAR Cup Series races remaining in the season. And what a left turn this season has taken. Early on, it looked to be a competition to see just how many races Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick could win. Through 13 races (halfway through the regular season), Harvick