6:37 PM ET Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Kurt Busch won the pole for the NASCAR playoff race at the new “roval” at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a hybrid of the road course and oval that has drivers concerned with the complexity of the circuit. Busch, who is eighth in the playoff standings, will be joined
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9:30 AM ET The 2018 NASCAR Cup Series season has been dominated by three drivers — Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. The trio has combined to win 18 of 28 races (64 percent) and has led 3,448 of a possible 7,861 laps (44 percent, as long as you’re OK rounding up from
3:25 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Daniel Hemric flirted with going to other teams but will replace Ryan Newman in the NASCAR Cup Series at Richard Childress Racing starting in 2019. Hemric is second in the
12:33 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Preece will replace AJ Allmendinger at JTG Daugherty Racing in 2019, the team announced. Preece, who turns 28 next month, has two Xfinity Series wins with eight top-5s in
10:37 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NEWTON, N.C. — Jordan Anderson, a popular competitor in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, has a warrant out for his arrest on a charge of possession of a stolen motor vehicle, according
9:45 AM ET Ah, the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval. So weird, so challenging, so divisive — and it has yet to host a lap of actual racing. As unique as the 17-turn, 2-point-something-mile road course/oval hybrid might be, it isn’t alone. Since NASCAR’s first “Strictly Stock” season in 1949, the series now known as Monster
11:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports FAIRFAX, Va. — Erik Jones didn’t mope Sunday about his perilous spot following the first two NASCAR Cup Series playoff races. He didn’t go out on Lake Norman and hang with other drivers
3:36 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports JTG Daugherty Racing will release AJ Allmendinger following the 2018 season. The 36-year-old Allmendinger, who is completing the third year of what was previously announced as a five-year deal through 2020, was 27th
11:47 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The Charlotte Motor Speedway road course will be new to everyone this weekend as the first races will be held on it. Both the Xfinity and Cup series will race on Charlotte’s road
12:00 PM 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. My first impression when driving NASCAR’s new