5:11 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Jim France’s involvement in the sport allows him to make a smooth transition in serving as NASCAR interim chairman and CEO, NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs said Tuesday. NASCAR announced Monday night that
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1:58 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One of NASCAR’s longtime team owners believes Brian France has been unfairly blamed for the downturn in the series. France has taken a leave absence as chairman and CEO of NASCAR after his Sunday night arrest on charges of driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of oxycodone.
Aug 7, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Almost lost in Chase Elliott‘s victory Sunday was that he went from flirting with the playoff bubble to solidifying his spot in the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Elliott won for the first
5:57 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian France is taking a leave of absence after his arrest Sunday night on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. NASCAR announced
5:37 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Most of the NASCAR industry has the right to be upset with Brian France today. The NASCAR chairman and CEO failed to stop at a stop sign and was arrested Sunday night in
1:30 PM ET Bob Pockrass Close NASCAR • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Ryan McGee Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year On Sunday afternoon at Watkins Glen Raceway,
7:50 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Any father would cherish seeing his son win his first NASCAR Cup Series race. But rarely does a father get to play a role in the victory. Chase Elliott
7:04 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Chase Elliott won the NASCAR Cup race on Sunday at Watkins Glen, holding off Martin Truex Jr. in a scintillating finish. It was Elliott’s first career win, in his 99th Cup start, and 250th for Hendrick Motorsports. It assured Elliott a spot in the playoffs, as
8:51 PM ET Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Denny Hamlin has been on the outside looking in as Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and defending Cup series champion Martin Truex Jr. have dominated the season. Bill Elliott, who last competed in a NASCAR national series event in 2012, will drive for
9:05 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Bill Elliott, who has not competed in a NASCAR national series event in more than six years, will drive for GMS Racing in the Xfinity Series race Aug.