8:26 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Ricky Stenhouse Jr. had no apology for Kyle Busch about the accidents caused at Daytona last week, but he did warn the Cup points leader to stop “running his mouth.” Erik Jones, with
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1:26 AM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Christopher Bell couldn’t have started any worse in Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, and that made his impressive victory all the more satisfying. Bell, who started from the back of the field after spinning his No. 20 Toyota during qualifying, steadily worked his way up the
10:16 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports The NASCAR Cup Series has a limited history at Kentucky Speedway, as only seven races have been conducted on the 1.5-mile track. And even the stats from those seven races could be misleading
6:11 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Alex Bowman will get to do something that Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t: He will drive a NASCAR Cup Series car with an NFL team’s colors and logos. Axalta, a Hendrick Motorsports sponsor, had
11:30 PM ET Associated Press SPARTA, Ky. — Ben Rhodes raced to his second career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win in front of his home-state fans at Kentucky Speedway on Thursday night. The Louisville native opted for only fuel on the final pit stop. The gamble paid off as he took the lead out
9:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports As NASCAR heads deep into the summer, that means the Silly Season — when people will figure out where they will be and what they will drive in 2019 — is getting into
9:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Most of the drivers who race tribute paint schemes honor familiar names who competed at the top level of the sport. With eight races left, Jimmie Johnson is projected to
8:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports When Erik Jones won this past Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, he snapped a streak of seven races where the victor already had won a race this year. That lack of winners
8:00 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It only took 2,044 days. When Erik Jones, at age 16, beat Kyle Busch to win the prestigious 2012 Snowball Derby late model race, race fans and analysts said
1:31 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Erik Jones survived several gnarly wrecks, defending Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. on his bumper late and the pressure of overtime at NASCAR’s most famous track. Brad Keselowski says he shouldn’t have lifted when William Byron blocked him Saturday night at Daytona. After lifting, Keselowski