10:00 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — Clint Bowyer couldn’t hold his elation, and not just because he won Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. He loved the fact that his crew chief Mike Bugarewicz, a conservative-minded engineer,
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10:17 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — After 120 laps and two stages, the race could be official. Any driver in the lead might conceivably win if rain intervened. Crew chief Mike Bugarewicz’s decision to make a two-tire pit stop paid off for a gutsy win in the rain-shortened Cup race at Michigan. The
9:08 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — As NASCAR continues to experiment with an aerodynamic package that creates close racing, the debate continues on whether NASCAR should employ a package with which drivers question
9:21 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Austin Dillon and Daniel Hemric didn’t have much time to battle for the lead after the final restart. As long as one of them was in front when the rain came, Richard Childress Racing was going to win. Dillon ended up beating his teammate Saturday in the
1:16 AM ET Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas — Johnny Sauter held off Stewart Friesen in a three-lap shootout on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway for his fourth NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season and 21st overall. Kurt Busch won his second pole of the season. Brad Keselowski will start second. Take
7:40 PM ET Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kurt Busch‘s impressive qualifying run highlighted a strong day for Ford in Michigan. Kurt Busch won his second pole of the season. Brad Keselowski will start second. Take a driver-by-driver look through the field for Sunday’s race. Wins have been elusive for Kyle Larson this season, but
7:52 PM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — Drivers will get to satisfy their need for speed Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. There will be 38 drivers who want more speed Sunday to catch the
8:15 AM ET Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kyle Larson doesn’t sound like a driver going for his fourth consecutive win at Michigan International Speedway this weekend. When a driver hasn’t won all season, a
Jun 7, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports Two of the three men arrested in the attempted armed burglary of the home of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress have reached plea deals with prosecutors. Chantz Hines, 19, and
Jun 5, 2018 Bob PockrassNASCAR Close • NASCAR writer for ESPN.com• 2009, 2013 NMPA Writer of the Year• More than 25 years experience covering motorsports For the second time in three races, the winner of the Xfinity Series race has failed postrace technical inspection. NASCAR penalized Joe Gibbs Racing for the race-winning car of Kyle