Denny Hamlin appeared headed toward an easy victory. Then, Dale Earnhardt Jr. seemed poised to snap his two-year losing streak.

In the end, surprise winner Clint Bowyer celebrated in Victory Lane, stealing a victory Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway that ended in wild fashion.

We’re liable to see empty seats at RIR tonight for the first time in 17 years, and a sour economy is only the half of it. Yeah, $80 tickets and $3.60-per-gallon petrol squeeze Joe Fan’s discretionary income. Toss in a night or two at the Red Roof, a few meals, some cotton candy and a […]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. admits his 71-race losing streak played a role in his decision not to help teammate Jeff Gordon in the final stages of last weekend’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. He also says Gordon could have made a better choice.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughed at Eddie Gossage’s offer of $100,000 to drive in the IndyCar series race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7. “Well, he thinks I’m a cheap date, I guess,” NASCAR’s most popular driver said before Friday Sprint Cup qualifying at Richmond International Raceway.

NASCAR president Brian France has appointed a group of company officials to an interim committee that will study the sport’s drug policy, vice president of communications Jim Hunter said Friday.
The group, whose members Hunter said have “been around a long time and know the sport,” will report back to France with any recommendations “within six […]

“We are working very hard on the COT,” [Nationwide Series Director Joe] Balash explains. “We’ll utilize the NASCAR 110-inch wheelbase certified chassis, and it will be interchangeable between the Sprint Cup and Nationwide garages. [But] we’re going to do something unique with the bodies to give the Series its own look as opposed to […]