Bryan Clauson dies following injuries suffered in sprint car wreck Clauson has competed in the last two Indianapolis 500s (Getty Images). UPDATED 9 a.m. ET Monday Former NASCAR driver Bryan Clauson, 27, died Sunday night after sustaining injuries in a midget sprint car crash at Belleview High Banks Speedway Fairgrounds in Kansas on Saturday. Clauson, leading the race at the time, flipped … [Read more...]

Erik Jones to drive 2nd car for Furniture Row in 2017 Jones has 12 wins in the Xfinity and Truck Series (Getty). Erik Jones has a Sprint Cup ride for the 2017 season. Furniture Row announced Sunday that Jones would drive a second car for the team next season. Jones will pilot the No. 77 car, a number below the No. 78 Martin Truex Jr. drives for the team. “I just can’t believe this is really … [Read more...]

Quick takeaways from Watkins Glen: Larson's Chase hopes fade by 25 points Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated thoughts. Make sure you tweet us your thoughts after … [Read more...]

Team says tire caused Derrike Cope's car's crazy explosion at Watkins Glen (Getty Images) Derrike Cope’s car had a massive explosion during Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen. Cope was experiencing brake issues during the race and was coasting around the track. His car came to a stop in the shortcut part of the inner loop at the road course. It then went kablooie. Your … [Read more...]

Carl Edwards wins pole for Watkins Glen Carl Edwards has four poles in 2016 (Getty). Carl Edwards is the road course qualifying ace of 2016. Edwards got the pole for Sunday’s race at Watkins Glen. Edwards beat out Kyle Larson, Tony Stewart and teammates Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch for the top spot. And it makes it a clean sweep of road course pole positions for Edwards as he won the pole in … [Read more...]

RCR now has complete ownership of ECR engine production Richard Childress will be inducted into the NASCAR HOF in 2017 (Getty). Earnhardt Childress Racing Technologies is now a complete subsidiary of Richard Childress Racing. RCR announced the deal Friday. The team combined its racing engine efforts with Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2007 to form a sole engine supplier for both teams. The move … [Read more...]

No timetable for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s return to Cup Series Dale Earnhardt Jr. came to spend time with his team at Watkins Glen on Friday (Getty). In his first public appearance since he was sidelined because of the effects of a concussion, Dale Earnhardt Jr. said there was no hard timeline for his return to the Sprint Cup Series because of the nature of his injury. Junior has missed … [Read more...]

Martin Truex Jr. signs contract extension with Furniture Row Truex has nine top 10s in 21 races this year (Getty). Martin Truex Jr. is staying at Furniture Row Racing. That sentence really isn’t breaking news. It was no secret that Truex wanted to come back to the team and that Furniture Row wanted Truex in the car after this season, when his contract expired. Now, their future partnership … [Read more...]

Quick takeaways from Pocono: Who Buescher is racing for the top 30 Chris Buescher is the first rookie to win in 2016 (Getty). Throughout 2016 we may have way too many quick thoughts for our post-race posts. So consider our Takeaways feature to be the home of our random and sometimes intelligent musings. Sometimes the post may have a theme. Sometimes it may just be a mess of unrelated … [Read more...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Balance is 'up and down,' dealing with sight issues Dale Earnhardt Jr. has missed three races in 2016 (Getty Images). Dale Earnhardt Jr. is still struggling with his balance and gaze stability at times as he continues his treatment protocol from what his team has termed concussion-like symptoms. Earnhardt Jr. talked about his treatment at length on his Dirty Mo … [Read more...]