Joey Logano wins third-straight pole at Martinsville Joey Logano is the newest qualifying master at Martinsville. Logano, who swept the pole positions at Martinsville in 2015, will start first for the third-straight time at the half-mile track on Sunday. Logano's lap of 97.043 MPH just edged out Kasey Kahne, who will start second. Brian Vickers, Paul Menard and Ryan Newman round out the top … [Read more...]

Ryan Shea, Xfinity Series car chief, passes away at 34 Ryan Shea, the car chief for Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 42 car in the Xfinity Series, died Wednesday night according to the team. He was 34 years old. The team released a statement about Shea's death Thursday. "It is a sad day for our team as we mourn the untimely loss of Ryan," Ganassi said in a statement. "Ryan was a dedicated worker … [Read more...]

Alonso suffered fractured rib in crash, will miss Bahrain Grand Prix Your browser does not support iframes. Two-time Formula 1 champion Fernando Alonso will miss Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix after he was diagnosed with a fractured rib from a scary crash he was in at Australia. Alonso walked away from the accident at Australia, where his car launched over the top of Esteban Gutierrez's, flew … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: March Madness continues into April It's time for Happy Hour. As always, tweet us your thoughts or shoot us an email at [email protected] if you want to participate. Did you enjoy your off-weekend? It was a sports wasteland over Easter weekend, especially during the day. We made sure to catch at least parts of every Elite Eight game in the evenings, but the daytimes were … [Read more...]

Report: Xfinity Series driver Derek White arrested in smuggling ring Xfinity Series driver Derek White was reportedly arrested in what law enforcement officials termed the biggest tobbaco smuggling bust in North American history. According to Bloomberg, White, 45, was a high-ranking member in the smuggling operation. White is a member of the Mohawk tribe in Kahnawake, Quebec, and the … [Read more...]

Martinsville prez doesn't have issue using Kenseth punt to promote race Any NASCAR fan with a pulse knows Matt Kenseth was suspended two races for his punt of Joey Logano at last year's Martinsville Chase race. The crash effectively ended Logano's title hopes; he was leading the race when Kenseth crashed and didn't get a win at Texas or Phoenix to make it to the final round of the Chase. … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: The 12 finishes of 2016 from best to worst Without any racing last weekend, we need a special edition of Power Rankings. So why not relive the 12 finishes from the 2016 NASCAR season so far? We've had five Sprint Cup Series races, five Xfinity Series races and two Camping World Truck Series races in 2016. Let's thrown them all in the same pot and see what rises to the top. … [Read more...]

Fun with numbers to tide you through the off weekend Having NASCAR withdrawals? The first off weekend of the year is always a tough one. Just when you think you're in the groove of the season, Easter brings it to an abrupt halt as none of NASCAR's three series is racing this weekend. We're not sure we're going to be able to help much with those withdrawal symptoms. But we're going to try … [Read more...]

Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch fined after Auto Club races The penalties are here. The penalties are here. NASCAR finally announced the penalties from Saturday and Sunday's races at Auto Club Speedway and Danica Patrick and Kyle Busch each were fined for what they did over the weekend. Patrick was fined $20,000 for coming towards the track to gesture towards Kasey Kahne after she crashed … [Read more...]

No driver with 5 top 10s in the first 5 races has won the Chase Bad news, Kevin Harvick fans, your driver isn't winning the 2016 title. Why? Well, Harvick has five top 10s through the first five races of the season. No driver to get a top 10 in each of the first five races has won the title in the Chase era. Of course, past performance isn't indicative of future results. We know that and … [Read more...]