Earnhardt Jr. heading to docs 'soon' for update to help determine Watkins Glen status Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss his third race of the season at Pocono (Getty). Dale Earnhardt Jr. will soon find out about his potential status for the Aug. 7 Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen. Earnhardt Jr. has missed the last two Cup races because of what Hendrick Motorsports has termed … [Read more...]

NASCAR pushes back numerous race start times in 2017 NASCAR wants you to watch more often (Getty). If you like your racing later in the day, you’re going to be happy to see the 2017 NASCAR schedule. NASCAR released the start times of Sprint Cup Series races on Wednesday and many races, including the Daytona 500, will start an hour or so later than they do in 2016. The Daytona 500, on Feb. … [Read more...]

Kevin Harvick's crew chief suspended for lug nut violation Childers has been with Harvick since 2014 (Getty). Kevin Harvick’s crew chief Rodney Childers has been suspended for a race for a lug nut violation at Indianapolis on Sunday. NASCAR announced the penalty on Wednesday in yet another example of the incongruity of some NASCAR rules. Childers, as has become standard since NASCAR … [Read more...]

Danny Stockman becomes Paul Menard's crew chief Paul Menard is 23rd in the points standings (Getty). Paul Menard will have a new crew chief for the final 16 races of 2016. Richard Childress Racing said Monday, a day after Menard finished 10th at Indianapolis, that Danny Stockman would serve as Menard’s crew chief for the rest of the season. Justin Alexander, Menard’s crew chief for the … [Read more...]

Target leaving IndyCar and Chip Ganassi Racing after 2016 Target will no longer sponsor Scott Dixon after 2016 (Getty). The most recognizable IndyCar sponsorship is ending at the end of the year. Per the AP, Target will not return to Chip Ganassi Racing after the conclusion of the 2016 season. The company and team have had a sponsorship relationship for 27 years. The company has a new … [Read more...]

Kyle Busch wins second-straight Brickyard 400 Kyle Busch dominated on Sunday at Indianapolis (Getty). INDIANAPOLIS – There was no passing Kyle Busch on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And that’s not a hyperbolic statement either. Busch started first and was never passed for the lead of the Brickyard 400 on the race track. Sure, he surrendered the lead at times, but that was because of … [Read more...]

Stewart-Haas Racing announces formation of Xfinity Series team for 2017 Stewart-Haas is moving to Ford in 2017 (Getty). Stewart Haas Racing’s move to Ford will include an expansion. The team said Monday it’d be fielding an Xfinity Series team in 2017. While the team has expanded from two to four cars since its inception in 2009, it hasn’t fielded an Xfinity team. “In order to maintain the … [Read more...]

Danica Patrick: It's 'miserable' running in 20th place Danica Patrick is 24th in the points standings in 2016 (Getty). Danica Patrick wants to be running better in the Sprint Cup Series. And she knows that progress will come in steps rather than all at once. Patrick is currently 24th in the standings through the first 19 races of 2016. It’s the same position in the points she … [Read more...]

Jeff Gordon says he was approached to drive Tony Stewart's car at Daytona Jeff Gordon said he couldn’t drive at Daytona because of his Fox commitment (Getty). INDIANAPOLIS – Did television get in the way of Jeff Gordon getting behind the wheel in the 2016 Daytona 500? Gordon, who has served as an analyst for Fox for its coverage of the Sprint Cup Series and is subbing for Dale Earnhardt … [Read more...]

Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon share celebratory lap together after Brickyard 400 Tony Stewart and Jeff Gordon took a lap after Sunday’s race (Getty). INDIANAPOLIS — Entering Sunday’s Brickyard 400, Tony Stewart said he was glad Jeff Gordon was returning to the Cup Series as Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s substitute driver because Gordon would take some of the spotlight away. And following Sunday’s … [Read more...]