'The Last American Hero' is must-watch TV for fans of racing, writing Fifty years ago, a wool-suited writer journeyed to North Wilkesboro to profile a local racing legend, and in so doing transformed both the sport of racing and the art of journalism. Esquire magazine sent Tom Wolfe to sift through the lore that surrounded bootlegger/driver Junior Johnson, and the story that Wolfe brought … [Read more...]

Bristol to have a 4-screen display that hangs over infield (Photo) Bristol is joining sister tracks Texas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway in the giant television game. The track unveiled the "Colossus" on Wednesday, a four-screened display that will be above the infield at races starting in 2016. And no, the feature won't be mounted on a giant pole in the middle of the infield. … [Read more...]

Axalta switches from Jeff Gordon to Dale Earnhardt Jr. for 2016 Big sponsor news, as Axalta has announced it will switch its primary sponsorship from Jeff Gordon's 24 to Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s 88 starting in the 2016 season. Axalta will also increase its sponsorship from 10 races to 13, and will do so through at least the 2018 season. "Axalta and Hendrick Motorsports have an incredible story," … [Read more...]

Power Rankings: Kevin Harvick is back Our Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. And you think we dislike your favorite driver, so it makes sense, right? Direct all your complaints to us at [email protected] and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kevin Harvick (LW: NR): How do you go from not … [Read more...]

Harvick advances in Chase with Dover win; Johnson eliminated Your browser does not support iframes. Kevin Harvick is heading to the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. After two issues in the first two races of the first round, Harvick was faced with a simple situation on Sunday. He needed to win at Dover to advance to the second round of the Chase. He did just that, dominating the … [Read more...]

Theriault suffers compression fracture in back after nasty Truck crash Austin Theriault suffered a compression fracture in his lower back after a vicious crash during Saturday night's Camping World Truck Series race at Las Vegas. Yes, you guessed it too. Theriault's truck didn't hit a wall that was protected by SAFER barrier. Theriault's teammate, Josh Reddick, had hit the wall ahead of … [Read more...]

Jimmie Johnson's Chase hopes end with Dover problems Your browser does not support iframes. Jimmie Johnson had every reason to be confident heading into Sunday's race at Dover. The concrete one-mile oval has been his best Sprint Cup Series track and the six-time Sprint Cup champion had finished 11th and 6th in the first two races of the first round of the Chase. Anything but disaster at … [Read more...]

Dale Earnhardt Jr. advances to second Chase round on tiebreaker Dale Earnhardt finished Sunday's race at Dover in third, one spot ahead of Jamie McMurray. The noting of that spot is extremely important. Had Junior not gotten by McMurray in the closing laps of the race, he would have been out of the Chase's second round and McMurray would have been in. Instead, Junior is moving on to the … [Read more...]

Qualifying at Dover canceled; Matt Kenseth on the pole Friday is a washout at Dover. Persistent rain and the threat of more of it meant NASCAR canceled all track activity for the day at the one-mile concrete oval. The cancellation included qualifying, so that means Matt Kenseth will start first in Sunday's scheduled race. When qualifying is canceled without any practice before it, the field … [Read more...]

HScott Motorsports announces Clint Bowyer to join team for 2016 Clint Bowyer's temporary Sprint Cup Series home is now publicly known. HScott Motorsports announced that Bowyer would drive for the team in 2016 before he moves to Stewart-Haas Racing to replace Tony Stewart in 2017. Stewart announced his retirement from the Sprint Cup Series on Wednesday. HScott Motorsports has a technical … [Read more...]