Top side of Josef Newgarden's car hits wall in massive crash Your browser does not support iframes.Josef Newgarden fractured his right collar bone and suffered a fracture in his right hand in a scary crash at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday. Newgarden's car got flipped over on its side after an impact from Conor Daly and the wall. Newgarden's car then hit the wall a second time -- this time … [Read more...]

Daniel Suarez gets first win by passing Kyle Busch Daniel Suarez has his first NASCAR win. The Mexican-born driver passed teammate Kyle Busch over the final three miles of Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Michigan to become the first Mexican driver to win a race in NASCAR's top three national series. Suarez, 24, semi-joked when he got to victory lane that he didn't know what to say in … [Read more...]

Quick Takeaways from Michigan: Gauging the rules reaction 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 the race or email your … [Read more...]

Joey Logano dominates restarts, wins at Michigan If you're an aspiring driver learning how to excel on restarts, make sure you study the hell out of Joey Logano's win at Michigan on Sunday. Logano led 138 of 200 laps thanks to his incredible restarts throughout the entire race. Yes, Logano had the track position on the restarts, but his acceleration relative to the rest of the field was … [Read more...]

Joey Logano wins pole at Michigan Joey Logano will start on the front row for the second-straight week. Logano posted the fastest lap in the final two rounds of qualifying at Michigan on Friday and will start first for Sunday's race. Logano beat out Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart for the top spot. Logano started second to teammate Brad Keselowski at Pocono. The Michigan race is the first … [Read more...]

Xfinity Series practice halted for groundhog on the track (Video) A groundhog flummoxed Michigan International Speedway workers who tried to get it off the track during Xfinity Series practice Friday afternoon. The practice session was halted for the groundhog and track workers went to remove it. They chased it around the track for a bit and (temporarily) captured it. As three workers were … [Read more...]

Chip Ganassi thinks this lug nut stuff is a bunch of silliness Given one of his crew chiefs was suspended Wednesday by NASCAR, team owner Chip Ganassi may be a bit biased. But it's hard not to agree with his point about the absurdity of lug nuts being a dominant topic throughout the 2016 season. Ganassi made the following comments on SiriusXM's NASCAR channel Wednesday evening. NASCAR … [Read more...]

Kyle Larson's crew chief suspended for Michigan race Another week, another lug nut penalty. Kyle Larson's crew chief Chad Johnston is suspended for Sunday's race at Michigan and was fined $20,000 fo violating Sections 12-1; 10.11.3.4 a; 12.5.3.4.1 p of the NASCAR rule book. Those sections refer to loose lug nuts after the race. The team is not appealing Johnston's suspension. Johnston is the … [Read more...]

Kurt Busch saves enough fuel, wins at Pocono Kurt Busch has been having one of the best seasons of anyone in the Sprint Cup Series in 2016. He just didn't have a signature moment to go along with that excellence. Busch now has two of those moments, as he went from third-to-first in one pass and saved enough fuel to hold off Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski to win Monday's rain-delayed … [Read more...]

Keselowski makes case for TV impartiality after Gordon's comments Brad Keselowski certainly has an interesting case for having independent voices involved in NASCAR's television coverage. Keselowski finished third in Monday's race at Pocono after he got an early-race penalty after his crew was caught denting the right side of his car during a pit stop. NASCAR has cracked down on teams … [Read more...]