Joey Logano wins at Kansas and advances to next round of Chase KANSAS CITY, Kan. – On a day when many of the drivers considered to be his main rivals for the championship faltered, Joey Logano can now be almost carefree throughout the next two races of the Chase. Logano took the lead on the final restart of Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway over Ryan Newman and held off Kyle Larson over the … [Read more...]

Chase Watch: No, the standings aren't inverted KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kansas Speedway has become a torture chamber for Kyle Busch. He escaped it on Sunday. And apparently shoved all four Hendrick Motorsports cars in it in his place. Entering the race, Busch's average finish at Kansas was 21.4, tied for his worst at any track. And it was the only track he hadn't finished in the top-five at. That … [Read more...]

Something unsurprising: Kevin Harvick wins the pole at Kansas KANSAS CITY, Kan. – In a development that stuns no NASCAR fan, Kevin Harvick will start first for Sunday's race at Kansas Speedway. Harvick was the fastest car through all three qualifying rounds and it really wasn't close. His speed of 197.621 MPH was over a MPH faster than second-place Brian Vickers. It's Harvick's eighth pole … [Read more...]

Clint Bowyer talks about fatherhood as only Clint Bowyer can KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Sometimes you never know what Clint Bowyer is going to say. Earlier this week, Bowyer's wife gave birth to Cash, the couple's first child. Bowyer was incredibly excited to talk about Cash's arrival and described the birth of a child as no other driver in the Sprint Cup Series genuinely could. "What a wild … [Read more...]

Happy Hour: The next round of the Chase, a title idea, Keselowski and more Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to [email protected] or @NickBromberg.We'll post them here, have a good time and everyone's happy. Who's excited for the second round of the Chase? Are you awake from Dover? Nothing against long green … [Read more...]

Paul Menard will have new crew chief after Charlotte Slugger Labbe won't be atop Paul Menard's pit box after the October 11 race at Charlotte. Richard Childress Racing announced Wednesday that Labbe was taking a leadership role with the team's research and development efforts and would be moving away from his role as Menard's crew chief. Justin Alexander will take over as Menard's crew … [Read more...]

Tony Stewart says he never thought of retiring after incident with Kevin Ward Jr. Tony Stewart reiterated the impact that the Aug. 9 incident with Kevin Ward Jr. has had on him and said Monday that he never considered retiring from driving after he struck and killed the 20-year-old. Stewart had his first press conference since the accident on Monday. Outside of an interview with the AP last … [Read more...]

Jeff Gordon wins at Dover as Kevin Harvick has tire issue Three of the best and most consistent drivers throughout the first 26 races won the first three races of the Chase After Kevin Harvick, the day's dominant driver, had a left-front tire problem at Dover, Jeff Gordon took advantage for his fifth Dover win and his first since 2001 at the concrete oval. Gordon is the third driver to win … [Read more...]

Chase Watch: Kasey Kahne squeaks in to the next round as Kurt Busch misses out Kasey Kahne is moving on to the next round of the Chase despite an unscheduled pit stop under green Sunday at Dover. Kahne was forced to pit on lap 163 because of an ill-handling race car. It was an unfortunately timed pit stop as the caution flag flew within 10 laps of his pit stop because of J.J. Yeley getting … [Read more...]