CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chase Elliott finally had his say after Wednesday night's Cup race that ended in dramatic fashion.

While running in the top-three of what turned out to be the final laps of NASCAR's second race at Darlington Raceway, Elliott's No. 9 car was tapped by No. 18 driver Kyle Busch, causing Elliott to spin out and ruin his chances ...Read more

Chase Elliott flipped off Kyle Busch and then Mother Nature flipped off NASCAR.

Wednesday night, the Toyota 500 was called with 20 laps remaining in the 228-lap race due to rain. Leader Denny Hamlin was deemed the winner of NASCAR's second race at Darlington.

Kyle Busch finished in second place and Kevin Harvick finished third.

Shortly before...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- There was a 26-year age difference between the ninth- and 10th-place drivers, John Hunter Nemechek and Matt Kenseth, respectively, in NASCAR's return race Sunday at Darlington.

Although almost three decades separated them, one thing united them -- neither driver was expected to place as well as he did. Kenseth, 48, returned ...Read more

Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage liked what he saw when NASCAR returned to the airwaves on Sunday. He expects a similar showing when IndyCar starts its season at TMS next month.

"I thought it was just fantastic to have not only live sports back, but my favorite sport back on television," Gossage said. "I didn't notice there weren'...Read more

Kevin Harvick didn't look the slightest bit rusty after a two-month hiatus from racing. Instead, on Sunday at Darlington Raceway, the Cup Series points leader sailed to his 50th career victory to continue a dominant 2020 campaign. He then exited his car for a quiet celebration.

"I didn't think it was going to be that much different and then it'...Read more

DARLINGTON, S.C. -- Roger Collins just wants to hear that sound again, the car engines rumbling off in the distance. That sound is the lone connection to the way it was before, the way it was two long, long months ago.

The silence today is strange. It's nearly noon on Sunday -- race day -- and the streets around Darlington Raceway are lined ...Read more

There is no easy way to predict which NASCAR driver will win the Real Heroes 400 this Sunday, but even before the checkered flag waves, those on the track will have already secured a victory.

That's because NASCAR will be one of the first few sports to resume its official season amid the global coronavirus pandemic. There will be no fans to ...Read more

NASCAR will be one of a handful of sports broadcasting a real, live event on television this weekend. That's right. Real. Live. Sports.

In addition to UFC, bull riding, German soccer league Bundesliga and a charity golf match at Seminole Golf Club, NASCAR is attempting to reel in general sports fans who would otherwise be watching NBA, NHL or ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Erik Jones tried to imagine what the moments leading up to the green flag at Darlington would be like.

"It's going to be different," said Jones, who drives the No. 20 Toyota Camry for Joe Gibbs Racing. "I mean, that's the easiest way to put it."

Jones described how he typically prepares on race day; He wakes up, does his mid...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- NASCAR released updates to its 2020 schedule on Thursday afternoon, adding Cup Series races at five more tracks through late-June. All additional events will run without fans in attendance.

Those events include newly scheduled races at Bristol, Atlanta, Martinsville, Homestead-Miami and Talladega following the Wednesday night...Read more

MOORESVILLE, N.C. -- The drive from Uptown Charlotte to Go Fas Racing's shop in Mooresville provides subtle reminders of the global pandemic that has become so omnipresent it hardly needs mentioning.

Masked pedestrians are scattered far and few between along empty sidewalks, parking lots of major businesses sit deserted and a giant digital sign...Read more

The "Monster Mile" at Dover International Speedway lived up to its name, even virtually. By the halfway point of the 150-lap event, five cautions were called. Then a few minutes later, seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson wrecked, making it six caution flags thrown. By the end of the two-hour race, there were nine cautions.

That came as no ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Thursday's teleconference between media and NASCAR leadership ended after 40 minutes and probably could have lasted 10 times as long.

There are endless questions about racing's return May 17 as NASCAR attempts to pull off a feat other professional sports leagues, including the NBA, MLB, MLS and NHL, have not yet come close to...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- If the return of professional sports were a race, NASCAR would finish in the top three. After UFC, which returns May 9, NASCAR will be the second major professional sports league to resume after the coronavirus pandemic forced its season to a halt in mid-March.

Thursday, NASCAR announced a modified schedule for resuming the ...Read more

NASCAR announced Tuesday that it has granted playoff waivers for Roush Fenway Racing driver Ryan Newman and Chip Ganassi Racing driver Matt Kenseth. The waivers ensure that if either driver wins a race or is ranked in the top 30 in points during the regular Cup Series season, they will be eligible to compete in the 10-race playoffs for a ...Read more