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Crafton, despite his status as the reigning series champion, entered Saturday's race with a glaring winless streak. He put an end to that, winning for the 15th time in his career with Eckes just missing out on his first victory. "Oh, it was very, very sweet," said Crafton post-race. "Not a lot of give up in these guys, without a doubt. This Menards Ford was really good all day. It was good on ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin's win at Kansas Speedway on Thursday night broke a tie with Kevin Harvick for the most this season with five View the full article

Hill, who finished 30th last week at Texas due to engine problems, returned to form Friday night, leading 65 of the 134 laps on his way to a win at Kansas Speedway, his first victory of the year. “There we go – win No. 1!” Hill said over his team radio as he took the checkered flag. Hill took the lead for the final time on Lap 97 and easily held off Brett Moffitt by nearly three ...Keep reading View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin held on for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup victory at Kansas Speedway, having grabbed the lead with 13 of 267 laps remaining View the full article

Harvick spent the vast majority of Thursday’s Cup Series race fighting to get to the front but it didn’t appear he would be in contention for the victory. But as it often true with Harvick and his crew chief, Rodney Childers, you can never count them out. On Lap 246 of 267, shortly after a restart, Harvick powered to the outside of Alex Bowman, who was then the leader, while Denny Hamlin ...Keep reading View the full article

Full highlights from Thursday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway for the Super Start Batteries 400. View the full article

Hamlin ended a streak of three sub-par finishes by passing Kevin Harvick for the lead with 13 laps to go and held off a furious challenge from Brad Keselowski to win Thursday night’s Cup Series race at Kansas. “This race team is such a dream,” Hamlin said over his team radio as he crossed the finish line. The win is Hamlin’s fifth of the 2020 season – the most of any driver – and ...Keep reading View the full article

Cla # Driver Manufacturer Laps Time Gap Interval Laps Led Status 1 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 267 3:17'14.317 57 2 2 Brad Keselowski Ford 267 3:17'14.827 0.510 0.510 30 3 19 Martin ...Keep readingView the full article

Hamlin holds off Keselowski for fifth Cup victory of season View the full article

Taking his fifth win of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series, Denny Hamlin drove to victory in Kansas with Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. behind him in second and third. View the full article

Pastrana, 36, posted a video on Instagram announcing he would pilot the No. 40 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet in Saturday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. Ross Chastain will drive the truck in Friday's race. Niece Motorsports team manager Cody Efaw previously worked with Pastrana and decided to give him a call and see if he was up for the last-second drive. The extreme sports star ...Keep reading View the full article

Ribbs, 65, was the first black man to drive an F1 car when he tested for Brabham in 1986, and went on to break similar ground at the Indianapolis 500 when he qualified for the race in 1991. Amid ongoing activism around the world condemning racism in recent weeks, there has been a big focus on improving diversity within motorsport, chiefly led by Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton became the first ...Keep reading View the full article

Jones’ performance has been very hit-or-miss during this unusual NASCAR Cup Series season and the circumstances haven’t exactly helped the situation for his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team. Entering Thursday night’s race at Kansas Speedway, Jones is 24 points behind Jimmie Johnson, who currently sits in the 16th and final spot of the playoff grid. In his last six races, Jones has ...Keep reading View the full article

What time is the NASCAR race today? Coverage of the Super Start Batteries 400 will begin at 7:30 p.m. EST. with the green flag flying at X p.m. EST. The race will 271 laps and 400 miles in length. Denny Hamlin is the most recent winner at the track. Race: Super Start Batteries 400 Date: Thursday, July 23, 2020 Start time: 7:30 p.m. EST. Location: Kansas ...Keep reading View the full article

Lally, 45, is an accomplished sports car racer who currently pilots a Lamborghini Huracan with Magnus Racing in the GTD class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The five-time Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona class winner is no stranger to NASCAR. He's started 38 Cup, 11 Xfinity and 14 Truck Series races in his career and was named NCS Rookie of the Year in 2011. His best result ...Keep reading View the full article

Clint Bowyer would usually be swamped by family and friends during the first of two trips to his home track this season View the full article

NASCAR has decided to keep its "show up and race" schedule for the remainder of the 2020 season in its three national series View the full article

Ever since NASCAR resumed running races in May following a two-month hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has run its race weekends without any practices and without qualifying except for the Coca-Cola 600. On Tuesday, NASCAR announced it would keep to race-only weekend schedules the rest of the year. “Following discussions with our race teams and the broader industry, NASCAR will ...Keep reading View the full article

When NASCAR released its most recent 2020 schedule update earlier this month, the ARCA, Xfinity and Cup races at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International were replaced with races in August (14-16) on the road course at Daytona International Speedway. While the addition of a new road course in NASCAR competition was generally well-received, teams have thrown up warning flags about competing on a venue ...Keep reading View the full article

Last fall, NASCAR star Kyle Busch complained about drivers who lack the experience to race at NASCAR’s top level following a collision at a race in Las Vegas View the full article