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On Thursday morning, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez issued a statement suspending several upcoming large public gatherings, including next weekend’s races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. However, NASCAR can still hold the races if it decides to do so without opening the facility to fans. A decision regarding its upcoming race schedules is expected by NASCAR by 1 p.m. ET. “Although ...Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Newman gave his first television interview since his violent wreck on the final lap of the Daytona 500. View the full article

In a statement, NASCAR said it remains in daily consultation with public health officials and other prominent sports and entertainment properties. “In addition, we have added an infectious disease specialist to our consulting physician group to provide technical assistance and to inform policy,” the statement said. Among the measures which will go into effect this weekend at Atlanta ...Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick's "truck bounty" on Kyle Busch kicks off this weekend. Here's everything you need to know. View the full article

Newman is still recovering from a head injury sustained in an airborne crash while leading on the final lap of the 62nd running of the Daytona 500 on February 17. He joined the TODAY Show early Wednesday morning to discuss the crash, telling the panel: "Still humbling to watch it (the crash) and know that I'm sitting here without a headache, which is amazing. Just a miracle on so many levels ...Keep reading View the full article

Busch dropped to 27th in the series standings after the season’s first two races but has rallied back with finishes of second and third in the last two. While his results have improved, Busch’s No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team has not shown race-winning speed on a regular basis, which was key to his winning his second series title in 2019. In fact, Busch has led just 14 laps this season and ...Keep reading View the full article

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch says he must be "a hell of a lot better" to challenge for 2020 honours after a mixed start to his title defence View the full article

NASCAR is off to a strong start to the season after one month of racing View the full article

The main reason being that NASCAR had decided last year it was going to move the championship race for its three national series to Phoenix this year from Homestead-Miami Speedway. While the redesigned Phoenix track seemed like a good location change, there was one problem – the aero rules package used in Cup in 2019 did wonders for the racing on intermediate tracks but did not appear to mesh ...Keep reading View the full article

Sunday proved that drivers are looking forward to racing short tracks again, after NASCAR decided to return to its 2018 package, among other changes. View the full article

He came very close to picking up his first win of the 2020 season and the 10th of his career at the 1-mile track. Twice in the final 13 laps – once in regulation and once in overtime – Harvick lined up alongside race winner Joey Logano on a restart but could not get close enough to even try to nudge Logano out of way. Even Logano knew what was coming: “I knew racing Kevin was going to ...Keep reading View the full article

Reddick, coming off an 11th-place finish at Auto Club Speedway last weekend, continued to shine as the top rookie for most of the race at Phoenix. The two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion finished ninth in the first stage before improving to fourth in the second stage. He was able to briefly work his way up to second-place on a restart before a bobble sent him to the backend of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Logano holds off Harvick in NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix View the full article

A late-race caution set up the two-lap overtime and Harvick appeared determined to get to Logano’s bumper before the finish. Harvick got close on the final lap but couldn’t quite make the attempt before the checkered flag. The win in Sunday’s Fan Shield 500 at Phoenix Raceway is the second this season for Logano (he also won at Las Vegas), 25th of his career and second at ...Keep reading View the full article

After a late caution, Joey Logano holds off Kevin Harvick in Overtime to win 2nd race of the season at Phoenix Raceway View the full article

Joey Logano scored his second NASCAR Cup series victory of the season in overtime at Phoenix, despite having to serve a mid-race penalty for a loose tyre View the full article

Denny Hamlin gets loose and takes out Brad Keselowski and Ryan Blaney late in Stage 1 View the full article

Blaney hasn't had much luck this year. He was mere feet away from winning the Daytona 500 in a photo finish alongside Denny Hamlin, a late caution derailed his day at Las Vegas while leading the race, and a tire issue robbed him of a second-place finish at Fontana. Despite the misfortune, he performed well enough to be leading the championship standings after three races. But he will likely ...Keep reading View the full article

While Busch doesn’t have an abundance of wins at Phoenix (three in the Cup Series), he has been remarkably strong at the 1-mile track of late, finishing first or second in the last four races. After a rough start to the season, the reigning Cup series champion finds himself mired 19th in the series standings and still looking for his first win. Uncharacteristically, he’s led just 14 laps so ...Keep reading View the full article

Brandon Jones' Xfinity win at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday was made even sweeter considering who he beat. View the full article