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In a brief statement, Richard Childress Racing announced Monday that Dillon’s current crew chief, Danny Stockman, will step down at the conclusion of the 2019 season. He will remain with the organization in a different role that will be announced at a later date. Justin Alexander, the organization’s current Xfinity Series crew chief will assume the role of Dillon’s crew chief role ...Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR suspends member of Joey Logano crew for one race for dragging Denny Hamlin to the ground in a scuffle between the rival drivers View the full article

Column: Truex rout creates chaos in NASCAR's playoff field View the full article

Logano and Denny Hamlin had a discussion on pit road following Sunday’s First Data 500 regarding an on-track incident between the two drivers that left Logano with a flat tire with less than 50 laps remaining in the race. As Logano turned to leave the discussion, he made an open-hand jab to Hamlin’s arm which Hamlin did not appreciate. Hamlin tried to follow after Logano until crew members ...Keep reading View the full article

Tony Stewart, co-owner of the sister Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR outfit, is to drive them around COTA on the Thursday before the race in the number 14 Ford Mustang, equipped with a passenger seat. The F1 drivers will then both have a chance to take the wheel. Stewart has previously given Magnussen a run in a sprint car, as captured in the Netflix Drive to Survive series. Magnussen has never ...Keep reading View the full article

Stewart-Haas Racing's Aric Almirola says he is going to make Kyle Busch's NASCAR Cup Series playoff run "hell for him" after the pair clashed at Martinsville View the full article

In a race Sunday in which Martin Truex Jr. won both stages and led 464 of 500 laps, the only driver who came close to challenging him for the lead was Byron, which may have been unexpected given his history at the track. In his three previous starts at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway Byron’s best finish was 20th and he had never finished on the lead lap. Truex, of course, is in the playoffs ...Keep reading View the full article

On Lap 458 of 500, the two title contenders were battling side-by-side around the half-mile short track. As they exited Turn 4, Logano got into the outside wall after contact with Hamlin. The result was a cut left rear tire and a spin for the reigning series champion. Hamlin went on to finish fourth while Logano would rebound to eighth. After the checkered flag, the two drivers engaged ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to book his place in the title-deciding final race by dominating at Martinsville for Joe Gibbs Racing View the full article

Truex held off a furious late-race charge from William Byron over the final 24 of 500 laps to win Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Until Byron got hot at the end, Truex left little to doubt in this one, leading a career-high 464 laps on his way to seventh win of the season, 20th of his career and first at Martinsville. Until this season Truex had never won on a short ...Keep reading View the full article

Almirola was battling with Busch for a spot inside the top-ten when the two came together, resulting in a multi-car accident on the frontstretch. The crash collected Ryan Preece and Jimmie Johnson as several cars narrowly avoided getting swept up into it. "He chopped me getting down into (Turn) 3," Almirola told NBCSN after leaving the infield care center. "I tried to squeeze in ...Keep reading View the full article

Larson stayed out while everyone else pit and led on a restart with three of 130 laps in the stage, but Truex caught him on the last lap and dove to his inside and edged him at the line. Ryan Blaney finished third, Joey Logano fourth and Aric Almirola fifth. Rounding out the top-10 were William Byron, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Erik Jones and Brad Keselowski. Following the break between ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex earned a spot in NASCAR's championship race for the third consecutive year with a dominating Sunday victory at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

Elliott suffers catastrophic mechanical problem in playoffs View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. wins 1st stage of NASCAR's playoff race at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

Truex was first off pit road when everyone stopped on Lap 30 of 130 and never looked back, holding off Hamlin by 4.112 seconds. Ryan Blaney finished third, Clint Bowyer was fourth and Joey Logano rounded out the top-five. Completing the top-10 were William Byron, Aric Almirola, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch and Daniel Suarez. Hamlin, who started on the pole, took command early and ran out to ...Keep reading View the full article

Tifft, 23, suffered a “serious medical issue” prior to the start of Saturday morning’s first practice at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, sources confirmed to Motorsport.com. His Front Row Motorsports officials later confirmed Tifft was taken first to the track’s infield care center and then transported to Martinsville General Hospital for further evaluation. Read ...Keep reading View the full article

Hamlin’s average lap speed of 97.840 mph in Saturday’s qualifying session was enough to hold off Chase Elliott to win the pole for Sunday’s First Data 500. The pole is his third of the 2019 Cup Series season and 33rd of his career. It’s also his fourth pole at Martinsville but first since the 2013 season. “I did an OK job but this car has been good all weekend so far,” said ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway, where the five-time winner will attempt to lock himself into NASCAR's championship race View the full article

Gilliland got around Ross Chastain on a restart with 10 to go in regulation and then held him off in a two-lap overtime to win Saturday’s NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The win is Gilliland’s first in 46 career starts. Entering the race, he held the record as the driver at Kyle Busch Motorsports with the most starts without a victory. “I wish we would have won ...Keep reading View the full article