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The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Friday, September 20 9:35 a.m. - 10:55 a.m. Xfinity Series final practice (NBCSN) 11:35 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. Cup Series practice (NBCSN 1:35 p.m. - 2:25 p.m.Cup Series final practice (NBCSN) 4:35 p.m. Xfinity Series qualifying (NBC Sports streaming/ NBCSN delayed to 5:00 p.m.) 6:05 p.m. MENCS ...Keep reading View the full article

Harvick’s runner-up finish in Sunday’s playoff opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has vaulted him to second in the playoff standings and a 52-point cushion over the cutoff line. After next week’s race at the Charlotte Roval, the four drivers lowest in points and without a win will be eliminated from further title contention. Harvick could likely advance without pushing the envelope ...Keep reading View the full article

Jones enters Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond (Va.) Raceway ranked last among the 16 playoff drivers are in danger of being eliminated from title contention following the first round. Jones, 23, had a strong No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in the spring race but it took a while before he could take advantage of it. First, he had to start the race from the rear of the ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr says his Las Vegas NASCAR Cup win vindicates the direction his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota squad has been working in, despite an extended run without victories View the full article

The answer turned out to be very timely – back in Victory Lane. While Truex came rolling into the NASCAR Cup Series as one of the “Big Three” – three drivers that each won four races in the regular season – it had been since June since he last one a race. He rectified that in style Sunday, coming on strong late in the South Point 400 to pass Kevin Harvick with 20 of 267 laps ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch criticism highlights NASCAR's financial disparity View the full article

Richard Childress Racing announced Hemric's departure Tuesday with the following statement: "Richard Childress Racing has exercised its option and will release Daniel Hemric as the driver of the No. 8 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Camaro ZL1 effective at the conclusion of the 2019 NASCAR race season. "Daniel is very talented driver and an outstanding person. We'd like to thank him for ...Keep reading View the full article

Richard Childress Racing declines to pick up the option on rookie Daniel Hemric for next season View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. and Cole Pearn recap the strategy that brought them to Victory Lane at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. View the full article

"NASCAR Race Hub's" Larry McReynolds and Jamie McMurray react to Kyle Busch's angry interview at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. View the full article

Column: Truex and Pearn find comfortable fit with Gibbs team View the full article

Two races remain – at Richmond, Va., this week and the following week on the Charlotte Roval – but three drivers who had high hopes for the playoffs already find themselves in a hole. While Clint Bowyer hasn’t won this season and had to claw his way into the 16-driver playoff field, he was sitting pretty coming into the Las Vegas opener, winning the pole and leading his Stewart-Haas ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch has blasted "pathetic" backmarkers after the Las Vegas NASCAR Cup Series race, following an incident with Garrett Smithley which led to a 19th place finish View the full article

Harvick was passed by Martin Truex Jr. with 20 of 267 laps remaining in Sunday’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and without the benefit of a caution, Truex’s gap only grew larger with each passing lap. “I was having trouble with the front turning and the back sliding. We were lacking overall grip and Martin was able to catch us on that next to last run at the end of the run ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr secured his spot in the next stage of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs by winning the first race of the post-season at Las Vegas Motor Speedway View the full article

Kyle Busch's race got off to a rough start when he contacted the outside wall at the exit of Turn 2, forcing him to make an unscheduled pit stop early in the first stage. He then spent the majority of the race battling back from two laps down in order to get back in contention. Through a couple wave-arounds and some fortunate cautions, he did just that. In the final stage, he charged to the ...Keep reading View the full article

Truex passed Kevin Harvick with 20 of 267 laps remaining and went on to cruise to victory in Sunday night’s South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, taking the first win in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. Truex had won four times this season but his most recent victory came in June at Sonoma, Calif., and had not finished better than 13th in the last three races. The win is the ...Keep reading View the full article

Logano got held up by a lapped car with two of 80 laps left in the stage which allowed Truex to slip by for the lead. Until then, Logano had dominated the stage. Kyle Larson finished third, Kevin Harvick was fourth and Chase Elliott completed the top-five. Rounding out the top-10 were William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kurt Busch and Alex Bowman. Following the break between Stages ...Keep reading View the full article

Stefanik was piloting a single-engine, single-seater Aero Ultra-Light aircraft. According to a report from NBC Connecticut, he had taken off from RICONN Airport along the Rhode Island border and crashed into a wooded area near the airport. NASCAR confirmed Stefanik's passing to Motorsport.com. He was 61 years old. In his career, Stefanik won 74 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour races in 453 ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. has won the opening race of NASCAR's playoffs to earn an automatic berth into the second round View the full article