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One of the last five of 39 drivers to qualify, Hamlin’s average lap speed of 129.230 mph just edged Chevrolet driver Kyle Larson (129.004 mph) for the top starting position in Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Kurt Busch qualified fourth and Aric Almirola completed the top-five. The pole is the first for Hamlin this season and remarkably the ...Keep reading View the full article

Nearby CCTV cameras showed the crash, allowing NTSB investigators to identify that the right-side main landing gear collapsed after the plane made a second or third heavy ‘bounce’ along the runway as it attempted to land. Senior investigator Ralph Hicks said: “We were able to obtain surveillance footage from buildings around the area that include footage of the accident happening. It ...Keep reading View the full article

DiBenedetto, who learned this week he will be out at Leavine Family Racing at the conclusion of the 2019 season, led the way at 128.848mph. Ryan Blaney was second on the speed charts but the session did not end the way he would have wanted. While lapping, he suffered a power steering failure and dropped fluid around the track. "Just blew the power steering pump, blew the guts out of it," he ...Keep reading View the full article

Speaking ahead of second practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Bristol Motor Speedway, Letarte told NBCSN viewers about his meeting with his friends on Thursday: “I feel very fortunate that I got to spend a little bit of time with Dale, Amy and Isla, and much like the reports said it was a scary situation, and they’re doing relatively OK, healthy, no major medical issues. Now ...Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin ended up fastest in Friday’s 50-minute session at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway as Toyota drivers claimed four of the top-five speeds. Hamlin’s average lap speed of 128.606 mph topped his Joe Gibbs Racing and Toyota teammate Erik Jones (128.151 mph) and Ford driver Joey Logano (127.852 mph). Completing the top-five were Toyota drivers Matt DiBenedetto and Kyle ...Keep reading View the full article

Petty, who is a colleague of Earnhardt’s with broadcaster NBC, was speaking ahead of practice for this weekend’s Bristol night race. He said seeing the images of Earnhardt’s crash reminded him of the death of 1992 Winston Cup champion Alan Kulwicki in a private jet crash at the nearby Tri-Cities Regional Airport in 1993. Read Also: Dale Earnhardt Jr. survives fiery plane ...Keep reading View the full article

Retired NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr and his family escaped a fiery plane crash on Thursday with only minor injuries View the full article

Moffitt led 66 laps en route to the win, his third of the 2019 season and tenth of his career. The final stage kicked off with a jumbled up running order. Chastain was sent to the rear of the field with a safety violation on pit road. Ben Rhodes and Parker Kligerman with the first two drivers off pit road with two tires while Grant Enfinger and Sheldon Creed stayed out. Chastain drove ...Keep reading View the full article

It was difficult to forget what she had witnessed just hours earlier. Around 3:38 p.m. ET Thursday, Moody, who works across the street from Elizabethton (Tenn.) Municipal Airport at The Alliance for Business & Training, had rushed to her office windows after hearing a “loud thud.” “The plane was sliding down to the road, it was already in flames and smoke billowing,” she said ...Keep reading View the full article

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“We’re very close and I hope we can put something out soon to make it official,” Jones told a group of reporters Thursday at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, where he is competing in both the Xfinity and NASCAR Cup series races this weekend. Asked if fans with Erik Jones No. 20 tattoos should be worried, Jones replied, “I wouldn’t be worried about covering it up, no.” Jones said ...Keep reading View the full article

Matt DiBenedetto has been told by Leavine Family Racing he will not be brought back for a second season with the team in 2020 View the full article

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 15, 2019) – 704Games, NASCAR Team Properties’ exclusive console simulation-style video game licensee, today announced that four-time NASCAR Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon will grace the cover of the special NASCAR Heat 4 Gold Edition. The limited release will be available in North America this September on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment ...Keep reading View the full article

The Xfinity Series Mustang marks the fifth all-new motorsports Mustang unveiled in the past year. It joins the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, NHRA Funny Car division, Virgin Australia Supercars Championship, and grassroots Cobra Jet, which have all found their way to Victory Lane in their respective forms of racing. “We’ve always talked about Mustang being a car that was born to race ...Keep reading View the full article

Despite "fighting" for his place, Matt DiBenedetto has failed to secure a Leavine Family Racing NASCAR Cup Series drive next year in what he described as "devastating news" View the full article

In a statement released Thursday, DiBenedetto said, “I got the devastating news that I will not be able to return to Leavine Family Racing next season. Nonetheless, I can’t express how thankful I am for Bob, Sharon, Matt Diliberto and everyone at LFR and Toyota for allowing me to do exactly what I set out to do, which was showcase my talent. “It has been exciting for us as a team to get ...Keep reading View the full article

The schedule is subject to change. All times Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT). Thursday, Aug. 15 9:05 a.m. Truck Series practice (TV: None) 10:05 a.m. Xfinity Series practice (NBC Sports Streaming) 11:05 a.m. Truck Series final practice (TV: None) 12:05 p.m. K&N Pro Series East final practice (TV: None) 1:35 p.m. Xfinity Series final practice (NBC Sports ...Keep reading View the full article

With two wins in the last four races, should we consider Kevin Harvick a legitimate championship contender this season? Jim Utter: Absolutely. I always had a feeling that once Harvick and his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing team finally cracked Victory Lane this season, the floodgates would open. He's now won twice in the last four races. And there are plenty of tracks ahead on which he has ...Keep reading View the full article

Chastain eyeing Truck Series title to close tumultuous year View the full article

NASCAR veteran David Ragan plans to scale back his racing schedule starting next season View the full article