Nascar

Chad Knaus tells Daryl Motte that he wants people to stop pitting him against Jimmie Johnson and instead celebrate their successes. View the full article

Byron, 20, picked a good time to score his first top-10 finish in 13 races on Sunday with a ninth-place finish at ISM Raceway that allowed him to clinch the rookie title. Byron, who also won a NASCAR K&N Pro Series East title in 2015, was happy to have a good finish first and foremost. “It was a good run for us,” said Byron. “It would have been better, we got that damage when the ... Keep reading View the full article

Kurt Busch and Chase Elliott say they only have themselves to blame for being eliminated from NASCAR Cup Series title contention at Phoenix View the full article

After Kurt Busch and Chase Elliott crashed out of the race, the door was opened for Almirola to make his presence known. He drove up inside the top-five, but needed to win in order to escape elimination and have the opportunity to go for the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup title at Homestead. The caveat? The driver who's place he would be taking in the final four would be his teammate, Kevin ... Keep reading View the full article

While racing for the win and berth in the Championship 4, Kurt Busch was knocked into the wall by Denny Hamlin on Lap 272 of 312 in a wreck that also collected Chase Elliott and took both Busch and Elliott out of title contention. Hamlin appeared to get loose out of Turn 2, initiating the contact that caused the accident while Busch and Hamlin were racing for the lead. “Erik Jones was on ... Keep reading View the full article

Harvick appeared well on his way to redeeming himself from a NASCAR penalty earlier in the week as he arrived at Phoenix with a very fast No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing. He was fast in practice, won the pole and led the first 73 laps of Sunday’s Can-Am 500. But just as he was getting passed by Chase Elliott for the lead, Harvick felt his right-rear tire going down. He dove down pit road, even ... Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski and Kyle Larson, both already eliminated from the playoffs, finished second and third at ISM Raceway outside Phoenix. View the full article

Kyle Busch secured his spot in the NASCAR Cup Series championship decider at Homestead next weekend by winning at Phoenix View the full article

Busch held off a furious challenge from Brad Keselowski to win Sunday’s Can-AM 500 at ISM Raceway, picking up his eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, tying him for the series lead with Kevin Harvick. The win is the 51st of Busch’s career and his second at Phoenix. Kyle Larson ended up third, Aric Almirola fourth and Harvick completed the top-five. With the ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Busch scores his eight win of the year and locks himself into the Championship 4 at Miami. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Alex Bowman spins and his car catches fire after suffering an engine issue. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Denny Hamlin gets loose and hits Kurt Busch, triggering a big wreck that ends title hopes for the No. 9 and 41. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. suffers a hard crash and erupts into flames. View the full article

It’s a good thing Joey Logano entered the Can-Am 500 with nothing to worry about as far as the NASCAR playoffs are concerned. Logano cut a tire on Lap 95 ending his day and relegating him to a 37th-place finish in the penultimate race of the season in the NASCAR Cup Series. The Team Penske driver entered the day as the only driver in the final eight drivers still alive in the playoffs ... Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. was third, Kevin Harvick rebounded from a flat tire to finish fourth and Kyle Larson completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney, William Byron and Aric Almirola. During the break between Stages 1 and 2, Elliott was the first off pit road and maintained the led on the restart on Lap 84. He was followed by Kurt Busch ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Clint Bowyer's bid for a title comes to an end after a tire failure sends him hard into the wall. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano spins and hits the wall after his left rear tire goes down. View the full article

Kevin Harvick lost the lead at Phoenix because his car developed a flat tire View the full article

Championship contender Joey Logano has crashed out of the final warmup race View the full article

Championship contender Joey Logano has crashed out of the final warmup race View the full article