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In the second half of the session, Stenhouse bolted to the top of the speed chart with an average lap speed of 192.349 mph. In 11 Cup starts at Texas, Stenhouse’s best finish was 12th in this race one year ago. He is scheduled to start 17th in Sunday’s AAA 500. Kurt Busch ended up second-fastest (192.075 mph) and reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. was third (191.884 mph). Paul ... Keep reading View the full article

Almirola topped the 55-minute session with an average lap speed of 193.854 mph, just edging Toyota driver Kyle Busch (193.805 mph). Almirola’s Stewart-Haas Racing teammate, Clint Bowyer, ended up third (193.771 mph) with Ford driver Brad Keselowski in fourth and Toyota driver Denny Hamlin completing the top-five. “I think the most difficult thing at Texas now that it’s repaved and ... Keep reading View the full article

Jamie Little tells Daryl Motte her version of the fight between Brad Keselowski & Jeff Gordon. View the full article

Todd Gilliland was out front for the final stage of the 147-lap playoff race, but after being harassed for several laps, Stewart Friesen overtook him and claimed the lead. But a speeding penalty during his final pit stop allowed Gilliland to reclaim control with a 4+ second lead over Haley. Gilliland appeared to have secured his maiden win until a dramatic turn of events on the white flag lap ... Keep reading View the full article

Blaney just missed the track qualifying record, using an average lap speed of 200.505 mph in the final round to claim the pole for Sunday’s AAA 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. The record of 200.915 mph was set by Kurt Busch in the 2017 spring race at the track. The pole is Blaney’s third of the season and fifth of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Clint Bowyer ended up ... Keep reading View the full article

The retailer of licensed sportswear, sports equipment, and merchandise had originally signed a 10-year deal to sell NASCAR merchandise at tracks but announced this week it was pulling out at the end of this season. The original deal, which began in the 2015 season, was a big change from how driver and team merchandise had typically been sold at tracks, which was usually out of team haulers ... Keep reading View the full article

Following the heated battle between playoff drivers Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. last weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, NBC officials decided to spice up the opening for this weekend’s high-stakes race at Texas. So, NBC Sports associate producer Dave Gulotta came up with the idea of having former WWE star and Texas native “Stone Cold” Steve Austin narrate the open for Sunday’s ... Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson and Fernando Alonso will swap race cars following Alonso's final Formula One race View the full article

Kurt Busch knows he would appreciate winning a second NASCAR Cup championship 14 years later View the full article

Johnson and Alonso first met back in January in Charlotte, N.C, during the annual NASCAR Media Tour. Alonso was taking part in the event as part of an IMSA press conference of drivers participating in the upcoming 24 Hours of Daytona. “We met there, traded up numbers, stayed in touch,” Johnson, 43, said Friday at Texas Motor Speedway. “It wasn’t long after that and he may have even ... Keep reading View the full article

Blaney led a trio of Fords during practice with Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola rounding out the top-five. Martinsville winner Joey Logano, who is the only driver locked into the Championship 4 at Homestead, was sixth. Meanwhile, Martin Truex Jr. was down in 17th and appeared to be fighting the balance of his race car. Clint Bowyer was seventh, Kyle Busch 11th and Chase Elliott was the ... Keep reading View the full article

For the third time since the model was launched for competition on the NASCAR Xfinity Series, Chevrolet has launched an updated Camaro SS coupe to be used in the series next season. This will be the first redesign for the Silverado since it was presented for competition at the start of the 2014 season and will see its first on-track action in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Series next ... Keep reading View the full article

In a teaser video released Friday, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso and Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series star Jimmie Johnson announced they would be taking part in a car swap on Nov. 26 at the Bahrain International Circuit, one day after the 2018 F1 season finale at Abu Dhabi. It will be a very extensive exercise, involving not only Johnson, but also members of his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports ... Keep reading View the full article

HIGHLIGHTS: Russell Westbrook throws down MONSTER jam vs. Hornets View the full article

Clint Bowyer, who got his start racing on dirt tracks throughout the Midwest before becoming a winner in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, took time to make some laps around The Dirt Track at Charlotte Motor Speedway ahead of the World of Outlaws World Finals this weekend. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver joined 17-year-old iRacing sim-racing Dirt Late Model champion Zach Leonhardi in ... Keep reading View the full article

Racing Electronics, a worldwide leader in motorsports communication technology, is utilized by drivers, teams, media and fans to better follow all the action on race weekend. They are also the 'Official Two-Way Radio and Race Communications Provider' to over a dozen sanctioning bodies including ARCA, IndyCar, NHRA, World Racing Group and USAC. “Our companies share a team-driven culture ... Keep reading View the full article

Haley is on a roll as he continues his quest to join Sauter in the final four for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway in just a few weeks. “We had a really good run at Martinsville Speedway and moved up in the points standings,” said Haley. “Thankfully we closed up the gap some. We gave it all we had at probably my least favorite track ... Keep reading View the full article

Ogata, 45, will drive the No. 66 Toyota for the Motorsports Business Management (MBM) team in the Nov. 10 race at ISM Raceway near Phoenix. The native of Kanagawa, Japan, has made seven career starts in the Camping World Truck Series, including a prior start at Phoenix in 2014 with Win-Tron Racing. Ogata has a prior relationship with MBM team principal Carl Long. In 2013, Long was ... Keep reading View the full article

It seems everyone has an opinion of the finish from Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday. What are your thoughts? Jim Utter: I thought it was phenomenal racing at the end of what was up to then a so-so race. I have absolutely no problem with how the race played out, especially considering it was a short track, where we have all seen actions 100 times worse. Whatever the ... Keep reading View the full article

Daryl Motte gets Chris Buescher to sing a song about Texas, and wants him to use it at driver introductions. View the full article