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HMS announced on Thursday that Nationwide has agreed to increase its primary sponsorship of Bowman’s No. 88 Chevrolet to 20 races per year through the 2020 season. HMS and Bowman, 25, also agreed to a one-year extension of his contract to coincide with the sponsorship extension. Nationwide joined Hendrick as a corporate partner in 2014 and was majority sponsor of the No. 88 Chevrolet with ... ... Keep reading View the full article

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Nationwide signed a two-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will increase its sponsorship of Alex Bowman to 20 races beginning next season. Bowman also received a one-year extension from Hendrick that locks him with Nationwide through 2020. View the full article

Rodgers, 23, won the K&N West race at Sonoma, Calif., in June – his third in a row on a road course – and he had to beat five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers who had entered the event. Rodgers, a member of the NASCAR Next class, is running part-time in ARCA and the K&N Pro series this season. Just two Cup drivers – Darrell Wallace Jr. and Erik Jones – are entered in ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Daryl Motte talks with different drivers at Austin and Ty Dillon's charity basketball event benefiting the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma. View the full article

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) Christopher Bell has been called the next Kyle Larson, a future Joe Gibbs Racing star and a young driver to take notice of now in NASCAR. View the full article

Wallace managed to avoid the series of multi-car collisions to finish second after Austin Dillon and Aric Almirola clashed on a final restart. That result was an almost perfect start to Richard Petty Motorsports's year, particularly as it switched manufacturers to Chevrolet and opened a new race shop ahead of the season. Since then, Wallace managed to lead laps at Bristol before fading later ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Wallace managed to avoid the series of multi-car collisions to finish second after Austin Dillon and Aric Almirola clashed on a final restart. That result was an almost perfect start to Richard Petty Motorsports's year, particularly as it switched manufacturers to Chevrolet and opened a new race shop ahead of the season. Since then, Wallace managed to lead laps at Bristol before fading later ... ... Keep reading View the full article

A top three finish at Pocono in the NASCAR Cup series proves that Hendrick Motorsports is recovering from the slump it has endured in 2018, says driver Alex Bowman View the full article

In this weeks edition of 'The Pulse' Dave Moody shares his thoughts on Kyle Busch's success at an early age, and his expectations for Watkins Glen. View the full article

Such is life for the 23-year-old standout. On Wednesday, Bell said he “won’t be heartbroken if I don’t win four in a row,” and given his lack of road-course experience, perhaps it’s wise to go into Saturday’s Zippo 200 at the Glen (NBC, 3 p.m. ET) with reasonable expectations. How he’ll feel if the 2019 season arrives and he’s not behind the wheel of a Cup car, well ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Such is life for the 23-year-old standout. On Wednesday, Bell said he “won’t be heartbroken if I don’t win four in a row,” and given his lack of road-course experience, perhaps it’s wise to go into Saturday’s Zippo 200 at the Glen (NBC, 3 p.m. ET) with reasonable expectations. How he’ll feel if the 2019 season arrives and he’s not behind the wheel of a Cup car, well ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Daniel Suarez is coming off his best career finish in the Cup Series last weekend at Pocono, finishing second to Kyle Busch. He placed third at Watkins Glen last year. How would you rate his chances of becoming the first Mexican-born Cup winner at WGI this weekend? Jim: Some of Suarez's best performances - outside of his wins - in NASCAR competition have come on road courses, and in ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Daniel Suarez is coming off his best career finish in the Cup Series last weekend at Pocono, finishing second to Kyle Busch. He placed third at Watkins Glen last year. How would you rate his chances of becoming the first Mexican-born Cup winner at WGI this weekend? Jim: Some of Suarez's best performances - outside of his wins - in NASCAR competition have come on road courses, and in ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Darrell 'Bubba' Wallace Jr believes NASCAR Cup media and fans need a "reality check" about his struggles in 2018 because finishing second in the Daytona 500 skewed perceptions of him View the full article

RPM crew chief Drew Blickensderfer talks about how his driver Bubba Wallace is doing after a hard crash at Pocono. View the full article

Daniel Suárez talk with Jamie Little about his strong run at Pocono and the overall strength of Joe Gibbs Racing. View the full article

Alex Bowman talks with Alan Cavanna about the improvements that Hendrick Motorsports has made in recent weeks. View the full article

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Tom Higgins, a journalist who covered NASCAR for 33 years at the Charlotte Observer and was inducted into the auto racing series' Hall of Fame, has died. He was 80. View the full article

The 'NASCAR Race Hub' crew explain what they would say is the most impressive fact about Kyle Busch's career. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup series has explained how 13 cars failed post-qualifying inspection at Pocono last weekend, with championship contenders Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick two of the drivers penalised View the full article