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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) NASCAR's annual All-Star race is a $1 million winner-take-all spectacle that has failed for years to live up to the hype. View the full article

Busch has made no secret of his dislike of the aero package which debuted in last season’s Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and will be used in Saturday night’s Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race.The package includes front air ducts, a larger rear spoiler, restrictor-plates and the 2014 version of the splitter.Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Busch was asked if ... Keep reading View the full article

Despite multiple attempts and combining the drivers already qualified for the All-Star Race with those for the Monster Open, persistent rain left very little time for practice Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Harvick’s average lap speed of 170.406 mph ended up being the fastest and he ran just four laps. Jimmie Johnson got the most laps on the track (five).Kurt Busch ended ups ... Keep reading View the full article

One-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch says that the increasing use of restrictor-plates in the series means he must adapt or considering quitting View the full article

Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr believes veteran NASCAR Cup drivers are outperforming the younger generation because the cars are much more "sensitive" to drive View the full article

From 2016 champion Johnny Sauter to fellow drivers, Sargeant is always learning and one of his best teachers this season is veteran crew chief Doug Randolph.Randolph moved over to GMS Racing this season after Brad Keselowski Racing ceased operations at the end of last season and enjoys working with another young driver.Sargeant, who currently sits ninth in the series standings, is ... Keep reading View the full article

The annual All-Star race is coming up Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Who do you think is the favorite?JIm: It's hard to argue against Kevin Harvick, although the new aerodynamic rules that will be in place could really shuffle the deck. Unfortunately, no one will get any on-track action with the rules in place until Friday so it's very hard to predict who could benefit from ... Keep reading View the full article

This week, Motorsport.com caught up with veteran spotter T.J. Majors, spots for Joey Logano in the Cup Series and rookie Dalton Sargeant in the CWTS.Majors, who also used to race himself, worked as the spotter for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for over 15 years before Earnhardt retired at the end of last season, opening the door for Majors to join Logano in 2018.How did it come about for you to ... Keep reading View the full article

After coming home seventh in their first start together in the No. 92 Black’s TIre Service/Carquest Auto Parts/Highland Construction Ford F-150 at Martinsville Speedway earlier this spring, Timothy Peters and Ricky Benton Racing are teaming up once again.Nearly one month after the duo made their first NASCAR Cup Series start at Talladega Superspeedway finishing 23rd, they will start ... Keep reading View the full article

Beginning with next week’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Cup series teams will no longer have to start the race on the same tires on which they qualified.Moving forward, all races will have four sets of tires for practice and qualifying, except superspeedways which will have three sets.For enhanced schedule weekends, teams will be able to carryover their qualifying set ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR issued some rule changes on Wednesday affecting Cup Series qualifying and the equipment teams can use to repair cars on pit road View the full article

NASCAR announced in April that it was adapting the aero rules used in last year’s Xfinity Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which feature aero ducts, a six-inch-high spoiler with two 12-inch ears, a restrictor-plate and the 2014-style splitter, in this year’s All-Star Race.Although it has done no at-track testing with the package, Goodyear has elected to change up the tire ... Keep reading View the full article

The team announced Wednesday it has signed a two-year agreement with vehicle rental company Hertz to serve as primary sponsor of Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet in four points-paying races this season and next. Hertz will also serve as an associate sponsor the remainder of each season.Hertz will also sponsor Byron in this weekend’s All-Star Race events at Charlotte Motor Speedway.“We’re ... Keep reading View the full article

Along with the car and a chance to drive with the NASCAR Hall of Famer, the grand-prize winner will be given a private tour of Petty's garage and the Petty Museum, a BBQ lunch with the man himself and an autographed hat.“I am so excited for Petty’s Garage to build a custom Camaro SS with Omaze to benefit The Petty Family Foundation. This campaign has the ability to help local ... Keep reading View the full article

Chip Ganassi Racing's Kyle Larson has been penalised by NASCAR for a rear window issue in last weekend's Cup series race at Kansas View the full article

The Race Hub crew discuses Kyle Larson’s L1 penalty for an improper rear window. View the full article

Larson’s No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was penalized because its rear window support braces did not keep the rear window glass rigid in all directions at all times and the rear window was not flush with the deck lid as the rulebook requires.Crew chief Chad Johnston has been fined $50,000. Car chief David Bryant has been suspended from the next two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ... Keep reading View the full article

Drivers including Chase Elliott, Kevin Harvick, Daniel Saurez and Clint Bowyer have been hit with post-race penalties for technical infractions that have included a loss of drivers points in the standings.NASCAR has also enforced a more stringent inspection process using laser scanning that has been designed to level the playing field in 2018.When asked if th ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR officials are becoming increasingly frustrated by teams' continued technical inspection failures in the 2018 Cup Series season View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' midweek penalties are "frustrating" and make fans believe "everyone is cheating", says reigning champion Martin Truex Jr View the full article