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Larson entered Sunday’s Round of 12 cutoff race with little margin for error if he was going to transfer to the semifinal round on points.After wrecking out of Texas and a 15th place finish at Talladega, the 2021 series champion was going to need a solid run to remain in the top eight.His weekend got off to a bad start when he hit the wall in practice and had to move to a backup car, which sent ...Keep readingView the full article

The Estonian gravel rally acted as the fourth round of the FIA's new WRC talent spotting initiative last weekend.Organised and funded by the FIA, six driver and co-driver pairings have been selected from regional finals held across the world to tackle six European rallies this year behind the wheel of an M-Sport Ford Fiesta Rally3 car.The best four crews at the end of the six rallies will receive ...Keep readingView the full article

Kyle Larson overcame a "stressful weekend" to advance in the playoffs. He now heads to three tracks where he has shined. View the full article

As previously reported, the European nation had been tipped to secure a return to the WRC with its Masurian gravel roads last appearing in the championship in 2017.Poland has been vying to return to the WRC since it lost its place on the calendar due to repeated breaches of spectator safety.Poland’s return was confirmed by rally organisers at the event’s official launch at Mikolajki, which was ...Keep readingView the full article

Fast Thoughts with Bob Pockrass: Was the race good enough that the Charlotte road course is an adequate site for an elimination race? Or should it move to the oval? View the full article

Rick Hendrick watched Sunday as the backup car for Le Mans this year took some laps at Charlotte. He talks about the accomplishments of the Garage 56 program at Le Mans … and the pressure that Kyle Larson will feel today coming from the rear. View the full article

Kyle Larson on what he had to do in Concord at the Bank of America Roval 400. View the full article

Kyle Busch, Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace and Brad Keselowski were eliminated from championship contention on Sunday. View the full article

Truex has yet to finish higher than 17th in any of the first six playoff races.In the Round of 16, he advanced by just a few points at Bristol. In the Round of 12, he escaped elimination by 12pts, beating Ross Chastain.Although he moves on, it's been a struggle for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota."This track has just been a thorn in our side," said Truex. "Feel good about moving on and feel ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the highlights as the NASCAR Cup Series from Charlotte took place with the Bank of America Roval 400. View the full article

It’s no secret that Wallace has struggled on road courses in his NASCAR career and a strong run – or likely a win – would be necessary Sunday to advance to the semifinal round of the playoffs.There were probably not many that thought Wallace could win or even be in the hunt. However, despite the finish, the performance by Wallace and his No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota team over the course of the ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger moved into the lead for the first time in the race when he passed Kyle Busch on the start of the final stage, but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps.With less than 10 laps to go, William Byron moved past Busch into the second and closed to Allmendinger’s rear bumper several times, but the 41-year-old veteran deftly held him at bay and won by 0.666 seconds.Busch ...Keep readingView the full article

While title contenders were hunting stage points, AJ Allmendinger was only looking towards Victory Lane.He passed Kyle Busch and then held off William Byron in the closing laps to claim an emotional win for both himself and Kaulig Racing.“This is why you do it. This is the only reason you do it,” Allmendinger said post-race. “You fight. All the blood, sweat, tears, everybody at Kaulig ...Keep readingView the full article

One day after Sam Mayer kept his Xfinity Series playoffs alive with an all-or-nothing victory at the Roval, Busch found himself in position to do the same in Sunday’s Cup race.Busch entered the race last in points among the 12 remaining playoff drivers and only a win would move him to the semifinal round.He spent almost the entire final 59-lap final stage of Sunday’s race battling eventual ...Keep readingView the full article

Allmendinger didn’t move into the lead for the first time until he passed Kyle Busch on the start to the final stage but had to navigate five restarts over the final 31 laps.With less than 10 laps to go, William Byron moved past Busch into the second position and closed to Allmendinger’s rear bumper several times, but the 41-year-old veteran deftly held him at bay and cleared him by 0.666 ...Keep readingView the full article

A.J. Allmendinger won the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' playoff schedule continues Sunday with the Bank of America ROVAL 400. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Kyle Larson on driving in a backup car and how his strategy changes and talked about his accident at practice. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series director Brad Moran showed photos of the Kevin Harvick windshield from Talladega, where seven windshield fasteners were missing after the race, resulting in the DQ. He then used an A-frame and bolts to show how they are attached. View the full article

Check out the highlights as the Xfinity Series: Drive For The Cure 250 Presented by Bluecross Blueshield of North Carolina took place at Charlotte Motor Speedway. View the full article

Mayer, who entered the final race of the Round of 12 last in the standings, ran down Cole Custer and passed him for the lead with four of 67 laps remaining and held on to clear him by 0.909 seconds at the checkered flag.The victory automatically advances Mayer into the semifinal round of the playoffs – the only way he could continue his quest for his first series championship.It’s Mayer’s ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the final laps as Sam Mayer took home the checkered flag at the Drive For The Cure 250 from Charlotte Motor Speedway. View the full article

Reddick, one of the four drivers lowest in points without a win heading into the final race of the Round of 16, went out early in the 10-minute final round of qualifying and went right to the top of the speed chart.Reddick’s average lap speed of 102.839 mph was enough to hold off Christopher Bell (102.695 mph) to claim the pole in Sunday’s race on the Charlotte Roval.The pole is the second ...Keep readingView the full article

The top four average lap speeds came for the first 20-minute session on Saturday with Wallace leading the way at 102.295mph.Reddick, who is also in the playoffs, was second fastest (102.210 mph) while Chase Briscoe was third (102.062 mph).“Either way we do it, no matter what the strategy is, if I get the most out of our car, we’ll be stacked up near the top,” said Reddick, who led the field ...Keep readingView the full article

After a photo-finish loss to Ryan Blaney last Sunday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Harvick’s No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford failed post-race inspection and he was disqualified, leaving him with a last-place finish.The move left a bad taste after what had been a dramatic down-to-the-wire battle with Blaney for the victory, which would have been Harvick’s first in his final season as a Cup ...Keep readingView the full article