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Busch won a stage, led the most laps (202 of 400) and once Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 was over, he and Kevin Harvick had scored enough points to lock themselves into Round 2 of the playoffs regardless of how they finish next weekend at Charlotte. Still, losing the chance at the victory likely stung, as Busch has won four times this season but his most recent was in June in ...Keep reading View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Erik Jones has become the first person to be disqualified from a NASCAR Cup race under the series' new crackdown on rules infringements View the full article

Jones – who finished 36th last weekend in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener at Las Vegas – was originally credited with a fourth-place finish Saturday night at Richmond, part of a 1-2-3-4 finish by the JGR organization. NASCAR said the No. 20 Toyota failed the optical scanning system, which measures the hard points on the car body. The car will be taken back to NASCAR’s research and ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr.’s back-to-back victories in the first two playoff races may be the biggest surprise so far, but Newman’s solid start should be a close second. Read Also: Martin Truex Jr. first spins, then wins Richmond Cup race He followed up a 10th-place finish last weekend at Las Vegas with a sixth-place effort Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. At one point ...Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr survived a spin to win the 2019 NASCAR Cup season's second race at Richmond, taking his second victory in a row and his sixth this year View the full article

Truex passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 25 of 400 laps remaining in Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and held on for his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff victory. The win did not come easy as Truex overcame getting spun out while leading the race on Lap 315. It’s his sixth victory of the season and 20th of his career and the ...Keep reading View the full article

Busch picked up his 11th stage win by holding off Martin Truex Jr. by under half-a-second. Denny Hamlin was third and Erik Jones was fourth. Brad Keselowski was the only non-JGR driver in the top-five. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, all of the lead-lap cars elected to pit with Kyle Busch the first off pit road. On the restart on Lap 109, Busch led the way followed by Truex ...Keep reading View the full article

Truex led 47 of the 100 laps and easily held off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch by more than three seconds at the finish. Brad Keselowski ended up third, Denny Hamlin was fourth and Kevin Harvick was fifth. Keselowski, who started on the pole, ran out to an early advantage and after the first 20 laps he held a steady half-a-second lead over Harvick as Chase Elliott continued to run in ...Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski has led the field to green for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Brad Keselowski has led the field to green for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Brad Keselowski has led the field to green for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Brad Keselowski has led the field to green for the start of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch with 25 laps to go, wins 2nd consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff race View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. passed Kyle Busch with 25 laps to go and won his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff race View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. passed Kyle Busch with 25 lap to go and won his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series playoff race View the full article

Brad Keselowski is hoping he can make history repeat itself at Richmond Raceway View the full article

With sustained winds of 185 mph, Hurricane Dorian devastated the Bahamas earlier this month. Structures were destroyed and a reported 70,000 people were left homeless. Mahindra Automotive North America is stepping up to help the relief efforts by donating five heavy-duty ROXOR off-road vehicles. The ROXORs will be used to aid the island’s recovery, clean-up, View the full article

Bell kicked off the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs in dominating fashion Friday night, leading 238 of 250 laps and cruising to victory in the GoBowling.com 250 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. The victory locks Bell into the second round of the playoffs, regardless of how he finishes in the next two races The win is Bell’s series-leading seventh of the season and 15th of his ...Keep reading View the full article

Brad Keselowski has won the pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Brad Keselowski has won the pole for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Harvick had just laid down a lap which looked good enough to earn his third consecutive pole at the short track when Keselowski followed up with an average lap speed of 127.185 mph to claim the top spot for the Federated Auto Parts 400. Harvick ended up second (126.559 mph) and Chase Elliott was third (126.174 mph). Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top-five. The pole is the third ...Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch is glad to have put a rough week at Las Vegas behind him as NASCAR's playoffs move to Richmond View the full article

Set your DVRs and download the MotorTrend App, because Four Wheeler is coming to the small screen wherever you are! Four Wheeler has partnered with everyone’s favorite how-to host on a new video project dubbed Four Wheeler. Hosted by Ian Johnson, the new show will complement other favorites—including Roadkill and Dirt Every Day—and will be View the full article

On Tuesday, Richard Childress Racing announced it was releasing Hemric from its No. 8 Chevrolet following the conclusion of the 2019 season. This was Hemric’s rookie season in the Cup Series. Hemric, 28, said the biggest feeling he experienced once he was notified was disappointment. Read Also: RCR to release Hemric following 2019 season “I wouldn’t say I was ...Keep reading View the full article

Truex, who won the 2019 playoff opener last weekend at Las Vegas, was fastest in Friday’s final practice session at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, where he also won the spring race. Truex’s average lap speed of 121.885 mph was set early in the 50-minute session and remained atop the leaderboard the whole time. In 27 career Cup starts at Richmond, Truex has one win, four top-five and 10 top-10 ...Keep reading View the full article