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Halloween weekend at the Glamis sand dunes in Imperial County, California marks the opening to riding season in the west. View the full article

Told Truex had referred to Joey Logano’s move to bump him out of the way on the final lap to gain the victory as a “cheap shot” and “a cheap win,” Penske – Logano’s team owner – was asked if he saw it that way. “I certainly didn’t. He’s a racer and should know better than to say that. That’s as clean a shot as you can have in a race like this,” Penske said after ... Keep reading View the full article

After working race leader Joey Logano over for the final six laps, Truex finally cleared him out of Turn 2 on the white flag lap. But as is the case in short track racing, Logano used the bumper and moved Truex out of the groove entering Turn 3. Contact was made, Truex went spinning sideways and he finished third. Logano sawed on the wheel to avoid crashing himself and snagged the race victory ... Keep reading View the full article

Penske's Joey Logano booked his place in the NASCAR Cup title decider by sealing Martinsville victory in a last-corner collision with Martin Truex Jr View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Joey Logano punches his ticket to the Championship 4 after barely beating Martin Truex Jr. for the win at Martinsville. View the full article

After a furious battle with Martin Truex Jr., Logano bumped Truex out of the way on the last lap and hung on to win Sunday’s First Data 500. The win is Logano’s second of the season and automatically advances him to the Championship 4 at Homestead, Fla., next month and a chance to win his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title. Denny Hamlin ended up second, Truex was third, Kyle ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Larson suffers a problem with his oil and erupts into flames. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Timmy Hill erupts into flames on pit road and brings out a caution. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: William Byron spins through turn three and slams into the outside wall. View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Jimmie Johnson spins in turn three after making contact with Erik Jones. View the full article

Kyle Busch ended up third, Martin Truex Jr. was fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Ryan Newman, Chase Elliott, Clint Bowyer, A.J. Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, Logano was the first off pit road and took over the lead when the race went green on Lap 140 of 260. During pit stops, Bowyer slammed into ... Keep reading View the full article

Busch ended up third, Clint Bowyer fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Ryan Newman, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola. Kyle Busch, the pole-winner, took early command of the race and had moved out to a more than 1-second lead over Hamlin after 15 laps. Busch began to encounter lapped traffic which allowed Hamlin to ... Keep reading View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports has secured a new full-time sponsor for Jimmie Johnson in the NASCAR Cup Series to replace outgoing sponsor Lowe's View the full article

The 2018 Camp RZR gathering presented some unique 4x4s View the full article

The Latest: Logano shoves Truex away to move on to Miami View the full article

The Latest: Joey Logano edges Denny Hamlin at finish line to claim 2nd stage of NASCAR's playoff race at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

The Latest: Denny Hamlin trying to extend winning streak, Clint Bowyer damages car slightly at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

The Latest: Jimmie Johnson gets new sponsor from Ally View the full article

Hendrick Motorsports announced Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway that Ally Financial will serve as Johnson’s primary sponsor on his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet through the 2020 season. The deal with Ally Financial matches Johnson’s current contract with HMS as a driver. Ally will be featured on the No. 48 for 38 races each season (36 points races and two non-point events) ... Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson will be backed by Ally Financial next season in NASCAR View the full article

Adam Alexander, Jeff Hammond, Regan Smith, AJ Allmendinger, and Dave Moody pick the four drivers that they think will move on to the final round of the playoffs. View the full article

John Roberts breaks the news that Martin Truex Jr. will have to start at the back of field at Martinsville after failing inspection. View the full article

Seven drivers saw their cars fail post-race inspection the first time through the line on Sunday morning – Truex, Jimmie Johnson, David Ragan, Darrell Wallace Jr., J.J. Yeley, Jeb Burton and Timmy Hill. All have lost their respective qualifying positions and will start the First Data 500 from the rear of the field. Truex was originally scheduled to start sixth in his No. 78 Furniture Row ... Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano earned a shot at NASCAR's Cup title by using an old fashioned bump-and-run on Martin Truex Jr. to win at Martinsville Speedway View the full article

The nine-time WRC champion carried a 7.1-second advantage over Ogier into the final two stages, but suffered issues on both that took the result down to the wire. On SS17, while donutting at a roundabout, he used too much throttle and the rear of his Citroen C3 span round. He lost close to eight seconds after coming to a stop. M-Sport’s Ogier, by contrast, was fastest through the stage by ... Keep reading View the full article