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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

As Ogier attempts to chase down championship leader Thierry Neuville ahead of the season finale in Australia, the M-Sport driver had sat in second and just 4.7s adrift of rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala. Loeb was another 3.3s further back in third, as he makes his final planned appearance of the season for Citroen. Neuville was fifth, having struggled on the wrong tyres earlier in the ... Keep reading View the full article

Running multiple laps in the final five-minute round of knockout qualifying on Saturday, Busch was able to knock Clint Bowyer from the top spot and won the pole for Sunday’s First Data 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Busch ended up with an average lap speed of 96.254 mph, which was the fastest lap recorded all day. “We’ve been good here that last couple of years and especially ... Keep reading View the full article

Kyle Busch will start from the pole at Martinsville Speedway as NASCAR opens the third round of the playoffs View the full article

Sauter held off Brett Moffitt to win Saturday’s Texas Roadhouse 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway and locked himself in the Championship 4 race at Homestead, Fla., in three weeks. It’s the third consecutive season Sauter has advanced to the title race. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you,” Sauter said over his radio as he took the checkered flag. “Great jobs guys.” The win is ... Keep reading View the full article

Newman was one of the first drivers on the track during the 50-minute session and locked in the fastest average lap speed of 95.709 mph. Chase Elliott, who has won two of his three races this season in the playoffs, ended up second (94.913 mph) and Kyle Busch – who won this race one year ago – was third (94.784 mph). Brad Keselowski and A.J. Allmendinger completed the top-five. Rounding ... Keep reading View the full article

The changing weather conditions meant running order proved critical across the afternoon’s four asphalt stages; those late onto the routes struggling in heavy rain. After Ott Tanak suffered a puncture on the morning’s final leg that cost him his commanding 32.9-second lead, Hyundai’s returning Dani Sordo had led his home event. But Sordo lost out to Latvala on the first use of Savalia ... Keep reading View the full article

France was arrested on Aug. 5 in New York State and the next day took an indefinite leave of absence. NASCAR Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Jim France immediately assumed the role of interim chairman and chief executive officer. Jim France has remained in that position since the incident. During a political rally Friday night to support local Republican Party candidates in North ... Keep reading View the full article

Keselowski, who was eliminated from further playoff contention following last weekend’s race at Kansas, topped the first practice session with an average lap speed of 95.714 mph. Keselowski has one series win at Martinsville, coming in 2017. He has finished 10th or higher at the track in six of his last seven races at the short track. Kurt Busch was second (95.646 mph) and Kyle Busch was ... Keep reading View the full article

Heading into the final stage of the morning, Tanak held a comfortable 32.9-second lead over Sordo courtesy of a Toyota strategy gamble that was fortunate to pay off. Both Tanak and teammate Jari-Matti Latvala gambled on full wet tyres, due to the conditions on the day’s opening SS8 as the rally returned to asphalt routes. Due to badly placed spectators, however, the stage was cancelled and ... Keep reading View the full article