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NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Martin Truex Jr. scores his fourth win of the year after obliterating the field in Kentucky. View the full article

Truex won the first two stages and easily held off Ryan Blaney to capture the win in the Quaker State 400, leading 174 of the 267 laps.The win is Truex’s fourth in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this season and 19th of his career. He becomes the third driver (Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch are the others) with at least four wins in the first 19 races of the 2018 season. ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Alex Bowman suffers heavy damage after a right front tire failure sends him into the wall. View the full article

After crashing out in the early going of this race last year, Andrew Ranger wanted to make sure he was around to have a chance at the win this time around.Ranger was able to make a brave pass by Tagliani on the final restart of the race in NASCAR Overtime to win the Pinty’s Grand Prix for a record third time Saturday afternoon at Exhibition Place.The Roxton Pond, Quebec native also ... Keep reading View the full article

Truex had little trouble holding off Kyle Busch to claim the Stage 2 victory, his fifth of the 2018 season.Ryan Blaney finished third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Kyle Larson completed the top-five.Also collecting stage points were Clint Bowyer, Kurt Busch, Joey Logano, Erik Jones and Paul Menard.Following pit stops between Stages 1 and 2, Kurt Busch was the first off pit road but ... Keep reading View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway (all times local): View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway (all times local): View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) The Latest on the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway (all times local): View the full article

Truex easily held off Kevin Harvick to claim the stage win. Kyle Busch was third, Ryan Blaney fourth and Paul Menard completed the top-five.Also collecting stage points were Clint Bowyer, Daniel Suarez, Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola and Chase Elliott.Truex, who started on the pole, took early command of the race, leading the first 38 laps.By Lap 14, Larson, who started the race from ... Keep reading View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) No matter which driver led Martin Truex Jr., the advantage always seemed temporary as he positioned himself to make a pivotal move. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway, passing Brad Keselowski and then Kurt Busch late on the way to repeating as champion on Saturday night. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. is on the pole and the green flag has dropped for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. View the full article

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SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Chad Knaus has signed a two-year contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2020 to remain as crew chief for the No. 48 Chevrolet of seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. View the full article

Both he and Johnson now have contracts with Hendrick Motorsports that will go through the 2020 season.No other driver/crew chief pairing today matches both the duration and success of Johnson, 42, and Knaus, 46, who have been together since the 2002 season. The duo have won seven championships and over 80 races in nearly 600 MENCS starts.“It probably has a lot to do with Jimmie’s ... Keep reading View the full article

Truex, who won his and FRR’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship last season, is once again a title contender this season with three wins in the season’s first 18 races. He is in the final year of his current contract with the team.“We’ve got some stuff to figure out for sure, but I don’t plan on anything different, so just give the team some time to figure things out ... Keep reading View the full article

One-time NASCAR Cup champion Kyle Busch has blasted Ricky Stenhouse Jr for not apologising for last weekend's Daytona crashes, with Stenhouse then accusing Busch of "running his mouth". View the full article

NBC Sports is set to dump its play-by-play NASCAR announcer for an all-analyst lineup headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article

NBC Sports is set to dump its play-by-play NASCAR announcer for an all-analyst lineup headlined by Dale Earnhardt Jr. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Christopher Bell passed Justin Allgaier with 17 laps remaining and held off Daniel Hemric to win the 300-mile NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night. View the full article

After taking the lead with 16 laps to go, Bell had to navigate slower traffic and fend off a charging Daniel Hemric to win his third career NASCAR Xfinity Series race and second this year."That was pretty special man," Bell said in relief after the race, leading just 17 laps en route to the victory."Man it was extremely difficult starting in the back there," he added in Victory Lane ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR Xfinity Series Highlights: Christopher Bell passes Justin Allgaier and holds off Daniel Hemric to win at Kentucky. View the full article

SPARTA, Ky. (AP) Defending champion Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky Speedway. View the full article

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., who was was criticized after being involved in multiple incidents at Daytona, admitted that he was too aggressive at times during the race.That appeared to be the end of it, but Kyle Busch, who's race ended after contact with Stenhouse while battling for the lead during the second stage, had more to say Friday at Kentucky Speedway.B ... Keep reading View the full article

Truex, who won last year’s race at Kentucky Speedway, turned the fastest average lap speed (188.890 mph) in the final round of Friday’s qualifying to claim the pole for Saturday night’s Quaker State 400.Truex’s fellow Toyota driver, Erik Jones, ended up second, Kevin Harvick was third, Brad Keselowski was fourth and Kyle Busch completed the top-five.The pole is fourth this season for ... Keep reading View the full article