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Ryan Newman will join the Roush Fenway Racing NASCAR Cup Series outfit next season as Trevor Bayne's replacement in its #6 Ford View the full article

A win in Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway would have locked Harvick in Round 2 of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs regardless of his performance next weekend on the Roval course at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Instead, Harvick got the next best thing after wrecking out in last weekend’s playoff opener at Las Vegas. He ran up front from start ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch climbed from last on the grid to win the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond, booking his place in the second round of the playoffs View the full article

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Kyle Busch goes on to score his seventh win of the year after a great battle with Brad Keselowski. View the full article

Busch completed a season sweep of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Richmond, starting from the rear of the field, charging to the front and holding off Kevin Harvick to win Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400. Busch started 32nd in the spring Richmond race and went on to victory. The win is Busch’s seventh of the season, tying Harvick for most in the series. It is also ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick finished second, Aric Almirola was third, Chase Elliott fourth and Brad Keselowski completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Alex Bowman, Austin Dillon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Larson and Joey Logano. Following the break between Stages 1 and 2, Truex was the first off pit road and resumed the lead when Stage 2 went green on Lap 110. He was followed by Harvick ... ... Keep reading View the full article

The Latest: Kyle Busch wins fall race at Richmond View the full article

The Latest: Truex penalized, Keselowski in front at Richmond View the full article

The Latest: Truex sweeps first 2 stages at Richmond View the full article

Kyle Busch passed Brad Keselowski with 38 laps to go and held off hard-charging Kevin Harvick to win the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. has won the first stage in the NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Brad Keselowski finished third, Chase Elliott was fourth and Kurt Busch completed the top-five. Also collecting stage points were Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin – who made a green-flag pit stop during the stage – and Joey Logano. Harvick, who started on the pole, took command early and after 20 laps held a small advantage over Truex with Kurt Busch in third. With ... ... Keep reading View the full article

704Games, NASCAR’s exclusive eSports partner for simulation-style video games on console platforms, recently released the newest entry in its best-selling racing series: NASCAR Heat 3. Featuring the biggest names in motorsports, the title is available today for $49.99 digitally and at retail in North America on the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One, as well as on ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Ryan Newman will drive full-time for Roush-Fenway Racing in the No. 6 Ford next season in NASCAR's Cup series View the full article

In an announcement Saturday afternoon at Richmond (Va.) Raceway, RFR officials confirmed Newman had agreed to a multi-year deal to drive its No. 6 Ford in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Bayne and Matt Kenseth have been sharing the No. 6 this season as RFR brought Kenseth back to help turn its program around. Team owner Jack Roush announced two weeks ago that Bayne, 27, would not be ... ... Keep reading View the full article

In his first start since 2017’s Monster Energy Cup Series finale at Homestead, Earnhardt played a starring role in his JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro. As well as leading the most laps, he won the second stage of the event – his first-ever stage win in NASCAR competition. A couple of late-race restarts derailed his bid for victory, however, and after the race he admitted of being wary ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Christopher Bell kicks off the NASCAR playoffs with a win at Richmond. View the full article

Bell cleared Matt Tifft on a restart with 14 of 250 laps remaining in Friday night’s GoBowling.com 250 and held off Ross Chastain to earn his fifth win of the season. The win automatically advances him to the second round of the playoffs regardless of his performance at the next two races, on the Roval course at Charlotte Motor Speedway and Dover, Del. “I tell you what, that’s pretty ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Justin Allgaier gets knocked out of the race by Cole Custer after taking a turn 4 wide. View the full article

Ty Majeski makes contact with Ryan Reed and hits the wall with a hard hit at Richmond Raceway. View the full article

Kevin Harvick has won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway View the full article

Harvick saved his best in Friday’s knockout qualifying for last, posting the fastest average lap speed in the final session (121.880 mph) to claim the pole for Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. Harvick, who leads the way in the series with seven wins, started the 2018 playoffs with a wreck and 39th-place finish last weekend at Las Vegas. The pole is ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Earnhardt retired from fulltime competition at the end of last season, but had an outstanding contract with Unilever for one race in a Hellmann’s car in the second-tier series in 2018. He opted for Richmond due to his previous success there, and its smooth track surface. Having only just scraped through the first round of qualifying, Earnhardt was fifth-fastest in the second round and then ... ... Keep reading View the full article

“The big thing I’ve noticed this year about the playoffs is that it didn’t seem like we had as many random winners throughout the season,” Elliott said Friday at Richmond (Va.) Raceway. “It seemed like the people who won, I thought were guys who have run pretty well throughout the year for the most part. So, your field of 16, to me, is probably as strong as it’s ever been since ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Chase Elliott and Hooters will remain together on a limited basis for the next three years View the full article