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Dale Earnhardt Jr says he has an "itch to scratch" in his return to NASCAR competition for the first time since retiring at the end of the 2017 Cup season View the full article

Earnhardt made it clear when he announced his retirement from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of last season that he had some commitments he would honor with his JR Motorsports organization in the Xfinity Series. Earnhardt, 43, is set to return to on-track action in next weekend’s race at Richmond, which will be his first NASCAR race since last season’s Cup series finale at ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Jimmie Johnson talks with Kaitlyn Vincie at NASCAR Cup Series Playoff media day in Las Vegas. View the full article

A surge in pace from the championship's top two coupled with chaos elsewhere in the field, particularly for Citroen, turned the order inside out during the second loop. Ogier leapt from seventh to second behind Andreas Mikkelsen with a blistering win on the Cetibeli stage that began the afternoon, which was also where Citroen's rally fell apart. Craig Breen had led for part of the morning ... ... Keep reading View the full article

General Motors will recall 1 million fullsize trucks and SUVs from Chevrolet, Cadillac, and GMC for a potential problem with their electric power steering. View the full article

Enter now for your chance at winning a free set of BFGoodrich tires. View the full article

Citroen driver Breen had burst to the front on Friday's long first stage Cetibeli, on which most drivers complained that the three-minute gaps between cars were inadequate with dust hanging in the air and hampering visibility. Breen opened up a 4.8-second lead over Thursday night superspecial winner Mikkelsen's Hyundai, but his pace faded as he played it cautiously on the extremely rough ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Johnson remains immersed in a career-long 49-race winless streak, which dates back to last spring’s race at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. He did qualify for the 16-driver playoff field but enters as the 15th seed – one of three drivers in the playoffs who failed to score a playoff point during the regular season. Asked if his psyche had been affected during his performance ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Polaris has introduced what it calls the gnarliest four-seat UTV. View the full article

Brad Keselowski tells Daryl Motte about his wreck at Fontana in 2007 and why it was the scariest moment of his career. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. will try to become the first driver to win back-to-back titles since Jimmie Johnson in 2009-10 when the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs get under way this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Top seeds Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are attempting to become the 16th driver to win multiple Cup series championships. Erik Jones and Alex Bowman are making their first ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Kevin Harvick talks with Adam Alexander and Jeff Hammond at NASCAR Cup Series Playoff media day in Las Vegas. View the full article

Kyle Busch talks with Adam Alexander and Jeff Hammond at NASCAR Cup Series Playoff media day in Las Vegas. View the full article

Martin Truex Jr. talks with Adam Alexander and Jeff Hammond at NASCAR Cup Series Playoff media day in Las Vegas. View the full article

Chase Elliott talks with Adam Alexander and Jeff Hammond at NASCAR Cup Series Playoff media day in Las Vegas. View the full article

Haley got his playoffs off to a great start, picking up the win at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park three weeks ago. His second victory of the season propelled him to fourth place in the series standings. Haley hopes the momentum from his most recent win will help him in Las Vegas. He finished 28th after he was involved in an accident in the spring race. “We started off the 2018 season ... ... Keep reading View the full article

As the only driver to take a set of medium compound tyres, one grade softer than the rest of the field on hards, Mikkelsen used his grip advantage to go 2.5s faster than Citroen’s Craig Breen in second. Ogier half-spun into plastic barriers lining the stage when the rear of his Ford Fiesta kicked up over a jump, leaving him unable to slow down in time for the following corner. His mistake ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Gaughan will compete with Bill McAnally Racing, which will field five entries for the race with Xfinity Series driver Christopher Bell along with current K&N regulars Derek Kraus, Cole Rouse, and Hailie Deegan. Bell competed with BMR in two K&N West events in 2015. Gaughan, a Las Vegas native, won back-to-back K&N West championships with the Bill McAnally-led team in 2000 and 2001 ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Daystar Products International has acquired HCR Racing. View the full article

The video hinted that the two drivers might be involved in a car-swapping PR exercise of the type undertaken by Lewis Hamilton and Tony Stewart, and by Juan Pablo Montoya and Jeff Gordon. The difference on this occasion is that Alonso could in theory be available to compete at Daytona in February, even if he also commits to a full IndyCar season alongside his WEC commitments with ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Roush Fenway Racing will drop 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne from its NASCAR Cup Series line-up next season View the full article

Bayne, who has driving for RFR at the Cup level since 2015. He has yet to win a Cup race with the organization with four top fives over that three-year period. Earlier this year, it was announced that the 27-year-old would split driving duties behind the wheel of the No. 6 with former champion Matt Kenseth. “We’re making a search,” RFR team owner Jack Roush told Claire B. Lang in an ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Now with the championship field set, who are the four drivers you expect to be out after the first round of the playoffs? Jim Utter: The first round is probably the most diverse in the playoffs and I think will yield some surprises. Right now, I think the following drivers will fail to advance to the second round - Austin Dillon, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin and Aric Almirola. I think Jimmie ... ... Keep reading View the full article

Alan Cavanna talks with Daryl Motte about 'what's wrong with NASCAR' and how trying to figure it out is a billion-dollar question. View the full article

In the video, Formula 1 star Alonso is playing a game on his cell phone when NASCAR ace Johnson calls him. Johnson: “Sounds like you might have some free time on your hands.” Alonso: “Yeah! Yes, nothing sorted yet. You got any good ideas?” Johnson: “Always, man. I’m always full of good ideas.” Alonso: “Plenty of good stuff to do on your side of the pond, I ... ... Keep reading View the full article