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Kyle Larson says he still has a way to go.Chase Elliott continues to search for that first win in NASCAR’s top series.AJ Allmendinger is seen as one of the top talents on a road course.Jamie McMurray? It’s been 163 races since he went to victory lane.None of the four, along with a host of others, is currently guaranteed a spot in this year’s playoffs that begin in September.Yet ... Keep reading View the full article

The victory came in Haley's in 37th career start, making him the seventh different winner this season. Additionally, he now qualifies for the CWTS Playoffs."Yeah man, I've been dreaming of this as a little kid," he said in Victory Lane. "Every time you start to doubt yourself, you get into situations like this."This is amazing. I raced my heart out. That's what I've raced for my ... Keep reading View the full article

MADISON, Ill. (AP) Justin Haley won the Camping World Truck Series race Saturday night at Gateway Motorsports Park for his first career victory, pulling away on a wild last restart. View the full article

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Justin Haley grabs the lead on the final restart and goes on to score his first career victory. View the full article

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Justin Fontaine spins out after getting in John Hunter Nemechek's fluid and then gets T-boned by Tate Fogleman. View the full article

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SONOMA, Calif. (AP) William Byron recently got instruction on the finer points of road racing from two coaches. He also used a simulator, did countless hours of study and drove Saturday in the K&N Pro Series race to prepare for his first NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway. View the full article

Will Jesse Little lasso a win? Part-time driver Jesse Little has impressed and caught the attention of fans and competitors alike. The second generation NASCAR driver has scored three top-10 finishes this season and enters tonight’s race coming off a career-best sixth-place finish at Iowa Speedway.Can Matt Crafton end slump? After a enjoying his best run of the season bef ... Keep reading View the full article

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Kyle Larson proved again that he knows his way around Sonoma. View the full article

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Kyle Larson has claimed the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race on his home track, turning a lap at 94.597 mph in his Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet. View the full article

Instead, it was Kyle Larson earning pole position at Sonoma Raceway for the second consecutive year. It was also Larson's sixth career pole.Reigning series champion Martin Truex Jr. will start alongside him on the front row. Chase Elliott, Jamie McMurray and A.J. Allmendinger rounded out the top-five. Qualifying got off to a slow start with a dirty track causing several teams to park ... Keep reading View the full article

Denny Hamlin talks with Daryl Motte about why he doesn't tweet as much as he used to. View the full article

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Kyle Larson isn't jumping from NASCAR into full-time dirt track racing any time soon. View the full article

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) As a born-and-bred Northern Californian, Kyle Larson is quite familiar with the numerous twists and 11 turns on the vaunted Sonoma Raceway road course. View the full article

Midway through the session Friday, Busch posted an average lap speed of 94.061 mph – the fastest lap anyone had turned all day.“I love road racing and I think it’s fun. It’s important to have a positive mindset everywhere, but it’s not problem for me at the road courses,” Busch said. “I just like the rhythm. I like how you use one corner to help you in the next corner. You have to be ... Keep reading View the full article

“I don’t understand all of the reasons why we couldn’t run it two or three or four more times but I know a lot was put into it,” Smith, the president and COO of Speedway Motorsports Inc., told Motorsport.com Friday at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway.“I think we saw something that is fantastic and that’s the kind of thing we need more of. I think we’re moving in that direction for next ... Keep reading View the full article

Bowyer, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series’ most recent race winner, posted an average lap speed of 93.590 mph very early in Friday’s first practice session and it stood the remainder of the one hour, 15-minute session.“It is the short track of road racing,” Bowyer said of Sonoma. “And who am I to say that? I am not a road racer and haven’t really been on anything other than these ... Keep reading View the full article

“I think that’s a very good decision,” Harvick said Friday at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway. “I think as you look at all the logistics of trying to do this, it’s like putting your house up for sale. Most likely, you’re not going to sell it the next day and have the money in the bank.“It takes time to put your house up for sale, get the loan paid off and find somewhere new to live. So ... Keep reading View the full article

The 2019 Audi Q8, the company’s coupelike SUV flagship, will get a high-performance variant called the RS Q8, possibly as soon as the 2020 model year. View the full article

Unsurprisingly, a declaration that the time was right for the NASCAR Cup Series to take on hybrid power went down badly in the group-think bubble of social media. But this wasn't a throwaway, pie-in-the-sky idea. It was a 1685-word blog post from Penske's 2012 Cup champion Brad Keselowski on the series' official website.As that number of words suggests, Keselowski's plan is ... Keep reading View the full article

FIA president and former WRC co-driver Jean Todt has long pushed for the Kenyan event to return to the schedule for the first time since 2002. On Thursday WRC Promoter managing director Oliver Ciesla, Kirimi Peter Kaberia, the principal secretary of Kenya’s Ministry of Sports and Heritage, and Phineas K ... Keep reading View the full article

Martin Truex Jr.'s win at Pocono three weeks ago served notice that this year's points race might be more than a two-man showdown between Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. View the full article

Sonoma Raceway will host the first of three road course races this weekend. Who do you think has the best chance to punch their playoff ticket that no one's talking about right now?Jim: Clearly with a good car behind him, A.J. Allmendinger is someone who could show up and win at Sonoma and put himself right into the NASCAR playoff picture. But I'm keeping my eye on Denny Hamlin. He's ... Keep reading View the full article

Although Sargeant will be competing on the challenging 1.25-mile oval for the first time, his teammates Johnny Sauter and Justin Haley have both contributed in helping the rookie driver prepare for his first start.This will be the first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race since the facility was repaved and the seventh start there for Sauter.Although the points leader has yet to ... Keep reading View the full article

NASCAR is shelving the aero package used in the All-Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the rest of the season. View the full article