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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kevin Harvick surged past Martin Truex Jr. with one lap to go to win Saturday night at Kansas Speedway, his fifth win in what has turned out to be a dominant start to the season. View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kevin Harvick will start on the pole for Saturday night's Monster Energy Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway, where he will try to win for the fifth time this season. View the full article

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Valentina Shevchenko would normally be glued to her television to watch UFC 224 on Saturday night, when bantamweight champion Amanda Nunes was set to defend her belt against Raquel Pennington. View the full article

Not only will Buescher enjoy his best start of the season – 10th – but he is the only Chevrolet driver who advanced to the final round of qualifying and will start in the Top 12.Rookie William Byron of Hendrick Motorsports is the next closest Chevy, at 13th.Friday’s practice and qualifying effort was an impressive turnaround for Buescher and his No. 37 JTG Daugherty team.“Practice ... Keep reading View the full article

After getting collected in an accident last week at Dover in a fast truck, Friesen returned to action and contended for the win Friday night at Kansas Speedway and came away with first podium finish of the season.“This was fun,” said Friesen after the race. “I’m just super proud of the entire HALMAR Race team, (owner) Chris Larsen and the GMS (Racing) fabrication shop - they’re second ... Keep reading View the full article

The Norwegian set the fastest time on a drying track in Q1, half a second faster than Sebastien Loeb to claim pole position for the final race in Q2.From fourth on the grid it was Solberg's teammate Johan Kristroffersson who made the best start in the Q2 encounter.Solberg attempted to tuck into the inside of the track for the tight right-hand first corner and touched the barrier ... Keep reading View the full article

Joey Logano took Penske’s only win of 2018 at Talladega last month, while SHR has managed five wins through Kevin Harvick and Clint Bowyer as Ford has continued to hold the edge over the newer Toyota and Chevrolet.But Logano’s consistency means he holds an 18 point gap over Harvick for second in the standings, with both trailing leader and Toyota driver Kyle Busch.Blaney has yet to ... Keep reading View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Noah Gragson won the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race Friday night at Kansas Speedway, starting from the pole and leading 128 of the 167 laps. View the full article

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Highlights: Noah Gragson burns it down and climbs the fence after scoring his second career win. View the full article

"This is such a relief for a driver that had a hard week last week when we were battling for the win," said an elated Gragson."We came back stronger this weekend ... this is a pretty damn cool moment."Gragson won both stages and led the most laps, leading 129 of 167.But it was Justin Haley that led the way to kick off the final stage after a two-tire call. However, Gragson quickly ... Keep reading View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kevin Harvick had to race onto the track after finally passing through inspection just as the first round of qualifying was beginning for Saturday night's race at Kansas Speedway. View the full article

Harvick blistered the field in the final round of Friday’s knockout qualifying and his average lap speed of 188.811 mph easily beat Ryan Blaney to claim the pole for Saturday night’s KC Masterpiece 400 at Kansas Speedway.The pole is Harvick’s fourth at Kansas – the most of any driver, his second of the season and 23rd of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. He is also fresh ... Keep reading View the full article

But he also insists that he would not have returned to Roush Fenway Racing if he did not believe he could still be competitive.Saturday night’s race at Kansas Speedway will be Kenseth’s first since last year’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He is driving RFR’s No. 6 Ford in multiple races this season starting with the next five events (including the All-Star Race).“I came ... Keep reading View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Kevin Harvick has spent more than two decades racing in NASCAR series, winning a championship at its highest level and spending the better part of a decade owning an Xfinity and Truck Series team. View the full article

Fresh off his fourth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of the season, Harvick went out late in the two-plus hour session and rocketed to the top of the speed chart.Harvick’s average lap speed of 186.149 mph topped his closest rival, Kyle Larson (185.982 mph), who made a final attempt just before the conclusion of the session. Kyle Busch ended up third-fastest (185.166 ... Keep reading View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Conor Daly will make his NASCAR debut in August when he jumps from an IndyCar into a Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing for the Xfinity race at Road America in Wisconsin. View the full article

Daly, 26, who competed full-time in IndyCar the past two seasons and will compete in this month’s Indianapolis 500, will drive a third Roush entry in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Road America in August.Daly will join series regular Ryan Reed and part-timer Ty Majeski in Roush’s lineup for the race. Lilly Diabetes will sponsor all three cars. Daly, like Reed, competes at the ... Keep reading View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Matt Kenseth says he will be in the No. 6 car for Roush Fenway Racing for the next five weeks, beginning with his season debut on Saturday night at Kansas Speedway. View the full article

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) Stewart-Haas Racing has added information technology provider ITsavvy as the primary sponsor for the No. 14 car driven by Clint Bowyer for races at Richmond and Phoenix later this season. View the full article

Busch returned as an official NASCAR sponsor following an 11-year hiatus after signing a multi-year agreement earlier in 2018, having first sponsored the top level of NASCAR back in 1978 and its comeback revived the Busch pole award.The driver who takes the most pole positions in 2018 earns the trophy, which will now be designed in a competition.“Busch Beer has returned to our roots ... Keep reading View the full article

Sometime IndyCar driver Conor Daly will join Roush Fenway Racing to make his NASCAR debut, racing at Road America in the Xfinity Series View the full article

ITsavvy, one of the fastest growing resources for integrated IT products and technology solutions in the United States, has signed a multi-year deal to help sponsor SHR’s No. 14 Ford driven by Bowyer.Itsavvy will serve as primary sponsor on Bowyer’s No. 14 in two Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races this season – Sept. 22 at Richmond, Va., aand Nov. 11 at Phoenix – and will serve as ... Keep reading View the full article

Earlier this week, we asked you to submit pictures of mom’s truck or SUV, and we’re happy to highlight the submission below. Although we can’t take any more entries now, it’s never too late to thank the moms in your life for their hard work and dedication. View the full article

Ford reckons it could now match the two-year new car cycle that rival manufacturer Toyota has employed successfully in the NASCAR Cup series View the full article