Aric Almirola’s season of disappointment took a big-time turn for the better on Sunday when he won the darkness-shortened, weather-disrupted Foxwoods Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The victory in the race, which was shortened from 301 to 293 laps because of darkness, was Almirola’s first of the season and puts him into the…… MORE

Hendrick Automotive Group will become the majority sponsor of driver Kyle Larson and the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 team in 35 races in the 2022 and 2023 NASCAR Cup Series seasons, Hendrick Motorsports announced Wednesday. In addition, Hendrick Motorsports said he will drive for the organization through 2023. Hendrick, through its HendrickCars.com division, also…… MORE

As the NASCAR Cup Series begins its series of second stops at many tracks, the championship push has a distinctively different feel. Sunday’s Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart (3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will undoubtedly help firm-up the haves and have-nots with six races left to set the 16-driver playoff…… MORE

What matters most at mammoth Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis.? Road course racing skills or experience? Perhaps a combination of both? That’s certainly the case for reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion and acknowledged road course star Chase Elliott, who fashioned a pair of fourth-place finishes in 2014 and 2015 when he raced at Road…… MORE

Kyle Busch took the lead with just over a lap to go and went on to win Sunday’s Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono Speedway. He got the victory thanks to saving fuel on his final stint, leaving a slew of other drivers ahead of him over the final 10…… MORE

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Jack Ingram, nicknamed the “Iron Man” while winning five series championships and more than 300 races, has died at age 84. The NASCAR Hall of Fame, which inducted Ingram in 2014, announced his death Friday. No details were provided. “First and foremost on behalf of the NASCAR Hall of Fame…… MORE

NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon has decided to leave Fox Sports after this season to join Hendrick Motorsports as owner Rick Hendrick’s No. 2 man. Gordon, 49, will work on a daily basis as vice chairman and co-owner. He is scheduled to begin his new assignment Jan. 1. “I cannot put into words…… MORE

New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara and NASCAR announced a partnership Sunday in which Kamara will work toward growing the sport’s fan base. NASCAR named Kamara its first-ever growth and engagement advisor, a role in which the football star will connect “new audiences with NASCAR through immersive and educational experiences that help them learn…… MORE

The NASCAR Cup Series holds its second track debut weekend of the season with Sunday’s Ally 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Nashville Superspeedway. Only five current series drivers have won previously at the 1.333-mile track — Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski each won a pair of NASCAR Xfinity…… MORE

Four drivers advanced into Sunday evening’s annual non-points-paying NASCAR All-Star Race as a result of successful runs in the All-Star Open qualifying event late Sunday afternoon at hot and humid Texas Motor Speedway. Ross Chastain of Chip Ganassi Racing, Tyler Reddick of Richard Childress Racing and Aric Almirola of Stewart-Haas Racing advanced to the main…… MORE

Kyle Larson won for the second straight week on Sunday when he got the overtime victory in the Toyota/SaveMart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Sonoma Raceway road course in Northern California. And for the second week in a row, Larson’s win came in dominating fashion as he led a race-best 57 of 92…… MORE

Kyle Larson put on a show in primetime on Sunday as he streaked to a dominating victory in Sunday’s crown-jewel Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Larson led 327 of 400 laps, won three of four stages and beat runner-up Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott to the finish line by more…… MORE

NASCAR indefinitely suspended Eddie D’Hondt, the spotter for the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team, on Wednesday after learning more about his arrest in North Carolina earlier this month. D’Hondt was arrested May 12 in Hickory, N.C., on charges of battery of an unborn child and assault on a female, per the NASCAR website. NASCAR rules…… MORE

A large part of the intrigue to an exciting and revamped 2021 NASCAR Cup Series schedule was the addition of new races — specifically new road-course races like Sunday’s EchoPark Texas Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas (2:30 p.m. ET on FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) — a place that traditionally has…… MORE

Alex Bowman used a hyper-fast pit stop during a caution with 99 laps to go to take the lead from teammate Kyle Larson and used clean air from there to win Sunday’s Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway in Delaware. The victory was Bowman’s first at the Monster Mile, the fourth…… MORE

NASCAR driver Justin Haley will miss two races this weekend in Dover, Del., due to COVID-19 protocols. In the Xfinity Series’ Drydene 200 on Saturday, has been replaced by Zane Smith in the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway. In the Cup Series’ Drydene 400 on Sunday, Haley’s spot went to Josh…… MORE

Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage announced his retirement Thursday and will step down after the June All-Star race at the track. Gossage was with Speedway Motorsports for three decades, including the last 25 at Texas Motor Speedway. “The timing just feels right after 32 years with the company,” Gossage said in a statement. “The…… MORE

Martin Truex Jr. won for the third time in the 2021 season Sunday when he captured the Goodyear 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina. And a dominating win it was for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver as he led 248 of 293 laps. At times, his margin over the closest…… MORE

Dale Earnhardt Jr. announced Tuesday that his annual NASCAR Xfinity Series start will take place on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Go Bowling 250 is scheduled for Sept. 11 at 2:30 p.m. ET at Richmond Raceway. Earnhardt’s No. 8 Chevrolet will sport a blue-and-white “United for America” paint scheme featuring four…… MORE

Former NASCAR driver Eric McClure has died at age 42. His family said he passed away on Sunday but did not list a cause of death, adding family members “would like to thank everyone for their prayers and support during this very difficult time.” McClure drove competitively from 2003-16, making three starts in the Cup…… MORE