Dale Earnhardt Jr. put on a show this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway.  He won the pole, dodged a few nasty accidents, and ran near the front for most of the day. Alas, Junior’s final run at Talladega did not result in a victory. Talladega had to be a welcome break …

Heading into the Round of 12 for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, most of NASCAR’s storylines have been about everything but the on-track racing.  The sport got dragged into the national anthem protest controversy that has rocked the NFL in recent weeks. An engaging silly season has revealed …

Sunday’s race at Dover International Speedway trimmed the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff field down to 12 drivers.  However, three racers have clearly separated themselves from the rest of the pack. Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson have established themselves as the drivers to beat in 2017.  The …

For the last 20 years, September in Loudon, N.H. was time to go racing.  NASCAR came to town each year in the early fall, and the America’s greatest stock car racers treated New England’s race fans to a show of speed. Kyle Busch won the latest edition of the 300-mile contest …

Hendrick Motorsports put two cars in the top 10 during Sunday’s race at Chicagoland Speedway.  One of those drivers led 42 laps and finished second.  The other had a solid, if quiet, race and took the checkered flag in eighth. Maybe it is not a surprise that two of the …

There are certain NASCAR races that will forever live in infamy. While there is no shortage of races in which the competitors were responsible for the controversy, NASCAR and its partners have, from time-to-time, caused confusion among the fan base for poor officiating and ill preparedness. Nobody will soon forget …

Sunday marked the third edition of Darlington Raceway’s Bojangles Southern 500 since the fabled race returned to its traditional Labor Day weekend date.  The race weekend is also in the third year of its throwback theme.  Familiar paint schemes from years gone by adorn most of the cars.  NBC Sports used  …

In the midst of a silly season that has been particularly silly, a series of reports popped up this week about the future of Richard Petty Motorsports.  The King’s team potentially has a lot on its plate in the next few months.  At the moment, there is no guarantee that …

Kyle Busch’s performance at Bristol Motor Speedway over the last week brought to mind a certain episode of Seinfeld in which Jerry’s girlfriend paints a portrait of Kramer. After the painting is complete, an elderly couple becomes transfixed with Kramer’s portrait, concluding that its subject must be some kind of …

In the days leading up to Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway, there was plenty of chatter about cars, with Chevrolet unveiled its 2018 Camaro, which will compete in the Cup Series beginning next season. Old rivals Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch also engaged in a …