A new face with a familiar numbered car . Alex Bowman won the pole for "The Great American Race" in his debut as the official driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet.
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — William Byron will replace Kasey Kahne next season at Hendrick Motorsports, the latest teenager to earn a promotion to NASCAR's top level.
The 19-year-old Byron will drive the No. 5 Chevrolet in the Cup series...
NEW YORK (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will join NBC Sports Group's coverage of stock car racing next year.
The agreement with NBCUniversal will allow Earnhardt to pursue "a wide range of opportunities in the company's media businesses, including movies, television, podcasts, and other areas...
SPARTA, Ky. (AP) — Matt Kenseth wants to race next year but says he has no job lined up and likely has no future at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Kenseth is the 2003 champion and two-time Daytona 500 winner. He is in his fifth season driving for Gibbs...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Five-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon will lead the field into the race one more time next month — as the pace-car driver.
Gordon competed in each of the first 23 races on the historic 2.5-mile oval at Indianapolis Motor Speedway that is not far from his childhood home...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s announcement that he will retire from racing at the end of the season. Earnhardt is a 14-time winner of NASCAR's most popular driver award. He has 26 career Cup victories, and that includes a pair of wins in the Daytona 500...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart can cross a Daytona 500 victory off their wish list.
Busch was an also-ran following his first 15 starts in NASCAR's season-opening race before taking the checkered flag with a surge on the last lap...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will drive the honorary pace car for Sunday's Daytona 500.
Gordon will lead the field to green behind the wheel of a 2017 Camaro ZL1.
Gordon, a three-time Daytona 500 champion, will then call the race broadcast for Fox...
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Daytona 500 media day:
Dale Earnhardt Jr. would consider retirement if he won his first NASCAR Cup title this season.
Earnhardt, who missed half of last year because of another concussion, says he might walk away if he won a championship in his comeback season. Ear...