Christopher Bell leads Toyota lockout of Talladega front row
April 23, 2022 GMTTALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Christopher Bell won the pole at Talladega Superspeedway by turning the fastest lap as the final driver to qualify on Saturday.
Bell bumped his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr.
Landon Cassill to move to Kaulig Racing with crypto platform
December 9, 2021 GMTNASCAR veteran Landon Cassill will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and is bringing sponsor Voyager Digital with him, which will again pay him entirely in cryptocurrency.
Cassill, who has been avid in the the market for several years, pitched NASCAR sponsorship to Voyager CEO Steve Ehrlich when the two met at a crypto conference two years ago and it led to a 19-race deal this past season.
NASCAR’s love of Nashville creates energized celebration
December 4, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — NASCAR’s new love affair with Nashville came to a close at the Grand Ole Opry, where Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr.
In The Pits: NASCAR caps 2021 looking ahead to future growth
November 29, 2021 GMTNASCAR will close its season this week with a three-day celebration in Nashville that ends with the crowning of three new national series champions in Kyle Larson, Daniel Hemric and Ben Rhodes.
NASCAR will do burnouts on Lower Broadway near popular honkytonks Doc Holliday's Saloon and Bootleggers Inn.
AUTO RACING: Hamilton tightens F1 championship race again
November 24, 2021 GMTAll Times Eastern
FORMULA ONE
Last race: Seven-time series champion Lewis Hamilton started from the pole in Qatar and was never threatened in his second consecutive victory. It allowed him to pull within eight points of leader Max Verstappen with two races remaining.
Weekend Sports in Brief
November 8, 2021 GMTAUTO RACING
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kyle Larson closed out his comeback season in NASCAR with his first national title.
He won the Cup championship Sunday by winning the race at Phoenix Raceway for his 10th victory of the year.
Hemric snatches Xfinity Series title as Gibbs wins a title
November 7, 2021 GMTAVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Daniel Hemric made the first victory of his career one of the biggest NASCAR upsets — a championship-winning overtime stunner against the reigning champ.
Hemric beat Austin Cindric in a door-to-door sprint across the finish line Saturday night at Phoenix Raceway to give Joe Gibbs Racing its first championship of the weekend.
Nemechek’s Xfinity win in Texas leaves final four spots open
October 16, 2021 GMTFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — All four spots in the championship round of the NASCAR Xfinity Series are still up for grabs after non-playoff qualifier John Hunter Nemechek overcame a late penalty Saturday to win at Texas Motor Speedway.
Justin Haley wins Xfinity race, edging teammates at Daytona
August 28, 2021 GMTDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Justin Haley was content to sit back and help one of his Kaulig Racing teammates win at Daytona International Speedway.
He wasn't going to get greedy. He wasn't going to be selfish.
Kyle Busch completes 5-for-5 Xfinity sweep with Atlanta win
July 10, 2021 GMTHAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Kyle Busch's Xfinity Series sweep wasn't as sweet as he hoped.
Busch completed a 5-for-5 sweep of what he says will be his final season in the Xfinity Series with a late recovery at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday.
Kyle Busch makes it 4 for 4 in Xfinity Series with 101st win
July 3, 2021 GMTELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Busch expects that he won’t continue racing NASCAR Xfinity Series events after this year, and he has a chance to finish up with a perfect season.
After spinning off course twice, Busch rallied in the final stage to win Saturday at Road America.
Column: Love him or hate him, Gragson has NASCAR talking
March 22, 2021 GMTCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Oh, Noah Gragson, what have you done now?
Nothing, according to NASCAR, which went with Cole Custer led a final Xfinity practice that featured 10 playoff drivers in the top 12 positions. Custer put down a lap of 119.798 mph, edging fellow postseason competitor Daniel Hemric's 119.638.NASCAR: Xfinity Series practice notes from Richmond Raceway
September 23, 2018 GMT