Kevin Harvick won the Brickyard 400 after a spectacular crash for Denny Hamlin in the closing stages of the NASCAR Cup Series race at Indianapolis. The race was red flagged early on after a multi-car pile up in the pitlane, which left one of Ryan Blaney’s Team Penske pit crew injured. Blaney’s rear tire changer,

Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to confirm he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports announced Johnson, 44, had tested positive on Friday afternoon, forcing him out of this weekend’s Brickyard 400 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson has not experienced any symptoms but was

Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to confirm he has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Hendrick Motorsports announced Johnson, 44, had tested positive on Friday afternoon, forcing him out of this weekend’s Brickyard 400 race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnson has not experienced any symptoms but was

Dr. Rose Mattioli, co-founder of Pocono Raceway and matriarch of the Mattioli family that still owns and operates the track, died on Monday at the age of 92. Together with her late husband Dr. Joseph ‘Doc’ Mattioli, who died aged 86 in 2012, Rose co-founded the 2.5-mile oval known as ‘the Tricky Triangle’ in 1968.

Denny Hamlin claimed his sixth Pocono victory in a rain-delated second NASCAR Cup race of the weekend, beating Kevin Harvick by over three seconds. In a reverse of race one, Kevin Harvick was chasing after Hamlin in the closing stages of the 140 lap race, but couldn’t close the gap to the Toyota driver and

Kevin Harvick claimed his first ever Pocono victory in the first of two NASCAR Cup races at the Pennsylvania circuit this weekend. The Stewart-Haas Racing driver started from ninth on the grid but dropped backwards in the first half of the race as the field ran a variety of strategies. Harvick had relatively fresh tyres

NASCAR has concluded its investigation into the noose that was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. The FBI launched a hate crime investigation after the noose was found in the garage of the only African-American NASCAR driver. Wallace had been instrumental in lobbying NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag – historically

Ryan Blaney is hopeful a breakthrough win at Talladega can “open the floodgates” to further triumphs as he continues to emerge as a NASCAR Cup Series title contender. The Team Penske driver made it consecutive wins at Talladega’s superspeedway on Monday, to break his victory drought despite being one of the most consistent performers this

NASCAR president Steve Phelps says the organisation “would do the same thing” if evidence was presented that suggested a hate crime might have been committed within its environment. Speaking to media following the news that the FBI had learned that the noose discovered in the Talladega garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the only African American

An FBI investigation into the noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR Cup driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega has concluded that no hate crime had been committed. The pull down rope on Bubba Wallace’s garage stall door, fashioned in a way that resembles a noose, led NASCAR to investigate the incident and involve the

Bubba Wallace is certain NASCAR “is changing” as he reflected on the racial incident when a noose was found in his garage, as he claimed 14th place at Talladega Superspeedway to take a career-best finish. All eyes were on Wallace after a noose was found in his garage stall Sunday, which has led to an

Ryan Blaney has scored a first NASCAR Cup Series win of the season for Team Penske in the rescheduled Talladega race, pipping Ricky Stenhouse Jr in overtime at the superspeedway. With the race taking place to a backdrop of an FBI investigation after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage on Sunday in a

NASCAR has confirmed an FBI investigation is underway into a noose that was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Late Sunday night, NASCAR announced it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a noose hanging in the garage stall of Wallace’s team earlier in the day at Talladega Superspeedway in

Alabama’s governor Kay Ivey issued a statement apologising to Bubba Wallace on Monday after a noose was found in the NASCAR Cup Series driver’s garage at Talladega on Sunday. Late Sunday night, NASCAR announced it had launched an investigation into the discovery of a noose hanging in the garage stall of Wallace’s team earlier in

NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in Bubba Wallace’s garage at Talladega on Sunday, and vows to “eliminate” the perpetrator from the series. In a statement released Sunday evening, NASCAR said it was made aware of a noose found in the garage stall of the No. 43 team at Talladega Superspeedway.

The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega has been postponed to Monday after thunderstorms hit the superspeedway circuit on Sunday afternoon. Originally slated to start at 3:24pm local time, drivers were unable to even take to their cars after lightning hit within the eight-mile safety radius, forcing a mandatory hold of 30 minutes. Efforts were

Toyota’s NASCAR Cup Series performance at Martinsville earlier this month was “embarrassing” despite taking victory, according to Toyota Racing Development USA president David Wilson. Toyota has won four of the first 12 races this season and is attempting to score its third in succession at the Talladega Superspeedway this weekend after Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin

Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison’s NASCAR Cup debut has been delayed after series officials have not given him approval to race at Talladega Superspeedway. It was announced on Tuesday that 2009 Indy Lights runner-up Davison would compete in the Talladega event with the Spire Motorsports squad. But Davison, who has made four previous NASCAR Xfinity

Indianapolis 500 regular James Davison will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut at Talladega Superspeedway this weekend in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet. The 33-year-old cousin of two-time Bathurst 1000 winner Will Davison has made five appearances in the IndyCar Series’ marquee event since 2014 with a best finish of 12th last year. As

The NASCAR All-Star Race will move from Charlotte Motor Speedway for just the second time since its inception with a switch to Bristol Motor Speedway. Due to the recent increase of the number of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina and the corresponding increase in the state’s positive rate of infection, the annual All-Star race will

Denny Hamlin fended off a late charge from Chase Elliott to record his third win of the season in the heavily delayed NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead. Lightning in the area of the 1.5-mile Homestead circuit forced a two-hour suspension of the race after just five laps of green-flag running, and subsequent lightning strikes

Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano have backed Bubba Wallace’s efforts in publicising the Black Lives Matter movement, and say he should be “proud” to highlight racial issues via NASCAR. Wallace – the only African American in NASCAR’s top level – ran a #BlackLivesMatter scheme on his Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet at Martinsville on Wednesday night,

Martin Truex Jr recovered from a pitlane infringement penalty to dominate the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville and score his first victory of the 2020 season. Truex’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry was sent to the back of the field, after he incorrectly cut across the line marking when drivers have to commit to

NASCAR has banned the display of the Confederate flag at all race tracks and properties, effective immediately, due to its racist symbolism. The flag – historically the emblem of the Confederate South, who opposed the abolition of slavery, during the American Civil War in the 19th Century – was already banned from being displayed in

Bubba Wallace will sport a “Black Lives Matter” paint scheme in Wednesday night’s NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway in support of the campaign against racial injustice. Wallace is the only full-time black driver in NASCAR’s premier Cup Series and has taken a far more vocal stance in recent weeks on racial injustice and the

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick eased to his second victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season at Atlanta after dominating the final stage of the race. Harvick’s #4 Ford Mustang re-started the final segment of the 325-lap race in third position, but quickly passed Joe Gibbs Racing duo Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr to assume

NASCAR Cup racer Bubba Wallace has called on his peers to join him in condemning racial injustice, saying “the silence from the top drivers in our sport is beyond frustrating”. Wallace made a one-hour guest appearance on the Dale Jr. Download show on NBCSN this week, where hosts Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mike Davis discussed

Brad Keselowski inherited victory in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol as leaders Joey Logano and Chase Elliott took each other out with two laps to go. After a caution period instigated by long-time leader Denny Hamlin spinning on tyre marbles ended with five laps of a scheduled 500 to run, Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports

One-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski favours the current policy of abandoning qualifying and practice for midweek races – regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic that necessitated the condensed format. Team Penske’s Keselowski, who won Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600, was drawn on pole for the first race following NASCAR’s return at Darlington with the new random

Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott overtook an ailing Kevin Harvick late on to claim his first victory of the season in the rescheduled NASCAR Cup Series second race at Charlotte. After Tropical Storm Bertha had battered Charlotte on Wednesday which led to the initial postponement, Team Penske’s Joey Logano emerged as the early front-runner when the