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Special scheme for Earnhardt, Jr. at Bristol:

Earnhardt will run a special True Timber camouflage Axalta scheme this weekend, featuring Axalta's partners Ducks Unlimited, which is the largest wetlands conservationist in the world, and Service King, an auto service chain that strives to deliver safe, superior repairs...

Gray Gaulding returns to the #55 at Bristol:

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver, Gray Gaulding will return to the track this weekend in the Premium Motorsports' No.55 Chevrolet SS. He is really looking forward to taking on The World's Fastest Half-Mile' track under the light's this Saturday night in the...

Hendrick Motorsports announces several team promotions:

Hendrick Motorsports has elevated eight senior leaders into new positions designed to strengthen the 12-time and defending NASCAR Cup Series champions and enhance the team's overall management structure. The eight executives, who will assume their new roles immediately...

Truex in position to clinch regular season championship:

Truex enters Saturday night's Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race with a 129-point lead over second place Kyle Larson. Truex will need to leave Bristol with at least a 121-point margin to clinch the NASCAR Cup Series regular season championship with two races remaining.[...

Teams testing at Chicago:

Ten Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series teams are scheduled to take part in a two-day organizational test Tuesday and Wednesday at Chicagoland Speedway in preparation for this season's playoff opener, set for Sunday, Sept. 17.[More]...

Michigan TV ratings:

NASCAR Cup Series racing from Michigan earned a 1.96 overnight rating on NBCSN Sunday afternoon.(8-14-2017) UPDATE: NASCAR Cup Series racing from Michigan earned a 2.0 rating and 3.2 million viewers on NBCSN Sunday afternoon, down a tick in ratings and 6% in viewership...

More tracks expected to treat racing surface:

Bristol Motor Speedway will once again use the PJ1 compound for a third consecutive time for this weekend's racing events there. Look for PJ1 - or tire dragging to add more rubber to the racing surface - to be utilized at several other tracks during the upcoming 10...

Author Rick Houston chronicles Dale Earnhardt’s electrifying chase for a Daytona 500 win:

Never before have Dale's attempts to win the Daytona 500 been chronicled in one publication with this amount of detail and scrutiny. From the Dale and Dale show, to the seagull, to the last-lap heartaches, you ride shotgun with author Rick Houston as he takes you inside...

Danica Patrick’s Darlington throwback honors Robert Yates:

Stewart- Haas Racing will honor 2018 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Robert Yates with a throwback paint scheme on the No. 10 Ford Fusion Danica Patrick will race during the Southern 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race Sept. 3 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway. After...

Michigan TV ratings:

NASCAR Cup Series racing from Michigan earned a 1.96 overnight rating on NBCSN Sunday afternoon.[More]...

Commercial breakdown for the 2017 Pure Michigan 400:

For those of you NASCAR fans that like stats and love to hate commercials, here is the breakdown for Sunday's race.[More]...

Two manufacturers now considering NASCAR:

Despite published reports to the contrary, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has not pulled the plug on its program to return the Dodge nameplate to NASCAR and is still in talks with the sanctioning body, a source with knowledge of the negotiations confided to Kickin...

Sunday Michigan Notebook:

Joey Logano knows time is short to make the playoffs; Rookie Daniel Suarez's top 10 streak ends at Michigan; Michigan's Erik Jones ponders a win at his home track. [More]...

Daredevil restart gives Larson third consecutive Michigan win:

Sitting in his racecar during a red flag delay near the end of the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Kyle Larson pondered the possible routes to an overtime victory. He was in fourth-place and would restart for the final two-lap shootout behind ...

Race Fast Facts – Michigan

Kyle Larson won the 48th Annual Pure Michigan 400, his fourth victory in 134 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series races. This is his third victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2017. This is his third consecutive victory and fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Michigan International...

Gene Haas optimistic that Kurt Busch will return:

Despite not picking up Kurt Busch's contract option for 2018, Gene Haas told Kickin' the Tires and another reporter, on Saturday, that he is 'optimistic the 2017 Daytona 500 winner will return to the team. The problem, Haas said, was that Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) ...

Watkins Glen XFINITY TV ratings:

NASCAR Xfinity Series racing from Watkins Glen (N.Y.) earned a 0.8 rating and 1.2 million viewers on NBCSN last Saturday, up a tick in ratings and 17% in viewership from last year, when coverage aired on CNBC opposite the Olympics (0.7, 1.0M), but down a tick and 12...

Hornish Jr. edges Hemric to claim first Mid-Ohio victory

LEXINGTON, Ohio - Sam Hornish Jr. dominated Saturday's NASCAR XFINITY Series Mid-Ohio Challenge, but his victory was anything but certain until the waning laps of a caution-filled race...

Pit Stall Selections:

The selections of pit stalls for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway have been made. With the field downsized to 40 cars, three pit stalls (21,22,43) have been eliminated, are not in play and don't count...

Saturday Michigan Notebook:

Earnhardt Jr. reminisces about his time at Michigan; Kahne on the search for a ride next season; DiBenedetto will return to Go Fas Racing in 2018; Hendrick teammates will go to backup cars.[More]...