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UPDATED: Sun., Dec. 1, 2019
Lewis Hamilton seals easy 11th victory of F1 championship season
World champion Lewis Hamilton’s 11th victory of another dominant season proved so easy that the driver who finished way back in second place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix joked …
Wed., Nov. 27, 2019
NASCAR punishes four teams for tampering with season finale
NASCAR has fined three car owners $50,000 each and penalized their teams for manipulating the season-ending Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway in an alleged scheme to collect a higher …
UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 21, 2019
Jimmie Johnson ready to end NASCAR grind and move on with life
Jimmie Johnson handed out mini bottles of Patron at his retirement announcement – so perfectly on brand for the cool Californian who stormed to a record-tying seven NASCAR championships yet …
Wed., Nov. 20, 2019
7-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson to retire after 2020
The winningest driver of his era will have a 19th season in the No. 48 Chevrolet and once again chase a record eighth championship. Johnson made the announcement Wednesday in …
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 19, 2019
Jenna Fryer: NASCAR bullish on future after promising rebound
The freefall is over, rock bottom hit more than a year ago, the restart button officially activated.
Sun., Nov. 17, 2019
Kyle Busch leads Joe Gibbs Racing trio to win second NASCAR championship
Kyle Busch emerged from the Joe Gibbs Racing juggernaut as NASCAR’s latest champion, winning his second title Sunday after two teammates were slowed by pit-road gaffes.
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 15, 2019
Fire burns for Tony Stewart as he chases another NASCAR title
Tony Stewart still has the drive to win a NASCAR championship.
UPDATED: Tue., Nov. 12, 2019
Commentary: Joe Gibbs walks fine line managing 3 title contenders
Joe Gibbs is a retired Hall of Fame NFL coach with three Super Bowl titles who changed course in his early 50s to wade into NASCAR and see if he …
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 10, 2019
Denny Hamlin races way into championship field with Phoenix win
Denny Hamlin snagged the final slot in NASCAR’s championship field with a season-saving victory at ISM Raceway outside of Phoenix
Sat., Nov. 9, 2019
Kyle Busch wins pole for playoff race at Phoenix
Kyle Busch won the pole and all eight title contenders qualified in the top 10 for the final race to decide the championship field.
Sun., Nov. 3, 2019
Kevin Harvick has Cup title shot after 3rd straight Texas win
Kevin Harvick and the Stewart-Haas Racing team had already been preparing for NASCAR’s finale. With another win at Texas, they now know they will be racing for a Cup title …
Sun., Nov. 3, 2019
Lewis Hamilton clinches F1 championship at U.S. Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton secured his sixth Formula One championship with a second-place finish Sunday at the U.S. Grand Prix, a race won by his Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Kevin Harvick on pole at Texas while other Cup contenders in clump
Kevin Harvick will start from the pole at Texas Motor Speedway after a qualifying lap of 189.707 mph Saturday night.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Kurt Busch, sponsor staying with Ganassi on multiyear deal
Kurt Busch and sponsor Monster Energy have agreed to a multiyear extension to stay with Chip Ganassi Racing.
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Joey Logano in another rift as he eyes title shot at Texas
Joey Logano has again arrived at Texas in the middle of a rift with another playoff contender after some short-track shenanigans. It all comes with the defending NASCAR Cup champion …
UPDATED: Sat., Nov. 2, 2019
Lewis Hamilton to start 5th at U.S. Grand Prix as he chases F1 title
Valtteri Bottas grabbed a surprising pole position Saturday for the U.S. Grand Prix, where Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton will start back in fifth as he pursues a sixth career Formula …
UPDATED: Thu., Oct. 31, 2019
David Scott: No letting up for Martin Truex Jr. in NASCAR Cup
Martin Truex Jr. keeps dropping these not-too subtle hints that he’s the driver to beat for this season’s NASCAR Cup championship.
Tue., Oct. 29, 2019
Matt Tifft to miss final 3 races of NASCAR season after seizure
Matt Tifft will miss the final three races of the NASCAR season after suffering a seizure at Martinsville Speedway.
Sun., Oct. 27, 2019
Martin Truex wins at Martinsville to earn spot in championship race
Martin Truex earned a spot in NASCAR’s championship race for the third consecutive year with a dominating Sunday victory at Martinsville Speedway
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 26, 2019
Denny Hamlin wins pole for playoff race at Martinsville
Denny Hamlin has won the pole at Martinsville Speedway, where the five-time winner will attempt to lock himself into NASCAR’s championship race.
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 26, 2019
Todd Gilliland scores 1st victory in trucks with Martinsville win
Todd Gilliland won his first career Truck Series race by holding off championship contender Ross Chastain in overtime at Martinsville Speedway.
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 26, 2019
Max Verstappen stripped of pole at Mexican Grand Prix
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has been knocked from the pole position to fourth for the start of Sunday’s Mexican Grand Prix after race stewards determined he drove at unsafe speeds …
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 26, 2019
Chase Elliott blows engine in opening minutes of playoff practice
Chase Elliott had just one plan after his engine failed in the opening minutes of practice for the playoff race Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.
Wed., Oct. 23, 2019
Red Bulls have been tamed since F1’s summer break
Max Verstappen and Red Bull were riding high at Formula One’s summer break. The driver and team have been in a funk ever since.
Mon., Oct. 21, 2019
Jenna Fryer: Brian France was right to bring playoffs to NASCAR
Spoilers, tension, a sense of urgency. Heroes, villains. The NASCAR playoffs are playing out with all the drama Brian France envisioned for the elimination-style playoff system he helped launch in …
UPDATED: Sun., Oct. 20, 2019
Denny Hamlin wins chaotic NASCAR cut-off race at Kansas Speedway
Denny Hamlin won a chaotic NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, holding off Chase Elliott on the second overtime restart that knocked Brad Keselowski out of …
UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 19, 2019
Daniel Hemric beats playoff drivers for NASCAR pole at Kansas
Daniel Hemric gives his hopes of landing Cup Series ride for next season some help by taking No. 8 Chevrolet to the pole for Richard Childress Racing at Kansas Speedway.
UPDATED: Mon., Oct. 14, 2019
Ryan Blaney beats Ryan Newman in photo finish to advance in NASCAR playoffs
Ryan Blaney beat Ryan Newman in a door-to-door race to the finish line to win Monday at Talladega Superspeedway and advance to the third round of the playoffs.
Sat., Oct. 12, 2019
Chase Elliott leads Hendrick sweep in Talladega qualifying
Chase Elliott rebounded from last week’s devastating engine failure to lead a Hendrick Motorsports sweep in qualifying for the playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Sat., Oct. 5, 2019
Denny Hamlin wins pole at Dover for start of 2nd playoff round
Denny Hamlin turned a lap of 166.984 mph at Dover to start the second round of the playoffs on the pole.