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By Chase Wilhelm NASCAR.com March 16, 2018 at 9:39 am Fierce racing, doors banging on the final lap and short tempers highlight the mayhem that was the 2013 Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Ahead of Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, Sirius XM), take a […]

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By Brad Norman NASCAR.com March 15, 2018 at 3:09 pm DAYTONA BEACH – The caution is out. Nominations for The NASCAR’s Foundation 2018 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award will close on Friday, March 23, at midnight. The award honors the philanthropic ideals and vision of the late Betty Jane France, who started the foundation in […]

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 15, 2018 at 1:47 pm Born: January 10, 1940 Hometown: Taylorsville, NC   Premier Series Stats Competed: 1973-94 Starts: 474 Wins: 18 Poles: 17 Years on Ballot: 1   Harry Gant was a man with many nicknames: “Handsome Harry” for his good looks, the “Bandit” due his long-time sponsor Skoal […]

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By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 15, 2018 at 12:01 pm Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kurt Busch played a starring role in one of the most memorable finishes in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history — and certainly the closest. This season marks 15 years since Busch and Ricky Craven battled door-to-door, to and through the start/finish […]

Long before Tyler Reddick and Elliott Sadler put triple-zeros in the margin-of-victory column last month at Daytona, one NASCAR finish stood alone for paper-thin proximity. Fifteen years later, it still stands out for its bustle, its drama and yes, those famed .002 seconds that determined a winner and second place. Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch […]

By Zack Albert NASCAR.com March 15, 2018 at 8:13 am As with any historic moment, plenty of artifacts exist from Ricky Craven’s final big-league NASCAR win. Where they all wound up 15 years later is a story in itself. Foremost among the memorable pieces: the bright, Tide-sponsored PPI Motorsports No. 32 that Craven drove to […]

By Official NASCAR Release NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 6:58 pm DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR® announced today it will live-stream one in-car camera on Twitter for 15 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series™ races during the second half of the 2018 racing season, including all 10 NASCAR® Playoffs races. Beginning with five regular season races this […]

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 5:58 pm The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series received an L1-level penalty for a rear suspension violation following last weekend’s race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, NASCAR announced Wednesday evening. Per the NASCAR penalty report, the No. 9 team was […]

“Working with Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie, Chad (Knaus) and the entire No. 48 team has been an incredible journey,” said Michael P. McDermott, Lowe’s chief customer officer. “Rick Hendrick and his organization have been exceptional partners, and we could not have asked for more from Jimmie – a consummate champion and an incredible representative for our brand and his sport.

By Jason Lofing NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 2:02 pm Keegan Leahy dominated the NASCAR PEAK Antifreeze iRacing Series race at ISM Raceway in Phoenix, leading 140 of 156 laps after starting from the outside pole. A flurry of cautions near the end of the race led to a four-lap shootout with Leahy leading the […]

By David Smith NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 1:40 pm This time last season Kevin Harvick didn’t have a top-five finish to his name. Was this just an unfortunate spell? Was he too old? Had he lost his touch? Early returns in 2018 suggest Harvick’s sluggish start last season — his first race win came […]

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 1:02 pm Credit: Mercury Marine Charles “Charlie” Strang, a former NASCAR national commissioner, died Sunday. He was 96. Strang succeeded Semon E. “Bunky” Knudsen as NASCAR commissioner in 1998 and served in that position for 10 years. Before his time in stock-car racing, he served as the […]

By Steve Luvender NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 11:41 am Do you think Kevin Harvick ever gets tired of winning so often? It’s only March and he’s hoisted three trophies this season — and he’s now tied with Mark Martin for 18th place on the all-time wins list. Here’s what earned our thumbs-up and thumbs-down […]

By Official NASCAR Release NASCAR.com March 14, 2018 at 9:14 am DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR and Anheuser-Busch announced today a multi-year agreement that welcomes the global brand back as an Official Partner and designates Busch Beer as the “Official Beer of NASCAR®.” The new partnership builds upon Busch’s industry-wide presence and includes sponsorship of […]

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service March 14, 2018 at 8:57 am DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — One of the most recognizable partnerships in all of sports has returned with vigor as NASCAR and Anheuser-Busch announced Wednesday the return of the “Busch Pole Award” in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and that Busch will serve […]

By Zack Albert NASCAR.com March 13, 2018 at 11:55 am Fifteen years ago this week, Ricky Craven and Kurt Busch staged a late-race duel for the ages at Darlington Raceway. Their battle of fenders and wills produced a narrow finish that still holds the record for closest in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history — […]

By Staff Report NASCAR.com March 13, 2018 at 10:21 am The ninth season of the NASCAR Peak Antifreeze iRacing Series continues Tuesday evening with a live stream of action from the virtual ISM Raceway in Phoenix. The race begins at 9 p.m. ET and will be streamed live here on NASCAR.com and on FansChoice.tv. RELATED: […]