NASCAR News

Team Penske is guaranteed to have the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series champion driver. The powerhouse operation celebrating its 50th anniversary in racing is also looking to close the season in dominating fashion at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma.

Tommy Johnson, Jr. raced to the top of the Funny Car field with a record-setting run in Friday’s opening qualifying sessions for Sunday’s ninth annual NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway in the first race in the 10-race Countdown to the Championship.

When rain forced cancellation of Friday’s knockout qualifying session for Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle Busch was the primary beneficiary.

Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in practice Friday for the Singapore Grand Prix, while Mercedes teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton could manage only seventh after being hampered by a hydraulics failure.

Stewart-Haas Racing has hired 18-year-old Cole Custer to drive its new NASCAR Xfinity Series car next season.

All it took was a sly smile and an exaggerated wink to understand what Tony Stewart was really saying.

Kyle Busch finally realized his massive potential last season, wheeling to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship a mere nine months after breaking his right leg and fracturing his left foot at Daytona International Speedway.

With his most significant challenger gone from the mix, Chase Briscoe checked out on the competition, handily winning the SCOTT 150 Thursday night at Chicagoland Speedway.

Racers at Atlanta Dragway doubled up on Saturday, as the Commerce, Georgia dragway played host to a pair of Summit ET drag racing events.

Over the years, Bubba Russell has won his share of Late Model features at Hartwell Speedway. But going into Saturday night, the Comer, Georgia driver had not made a trip to victory lane at the Hartwell, Georgia raceway in 2016.