NASCAR News

Matt Crafton did everything he needed to do to try and win his third straight NASCAR Camping World Series title – he stayed out of trouble, he led the most laps, and he won the race. But it still wasn’t enough.

Denny Hamlin played the role of spoiler by taking the pole in Friday night’s qualifying for Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, denying any of the four finalists in the Chase for the Sprint Cup a chance at the coveted front row in the season-finale race.

If the four men on the dais at the Diplomat Resort & Spa had been a vocal group, rather than the four Championship Round drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Jeff Gordon provided a ready name for the ensemble.

Saturday night was a big one for Toccoa, Ga.’s Casey Roberts. Roberts scored his third straight “Race for the Kids” victory in the Ultimate Super Late Model Series season finale at County Line Raceway in Elm City, N.C.

Chris Buescher isn’t fond of points racing or being cautious. But when it comes to Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Ford EcoBoost 300 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, he might have to do a little of both.

Tim Crawley closed the 2015 USCS Sprint Car Series with a dominating performance on Saturday night and a trip to victory lane in the series season finale at Riverside International Raceway in West Memphis, Ark.

Some days, it’s better to be lucky than good. Sunday, after rain delayed the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, Dale Earnhardt, Jr. was a little of both.

There’s nothing like a championship to validate the efforts of a young driver — or a team owner, for that matter.

Ty Majeski made the long drive from Seymour, Wis. to New Smyrna Beach, Fla. pay off in a big way on Sunday. Majeski moved to the lead of the 50th Annual Florida Governor’s Cup 200 at New Smyrna Speedway just after the halfway point and went on to score win on the fast half-mile raceway.

Steve “Hot Rod” LaMance again proved why he’s the perennial man to beat at Lavonia Speedway – even when he goes topless. The Six Mile, SC driver powered to the victory in the Georgia State Championships at the Lavonia, Ga. speedplant on Sunday,