NASCAR News

William Thomas of Phenix City, Ala. took the lead on lap five and never looked back to win the 40-lap NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series main event on Friday night at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Ala.

R.A. Brown held off a hard charging David Roberts to score his second straight Late Model Stock victory Saturday night at Anderson Motor Speedway in Williamston, S.C.

It has been almost 35 years since the Wood Brothers enjoyed their last victory at Talladega Superspeedway, with the late Neil Bonnett behind the wheel.

Michael Valiante and Richard Westbrook captured an overall win in the Continental Tire Monterey Grand Prix powered by Mazda at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the TUDOR United Sports Car Championship.

Opening Day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was highlighted Sunday by a significant jump in speed in the on-track debut of superspeedway aero kits from Chevrolet and Honda.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. raced to his first Talladega victory since 2004 and punched his ticket into the field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in a commanding performance in Sunday’s Geico 500.

David Ragan’s tenure in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota comes to an end with the GEICO 500 and he’ll be moving onto his third team in 11 races—“a little weird, for sure,” he acknowledged—when the Sprint Cup schedule resumes at Kansas Speedway on May 9.

Fresh from an “intense” final eight laps, Joey Logano parked his No. 22 Ford, caught his breath and proclaimed that it was “cool to get this thing in victory lane.”

Change the rules, change the format – but they can’t change history.

Saturday’s Coors Light Pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 is the unveiling of still another new format for Talladega Superspeedway, and it meets with wide approval among drivers.