NASCAR Cup

For the first time this season, the driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet was the driver who was supposed to be behind the wheel.

With rain threatening to fall at Richmond International Raceway, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers put extra effort into Friday morning’s opening practice.

Since 2000, only two drivers have produced five top-10 finishes through the first eight races of their Sunoco Rookie of the Year seasons. One is six-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. The second, current first-year sensation Chase Elliott.

NASCAR fined Tony Stewart $35,000 on Thursday after he criticized the series about a potential safety hazard during races.

Tony Stewart has been cleared to return to racing and will be back in his car Friday at Richmond International Raceway.

Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway came down to a final restart with five laps to go.

Grant Lynch previews racing activities for the weekend of 4/29 at Talledega and racing is only part of the fun.

Last week, Chase Elliott scored his career best NASCAR Sprint Cup Series finish with a fifth place at Texas Motor Speedway. On Sunday, the rookie driver bettered that by one with a fourth place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway in his first series start at the Tennessee raceway.

Carl Edwards dominated Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway to score his first series victory of the season.

Danica Patrick and Denny Hamlin had had their differences in the past, but what happened in Saturday morning’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice at Bristol Motor Speedway had nothing to do with old grudges.