NASCAR Cup

Kevin Harvick considered the list of young drivers often suggested as NASCAR's next big stars and replacements for departed veterans Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr. He suggested that only one prospect could truly hook a new generation of fans.

With no tropical storm bearing down, Katie B. and Brandon Reed, editor of the Around the Track page and race historian, were able to get in studio on time and chat about Martin Truex Jr.'s big win at Chicagoland and Dawsonville-native Chase Elliott's near-miss at a first series win.

Kyle Busch can expect some second-guessing after mistakes in Sunday’s Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway relegated the polesitter to a 15th-place finish.

Remember all those playoff points that were supposed to carry regular-season champion Martin Truex, Jr. through the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs?

Jimmie Johnson will start what he hopes is a run to his eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship from the 14th position on the grid in Sunday’s Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

NASCAR champion Ted Christopher passed away Saturday after being involved in a plane crash in Connecticut. He was 59.

In his final 10 races in the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Chase Elliott doesn’t feel he can afford to look beyond his own efforts and his own team during his second run in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff.

Fresh from a Twitter war with Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch proved a point with his pole run at Chicagoland Speedway—and may just have proved Keselowski’s.

Martin Truex, Jr. won the regular season championship. Now, he’s focused on taking home the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series title by winning the playoffs.

Regular-season champion Martin Truex, Jr. says it’s hard to pick a favorite in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoff. Kyle Busch disagrees.