NASCAR Cup

Saturday morning’s first practice ended early for Jimmie Johnson. Two laps after posting his best time of the session, Johnson lost control of his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the middle of turns 3 and 4 at Michigan International Speedway.

Don’t read anything into the term of Jimmie Johnson’s new contract with Hendrick Motorsports.

Martin Truex, Jr. thought he had the pole for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400—until Kyle Larson made the last run in the final round of Friday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series knockout qualifying at Michigan International Speedway.

A Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion and a 23-time winner, Brad Keselowski boasts quite the racing resume. One achievement the Rochester Hills, Michigan, native longs to add to his list of accomplishments is a victory in his home state.

Erik Jones got a taste of the high life on Sunday at Pocono Raceway. Running third in the closing laps of the Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Jones watched Ryan Blaney outduel Kevin Harvick for the victory...

Dogged by Kevin Harvick for the final eight laps of Sunday’s Axalta presents the Pocono 400, Ryan Blaney held off the 2014 series champion in a breathtaking battle to claim the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory of his career.

Until he stayed out on older tires and held of the onslaught behind him at Phoenix earlier this season, Ryan Newman hadn’t won a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race since he took the checkered flag at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2013.

Ryan Blaney was splashed with beer, accepted some handshakes and even gave a fist bump in a raucous victory lane celebration.

Darrell Wallace, Jr. was in limbo. He knew his NASCAR Xfinity Series ride in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford was ending because sponsorship dollars weren’t available to sustain it.

Running his fastest lap of the day in the final round of Friday’s knockout qualifying, Kyle Busch won the pole position for Sunday’s Axalta presents the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway by a comfortable margin.