NASCAR Cup

Matt Kenseth has to be one of the happiest drivers in NASCAR right now. He currently sits seventh on the Chase Grid – 11 points ahead of Austin Dillon on the cutoff line – and gets to head to New Hampshire Motor Speedway...

NASCAR will not penalize Martin Truex, Jr. or Jimmie Johnson for failing inspection after the opening race of the playoffs.

Jimmie Johnson had mixed feelings about his 12th-place run in Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway.

You could see it coming from a mile-and-a-half away. On new tires, Martin Truex, Jr. rocketed around the outside lane after a restart in overtime at Chicagoland Speedway and pulled away to win Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400...

It’s akin to creating something you hope you never have to use. Heading into the Chase, NASCAR’s codification of the rules governing laser inspection station failures and lug nut infractions has been met with a favorable response among competitors...

If you’re looking for a driver with a strong head of steam entering the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, you’re probably not thinking of Jimmie Johnson.

When rain forced cancellation of Friday’s knockout qualifying session for Sunday’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Kyle Busch was the primary beneficiary.

All it took was a sly smile and an exaggerated wink to understand what Tony Stewart was really saying.

Kyle Busch finally realized his massive potential last season, wheeling to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship a mere nine months after breaking his right leg and fracturing his left foot at Daytona International Speedway.

The field for the 2016 edition of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup was finally set after Saturday night’s chaotic Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway, and while several drivers were celebrating their first-time runs for the title...