NASCAR Cup

Denny Hamlin might want to keep his own engraver on standby. The Daytona 500 winner tweeted a picture Tuesday after he received his version of the Harley J. Earl Trophy that goes to drivers who win the Great American Race.

As his crew chief, Mike Wheeler, put it after Sunday’s Cheez-It 355 at the Glen, Denny Hamlin wouldn’t have driven his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota if the schedule simply called for a practice session.

In 10 career Sprint Cup Series starts at Watkins Glen, Denny Hamlin had never led a single lap. But on Sunday, Hamlin found himself being handed the top spot and took full advantage to lead his first laps at the 2.5-mile road course...

Furniture Row Racing announced today they will field a long-awaited second team with driver Erik Jones for the 2017 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

Chris Buescher is still on the outside looking in, but probably not for long. After last Monday’s unexpected NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory at Pocono Raceway, Buescher is still 31st in the standings, six points behind 30th-place David Ragan.

You can add the title “road course ringer” to Carl Edwards’ racing resume. Touring the road course at Watkins Glen in 69.689 seconds (126.562 mph) during Friday’s time trials at Watkins Glen International, Edwards beat Kyle Larson...

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. made it clear on Friday. He doesn’t want to talk about the “R” word, as in retirement.

Joey Logano showed he can race on any type of track last year when he swept the Watkins Glen International NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Xfinity Series contests.

Danica Patrick is grateful and humbled by the popularity and platform she has had over four seasons of Sprint Cup racing. She desperately wishes for success to go with it.

Same car. Vastly different result. For the first 15 laps, pole winner Martin Truex, Jr. looked every bit as if the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing chassis he drove to a dominating victory at Charlotte in May...