The last place this writer expected to find Ricky Stenhouse was walking out of a barber shop, but sure enough, that’s where he was when he picked up his phone.“I got out of getting my haircut,” said the pride and joy of Olive Branch, Mississippi. “I missed your call. So...

Four years and six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races into his career at the top of the stock car pyramid, Alex Bowman had to check up when asked how Texas Motor Speedway and Fort Worth compared to his hometown of Tucson, Arizona.“Texas and Tucson?” he mused. “I don’t know...

Christopher Bell has reiterated that he’s focused on running for the Xfinity Series championship in 2019, while one of his prominent competitors there is unsure what he will be doing.Bell’s name has been repeatedly brought up in the NASCAR silly season fodder -- whether he winds up, somehow, at Joe...

After Brad Keselowski put a Ford in Victory Lane at Sunday's Clash, Roger Penske confirmed that the manufacturer will have a new body in 2019.With Chevrolet rolling out the Camaro ZL1 in 2018 and Toyota running its 2018 race model in 2017, Keselowski repeatedly warned that Ford could "take a...

NASCAR is offering an in-depth look at its Xfinity Series flange-fit composite body, which will be available for teams to try in three races this season ahead of a full-time introduction by 2019.Teams will be permitted to run the new body at Richmond, Dover, and Phoenix, and it is expected...

A late-race strategy call placed Ryan Blaney and the Wood Brothers in position to win their first race together on Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway. But cars with newer tires got around the Sprint Cup rookie and forced him to accept a fourth-place finish.Blaney was running seventh at the time of...