To the chagrin of his critics, Alan Gustafson won Sunday’s race for Chase Elliott at Martinsville Speedway.Gustafson short-pitted Elliott in the final stage, calling him to pit road with about 138 laps to go. It put the team on a two-stop strategy, which gave them the chance to leapfrog some...

Denny Hamlin has a thought on how to stop Cup Series teams from playing superspeedway fuel-saving games, but it's important to note that, for now at least, it's only an idea.

Chase Elliott's decade of experience in the Daytona 500 has taught him that winning his Thursday night qualifying race has its benefits, but there is still plenty of work to do.

The NASCAR Cup Series championship hopes of six drivers comes down to what happens Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway.Of course, how that shakes out is yet to be seen. It’s not just the results that are unknown, however. Cup Series teams will be working with a new tire that is...

Alan Gustafson lets out a deep breath and admits time flies.He is sitting down for an interview about his 20th season as a NASCAR Cup series crew chief. A milestone that even makes Gustafson pause in disbelief at how long this chapter of his career has been.“It certainly doesn’t feel...

The No. 9 team of Chase Elliott has received an L1-level penalty from NASCAR for a violation found at the NASCAR R&D Center stemming from Sunday's race at Texas Motor Speedway.The Hendrick Motorsports entry was found to have violated Sections 20.4.8.1 (dealing with rear window support). A brace that supports...

Hendrick Motorsports teammates and championship contenders Jimmie Johnson and Chase Elliott will be in backup cars for Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Johnson crashed on just his second lap of practice in Turn 3. The No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet suffered heavy right-side damage when Johnson could not hang onto...

The Hendrick Motorsports No. 24 team has been issued an L1-level penalty following the race at Chicagoland Speedway, resulting in a one-race suspension for crew chief Alan Gustafson.Under section 20.20 of the NASCAR rule book (Assembled Vehicle Overall Rules), the team was found to have modified components to affect the...

Chase Elliott will start on the pole for the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive season.In fact, it will be an all Hendrick Motorsports front row for the 59th annual event as Elliott, the last car to qualify Sunday, knocked his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., off the top spot. Elliott...

Chase Elliott looked nothing like a rookie on Saturday night at Texas Motor Speedway.Despite starting at the back for a transmission change, the 20-year-old quickly cut his way through the field and went door to door with some of NASCAR's best in the process. By the end of the race,...