Three of the four Joe Gibbs Racing drivers will start at the rear of the field tonight at Bristol Motor Speedway because of inspection issues.The cars of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Erik Jones failed pre-race inspection twice. All three will drop to the rear during pace laps for the...

A popular short track concept is under consideration by NASCAR.The "cone rule" is a simple idea where a physical cone is placed on the track and drivers will go either to the left or the right for which lane they want to restart in. Making it intriguing is the possibility...

Rookie Erik Jones will lead the field to the green flag at Bristol Motor Speedway.Jones saved his best for last in qualifying Friday night to jump to the top of the leaderboard in the final round. The fastest lap for the No. 77 Furniture Row Racing Toyota was 128.082 mph....

This could be the most bittersweet runner-up finish Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will ever have.Stenhouse, who started 25th but tied his career-best finish at Sunday's rain-delayed Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol, was a close friend of Bryan Clauson. Stenhouse and girlfriend Danica Patrick have been a visible presence...

UPDATE: Sunday's rain-delayed Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race is underway after morning showers caused a delay of almost four hours.Kyle Busch, who was leading on lap 48 when the race was stopped, led field to the green once the race restarted.Team Penske and Roush Fenway Racing tried to make...

Denny Hamlin owns a new track record, but Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Carl Edwards won the round that counted in Friday's knockout qualifying session at Bristol Motor Speedway.Edwards sped around the .533-mile high-banked concrete short track in 14.602 seconds (131.407 mph) to claim the top starting spot for Saturday's Bass...