In an ever-evolving sport, the pursuit of perfection never stops. But in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, where inches and tenths of a second can go a long way, teams who find themselves behind have a far tougher battle. Richard Petty Motorsports has been digging down deep for over...

Aric Almirola doesn't feel he has to convince anyone that Richard Petty Motorsport scaling down to one car will be a good thing.However, he has plenty of reasons as to why it will help improve the performance of the No. 43 Ford - something that is imperative after Almirola finished...

Brian Scott's unexpected retirement following the 2016 season has resulted in Richard Petty Motorsports downsizing for next year. Announced Friday, the organization will focus on solely on the No. 43 Ford of Aric Almirola in 2017. Scott had driven the No. 44 for Petty in his rookie season in the...

Richard Petty Motorsports' Brian Scott, driver of the No. 44 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, will retire from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of the 2016 Sprint Cup season.The 28-year-old Scott cited the desire to focus on his young and growing family and the next phase of his career."This was...

NASCAR released the 2017 Sprint Cup rules package on Friday, highlighted by measures to reduce downforce and improve safety."The objective there is to give the drivers, put the driving back in their hands a bit more ... take less aero dependence off the car," Gene Stefanyshyn, NASCAR senior vice president...

Ryan Newman directed a series of scathing comments to Tony Stewart on Saturday night after both veterans were involved in an incident in the closing laps of the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway (see video below).The incident occurred on lap 363 and began when Newman dived under...

NASCAR officials summoned Tony Stewart to the Sprint Cup hauler after the Southern 500 on Sunday night following an on-track altercation that wrecked Brian Scott.The incident occurred on lap 203 as Scott, who was running four laps down, slid in front of the three-time Sprint Cup champion. Stewart then made...

NASCAR announced a slate of minor penalties for tech breaches during the Talladega weekend, topped by the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports team of Jimmie Johnson, which will lose 15 minutes of practice time this week at Kansas.NASCAR revealed that Johnson's No. 48 failed template inspection three times during pre-race inspection....

A group of four NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers participated in a two-day Godyear tire test on Tuesday and Wednesday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the hopes of finalizing a tire compound for May and the Sprint All-Star Race and Coca-Cola 600 race weekends.The group included Martin Truex Jr., Austin Dillon,...

Richard Petty Motorsports announced today that Xfinity Series veteran Brian Scott will join Aric Almirola in their NASCAR Sprint Cup Series lineup, replacing Sam Hornish in the team's No. 9 Ford. The 2016 season will mark Scott's first full-time Sprint Cup Series schedule, where he will have the opportunity to...