Chase contender Kyle Busch was forced to a backup car Friday morning after his primary car – built for this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway – slapped the wall on his first practice lap coming out of Turn 4.EARLY in first practice,@KyleBuschruns into the wall.Uh oh.#TheChasehttps://t.co/NAl9d4EOjj— NASCAR (@NASCAR)November 4, 2016//platform.twitter.com/widgets.jsBusch,...

Kevin Harvick clinches into the Round of 8 in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, while other Chasers leave their fate in the hands of the unpredictable Talladega.

For the first time in several seasons, AJ Allmendinger has arrived at a Sprint Cup road course event without an overwhelming sense of urgency.The desire to win remains but it doesn't represent the end of his playoffs chances should he fall short. That's because Allmendinger has enjoyed a fairly competitive...

Ty Dillon will qualify Tony Stewart's No.14 Stewart-Haas entry at Talladega this week as part of his pinch-hitter role while the three-time Cup champion continues to recover from back injuries. "Sounds like Tony's got to get in and make some practice laps to make it official and then I'll get...

Jeff Gordon says he would be content to only lead one more lap in his NASCAR career, if it is the last lap of this weekend's Homestead Sprint Cup decider.Having announced his retirement in January, Gordon will start his final NASCAR race as one of four drivers vying for the...

Jeff Gordon says he is now entertaining the notion of winning the 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup title and writing a fairytale end to his career.The four-time champion announced in January he would retire at the end of the 2015 season, and he qualified for the Chase without winning a race....

Roger Penske and his NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Joey Logano admit they doubted any driver could win all three races in the second round of the Chase title playoff.Ford driver Logano completed a hat-trick at Talladega last Sunday, ensuring he was undefeated in the Contender round following victories at Charlotte...

Kevin Harvick dominated the Phoenix NASCAR Sprint Cup race and will go up against Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman for the 2014 title in next week's Homestead finale.Second place for Jeff Gordon was not enough to keep him in Chase contention, with Matt Kenseth and Brad Keselowski also...

Matt Kenseth survived a gaggle of late challenges to secure pole position for Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway.Tony Stewart stole the show earlier in the session as he became the first driver to post a qualifying lap over 200mph on a 1.5-mile track when he completed a...

Brad Keselowski kept his 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship hopes alive with victory at Talladega, as champion Jimmie Johnson was among four more drivers ruled out of title contention. The other three are also huge names in the sport – Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch.Keselowski, who was...