NASCAR will introduce a different rules package for 11 tracks this season in hopes of a better racing product at short tracks and road courses.The changes will be in effect for all six Cup Series road course races and the majority of tracks 1.058 miles or less. Included is Phoenix...

Pocono presented a big test for NASCAR's new competition direction and it passed with aplomb.The "Tricky Triangle" has long been derided by fans for its lackluster racing product, prompting NASCAR and track officials to shorten the pair of events at the track from 500 to 400 miles back in 2011....

NASCAR could go further still with its downforce reductions to improve the quality of Sprint Cup racing, reckon Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.The series is trying a variety of rules adjustments to increase overtaking this year, with a lower-downforce package making its debut in last weekend's Kentucky Speedway race. That...