Denny Hamlin will have both a new crew chief and car chief next season.Joe Gibbs Racing announced Chris Gabehart as Hamlin’s crew chief Thursday, filling the spot Mike Wheeler held the previous three seasons. Wheeler and Hamlin announced their separation last month during championship weekend in Miami. Wheeler has since...

Kyle Busch’s Xfinity Series crew chief Eric Phillips has been fined $10,000 and suspended for Saturday’s race at Michigan after Busch’s No. 18 race-winning Camry failed post-race inspection as part of an L1-level penalty.NASCAR announced after the race that the No. 18 failed post-race inspection height measurement as the car...

As Kyle Busch spun his No. 18 Toyota wildly during his celebratory burnout at Kentucky Speedway, the right rear tire exploded with an audible pop after it hit the drain below the apron.It was an astute call by crew chief Eric Phillips that enabled Busch's tires to survive long enough...