Chase Briscoe earned his seventh pole of the NASCAR Cup Series season Saturday at Kansas Speedway after knocking his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin, from the top spot.

Motivation is a powerful force in all aspects of life. It is what fuels racing drivers: the motivation of being first, of earning fame for both yourself and your team, of enjoying the triumph of victory over the other competitors or their own self-doubts. Motivation can get drivers through tough...

Chase Elliott was adamant on Tuesday that there is no issue between him and Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson, although Elliott was frustrated with the contact coming off pit road at Kansas Speedway.“There’s a lot that goes on,” Elliott said on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. “We obviously ran into each other...

Michael McDowell and his Front Row Motorsports team opened the NASCAR Cup Series postseason doing the opposite of what they hoped to.McDowell’s night ended when he ran into the back of Denny Hamlin with 38 laps to go. The two playoff drivers were collected in a crash that started with...

Chase Elliott and Joey Logano will share the front row Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway.The two were the first across the finish line last weekend at the Charlotte Roval, which played a part in the performance matrix putting them at the top of the starting lineup for the Hollywood Casino...

Hendrick Motorsport is in an unenviable position at Kansas Speedway when it comes to its drivers advancing into the next round of the playoffs.All three of its title contenders are below the cutline going into the Hollywood Casino 400 (Sunday, 2:30 p.m. EDT, NBC). Alex Bowman is below the cutline...

There is no feeling bad for Kyle Larson.The young phenom from Chip Ganassi Racing had his championship hopes dashed Sunday in Kansas, the result of a blown engine on Lap 78. He will not go to Homestead as one of the final four, as many had assumed. After competing at...

Kurt Busch scored his best finish since winning the Daytona 500 and it was the result of his crew chief pushing the right buttons.Those buttons were Busch's. Tony Gibson chided his driver after he qualified 15th at Kansas Speedway and Busch said used it as motivation during the Hollywood Casino...

Ryan Blaney was fastest in final practice at Kansas with a lap of 182.057 mph. Behind Blaney were two fellow playoff drivers in Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick. Busch was second fastest at 181.843 mph while Harvick's fastest lap was 181.720 mph.Completing the top five were Daniel Suarez at 181.665...

Kyle Larson might not have laid down the qualifying lap he was looking for but the No. 42 Chevrolet continues to be fast in practice at Kansas Speedway.At the top of the leaderboard in the opening session, Larson backed that up in the 50-minute practice Saturday morning. At 181.671 mph...