Kurt Busch and Stewart-Haas Racing are the first to release a throwback paint scheme for this year's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at Darlington Raceway.The No.41 Haas Automation Ford will resemble a paint scheme that Busch drove to notoriety in 2003. Ironically that was also at Darlington.In one of the...

Ryan Blaney edged teammate Joey Logano to win Thursday night's first Can-Am Duel qualifying race for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway.The 150-miler changed the face of Sunday's race, the first and biggest Monster Energy NASCAR Cup event of the year. Jimmie Johnson, William Byron and Brad Keselowski all...

As the clocks ticks down to this year's Daytona 500, defending race winner Kurt Busch spoke to RACER.com about his expectations heading into his 18th season of Cup competition, and how the sport is changing.Q: You're about to line up for your 18th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup season. How do...

Martin Truex Jr.'s first 2018 media session as the reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion offered a good insight into how the feat has affected Truex. Spoiler alert: not much. The Furniture Row Racing driver was still the same down-to-earth guy who hoisted his championship last November. And he...

How the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course came to be is "funny, actually," according to Marcus Smith. Charlotte already had an infield road course, but it was not up to modern standards and hardly used. However, Hendrick Motorsports likes to have corporate play days with their partners and with the...

Daytona 500 champion Kurt Busch and Stewart-Haas Racing will stay together into 2018. While there has yet to be an official announcement, per an SHR team source, Busch has indeed re-signed with the team.Details of Busch's new deal were not revealed. Those could come in the near future."Having my hard...

Brad Keselowski reiterated Sunday night what he's said several times this season: Ford might face a "drubbing" in 2018, after Toyota's new Camry dominated this season and Chevrolet gets set to roll out its next car in Daytona."When [the 2018 Camry] rolled out at Daytona and I think we all...

Before they compete for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, the Championship 4 stopped by "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" to hand out "Tonight Show Superlatives."

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...

This Sunday, Austin Dillon will line up at Dover for his 151st career Cup start. And it's an important one. Sitting right on the cut-off line to make it through to the next round of the playoffs, this weekend a do-or-die affair for the 27 year-old should he want to...