Roush Fenway Racing will scale down to a two-car Sprint Cup operation in 2017 with drivers Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.The news comes on the heels of a mutual parting of ways with long-time Roush driver Greg Biffle. The charter for the No. 16 car and driver Chris Buescher...

Jimmie Johnson's crew chief Chad Knaus admits the seventh NASCAR Sprint Cup title Johnson ultimately secured felt unlikely in the middle of 2016.Johnson won two of the year's first five races, but then had 26 winless starts until his October victory at Charlotte.Related StoriesWhile safely in the Chase field on...

Carl Edwards refused to blame NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase rival Joey Logano for the collision that ended their 2016 title hopes in the Homestead finale.Logano made contact with Edwards in front of the pack while trying to overtake on a restart with 10 laps to go, the impact causing Joe...

Kevin Harvick won the pole for Sunday's season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway, while Friday's qualifying session was much more nerve-wracking for Jimmie Johnson, the No. 48 team and the rest of the Championship 4 wanted.Harvick earned his first-ever pole at Homestead with a fastest lap of 177.637mph. He's joined on...

As Tony Stewart goes through his final race weekend at Homestead, the three-time Sprint Cup champion said he hadn't had time to think about his immense legacy. An IndyCar championship. USAC's Triple Crown. An IROC title. The first – and only – driver to win championships in stock cars, Indy...

This year's Sprint Cup champion will bring home a bonus that's much less than last year's champion, ESPN reports.As part of the new charter system, NASCAR and the team owners' Race Team Alliance agreed to pay less to the champion so prize money could be spread throughout the top 25...

The credentials of the Championship 4 are nothing to sneeze at.Joey Logano, who led the series in wins, poles, top-10 finishes and average start in 2015, is seeking his first championship.Carl Edwards is a two-time championship runner-up.Kyle Busch, the defending Sprint Cup champion, is the second driver under this format...

This Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway will settle the "final four" entries for the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards have already locked in their places for the championship showdown at Homestead, but here's how the prospects shape up for the other...

Carl Edwards weathered a rain-delayed and shortened NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas to snatch the second spot in the Homestead championship Chase decider.A downpour just minutes before engines were due to be fired meant the cars didn't take to the track until close to six hours later. That left...

Just because Austin Dillon is no longer in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, that doesn't mean the driver of the No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet has forgotten how to go fast.Dillon sped around 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway in 28.081 seconds (192.301 mph) in the final round of...