William Byron might have had no issue advancing out of the first round of the NASCAR Cup Series postseason, but it was hardly smooth sailing."The start of the playoffs was a shock to us,” Byron said Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.He and the No. 24 team began the postseason...

William Byron feels lighter as he gets ready to return to Daytona International Speedway as a Daytona 500 winner. The Hendrick Motorsports driver visits The Racing Writer’s Podcast ahead of Speedweeks to discuss how his superspeedway confidence has changed over the years, the growing confidence he’s had as a Cup...

Chase Elliott had nothing left after 312 laps at Phoenix International Raceway."Our car was really, really fast on those short runs after the rubber got picked up and we had struggled to be super tight on the long haul and kept taking off really good and was able to kind...

Championship-winning crew chief Darian Grubb will call the shots for William Byron and the No. 24 team next season."This is our last major piece of the puzzle for next season," said team owner Rick Hendrick. "Darian is an all-around terrific person and a proven winner. The experience and leadership he...

Chase Elliott will start on the pole for the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive season.In fact, it will be an all Hendrick Motorsports front row for the 59th annual event as Elliott, the last car to qualify Sunday, knocked his teammate, Dale Earnhardt Jr., off the top spot. Elliott...

In this appearance on comedian Jimmy Kimmel's show, Kevin Harvick talks about how winning was a driver's "golden ticket" to make the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup under the new "win-and-you're-in" format. Kimmel also broke down Harvick's push of Brad Keselowski at Texas Motor Speedway, sparking a fight on...