Ryan Pemberton, a veteran of the NASCAR garage, died on Sunday. He was 54.Pemberton most recently worked with JR Motorsports as the competition director for the NASCAR Xfinity Series program. In the decade Pemberton spent with the company, it won the driver’s championship three times – first with Chase Elliott...

Regan Smith has made over 450 starts in NASCAR competition. Along the way, he’s nearly won a race, did win a crown jewel event, served as a substitute for some of the sport’s biggest names, and has driven for almost every team. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but Smith...

Regan Smith’s eyes lit up when he sat down outside the No. 95 hauler to talk about his substitution role at Leavine Family Racing, and the reason why was obvious.“I feel like a race car driver again this past couple of weeks!” the 35-year-old exclaimed.And Smith is a race car...

Defending Brickyard 400 winner Kasey Kahne will not compete this weekend because of what Leavine Family Racing says is lingering effects from extreme heat exhaustion.Kahne was taken to the infield care center after the 500-mile race at Darlington Raceway last weekend to be treated for symptoms of dehydration.LFR says Kahne...

Regan Smith wants to be racing in NASCAR full-time, but right now he appreciates being the person teams call on when they're in need of a substitute driver.This week, Smith will be on standby at Watkins Glen International for Denny Hamlin, who is expecting his second child with long-time girlfriend,...

Regan Smith has been placed on standby for Denny Hamlin ahead of this weekend's Cup race at Watkins Glen while the Joe Gibbs racer and girlfriend Jordan Fish await the arrival of their second child.Smith, who has previously been called upon to stand in for Aric Almirola, Dale Earmhardt Jr,...

Aric Almirola has been medically cleared to return to NASCAR competition and will do so this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.Richard Petty Motorsports announced the news Wednesday, a day after Almirola tested at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was the final step in his rehabilitation process, which also included physical...

Aric Almirola's recovery is going well, and he could return to the No. 43 Ford sooner than initially expected.After suffering a compression fracture of his T5 vertebra in a crash at Kansas Speedway on May 13, Almirola was estimated to miss eight to 12 weeks of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup...

Erik Jones was fastest in Monster Energy Open practice Friday afternoon at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a lap of 189.056 mph.The Furniture Row Racing rookie paced the session over Clint Bowyer (187.970 mph), Chase Elliott (186.400 mph), Ryan Blaney (186.021 mph) and AJ Allmendinger (185.893 mph).Session resultsJust as teams already...

Aric Almirola expects to miss eight to 12 weeks of competition as he recovers from a compression fracture of his T5 vertebra suffered last weekend at Kansas Speedway.A mobile Almirola was joined by Richard Petty Motorsports CEO Brian Moffitt and Bill Heisel, the director of OrthoCarolina Motorsports, for a news...