6:52 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Martin Truex Jr. won the NASCAR Cup Series race Sunday at Sonoma Raceway for the second consecutive year, comfortably holding off teammate Kyle Busch for his fourth victory of the season. Truex won for the fourth time in the past eight points-paying races, earning his 23rd career

12:41 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ill. — Ross Chastain won the NASCAR Truck Series race Saturday night at The Raceway at Gateway, a week after losing a victory at Iowa when he was disqualified for failing a postrace inspection. Chastain grabbed track position with a gas-only last pit stop in Niece Motorsports’ No. 45

4:45 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — Kyle Larson won the Cup Series pole at Sonoma Raceway for the third consecutive year Saturday, navigating the course’s new layout with ease. Larson reached an average lap speed of 95.712 mph in his Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet to earn his first pole of the season on

8:30 PM ET Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — This twisty road course in Northern California wine country already provided one of the NASCAR Cup Series’ biggest challenges and best rides of the year. And now the drivers are also going for a ride on “The Carousel” this weekend. That’s the name for a section of

2:01 PM ET Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says he’s awarding a Presidential Medal of Freedom to Roger Penske, the most powerful man in American motorsports. Penske celebrated his record 18th victory as a car owner at the Indianapolis 500 in May with driver Simon Pagenaud. The Indy win earned Penske his second

3:49 PM ET Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — NASCAR denied Ross Chastain‘s appeal Wednesday after his race-winning truck was disqualified following a postrace inspection at Iowa Speedway over the weekend. National motorsports appeals panelist Bryan Moss heard Chastain’s appeal and chose to uphold the original penalties assessed by NASCAR for the No. 44 being

1:00 AM ET You can spot the birthplace of stock car racing, but you have to know where to look. And you have to bring a little imagination with you. On June 19, 1949, the fledgling National Association of Stock Car Racing ran the first event of its new Strictly Stock division. The location was

4:22 PM ET Trucks driver Johnny Sauter has been suspended for one race after he intentionally collided with another driver during Sunday’s race at Iowa, NASCAR announced Tuesday. During a caution, Sauter rammed into Austin Hill‘s truck multiple times. Sauter appeared to do so in retaliation for contact from Hill that led to the caution.

6:27 PM ET ESPN News Services Truck series driver Johnny Sauter has been suspended for one race after he intentionally collided with another truck during Sunday’s race at Iowa, NASCAR announced Tuesday. During a caution, Sauter rammed into Austin Hill‘s truck multiple times. Sauter appeared to do so in retaliation for contact from Hill that

8:58 PM ET Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa — Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity series race Sunday at the Iowa Speedway, his fourth victory of the season and second straight in Newton. Bell led 186 of 250 laps in the No. 20 Toyota to claim his second short track win of 2019 by nearly two