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It’s finally here. The 2019 NASCAR season gets underway this weekend with the season openers for all three national series. The weekend culminates with the 61st Daytona 500 on Sunday. Here’s the full weekend schedule with TV and radio info. (All times are Eastern) Thursday, Feb. 14 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. – Xfinity garage […]

How much of a hall pass does Paul Menard have to pay back Jimmie Johnson for the Clash wreck? Can he knock him aside on the next short track without compunction, or does it only extend to cutting Johnson no breaks in the near future? Nate Ryan: It would seem heavy-handed if Menard retaliated by intentionally […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Remorse and rejoice intertwined within Jimmie Johnson on a rainy Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. Johnson’s contact with leader Paul Menard triggered a 17-car crash in a 20-car field and put Johnson first just before rain ended the Advance Auto Parts Clash early. The victory was Johnson’s first in NASCAR since […]

Kevin Harvick believes Sunday’s crash-marred, rain-plagued Clash should be the last edition of the exhibition race that kicks off the Cup season at Daytona International Speedway. During his weekly “Happy Hours” program Monday on SiriusXM Satellite Radio’s NASCAR Channel, the 2014 series champion laid out his vision how NASCAR could change the event. “The Clash […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Rick Hendrick was telling the truth when he insisted this year was going to be much improved from last season, the worst in team history. He moved personnel and split up seven-time NASCAR Cup champions Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus. He had a Navy SEAL deliver an inspirational speech to […]

The 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off Sunday with the 61st annual Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The NASCAR Digital staff gathered a few bold predictions prior to the start of the year. Zack Albert: All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers will win a race this season. […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Remorse and rejoice intertwined within Jimmie Johnson on a rainy Sunday at Daytona International Speedway. Johnson’s contact with leader Paul Menard triggered a 17-car crash in a 20-car field and put Johnson first just before rain ended the Advance Auto Parts Clash early. The victory was Johnson’s first in NASCAR since […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson’s youngest daughter prays every night for Daddy to win a race. When Johnson scuffled through the worst season of his career, he felt the strain of not reaching victory lane. “It was putting some pressure on me,” Johnson said. Johnson called the invocation “cute to hear.” He didn’t […]

1 / 2 NASCAR tosses car chiefs for 3 drivers before Daytona 500 Austin Dillon prepares to get in his car during NASCAR auto race practice at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR has ejected the car chiefs for Chase Elliott, […]

The green flag will drop on the NASCAR season today with the exhibition Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway. The race will see 20 Cup drivers competing for the win. The field is made up of drivers who won a Cup pole in 2018, former Clash winners who competed full-time in 2018, former Daytona […]

Which channels have NASCAR programming this week? We answer that and give you the weekly NASCAR television listings here in the NASCAR TV schedule. Note: All times are ET. MORE: Get the NBC Sports App | How to find FS1 | Get FOX Sports Go | How to find NBCSN Monday, Feb. 115 p.m., NASCAR […]

1 / 2 Three car chiefs ejected following pre-qualifying inspection failures Three car chiefs were ejected from Daytona Speedweeks on Sunday, following their respective cars failing pre-qualifying inspection twice in advance of the Daytona 500 next weekend. The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet of driver Chase Elliott, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Austin […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The most anticipated race for Hendrick Motorsports this season is still on the table: team owner Rick Hendrick vs. 2018 Daytona 500 pole winner Alex Bowman. Bowman and Hendrick have let a scheduled drag race between them in their Corvettes linger for a year. Hendrick joked last year he was […]

NASCAR officially returns this weekend with the start of Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway. The buildup to the Feb. 17 Daytona 500 begins Saturday with three Cup Series practice sessions. The first is for teams who will take part in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash. The Clash is preceded by Daytona 500 qualifying. The schedule […]

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — This Sunday afternoon‘s Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway (3 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) features a group of 20 drivers with vastly different experience levels in the 75-lap exhibition event — but all highly motivated to make this first race of Daytona Speedweeks a […]

About time. The notion that a winner could fail inspection after a race and still be credited with the victory was ridiculous. That such penalties often weren’t announced until a few days after the race dragged down the sport. NASCAR finally did the right thing Monday, stating that  it will disqualify the winning vehicle if it […]

CONCORD, N.C. – In a seismic philosophical change, NASCAR will take wins away for violations and alter its inspection process this season. “We’re changing the culture,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer, on Monday. “We’ve tried to do one way, and it hasn’t worked.” Should the winning car fail […]