NASCAR News

During the "NASCAR After the Lap" event Thursday at Wynn Las Vegas, drivers talked about going into the hauler, especially as a young driver.

All three automakers worked together to ensure the Gen-6 car had a successful debut in the Sprint Cup Series.

LAS VEGAS — Rick Hendrick remembers the stress-filled days in 2001 when he was trying to launch a new team with an unproven driver.

NASCAR has some company in Texas in 2014, as the recently-released 2014 Formula One World Championship schedule shows the United States Grand Prix, which takes place at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, running on Sunday, November 2nd - the same day as the Sprint Cup Series takes to the track at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.

GREAT Britain driver John Jackson is confident results will improve as he edges towards full fitness in this season's FIBT Bobsleigh World Cup.

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During the long plane flight from North Carolina to Las Vegas on Tuesday night, a NASCAR fan named Louise Groomer tweeted Kevin Harvick and politely asked if the driver would follow her on Twitter.

NASCAR continues to work on improving its on-track product, an endeavor chairman Brian France takes so seriously he plans to attend Monday's test at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

LAS VEGAS - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. quickly learned an important lesson in his race with girlfriend Danica Patrick for NASCAR's rookie of the year award.

Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has won the 2013 Myers Brothers Award for contributions to the sport in his role as owner of Eldora Speedway.

NASCAR announced Thursday changes to the eligibility parameters for drivers for the NASCAR Hall of Fame .

Gail Wise, of Park Ridge, Ill., owner of the first Mustang sold by Ford, background, is interviewed at the unveiling of the automaker's new 2015 Ford Mustang in Dearborn, Mich., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013.

NASCAR has made sweeping eligibility changes to the Hall of Fame election process, including tweaks that make both Bill Elliott and Mark Martin immediately in line for induction.

Spectators will have the chance to interact with sled dogs and take sled rides at the Can't Depend on Snow sled dog race scheduled on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Fond du Lac.

NBC Sports Group announced today that Rick Allen has signed a multi-year agreement to serve as the lead race announcer for NBC's upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series coverage, beginning in 2015.

Kurt Busch and Furniture Row Racing set the bar for small Sprint Cup teams with what they accomplished in 2013.

Every year, there are a handful of drivers in the Sprint Cup Series who have their breakout.

Longtime motorsports announcer Paul Page will return to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network as its lead announcer next season.

The FIA, international motorsports' governing body, released its 2014 calendar Wednesday, placing the U.S. Grand Prix in Austin on Nov. 2. That's the same day as the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, a three-hour drive from Austin.

Even as Jimmie Johnson speeds through Champion's Week and enjoys his coronation in Las Vegas, the focus of those who compete in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and those who follow it, even peripherally, already has begun to move toward 2014.