NASCAR Craftsman Truck News

It's NASCAR race day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today's Kobalt 400.

Could this finally be the year for the kid from Bakersfield? Kevin Harvick, who grew up in southern California racing karts and wrestling at high school, is off to a fast start in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, winning last week at Phoenix and looking to be a serious threat today in Las Vegas.

Ryan Villopoto raced to his fourth AMA Supercross victory at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday night, beating Ken Roczen by 12.632 seconds.

NASCAR is about to start finding out whether its offseason changes will pay off on tracks like Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Along the road ahead, he felt a lump in his throat. As he grabbed the wheel, he could feel his fingers tingle and the excitement build up in his chest.

Dario Franchitti, the three-time Indianapolis 500 champion, talks about his decision to retire from racing Thursday during a news conference at Target Chip Ganassi Racing headquarters.

Feb 28, 2014; Avondale, AZ, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jimmie Johnson during practice for the The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway.

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In NASCAR's three-round knockout qualifying debut, Joey Logano couldn't hide his pride in winning the pole position for Sunday's Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Darren Sharper will return to court on Friday where his attorneys will argue that the former NFL All-Pro safety should be released from a Los Angeles jail.

Someday in the future, Kyle Busch would love to emulate his older brother's upcoming attempt to run the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in the same day.

IndyCar has announced a new qualifying format to set the 33-car starting lineup for the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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One of the first images to surface when NASCAR first announced in 1997 that it was going to race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was a photo of Richard Petty, The King, stretched across the hood of a stock car with a Vegas showgirl.

The Mayor of Hinchtown is planning a zany ride through Gasoline Alley this May on IndyStar.com.

Truck Series champion Matt Crafton will be on standby at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend for Paul Menard as the driver awaits the birth of his first child.

Tony Stewart can recite nearly every line in "Smokey and the Bandit" and high on his bucket list is meeting star Burt Reynolds to discuss the popular 1977 movie.

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Three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart is hoping to carry over his success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend.

Sprint and Qualcomm over the weekend tested demonstrated the second phase of an over-the-air trial of an LTE TDD hyper-dense small cell network at the Phoenix International Raceway.