Austin Dillon passed an out-of-fuel Jimmie Johnson in the final two laps and won a rain-delayed Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina on Sunday night.
A test of speed and endurance, the Coca-Cola 600 is one of NASCAR’s most anticipated races each year. Here’s a preview of this year’s event:
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart hit and killed another driver during an Empire Super Sprint car race at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park, according to local officials. Tony Stewart will not race in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International.
Luke Bryan performed at the 56th Daytona 500 Sunday and was asked about his NASCAR experience by the folks at NBCS. Luke compared touring to being a NASCAR driver. He said "both have these teams of people buzzing around them to make sure the show goes off smoothly. All the while I'm the one in the drivers seat". Here's how Bryan views the two professions.
April in Texas just got a little better. The annual racing event at Texas Motor Speedway will now be known as the Duck Commander 500. This comes after the two organizations signed a 3 year deal to seal the title sponsorship.
Sprint Cup teams have to make a number of adjustments this week as they head back to the west coast for the first and only race at Auto Club Speedway this season.
They’re making their second cross-country trip in 3 weeks time, which is certainly no fun for the folks driving the haulers...