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Denny Hamlin isn't ready to say he's back, even after winning the pole for Coca-Cola 600 with a record-setting qualifying lap Thursday night.He said it would take a win Sunday night or at another Sprint Cup race later in the season before he's willing to make that declaration.But Hamlin showed he continues to be on the mend after being sidelined for four races with a compression fracture in his lower spine following a March 24 crash involving former teammate Joey Logano.Two weeks after finishing second at the Darlington 500, Hamlin broke the track record with a lap of 195.624 mph to capture his first pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway."Getting the big trophy on Sunday — that is the validation that you are truly back," Hamlin said.Hamlin has a far bigger goal in mind anyway.He and Jimmie Johnson are the only two drivers to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup every year they've been eligible.He wants to keep it that way — and then some."It's going to take wins and consistency throughout the ...
document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);[SATURDAY 11:59 am ET]RACE DAY IS HERE — It's a home game tonight for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, as they race at Ch...
document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);If you believe the sports maxim that you are what your record says you are, then Joe Gibbs Racing comes into tonight's Sprin...
Carl Edwards will start on the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race after posting the quickest time in Friday's qualifying at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Edwards, w...
Veterans like Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth will be among the favorites in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.Gordon an...
NASCAR has suspended two crew members for failing random drug tests.One of the two suspensions issued Tuesday was to Lee Dodson, a mechanic on Clint Bowyer's car. Mi...
Talladega Superspeedway has always been a track where the unexpected happens, and Sunday's Aaron's 499 saw a finish that went far beyond unexpected to verge on the u...
At Talladega Superspeedway, it only takes a fraction of a second for a great day to end very badly, for a potential victory to suddenly become an expensive and painf...
In a sport sometimes accused of having too many vanilla personalities, Clint Bowyer is a breath of fresh air and something of a throwback, too. And in recent years h...
With a victory in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Matt Kenseth now has three race wins, more than anyone else in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series this...
The driver once known as "Wonder Boy" will make his 700th consecutive Sprint Cup start this weekend at Darlington Raceway.Jeff Gordon, 41, holds the record among act...
There is a long list of drivers seeking to get a first Sprint Cup victory at Darlington Raceway, and the opportunities are limited to one per season since the track ...
In a stunning upset, Front Row Motorsports teammates David Ragan and David Gilliland swept the top two spots in Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.While...
Denny Hamlin easily broke the track qualifying record at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday night to earn the pole for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 -- the longest race o...
Temperatures were down Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and speeds were up. Way up. Off the charts up.Denny Hamlin was the fastest of the fast, setting a ...
NASCAR's Michael Waltrip hopes to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this weekend.The three Sprint Cup car...
I know a lot of Clint Bowyer fans were wondering the other night when he was going to make his charge in the Sprint All Star race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He did...
document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);If NASCAR wants to provide fans with the best possible racing product, it might be time to consider changing the venue for t...
document.write($AllStarArticleAdContent);Five-time became Four-Time Saturday night, as Jimmie Johnson became the only driver in NASCAR history to win the Sprint All-...
Always popular among his peers, Clint Bowyer over the last two seasons has slowly become one of NASCAR's newest stars.Part of it is the atmosphere at Michael Waltrip...