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Like father, like son. Chase Elliot appears to be following in his dad’s footsteps after landing the pole at the Daytona 500 for a second consecutive year. Your front-row starters for the #Daytona500. pic.twitter.com/NrVs2jmpBX — Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) February 19, 2017 Son of hall-of-fame driver Bill Elliot, 21-year-old Chase Elliot …

The Rolex 24 at Daytona, a grueling 24 hour endurance race, convened over the weekend for the 55th time.  Ricky Taylor clinched the title after seemingly dropping out of contention. Victory! #Rolex24 pic.twitter.com/cGUiv6I3fC — Rolex 24 Hours (@Rolex24Hours) January 29, 2017 Marathon Race Cold weather, foggy conditions, and rain made …

The Chase is finally over. Fans of NASCAR that have something new to look forward to in 2017. Yesterday, NASCAR announced a new enhanced racing format that will go into effect this season. The new enhanced format will be in effect for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, …

It was announced in a press conference on Wednesday that Carl Edwards would be stepping away from NASCAR. The announcement came as a shock to most. Despite being healthy and possibly at the peak of his career, Edwards has decided that his full-time career in racing is finished. In the …

Although it was not glamorous, Jimmie Johnson now joins NASCAR’s greatest with his seventh championship after becoming the NASCAR Sprint Cup champion by winning the playoff race in Florida on Sunday. Johnson joins Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt Sr. as the only drivers to win seven championships in a career. …

A late race spin-out cleared the way for Joey Logano to win the Can-Am 500 at Phoenix International Speedway, securing a spot in the final round of the Chase. Matt Kenseth was leading during the restart on lap 317 when Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Kyle Busch, gave the car in front …

The 41 laps of a rain-shortened race were all Carl Edwards needed to take home the checkered flag at Texas Motor Speedway. Even more, the victory clinched a spot for Edwards in the “Championship 4” of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series chase. Advancing to NASCAR’s Finale Edwards joined Jimmie Johnson …

Jimmie Johnson not only became the first to punch his ticket by winning at Martinsville Sunday, but he is also one step closer to tying a NASCAR record. With a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, Johnson would join good company, tying Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for the most title wins (7) …

Joey Logano won the Sprint Cup Series at Talladega Sunday to advance in the NASCAR playoffs. With this win Logano earned a spot into the third round of The Chase. Drivers Denny Hamlin and Austin Dillon raced neck and neck the final two laps of the race to qualify to move on and …

The Brickyard 400 is back at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend and the 23rd running of this race will be a memorable for racers and fans. Most notably is that of the No. 88 car. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has not recovered from his concussion-like symptoms, so Jeff Gordon is …