Kyle Larson said he is committed to racing the midget race that Indianapolis Motor Speedway will have during its NASCAR race week on a dirt track it is building in the infield near Turn 3.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR2d ago

NASCAR won't use the all-star package that included restrictor plates and front air ducts again in the NASCAR Cup Series this year. The sanctioning body had discussed with teams the potential of using the package but opted to focus on 2019.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR3d ago

The big three of Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. will get a lot of attention, but watch out for Denny Hamlin this weekend at Sonoma. Hamlin, who's still looking for his first win of the season, has the best average finish (2.75) over the past four Cup series races on road courses. He finished second at Sonoma in 2016, losing to Tony Stewart in a memorable last-lap battle.

Scott Symmes, ESPN3d ago

Kasey Kahne, 28th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, will have a new crew chief starting next week at Sonoma. Engineer Jon Leonard will take over as interim crew chief for Leavine Family Racing, replacing rookie crew chief Travis Mack, the team announced Saturday.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR8d ago

Roush Fenway Racing officially added 10 more Cup races to Matt Kenseth's 2018 slate on Wednesday. So far, the experiment to use the 2003 champion in select races hasn't given the No. 6 team a discernible boost. Although Trevor Bayne has started seven more races, the two drivers have posted nearly identical average finishes -- 24.73 for Bayne; 24.75 for Kenseth.

Scott Symmes, ESPN11d ago

NASCAR will increase the length of the rear spoiler for the Daytona race in July from 53 inches to 58 inches while keeping the restrictor plate the same as it was in February. The plate will have holes 56/64ths of an inch in diameter. At Talladega, a track similar to Daytona, NASCAR reduced the holes to 55/64ths of an inch (cutting 12-15 horsepower) after Jamie McMurray flipped wildly in practice.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR11d ago

NASCAR released its 2019 Xfinity Series and Gander Outdoors Truck Series schedules. They are similar to last year except for two truck dates. The fall Texas truck date moves from November to the NASCAR weekend in March, making that spring weekend a tripleheader weekend. The Eldora race moves two weeks later to Thursday, Aug. 1, prior to the NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen.

Bob Pockrass, NASCAR11d ago