House fire that killed Hamlin's dad ruled accidental
Investigators have ruled as accidental the North Carolina house fire in December that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's father and injured his mother, but the exact cause remains unclear.
Investigators have ruled as accidental the North Carolina house fire in December that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin's father and injured his mother, but the exact cause remains unclear.
Joe Gibbs Racing filed suit against its former competition director for allegedly embarking on "a brazen scheme to steal JGR's most sensitive information."
It's been 25 years since Dale Earnhardt tragically died in Daytona, but a quarter century after his passing, his legacy lives large throughout NASCAR.
Tyler Reddick won the Daytona 500 in a car owned by Michael Jordan when Chase Elliott crashed as he and Reddick were battling for the win.
Richard Petty won more Daytona 500 races than any other driver, with seven titles. Take a peek at the all-time NASCAR winners list now.
Thanks to a buzzer-beater move befitting of boss Michael Jordan, Tyler Reddick won the biggest race in NASCAR: the Daytona 500.
In an attempt to fix the Daytona 500, Denny Hamlin has a plan for improving racing at Daytona International Speedway, which involves the vehicles moving faster, and he has already spoken to NASCAR executives about it, too.
William Byron was as surprised he had a chance in the waning laps to become the first 3-peat winner in Daytona 500 history, finishing 12th after three wrecks.
A 20-car crash just past the midway point of the Daytona 500 on Sunday involved leader Justin Allgaier, three-time race winner Denny Hamlin and several other contenders.
NASCAR is moving the start time of Sunday's Daytona 500 up one hour because of the threat of inclement weather.
Impress your friends by repeating ESPN's easy-to-learn fun facts about the Great American Race ahead of this year's edition of the Daytona 500.
William Byron will try to drive his way into NASCAR history Sunday when he attempts to become the first winner of three consecutive Daytona 500s.
Casey Mears choked back tears after squeezing into the 41-car field as the highest-finishing "open" car in the first of two 150-mile qualifying races at Daytona on Thursday.
Noah Gragson was the first driver busted during Daytona 500 qualifying for violating the new NASCAR rule that specifies drivers are banned from sticking their hands out the opening of the window during a qualifying run.
Kyle Busch, who is winless in 20 Daytona 500 starts and hasn't started in the top five since 2016, earned the pole with a lap at 183.925 mph.
Back in 1998, long before the United States stopped producing the penny, a little girl with spina bifida gave Dale Earnhardt a gift that raises the question: What if pennies are actually worth everything?
Two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson has signed a five-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2031.
The Daytona 500 is NASCAR's marquee event. Find out more about their yearly top races -- otherwise known as crown jewels.
William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of "The Great American Race."
It was a heartbreaking offseason for much of NASCAR, and as the garage descends on Daytona, the stock car world is ready to refocus on racing.
Spire Motorsports said Thursday it has signed Carson Hocevar to a long-term extension that will keep him in the No. 77 Chevrolet "into the next decade."
Ryan Preece is the winner of NASCAR's season-opening exhibition, The Clash.
Josh Berry and Austin Cindric claimed the final two spots in NASCAR's preseason Clash exhibition race by finishing 1-2 in the last chance qualifying heat.
Denny Hamlin says he plans to compete in the 2026 NASCAR season despite aggravating an existing shoulder injury in a fall while he was searching the damage from a house fire that killed his father.
A bomb cyclone over North Carolina forced NASCAR to push its preseason exhibition to Wednesday night due to historic snowfall in the state.
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle was not flying his own jet when it crashed last month, killing him and six others, according to an NTSB report.
The White House announced a partnership with Fanatics, MLB, MLS, NASCAR, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL -- plus the UFC and WWE.
Last year was the first time Chase Elliott had won multiple races in a season since 2022. Can he carry that momentum into the 2026 campaign?
NASCAR shortened the schedule for this weekend's Clash exhibition race in Winston-Salem to just one day in anticipation of more ice and snow.
Roger Penske's team won the Rolex 24 at Daytona for a third straight year, becoming the third squad in the 64-year history of the prestigious endurance race to do so.
Kurt Busch was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame along with fellow drivers Harry Gant and Ray Hendrick.
Pacific Life Insurance Company asked a federal court to dismiss the $8.5M lawsuit filed by NASCAR's Kyle Busch and his wife over policies the Busches claim were sold to them under false and negligent representations as tax-free income for retirement.
The Trump administration has identified a host of athletic competitions it classifies as "major sporting events" that athletes and coaches will be allowed to travel to the U.S. to take part in despite a broad visa ban on nearly 40 countries.
Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month.
Sheriff's deputies are investigating an alleged break-in and theft last week at the North Carolina home of retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle, one of seven people who died in a plane crash last month.
Tony Stewart will return to NASCAR competition for the first time since 2016 when he drives for Kaulig Racing in the debut of the Ram Truck at next month's season-opening race at Daytona International Raceway.
NASCAR's convoluted playoff format confused most everyone, so on Monday, it announced it was bringing back the postseason formula from 2004 to 2013.
NASCAR will return to a 10-race championship format that closely resembles the first iteration introduced 22 years ago.
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the U.S. and a nasty federal trial in which inflammatory texts he sent during contentious revenue sharing negotiations were revealed.
Denny Hamlin's father died and his mother was critically injured after a weekend fire heavily damaged the North Carolina home where they lived.
NASCAR driver Brad Keselowski broke his leg in a skiing accident but is expected to recover in time for the Daytona 500.
Former NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and his family were among seven people killed in a plane crash Thursday in Statesville, North Carolina.
Greg Biffle died in a plane crash Thursday in North Carolina, where he'll be remembered not only as a NASCAR star, but as a humanitarian, too.
Only five of Wood Brothers Racing's 101 Cup Series wins have come after 1993, but the historic team is getting back to the front with Josh Berry.
The way NASCAR had long done business had become obsolete, but the antitrust suit brought by Michael Jordan and settled on Thursday, changes that.
NASCAR has reached a settlement of the bruising antitrust lawsuit filed against it by two of its race teams, including one co-owned by NBA great Michael Jordan.
NASCAR chairman Jim France explained how advice from his late parents helped shape his stance against granting teams permanent charters in the new revenue-sharing model.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would allow local and state law enforcement to disable drones during sporting events, which the NFL and other leagues have said are an increasing threat.
An economist testified in Michael Jordan's federal antitrust trial against NASCAR that the racing series owes a combined $364.7 million in damages to the two teams suing it over a revenue-sharing dispute.
Michael Annett, a former race car driver who made 436 combined starts in NASCAR's three national touring series, has died. He was 39.
Retired NBA great Michael Jordan testified Friday at the NASCAR antitrust trial that "someone had to step forward and challenge the entity" over its current business model.
The antitrust suit against NASCAR goes to court on Monday, in a trial that could tear at the fabric of stock car racing as we know it.
Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins testified Wednesday that NASCAR sent its offer on a new charter agreement with a deadline of mere hours, claiming they "knew we had to blindly sign it."
The attorney for the two teams suing NASCAR portrayed series chairperson Jim France as "a brick wall" in negotiations over the new revenue-sharing model that has triggered the Michael Jordan-backed federal.
The landmark federal antitrust trial against NASCAR opened Monday with an emotional Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan looking on from the gallery.
The NASCAR Cup Series isn't kind to rookies, no matter how highly touted, but that might not apply to Connor Zilisch when he steps up in 2026.
Kyle Larson won his second NASCAR title on Sunday, but even he didn't feel right seeing another championship slip through Denny Hamlin's fingers.
Richard Petty, Jimmie Johnson, and Dale Earnhardt top the overall NASCAR championship leaderboard, with 7 titles a piece. Check out other winners now.
Kyle Larson denied Denny Hamlin his first career championship when a late caution at Phoenix Raceway sent the title-deciding finale into overtime.
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On Saturday in Avondale, Arizona, in front of an entourage of about 30 friends and family, Denny Hamlin, in search of his first NASCAR title in his 20th full season, won the pole at Phoenix Raceway for Sunday's winner-take-all NASCAR championship finale.
NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps said "we are trying our hardest" to settle the federal antitrust lawsuit with the two teams suing the racing series in the most expansive comments yet from the defendants.
William Byron won at Martinsville Speedway in the third-round finale of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, while Kyle Larson sealed the final Championship 4 spot on points.
Just four drivers are left standing in NASCAR's 2025 playoffs, and come Sunday afternoon in Phoenix, one of them will be crowned Cup Series champion.
Daniel Suarez, who is being replaced at Trackhouse Racing by Connor Zilisch next year, was named Justin Haley's replacement at Spire Motorsports.
Chase Briscoe, driving the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, gave Joe Gibbs Racing its second spot in NASCAR's championship-deciding season finale with an overtime victory Sunday afternoon at Talladega Superspeedway, his first career win at the famous venue.
Bubba Wallace used to find little enjoyment at the racetrack, starved for NASCAR success. Since the birth of his son, though, that has all changed.
Denny Hamlin became the first driver to lock in a spot in NASCAR's championship-deciding finale, winning Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for his career-goal 60th Cup Series triumph.