With darkness closing in at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Aric Almirola sprung to life late in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race and pulled off a surprise victory, the first win of the year for Stewart-Haas Racing.

Rick Hendrick gave Kyle Larson a second chance in NASCAR because Hendrick Motorsports had wanted him in its lineup for years. Now that Hendrick has his man, he has locked Larson down for two more seasons with full sponsorship.

The Busch brothers are banging on the Allisons' rear bumper for the top spot on the list of NASCAR Cup Series wins by siblings.

Kurt Busch asked for a final favor from Atlanta Motor Speedway's old, battered track. His wish came true on the aged asphalt's farewell race.

NASCAR drivers for 24 years lobbied against a repave at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The company that owns the track said it is done giving the competitors the final word in a long-overdue paving project.

After telling the world he was pulling out of NASCAR, Chip Ganassi returned home to Pittsburgh for sushi dinner with drivers Kevin Magnussen and Renger van der Zande, his house guests for a week between sports car races.

Even starting near the back of the pack couldn't prevent Chase Elliott from continuing his uncanny success on road courses.

Chip Ganassi sold his NASCAR team to Justin Marks, owner of Trackhouse Racing, and declared Wednesday that he will pull out of the nation's top stock car series at the end of this season.

There's a pointed episode in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s television show that encapsulates his remarkable transformation from a bashful, third-generation racer into a multimedia personality.

Kyle Busch came through in the clutch, even when he drove without one, and busted Hendrick Motorsports' winning streak to deny the organization a shot at NASCAR history when he raced to his second victory of the season.

Alex Bowman helplessly watched teammate Kyle Larson zip past him in the waning laps Saturday evening at Pocono Raceway and apologized to his crew over the radio for blowing the lead.

Rick Hendrick was convinced there was little risk in signing Kyle Larson.

Even at a track that had been dormant for a decade and had never hosted a Cup Series race, Kyle Larson found his way to victory lane.

New track, same old names atop the leaderboard.

This is a big weekend for NASCAR in Nashville, but Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks hopes to eventually give the Cup Series a year-round presence in the Tennessee capital.

Erik Moses attended his first NASCAR race in 2019 as an XFL executive looking to poach marketing ideas during a trip to Dover International Raceway. One year later, Dover poached Moses and sent him to Tennessee to reopen Nashville Superspeedway.

Kyle Larson won the NASCAR All-Star Race for the second time in three years, adding another $1 million prize to a strong season in his first year with Hendrick Motorsports.

Kyle Larson's victory celebration at Sonoma Raceway was a disaster. It was the only thing he did wrong all day.

The first thing Rick Hendrick thought about Sunday night as Kyle Larson crossed the finish line to win the Coca-Cola 600 was April 29, 1984.

Chase Elliott managed the slipping and sliding, the standing water and the poor visibility that made it hard for drivers to see just a few feet in front of them.

Alex Bowman parked the No. 48 Chevrolet in its familiar spot in victory lane at Dover International Speedway, leading a dominant outing for Hendrick Motorsports on Sunday afternoon.

The lofty expectations started with Chip Ganassi. The team owner is the one who said Jimmie Johnson would win a race during his rookie IndyCar season.

Kevin Harvick crossed the finish line at Darlington Raceway a year ago and was struck by the stillness and silence of the empty grandstands.