Kyle Larson was running on empty, still trying to recover from the celebration.

In the end, it was a win for NASCAR. Was it "The Best Season Ever," as promised by broadcast partner Fox? No. But NASCAR should pop the champagne — everyone else did.

Kyle Larson's victory may not have been a surprise, but it didn't come without some drama and a big assist from his pit crew.

Alex Bowman was the only driver celebrating after NASCAR trimmed the Cup Series playoff field to its final four, and he's not even racing for the title.

Kyle Larson has only heard stories about the late Ricky Hendrick, the son of his team owner who was killed 17 years ago in a plane crash on the way to a NASCAR race.

If there ever was a time for Max Verstappen to flinch in this riveting Formula One championship battle with Lewis Hamilton, it would have been Sunday in the closing laps of the U.S. Grand Prix.

Kyle Larson was willing to play it smart in the closing laps Sunday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway.

Kyle Larson earned his seventh points win of this NASCAR Cup Series season, and the feud between Chase Elliott and Kevin Harvick took an interesting turn Sunday on Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval.

It's been nearly 16 months since Bubba Wallace was waiting out a rainstorm in his motorhome in the Talladega Superspeedway infield when NASCAR informed its only full-time Black driver that a noose had been found in his garage stall.

The NASCAR Cup Series playoffs are set for a matinee Monday at Talladega Superspeedway. Weather permitting, of course.

Turns out 21 was Denny Hamlin's lucky number in Vegas.

Alex Palou raised the Spanish flag over his head and hugged every teammate he could find. With the first championship trophy of his professional career at last in his hands, he planted his lips on the IndyCar Series' Astor Cup and savored a dream come true.

To earn his 100th Formula One victory, Lewis Hamilton drew on much of his vast experience from the first 99.

The dramatic close to the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season showed just how far AJ Allmendinger will go to win his first title. It also enforced to Austin Cindric what he's up against in his bid to defend his championship.

Kyle Larson won at Bristol Motor Speedway, which wasn't really a big surprise or even the most interesting thing that happened Saturday night during the first elimination race of this year's NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Bristol Motor Speedway can be a beast. The .533-mile concrete bullring in northeast Tennessee has tight quarters, so traffic can often be an impediment, and a lack of patience or loss of tempers can easily alter the outcome of a race.

Homestead-Miami Speedway will return to the playoff portion of the season in 2022, while the St. Louis area was awarded a Cup Series race and NASCAR will compete on Easter Sunday for the first time in more than three decades in schedule changes released Wednesday.

J-G-R. Easy as 1-2-3. For the sixth time in Joe Gibbs Racing's NASCAR Cup Series history.

Denny Hamlin shook off a difficult week in the best way possible.

For all the potential outcomes that could have occurred Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Series regular-season finale was somewhat predictable.

There's one guy Tyler Reddick doesn't expect any help from Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway: Austin Dillon, who happens to be his teammate.

Ryan Blaney's Team Penske Ford needed a push to pass William Byron's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet during a pivotal moment Sunday at Michigan International Speedway. A Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota provided the boost.

One by one, drivers sped across the deteriorating curbing in the fifth and sixth turns late in the Brickyard 200. One by one, they veered off course.