Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s itinerary for Saturday is unlike any other plan he has followed in more than two decades of getting behind the wheel at NASCAR races.

When he first contemplated the prospect of a U.S. Open without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. Tennis Association's chief revenue officer figured there was no way it could work.

NASCAR's decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and venues grabbed headlines, and stars such as actress Reese Witherspoon and New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara were quick to praise the stock car series for ridding itself of a symbol long associated with slavery and racism.

Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to the shortest track on the NASCAR national circuit to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long last banned the Confederate flag.

NASCAR is formally severing itself from what for many is a symbol of slavery and racism that had been a familiar sight at events for the stock car giant for more than 70 years.

NASCAR is ready to reopen to fans.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's administration has ordered the closure of a small stock-car track that's allowed large crowds to gather repeatedly for weekend races, declaring it an "imminent hazard" for COVID-19's spread.

After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, veteran NASCAR driver Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future.

Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words "I CAN'T BREATHE" and "Black Lives Matter," and NASCAR paused before Sunday's Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country's social unrest.

IndyCar packed every bit of its delayed season-opening event into one long, hot day in Texas without any fans in the stands.

NASCAR has a checkered racial history.

The stars of IndyCar were in Florida preparing to start their 2020 season when the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on those plans 48 hours before the green flag.

NASCAR's All-Star Race will be a midweek event on July 15 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as part of a new revision to the schedule that runs through the first weekend of August.

Here's what NASCAR hopes is the honky tonk truth: that a Nashville reboot is good enough this time to make the sport a tough ticket in the heart of one of the entertainment hot spots of the South.

Chase Elliott rubbed a little salt in the wound by borrowing Kyle Busch's celebratory bow after the race.

The caution that sent the Coca-Cola 600 to overtime both continued Chase Elliott's bad run and gave Brad Keselowski a much-needed break.

Kyle Busch said he supports wearing a mask in public so "we all can take care of our neighbor" amid the coronavirus pandemic, a rare instance of the record-setting NASCAR champion wading into a social issue.

Kyle Busch normally celebrates his victories by climbing on top of his race car and bowing to the crowd.

NASCAR suspended three key crew members for Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin's Cup Series team because a piece of tungsten fell off his No. 11 Toyota Camry on the pace lap before Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Brad Keselowski, in a contract year and trying to increase his value as a potential free agent, gave team owner Roger Penske a victory on what should have been the most celebrated day in motorsports but was instead just a six-plus hour NASCAR show.

Chris "Pops" Bowyer sat in a lawn chair wearing a plain white T-shirt and drinking a beer alongside wife Jana and their friends outside of their motorhome a few hundred yards from Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The roaring engines and flying dirt pellets briefly brought Gas City I-69 Speedway back to life Sunday, but despite being on center stage with nearby Indianapolis Motor Speedway still silent, everyone sensed something was missing.

The Monaco Grand Prix was canceled. The Indianapolis 500 is postponed until August. Only the Coca-Cola 600 is still scheduled as planned.