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Jimmie Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus join Donnie Allison as NASCAR Hall of Fame selections

August 2, 2023, 3:06pm National Sports

Jimmie Johnson and former crew chief Chad Knaus, who combined to win a record-tying seven Cup Series championships, have been selected for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. They will be… Read story

Buescher wins at Richmond, secures spot in NASCAR playoffs

July 30, 2023, 4:14pm National Sports

Chris Buescher pulled away on a restart with three laps to go to win at Richmond Raceway on Sunday and snag one of the final spots in NASCAR’s playoff field. Read story

Cole Custer (00) attempts to pass Ryan Sieg (39) during a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Richmond Raceway on Saturday, April 1, 2023, in Richmond, Virginia.

Cole Custer grabs 1st Xfinity Series win of the season in Portland

June 3, 2023, 5:14pm National Sports

Cole Custer pulled into the lead after a late caution for his first NASCAR Xfinity Series win this season on the road course at Portland International Raceway. Read story

John Hunter Nemechek (20) steers through Turn 1 during a NASCAR Xfinity practice session at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, May 26, 2023, in Concord, N.C.

Nemechek holds Xfinity points lead heading into Portland race

June 2, 2023, 5:01pm National Sports

After last season’s wet-and-wild debut in Portland, the NASCAR Xfinity series returns under considerably sunnier conditions. Read story

Chase Elliott (9) and Denny Hamlin (11) collide during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Monday, May 29, 2023, in Concord, N.C.

NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott for 1 race for wrecking Denny Hamlin

May 30, 2023, 3:34pm National Sports

NASCAR suspended Chase Elliott for one race on Tuesday, one day after the five-time most popular driver and former Cup champion deliberately wrecked Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600. Read story

NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth arrives at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, where he will be inducted in the 2023 class at the ceremony in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, Jan. 20, 2023.

2-time Daytona 500 winner Kenseth inducted into Hall of Fame

January 20, 2023, 7:50pm National Sports

Two-time Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth finally reached the top rung of his career on Friday night when he was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Read story

NASCAR teams call revenue model ‘broken,’ warn of layoffs

Ryan Blaney (12) leads the field through the tri-oval during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Talladega, Ala.

October 7, 2022, 2:23pm National Sports

The most powerful teams in NASCAR warned Friday that the venerable stock car racing series has a “broken” economic model that is unfair and has little to no chance of long-term stability, a stunning announcement that added to a growing list of woes. Read story

Allmendinger gets another road-course win in NASCAR Xfinity Portland debut

AJ Allmendinger, pictured here after winning at Austin in March, was able to overcome a poor start and win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Portland International Raceway.

A.J. Allmendinger led just six overall laps Saturday in his NASCAR Xfinity-record eighth road-course victory and 12th overall series win. He crossed the finish line at Portland International Raceway 2.879 seconds in front of Myatt Snider. Read story

Portland, rain and all, ready for its NASCAR Xfinity race

NASCAR Xfinity series driver Anthony Alfredo has the pole position for Saturday's Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway.

NASCAR’s Xfinity Series is set to debut Saturday at Portland International Raceway for a rare stand-alone event for the second-tier national series. It’s the first NASCAR event in the region in 22 years, and falls on the same weekend as the premiere Cup Series debuts at St. Louis. Read story