John Hunter Nemechek
Helio Castroneves, of Brazil, puts on his helmet during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Friday, May 20, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
AUTO RACING: Celebrated weekend for 3 top racing series

By The Associated Press 11 hrs ago

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands holds his trophy after winning the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at the Miami International Autodrome, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AUTO RACING: All-Star break for Cup Series; F1 in Barcelona

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2022 01:58 PM EDT

Zane Smith (38) crosses the finish line to win the second stage of a NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
Smith drives away on restart to win Trucks race at Kansas

By Dave Skretta May. 14, 2022 10:06 PM EDT

John Hunter Nemechek celebrates with the speedway pole award after qualifying for the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
NASCAR Trucks Series at Kansas

May. 14, 2022 02:19 PM EDT

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands, winner of the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race, holds his trophy and a Miami Dolphins' helmet at the Miami International Autodrome, Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR off to Kansas, Max wins, Indy 500 looms

By The Associated Press May. 10, 2022 11:17 AM EDT

Justin Allgaier (7) celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at the Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Allgaier ends skid, gives JRM its 3rd straight in Xfinity

May. 07, 2022 04:35 PM EDT

Kyle Sieg (38) passes Stefan Parsons (99) during the NASCAR Xfinity auto race at the Darlington Raceway on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Darlington, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
NASCAR Xfinity Series at Darlington

May. 07, 2022 02:49 PM EDT

Nemechek bests Hocevar in OT to win Darlington truck race

May. 06, 2022 10:37 PM EDT
DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — John Hunter Nemechek was excited — and relieved — with his first victory of the season. Nemechek took the lead with 24 laps to...

Gragson wins Xfinity Series race at Talladega in triple OT

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 23, 2022 07:19 PM EDT
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Noah Gragson held off Jeffrey Earnhardt in triple overtime to win the Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday for his...

A screen covers the air vent on the truck of driver Andrew Gordon to keep mud from gathering and causing overheating, during the NASCAR Truck Series auto race Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Rhodes slides past Hocevar on Bristol dirt to win truck race

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 16, 2022 10:13 PM EDT

Crew members move the truck of diver Dean Thompson onto a pit road before practice for a NASCAR Truck Series race on Saturday, April 16, 2022, in Bristol, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
NASCAR Trucks Series at Bristol Dirt

Apr. 16, 2022 03:49 PM EDT

Ty Gibbs celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (James H. Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Logano watches Ty Gibbs scrap with veteran bemusement

By Jenna Fryer Apr. 12, 2022 09:42 AM EDT

Ty Gibbs (54), Justin Allgaier (7) and Ryan Truex (18) drive through Turn 4 during the NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway on Friday, April 8, 2022, in Martinsville, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Jones overtakes Gibbs at Martinsville; pit-road fight ensues

By Hank Kurz Jr. Apr. 08, 2022 11:34 PM EDT

William Byron races to first NASCAR Truck win since 2016

Apr. 07, 2022 10:51 PM EDT
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — William Byron raced to his first NASCAR Truck Series victory since 2016 on Thursday night at Martinsville Speedway. Byron, in...

Red Bull driver Max Verstappen of the Netherlands celebrates after he won the Formula One Grand Prix it in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
AUTO RACING: Martinsville next in NASCAR's short track spree

By The Associated Press Apr. 06, 2022 08:35 AM EDT

Drivers take the green flag to start a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race at Richmond Raceway, Saturday, April 2, 2022, in Richmond, Va. (James H. Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)
Gibbs nudges Nemechek to win in Xfinity Series at Richmond

By Hank Kurz Jr. Apr. 02, 2022 04:37 PM EDT

Zane Smith (38) and Lawless Alan (45) go through Turn 1 during practice for the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Circuit of the Americas, Friday, March 25, 2022, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman)
Zane Smith wins Truck Series race at COTA in double overtime

By Jenna Fryer Mar. 26, 2022 04:16 PM EDT

Corey Heim poses with the trophy after winning a NASCAR trucks series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., Saturday, March 19, 2022. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
19-year-old Corey Heim wins NASCAR Truck race at Atlanta

By Paul Newberry Mar. 19, 2022 05:32 PM EDT

Cars take Turn 4 to start off the first lap of a NASCAR Xfinity Cup Series auto race at Phoenix Raceway, Saturday, March 12, 2022, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)
Gragson breaks through with Phoenix win in dominant showing

By David Brandt Mar. 12, 2022 07:35 PM EST

Joey Logano (22) and Kyle Larson, bottom right, lead the field during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Auto Club Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, in Fontana, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
AUTO RACING: NASCAR heads to Las Vegas

By The Associated Press Mar. 02, 2022 06:39 PM EST