Race Central

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Chase Elliott is on track to best his stellar rookie campaign from last season at the one-quarter mark of the season.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Clint Bowyer topped the chart in first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Brandon Jones topped the chart in final NASCAR XFINITY Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- The late Barney Hall once said "They don't race 'em anywhere in the world like they do at Talladega," and there's truth to that statement.

TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Blake Koch topped the chart in first NASCAR XFINITY Series practice at Talladega Superspeedway.

NASCAR travels to Talladega Superspeedway this weekend for the XFINITY Series Sparks Energy 300 and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500. The XFINITY races airs Saturday at 1 p.m. and the Cup Series race will be broadcast Sunday at 2 p.m., both on FOX.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Yesterday at Richmond International Raceway marked the end of the first quarter to the new era of NASCAR, so I thought I'd give my take on how it's turned out.

RICHMOND, Va. -- If Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn't have bad luck, he wouldn't have any luck. Sunday at Richmond International Raceway was a microcosm of his abysmal final season to date.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Joe Gibbs Racing experienced a mixed bag of results in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The Furniture Row Racing duo went into Sunday's race topping two of the three practice sessions, but finished at different ends of the spectrum when the checkered flag flew at Richmond International Raceway.