Author: Bob Pockrass, Special for USA TODAY

Daniel Smith, 35, will be at Talladega Sunday changing tires for Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 SHR Ford after battling Stage 3c testicular cancer.

Roush Fenway Racing decided to part ways with Ricky Stenhouse Jr. after the driver made the NASCAR playoffs only once in seven full-time seasons

The first elimination race will be run Sunday, where drivers are competing for just the second time on the unpredictable 17-turn, 2.28-mile circuit.

Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin have combined for 9 wins in 14 races this year, but each has expressed frustration with rules package.

Since NASCAR began awarding stage points in 2017, only one driver outside the 16-driver cutoff at the midway mark has made it into the playoffs.

Three-time NASCAR Cup champion Tony Stewart is joined in the class of 2020 by Joe Gibbs, Bobby Labonte, Buddy Baker and Waddell Wilson.

For Cup drivers who did not automatically qualify for Saturday night’s NASCAR All-Star Race, the fan vote brings positive and negative feelings.

Jimmie Johnson will drive in the NASCAR Cup race at Richmond on Saturday before heading north for Monday’s Boston Marathon.

After being released by Joe Gibbs Racing, Daniel Suarez is seeking to revitalize his NASCAR career at Stewart-Haas Racing.