Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Darrell Wallace Jr mad at Ryan Newman, Dale Earnhardt Jr mad at Matt Kenseth, Blaney mad at Harvick, Jimmie Johnson frustrated with Chad Knaus Joel Edmonds (#43 Spotter): "Did you lose your cowboy hat in there? Cause there's one laying on the race track." Derek Kneeland (#42 Spotter): "If they want social media to blow up. ...

Welcome to Power Rankings. As always, Power Rankings are far from a scientific formula. In fact, it's the perfect blend of analytics and bias against your favorite driver. Direct all your complaints to us at nickbromberg@yahoo.com and we'll try to have some fun. 1. Kyle Larson (LW: 3): When a guy gets his second win of the season and it vaults him to the top of the points standings there's no excuse to not have him at No. 1 in Power Rankings. He said he didn't have the race's fastest car either. That honor went to Martin Truex Jr. "Seemed like whenever [Truex] wanted to get the lead, he hit a nitro button and would cruise up to the lead, then check out," Larson said. "He was the class of the field. "I thought [Kyle Busch] was next best. [Matt Kenseth] was better than I was on the long run. I thought we were probably a third‑ or fourth‑place car. To come out a winner, it makes it that much more exciting, I guess. I guess it would be disappointing if I finished outside the top 10 or ... ...

Despite finishing third in the Irish Hills 250 on Saturday, NASCAR XFINITY Series driver Elliott Sadler was furious after the race at Michigan International Speedway. Sadler - a former full-time Cup Series driver who now competes full-time in the lower series for Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team, JR Motorsports ...

If you're one of the people looking for a rivalry to spice up the Cup Series, you're walking around your house looking for your car keys while they're in your left hand. Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski added another chapter to their longstanding rivalry during Saturday's Xfinity Series race when Busch went into the wall off Keselowski's bumper just seconds after the race began. As Busch started first, he darted ahead of Keselowski and the rest of the field. But as Keselowski peeked to the high side around Busch as the two cars prepared to enter turn 1, Busch moved up to blunt Keselowski's momentum. But he did so fractionally late. As Busch slid up the track, he made contact with Keselowski and his car turned into the wall. It was an incident that was simply one of them racin' deals. There was nothing dirty or premeditated about what happened. Busch was defending his position and did so ever-so-slightly late because Keselowski didn't lift. But the actions of both drivers is a big reason ... ...

Tony Stewart and Dale Earnhardt Jr call out NASCAR for late race Debris Cautions, NASCAR VP of Competition Explains The race weekend at Michigan International Speedway was plagued with debris cautions. But why the sudden surge? Now, NASCAR drivers and team owners take to twitter, calling out NASCAR on late-race debris cautions. ...

• The quality of racing at Michigan International Speedway isn't what it once was. The two-mile oval located not far from where NASCAR manufacturer stalwarts Chevrolet and Ford are located in Detroit used to be one of the most important races on the Cup schedule. While the track doesn't have the cachet of a Daytona or Darlington, its layout was the perfect place for teams to find out who has the best combination of handling and horsepower. And what better place to do it than not far from the Motor City. The track's location hasn't changed, nor has its length or banking. But the quality of racing hasn't been what it once was since the track was repaved in the 2012 season. And the lack of Cup Series racing quality is hurting Michigan's standing. Repaves, as many NASCAR fans know, are inevitable. Even more so in a state like Michigan where temperatures can exceed 90 degrees in the summer and dip below zero in the winter. Such temperature swings take a toll on asphalt's durability. The ... ...

NASCAR Cup Series Highlights: Dale Earnhardt makes the most of the final restart to end the day in ninth. FOX Fantasy AutoForm a Racing Team, Compete for Prizes ...

Truex's single-lap speed was 198.385mph topped the speed chart on Saturday morning. Kyle Busch was second quick followed by Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Blaney, Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Erik Jones, Joey Logano and Dale Earnhardt Jr."Here, like anywhere else this year, it seems like you need to just find a way to balance it - short run speed with the long run speed," Truex ...