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2:01 PM ET Ray Ciccarelli, who gained notoriety for saying in a Facebook post that he intends to leave NASCAR’s Truck series over the sport’s recent changes to policies regarding the national anthem and the Confederate flag, is now leaving the door open to racing next season. “That’s to be determined,” Ciccarelli told Frontstretch.com on

2:49 PM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Homestead, Florida, on Sunday for the Dixie Vodka 400. Martin Truex Jr. got his first win of the season Wednesday night at Martinsville, his second consecutive at the track. Who will take the checkered flag in Sunday’s race at (3:30 p.m. ET) at

9:02 PM ET ESPN News Services NASCAR Cup Series champions Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano were joined by drivers Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney in cutting ties Thursday with Jason Beam, the well-known helmet artist who used his Twitter account to rip NASCAR’s decision to ban the Confederate flag from its races and

6:38 PM ET Associated Press GRAHAM, N.C. — A North Carolina judge on Thursday ordered a small stock-car track to halt racing after state health officials declared large weekend crowds at recent races violated an executive order by Gov. Roy Cooper designed to halt the spread of COVID-19. Superior Court Judge Tom Lambeth said he

11:16 PM ET ESPN News Services MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. cruised down the stretch and won his first NASCAR Cup race of the season Wednesday night in the first Cup race held under the lights at Martinsville Speedway, the series’ oldest venue. Truex, the 2017 Cup champion, has been one of NASCAR’s biggest

8:21 PM ET The stars and bars have been banned from NASCAR racetracks. Finally. On Wednesday afternoon, three days after the Cup Series showed a unified front against racism at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and only a few hours before Bubba Wallace’s No. 43 Chevy hit the track at Martinsville Speedway adorned with an image of

5:00 PM ET Two days after Bubba Wallace called for NASCAR to ban all Confederate flags at racetracks, the organization did just that. NASCAR communications put out the following statement Wednesday: “The presence of the Confederate flag at NASCAR events runs contrary to our commitment to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all fans,

8:54 PM ET Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — The administration of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has ordered the closure of a small stock-car track that’s allowed large crowds to gather repeatedly for weekend races, declaring it an “imminent hazard” for the spread of COVID-19. The order signed by Cooper’s health secretary says Ace Speedway

4:03 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is set to allow fans back at the track for races this month at Homestead-Miami Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway. NASCAR will allow up to 1,000 Florida service members, representing the Homestead Air Reserve Base and U.S. Southern Command in Doral, to attend the Cup Series

9:15 AM ET Bubba Wallace wore a shirt that read “I Can’t Breathe Black Lives Matter” before Sunday’s NASCAR race in Atlanta, and now the circuit’s first African American, full-time driver is pushing for change at the track. “My next step would be to get rid of all Confederate flags,” Wallace told CNN on Monday.

9:29 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The NASCAR Cup Series heads to Virginia on Wednesday for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. Editor Scott Symmes correctly picked Kevin Harvick to win last Sunday’s race at 5-1 odds. Harvick took the checkered flag in a dominant performance in Atlanta for his 51st career Cup victory. Who

1:31 PM ET Associated Press NASCAR fans won’t be allowed to attend when the Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on Wednesday night, but the sport’s impact will surely be felt by Henry County residents the next day. The Joey Logano Foundation, the NASCAR Foundation and Elevation Outreach are partnering to bring a

4:56 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Bubba Wallace donned a black T-shirt with the words “I Can’t Breathe” and NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. The governing body vowed to to do a better job of addressing racial injustice in the wake of

7:42 PM ET ESPN News Services HAMPTON, Ga. — After another dominant performance at one of his favorite tracks, Kevin Harvick relished the past and looked ahead to the future. He wasn’t entirely focused on what he can do behind the wheel. Harvick cruised to victory Sunday over Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. in

7:49 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — AJ Allmendinger won a NASCAR oval race for the first time in his long career. Taking advantage of mistakes by the three leaders, the 38-year-old Californian cruised to victory by nearly 2 seconds over pole-sitter Noah Gragson in the Xfinity Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on

4:26 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Taking advantage of a late caution, Grant Enfinger passed local favorite Austin Hill on the final lap to win the NASCAR Truck Series race in overtime Saturday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In front of empty grandstands, Hill appeared to be cruising to his first win of the

12:43 PM ET NASCAR’s biggest name addressed on Friday his feelings, failings and ongoing education on George Floyd and the protests that have taken place around the world in the days since Floyd’s death on May 25. Jimmie Johnson spoke with the motorsports media via conference call. The seven-time Cup Series champion confessed that perhaps

7:00 AM ET For NASCAR, the previews are over. Now, it gets real. What the 2020 Cup series does — or perhaps what is done to it — over the next week likely will be what ultimately shapes the story of this, the strangest of seasons. And it won’t be merely the story of stock