NASCAR

Twelve drivers will battle it out over seven races for the 2019 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship.

On Saturday, Elliott Sadler will run his 855th and final NASCAR race in a special car designed after the vehicle that he began his stock car career in.

After racing in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time since 2007, Paul Menard will step away for the 2020 season. Matt DiBenedetto will replace him in the famed Wood Brothers Racing #21 Ford.

Sixteen drivers will fight across ten races and four rounds for the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship.

For Kevin Harvick, he ended the 2019 Cup Series regular season with a victory. For Clint Bowyer and Ryan Newman, they clinched playoff spots. For seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, he will miss the playoffs for the first time in his career.

Jimmie Johnson, fighting to not miss the postseason for the first time ever, is caught in a battle with those like Daniel Suárez, Ryan Newman, and Clint Bowyer for the final two playoff spots entering the Cup Series regular season finale at Indianapolis.

Coming off his first win of the 2019 season, Erik Jones has signed an extension to stay with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2020.

Running his 100th career NASCAR Cup race, Erik Jones battled with and defeated Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Kyle Busch for his first win of 2019.

As the Cup Series heads to Darlington, many teams will honour the past with special paint schemes.

With the Xfinity Series heading to Darlington, various teams will sport special throwback liveries.

Tyler Dippel, who was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR on Friday after he was charged with possessing a controlled substance, has had his misdemeanour charges dropped. NASCAR reinstated him later in the day.

Assuming no further changes are made to the entry list, Joe Nemechek will run his first NASCAR Cup race since 2015 when he hits the track in Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington.

With just two days before the Truck Series’ annual trip to Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Tyler Dippel has been suspended indefinitely by NASCAR. Specifics of his suspension and a replacement driver have not been revealed.

Ryan Sieg will run his first Cup Series race since 2017 at Indianapolis, driving the #27 for Premium Motorsports.

The 2020 NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series will feature more restrictions on Cup drivers, a smaller Xfinity field, and a new slate for the Dash 4 Cash and Triple Truck Challenge.