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Phelps certainly made his own mess in this situation. But as a widely respected executive leaves, NASCAR has yet more questions to answer.

The longtime NASCAR executive will leave his role at the end of this month in the wake of the antitrust lawsuit that rattled the sport.

Catch your breath while you still can because 2026 will be defined by an overflowing global sports calendar.

The sports world lost legends, champions and rising talents across several disciplines in 2025.

Dennis Hamlin died following a fire at their house Sunday night, and Hamlin's mother, Mary Lou, is in critical condition, authorities said.

Authorities said both people who went to the hospital were outside the home when emergency services arrived Sunday night.

The plane had 3 licensed pilots aboard, and investigators haven't determined who was operating the aircraft.

Biffle burst onto the Truck Series scene in 1998 and won more than 50 top-level races over the next 20 years in a career for the ages.

Biffle won a lot of races in his NASCAR career. What he did after Hurricane Helene will leave an even deeper legacy.

Biffle, his wife and two children and three others were killed in a small plane crash in North Carolina, the families confirmed Thursday.

Hamlin, the 23XI Racing co-owner, took to X on Tuesday to express his displeasure over criticism and more from the SiriusXM channel.

France stepped in to carry on his family's legacy. But after this damaging lawsuit and trial, the sport needs change to move forward.

The Pulse Newsletter 📣 | This is The Athletic’s daily sports newsletter. Sign up here to receive The Pulse directly in your inbox. Good morning! Be like (NASCAR) Mike today. Mike Ehrmann / Getty Images I have to begin today by giving props to our Scoop City writer Jacob Robinson, whose newsletter yesterday focused on how last night’s game between Atlanta (5-9) and Tampa Bay (7-7) could actually be a thriller, despite the opposite optics.  A thriller we saw, with a beleaguered Atlanta looking like the team Falcons executives envisioned when they signed quarterback Kirk...

Thursday's settlement was that significant for NASCAR's teams that Jordan just made himself a transformative figure in yet another sport.

NASCAR agreed to permanent charters, a bigger share of revenue for teams, and more in the settlement reached Thursday in federal court.