Busch brothers, playoff underdogs suffer difficult debut in Chicagoland

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — From crashes to pit road penalties, Sunday proved…

Hendrick Motorsports playoff bump? Strong days for Elliott, Johnson

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Call it a ‘playoff bump’ or just a…

Ted Christopher, 59, killed in plane crash

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour veteran Ted Christopher was killed Saturday in…

Dakoda Armstrong falls just shy of XFINITY Series playoff berth

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Dakoda Armstrong emerged from his No. 28 Toyota,…

Ben Rhodes survives elimination, refreshed for postseason run

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Ben Rhodes won’t lie – he would have…

Ryan Truex loses playoff shot to tiebreaker

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Ryan Truex and Hattori Racing did everything in their…

Erik, Brandon Jones top lone XFINITY Series practices in Chicagoland

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — The unrelated duo of Erik and Brandon Jones…

Aric Almirola focuses on relationships, avoids talk of 2018 as RPM exit nears

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Try as they might, the media couldn’t get…

Darrell Wallace Jr. searching for sponsor support, relevancy for Cup chance

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — Darrell Wallace Jr. wouldn’t go as far as…

XFINITY playoff hopefuls eye Cinderella story

By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor JOLIET, Ill. — It’ll likely take a combination of crashes, calamity…