Kevin Harvick is officially the pole-sitter for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway, but his route to the coveted spot was anything but conventional.   After rain threw NASCAR's qualifying schedule for a loop, the first position in Sunday's Sprint Cup Series race was handed to Harvick thanks to his stellar performance in the morning's early practice.  According to NASCAR.com's Reid Spencer, Harvick clocked in the fastest time among practice participants at 129.069, and he will now start in the first position in Row 1 alongside Joey Logano. Said Harvick:
We had decided to come into the weekend and approach qualifying a little bit different, with just the way the race tracks have been and the...

NASCAR officials will be looking at lug-nut rules in hopes of increasing driver safety. Scott Miller, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition, announced Friday the organization will look at going back to a rule that forced teams to tighten five lug nuts on each wheel at pit stops until 2015. “Until this point, we’ve never really had too much trouble,” Miller said, per Tom Jensen of Fox Sports. Since changing the rule, though, NASCAR has seen an increase in loose tires on the track, per Jensen. Miller did not give a timetable for when the discussion will formally take place. “Since the drivers are now questioning it, it’s time for us to kind of re-evaluate our position and work with the community on l...

Qualifying for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway has been canceled due to weather. As a result, the field for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race will be set based on practice times. That gives the pole to Kevin Harvick, who went 129.069 mph on the three-quarter mile track earlier Friday. Joey Logano will start in second, with Jimmie Johnson in third position.   Follow Brian J. Pedersen on Twitter at @realBJP. Read more Motorsports news on BleacherReport.com...

Formula One brought in nearly $2 billion in 2015, yet unequal revenue distribution is still threatening the future of some teams. Despite finishing second in the constructors' championship last year, Ferrari will receive $21 million more in prize money than any other team this year, according to Autosport's Dieter Rencken and Lawrence Barretto. More than half of Ferrari's $192 million payout comes in the form of various bonuses, though, rather than for their 2015 performance. Meanwhile, Sauber's financial problems meant their 2016 car was not ready for the first pre-season test and the team has been late paying their staff. "If you try to explain to people out there the kind of income the sport generates—and it has, year by year,...

Honda's Marc Marquez stretched his lead at the top of the 2016 MotoGP standings to 21 points with a victory last time out at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. He will hope to make further gains on home soil at the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. The Circuito de Jerez is hosting the fourth race in the calendar. Jorge Lorenzo is the man in second place and will be looking to claim back-to-back wins at the Spanish Grand Prix having prevailed last year. Here are the key scheduling and viewing details for the weekend's action, as well as a closer examination of some of the riders set to be in the hunt on Sunday. The action can be streamed via the BT Sport website (UK) and beIN ...

Honda's Marc Marquez stretched his lead at the top of the 2016 MotoGP standings to 21 points with a victory last time out at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. He will hope to make further gains on home soil at the Grand Prix of Spain this weekend. The Circuito de Jerez is hosting the fourth race in the calendar. Jorge Lorenzo is the man in second place and will be looking to claim back-to-back wins at the Spanish Grand Prix having prevailed last year. Here are the key scheduling and viewing details for the weekend's action, as well as a closer examination of some of the riders set to be in the hunt on Sunday. The action can be streamed via the BT Sport website (UK) and beIN ...

NASCAR issued a $35,000 fine to Tony Stewart for his comments about drivers being allowed to pull out of pit road with loose lug nuts. Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press reported the news Thursday. Stewart, who will return to the Sprint Cup circuit this weekend at Richmond International Raceway, made his comments Wednesday at a promotional event for Mobil 1. “I’m beyond mad; I’m p.o.’d at NASCAR about it, to be honest,” Stewart said, per Nate Ryan of NBC Sports’ NASCAR Talk. “For all the work and everything, all the bulletins and all the new stuff we have to do to superspeedway cars and all these other things they want us to do for safety, we can’t even make sure we put five lug nuts on ...

NASCAR issued a $35,000 fine to Tony Stewart for his comments about drivers being allowed to pull out of pit road with loose lug nuts. Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press reported the news Thursday. Stewart, who will return to the Sprint Cup circuit this weekend at Richmond International Raceway, made his comments Wednesday at a promotional event for Mobil 1. “I’m beyond mad; I’m p.o.’d at NASCAR about it, to be honest,” Stewart said, per Nate Ryan of NBC Sports’ NASCAR Talk. “For all the work and everything, all the bulletins and all the new stuff we have to do to superspeedway cars and all these other things they want us to do for safety, we can’t even make sure we put five lug nuts on ...

After missing the first eight races of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season because of injury, Tony Stewart announced Thursday that he will compete in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The 44-year-old veteran made his return to action official on Twitter: Stewart-Haas Racing also announced his return, noting Stewart had "been cleared by his doctors and NASCAR to return to racing, effective immediately." Stewart injured his back in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Jan. 31, and Brian Vickers served as his primary replacement in the No. 14 car during his absence. "Smoke" underwent surgery in February, which resulted in two rods and three screws being inserted into his back. Despite the severity of the inju...

After missing the first eight races of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season because of injury, Tony Stewart announced Thursday that he will compete in Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The 44-year-old veteran made his return to action official on Twitter: Stewart-Haas Racing also announced his return, noting Stewart had "been cleared by his doctors and NASCAR to return to racing, effective immediately." Stewart injured his back in an all-terrain vehicle accident on Jan. 31, and Brian Vickers served as his primary replacement in the No. 14 car during his absence. "Smoke" underwent surgery in February, which resulted in two rods and three screws being inserted into his back. Despite the severity of the inju...