Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - David Pearson was prophetic. More than a decade ago, when the three-time champion was asked about repaving certain tracks, he offered a different solution altogether.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Richard Childress wants the best for Tyler Reddick. And if it’s up to the team owner, the best place for Reddick will be behind the wheel of a Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in 2020.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Jimmie Johnson will have a new crew chief this weekend when NASCAR rolls into Watkins Glen International. Hendrick Motorsports announced Cliff Daniels will replace Kevin Meendering as crew chief of the No. 48 team effective immediately.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Denny Hamlin found redemption in the drama-filled Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. Hamlin motored by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Erik Jones in Turn 3 with 14 laps remaining in the race.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - When Denny Hamlin and his 37 fellow Monster Energy NASCAR Cup competitors take the green flag and Pocono Raceway on Sunday, there’s one stick-and-ball call they won’t have to worry about anymore.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Kevin Harvick kept the party going in the Poconos on Saturday. After winning his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race of the season last Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Harvick picked up his first career pole at Pocono Raceway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Ryan Blaney hopes the bad luck is behind him. Between the wrecks, mechanical issues and a couple of penalties on pit road, the first half of Blaney’s season did not produce the consistency the No. 12 Team Penske crew had expected.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Roush Fenway Racing has signed a three-year deal with Acronis. The cyber protection company will be featured as the sponsor for both the No. 6 and 17 Fords of Ryan Newman and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. at Watkins Glen next weekend.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - LOUDON, N.H.— Ryan Newman wasn’t giving up. Despite starting the Foxwoods Casino 301 in a backup car, despite starting from the rear of the field, despite suffering from a faulty coil wire with 101 laps remaining in the race, the 41-year-old driver of the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford kept fighting.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - LOUDON, N.H.— The Magic Mile lived up to its name as Kevin Harvick ended his 20-race losing streak on Sunday. Crew chief Rodney Childers decision to keep the No. 4 Busch Ford on the track after the final caution gave Harvick the lead and ultimately the win.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - LOUDON, N.H.—Nick Harrison, the affable crew chief for the No. 11 Kaulig Racing team and driver Justin Haley, has passed away. He was 37.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Kevin Harvick didn’t mince words on Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 43-year-old Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion isn’t pleased with the new dynamic of racing.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - LOUDON, N.H.— Christopher Bell mastered the Magic Mile on Saturday. Bell traded paint with pole-sitter Cole Custer on the first lap, then took the lead out of Turn 4.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - LOUDON, N.H.— Following a two-year drought, Brad Keselowski picked up the pole on Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - For the skeptics who thought Kurt Busch’s career was over once he left Stewart-Haas Racing, think again. Since 2002, Busch has been a consistent winner on the NASCAR Cup tour.

Lee SPencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - For once, the racing gods smiled on Kurt Busch. After being denied one week ago at Daytona International Speedway, the NASCAR champion got a lucky break with a late race caution in the Quaker State 400—and made the most of the opportunity.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - The Big 3 swept the podium at Kentucky Speedway on Friday night but it was Cole Custer coming out on top.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Chase Briscoe was granted a dispensation to run a dirt race—in the NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series, at least. The 24-year-old Mitchell, Indiana, native will join forces once again with ThorsSport Racing to defend his win in the Aug. 1 Eldora Dirt Derby. .

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE = No, it was not the perfect storm at Daytona International Speedway—unless you’re Justin Haley.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Justin Haley won the Karma 317 at Daytona International Speedway. In just his third Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start, the 20-year-old Winamac, Indiana, native enjoyed a bit of redemption after losing the Xfinity Series race on the 2.5-mile track on a penalty one year ago.