Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Playoff picture became clearer after the Southern 500.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE -- DARLINGTON, S.C.—After midnight, Erik Jones let it all hang out at Darlington Raceway. Jones held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch—and then Kyle Larson—to win his second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup win in the wee hours of Monday morning.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DARLINGTON, S.C.—The Bojangles’ Southern 500 provides one of NASCAR’s best teaching moments.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DARLINGTON, S.C.—Cole Custer won the consolation prize at Darlington Raceway on Saturday.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - DARLINGTON, S.C.— Jimmie Johnson didn’t want the racing to end after the Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE- DARLINGTON, S.C.— If Dale Earnhardt Jr., was searching for an opportunity to put the experience of his recent plane crash behind him, he could not have asked for a greater challenge than the Track too Tough to Tame.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE- What a difference a year makes. The discussion of a Big Three in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series has diminished greatly in 2019. Two-thirds of the way into this season, only Kyle Busch remains in the top three in the standings.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Jimmie Johnson noticed. So did Alex Bowman, Graham Rahal, Simon Pagenaud and Roger Penske.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Silly season has sparked a rash of speculation throughout the NASCAR garage. And Joe Gibbs offered no clarity when asked about the status of his young drivers—Erik Jones and Christopher Bell—for 2020 and beyond.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, Tenn.— Matt DiBenedetto won the hearts of race fans with his valiant effort at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, TN - Denny Hamlin won the Bristol Night Race but Matt DiBenedetto stole the show on Saturday.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, Tenn.— There was a sense of relief in the Bristol Motor Speedway garage after Dale Earnhardt Jr.’sand his family’s harrowing escape from a plane crash at Elizabethon Municipal Airport on Thursday.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, Tenn. — Tyler Reddick won a wild one at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday. Justin Allgaier led 131 laps in the Food City 300 but cut a tire and hit the wall with 11 laps remaining.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE by Lee Spencer - BRISTOL, Tenn.— Denny Hamlin delivered his fourth pole in the No. 11 Fed Ex Toyota at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, Tenn.— Under a full moon over Thunder Valley, Brett Moffitt held on to win the UNOH 200.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BRISTOL, Tenn.—Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his family are safe following a plane crash in Elizabethton, Tennessee, Thursday afternoon.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVe - MOORESVILLE, N.C.— After 13 seasons on NASCAR’s top tour, David Ragan has decided to step aside from full-time competition at the end of 2019.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Given Denny Hamlin's current streak of five consecutive top-five finishes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, is there another driver hotter than he is right now?

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - Kyle Larson finally got the Michigan monkey off of his back. After becoming the first driver in 30 years to win three-straight races at the 2-mile oval, Larson couldn’t muster a top-10 result in his last three starts.

Lee Spencer RACINBOYS EXCLUSIVE - BROOKLYN, Mich.— Kevin Harvick battled adversity—and the Team Penske Fords—to win the Consumers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday.