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Martin has shot to keep this lead
Chase leader has run well at Dover Mark Martin, at the crisp age of 50, skips into Dover (Del.) International Speedway this weekend as more than the leader of NASCAR’s old guard; he has more points than anyone in the Sprint Cup series. A look...
Martin opens Chase with win
50-year-old driver going for 1st title gets 5th victory of year LOUDON, N.H. — When a young driver isn’t sure how to approach an on-track situation, they often ask themselves “What would Mark Martin do?” With a championship on...
Sylvania 300 results
At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 300 laps, 120.9 rating, 190 points, $232,750. 2. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 300, 121, 175, $179,275. 3. (1) Juan...
Montoya preparing for NASCAR Sprint Cup title run
Juan Pablo Montoya has a bottle of French wine at home that was given to him as a gift from a friend in Malaysia, who told the driver to save it for a very special occasion. One problem: Montoya doesn’t drink alcohol. Should he become the first...
Montoya starts on the pole
2000 Indy 500 winner sets record in qualifying for the first Chase race LOUDON, N.H. — Juan Pablo Montoya will have a hard time playing the role of darkhorse if he keeps driving like this. The former Formula One star will make his debut in...
Hamlin wins race, Vickers in Chase
RICHMOND, Va. — Denny Hamlin finally grabbed a coveted win at his home track in a bittersweet night for Joe Gibbs Racing. As he celebrated in Victory Lane, teammate Kyle Busch was shut out of the Chase for the championship. It was a compelling...
Martin on pole for final push
11 drivers are vying for final 8 spots in Chase for the championship Mark Martin’s final push for a spot in NASCAR’s Chase for the championship will start from the best spot in the field today. Martin turned a lap of 126.808 mph in...
8 NASCAR Chase spots still up in air
Kenseth clings to No. 12 as Vickers, Kyle Busch lurk Only Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have clinched spots in NASCAR’s championship Chase heading into the Sprint Cup regular-season finale Saturday night at...
Kahne pulls away to second win of year
HAMPTON, Ga. — Kasey Kahne gave himself a huge boost in the Chase for the Championship with a victory Sunday night at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Kahne jumped from 11th to sixth in the Sprint Cup standings with the victory, allowing him to breathe...
Truex back up front
He wins his 1st pole since season-opening Daytona 500 HAMPTON, Ga. — Martin Truex Jr. won his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday, just in time for the track’s first scheduled race entirely under the lights. Truex qualified...
Patrick may try NASCAR
HAMPTON, Ga. — Tony Stewart expects to one day be trading paint with Danica Patrick. While racing’s most prominent female driver ponders her options for next year, Stewart said Saturday he has no doubts that Patrick will eventually make...
Martin takes pole at Bristol
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Mark Martin has won the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway for a race that will be critical to his Chase for the championship chances. Martin turned a lap at 124.484 mph to win his fifth pole of the season and sweep the top...
McGriff, 81, finishes 13th in NASCAR West Series race
PORTLAND, Ore. — Eighty-one-year-old Hershel McGriff became the oldest driver to take part in a national NASCAR series race, finishing 13th in a Camping World West Series event at Portland International Raceway on Sunday. Jim Inglebright,...
Winning at Brickyard often leads to NASCAR's Cup season title
In seven of the past 11 years, the winner of the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard has gone on to win the NASCAR season championship. That possibility looms large again. As the Sprint Cup series takes a week off ahead of next weekend’s 16th visit...
Hornaday makes it 3 wins in row
Ron Hornaday Jr. held off a late surge from Mike Skinner to win the NASCAR Camping World Truck race Saturday at Kentucky Speedway, the third consecutive victory for the series points leader. Hornaday, a three-time series champion, became the first...
Mayfield accused of another positive test
NASCAR said Jeremy Mayfield once again tested positive for methamphetamine and asked the federal judge who lifted the driver’s drug suspension to reinstate the ban. The positive result from a July 6 random test was included in a U.S. District...
Martin, Gordon finish 1-2 again
Hendrick teammates gear up for Brickyard 400 with dominating runs JOLIET, Ill. — Mark Martin withstood late challenges from Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson to win the LifeLock.com 400 on Saturday night at...
Earnhardt still hopes to finish season strong
JOLIET, Ill. — ForDale Earnhardt Jr., one chance remains to salvage something memorable from the 2009 NASCAR season. That chance comes July 26 in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “Yeah, that would do...
Martin wins at Chicagoland
JOLIET, Ill. — Mark Martin has won at Chicagoland Speedway, getting the strong jump off the double-file restart with two laps left to win his series-high fourth race of the season. The 50-year-old Martin led 195 laps on Saturday night, the most...
Busch, Johnson hope to soothe bad Chicago memories
JOLIET, Ill. — Kyle Busch is still upset about what happened to him last week. Jimmie Johnson is still upset about what Busch did to him last year. It could make for an interesting dynamic if they are again battling for the win in the final...
Eury having fun again after split from Earnhardt
Longtime crew chief says it was time for his friend and cousin to ‘try something’ JOLIET, Ill. —Tony Eury Jr.is back at the racetrack this weekend for the first time since being replaced May 28 as crew chief forDale Earnhardt Jr.And...
Earnhardt fondly recalls last year's 'intriguing' race
While at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday to help promote the 2009 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard,Dale Earnhardt Jr.reflected on the 2008 race. And unlike most who saw it or were a part of it, he remembers it fondly. Earnhardt finished 12th a...
Busch sees it differently than Stewart
After crash at Daytona, he calls for black flag if leader is wrecked JOLIET, ILL. — Kyle Busch has not mellowed following his last-lap accident at Daytona that sent him into the wall, and then the infield care center — even as points...
Stewart would love to see Newman win at Brickyard
Nothing will equal the feeling Tony Stewart had in 2005 after conquering Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time, but a third Allstate 400 at the Brickyard victory later this month would certainly come close. That’s because for the first...
NASCAR’s Stewart: Tires won’t be issue at Brickyard 400
In town to help promote the upcoming Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, two-time winner Tony Stewart did just that today by assuring fans that the tire problems that plagued last year’s race have been resolved. At the end of a news conference at...
Stewart comes out a winner this time
Kyle Busch braced himself for a four-lap “trophy dash” around Daytona International Speedway, intent on snatching a win from Tony Stewart. Busch thought he mapped out the strategy to take him to victory lane. Instead, he ended the race in...
Stewart bumps Kyle Busch out of win
Gibbs driver’s try to block ex-teammate on final lap goes awry DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart led lap after lap around Daytona International Speedway, using a flawless pit-road performance to inch closer to his second win as owner of...
Stewart wins at Daytona after last-lap wreck
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart has won at Daytona International Speedway after contact with Kyle Busch sent Busch hard into the wall right before the finish line. Busch passed Stewart for the lead right before they began the final lap...
NASCAR remains confident in its program
France unfazed despite judge’s injunction allowing suspended Mayfield to race Brian Francedefended NASCAR’s drug testing policy as the toughest in professional sports, despite a federal judge’s ruling that overturned driverJeremy...
Rain puts Tony Stewart on pole
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart will start from a familiar spot Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway. The Sprint Cup points leader was awarded the pole for the Coke Zero 400 when rain washed out qualifying Friday. It was...
