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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...
Stewart-Haas may add 3rd car in '10
Could Keselowski, who is 3rd in Nationwide standings, be in line to join Sprint Cup team? LOUDON, N.H. — Not yet halfway through his first season as a NASCAR team owner,Tony Stewartalready is thinking about expanding. Stewart-Haas Racing is...
Rain gives struggling Logano 1st NASCAR victory
LOUDON, N.H. — Joey Logano figures to win many more races in his NASCAR career, but chances are none will be stranger than his first. Logano took a page from Danny Sullivan, who spun on his way to winning the 1985 Indianapolis 500. Logano...
Childress team has few answers
Once dominating team has no driver above 15th in standings LOUDON, N.H. — The biggest unsolved mystery of the 2009 NASCAR season is the decline of Richard Childress Racing from a championship contender to a team that many weeks doesn’t...
Petty's future still in flux
Kahne’s victory last weekend at Sonoma hasn’t translated to sponsorship for team next year LOUDON, N.H. — The victory last weekend byKasey Kahneon the road course at Sonoma, Calif., was good for morale atRichard PettyMotorsports,...
Hornaday repeats truck dominance
Ron Hornaday dominated his second consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, winning Saturday night at the Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. Hornaday, the series points leader, won last week at Milwaukee in the same truck by leading 180 of...
Busch gets fifth Nationwide win of 2009
LOUDON, N.H. — Kyle Busch finally figured out a way to win again in NASCAR’s Nationwide Series. After two straight frustrating runner-up finishes in the second tier series, Busch passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Joey Logano near the end of the...
Montoya now values consistency
Former open-wheel driver currently holds a position in the 12-driver Chase LOUDON, N.H. — Halfway through his third NASCAR season, Juan Pablo Montoya is beginning to embrace the notion that consistent good finishes are better than occasional...
Kahne boosts spirits of insecure team
Victory helps Petty outfit dealing with financial struggles SONOMA, Calif. — Richard Petty Motorsports has made news this season for all the wrong reasons. Caught in the financial crunch of Chrysler’s bankruptcy, the team had a recent...
Montoya feeling at home
He enjoys road racing, can move up in the Chase SONOMA, Calif. — The first trip to Infineon Raceway was a pressure-packed, must-win race for Juan Pablo Montoya. Considered one of the best road racers in the world, everyone in NASCAR knew it was...
Stewart wants to expand his team to 3
Tony Stewartis off to such a strong first season as a team owner, he is already open to expansion. The Sprint Cup Series points leader said Friday he would consider adding a third team to Stewart-Haas Racing next year if the right combination was...
Vickers qualifies for pole for second straight week
Red Bull team also has disappointment as Speed runs off course SONOMA, Calif. — There was little celebrating at Red Bull Racing after Brian Vickers won his second consecutive pole. Instead, team management was busy securing a deal to get rookie...
Gordon certain Goodyear tires will hold up
Goodyear tested here 7 times in wake of last year’s issues Faced with lagging ticket sales for next month’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Joie Chitwood hopes the guarantee from four-time winner Jeff...
Gordon: Tires won’t be an issue at Brickyard 400
NASCAR star Jeff Gordon, a four-time winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, today guaranteed that tires won’t be an issue in next month’s Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. “I’m 100 percent confident it’s not going to come down to a 10-lap shootout on...
NASCAR says it's open to more foreign automakers
BROOKLYN, Mich. — NASCAR says it would be open to other foreign manufacturers joining Toyota in stock car racing. Chief executive Brian France says nothing is imminent but talks with several companies have been ongoing for a long time. France...
Johnson 22nd after dominating performance
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Jimmie Johnson tried hard to be philosophical after a dominating performance in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race was ruined by a dry gas tank. The three-time reigning Cup champion led 145 of the 200 laps in the LifeLock...
Mark Martin wins NASCAR race in Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. — The most surprised person to find Mark Martin in Victory Lane at Michigan International Speedway was the driver himself. The 50-year-old NASCAR star has run well but has had to deal with considerable bad luck this season. It...
Mark Martin's fuel gamble pays off in Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Mark Martin saved just enough gas to hang on for victory Sunday in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Jimmie Johnson dominated most of the LifeLock 400 and took the lead from Greg Biffle six laps from the...
Earnhardt still seeking turnaround
Slumping star, who hasn’t won in a year, is gaining confidence in new crew chief BROOKLYN, Mich. — It’s been a long, eventful year since Dale Earnhardt Jr. last visited victory lane in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race. When Junior squeezed...
Logano wins second straight Kentucky Nationwide race
SPARTA, Ky. — Joey Logano cruised past Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch with 10 laps to go and held on to win Kentucky Speedway’s Nationwide Series race for the second consecutive year Saturday night. Last year in the Meijer 300,...
Braun passes Kyle Busch for lead and 1st truck win
BROOKLYN, Mich. — Colin Braun took advantage of an unintentional block by a lapped truck to pass Kyle Busch and race to his first NASCAR truck win Saturday at Michigan International Speedway. The 20-year-old Braun gave team owner Jack Roush his...
Vickers takes pole for Michigan NASCAR race
He seeks first win with Red Bull BROOKLYN, Mich. — Brian Vickers would love to turn the eighth pole of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career into his first win with Red Bull Racing. “It truly seems like every time we have the car to win, something...
IMS-O'Reilly ticket pack for NASCAR races
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and O’Reilly Raceway Park at Clermont are teaming up to offer ticket packages for three NASCAR races — the Kroger 200 Nationwide Series race July 25 and the AAA Insurance 200 Camping World Truck Series race...
IMS, O'Reilly Raceway Park offering NASCAR packages
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis are teaming up to offer ticket packages for three NASCAR races July 24-26 and other features for less than $100.The packages, available starting Monday, June 15, will provide...
Tony Stewart goes from worst to first
Indiana native captures his initial points victory as an owner/driver in Pocono 500 LONG POND, Pa. — Tony Stewart won his first Cup points race as a team owner, coming from the rear of the field and taking a late gamble on fuel to win at Pocono...
Stewart wins first NASCAR points race as team owner
LONG POND, Pa. — Tony Stewart won his first Cup points race as a team owner, coming from the rear of the field and taking a late gamble on fuel to win at Pocono Raceway. The Sprint Cup points leader had to start at the back of Sunday’s race...
Edwards is in the Chase without winning races
Carl Edwards heard the chants for the backflip, so he had to line up the right spot. On cue, Edwards hopped on the center spot of the billiards table, took his position and celebrated his latest victory with his trademark ritual to the delight of the...
NASCAR tests at Speedway
NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers were at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday for another round of Goodyear tire testing, a Speedway spokesman confirmed. No additional information was released, but the stock cars are scheduled to be on the track again...
Johnson edges Stewart, who takes points lead
Stewart — in 1st season as owner/driver — overtakes Gordon at year’s midpoint DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson nosed past Tony Stewart with two laps left in a thrilling battle to the finish and won the Sprint Cup Series race at...
