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Rain postpones Coca-Cola 600; race today
CONCORD, N.C. — Rain postponed the Coca-Cola 600 for the first time in history, moving the longest race on NASCAR’s schedule today. The 50th running of the event will begin at noon and will be televised on Fox. It’s the first running of the...
Super senior Martin can go the distance
CONCORD, N.C. — NASCAR’s longest race of the year, the Coca-Cola 600, is an audacious test of endurance. For drivers, it’s mind-numbing in its tedium and energy-sapping in duration, playing out lap after endless lap over 41/2 hours...
Newman has 8th pole, wants 1st win at LMS
CONCORD, N.C. — Ryan Newman knows how to win poles at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Now “Flyin’ Ryan” wants to get that elusive victory at the track. It might depend on getting through the first lap. Newman turned a lap at...
Team co-owner Stewart a winner
He gets $1 million for victory in All-Star race, his 1st win as driver/owner. CONCORD, N.C. — Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday night, breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race....
Stewart wins 1st race as owner in All-Star event
CONCORD, N.C. — Tony Stewart won his first race as a team owner Saturday night, breaking through for a $1 million payday with a victory in the annual All-Star race. Stewart passed Matt Kenseth with two laps to go of a thrilling final 10-lap...
Kyle Busch rebounds, wins at Richmond
He snaps slump with a victory at Richmond on his 24th birthday RICHMOND, Va. — Kyle Busch celebrated his 24th birthday with a trip to victory lane, winning Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway. The win snapped a month-long losing...
Tire test at IMS again interrupted by rain
Rain again disrupted a Goodyear test Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but once the track dried shortly after noon, four NASCAR teams got in nearly six hours of tire testing. The purpose of the one-day session, a continuation of last...
Goodyear runs another tire test at IMS
Rain again disrupted a Goodyear test today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but once the track dried shortly after noon, four NASCAR teams were able to get in nearly six hours of tire testing. The purpose of the one-day session, which was a...
Keselowski wins in just his fifth start
Stunning finish has Edwards going airborne after a day that is full of scary accidents at Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala. — Carl Edwards climbed from his crumpled race car and crossed the Talladega Superspeedway finish line on foot. In the grandstand...
Woman suffers broken jaw from flying debris
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Seven fans sustained minor injuries after being struck by flying debris when Carl Edwards’ car went airborne into the safety fence on the final lap of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Track...
Keselowski wins Talladega on wild final lap
TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski won his first Sprint Cup Series race Sunday after a dramatic final lap at Talladega Superspeedway when Carl Edwards’ airborne car sailed into the fence near the finish line. Eight fans were injured from debris...
Montoya captures first pole position
Colombian seeks initial oval win in Sprint Cup after topping everyone at Talladega qualifying TALLADEGA, Ala. — It didn’t take Juan Pablo Montoya long to adapt to restrictor-plate racing. Now that he’s got enough horsepower, he...
Ragan wins 1st race with late pass at Talladega
TALLADEGA, Ala. — David Ragan earned his first NASCAR victory by passing Ryan Newman right before the finish line in the Nationwide Series race Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway. Ragan won for the first time in 196 starts — 85 in...
Weather forces suspension of truck race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The NASCAR truck race at Kansas Speedway was suspended due to thunderstorms and will resume on Monday. Ron Hornaday Jr. earned the pole for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Saturday morning, but the race lasted just 52 laps...
NASCAR teams complete IMS tire test
Four NASCAR teams combined to run more than 500 laps Wednesday to complete a rain-plagued Goodyear tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The teams worked until 5:30 p.m. before packing up and heading to Talladega, Ala., for this weekend’s...
NASCAR, Goodyear test tires for July's 400
Despite being disrupted by rain for the second day in a row, a NASCAR tire test at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is providing Goodyear engineers with valuable information to help ensure against a repeat of last year’s caution-filled Allstate 400...
Brief tire testing at IMS
Four NASCAR drivers got in a couple of hours of testing between showers Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ryan Newman,Matt Kenseth,Reed SorensonandBrian Vickersgot on the track around 3 p.m. for a Goodyear test in preparation for the Allstate...
No one's jealous of Martin's success
AVONDALE, Ariz. — One by one, the visitors filed into victory lane, eager to pay their respects to Mark Martin. Jimmie Johnson pushed past a throng of fans to get there, while NASCAR president Mike Helton weaved through the grandstands and...
Ageless Martin races back to NASCAR Victory Lane
AVONDALE, Ariz. - Mark Martin continued to defy his age, becoming the third oldest winner in NASCAR history with his victory Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin, who has waffled on retirement several times in the last four years,...
Biffle wins Nationwide race at Phoenix
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Greg Biffle and his Roush Fenway Racing team gambled their way to a record win Friday night. Biffle didn’t pit on the last stop in the Nationwide Series race, holding onto his lead by staying on the track while almost...
Martin claims 3rd pole of season
AVONDALE, Ariz. — Mark Martin won his third pole of the season Friday, taking the top spot at Phoenix International Raceway. Martin ran a lap at 133.814 mph in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to beat Kyle Busch and Kurt Busch for the top...
Logano holds off Busch to capture Pepsi 300
The 18-year-old driver leads the final 10 laps to come away with his 2nd victory in NASCAR Nationwide Series Teen star Joey Logano raced to his second career NASCAR Nationwide Series victory, holding off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch in the...
What drought? Jeff Gordon reigns in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jeff Gordon ended the longest winless drought of his career, beating Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson to finally win at Texas. Gordon won for the first time in 48 races Sunday at the 11/2-mile, high-banked Texas...
Gordon snaps NASCAR winless streak in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — Jeff Gordon has ended the longest winless drought of his career, beating Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson to finally win at Texas. Gordon won for the first time in 48 races with his victory Sunday at the 11/2-mile,...
Johnson takes another NASCAR victory at Martinsville track
Johnson nudges Hamlin with 15 laps left, wins for 5th time in past 6 races on the track MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson didn’t have the car to beat until late in the Goody’s 500 on Sunday, but that he emerged at the right time...
Johnson wins again at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Jimmie Johnson nudged Denny Hamlin aside in the third and fourth turns with 15 laps to go and gave team owner Rick Hendrick a perfect place to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his first victory in NASCAR’s premier series:...
A big victory 25 years ago saved Hendrick Motorsports
Car owner was 1 defeat away from quitting when Bodine won at Martinsville, Va. Rick Hendrick was a car owner with a fading dream when he went to church with his wife 25 years ago as his team prepared to race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. When he...
Emotional Kyle Busch rules
After recent near misses at Bristol, he wins BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kyle Busch was furious when his pit crew cost him a victory at Bristol Motor Speedway, where he angrily ditched his car on the racetrack and headed to his motorhome on foot. A day...
Kurt Busch runs away with dominating win
HAMPTON, Ga. — The older Busch showed his kid brother a thing or two. Kurt Busch, a former NASCAR Cup champion who’s been overshadowed lately by his sibling Kyle, drove to a dominating victory Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. The 30-year-old...
Drivers are braced for wild, bumpy ride
Atlanta Motor Speedway is considered one of the tougher tracks on the NASCAR circuit The best stock car drivers in the world are preparing for another treacherous day on the high-banked oval at Atlanta Motor Speedway that resembles an old country...
